1 صَمُوئيل 30

١ 1 وَمَا إِنْ وَصَلَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى صِقْلَغَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ حَتَّى وَجَدُوا أَنَّ الْعَمَالِقَةَ قَدْ أَغَارُوا عَلَى النَّقَبِ وَهَاجَمُوا صِقْلَغَ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا بِالنَّارِ،

And it came to pass when David and his men had entered Sekelac on the third day, that Amalec had made an incursion upon the south, and upon Sekelac, and struck Sekelac, and burnt it with fire.

٢ 2 بَعْدَ أَنْ أَخَذُوا كُلَّ مَنْ فِيهَا مِنْ نِسَاءٍ وَأَطْفَالٍ أَسْرَى حَرْبٍ، وَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوا صَغِيراً وَلا كَبِيراً.

And as to the women and all things that were in it, great and small, they killed neither man nor woman, but carried them captives, and went on their way.

٣ 3 وَعِنْدَمَا دَخَلَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَجَدُوهَا مَحْرُوقَةً، وَأُسِرَتْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ وَبَنَاتُهُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُمْ.

And David and his men came into the city, and, behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were carried captive.

٤ 4 فَعَلَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمْ بِالْبُكَاءِ حَتَّى أَصَابَهُمُ الإِعْيَاءُ.

And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.

٥ 5 وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتَا دَاوُدَ أَخِينُوعَمُ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأَبِيجَايِلُ أَرْمَلَةُ نَابَالَ الْكَرْمَلِيِّ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْمَسْبِيَّاتِ.

And both the wives of David were carried captive, Achinaam, the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

٦ 6 وَتَفَاقَمَ ضِيقُ دَاوُدَ لأَنَّ الرِّجَالَ، مِنْ فَرْطِ مَا حَلَّ بِهِمْ مِنْ مَرَارَةٍ وَأَسىً عَلَى أَبْنَائِهِمْ وَبَنَاتِهِمْ، طَالَبُوا بِرَجْمِهِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ تَشَبَّثَ وَتَقَوَّى بِالرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

And David was greatly distressed, because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each for his sons and his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

٧ 7 ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنِ ابْنِ أَخِيمَالِكَ: «أَحْضِرْ إِلَيَّ الأَفُودَ». فَأَحْضَرَهُ.

And David said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech, Bring near the ephod.

٨ 8 وَاسْتَشَارَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ قَائِلاً: «إِذَا تَعَقَّبْتُ هَؤُلاءِ الْغُزَاةَ فَهَلْ أُدْرِكُهُمْ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ: «الْحَقْهُمْ، فَإِنَّكَ تُدْرِكُهُمْ وَتُنْقِذُ الأَسْرَى».

And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? and he said to him, Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them, and you shall surely rescue [the captives].

٩ 9 فَانْطَلَقَ دَاوُدُ وَالسِّتُّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا وَادِي الْبَسُورِ، فَتَخَلَّفَ قَوْمٌ مِنْهُمْ هُنَاكَ.

So David went, he an the six hundred men with him, an they come as far as the brook Bosor, and the superfluous ones stopped.

١٠ 10 أَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَوَاصَلَ طَرِيقَهُ مَعَ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، بَعْدَ أَنْ تَخَلَّفَ مِئَتَا رَجُلٍ إعْيَاءً عَنْ عُبُورِ وَادِي الْبَسُورِ.

And he pursued them with four hundred men; and there remained behind two hundred men, who tarried on the other side of the brook Bosor.

١١ 11 فَصَادَفُوا رَجُلاً مِصْرِيًّا مُلْقىً فِي الْحَقْلِ، فَأَحْضَرُوهُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، فَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيْهِ طَعَاماً وَمَاءً فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ.

And they find an Egyptian in the field, and they take him, and bring him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they caused him to drink water.

١٢ 12 ثُمَّ أَعْطَوْهُ قُرْصاً مِنْ تِينٍ وَعُنْقُودَيْنِ مِنْ زَبِيبٍ. وَبَعْدَ أَنْ أَكَلَهَا انْتَعَشَتْ رُوحُهُ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ أَكَلَ طَعَاماً وَلا شَرِبَ مَاءً مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلاثِ لَيَالٍ.

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and he ate, and his spirit was restored in him; for he had not eaten bread, and had not drunk water three days and three nights.

١٣ 13 فَسَأَلَهُ دَاوُدُ: «مَنْ هُوَ سَيِّدُكَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «أَنَا رَجُلٌ مِصْرِيٌّ، عَبْدٌ لِرَجُلٍ عَمَالِيقِيٍّ، وَقَدْ تَخَلَّى سَيِّدِي عَنِّي مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ لأَنِّي مَرِضْتُ.

And David said to him, Whose are you? and whence are you? and the young man the Egyptian said, I am the servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because I was taken ill three days ago.

١٤ 14 فَإِنَّنَا قَدْ أَغَرْنَا عَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ بِلادِ الْكَرِيتِيِّينَ وَعَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَجَنَوبِيِّ كَالَبَ وَأَحْرَقْنَا صِقْلَغَ بِالنَّارِ»

And we made an incursion on the south of the Chelethite, and on the parts of Judea, and on the south of Chelub, and we burnt Sekelac with fire.

١٥ 15 فَسَأَلَهُ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ تَدُلُّنِي عَلَى مَكَانِ هَؤُلاءِ الْغُزَاةِ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «احْلِفْ لِي بِاللهِ أَنَّكَ لَا تَقْتُلُنِي وَلا تُسَلِّمُنِي إِلَى سَيِّدِي، فَأَدُلَّكَ عَلَى مَكَانِ هَؤُلاءِ الْغُزَاةِ».

And David said to him, Will you bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear now to me by God, that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down upon this troop.

١٦ 16 وَقَادَهُمْ إِلَى مُعَسْكَرِ عَمَالِيقَ فَوَجَدُوهُمْ مُنْتَشِرِينَ فِي الْحُقُولِ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ وَيَرْقُصُونَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ مَا أَصَابُوهُ مِنْ غَنِيمَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ نَهَبُوهَا مِنْ أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَمِنْ أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا.

So be brought him down there, and behold, they [were] scattered abroad upon the surface of the whole land, eating and drinking, and feasting by [reason of] all the great spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.

١٧ 17 فَهَاجَمَهُمْ دَاوُدُ مِنَ الْغُرُوبِ حَتَّى مَسَاءِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ سِوَى أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ غُلَامٍ رَكِبُوا جِمَالاً وَهَرَبُوا.

And David came upon them, and struck them from the morning till the evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who were mounted on camels, and fled.

١٨ 18 وَاسْتَرَدَّ دَاوُدُ مَا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِ الْعَمَالِقَةُ وَأَنْقَذَ زَوْجَتَيْهِ.

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued both his wives.

١٩ 19 وَلَمْ يُفْقَدْ لَهُمْ شَيْءٌ لَا صَغِيرٌ وَلا كَبِيرٌ، وَلا أَبْنَاءٌ وَلا بَنَاتٌ وَلا غَنِيمَةٌ وَلا أَيُّ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِ الْعَمَالِقَةُ، بَلِ اسْتَرَدَّهَا دَاوُدُ جَمِيعَهَا.

And nothing was lacking to them of great or small, either of the spoils, or the sons and daughters, or anything that they had taken of theirs; and David recovered all.

٢٠ 20 وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ غَنَمَ الْعَمَالِقَةِ وَبَقَرَهُمْ فَسَاقَهَا رِجَالُهُ أَمَامَ الْمَاشِيَةِ الأُخْرَى الَّتِي اغْتَنَمَهَا الْغُزَاةُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذِهِ غَنِيمَةُ دَاوُدَ».

And he took all the flocks, and the herds, and led them away before the spoils: and it was said of these spoils, These [are] the spoils of David.

٢١ 21 وَعَادَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى الْمِئَتَيْ رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ أَعْيَوْا عَنِ الْمَسِيرِ وَرَاءَهُ فَخَلَّفُوهُمْ عِنْدَ وَادِي الْبَسُورِ، فَخَرَجُوا لاِسْتِقْبَالِ دَاوُدَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ، فَتَقَدَّمَ دَاوُدُ إِلَيْهِمْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ عَلَى سَلامَتِهِمْ.

And David comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did.

٢٢ 22 غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِئَةً مِنَ المُشَاغِبِينَ مِنْ رِجَالِ دَاوُدَ مِمَّنِ اشْتَرَكُوا مَعَهُ فِي الْحَرْبِ اعْتَرَضُوا قَائِلِينَ: «لِيَأْخُذْ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَأَبْنَاءَهُ وَيَمْضِ، أَمَّا الْغَنِيمَةُ الَّتِي اسْتَرْدَدْنَاهَا، فَلا نُعْطِيهُمْ مِنْهَا لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا مَعَنَا».

Then every ill-disposed and bad man of the soldiers who had gone with David, answered and said, Because they did not pursue together with us, we will not give them of the spoils which we have recovered, only let each one lead away with him his wife and his children, and let them return.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لا تَفْعَلُوا هَكَذَا يَا إِخْوَتِي، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا وَحَفِظَنَا وَنَصَرَنَا عَلَى الْغُزَاةِ الَّذِينَ أَغَارُوا عَلَيْنَا.

And David said, You shall not do so, after the Lord has delivered [the enemy] to us, and guarded us, and the Lord has delivered into our hands the troop that came against u.

٢٤ 24 وَمَنْ يُوَافِقُكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الأَمْرِ؟ لأَنَّ نَصِيبَ الْمُقِيمِ عِنْدَ الأَمْتِعَةِ لِحِرَاسَتِهَا كَنَصِيبِ مَنْ خَاضَ الْحَرْبَ، إِذْ تُقْسَمُ الْغَنِيمَةُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ».

And who will listen to these your words? for they are not inferior to us; for according to the portion of him that went down to the battle, so shall be the portion of him that abides with the baggage; they shall share alike.

٢٥ 25 وَمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ جَعَلَ دَاوُدُ هَذِهِ الْفَرِيضَةَ سُنَّةً تَسْرِي عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And it came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance and a custom in Israel until this day.

٢٦ 26 وَعِنْدَمَا رَجَعَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى صِقْلَغَ أَرْسَلَ جُزْءاً مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ مِنْ شُيُوخِ يَهُوذَا قَائِلاً: «هَذِهِ لَكُمْ هَدِيَّةُ بَرَكَةٍ مِنْ غَنَائِمِ أَعْدَاءِ الرَّبِّ».

And David came to Sekelac, and sent of the spoils to the elders of Juda, and to his friends, saying, Behold [some] of the spoils of the enemies of the Lord;

٢٧ 27 وَقَدْ بَعَثَ بِها إِلَى الَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلٍ، وَفِي رَامُوتَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَفِي يَتِّيرَ.

to those in Baethsur, and to those in Rama of the south, and to those in Gethor.

٢٨ 28 وَفِي عَرُوعِيرَ، وَفِي سِفْمُوثَ، وَفِي أَشْتِمُوعَ.

And to those in Aroer, and to those in Ammadi, and to those in Saphi, and to those in Esthie,

٢٩ 29 وَفِي رَاخَالَ، وَفِي مُدُنِ الْيَرْحَمْئِيلِيِّينَ، وَفِي مُدُنِ الْقَيْنِيِّينَ،

and to those in Geth, and to those in Cimath, and to those in Saphec, and to those in Themath, and to those in Carmel, and to those in the cities of Jeremeel, and to those in the cities of the Kenezite;

٣٠ 30 وَفِي حُرْمَةَ وَفِي كُورِ عَاشَانَ، وَفِي عَتَاكَ،

and to those in Jerimuth, and to those in Bersabee, and to those in Nombe,

٣١ 31 وَفِي حَبْرُونَ، وَإِلَى سَائِرِ الأَمَاكِنِ الَّتِي تَرَدَّدَ عَلَيْهَا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ.

and to those in Chebron, and to all the places which David and his men had passed through.