1 صَمُوئيل 21

١ 1 وَقَدِمَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى أَخِيمَالِكَ الْكَاهِنِ فِي نُوبٍ، فَارْتَعَدَ أَخِيمَالِكُ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ دَاوُدَ وَسَأَلَهُ: «مَالِي أَرَاكَ وَحْدَكَ وَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟».

Then came Dauid to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest, and Ahimelech was astonied at the meeting of Dauid, and saide vnto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

٢ 2 فَأَجَابَهُ دَاوُدُ: «كَلَّفَنِي الْمَلِكُ بِمُهِمَّةٍ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَكْتُمَ الأَمْرَ فَلا أُخْبِرَ بِهِ أَحَداً، وَأَمَّا رِجَالِي فَقَدِ اتَّفَقْتُ مَعَهُمْ عَلَى مُقَابَلَتِي فِي مَكَانٍ مُعَيَّنٍ.

And Dauid saide to Ahimelech the Priest, The King hath commanded mee a certaine thing, and hath sayd vnto me, Let no man know whereabout I sende thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such places.

٣ 3 وَالآنَ مَاذَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ؟ أَعْطِنِي خَمْسَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ أَوْ مَا يَتَوَافَرُ لَدَيْكَ».

Nowe therefore if thou hast ought vnder thine hande, giue me fiue cakes of bread, or what commeth to hand.

٤ 4 فَأَجَابَ الْكَاهِنُ: «لَيْسَ عِنْدِي خُبْزٌ عَادِيٌّ، وَإِنَّمَا خُبْزٌ مُقَدَّسٌ، يُمْكِنُ لِرِجَالِكَ أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا مِنْهُ شَرِيطَةَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا قَدْ حَفِظُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ طَاهِرِينَ وَلاسِيَّمَا مِنَ النِّسَاءِ».

And the Priest answered Dauid, and saide, There is no common bread vnder mine hande, but here is halowed bread, if the yong men haue kept themselues, at least from women.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلْكَاهِنِ: «إِنَّ النِّسَاءَ قَدْ مُنِعْنَ عَنَّا مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَمَا قَبْلُ، كَمَا هِي الْعَادَةُ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِي فِي مُهِمَّةٍ، أَمَّا أَمْتِعَتُهُمْ فَهِيَ دَائِماً طَاهِرَةٌ، حَتَّى فِي أَثْنَاءِ تَنْفِيذِ الْمُهِمَّاتِ الْعَادِيَّةِ. فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْمُهِمَّةُ مُقَدَّسَةً؟»

Dauid then answered the Priest, and sayde vnto him, Certainely women haue bene separarate from vs these two or three dayes since I came out: and the vessels of the yong men were holy, though the way were prophane, and how much more then shall euery one be sanctified this day in the vessell?

٦ 6 فَأَعْطَاهُ الْكَاهِنُ الْخُبْزَ الْمُقَدَّسَ إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَدَيْهِ سِوَى خُبْزِ الْوُجُوهِ الْمَرْفُوعِ مِنْ أَمَامِ الرَّبِّ لِكَي يُسْتَبْدَلَ بِخُبْزٍ سَاخِنٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُرْفَعُ فِيهِ.

So the Priest gaue him halowed bread: for there was no bread there, saue the shewe bread that was taken from before the Lord, to put hote bread there, the day that it was taken away.

٧ 7 وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَدَمِ شَاوُلَ مُعْتَكِفاً فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، يُدْعَى دُوَاغَ الأَدُومِيَّ، رَئِيسَ رُعَاةِ شَاوُلَ.

(And there was the same day one of the seruants of Saul abiding before the Lord, named Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of Sauls heardmen)

٨ 8 وَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ أَخِيمَالِكَ: «أَلا يُوْجَدُ لَدَيْكَ رُمْحٌ أَوْ سَيْفٌ، لأَنَّنِي لَمْ أَتَقَلَّدْ سَيْفِي أَوْ أَحْمِلْ سِلاحِي، إِذْ إِنَّ أَمْرَ الْمَلِكِ كَانَ مُلِحّاً».

And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, Is there not here vnder thine hand a speare or a sworde? for I haue neither brought my sworde nor mine harnesse with me, because the Kings businesse required haste.

٩ 9 فَأَجَابَ الْكَاهِنُ: «عِنْدِي سَيْفُ جُلْيَاتَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّ الَّذِي قَتَلْتَهُ فِي وَادِي الْبُطْمِ، وَهَا هُوَ مَلْفُوفٌ فِي ثَوْبٍ خَلْفَ الأَفُودِ. فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَهُ فَافْعَلْ، لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي سِوَاهُ هُنَا». فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لَيْسَ لَهُ مَثِيلٌ، أَعْطِنِي إِيَّاهُ».

And the Priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistim, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapt in a cloth behinde the Ephod: if thou wilt take that to thee, take it: for there is none other saue that here: And Dauid sayd, There is none to that, giue it me.

١٠ 10 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ هَرَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ أَمَامِ شَاوُلَ وَلَجَأَ إِلَى أَخِيشَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ.

And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ رِجَالُ حَاشِيَةِ أَخِيشَ لَهُ: «أَلَيْسَ هَذَا دَاوُدَ مَلِكَ بِلادِهِ؟ أَلَيْسَ هَذَا الَّذِي أَنْشَدَتْ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ رَاقِصَاتٍ قَائِلاتٍ: قَتَلَ شَاوُلُ أُلُوفاً وَقَتَلَ دَاوُدُ عَشَرَاتِ الأُلُوفِ؟»

And the seruants of Achish said vnto him, Is not this Dauid the King of the land? did they not sing vnto him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousande?

١٢ 12 فَكَتَمَ دَاوُدُ هَذَا الْكَلامَ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَتَوَلّاهُ خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ مِنْ أَخِيشَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ،

And Dauid considered these wordes, and was sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.

١٣ 13 وَتَظَاهَرَ أَمَامَهُمْ أَنَّهُ مُصَابٌ بِعَقْلِهِ، وَرَاحَ يُخَرْبِشُ عَلَى الْبَابِ وَتَرَكَ لُعَابَهُ يَسِيلُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ.

And hee changed his behauiour before them, and fayned him selfe mad in their handes, and scrabled on the doores of the gate, and let his spettel fall downe vpon his beard.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ أَخِيشُ لِقَوْمِهِ: «أَلا تَرَوْنَ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ مَجْنُونٌ، فَلِمَاذَا جِئْتُمْ بِهِ إِلَيَّ؟

Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?

١٥ 15 أَلا يَكْفِينِي مَا عِنْدِي مِنْ مَجَانِينَ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُمْ بِهَذَا لِكَيْ يُظْهِرَ جُنُونَهُ عَلَيَّ؟ أَيَدْخُلُ هَذَا بَيْتِي؟».

Haue I neede of mad men, that ye haue brought this fellowe to play the mad man in my presence? shall he come into mine house?