1 Samuel 22

1 So David went away from there and took cover in a strong place at Adullam; and his brothers and all his father's people, hearing of it, went down to him there.

١ فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَنَجَا إِلَى مَغَارَةِ عَدُلَّامَ. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ إِخْوَتُهُ وَجَمِيعُ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ نَزَلُوا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.

2 And everyone who was in trouble, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, came together to him, and he became captain over them: about four hundred men were joined to him.

٢ وَٱجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مُتَضَايِقٍ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، وَكُلُّ رَجُلٍ مُرِّ ٱلنَّفْسِ، فَكَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَئِيسًا. وَكَانَ مَعَهُ نَحْوُ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

3 And from there David went to Mizpeh in the land of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and mother come and make their living-place with you till it is clear to me what God will do for me.

٣ وَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى مِصْفَاةِ مُوآبَ، وَقَالَ لِمَلِكِ مُوآبَ: «لِيَخْرُجْ أَبِي وَأُمِّي إِلَيْكُمْ حَتَّى أَعْلَمَ مَاذَا يَصْنَعُ لِيَ ٱللهُ».

4 And he took them to the king of Moab and they went on living with him while David was in his safe place.

٤ فَوَدَعَهُمَا عِنْدَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ، فَأَقَامَا عِنْدَهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ إِقَامَةِ دَاوُدَ فِي ٱلْحِصْنِ.

5 And the prophet Gad said to David, Do not go on living in this place but go into the land of Judah. Then David went away and came to the woodland of Hereth.

٥ فَقَالَ جَادُ ٱلنَّبِيُّ لِدَاوُدَ: «لَا تُقِمْ فِي ٱلْحِصْنِ. ٱذْهَبْ وَٱدْخُلْ أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا». فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى وَعْرِ حَارِثٍ.

6 And news was given to Saul that David had been seen, and the men who were with him: now Saul was in Gibeah, seated under the tree in the high place, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were in their places before him.

٦ وَسَمِعَ شَاوُلُ أَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱشْتَهَرَ دَاوُدُ وَٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُقِيمًا فِي جِبْعَةَ تَحْتَ ٱلْأَثْلَةِ فِي ٱلرَّامَةِ وَرُمْحُهُ بِيَدِهِ، وَجَمِيعُ عَبِيدِهِ وُقُوفًا لَدَيْهِ.

7 Then Saul said to his servants who were there about him, Give ear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give to every one of you fields and vine-gardens, will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;

٧ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِعَبِيدِهِ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ لَدَيْهِ: «ٱسْمَعُوا يَابَنْيَامِينِيُّونَ: هَلْ يُعْطِيكُمْ جَمِيعَكُمُ ٱبْنُ يَسَّى حُقُولًا وَكُرُومًا؟ وَهَلْ يَجْعَلُكُمْ جَمِيعَكُمْ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتٍ،

8 That all of you have made designs against me, and not one of you gave me word when my son made an agreement with the son of Jesse, and not one of you has pity for me or has made my eyes open to the fact that my servant has been moved by my son against me, as at this day?

٨ حَتَّى فَتَنْتُمْ كُلُّكُمْ عَلَيَّ، وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِعَهْدِ ٱبْنِي مَعَ ٱبْنِ يَسَّى، وَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يَحْزَنُ عَلَيَّ أَوْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِأَنَّ ٱبْنِي قَدْ أَقَامَ عَبْدِي عَلَيَّ كَمِينًا كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ؟»

9 Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was by the side of the servants of Saul, in answer said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub.

٩ فَأَجَابَ دُوَاغُ ٱلْأَدُومِيُّ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ مُوَكَّلًا عَلَى عَبِيدِ شَاوُلَ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ٱبْنَ يَسَّى آتِيًا إِلَى نُوبَ إِلَى أَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ.

10 And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

١٠ فَسَأَلَ لَهُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَعْطَاهُ زَادًا. وَسَيْفَ جُلْيَاتَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّ أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ».

11 Then the king sent for Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and for all the men of his father's family who were priests in Nob: and they all came to the king.

١١ فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَٱسْتَدْعَى أَخِيمَالِكَ بْنَ أَخِيطُوبَ ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَجَمِيعَ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي نُوبٍ، فَجَاءُوا كُلُّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ.

12 And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

١٢ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «ٱسْمَعْ يَا ٱبْنَ أَخِيطُوبَ». فَقَالَ: «هَأَنَذَا يَاسَيِّدِي».

13 And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me as he is doing now?

١٣ فَقَالَ لَهُ شَاوُلُ: «لِمَاذَا فَتَنْتُمْ عَلَيَّ أَنْتَ وَٱبْنُ يَسَّى بِإِعْطَائِكَ إِيَّاهُ خُبْزًا وَسَيْفًا، وَسَأَلْتَ لَهُ مِنَ ٱللهِ لِيَقُومَ عَلَيَّ كَامِنًا كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ؟».

14 Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?

١٤ فَأَجَابَ أَخِيمَالِكُ ٱلْمَلِكَ وَقَالَ: «وَمَنْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ عَبِيدِكَ مِثْلُ دَاوُدَ، أَمِينٌ وَصِهْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَصَاحِبُ سِرِّكَ وَمُكَرَّمٌ فِي بَيْتِكَ؟

15 Is this the first time I have got directions from God for him? Far be the thought! let the king make no such statement against his servant or my father's family, for your servant has no knowledge, great or small, of this thing.

١٥ فَهَلِ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱبْتَدَأْتُ أَسْأَلُ لَهُ مِنَ ٱللهِ؟ حَاشَا لِي! لَا يَنْسِبِ ٱلْمَلِكُ شَيْئًا لِعَبْدِهِ وَلَا لِجَمِيعِ بَيْتِ أَبِي، لِأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ كُلِّ هَذَا صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا».

16 And the king said, You will certainly be put to death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's family.

١٦ فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَوْتًا تَمُوتُ يَا أَخِيمَالِكُ أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ».

17 Then the king said to the runners who were waiting near him, Put the priests of the Lord to death; because they are on David's side, and having knowledge of his flight, did not give me word of it. But the king's servants would not put out their hands to make an attack on the Lord's priests.

١٧ وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِلسُّعَاةِ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ لَدَيْهِ: «دُورُوا وَٱقْتُلُوا كَهَنَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ يَدَهُمْ أَيْضًا مَعَ دَاوُدَ، وَلِأَنَّهُمْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ هَارِبٌ وَلَمْ يُخْبِرُونِي». فَلَمْ يَرْضَ عَبِيدُ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَنْ يَمُدُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ لِيَقَعُوا بِكَهَنَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

18 Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.

١٨ فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِدُوَاغَ: «دُرْ أَنْتَ وَقَعْ بِٱلْكَهَنَةِ». فَدَارَ دُوَاغُ ٱلْأَدُومِيُّ وَوَقَعَ هُوَ بِٱلْكَهَنَةِ، وَقَتَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ خَمْسَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا لَابِسِي أَفُودِ كَتَّانٍ.

19 And Nob, the town of the priests, he put to the sword, all the men and women, children and babies at the breast, and oxen and asses and sheep.

١٩ وَضَرَبَ نُوبَ مَدِينَةَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ. ٱلرِّجَالَ وَٱلنِّسَاءَ وَٱلْأَطْفَالَ وَٱلرُّضُعَ وَٱلثِّيرَانَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ وَٱلْغَنَمَ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ.

20 And Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, got away and went in flight after David;

٢٠ فَنَجَا وَلَدٌ وَاحِدٌ لِأَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ ٱسْمُهُ أَبِيَاثَارُ وَهَرَبَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ.

21 And gave him the news of how Saul had put to death the Lord's priests.

٢١ وَأَخْبَرَ أَبِيَاثَارُ دَاوُدَ بِأَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ قَتَلَ كَهَنَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

22 And David said to Abiathar, I was certain that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would take the news to Saul: I am responsible for the lives of all your father's family.

٢٢ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيَاثَارَ: «عَلِمْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ كَانَ دُوَاغُ ٱلْأَدُومِيُّ هُنَاكَ، أَنَّهُ يُخْبِرُ شَاوُلَ. أَنَا سَبَّبْتُ لِجَمِيعِ أَنْفُسِ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ.

23 Keep here with me and have no fear; for he who has designs on my life has designs on yours: but with me you will be safe.

٢٣ أَقِمْ مَعِي. لَا تَخَفْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسَكَ، وَلَكِنَّكَ عِنْدِي مَحْفُوظٌ».