1 و َجاءَتْ عَشائِرُ إسْرائِيلَ كُلُّها إلَى حَبْرُونَ، وَقالوا لِدَاوُدَ: «نَحْنُ لَحْمُكَ وَدَمُكَ!

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.

2 ح َتَّى عِنْدَما كانَ شاول مَلِكَاً عَلَينا، أنْتَ الّذي قادَنا إلَى المَعْرَكَةِ، وَأرْجَعَ إسْرائِيل مِنَ الحَرْبِ بِانْتِصارٍ. وَاللهُ نَفْسُهُ قالَ لَكَ إنَّكَ سَتَكونُ راعِيَ شَعْبي إسْرائِيلَ، وَسَتَكونُ حاكِمَ إسْرائِيلَ.»

Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’”

3 ف َجاءَ قادَةُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ كُلُّهُم لِلِقاءِ المَلِكِ داوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ. وَهُناكَ قَطَعَ المَلِكُ مَعَهُم عَهْداً فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ. ثُمَّ مَسَحَ القادَةُ داوُدَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.

Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.

4 ك انَ داوُدُ في الثَّلاثِينَ مِنَ العُمْرِ عِنْدَما تَسَلَّمَ الحُكْمَ وبَقِيَ مَلِكاً مُدَّةَ أربَعِينَ عاماً.

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

5 ح َكَمَ فِي حَبْرُونَ يَهُوَّذا سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ وَسِتَّةَ أشْهُرٍ، وَحَكَمَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ إسْرائِيلَ كُلَّها ويَهُوَّذا ثَلاثَةً وَثَلاثينَ سَنَةً. داوُدُ ينتصرُ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْس

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. The Conquest of Jerusalem

6 و َذَهَبَ المَلِكَ وَرِجالُهُ لِمُحارَبَةِ اليبُّوسِيِّينَ المُقِيمِينَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. قالَ اليَبُّوسِيُّونَ لِداوُدَ: «لا يُمْكِنُكَ أنْ تَدْخُلَ مَدينَتَنا. حَتَّى العُمْيُ وَالْعُرْجُ قادِرُونَ عَلَى مَنْعِكَ.» قالُوا هَذا لأنَّهُم ظنّوا أنَّ داوُدَ لَنْ يَتَمَكَّنَ مِنْ دُخُولِ مَدِينَتِهم.

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.”

7 ل َكِنَّ داوُدَ اسْتَولَى عَلَى حِصْنِ صِهْيَوْنَ، الَّذِي يُدْعَى الآنَ: «مَدِينَةَ داوُدَ.»

Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).

8 ف ي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمَ، قالَ داوُدُ لِرِجالِهِ: «إنْ كُنْتُم تُرِيدُونَ هَزْمَ اليَبوسِيِّينَ، أُعبُرُوا نَفَقَ المِياهِ، وَنالُوا مِنْ أولَئِكَ الأعْداءِ وَالعُرجِ وَالعُمْيُ.» لِذا يَقولُ النّاسُ: «لا يُمْكِنُ للْعُمْيِ وَالعُرْجِ أنْ يَدْخُلوا الهَيكَلَ.»

Now David said on that day, “Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David’s soul), he shall be chief and captain. ” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”

9 و َسَكَنَ داوُدُ فِي الحِصْنِ وَأسَماهُ مَدينَةَ داوُدَ. وَبَنَى داوُدُ المَدِينَةَ مِنَ مِلُّو إلَى الدّاخِلِ.

Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

10 و َكانَتْ قُوَّةُ داوُدَ تَزْدادُ شَيْئاً فَشَيْئاً، لأنَّ اللهَ ، الإلَهَ القَدِيرَ كانَ مَعَهُ.

So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.

11 أ رْسَلَ حِيرامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ رُسُلاً إلَى داوُدَ. كَذَلِكَ أرْسَلَ أشْجارَ أرْزٍ وَنَجّارينَ وَنَحّاتِينَ، فَبَنَوْا لِداوُدَ بَيْتاً.

Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house.

12 ح ينئِذٍ أدْرَكَ داوُدُ أنَّ اللهَ قَدْ جَعَلَ مِنْهُ حقًّا مَلِكَ إسْرائِيل، وَأنَّ الله جَعَلَ مُلكَهُ عَظِيماً وَسامِياً لأجلِ شَعبِهِ إسْرائِيلَ.

So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

13 و َانتَقَلَ داوُدُ مِنْ حَبْرُونَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ حَيْثُ اتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ مَزِيداً مِنِ الجَوارِي وَالزَّوجاتِ. فرُزِقَ بمزيدٍ مِنَ الأولادِ وَالبَناتِ.

And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David.

14 و َهَذِهِ أسْماءُ أولادِهِ الَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا فِي القُدْسِ: شمَّوعُ وَشُوبابُ وناثْانُ وسُلَيْمانُ

Now these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

15 و َيِبْحارُ وَألِيشُوعُ وَنافَجُ وَيافِيعُ

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

16 و َأَلِيشَمَعُ وَأَلِيداعُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ. داود يُحارِبُ الفِلِسْطيّين

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. The Philistines Defeated

17 و َعَلِمَ الفِلِسْطيُّونَ أنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ قَدْ مَسَحُوا داوُدَ لِيَكونَ مَلِكَ إسْرائِيلَ. فَصَعَدُوا بَحْثاً عَنْ داوُدَ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ. لَكِنَّهُ عَلِمَ بِالأمَرِ فَدَخَلَ الحِصْنَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

18 و َجاءَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ وَأقامُوا مُعَسْكَرَهُم فِي وادِي رَفائِيم.

The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.

19 ف َسَألَ داوُدُ اللهَ: «هَلْ أصْعَدُ لِمُحارَبَةِ الفِلِسْطِيّينَ؟ هَلْ سَتُعِينُنِي عَلَى هَزِيمَتِهِم؟» فقالَ اللهُ: «نَعَمْ، سأُعِينُكَ عَلَى هَزِيمَةِ الفِلِسْطيّينَ.»

So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

20 ف َذَهَبَ داوُدُ إلَى بَعلِ فَراصِيمَ، وَهَزَمَ الفِلِسْطيّينَ هُناكَ. ثُمَّ قالَ: «قَدِ اخْتَرَقَ اللهُ صُفوفَ أعْدائِي كَما تَختَرِقُ المِياهُ سَدّاً.» فَدعا داوُدُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ «بَعلَ فَراصِيمَ.»

So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

21 و َتَرَكَ الفِلِسْطيوّنَ تَماثِيلَ آلِهَتِهِم هُناكَ، فِي بَعلَ فَراصِيمَ، فَأخَذَها داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ.

And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away.

22 و َعادَ الفِلِسْطيوّنَ وَأقامُوا مُعَسْكِرَهُم في وادِي رَفائِيمَ.

Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.

23 و َصلَّى داوُدُ إلَى اللهِ. وَهَذهِ المَرَّةُ، قالَ لهُ: «لا تَهجُمْ عَلَيهِمْ مُواجَهَةً، بَلْ دُرْ حَولَهُمْ وَاهجُمْ مِنْ ناحِيَةِ أدغالِ البُكا.

Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.

24 ف َعِنْدَ قِمَّةِ أشجارِ البَلَسانِ هَذِه، سَتَتَمكَّنُ مِنْ سَماعِ الفِلِسْطيّينَ وَهُمْ قادِمُونَ إلَى المَعْرَكَةِ. حِينَئِذٍ، عَلَيكَ أنْ تَتَصَرَّفَ بِسُرْعَةٍ لأنَّ اللهَ سَيَخْرُجُ أمامَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ لِهَزِيمَةِ جَيشِ الفِلِسطيِّينَ.»

And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

25 ف َعَلَ داوُدُ ما أمَرَهُ بِهِ اللهُ وَهَزَمَ الفِلِسْطيّينَ. فَطارَدَهُم وَقَتَلَهُم عَلَى امْتِدادِ الطَّرِيقِ مِنْ جَبْعٍ إلَى جازَرَ.

And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.