1 صَمُوئيل 23
| وَقِيلَ لِدَاوُدَ: «هَا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ يُهَاجِمُونَ قَعِيلَةَ وَيَنْهَبُونَ بَيَادِرَ قَمْحِهَا» | ١ 1 |
Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”
| فَسَأَلَ الرَّبَّ: «هَلْ أَمْضِي لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «اذْهَبْ وَحَارِبْهُمْ وَأَنْقِذْ قَعِيلَةَ». | ٢ 2 |
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
| وَلَكِنَّ رِجَالَ دَاوُدَ قَالُوا: «إِنْ كَانَ الْخَوْفُ يَسْتَبِدُّ بِنَا وَنَحْنُ هُنَا فِي يَهُوذَا، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ إِذَا انْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ جُيُوشِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟» | ٣ 3 |
But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
| فَعَادَ دَاوُدُ يَسْتَشِيرُ الرَّبَّ، فَأَجَابَهُ: «قُمِ انْزِلْ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَإِنَّنِي أُسَلِّمُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ إِلَى يَدِكَ». | ٤ 4 |
Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
| فَمَضَى دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ حَيْثُ حَارَبَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى مَوَاشِيهِمْ وَهَزَمَهُمْ هَزِيمَةً مُنْكَرَةً وَأَنْقَذَ أَهْلَ قَعِيلَةَ. | ٥ 5 |
Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.
| وَكَانَ أَبِيَاثَارُ بْنُ أَخِيمَالِكَ قَدْ حَمَلَ مَعَهُ أَفُوداً عِنْدَ هُرُوبِهِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ. | ٦ 6 |
(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
| فَقِيلَ لِشَاوُلَ إِنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ قَدِمَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدْ أَسْلَمَهُ اللهُ إِلَى يَدِي، لأَنَّهُ لَجَأَ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ ذَاتِ بَوَّابَاتٍ وَأَرْتَاجٍ». | ٧ 7 |
When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”
| وَاسْتَدْعَى شَاوُلُ قُوَّاتِهِ لِلإحَاطَةِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَمُحَاصَرَةِ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ. | ٨ 8 |
Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.
| وَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ يَتَآمَرُ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ لأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنِ: «أَحْضِرِ الأَفُودَ». | ٩ 9 |
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
| ثُمَّ صَلَّى دَاوُدُ: «يَا رَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ قَدْ سَمِعَ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ يُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يُحَاصِرَ قَعِيلَةَ لِيُدَمِّرَهَا | ١٠ 10 |
And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.
| 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». | ١١ 11 |
Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
| وَعَادَ دَاوُدُ يَسْأَلُ: «هَلْ يُسَلِّمُنِي أَهْلُ قَعِيلَةَ مَعَ رِجَالِي لِشَاوُلَ؟» فَأَجَابَ الرَّبُّ: «يُسَلِّمُونَ». | ١٢ 12 |
So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
| فَغَادَرَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ السِّتُّ مِئَةٍ قَعِيلَةَ وَهَامُوا عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ. فَأُخْبِرَ شَاوُلُ بِانْسِحَابِ دَاوُدَ مِنْ قَعِيلَةَ، فَعَدَلَ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْهَا بِقُوَّاتِهِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
| وَلَجَأَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى حُصُونِ بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ وَمَكَثَ فِي جَبَلِهَا. وَظَلَّ شَاوُلُ يَتَعَقَّبُهُ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يُسَلِّمْهُ لِيَدِهِ. | ١٤ 14 |
And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
| وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَبِئاً فِي غَابَةٍ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ عَلِمَ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ يَبْحَثُ عَنْهُ، | ١٥ 15 |
While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
| فَأَقْبَلَ يُونَاثَانُ بْنُ شَاوُلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ فِي الْغَابَةِ لِيُقَوِّيَ مِنْ ثِقَتِهِ بِاللهِ، | ١٦ 16 |
And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
| 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». | ١٧ 17 |
saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
| وَجَدَّدَا عَهْدَهُمَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. وَمَضَى يُونَاثَانُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، أَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَمَكَثَ فِي الْغَابَةِ. | ١٨ 18 |
So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
| وَجَاءَ الزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ فِي جِبْعَةَ وَقَالُوا: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَبِئاً عِنْدَنَا فِي حُصُونِ الْغَابَةِ فِي حَخِيلَةَ جَنُوبِيَّ الصَّحْرَاءِ، | ١٩ 19 |
Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
| فَتَعَالَ إِلَيْنَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، فِي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ تَشَاءُ، وَنَحْنُ نَضْمَنُ أَنْ نُسَلِّمَهُ إِلَيْكَ». | ٢٠ 20 |
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
| فَأَجَابَهُمْ شَاوُلُ: «لِيُبَارِكْكُمُ الرَّبُّ لِرَأْفَتِكُمْ بِي؛ | ٢١ 21 |
“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
| فَاذْهَبُوا وَتَحَرَّوْا وَتَيَقَّنُوا مِنْ مَكَانِ وجُوُدِهِ وَإِقَامَتِهِ وَمَنْ رَآهُ هُنَاكَ، لأَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِي إِنَّ دَاوُدَ شَدِيدُ الْمَكْرِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
| 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». | ٢٣ 23 |
Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
| فَانْطَلَقُوا إِلَى زِيفٍ مُتَقَدِّمِينَ أَمَامَ شَاوُلَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ آنَئِذٍ فِي سَهْلِ بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ جَنُوبِيَّ الصَّحْرَاءِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,
| فَشَرَعَ رِجَالُ شَاوُلَ يَبْحَثُونَ عَنْهُ. فَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ دَاوُدَ فَتَوَغَّلَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الصُّخُورِ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ شَاوُلُ بِذَلِكَ تَعَقَّبَهُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ. | ٢٥ 25 |
and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.
| فَكَانَ شَاوُلُ يَسِيرُ بِمُحَاذَاةِ أَحَدِ جَانِبَيِ الْجَبَلِ، وَدَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ يَسِيرُونَ بِمُحَاذَاةِ الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ هَرَباً مِنْ شَاوُلَ، الَّذِي سَعَى مَعَ قُوَّاتِهِ لِمُحَاصَرَةِ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ لِيَأْسِرَهُمْ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
| وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ وَفَدَ رَسُولٌ إِلَى شَاوُلَ قَائِلاً: «أَسْرِعْ! تَعَالَ، فَقَدِ اقْتَحَمَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ الْبِلادَ». | ٢٧ 27 |
Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
| فَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ عَنْ مُطَارَدَةِ دَاوُدَ وَذَهَبَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعُ «تَلَّ الْمُفَارَقَةِ». | ٢٨ 28 |
So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
| وَتَوَجَّهَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَتَمَنَّعَ فِي حُصُونِ عَيْنِ جَدْيٍ. | ٢٩ 29 |
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
