1 صَمُوئيل 22

١ 1 وَهَرَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ جَتَّ وَلَجَأَ إِلَى مَغَارَةِ عَدُلَّامَ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ إِخْوَتُهُ وَسَائِرُ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ بِوُجُودِهِ هُنَاكَ جَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ.

David therefore departed from there and escaped to Adullam’s cave. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.

٢ 2 وَانْضَمَّ إِلَيْهِ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُتَضَايِقِينَ وَالْمَدْيُونِينَ وَالثَّائِرِينَ، فَتَرَأَّسَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.

٣ 3 ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى مِصْفَاةِ مُوآبَ، وَقَالَ لِمَلِكِ مُوآبَ: «دَعْ أَبِي وَأُمِّي فِي عُهْدَتِكُمْ رَيْثَمَا أَعْلَمُ مَا يَصْنَعُ بِيَ اللهُ».

David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out to you, until I know what God will do for me.”

٤ 4 فَأَوْدَعَهُمَا عِنْدَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ، فَأَقَامَا عِنْدَهُ طَوَالَ مُدَّةِ إِقَامَةِ دَاوُدَ فِي الْحِصْنِ.

He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ جَادٌ النَّبِيُّ لِدَاوُدَ «لا تُقِمْ فِي الْحِصْنِ، بَلِ امْضِ وَادْخُلْ أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا». فَانْتَقَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى غَابَةِ حَارِثٍ.

The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

٦ 6 وَبَلَغَ شَاوُلَ مَا أَصَابَ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالَهُ مِنْ شُهْرَةٍ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ آنَئِذٍ مُقِيماً فِي جِبْعَةَ، يَجْلِسُ تَحْتَ الأَثْلَةِ فِي الرَّامَةِ مُحَاطاً بِأَفْرَادِ حَاشِيَتِهِ، وَرُمْحُهُ بِيَدِهِ.

Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِرِجَالِهِ: «اسْتَمِعُوا يَا بِنْيَامِينِيُّونَ: أَلَعَلَّ ابْنَ يَسَّى يُعْطِيكُمْ جَمِيعاً حُقُولاً وَكُرُوماً أَوْ يَجْعَلُكُمْ جَمِيعاً رُؤَسَاءَ عَلَى أُلُوفِ الْجُنُودِ أَوْ عَلَى مِئَاتٍ مِنْهُمْ،

Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?

٨ 8 حَتَّى تَحَالَفْتُمْ كُلُّكُمْ عَلَيَّ، فَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنِي أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ بِالْعَهْدِ الَّذِي أَبْرَمَهُ ابْنِي مَعَ ابْنِ يَسَّى، وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ يَأْسَى لِي أَوْ يُنْبِئُنِي بِأَنَّ ابْنِي قَدْ أَثَارَ خَادِمِي لِيَكْمُنَ لِي كَمَا يَفْعَلُ الْيَوْمَ؟»

Is that why all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

٩ 9 فَأَجَابَ دُوَاغُ الأَدُومِيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ وَاقِفاً بَيْنَ حَاشِيَةِ شَاوُلَ: «لَقَدْ شَاهَدْتُ ابْنَ يَسَّى قَادِماً إِلَى نُوبٍ إِلَى أَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ

Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

١٠ 10 فَاسْتَشَارَ لَهُ الرَّبَّ وَزَوَّدَهُ بِطَعَامٍ وَأَعْطَاهُ سَيْفَ جُلْيَاتَ».

He enquired of the LORD for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

١١ 11 فَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ أَخِيمَالِكَ وَبَقِيَّةَ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ مِنْ كَهَنَةِ نُوبٍ، فَأَقْبَلُوا جَمِيعاً إِلَى الْمَلِكِ.

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and they all came to the king.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «اسْمَعْ يَا ابْنَ أَخِيطُوبَ». فَأَجَابَ: «نَعَمْ يَا سَيِّدِي».

Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ لَهُ شَاوُلُ: «لِمَاذَا اتَّفَقْتُمْ عَلَيَّ أَنْتَ وَابْنُ يَسَّى بِتَزْوِيدِكَ إِيَّاهُ بِالْخُبْزِ وَبِإِعْطَائِهِ سَيْفاً، وَاسْتَشَرْتَ لَهُ اللهَ لِيَثُورَ عَلَيَّ وَيَكْمُنَ لِي كَمَا يَفْعَلُ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ؟»

Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

١٤ 14 فَأَجَابَ أَخِيمَالِكُ: «أَيُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمِيعِ رِجَالِكَ مِثْلُ دَاوُدَ أَمِينٌ وَصِهْرُ الْمَلِكِ وَقَائِدُ حَرَسِهِ وَذُو مَكَانَةٍ رَفِيعَةٍ فِي بَيْتِكَ؟

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who amongst all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honoured in your house?

١٥ 15 فَهَلْ هَذِهِ هِيَ أَوَّلُ مَرَّةٍ أَسْتَشِيرُ لَهُ فِيهَا اللهَ؟ مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ يَتَّهِمَنِي الْمَلِكُ أَوْ يَتَّهِمَ جَمِيعَ بَيْتِ أَبِي بِارْتِكَابِ شَيْءٍ».

Have I today begun to enquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.”

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنَّكَ لَا مَحَالَةَ مَائِتٌ يَا أَخِيمَالِكُ، أَنْتَ وَجَمِيعُ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ».

The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”

١٧ 17 وَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ حُرَّاسَهُ الْمَاثِلِينَ لَدَيْهِ: «هَيَّا أَحِيطُوا بِكَهَنَةِ الرَّبِّ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ أَيْضاً قَدْ تَحَالَفُوا مَعَ دَاوُدَ، وَلأَنَّهُمْ عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ كَانَ هَارِباً فَلَمْ يُخْبِرُونِي». فَلَمْ يَرْضَ حُرَّاسُ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا كَهَنَةَ الرَّبِّ.

The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of the LORD.

١٨ 18 فَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ دُوَاغَ قَائِلاً: «دُرْ أَنْتَ وَاقْتُلِ الْكَهَنَةَ». فَهَجَمَ دُوَاغُ الأَدُومِيُّ عَلَى الْكَهَنَةِ وَقَتَلَ مِنْهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ خَمْسَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلاً لابِسِي أَفُودِ كَتَّانٍ.

The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ اقْتَحَمَ نُوبَ مَدِينَةَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَقَتَلَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ وَالأَطْفَالَ وَالرُّضَّعَ وَالثِّيرَانَ وَالْحَمِيرَ وَالْغَنَمَ.

He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

٢٠ 20 وَلَمْ يَنْجُ سِوَى ابْنٍ وَاحِدٍ لأَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ يُدْعَى أَبِيَاثَارَ الَّذِي لَجَأَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ،

One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.

٢١ 21 وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ قَتَلَ كَهَنَةَ الرَّبِّ.

Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبِيَاثَارَ: «عِنْدَمَا رَأَيْتُ دُوَاغَ هُنَاكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَّهُ لابُدَّ أَنْ يُخْبِرَ شَاوُلَ. أَنَا هُوَ السَّبَبُ فِي مَوْتِ أَفْرَادِ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ.

David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.

٢٣ 23 امْكُثْ مَعِي، لَا تَخَفْ، فَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْعَى لِقَتْلِكَ يَسْعَى لِقَتْلِي أَيْضاً، فَأَقِمْ عِنْدِي بِأَمَانٍ».

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”