2 صَمُوئيل 5

١ 1 وَتَوَافَدَ جَمِيعُ رُؤَسَاءِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّنَا لَحْمُكَ وَعَظْمُكَ.

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold us, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

٢ 2 وَفِي الأَيَّامِ الْغَابِرَةِ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ شَاوُلُ مَلِكاً عَلَيْنَا كُنْتَ أَنْتَ قَائِدَنَا فِي الْمَعَارِكِ، وَقَدْ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لَكَ:’أَنْتَ تَرْعَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَتَتَوَلَّى حُكْمَهُ‘.»

Already yesterday, and even before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast the one that led out and brought in Israel: And the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a chief over Israel.

٣ 3 وَفِي حُضُورِ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي حَبْرُونَ قَطَعَ الْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ مَعَهُمْ عَهْداً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، فَنَصَّبُوهُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Thus came all the elders of Israel to the king unto Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David as king over Israel.

٤ 4 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ فِي الثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تُوِّجَ مَلِكاً.

Thirty years was David old when he became king, [and] forty years he reigned.

٥ 5 وَاسْتَمَرَّ مُلْكُهُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، مِنْهَا سَبْعُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَسِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ مَلَكَ فِيهَا عَلَى يَهُوذَا فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَثَلاثٌ وَثَلاثُونَ سَنَةً مَلَكَ فِيهَا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَسِبْطِ يَهُوذَا.

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

٦ 6 ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الْمَلِكُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ نَحْوَ أُورُشَلِيمَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ أَهْلِهَا الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ. فَقَالُوا لِدَاوُدَ: «لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ اقْتِحَامَ الْمَدِينَةِ، لأَنَّهُ حَتَّى فِي وُسْعِ الْعُمْيَانِ وَالْعُرْجِ أَنْ يَصُدُّوكَ عَنْهَا».

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; who said unto David, as followeth, Thou shalt not come in hither, except thou [first] remove away the blind and the lame: meaning, David cannot come in hither.

٧ 7 غَيْرَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَى حِصْنِ صِهْيَوْنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ الآنَ بِمَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ.

Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

٨ 8 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ قَدْ قَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «عَلَى مَنْ يُهَاجِمُ الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ أَنْ يَسْتَخْدِمَ الْقَنَاةَ لِلْوُصُولِ إِلَى هَؤُلاءِ’الْعُمْيِ وَالْعُرْجِ‘الَّذِينَ تُبْغِضُهُمْ نَفْسِي». لِذَلِكَ يُقَالُ: «لا يَدْخُلُ بَيْتَ الرَّبِّ أَعْمَى وَلا أَعْرَجُ».

And David said on that day, Whosoever will smite the Jebusites, and reach the aqueduct and the lame and the blind, that are hateful to David's soul, —Wherefore people usually say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

٩ 9 وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي الْحِصْنِ وَدَعَاهُ مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ.

And David dwelt in the fort, and he called it “The City of David.” And David built [it] round about from the Millo and inward.

١٠ 10 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَزْدَادُ عَظَمَةً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ كَانَ مَعَهُ.

And David went on, and became greater and greater, and the Lord the God of hosts was with him.

١١ 11 وَأَرْسَلَ حِيرَامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ وَفْداً إِلَى دَاوُدَ مُحَمَّلاً بِخَشَبِ أَرْزٍ وَنَجَّارِينَ وَبَنَّائِينَ، فَشَيَّدُوا لِدَاوُدَ قَصْراً.

And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David.

١٢ 12 وَأَدْرَكَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ ثَبَّتَهُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنَّهُ قَدْ عَظَّمَ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَعْبِهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And David felt conscious that the Lord has established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

١٣ 13 وَبَعْدَ أَنِ انْتَقَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ حَبْرُونَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ اتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ زَوْجَاتٍ وَمَحْظِيَّاتٍ وَأَنْجَبَ أَبْنَاءً وَبَنَاتٍ.

And David took yet more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were born to David yet [more] sons and daughters.

١٤ 14 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ أَسْمَاءُ أَبْنَاءِ دَاوُدَ الَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ: شَمُّوعُ وشُوبَابُ وَنَاثَانُ وَسُلَيْمَانُ.

And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua', and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

١٥ 15 وَيِبْحَارُ وَأَلِيشُوعُ وَنَافَجُ وَيَافِيعُ.

And Yibchar, and Elishua', and Nepheg, and Yaphia',

١٦ 16 وَأَلِيشَمَعُ وَأَلِيدَاعُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ.

And Elishama', and Elyada', and Eliphelet.

١٧ 17 وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ اعْتَلَى عَرْشَ إِسْرَائِيلَ خَرَجُوا بِقُوَّاتِهِمْ لِلْبَحْثِ عَنْهُ. فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ دَاوُدَ لَجَأَ إِلَى الْحِصْنِ.

But when the Philistines heard that the people had anointed David as king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went down to the strong-hold.

١٨ 18 وَجَاءَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَانْتَشَرُوا فِي وَادِي الرَّفَائِيِّينَ.

The Philistines also came and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

١٩ 19 وَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ: «هَلْ أَصْعَدُ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟ هَلْ تَنْصُرُنِي عَلَيْهِمْ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «اصْعَدْ لأَنِّي أَنْصُرُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ».

And David asked counsel of the Lord, saying, shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

٢٠ 20 فَتَقَدَّمَ دَاوُدُ نَحْوَ بَعْلِ فَرَاصِيمَ وَهَاجَمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «قَدِ اقْتَحَمَ الرَّبُّ أَعْدَائِي أَمَامِي كَمَا تَقْتَحِمُ الْمِيَاهُ». لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعُ بَعْلَ فَرَاصِيمَ.

And David came to Ba'al-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken down my enemies before me, as a breach [is made by] water. Wherefore he called the name of that place Ba'al-perazim.

٢١ 21 وَهَرَبَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مُخَلِّفِينَ وَرَاءَهُمْ أَصْنَامَهُمْ فَحَطَّمَهَا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ.

And they left behind there their idols, and David and his men burnt them.

٢٢ 22 ثُمَّ عَادَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فَاحْتَلُّوا وَادِي الرَّفَائِيِّينَ وَانْتَشَرُوا فِيهِ.

And the Philistines came up once again, and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

٢٣ 23 فَاسْتَشَارَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «لا تَصْعَدْ إِلَيْهِمْ مُوَاجَهَةً، بَلِ الْتَفَّ حَوْلَهُمْ وَاهْجُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ مُقَابِلَ أَشْجَارِ الْبَلْسَمِ.

And when David asked counsel of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but turn about and fall in the rear of them, and come upon them opposite to the mulberry-trees.

٢٤ 24 وَعِنْدَمَا تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ خَطْوَاتٍ تَنْتَقِلُ فَوْقَ قِمَمِ أَشْجَارِ الْبَلْسَمِ فَأَسْرِعْ بِالْهُجُومِ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ آنَئِذٍ يَكُونُ قَدْ تَقَدَّمَكَ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَى مُعَسْكَرِهِمْ».

And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of walking on the top of the mulberry-trees, that thou shalt then bestir thyself; for then will the Lord go out before thee, to smite in the camp of the Philistines.

٢٥ 25 فَنَفَّذَ دَاوُدُ أَوَامِرَ الرَّبِّ وَقَضَى عَلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِنْ جَبْعٍ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ جَازَرَ.

And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and he smote the Philistines from Geba' until thou comest to Gezer.