1 Samuel 24
1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying: 'Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'
| وَبَعْدَ أَنْ رَجَعَ شَاوُلُ مِنْ مُطَارَدَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ قِيلَ لَهُ: «إِنَّ دَاوُدَ مُتَحَصِّنٌ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ عَيْنِ جَدْيٍ» | ١ |
2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
| فَحَشَدَ ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ خِيرَةِ قُوَّاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَسَعَى وَرَاءَ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ فِي صُخُورِ الْوُعُولِ. | ٢ |
3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.
| وَدَخَلَ شَاوُلُ كَهْفاً عِنْدَ حَظِيرَةِ غَنَمٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ لِيَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ، وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ مُخْتَبِئِينَ فِي أَغْوَارِ الْكَهْفِ. | ٣ |
4 And the men of David said unto him: 'Behold the day in which the LORD hath said unto thee: Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee.' Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ رِجَالُهُ: «هَذَا هُوَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي وَعَدَكَ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ فِيهِ عَدُوَّكَ إِلَيْكَ فَتَصْنَعُ بِهِ مَا تَشَاءُ». فَانْسَلَّ دَاوُدُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَطَعَ طَرَفَ جُبَّتِهِ سِرّاً. | ٤ |
5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
| وَلَكِنْ مَا لَبِثَ قَلْبُهُ أَنْ وَبَّخَهُ عَلَى قَطْعِهِ طَرَفَ جُبَّةِ شَاوُلَ. | ٥ |
6 And he said unto his men: 'The LORD forbid it me, that I should do this thing unto my lord, the LORD'S anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD'S anointed.'
| فَقَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ هَذَا الإِثْمَ بِحَقِّ سَيِّدِي الْمُخْتَارِ مِنَ الرَّبِّ فَأَمُدَّ يَدِي وَأُسِيءَ إِلَيْهِ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ مَسَحَهُ مَلِكاً». | ٦ |
7 So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
| وَهَكَذَا زَجَرَ دَاوُدُ رِجَالَهُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ، وَلَمْ يَدَعْهُمْ يُهَاجِمُونَ شَاوُلَ. وَمَا لَبِثَ شَاوُلُ أَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْكَهْفِ وَمَضَى فِي سَبِيلِهِ، | ٧ |
8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying: 'My lord the king.' And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and prostrated himself.
| فَتَبِعَهُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْكَهْفِ وَنَادَى: «يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ». فَالْتَفَتَ شَاوُلُ خَلْفَهُ، فَانْحَنَى دَاوُدُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ سَاجِداً | ٨ |
9 And David said to Saul: 'Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying: Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
| وَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا تَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى أَقَاوِيلِ النَّاسِ: إِنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ وَطَّدَ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى إِيْذَائِكَ. | ٩ |
10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said: I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.
| هَا أَنْتَ قَدْ رَأَيْتَ الْيَوْمَ بِعَيْنَيْكَ كَيْفَ أَوْقَعَكَ الرَّبُّ فِي قَبْضَتِي عِنْدَمَا كُنْتَ فِي الْكَهْفِ، وَجَاءَ مَنْ يُحَرِّضُنِي عَلَى قَتْلِكَ، وَلَكِنِّي أَشْفَقْتُ عَلَيْكَ وَقُلْتُ: لا! لَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي بِالإِسَاءَةِ إِلَى سَيِّدِي، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ الَّذِي اخْتَارَهُ. | ١٠ |
11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou layest wait for my soul to take it.
| فَانْظُرْ يَا أَبِي مَا بِيَدِي، إِنَّهُ طَرَفُ جُبَّتِكَ. إِنَّ قَطْعِي طَرَفَ جُبَّتِكَ وَعَدَمَ قَتْلِي إِيَّاكَ خَيْرُ دَلِيلٍ عَلَى أَنَّنِي لَمْ أَرْتَكِبْ شَرّاً أَوْ ذَنْباً، وَلَمْ أُخْطِئْ إِلَيْكَ، بَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ تَتَرَبَّصُ بِي لِتَقْتُلَنِي. | ١١ |
12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
| فَلْيَقْضِ الرَّبُّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَيَنْتَقِمْ لِيَ الرَّبُّ مِنْكَ، أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَنْ أَمَسَّكَ بِسُوءٍ. | ١٢ |
13 As saith the proverb of the ancients: Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
| وَكَمَا قِيلَ فِي مَثَلِ الْقُدَمَاءِ: عَنِ الأَشْرَارِ يَصْدُرُ شَرٌّ، لِذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ يَدِي لَنْ تَنَالَكَ بأَذىً. | ١٣ |
14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
| ثُمَّ وَرَاءَ مَنْ يَسْعَى مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ مَنْ هُوَ الَّذِي تُطَارِدُهُ؟ أَتَسْعَى وَرَاءَ كَلْبٍ مَيْتٍ؟ وَرَاءَ بُرْغُوثٍ وَاحِدٍ؟ | ١٤ |
15 The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.'
| لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ هُوَ الدَّيَّانُ فَيَقْضِيَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَيَتَوَلَّى قَضِيَّتِي وَيُبْرِئَنِي وَيُنْقِذَنِي مِنْ قَبْضَتِكَ». | ١٥ |
16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said: 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
| فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ الْكَلامِ تَسَاءَلَ شَاوُلُ: «أَهَذَا صَوْتُكَ يَا ابْنِي دَاوُدُ؟» وَارْتَفَعَ صَوْتُ شَاوُلَ بِالْبُكَاءِ. | ١٦ |
17 And he said to David: 'Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لِدَاوُدَ: «إِنَّكَ حَقّاً أَبَرُّ مِنِّي لأَنَّكَ كَافَأْتَنِي خَيْراً وَأَنَا جَازَيْتُكَ شَرّاً. | ١٧ |
18 And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me; forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me up into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.
| وَأَبْدَيْتَ نَحْوِي خَيْراً إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَوْقَعَنِي فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَلَكِنَّكَ عَفَوْتَ عَنِّي. | ١٨ |
19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.
| أَيَعْفُو رَجُلٌ عَنْ عَدُوِّهِ وَيُطْلِقُهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْتَقِمَ مِنْهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَقَعَ فِي قَبْضَتِهِ؟ فَلْيُكَافِئْكَ الرَّبُّ جَزَاءَ مَا صَنَعْتَ الْيَوْمَ مَعِي مِنْ خَيْرٍ. | ١٩ |
20 And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
| لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ الآنَ أَنَّكَ تُصْبِحُ مَلِكاً وَبِيَدِكَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٢٠ |
21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.'
| فَاحْلِفْ لِيَ الآنَ بِالرَّبِّ أَنَّكَ لَا تُبِيدُ نَسْلِي مِنْ بَعْدِي وَلا تَقْضِي عَلَى اسْمِي مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِي». | ٢١ |
22 And David swore unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men got them up unto the stronghold.
| فَحَلَفَ دَاوُدُ لِشَاوُلَ ثُمَّ مَضَى شَاوُلُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، أَمَّا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ فَالْتَجَأُوا إِلَى الْحِصْنِ. | ٢٢ |
