1 Samuel 26

1 And the Ziphites come to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding himself in the height of Hachilah, on the front of the desert?”

١ وَتَوجَّهَ الزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ فِي جِبْعَةَ وَقَالُوا: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَبِئاً فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ تُجَاهَ الصَّحْرَاءِ؟»

2 And Saul rises, and goes down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him [are] three thousand men, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

٢ فَاخْتَارَ شَاوُلُ ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ خِيرَةِ جُنُودِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَانْطَلَقَ نَحْوَ صَحْرَاءِ زِيفٍ لِيَبْحَثَ فِيهَا عَنْ دَاوُدَ.

3 And Saul encamps in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the front of the desert, by the way, and David is abiding in the wilderness, and he sees that Saul has come into the wilderness after him;

٣ وَعَسْكَرَ شَاوُلُ إِزَاءَ الطَّرِيقِ عِنْدَ سَفْحِ تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ تُجَاهَ الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ آنَئِذٍ مُقِيماً فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ. فَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ تَعَقَّبَهُ إِلَى الصَّحْرَاءِ

4 and David sends spies, and knows that Saul has come to Nachon,

٤ أَرْسَلَ جَوَاسِيسَهُ لِيَتَيَقَّنَ مِنْ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ تَعَقَّبَهُ حَقّاً.

5 and David rises, and comes to the place where Saul has encamped, and David sees the place where Saul has lain, and Abner son of Ner, head of his host, and Saul is lying in the path, and the people are encamping around him.

٥ ثُمَّ قَامَ دَاوُدُ وَتَسَلَّلَ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الْمُضْطَجِعِ فِيهِ شَاوُلُ، وَأَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِهِ. فَرَأَى شَاوُلَ رَاقِداً عِنْدَ الْمِتْرَاسِ مُحَاطاً بِجُنُودِهِ.

6 And David answers and says to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who goes down with me to Saul, to the camp?” And Abishai says, “I go down with you.”

٦ فَخَاطَبَ دَاوُدُ أَخِيمَالِكَ الْحِثِّيَّ وَأَبِيشَايَ ابْنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ (شَقِيقَ يُوآبَ): «مَنْ مِنْكُمَا يَنْزِلُ مَعِي إِلَى مُعَسْكَرِ شَاوُلَ؟» فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ: «أَنَا أَنْزِلُ مَعَكَ».

7 And David comes—and Abishai—by night to the people, and behold, Saul is lying sleeping in the path, and his spear is pressed into the earth by his pillow, and Abner and the people are lying around him.

٧ فَتَسَلَّلَ دَاوُدُ وَأَبِيشَايُ لَيْلاً إِلَى مُعَسْكَرِ شَاوُلَ، وَإذَا بِشَاوُلَ رَاقِدٌ عِنْدَ الْمِتْرَاسِ وَرُمْحُهُ مَغْرُوسٌ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلَى جِوَارِ رَأْسِهِ، وَأَبْنَيْرُ وَالْجُنُودُ نَائِمُونَ حَوْلَهُ.

8 And Abishai says to David, “God has shut up your enemy into your hand today; and now, please let me strike him with [the] spear, even into the earth, at once—and not repeat [it] to him.”

٨ فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ لِدَاوُدَ: «لَقَدْ أَوْقَعَ اللهُ الْيَوْمَ عَدُوَّكَ فِي قَبْضَةِ يَدِكَ، فَدَعْنِي الآنَ أَطْعَنُهُ بِرُمْحِهِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، فَأُجْهِزَ عَلَيْهِ بِضَرْبَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ».

9 And David says to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; for who has put forth his hand against the anointed of YHWH and been acquitted?”

٩ فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ: «لا تَقْضِ عَلَيْهِ، إِذْ مَنْ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ لِيُسِيءَ لِمَسِيحِ الرَّبِّ وَيَتَبَرَّأُ؟

10 And David says, “YHWH lives; except YHWH strikes him, or his day comes that he has died, or he goes down into battle and has been consumed—

١٠ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ نَفْسَهُ لابُدَّ أَنْ يُعَاقِبَ شَاوُلَ فَيُمِيتَهُ مِيتَةً طَبِيعِيَّةً، أَوْ يَقْتُلَهُ فِي مَعْرَكَةٍ حَرْبِيَّةٍ.

11 far be it from me, by YHWH, from putting forth my hand against the anointed of YHWH; and now, please take the spear which [is] by his pillow, and the jug of water, and we go away.”

١١ وَلَكِنْ مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي لأُسِيءَ إِلَى مَسِيحِ الرَّبِّ. أَمَّا الآنَ فَخُذِ الرُّمْحَ الْمَغْرُوسَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَكُوزَ الْمَاءِ وَهَلُمَّ بِنَا مِنْ هُنَا».

12 And David takes the spear, and the jug of water by the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep [from] YHWH has fallen on them.

١٢ وَهَكَذَا أَخَذَ دَاوُدُ الرُّمْحَ وَكُوزَ الْمَاءِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَأْسِ شَاوُلَ وَتَسَلَّلا رَاجِعَيْنِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَرَاهُمَا أَوْ يَنْتَبِهَ لِوُجُودِهِمَا أَحَدٌ، لأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعاً كَانُوا نِيَاماً إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ أَثْقَلَهُمْ بِالسُّبَاتِ الْعَمِيقِ.

13 And David passes over to the other side, and stands on the top of the hill far off—great [is] the place between them;

١٣ وَاجْتَازَ دَاوُدُ الْوَادِي إِلَى الْجَبَلِ الْمُقَابِلِ وَارْتَقَى إِلَى قِمَّتِهِ حَيْثُ وَقَفَ عَنْ بُعْدٍ، تَفْصِلُهُ عَنْ شَاوُلَ مَسَافَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ.

14 and David calls to the people, and to Abner son of Ner, saying, “Do you not answer, Abner?” And Abner answers and says, “Who [are] you [who] have called to the king?”

١٤ وَنَادَى دَاوُدُ الْجُنُودَ وَأَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرٍ قَائِلاً: «أَلا تُجِيبُنِي يَا أَبْنَيْرُ؟». فَأَجَابَ أَبْنَيْرُ: «مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُنَادِي الْمَلِكَ؟»

15 And David says to Abner, “Are you not a man? And who [is] like you in Israel? But why have you not watched over your lord the king? For one of the people had come in to destroy the king, your lord.

١٥ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبْنَيْرَ: «أَلَسْتَ أَنْتَ رَجُلاً؟ وَمَنْ مِثْلُكَ فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَحْرُسْ سَيِّدَكَ الْمَلِكَ؟ فَقَدْ جَاءَ مَنْ هَمَّ بِقَتْلِ سَيِّدِكَ الْمَلِكِ.

16 This thing which you have done is not good; YHWH lives, but you [are] sons of death, in that you have not watched over your lord, over the anointed of YHWH; and now, see where the king’s spear [is], and the jug of water which [is] by his pillow.”

١٦ إِنَّ مَا عَمِلْتَهُ لَا يَسْتَحِقُّ الثَّنَاءَ، فَحَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ إِنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ الْمَوْتِ، لأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَحْرُسُوا سَيِّدَكُمْ مَسِيحَ الرَّبِّ، فَانْظُرْ حَوْلَكَ الآنَ، أَيْنَ هُوَ رُمْحُ الْمَلِكِ وَكُوزُ الْمَاءِ اللَّذَانِ كَانَا عِنْدَ رَأَسِهِ؟».

17 And Saul discerns the voice of David and says, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David says, “My voice, my lord, O king!”

١٧ وَتَبَيَّنَ شَاوُلُ صَوْتَ دَاوُدَ، فَقَالَ: «أَهَذَا صَوْتُكَ يَا ابْنِي دَاوُدَ؟» فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ: «إِنَّهُ صَوْتِي يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ».

18 And he says, “Why [is] this—my lord is pursuing after his servant? For what have I done, and what evil [is] in my hand?

١٨ ثُمَّ تَابَعَ حَدِيثَهُ: «لِمَاذَا لايَزَالُ سَيِّدِي يَسْعَى وَرَاءَ عَبْدِهِ؟ أَيُّ ذَنْبٍ جَنَيْتُ، وَأَيُّ جُرْمٍ اقْتَرَفْتُ؟

19 And now, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if YHWH has moved you against me, let Him accept a present; but if [merely] the sons of men, they [are] cursed before YHWH, for today they have cast me out from being admitted into the inheritance of YHWH, saying, Go, serve other gods.

١٩ فَلْيَسْمَعْ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ كَلامَ عَبْدِهِ الآنَ: إِنْ كَانَ الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَثَارَكَ ضِدِّي فَلأُقَدِّمَنَّ لَهُ قُرْبَانَ رِضىً. وَإِنْ كَانَ النَّاسُ هُمُ الَّذِينَ أَوْغَرُوا صَدْرَكَ عَلَيَّ فَلْيَكُونُوا مَلْعُونِينَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُمْ نَفَوْنِي مِنْ أَرْضِ مِيرَاثِ الرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: اذْهَبِ اعْبُدْ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

20 And now, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of YHWH, for the king of Israel has come out to seek one flea, as [one] pursues the partridge in mountains.”

٢٠ وَالآنَ لَا تَدَعْ دَمِي يُهْدَرُ عَلَى أَرْضٍ غَرِيبَةً بَعِيداً عَنْ حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيَبْحَثَ عَنْ بُرْغُوثٍ وَاحِدٍ وَيَتَعَقَّبَهُ كَمَا يُتَعَقَّبُ الْحَجَلُ فِي الْجِبَالِ؟».

21 And Saul says, “I have sinned; return, my son David, for I do evil to you no more, because that my soul has been precious in your eyes this day; behold, I have acted foolishly, and err very greatly.”

٢١ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ. ارْجِعْ يَا ابْنِي دَاوُدَ فَلَنْ أُسِيءَ إِلَيْكَ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ، لأَنَّ نَفْسِي كَانَتْ عَزِيزَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ. لَشَدَّ مَا أَخْطَأْتُ وَضَلَلْتُ!».

22 And David answers and says, “Behold, the king’s spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

٢٢ فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ: «هُوَذَا رُمْحُ الْمَلِكِ. فَلْيَأْتِ أَحَدُ الرِّجَالِ وَيَأْخُذْهُ.

23 and YHWH turns each back to his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that YHWH has given you into [my] hand today, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of YHWH,

٢٣ وَلْيُكَافِئِ الرَّبُّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى اسِتْقَامَتِهِ وَأَمَانَتِهِ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَوْقَعَكَ الْيَوْمَ فِى قَبْضَتِي، لَكِنِّي لَمْ أَشَأْ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي لأُسِيءَ إِلَى مُخْتَارِ الرَّبِّ.

24 and behold, as your soul has been great in my eyes this day, so is my soul great in the eyes of YHWH, and He delivers me out of all distress.”

٢٤ وَكَمَا كَانَتْ نَفْسُكَ عَزِيزَةً فِي عَيْنَيَّ الْيَوْمَ، لِتَكُنْ نَفْسِي أَيْضاً عَزِيزَةً فِي عَيْنَي الرَّبِّ، وَيُنْقِذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ».

25 And Saul says to David, “Blessed [are] you, my son David, also working you work, and also prevailing you prevail.” And David goes on his way, and Saul has turned back to his place.

٢٥ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِدَاوُدَ: «لِتَكُنْ مُبَارَكاً يا ابْنِي دَاوُدَ، فَإِنَّكَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى الْقِيَامِ بِأُمُورٍ عَظِيمَةٍ وَتَنْجَحُ فِيهَا». ثُمَّ مَضَى دَاوُدُ فِي حَالِ سَبِيلِهِ وَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.