1 N ow when David and his men came home to Ziklag on the third day, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid on the South (the Negeb) and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire,

وَحالَما وَصَلَ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ إلَى صِقلَغَ فِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ، رَأَوْا أنَّ عَمالِيقَ قَدْ هاجَمُوا المَدِينَةَ. فَقَدْ غَزا عَمالِيقُ مِنْطَقَةَ النَّقَبِ، وَهاجَمُوا صِقلَغَ، وَأحرَقُوا المَدِينَةَ،

2 A nd had taken the women and all who were there, both great and small, captive. They killed no one, but carried them off and went on their way.

وَأخَذُوا كُلَّ نِسائِها الكَبِيراتِ مِنهُنَّ وَالصَّغِيراتِ سَبايا. لَمْ يَقتُلُوا أحَداً، لَكِنَّهُمْ أسَرُوا الجَمِيعَ، وَذَهَبُوا فِي طَرِيقِهِم.

3 S o David and his men came to the town, and behold, it was burned, and their wives and sons and daughters were taken captive.

وَعِندَما دَخَلَ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ صِقلَغَ، وَجَدُوها تَحتَرِقُ. وَوَجَدُوا أنَّ زَوجاتِهِمْ وَأولادَهُمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ قَدْ أُسِرُوا.

4 T hen David and the men with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.

فَبَكَى داوُدُ وَكُلُّ رِجالِ جَيشِهِ بِشِدَّةٍ حَتَّى لَمْ تَعُدْ لَدَيهِمْ قُوَّةٌ عَلَى البُكاءِ.

5 D avid’s two wives also had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

وَكانَتِ امرَأتا داوُدَ، أخِينُوعَمُ اليَزرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأبِيجايِلُ أرمَلَةُ نابالَ الكَرمِلِيِّ، قَدْ أُخِذَتا أيضاً.

6 D avid was greatly distressed, for the men spoke of stoning him because the souls of them all were bitterly grieved, each man for his sons and daughters. But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

وَكانَ كُلُّ رِجالِ الجَيشِ حَزانَى وَغاضِبِينَ لِأنَّ أولادَهُمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ قَدْ أُسِرُوا. فَتَشاوَرَ الرِّجالُ حَولَ رَجْمِ داوُدَ. فَتَضايَقَ داوُدُ كَثِيراً، لَكِنَّهُ وَجَدَ قُوَّةً فِي إلَهِهِ.

7 D avid said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray you, bring me the ephod. And Abiathar brought him the ephod.

فَقالَ داوُدُ لِلكاهِنِ أبِياثارَ: «أحضِرِ الثَّوبَ الكَهَنُوتِيَّ،» فأحضَرَهُ.

8 A nd David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them? The Lord answered him, Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.

ثُمَّ سألَ داوُدُ اللهَ: «هَلْ سَأُطارِدُ الَّذِينَ أخَذُوا عائِلاتِنا؟ هَلْ سَألحَقُ بِهِمْ؟» فَأجابَ اللهُ: «طارِدْهُمْ، وَسَتَلحَقُ بِهِمْ، وَسَتُخَلِّصُ كُلَّ المَسبِيِّينَ.» داوُدُ يُصادِفُ عَبداً مِصرِيّاً

9 S o David went, he and the 600 men with him, and came to the brook Besor; there those remained who were left behind.

فَأخَذَ داوُدُ السِّتَّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى وادِي البُسُورِ. فَتَخَلَّفَ بَعْضُهُمْ.

10 B ut David pursued, he and 400 men, for 200 stayed behind who were too exhausted and faint to cross the brook Besor.

أمّا داوُدُ وَالأربَعُ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ بَقُوا مَعَهُ، فَواصَلُوا مُطارَدَةَ عَمالِيقَ. فقَدْ تَخَلَّفَ مِئَتا رَجُلٍ، كانُوا تَعِبِينَ وَلَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا مُواصَلَةَ السَّيرِ.

11 T hey found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and water to drink,

فَوَجَدَ رِجالُ داوُدَ رَجُلاً مِصرِيّاً فِي الخَلاءِ، فَجاءُوا بِهِ إلَى داوُدَ. وَأعطُوا المِصرِيَّ ماءً لِيَشرَبَ وَطَعاماً لِيَأْكُلَ،

12 A nd a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins; and when he had eaten, his spirit returned to him, for he had eaten no food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.

إذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ ذاقَ طَعاماً أوْ شَرِبَ ماءً ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ بِلَيالِيها. فَأعطُوهُ كَعكَةَ تِينٍ، وَعُنقُودَينِ مِنَ الزَّبِيبِ، فَاسْتَعادَ قُوَّتَهُ.

13 A nd David said to him, To whom do you belong? And from where have you come? He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me because three days ago I fell sick.

فَسَألَ داوُدُ المِصْرِيَّ: «مَنْ هُوَ سَيِّدُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أينَ أنتَ؟» فَأجابَ المِصْرِيُّ: «أنا مِصْرِيٌّ، وَأنا عَبدٌ لِرَجُلٍ عَمالِيقِيٍّ. وَقَدْ مَرِضتُ قَبلَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ. فَتَخَلَّى عَنِّي سَيِّدِي.

14 W e had made a raid on the South (Negeb) of the Cherethites and upon that which belongs to Judah and upon the South (Negeb) of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag with fire.

وَكُنّا قَدْ هاجَمْنا جَنُوبَ النَّقَبِ حَيثُ يَسكُنُ الكْرِيتِيُّونَ. وَهاجَمْنا أيضاً يَهُوذا، حَيثُ يَسكُنُ الكالَبِيُّونَ وَأحرَقْنا مَدِينَةَ صِقلَغَ.»

15 A nd David said to him, Can you take me down to this band? And he said, Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.

فَسَألَ داوُدُ المِصْرِيَّ: «أتَقُودُنِي إلَى تِلْكَ الفِرقَةِ العَسْكَريَّةِ؟» فَأجابَ المِصْرِيُّ: «إنْ حَلَفْتَ لِي فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ أنَّكَ لَنْ تَقتُلَنِي أوْ تُعِيدَنِي إلَى سَيِّدِي، فَسَأُعِينُكَ عَلَى أنْ تَجِدَهُمْ.» داوُدُ يَنتَصِرُ عَلَى العَمالِقَة

16 A nd when he had brought David down, behold, the raiders were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

فَقادَ المِصرِيُّ داوُدَ إلَى عَمالِيقَ. وَكانُوا مُتَمَدِّدِينَ عَلَى الأرْضِ هُنا وَهُناكَ، يَأكُلُونَ وَيَشرَبُونَ وَيَرْقُصُونَ احتِفالاً بِالغَنائمِ الَّتِي أخَذُوها مِنَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَمِنْ يَهُوذا.

17 A nd David smote them from twilight even to the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except 400 youths who rode camels and fled.

فَهاجَمَهُمْ داوُدُ وَقَتَلَهُمْ. حارَبَهُمْ مِنْ شُرُوقِ الشَّمسِ إلَى مَساءِ اليَومِ التّالِي. وَلَمْ يَهرُبْ مِنهُمْ أحَدٌ غَيرُ أربَعِ مِئَةٍ مِنْ خُدّامِهِمِ الفِتيانِ الَّذِينَ رَكِبُوا عَلَى الجِمالِ وَهَرَبُوا.

18 D avid recovered all that the Amalekites had taken and rescued his two wives.

فَاسْتَرَدَّ داوُدُ كُلَّ ما أخَذَهُ عَمالِيقُ. وَأنقَذَ زَوجَتَيهِ أيضاً.

19 N othing was missing, small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken; David recovered all.

وَلَمْ يَضِعْ لَهُمْ شَيءٌ. إذْ وَجَدُوا الجَمِيعَ صغاراً وَكِباراً، كُلَّ أولادِهِمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ، وَكُلَّ أشيائِهِمِ الثَّمِينَةِ. استَرجَعُوا كُلَّ ما سَلَبَهُ عَمالِيقُ. استَرجَعَ داوُدُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ.

20 A lso David captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove those animals before him and said, This is David’s spoil.

وَأخَذُوا كُلَّ الغَنَمِ وَالبَقَرِ. وَساقَها رِجالُهُ أمامَ كُلِّ الجَماعَةِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ غَنِيمَةُ داوُدَ.» الجَمِيعُ يَقتَسِمُونَ الغَنائِمَ بِالتَّساوِي

21 A nd David came to the 200 men who were so exhausted and faint that they could not follow and had been left at the brook Besor. They came to meet David and those with him, and when he came near to the men, he saluted them.

وَجاءَ داوُدُ إلَى المِئَتَي رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ بَقُوا فِي وادِي البُسُورِ. وَهُمُ الرَّجالُ الَّذِينَ كانُوا تَعِبِينَ فَلَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا أنْ يَتبَعُوا داوُدَ. فَخَرَجَ هَؤُلاءِ لِلِقاءِ داوُدَ وَالرِّجالِ الَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا مَعَهُ. فَاقتَرَبَ داوُدُ إلَيْهِمْ وَحَيّاهُمْ.

22 T hen all the wicked and base men who went with David said, Because they did not go with us, we will give them nothing of the spoil we have recovered, except that every man may lead away his wife and children and depart.

وَكانَ بَينَ جَيشِ داوُدَ الَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا مَعَهُ بَعضُ مُثِيرِي المَتاعِبِ. فَتَذَمَّرُوا وَقالُوا: «لَمْ يَذهَبْ هَؤُلاءِ المِئَتا رَجُلٍ مَعَنا. فَلِماذا نُعطِيهِمْ أيَّ نَصِيبٍ مِنَ الغَنائِمِ الَّتِي أخَذناها؟ يَكفِيهِمْ أنَّنا أرجَعْنا لَهُمْ زَوجاتِهِمْ وَأبناءَهُمْ.»

23 D avid said, You shall not do so, my brethren, with what the Lord has given us. He has preserved us and has delivered into our hands the troop that came against us.

فَأجابَ داوُدُ: «لا يا إخْوَتِي، لا تَفعَلُوا ذَلِكَ! انْظُرُوا كَمْ أعْطانا اللهُ! فَقَدْ حَمانا وَنَصَرَنا عَلَى أعْدائِنا الَّذِينَ هاجَمُونا.

24 W ho would listen to you in this matter? For as is the share of him who goes into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike.

وَلا أظُنُّ أنَّهُ يُوجَدُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَعِدٌّ لِلتَّجاوُبِ مَعَ ما تَقُولُونَ. لِهَذا سَيَكُونُ نَصِيبُ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي بَقِيَ عِندَ المُؤَنِ نَفسَ نَصِيبِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي حارَبَ. وَسَيَكُونُ تَوزِيعُ الغَنائِمِ بِالتَّساوِي.»

25 A nd from that day to this he made it a statute and ordinance for Israel.

وَجَعَلَ داوُدُ هَذا الشَّيءَ أمراً وَقانُوناً فِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَمازالَ هَذا القانُونُ سارِياً إلَى الآنَ.

26 W hen David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to the elders of Judah, his friends, saying, Here is a gift for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord:

وَعِندَما وَصَلَ داوُدُ إلَى صِقلِغَ، أرسَلَ بَعضاً مِنَ الأشياءِ الَّتِي غَنِمَها مِنْ عَمالِيقَ إلَى أصدِقائِهِ قادَةِ يَهُوذا. وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ لَكُمْ أخَذناها منْ أعداءِ اللهِ.»

27 F or those in Bethel, Ramoth of the Negeb, Jattir,

فَأرْسلَها إلَى قادَة بَيتِ إيلَ وَرامُوثَ فِي النَّقَبِ وَيَتِّيرَ

28 A roer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

وَعَرُوعيرَ وَسِفمُوثَ وَأشتَمُوعَ

29 R acal, the cities of the Jerahmeelites, the cities of the Kenites,

وَراخالَ وَمُدُنِ اليَرحَمْئِيلِيِّينَ وَمُدُنِ القِينِيِّينَ

30 H ormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,

وَحُرمَةَ وَبُورِ عاشانَ وَعَتاكَ

31 H ebron, and for those in all the places David and his men had habitually haunted.

وَحَبْرُونَ ، وَإلَى كُلِّ الأماكِنِ الأُخرَى الَّتِي كانَ يَرتادُها داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ.