1 صَمُوئيل 23

١ 1 وَقِيلَ لِدَاوُدَ: «هَا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ يُهَاجِمُونَ قَعِيلَةَ وَيَنْهَبُونَ بَيَادِرَ قَمْحِهَا»

David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”

٢ 2 فَسَأَلَ الرَّبَّ: «هَلْ أَمْضِي لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «اذْهَبْ وَحَارِبْهُمْ وَأَنْقِذْ قَعِيلَةَ».

Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” The LORD said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”

٣ 3 وَلَكِنَّ رِجَالَ دَاوُدَ قَالُوا: «إِنْ كَانَ الْخَوْفُ يَسْتَبِدُّ بِنَا وَنَحْنُ هُنَا فِي يَهُوذَا، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ إِذَا انْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ جُيُوشِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟»

David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

٤ 4 فَعَادَ دَاوُدُ يَسْتَشِيرُ الرَّبَّ، فَأَجَابَهُ: «قُمِ انْزِلْ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَإِنَّنِي أُسَلِّمُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ إِلَى يَدِكَ».

Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. The LORD answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

٥ 5 فَمَضَى دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ حَيْثُ حَارَبَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى مَوَاشِيهِمْ وَهَزَمَهُمْ هَزِيمَةً مُنْكَرَةً وَأَنْقَذَ أَهْلَ قَعِيلَةَ.

David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

٦ 6 وَكَانَ أَبِيَاثَارُ بْنُ أَخِيمَالِكَ قَدْ حَمَلَ مَعَهُ أَفُوداً عِنْدَ هُرُوبِهِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ.

When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

٧ 7 فَقِيلَ لِشَاوُلَ إِنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ قَدِمَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدْ أَسْلَمَهُ اللهُ إِلَى يَدِي، لأَنَّهُ لَجَأَ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ ذَاتِ بَوَّابَاتٍ وَأَرْتَاجٍ».

Saul was told that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”

٨ 8 وَاسْتَدْعَى شَاوُلُ قُوَّاتِهِ لِلإحَاطَةِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَمُحَاصَرَةِ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ.

Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.

٩ 9 وَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ يَتَآمَرُ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ لأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنِ: «أَحْضِرِ الأَفُودَ».

David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

١٠ 10 ثُمَّ صَلَّى دَاوُدُ: «يَا رَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ قَدْ سَمِعَ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ يُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يُحَاصِرَ قَعِيلَةَ لِيُدَمِّرَهَا

Then David said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.

١١ 11 فَأَعْلِمْنِي هَلْ يُسَلِّمُنِي أَهْلُ قَعِيلَةَ لِشَاوُلَ؟ وَهَلْ شَاوُلُ حَقّاً قَادِمٌ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ كَمَا قِيلَ لِعَبْدِكَ؟ يَا رَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَخْبِرْ عَبْدَكَ». فَأَجَابَ الرَّبُّ: «إِنَّهُ قَادِمٌ».

Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? LORD, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” The LORD said, “He will come down.”

١٢ 12 وَعَادَ دَاوُدُ يَسْأَلُ: «هَلْ يُسَلِّمُنِي أَهْلُ قَعِيلَةَ مَعَ رِجَالِي لِشَاوُلَ؟» فَأَجَابَ الرَّبُّ: «يُسَلِّمُونَ».

Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” The LORD said, “They will deliver you up.”

١٣ 13 فَغَادَرَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ السِّتُّ مِئَةٍ قَعِيلَةَ وَهَامُوا عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ. فَأُخْبِرَ شَاوُلُ بِانْسِحَابِ دَاوُدَ مِنْ قَعِيلَةَ، فَعَدَلَ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْهَا بِقُوَّاتِهِ.

Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.

١٤ 14 وَلَجَأَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى حُصُونِ بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ وَمَكَثَ فِي جَبَلِهَا. وَظَلَّ شَاوُلُ يَتَعَقَّبُهُ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يُسَلِّمْهُ لِيَدِهِ.

David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.

١٥ 15 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَبِئاً فِي غَابَةٍ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ عَلِمَ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ يَبْحَثُ عَنْهُ،

David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the woods.

١٦ 16 فَأَقْبَلَ يُونَاثَانُ بْنُ شَاوُلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ فِي الْغَابَةِ لِيُقَوِّيَ مِنْ ثِقَتِهِ بِاللهِ،

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.

١٧ 17 وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لا تَخَفْ، لأَنَّ يَدَ شَاوُلَ أَبِي لَنْ تَطُولَكَ. وَأَنْتَ سَتَكُونُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ الرَّجُلَ الثَّانِي فِي الْمَمْلَكَةِ. وَأَبِي أَيْضاً يَعْلَمُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ».

He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father will not find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”

١٨ 18 وَجَدَّدَا عَهْدَهُمَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. وَمَضَى يُونَاثَانُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، أَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَمَكَثَ فِي الْغَابَةِ.

They both made a covenant before the LORD. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.

١٩ 19 وَجَاءَ الزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ فِي جِبْعَةَ وَقَالُوا: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَبِئاً عِنْدَنَا فِي حُصُونِ الْغَابَةِ فِي حَخِيلَةَ جَنُوبِيَّ الصَّحْرَاءِ،

Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Does not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

٢٠ 20 فَتَعَالَ إِلَيْنَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، فِي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ تَشَاءُ، وَنَحْنُ نَضْمَنُ أَنْ نُسَلِّمَهُ إِلَيْكَ».

Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.”

٢١ 21 فَأَجَابَهُمْ شَاوُلُ: «لِيُبَارِكْكُمُ الرَّبُّ لِرَأْفَتِكُمْ بِي؛

Saul said, “You are blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.

٢٢ 22 فَاذْهَبُوا وَتَحَرَّوْا وَتَيَقَّنُوا مِنْ مَكَانِ وجُوُدِهِ وَإِقَامَتِهِ وَمَنْ رَآهُ هُنَاكَ، لأَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِي إِنَّ دَاوُدَ شَدِيدُ الْمَكْرِ.

Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning.

٢٣ 23 وَتَأَكَّدُوا لِي مِن جَمِيعِ الْمَوَاضِعِ الَّتِي يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَخْتَبِئَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ ارْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ بِالْخَبَرِ الْيَقِينِ فَأَمْضِيَ مَعَكُمْ، إِنْ كَانَ حَقّاً مَوْجُوداً، فَأَبْحَثُ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ عَشَائِرِ يَهُوذَا».

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself; and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you. It shall happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”

٢٤ 24 فَانْطَلَقُوا إِلَى زِيفٍ مُتَقَدِّمِينَ أَمَامَ شَاوُلَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ آنَئِذٍ فِي سَهْلِ بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ جَنُوبِيَّ الصَّحْرَاءِ.

They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.

٢٥ 25 فَشَرَعَ رِجَالُ شَاوُلَ يَبْحَثُونَ عَنْهُ. فَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ دَاوُدَ فَتَوَغَّلَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الصُّخُورِ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ شَاوُلُ بِذَلِكَ تَعَقَّبَهُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.

Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

٢٦ 26 فَكَانَ شَاوُلُ يَسِيرُ بِمُحَاذَاةِ أَحَدِ جَانِبَيِ الْجَبَلِ، وَدَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ يَسِيرُونَ بِمُحَاذَاةِ الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ هَرَباً مِنْ شَاوُلَ، الَّذِي سَعَى مَعَ قُوَّاتِهِ لِمُحَاصَرَةِ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ لِيَأْسِرَهُمْ.

Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.

٢٧ 27 وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ وَفَدَ رَسُولٌ إِلَى شَاوُلَ قَائِلاً: «أَسْرِعْ! تَعَالَ، فَقَدِ اقْتَحَمَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ الْبِلادَ».

But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”

٢٨ 28 فَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ عَنْ مُطَارَدَةِ دَاوُدَ وَذَهَبَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعُ «تَلَّ الْمُفَارَقَةِ».

So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.

٢٩ 29 وَتَوَجَّهَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَتَمَنَّعَ فِي حُصُونِ عَيْنِ جَدْيٍ.

David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.