1 Samuel 30

1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that, the Amalekites, had made a raid into the South, and into Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

١ وَلَمَّا جَاءَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى صِقْلَغَ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ، كَانَ ٱلْعَمَالِقَةُ قَدْ غَزَوْا ٱلْجَنُوبَ وَصِقْلَغَ، وَضَرَبُوا صِقْلَغَ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا بِٱلنَّارِ،

2 and had taken captive the women and all who were therein, from small even unto great, they had not put one to death, —but had driven them forth, and gone their way.

٢ وَسَبَوْا ٱلنِّسَاءَ ٱللَّوَاتِي فِيهَا. لَمْ يَقْتُلُوا أَحَدًا لَا صَغِيرًا وَلَا كَبِيرًا، بَلْ سَاقُوهُمْ وَمَضَوْا فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ.

3 So, when David and his men came to the city, lo! it was burnt with fire, —and, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, had been taken captive.

٣ فَدَخَلَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَإِذَا هِيَ مُحْرَقَةٌ بِٱلنَّارِ، وَنِسَاؤُهُمْ وَبَنُوهُمْ وَبَنَاتُهُمْ قَدْ سُبُوا.

4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice, and wept, —until they had no more strength to weep.

٤ فَرَفَعَ دَاوُدُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَبَكَوْا حَتَّى لَمْ تَبْقَ لَهُمْ قُوَّةٌ لِلْبُكَاءِ.

5 And, the two wives of David, had been taken captive, —Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

٥ وَسُبِيَتِ ٱمْرَأَتَا دَاوُدَ: أَخِينُوعَمُ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأَبِيجَايِلُ ٱمْرَأَةُ نَابَالَ ٱلْكَرْمَلِيِّ.

6 And David was in sore distress, for the people had spoken of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were embittered, every man for his own sons and for his own daughters, —but David emboldened himself in Yahweh his God.

٦ فَتَضَايَقَ دَاوُدُ جِدًّا لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ قَالُوا بِرَجْمِهِ، لِأَنَّ أَنْفُسَ جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ كَانَتْ مُرَّةً كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى بَنِيهِ وَبَنَاتِهِ. وَأَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَتَشَدَّدَ بِٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

7 Then said David to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, Do bring near me, I pray thee, the ephod. So Abiathar brought near the ephod, unto David.

٧ ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيَاثَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱبْنِ أَخِيمَالِكَ: «قَدِّمْ إِلَيَّ ٱلْأَفُودَ». فَقَدَّمَ أَبِيَاثَارُ ٱلْأَفُودَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ.

8 And David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake it? And he said unto him: Pursue, for thou shalt, overtake, and thou shalt, rescue.

٨ فَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا: «إِذَا لَحِقْتُ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْغُزَاةَ فَهَلْ أُدْرِكُهُمْ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱلْحَقْهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ تُدْرِكُ وَتُنْقِذُ».

9 So David went, he, and the six hundred men, who were with him, and they came in as far as the ravine of Besor, —where, they who had to be left behind, stayed.

٩ فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ هُوَ وَٱلسِّتُّ مِئَةِ ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى وَادِي ٱلْبَسُورِ، وَٱلْمُتَخَلِّفُونَ وَقَفُوا.

10 But David pursued, he. and four hundred men, —but the two hundred men stayed, because they were too wearied to cross over the ravine of Besor.

١٠ وَأَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَلَحِقَ هُوَ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، وَوَقَفَ مِئَتَا رَجُلٍ لِأَنَّهُمْ أَعْيَوْا عَنْ أَنْ يَعْبُرُوا وَادِيَ ٱلْبَسُورِ.

11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and took him unto David, —and gave him food, and he did eat, and they gave him water to drink;

١١ فَصَادَفُوا رَجُلًا مِصْرِيًّا فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ فَأَخَذُوهُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، وَأَعْطَوْهُ خُبْزًا فَأَكَلَ وَسَقَوْهُ مَاءً،

12 and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two cakes of raisins, and, when he had eaten, his spirit came back unto him, —for he had neither eaten food, nor drunk water, three days and three nights.

١٢ وَأَعْطَوْهُ قُرْصًا مِنَ ٱلتِّينِ وَعُنْقُودَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلزَّبِيبِ، فَأَكَلَ وَرَجَعَتْ رُوحُهُ إِلَيْهِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا وَلَا شَرِبَ مَاءً فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلَاثِ لَيَالٍ.

13 Then David said to him—Whose art thou? and whence art thou? And he said, A young man of Egypt, am I, servant to an Amalekite, and my lord left me behind, because I fell sick, three days ago.

١٣ فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «لِمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟» فَقَالَ: «أَنَا غُلَامٌ مِصْرِيٌّ عَبْدٌ لِرَجُلٍ عَمَالِيقِيٍّ، وَقَدْ تَرَكَنِي سَيِّدِي لِأَنِّي مَرِضْتُ مُنْذُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ.

14 As for us, we invaded the South of the Cherithites, and against that which pertaineth unto Judah, and against the South of Caleb, —and, Ziklag, burned we with fire.

١٤ فَإِنَّنَا قَدْ غَزَوْنَا عَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ ٱلْكَرِيتِيِّينَ، وَعَلَى مَا لِيَهُوذَا وَعَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ كَالِبَ وَأَحْرَقْنَا صِقْلَغَ بِٱلنَّارِ».

15 And David said unto him, Wilt thou bring me down unto this troop? And he said—Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt not put me to death, neither wilt thou surrender me into the hand of my lord, and I will bring thee down unto this troop.

١٥ فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ تَنْزِلُ بِي إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْغُزَاةِ؟» فَقَالَ: «ٱحْلِفْ لِي بِٱللهِ أَنَّكَ لَا تَقْتُلُنِي وَلَا تُسَلِّمُنِي لِيَدِ سَيِّدِي، فَأَنْزِلَ بِكَ إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْغُزَاةِ».

16 So he brought him down, and lo! they were left to themselves over the face of all the land, —eating, and drinking, and dancing around, for all the great spoil which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

١٦ فَنَزَلَ بِهِ وَإِذَا بِهِمْ مُنْتَشِرُونَ عَلَى وَجْهِ كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ وَيَرْقُصُونَ بِسَبَبِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْغَنِيمَةِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذُوا مِنْ أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَمِنْ أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا.

17 And David smote them, from the closing twilight even unto the evening of the next day, —and there escaped not of them a man, save four hundred young men who rode upon camels, and fled.

١٧ فَضَرَبَهُمْ دَاوُدُ مِنَ ٱلْعَتَمَةِ إِلَى مَسَاءِ غَدِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ غُلَامٍ ٱلَّذِينَ رَكِبُوا جِمَالًا وَهَرَبُوا.

18 And David rescued all whom the Amalekites had taken, —his two wives also, did David rescue;

١٨ وَٱسْتَخْلَصَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ مَا أَخَذَهُ عَمَالِيقُ، وَأَنْقَذَ دَاوُدُ ٱمْرَأَتَيْهِ.

19 and there was nothing missing to them—whether small or great, whether spoil, or sons or daughters, or, any thing which they had taken unto themselves, —the whole, did David recover.

١٩ وَلَمْ يُفْقَدْ لَهُمْ شَيْءٌ لَا صَغِيرٌ وَلَا كَبِيرٌ، وَلَا بَنُونَ وَلَا بَنَاتٌ وَلَا غَنِيمَةٌ، وَلَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَا أَخَذُوا لَهُمْ، بَلْ رَدَّ دَاوُدُ ٱلْجَمِيعَ.

20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, —they drave them before those other cattle, and they said, This, is David’s spoil.

٢٠ وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْغَنَمَ وَٱلْبَقَرَ. سَاقُوهَا أَمَامَ تِلْكَ ٱلْمَاشِيَةِ وَقَالُوا: «هَذِهِ غَنِيمَةُ دَاوُدَ».

21 And David came unto the two hundred men, who had been too wearied to follow David, and whom they had suffered to remain at the ravine of Besor, —and they came forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him, and when David came near unto the people, they enquired of his success.

٢١ وَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى مِئَتَيِ ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَعْيَوْا عَنِ ٱلذَّهَابِ وَرَاءَ دَاوُدَ، فَأَرْجَعُوهُمْ فِي وَادِي ٱلْبَسُورِ، فَخَرَجُوا لِلِقَاءِ دَاوُدَ وَلِقَاءِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ. فَتَقَدَّمَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ وَسَأَلَ عَنْ سَلَامَتِهِمْ.

22 Then responded every man who was bad and abandoned, from among the men who had been with David, and said—Because they went not with me there shall not be given them of the spoil that we have rescued, —save, to every man, his wife and his children, let them put them forth, then, and go.

٢٢ فَأَجَابَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ شِرِّيرٍ وَلَئِيمٍ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ سَارُوا مَعَ دَاوُدَ وَقَالُوا: «لِأَجْلِ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا مَعَنَا لَا نُعْطِيهِمْ مِنَ ٱلْغَنِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي ٱسْتَخْلَصْنَاهَا، بَلْ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ وَبَنِيهِ، فَلْيَقْتَادُوهُمْ وَيَنْطَلِقُوا».

23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, —with that which Yahweh hath given to us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

٢٣ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لَا تَفْعَلُوا هَكَذَا يَا إِخْوَتِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ أَعْطَانَا وَحَفِظَنَا وَدَفَعَ لِيَدِنَا ٱلْغُزَاةَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا عَلَيْنَا.

24 Who indeed, could hearken unto you, in this mutter? Surely, like the share of him that went down into the battle, even, so, shall be the share of him that remained by the stores—alike, shall they share.

٢٤ وَمَنْ يَسْمَعُ لَكُمْ فِي هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ؟ لِأَنَّهُ كَنَصِيبِ ٱلنَّازِلِ إِلَى ٱلْحَرْبِ نَصِيبُ ٱلَّذِي يُقِيمُ عِنْدَ ٱلْأَمْتِعَةِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ يَقْتَسِمُونَ بِٱلسَّوِيَّةِ».

25 And so it came to pass, from that day forward, that he appointed it, for a statute and for a custom unto Israel, until this day.

٢٥ وَكَانَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ فَصَاعِدًا أَنَّهُ جَعَلَهَا فَرِيضَةً وَقَضَاءً لِإِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

26 And, when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil, unto the elders of Judah, unto his friends, saying, —Lo! for you, a blessing, out of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh:

٢٦ وَلَمَّا جَاءَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى صِقْلَغَ أَرْسَلَ مِنَ ٱلْغَنِيمَةِ إِلَى شُيُوخِ يَهُوذَا، إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ قَائِلًا: «هَذِهِ لَكُمْ بَرَكَةٌ مِنْ غَنِيمَةِ أَعْدَاءِ ٱلرَّبِّ».

27 to them who were in Bethel, and to them who were in Ramoth of the South, and to them who were in Jattir,

٢٧ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي رَامُوتِ ٱلْجَنُوبِ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي يَتِّيرَ،

28 and to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa,

٢٨ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَرُوعِيرَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي سِفْمُوثَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي أَشْتِمُوعَ،

29 and to them who were in Racal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerameelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites,

٢٩ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي رَاخَالَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْيَرْحَمْئِيلِيِّينَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْقِينِيِّينَ،

30 and to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Cor-ashan, and to them who were in Athach,

٣٠ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي حُرْمَةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُورِ عَاشَانَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَتَاكَ،

31 and to them who were in Hebron, —and to all the places where David had been to and fro, he and his men.

٣١ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَإِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَمَاكِنِ ٱلَّتِي تَرَدَّدَ فِيهَا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ.