< 1 Samuel 24 >

1 And it cometh to pass when Saul hath turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, 'Lo, 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 And Saul taketh three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek David and his men, on the front of 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 cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there [is] a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.
وَدَخَلَ شَاوُلُ كَهْفاً عِنْدَ حَظِيرَةِ غَنَمٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ لِيَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ، وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ مُخْتَبِئِينَ فِي أَغْوَارِ الْكَهْفِ.٣
4 And the men of David say unto him, 'Lo, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Lo, I am giving thine enemy into thy hand, and thou hast done to him as it is good in thine eyes;' and David riseth and cutteth off the skirt of the upper robe which [is] on Saul — gently.
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 cometh to pass afterwards that the heart of David smiteth him, because that he hath cut off the skirt which [is] on Saul,
وَلَكِنْ مَا لَبِثَ قَلْبُهُ أَنْ وَبَّخَهُ عَلَى قَطْعِهِ طَرَفَ جُبَّةِ شَاوُلَ.٥
6 and he saith to his men, 'Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lord — to the anointed of Jehovah — to put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].'
فَقَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ هَذَا الإِثْمَ بِحَقِّ سَيِّدِي الْمُخْتَارِ مِنَ الرَّبِّ فَأَمُدَّ يَدِي وَأُسِيءَ إِلَيْهِ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ مَسَحَهُ مَلِكاً».٦
7 And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;
وَهَكَذَا زَجَرَ دَاوُدُ رِجَالَهُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ، وَلَمْ يَدَعْهُمْ يُهَاجِمُونَ شَاوُلَ. وَمَا لَبِثَ شَاوُلُ أَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْكَهْفِ وَمَضَى فِي سَبِيلِهِ،٧
8 and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, 'My lord, O king!' And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth — face to the earth — and doth obeisance.
فَتَبِعَهُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْكَهْفِ وَنَادَى: «يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ». فَالْتَفَتَ شَاوُلُ خَلْفَهُ، فَانْحَنَى دَاوُدُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ سَاجِداً٨
9 And David saith to Saul, 'Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?
وَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا تَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى أَقَاوِيلِ النَّاسِ: إِنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ وَطَّدَ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى إِيْذَائِكَ.٩
10 Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and [one] said to slay thee, and [mine eye] hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].
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 'And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting 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 'Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;
فَلْيَقْضِ الرَّبُّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَيَنْتَقِمْ لِيَ الرَّبُّ مِنْكَ، أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَنْ أَمَسَّكَ بِسُوءٍ.١٢
13 as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
وَكَمَا قِيلَ فِي مَثَلِ الْقُدَمَاءِ: عَنِ الأَشْرَارِ يَصْدُرُ شَرٌّ، لِذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ يَدِي لَنْ تَنَالَكَ بأَذىً.١٣
14 'After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? — after a dead dog! after one flea!
ثُمَّ وَرَاءَ مَنْ يَسْعَى مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ مَنْ هُوَ الَّذِي تُطَارِدُهُ؟ أَتَسْعَى وَرَاءَ كَلْبٍ مَيْتٍ؟ وَرَاءَ بُرْغُوثٍ وَاحِدٍ؟١٤
15 And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'
لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ هُوَ الدَّيَّانُ فَيَقْضِيَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَيَتَوَلَّى قَضِيَّتِي وَيُبْرِئَنِي وَيُنْقِذَنِي مِنْ قَبْضَتِكَ».١٥
16 And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.
فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ الْكَلامِ تَسَاءَلَ شَاوُلُ: «أَهَذَا صَوْتُكَ يَا ابْنِي دَاوُدُ؟» وَارْتَفَعَ صَوْتُ شَاوُلَ بِالْبُكَاءِ.١٦
17 And he saith unto David, 'More righteous thou [art] than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
ثُمَّ قَالَ لِدَاوُدَ: «إِنَّكَ حَقّاً أَبَرُّ مِنِّي لأَنَّكَ كَافَأْتَنِي خَيْراً وَأَنَا جَازَيْتُكَ شَرّاً.١٧
18 and thou hast declared to-day how that thou hast done good with me, how that Jehovah shut me up into thy hand, and thou didst not slay me,
وَأَبْدَيْتَ نَحْوِي خَيْراً إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَوْقَعَنِي فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَلَكِنَّكَ عَفَوْتَ عَنِّي.١٨
19 and that a man doth find his enemy, and hath sent him away in a good manner; and Jehovah doth repay thee good for that which thou didst to 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, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;
لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ الآنَ أَنَّكَ تُصْبِحُ مَلِكاً وَبِيَدِكَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.٢٠
21 and, now, swear to me by Jehovah — thou dost not cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou destroy my name from the house of my father.'
فَاحْلِفْ لِيَ الآنَ بِالرَّبِّ أَنَّكَ لَا تُبِيدُ نَسْلِي مِنْ بَعْدِي وَلا تَقْضِي عَلَى اسْمِي مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِي».٢١
22 And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.
فَحَلَفَ دَاوُدُ لِشَاوُلَ ثُمَّ مَضَى شَاوُلُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، أَمَّا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ فَالْتَجَأُوا إِلَى الْحِصْنِ.٢٢

< 1 Samuel 24 >