1 و َأرْسَلَ حِيرامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ رُسُلاً إلَى داوُدَ مَعَ خَشَبِ أرزٍ، وَبَنّائِينَ، وَنَجّارِينَ لِكَي يَبْنُوا لَهُ بَيتاً.

Now King Hiram of Tyre sent men with cedar trees to David. With them came men who worked with stone and wood. They came to build a house for him.

2 و َتَيَقَّنَ أنَّ اللهَ قَدْ ثَبَّتَهُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ، لِأنَّ مَملَكَتَهُ صارَتْ قَوِيَّةً جِدّاً، مِنْ أجلِ شَعبِهِ إسْرائِيلَ.

David understood that the Lord had made him to be king of Israel. He knew that his nation was very honored because of God’s people Israel.

3 و َاتَّخَذَ داوُدُ لِنَفْسِهِ مَزِيداً مِنَ الزَّوْجاتِ فِي القَدْسِ، وَأنجَبَ مَزِيداً مِنَ الأولادِ وَالبَناتِ.

Then David took more wives at Jerusalem. He became the father of more sons and daughters.

4 و َهَذِهِ هِيَ أسماءُ أبْنائِهِ الَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا فِي القُدْسِ، شَمُّوعُ وَشُوبابُ وَناثانُ وَسُلَيْمانُ

The names of the children born to him in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

5 و َيِبْحارُ وَألِيشُوعُ وَألِفالَطُ

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

6 و َنُوجَهُ وَنافَجُ وَيافِيعُ

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

7 و َألِيشَمَعُ وَبَعَلْياداعُ وَألِيفَلَطُ. داوُدُ يَهْزِمُ الفِلِسْطِيِّين

Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet. Battle with the Philistines

8 و َسَمِعَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ أنَّ داوُدَ مُسِحَ بِالزَّيتِ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ كُلِّها. فَصَعِدَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ كُلُّهُمْ بَحثاً عَنْ داوُدَ. وَسَمِعَ داوُدُ بِذَلِكَ، فَخَرَجَ لِمُلاقاتِهِمْ.

The Philistines heard that David had been chosen as king of all Israel. So they went up to look for him. David heard of it and went out against them.

9 و َكانَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ قَدْ جاءُوا وَأغارُوا عَلَى وادِي رِفائِيِمَ،

Now the Philistines had come to fight a surprise battle in the valley of Rephaim.

10 ف َسَألَ داوُدُ اللهَ: «هَلْ أصْعَدُ لِمُحارَبَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ؟ وَهَلْ سَتُعِينُنِي عَلَى هَزِيمَتِهِمْ؟» فَقالَ لَهُ اللهُ: «نَعَمْ، اذهَبْ لِمُحارَبَتِهِمْ، وَسَأُعِينُكَ عَلَى هَزِيمَتِهِمْ.»

David asked God, “Should I go fight against the Philistines? Will You give them to me?” And the Lord said to him, “Go, for I will give them to you.”

11 ف َذَهَبَ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ لِمُحارَبَتِهِمْ فِي بَعلِ فَراصِيمَ، وَهَزَمَهُمْ داوُدُ هُناكَ. فَقالَ داوُدُ: «اختَرَقَ اللهُ بِي أعدائِي كَما تَختَرِقُ السُّيُولُ سَدّاً.» وَلِهَذا سُمِّيَ ذَلِكَ المَكانُ «بَعلَ فَراصِيمَ.»

So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David won the battle against them there. David said, “By my hand God has broken through those who hate me, like the breaking through of a flood.” So they gave that place the name Baal-perazim.

12 و َتَرَكَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ هُناكَ تَماثِيلَ آلِهَتَهُمْ، فَأمَرَ داوُدُ بِإحراقِها. مَعركةٌ أُخرَى ضِدَّ الفِلِسْطِيِّين

The Philistines left their gods there. So David had them burned with fire.

13 و َأغارَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ عَلَى الوادِي مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.

The Philistines fought another surprise battle in the valley.

14 و َصَلَّى داوُدُ إلى اللهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، فَقالَ لَهُ اللهُ: «لا تَهجُمْ عَلَيهِمْ مُواجَهَةً، بَلْ دُرْ حَولَهُمْ وَاهجُمْ عَلَيهِمْ مِنْ ناحِيَةِ أشْجارِ البَلَسانِ.

So David asked God again what he should do. God said to him, “Do not go after them. Go around behind them, and come upon them in front of the balsam trees.

15 و َعِندَما تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ خَطَواتٍ فِي أعَلَى أشْجارِ البَلَسانِ، حِينَئِذٍ، اخرُجْ لِلقِتالِ، لِأنَّ اللهَ خارِجٌ أمامَكَ لِهَزِيمَةِ جَيشِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.»

When you hear the sound of their steps in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle. For God will have gone out before you to destroy the Philistine army.”

16 ف َفَعَلَ داوُدُ كَما أمَرَهُ اللهُ، فَهَزَمَ داوُدُ وَجَيشُهُ الجَيشَ الفِلِسْطِيَّ مِنْ جَبْعُونَ إلَى جازَرَ.

David did just as God had told him, and they destroyed the Philistine army from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

17 و َذاعَ صِيتُ داوُدَ فِي جَمِيعِ البِلادِ، فَجَعَلَ اللهُ كُلَّ الأُمَمِ تَهابُهُ.

Then the name of David became known in all the lands. The Lord brought the fear of him upon all the nations.