1 صَمُوئيل 27

١ 1 وَحَدَّثَ دَاوُدُ نَفْسَهُ: «إِنْ بَقِيتُ فِي أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَإِنَّ شَاوُلَ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَقْتُلَنِي فِي يَوْمٍ مَا. فَلأَلْجَأَنَّ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فَيَيْأَسَ شَاوُلُ مِنِّي وَيَكُفَّ عَنِ الْبَحْثِ عَنِّي فِي تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَأَنْجُوَ مِنْ يَدِهِ».

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any part of Israel: so shall I escape from his hand.

٢ 2 فَارْتَحَلَ دَاوُدُ والسِّتُّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِلَى أَخِيشَ بْنِ مَعُوكَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ.

And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

٣ 3 وَاسْتَقَرَّ بِهِمِ الْمَقَامُ هُنَاكَ، كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مَعَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، وَكَذَلِكَ رَافَقَتْ دَاوُدَ زَوْجَتَاهُ أَخِينُوعَمُ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأَبِيجَايِلُ امْرَأَةُ نَابَالَ الْكَرْمَلِيَّةُ.

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

٤ 4 وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ شَاوُلَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ هَرَبَ إِلَى جَتَّ، كَفَّ عَنِ الْبَحْثِ عَنْهُ.

And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

٥ 5 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَخِيشَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ: «إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ حَظِيتُ بِرِضَاكَ فَلْيَتِمَّ تَحْدِيدُ قَرْيَةٍ لِي فِي الرِّيفِ أُقِيمُ فِيهَا. لِمَاذَا يُقِيمُ عَبْدُكَ فِي عَاصِمَةِ الْمُلْكِ مَعَكَ؟»

And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

٦ 6 فَوَهَبَهُ أَخِيشُ صِقْلَغَ. لِذَلِكَ صَارَتْ صِقْلَغُ مِلْكاً لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا مُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ.

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day.

٧ 7 وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي بِلادِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ سَنَةً وَأَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ.

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

٨ 8 وَانْطَلَقَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ يَشُنُّونَ الْغَارَاتِ عَلَى الْجَشُورِيِّينَ وَالْجَرِزِّيِّينَ وَالْعَمَالِقَةِ الَّذِينَ اسْتَوْطَنُوا مِنْ قَدِيمٍ الأَرْضَ الْمُمْتَدَّةَ مِنْ حُدُودِ شُورٍ إِلَى تُخُومِ مِصْرَ.

And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

٩ 9 وَهَاجَمَ دَاوُدُ سُكَّانَ الأَرْضِ، فَلَمْ يَسْتَبْقِ نَفْساً وَاحِدَةً. وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى الْغَنَمِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْحَمِيرِ وَالْجِمَالِ وَالثِّيَابِ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَخِيشَ.

And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

١٠ 10 وَعِنْدَمَا كَانَ أَخِيشُ يَسْأَلُ دَاوُدَ: «أَيْنَ أَغَرْتَ هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةَ؟» كَانَ يُجِيبُ: «عَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ يَهُوذَا وَعَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ أَرْضِ الْيَرْحَمْئِيلِيِّينَ وَجَنُوبِيِّ الْقَيْنِيِّينَ».

And Achish said, Where have ye plundered to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

١١ 11 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ دَاوُدُ يَسْتَبْقِي رَجُلاً أَوِ امْرَأَةً عَلَى قَيْدِ الْحَيَاةِ لِئَلّا يَأْتِيَ إِلَى جَتَّ مَنْ يُبَلِّغُ أَخِيشَ عَمّا فَعَلَهُ دَاوُدُ. هَكَذَا كَانَ دَاوُدُ يَفْعَلُ طَوَالَ مُدَّةِ إِقَامَتِهِ فِي بِلادِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ.

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should inform against us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

١٢ 12 فَصَدَّقَ أَخِيشُ أَخْبَارَ دَاوُدَ قَائِلاً فِي نَفْسِهِ: «لَقَدْ أَصْبَحَ دَاوُدُ مَكْرُوهاً لَدَى قَوْمِهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِذَلِكَ سَيَظَلُّ مَاكِثاً عِنْدِي خَادِماً لِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.