1 Samuel 26

1 Againe the Ziphims came vnto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doeth not Dauid hide him selfe in the hill of Hachilah before Ieshimon?

١ ثُمَّ جَاءَ ٱلزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ قَائِلِينَ: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَفِيًا فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّذِي مُقَابِلَ ٱلْقَفْرِ؟»

2 Then Saul arose, and went downe to the wildernes of Ziph, hauing three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, for to seeke Dauid in the wildernesse of Ziph.

٢ فَقَامَ شَاوُلُ وَنَزَلَ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ وَمَعَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ مُنْتَخَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِكَيْ يُفَتِّشَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ.

3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Ieshimon by the way side. Now Dauid abode in the wildernesse, and he sawe that Saul came after him into the wildernesse.

٣ وَنَزَلَ شَاوُلُ فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّذِي مُقَابِلَ ٱلْقَفْرِ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ مُقِيمًا فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ وَرَاءَهُ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ

4 (For Dauid had sent out spies, and vnderstood, that Saul was come in very deede)

٤ أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ جَوَاسِيسَ وَعَلِمَ بِٱلْيَقِينِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ.

5 Then Dauid arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched, and when Dauid beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the sonne of Ner which was his chiefe captaine, (for Saul lay in the fort, and the people pitched round about him)

٥ فَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي نَزَلَ فِيهِ شَاوُلُ، وَنَظَرَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْمَكَانَ ٱلَّذِي ٱضْطَجَعَ فِيهِ شَاوُلُ وَأَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِهِ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُضْطَجِعًا عِنْدَ ٱلْمِتْرَاسِ وَٱلشَّعْبُ نُزُولٌ حَوَالَيْهِ.

6 Then spake Dauid, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah, brother to Ioab, saying, Who will go downe with me to Saul to the hoste? Then Abishai said, I will goe downe with thee.

٦ فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَكَلَّمَ أَخِيمَالِكَ ٱلْحِثِّيَّ وَأَبِيشَايَ ٱبْنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ أَخَا يُوآبَ قَائِلًا: «مَنْ يَنْزِلُ مَعِي إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ؟» فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ: «أَنَا أَنْزِلُ مَعَكَ».

7 So Dauid and Abishai came downe to the people by night: and beholde, Saul lay sleeping within the fort, and his speare did sticke in the ground at his head: and Abner and the people lay round about him.

٧ فَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ وَأَبِيشَايُ إِلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ لَيْلًا وَإِذَا بِشَاوُلَ مُضْطَجعٌ نَائِمٌ عِنْدَ ٱلْمِتْرَاسِ، وَرُمْحُهُ مَرْكُوزٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ، وَأَبْنَيْرُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ مُضْطَجِعُونَ حَوَالَيْهِ.

8 Then saide Abishai to Dauid, God hath closed thine enemie into thine hande this day: now therefore, I pray thee, let me smite him once with a speare to the earth, and I will not smite him againe.

٨ فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ لِدَاوُدَ: «قَدْ حَبَسَ ٱللهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَدُوَّكَ فِي يَدِكَ. فَدَعْنِيَ ٱلْآنَ أَضْرِبْهُ بِٱلرُّمْحِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَا أُثَنِّي عَلَيْهِ».

9 And Dauid sayde to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can lay his hand on the Lordes anoynted, and be giltlesse?

٩ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيشَايَ: «لَا تُهْلِكْهُ، فَمَنِ ٱلَّذِي يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَيَتَبَرَّأُ؟»

10 Moreouer Dauid said, As the Lord liueth, eyther the Lord shall smite him, or his day shall come to dye, or he shall descend into battel, and perish.

١٠ وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ سَوْفَ يَضْرِبُهُ، أَوْ يَأْتِي يَوْمُهُ فَيَمُوتُ، أَوْ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى ٱلْحَرْبِ وَيَهْلِكُ.

11 The Lord keepe mee from laying mine hand vpon the Lordes anointed: but, I pray thee, take now the speare that is at his head, and the pot of water, and let vs goe hence.

١١ حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ! وَٱلْآنَ فَخُذِ ٱلرُّمْحَ ٱلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَكُوزَ ٱلْمَاءِ وَهَلُمَّ».

12 So Dauid tooke the speare and the pot of water from Sauls head, and they gate them away, and no man saw it, nor marked it, neither did any awake, but they were all asleepe: for the Lord had sent a dead sleepe vpon them.

١٢ فَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ ٱلرُّمْحَ وَكُوزَ ٱلْمَاءِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَأْسِ شَاوُلَ وَذَهَبَا، وَلَمْ يَرَ وَلَا عَلِمَ وَلَا ٱنْتَبَهَ أَحَدٌ لِأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعًا كَانُوا نِيَامًا، لِأَنَّ سُبَاتَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

13 Then Dauid went vnto the other side, and stoode on the toppe of an hill a farre off, a great space being betweene them.

١٣ وَعَبَرَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى ٱلْعَبْرِ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْجَبَلِ عَنْ بُعْدٍ، وَٱلْمَسَافَةُ بَيْنَهُمْ كَبِيرَةٌ.

14 And Dauid cryed to the people, and to Abner the sonne of Ner, saying, Hearest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered, and said, Who art thou that cryest to the King?

١٤ وَنَادَى دَاوُدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَأَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرٍ قَائِلًا: «أَمَا تُجِيبُ يَا أَبْنَيْرُ؟» فَأَجَابَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتَ ٱلَّذِي يُنَادِي ٱلْمَلِكَ؟»

15 And Dauid said to Abner, Art not thou a man? and who is like thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lorde the King? for there came one of the folke in to destroy the King thy lord.

١٥ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبْنَيْرَ: «أَمَا أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ؟ وَمَنْ مِثْلُكَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَحْرُسْ سَيِّدَكَ ٱلْمَلِكَ؟ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِكَيْ يُهْلِكَ ٱلْمَلِكَ سَيِّدَكَ.

16 This is not well done of thee: as the Lord liueth, ye are worthy to dye, because ye haue not kept your master the Lordes Anointed: and now see where the Kings speare is, and the pot of water that was at his head.

١٦ لَيْسَ حَسَنًا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلْتَ. حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَنْتُمْ، لِأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تُحَافِظُوا عَلَى سَيِّدِكُمْ، عَلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ. فَٱنْظُرِ ٱلْآنَ أَيْنَ هُوَ رُمْحُ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَكُوزُ ٱلْمَاءِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ».

17 And Saul knewe Dauids voyce, and sayde, Is this thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? And Dauid sayde, It is my voyce, my lorde O King.

١٧ وَعَرَفَ شَاوُلُ صَوْتَ دَاوُدَ فَقَالَ: «أَهَذَا هُوَ صَوْتُكَ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدُ؟» فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «إِنَّهُ صَوْتِي يَاسَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ».

18 And he sayde, Wherefore doeth my lorde thus persecute his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?

١٨ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «لِمَاذَا سَيِّدِي يَسْعَى وَرَاءَ عَبْدِهِ؟ لِأَنِّي مَاذَا عَمِلْتُ وَأَيُّ شَرٍّ بِيَدِي؟

19 Now therefore, I beseech thee, let my lord the King heare the wordes of his seruant. If the Lord haue stirred thee vp against me, let him smell the sauour of a sacrifice: but if the children of men haue done it, cursed be they before the Lord: for they haue cast me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Goe, serue other gods.

١٩ وَٱلْآنَ فَلْيَسْمَعْ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ كَلَامَ عَبْدِهِ: فَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ أَهَاجَكَ ضِدِّي فَلْيَشْتَمَّ تَقْدِمَةً. وَإِنْ كَانَ بَنُو ٱلنَّاسِ فَلْيَكُونُوا مَلْعُونِينَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ طَرَدُونِي ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلِٱنْضِمَامِ إِلَى نَصِيبِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: ٱذْهَبِ ٱعْبُدْ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

20 Nowe therefore let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the King of Israel is come out to seeke a flea, as one would hunt a partridge in the mountaines.

٢٠ وَٱلْآنَ لَا يَسْقُطْ دَمِي إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمَامَ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيُفَتِّشَ عَلَى بُرْغُوثٍ وَاحِدٍ! كَمَا يُتْبَعُ ٱلْحَجَلُ فِي ٱلْجِبَالِ!».

21 Then sayde Saul, I haue sinned: come againe, my sonne Dauid: for I will doe thee no more harme, because my soule was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I haue done foolishly, and haue erred exceedingly.

٢١ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ. اِرْجِعْ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدَ لِأَنِّي لَا أُسِيءُ إِلَيْكَ بَعْدُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ نَفْسِي كَانَتْ كَرِيمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ. هُوَذَا قَدْ حَمِقْتُ وَضَلَلْتُ كَثِيرًا جِدًّا».

22 Then Dauid answered, and saide, Beholde the Kings speare, let one of the yong men come ouer and set it.

٢٢ فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا رُمْحُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَلْيَعْبُرْ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَيَأْخُذْهُ.

23 And let the Lord rewarde euery man according to his righteousnesse and faithfulnesse: for the Lord had deliuered thee into mine handes this day, but I woulde not lay mine hand vpon the Lords anointed.

٢٣ وَٱلرَّبُّ يَرُدُّ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ بِرَّهُ وَأَمَانَتَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ دَفَعَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْيَوْمَ لِيَدِي وَلَمْ أَشَأْ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

24 And beholde, like as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes: so let my life be set by in the eyes of the Lord, that he may deliuer me out of all tribulation.

٢٤ وَهُوَذَا كَمَا كَانَتْ نَفْسُكَ عَظِيمَةً ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، كَذَلِكَ لِتَعْظُمْ نَفْسِي فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ فَيَنْقُذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ».

25 Then Saul said to Dauid, Blessed art thou, my sonne Dauid: for thou shalt doe great things, and also preuaile. So Dauid went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

٢٥ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِدَاوُدَ: «مُبَارَكٌ أَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدَ، فَإِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ وَتَقْدِرُ». ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ وَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ.