1 A nd it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

وَما أَنِ انتَهَى داوُدُ مِنَ الحَدِيثِ مَعَ شاوُلَ، كانَ قَلْبُ يُوناثانَ قَدْ تَعَلَّقَ بِقَلْبِ داوُدَ. فَأحَبَّ يُوناثانُ داوُدَ كَنَفْسِهِ.

2 A nd Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

وَكانَ شاوُلُ قَدِ اسْتَبقَى داوُدَ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمَ، وَلَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَهُ بِأنْ يَعُودَ إلَى بَيْتِ أبِيهِ.

3 T hen Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

فَعاهَدَ يُوناثانُ دَاوُدَ عَلَى الصَّداقَةِ وَالوَفاءِ، لأنَّهُ أحَبَّهُ كَنَفسِهِ.

4 A nd Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

وَخَلَعَ يُوناثانُ المِعطَفَ الَّذِي كانَ يَرتَدِيهِ وَأعطاهُ لِداوُدَ. وَأعْطاهُ أيْضاً لِباسَهُ الحَرْبيَّ كُلَّهُ مَعَ سَيفهِ وَقَوسِهِ وَحِزامِهِ. شاوُلُ يُلاحظُ نَجاحَ داوُد

5 A nd David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

وَكانَ داوُدُ يَخرُجُ إلَى القتال حَيثُما أرسَلَهُ شاوُلُ. فَنَجَحَ داوُدُ نَجاحاً كَبِيراً. فَجَعَلَهُ شاوُلُ مَسؤُولاً عَنْ جُنُوده. فَأرْضَى هَذا القَرارُ الجَمِيعَ، حَتَّى كِبارَ مَسؤُولي شاوُلَ.

6 A nd it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.

فَكانَ داوُدُ يَخْرُجُ لِيُقاتلَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَعندَ عَودَتِه مِنَ المَعارِك كانَتِ النِّساءُ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ مِنْ مُدُنِ إسْرائِيلَ يَخْرُجنَ لِلقائِه. وَكُنَّ يَرقُصْنَ بِفَرَحٍ وَيَقرَعْنَ الطُّبُولَ وَيَعْزِفْنَ عَلَى الأعوادِ.

7 A nd the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

وَكُنَّ يُغَنِّينَ وَيُرَدِّدْنَ بِابتِهاجٍ: «شاوُلُ قَتَلَ الآلافَ. وَداوُدُ عَشَراتِ الآلافِ!»

8 A nd Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

وَأزعَجَتْ هَذهِ الكِلِماتُ شاوُلَ وَأغضَبَتْهُ كَثِيراً. وَقالَ في نَفسِهِ: «نَسَبَتِ النِّساءُ الفَضلَ لداوُدَ فِي قَتلِ عَشَراتِ الأُلُوفِ، وَلَمْ يَنسِبْنَ لِي إلّا قَتلَ أُلوفٍ. فَماذا بَعُدُ؟ لَمْ يَبْقَ سِوَى أنْ يأخُذَ العَرْشَ مِنِّي!»

9 A nd Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

وَمُنذُ ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، راحَ شاوُلُ يُراقبُ داوُدَ عَنْ قُرْبٍ. شاوُلُ يَخافُ منْ داوُد

10 A nd it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;

وَفي اليَومِ التّالِي، سَيطَرَ عَلَى شاوُلَ الرُّوحُ الشِّرِّيرُ الذِي أرسَلَهُ اللهُ، فَفَقَدَ أعْصابَهُ فِي بَيتِهِ. فَعَزَفَ داوُدُ عَلَى القِيثارِ لِيُهَدِّئَهُ كَعادَتِهِ.

11 a nd Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

وَكانَ فِي يَدِ شاوُلَ رُمحٌ. فَقالَ شاوُلُ فِي نَفسِهِ: «سَأُسَمِّرُ داوُدَ فِي الحائِطِ بهَذا الرُّمحِ.» فَتَنَحَّى داوُدُ عَنِ الرُّمْحِ مَرَّتَينِ.

12 A nd Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.

كانَ اللهُ قَدْ تَرَكَ شاوُلَ، وَصارَ الآنَ مَعَ داوُدَ، فَخافَ شاوُلُ مِنْ داوُدَ.

13 T herefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

فَأبعَدَهُ شاوُلُ عَنهُ وَجَعَلَهُ قائِداً عَلَى ألفِ جُندِيٍّ. فَصارَ داوُدُ أكثَرَ شَعبِيَّةً مِنْ قَبلُ، بِسَبَبِ دُخُولِهِ المَعارِكَ وَانِتِصارِهِ بِها.

14 A nd David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.

وَكانَ اللهُ مَعَ داوُدَ، فَكانَ ناجِحاً فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ.

15 A nd when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

وَرَأى شاوُلُ نَجاحَ داوُدَ، فازدادَ خَوفُهُ مِنهُ.

16 B ut all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

غَيرَ أنَّ جَمِيعَ الشَّعبِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا، كانُوا يُحِبُّونَ داوُدَ لِأنَّهُ كانَ ظاهِراً بَينَهُمْ، وَكانَ يَقُودُهُمْ فِي القِتالِ. شاوُلُ يُزَوِّجُ داوُدَ مِنَ ابنَتِه

17 A nd Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

وَذاتَ يَومٍ قالَ شاوُلُ لِداوُدَ: «سَأُزَوِّجُكَ مِنَ ابنَتِي الكُبرَى مَيْرَبَ. لَكِنْ عِدْنِي بأنْ تَكُونُ مُخلِصاً لي، وَبِأنْ تُحارِبَ حُرُوبَ اللهِ.» لَكِنْ ما كانَ يَدُورُ فِي ذِهْنِ شاوُلَ هُوَ هَذا: «لَنْ أمَدَّ يَدَي لِقَتلِ داوُدَ، سَأترُكُ مَهَمَّةَ قَتلِهِ لِلفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.»

18 A nd David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

فَقالَ داوُدَ: «مَنْ أنا وَمَنْ عائِلَةُ أبِي فِي إسرائِيلَ لأُصاهِرَ المَلِكَ؟»

19 B ut it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

وَعِندَما حانَ وَقتُ زَواجِ داوُدَ مِنِ بِنتِ شاوُلَ، زَوَّجَها شاوُلُ مِنْ عَدرِيئِيلَ المَحُولِيِّ.

20 A nd Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

وَجاءَ مَنْ يُخبِرُ شاوُلَ أنَّ ابنَتَهُ مِيكالَ تُحِبُّ داوُدَ. فَأفرَحَهُ هَذا الخَبَرُ.

21 A nd Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

وَقالَ شاوُلُ فِي نَفسِهِ: «سَأجعَلُ مِيكالَ فَخّاً لِداوُدَ. سَأُزَوِّجُها مِنهُ، ثُمَّ أدَعُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ يَقتُلُونَهُ.» فَقالَ شاوُلُ لِداوُدَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى: «يُمكِنُكَ الزَّواجُ مِنَ ابنَتِي اليَومَ.»

22 A nd Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

وَأمَرَ شاوُلُ كِبارَ مَسؤُولِيهِ بِأنْ يَتَحَدَّثُوا مَعَ داوُدَ سرّاً. وَقالَ لَهُمْ أنْ يَقُولُوا لَهُ: «اسْمَعْ، المَلِكُ راضٍ عَنكَ. وَكِبارُ مَسؤُولِيهِ يُحِبُّونَكَ أيضاً. فَتَزَوَّجِ بِنتَ المَلِكِ.»

23 A nd Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

فَقالَ كِبارُ مَسؤُولِي شاوُلَ لِداوُدَ هَذا الكَلامَ. لَكِنَّ داوُدَ أجابَ: «أنا لَستُ أهلاً لمُصاهَرَةِ المَلكِ. فَما أنا إلّا رَجُلٌ فَقِيرٌ وَبَسِيطٌ.»

24 A nd the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

فَنَقَلَ كبارُ مَسؤُولِي المَلِكِ إلَيهِ ما قالَهُ داوُدُ.

25 A nd Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ شاوُلُ: «قُولُوا لداوُدَ: ‹لا يُرِيدُ المَلِكُ مِنكَ مَهْراً لابنَتِهِ، بَلْ يُرِيدُ أنْ يَنتَقِمَ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ. فَمَهْرُ ابنَتِهِ هُوَ مِئَةُ غُرلةٍ مِنَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.›» وَكانَ شاوُلُ يَنوِي فِي حَقِيقَةِ الأمرِ أنْ يَدَعَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ يَقتُلُونَ داوُدَ.

26 A nd when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired;

فَأخبَرَ مُسؤُولُو شاوُلَ داوُدَ بِما قالَهُ المَلِكُ. وَراقَتْ لداوُدَ فِكرَةُ مُصاهَرَةِ المَلِكِ، فَخَرَجَ فَوراً

27 a nd David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

هُوَ وَرجالُهُ لِمُقاتَلَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَقَتَلُوا مِنهُمْ مِئَتَي رَجُلٍ. فَأخَذَ داوُدُ غُلَفَهُمْ وَأعْطاها لِشاوُلَ. فَكانَ هَذا المَهرَ الَّذِي قَدَّمَهُ داوُدُ لِمُصاهَرَةِ المَلِكِ. فاضْطُرَّ شاوُلُ إلَى تَزوِيج داوُدَ مِنِ ابْنَتِهِ مِيكالَ.

28 A nd Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

وَرَأى شاوُلُ أنَّ اللهَ مَعَ داوُدَ وَأنَّ ابنَتَهُ مِيكالَ تُحِبُّ داوُدَ.

29 A nd Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.

فازْدادَ خَوفُ شاوُلَ مِنْ داوُدَ، وَصارَ عَدُوّاً لِداوُدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ.

30 T hen the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

وَواصَلَ حُكّامُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ خُرُوجَهُمْ لِقِتالِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. لَكِنَّ داوُدَ كانَ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ يَهزِمُهُمْ. كانَ داوُدُ أنجحَ مِنْ كُلِّ قادَةِ شاوُلَ الآخَرِينَ، فَصارَ الأكْثَرَ شُهْرَةً وَكَرامَةً بَينَهُمْ.