Kings I 21

1 And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why [are] you alone, and nobody with you?

١ فَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى نُوبٍ إِلَى أَخِيمَالِكَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ، فَٱضْطَرَبَ أَخِيمَالِكُ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ وَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟».

2 And David said to the priest, The king gave me a command today, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send you, an concerning which I have charged you: and I have charged my servants [to be] in the place that is called, The faithfulness of God, Phellani Maemoni.

٢ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَخِيمَالِكَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ: «إِنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ أَمَرَنِي بِشَيْءٍ وَقَالَ لِي: لَا يَعْلَمْ أَحَدٌ شَيْئًا مِنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلْتُكَ فِيهِ وَأَمَرْتُكَ بِهِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْغِلْمَانُ فَقَدْ عَيَّنْتُ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْضِعَ ٱلْفُلَانِيَّ وَٱلْفُلَانِيَّ.

3 And now if there are under your hand five loaves, give into my hand what is ready.

٣ وَٱلْآنَ فَمَاذَا يُوجَدُ تَحْتَ يَدِكَ؟ أَعْطِ خَمْسَ خُبْزَاتٍ فِي يَدِي أَوِ ٱلْمَوْجُودَ».

4 And the priest answered David, and said, There are no common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the young men have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat [them].

٤ فَأَجَابَ ٱلْكَاهِنُ دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ: «لَا يُوجَدُ خُبْزٌ مُحَلَّلٌ تَحْتَ يَدِي، وَلَكِنْ يُوجَدُ خُبْزٌ مُقَدَّسٌ إِذَا كَانَ ٱلْغِلْمَانُ قَدْ حَفِظُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لَا سِيَّمَا مِنَ ٱلنِّسَاءِ».

5 And David answered the priest, and said to him, Yes, we have been kept from women for three days: when I came forth for the journey all the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, therefore it shall be sanctified this day because of my weapons.

٥ فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنَّ ٱلنِّسَاءَ قَدْ مُنِعَتْ عَنَّا مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَمَا قَبْلَهُ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِي، وَأَمْتِعَةُ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ مُقَدَّسَةٌ. وَهُوَ عَلَى نَوْعٍ مُحَلَّلٌ، وَٱلْيَوْمَ أَيْضًا يَتَقَدَّسُ بِٱلْآنِيَةِ».

6 So Abimelech the priest gave him the show bread; for there were no loaves there, but only the presence loaves which had been removed from the presence of the Lord, in order that hot bread should be set on, on the day on which he took them.

٦ فَأَعْطَاهُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ خُبْزٌ إِلَّا خُبْزَ ٱلْوُجُوهِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعَ مِنْ أَمَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِكَيْ يُوضَعَ خُبْزٌ سُخْنٌ فِي يَوْمِ أَخْذِهِ.

7 And there was there on that day one of Saul's servants detained before the Lord, and his name [was] Doec the Syrian, tending the mules of Saul.

٧ وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِ شَاوُلَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مَحْصُورًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ، ٱسْمُهُ دُوَاغُ ٱلْأَدُومِيُّ رَئِيسُ رُعَاةِ شَاوُلَ.

8 And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under your hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.

٨ وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَخِيمَالِكَ: «أَفَمَا يُوجَدُ هُنَا تَحْتَ يَدِكَ رُمْحٌ أَوْ سَيْفٌ، لِأَنِّي لَمْ آخُذْ بِيَدِي سَيْفِي وَلَا سِلَاحِي لِأَنَّ أَمْرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَانَ مُعَجِّلًا؟».

9 And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapt in a cloth: if you will take it, take it for yourself, for there is no other except it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me.

٩ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَاهِنُ: «إِنَّ سَيْفَ جُلْيَاتَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّ ٱلَّذِي قَتَلْتَهُ فِي وَادِي ٱلْبُطْمِ، هَا هُوَ مَلْفُوفٌ فِي ثَوْبٍ خَلْفَ ٱلْأَفُودِ، فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَهُ فَخُذْهُ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ آخَرُ سِوَاهُ هُنَا». فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لَا يُوجَدُ مِثْلُهُ، أَعْطِنِي إِيَّاهُ».

10 And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth.

١٠ وَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَهَرَبَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مِنْ أَمَامِ شَاوُلَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى أَخِيشَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ.

11 And the servants of Anchus said to him, [Is] not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to him, saying, Saul has struck his thousand, and David his ten thousands?

١١ فَقَالَ عَبِيدُ أَخِيشَ لَهُ: «أَلَيْسَ هَذَا دَاوُدَ مَلِكَ ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ أَلَيْسَ لِهَذَا كُنَّ يُغَنِّينَ فِي ٱلرَّقْصِ قَائِلَاتٍ: ضَرَبَ شَاوُلُ أُلُوفَهُ وَدَاوُدُ رِبْوَاتِهِ؟».

12 And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.

١٢ فَوَضَعَ دَاوُدُ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَخَافَ جِدًّا مِنْ أَخِيشَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ.

13 And he changed his appearance before him, and feigned himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the city, and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.

١٣ فَغَيَّرَ عَقْلَهُ فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ، وَتَظَاهَرَ بِٱلْجُنُونِ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَأَخَذَ يُخَرْبِشُ عَلَى مَصَارِيعِ ٱلْبَابِ وَيُسِيلُ رِيقَهُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ.

14 And Anchus said to his servants, Behold! you see the man [is] mad: why have you brought him in to me?

١٤ فَقَالَ أَخِيشُ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «هُوَذَا تَرَوْنَ ٱلرَّجُلَ مَجْنُونًا، فَلِمَاذَا تَأْتُونَ بِهِ إِلَيَّ؟

15 [Am] I in lack of madmen, that you have brought him in to me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house.

١٥ أَلَعَلِّي مُحْتَاجٌ إِلَى مَجَانِينَ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُمْ بِهَذَا لِيَتَجَنَّنَ عَلَيَّ؟ أَهَذَا يَدْخُلُ بَيْتِي؟».