1 Samuel 26

1 The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”

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

2 Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, 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 Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

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 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.

٤ أَرْسَلَ جَوَاسِيسَهُ لِيَتَيَقَّنَ مِنْ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ تَعَقَّبَهُ حَقّاً.

5 Then David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped 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 Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will 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 So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay 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 Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”

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

9 David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

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

10 David said, “As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him; or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.

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

11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let’s go.”

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 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had 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 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain far away, a great space being between them;

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

14 and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?”

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

15 David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king.

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 isn’t good that you have done. As the LORD lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”

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 Saul recognised David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is 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 He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?

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

19 Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that the LORD has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before the LORD; for they have driven me out today that I shouldn’t cling to the LORD’s inheritance, 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 Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the 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 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”

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 David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it.

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

23 The LORD will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because the LORD delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

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 Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the LORD’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”

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

25 Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned 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.