1 صَمُوئيل 29

١ 1 ثُمَّ حَشَدَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ جُيُوشَهُمْ فِي أَفِيقَ بَيْنَمَا تَجَمَّعَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ عِنْدَ الْعَيْنِ الَّتِي فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ.

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites camped by the spring which is in Jezreel.

٢ 2 وَتَقَدَّمَ قَادَةُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ بِكَتَائِبِهِمْ وَسَرَايَاهُمْ، أَمَّا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ فَكَانُوا يَسِيرُونَ فِي الْمُؤَخَّرَةِ مَعَ الْمَلِكِ أَخِيشَ.

The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.

٣ 3 فَسَأَلَهُ قَادَةُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ: «مَاذَا يَفْعَلُ هَؤُلاءِ الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ هُنَا؟» فَأَجَابَهُمْ أَخِيشُ: «أَلَيْسَ هَذَا دَاوُدَ الَّذِي كَانَ ضَابِطاً عِنْدَ شَاوُلَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَقَدْ مَكَثَ مَعِي طَوَالَ هَذِهِ الْمُدَّةِ، فَلَمْ أَجِدْ فِيهِ عِلَّةً مُنْذُ أَنْ قَدِمَ إِلَيَّ وَحَتَّى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ».

Then the leaders of the Philistines said, "What about these Hebrews?" And Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines, "Isn't this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him since he defected to me until this day?"

٤ 4 غَيْرَ أَنَّ قَادَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَبْدَوْا سُخْطَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلِينَ: «أَرْجِعِ الرَّجُلَ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ الَّذِي حَدَّدْتَهُ لَهُ، وَلا تَدَعْهُ يَشْتَرِكُ مَعَنَا فِي الْحَرْبِ لِئَلّا يَنْقَلِبَ عَلَيْنَا. إِذْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَرِدُّ هَذَا رِضَى سَيِّدِهِ؟ أَلَيْسَ بِقَطْعِ رُؤُوسِ رِجَالِنَا؟

But the leaders of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, "Send that man back to the place where you have assigned him, and he must not go down with us to battle, or in the battle he may become an adversary. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Should it not be with the heads of these men?

٥ 5 أَلَيْسَ هَذَا هُوَ دَاوُدُ الَّذِي غَنَّتْ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ رَاقِصَاتٍ قَائِلاتٍ: قَتَلَ شَاوُلُ أُلُوفاً، وَقَتَلَ دَاوُدُ عَشَرَاتِ الأُلُوفِ؟»

Is not this David about whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?'"

٦ 6 فَاسْتَدْعَى أَخِيشُ دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أُقْسِمُ لَكَ بِالرَّبِّ الْحَيِّ إِنَّكَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ، وَيَسُرُّنِي انْضِمَامُكَ إِلَى جَيْشِي لأَنَّنِي لَمْ أَجِدْ فِيكَ عِلَّةً مُنْذُ أَنْ جِئْتَ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ قَادَةَ جَيْشِي سَاخِطُونَ عَلَيْكَ.

Then Achish called David, and said to him, "As the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do not favor you.

٧ 7 فَامْضِ الآنَ بِسَلامٍ وَعُدْ إِلَى مَوْضِعِكَ وَلا تَقْتَرِفْ مَا يُسِيءُ إِلَى أَقْطَابِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you not displease the lords of the Philistines."

٨ 8 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «مَاذَا جَنَيْتُ، وَأَيُّ عِلَّةٍ وَجَدْتَ فِي عَبْدِكَ مُنْذُ أَنْ مَثُلْتُ أَمَامَكَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى لَا أَشْتَرِكَ فِي مُحَارَبَةِ أَعْدَاءِ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ؟»

David said to Achish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"

٩ 9 فَقَالَ أَخِيشُ: «إِنَّنِي وَاثِقٌ أَنَّكَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، كَمَلاكِ اللهِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ رُؤَسَاءَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَصَرُّوا قَائِلِينَ: لَا يَصْعَدُ دَاوُدُ مَعَنَا لِخَوْضِ الْحَرْبِ.

Then Achish answered David, "I know that you are good in my sight. However, the leaders of the Philistines have said, 'He must not go up with us to the battle.'

١٠ 10 لِذَلِكَ بَكِّرْ صَبَاحاً مَعَ عَبِيدِ سَيِّدِكَ الَّذِينَ وَفَدُوا مَعَكَ وَارْجِعُوا عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الصَّبَاحِ».

So get up early in the morning, you and the servants of your lord who have come with you, and go to the place which I allotted to you. As for evil remarks, take none to heart; for you are good in my sight. And as soon as you are up early in the morning, and have light, depart."

١١ 11 فَاسْتَيْقَظَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ مُبَكِّرِينَ لِيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى بِلادِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَأَمَّا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فَتَقَدَّمُوا نَحْوَ يَزْرَعِيلَ.

So David and his men got up early to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.