1 و َحَشَدَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ جُيُوشَهُمْ لِلحَربِ. اجتَمَعُوا فِي سُوكُوهَ التي فِي يَهُوذا، وَعَسكَرُوا بَينَ سُوكُوهَ وَعَزِيقَةَ، فِي مَدِينَةٍ اسْمُها أفَسُ دَمِّيمَ.

Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

2 و َحَشَدَ شاوُلُ جُنُودَ بَني إسْرائِيلَ أيضاً، وَعَسكَرُوا فِي وادِي البُطمِ. وَاصطَفُّوا استِعداداً لِمُقاتَلَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.

Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.

3 و َقَفَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ عَلَى تَلَّةٍ، وَبَنُو إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى تَلَّةٍ مُقابِلَةٍ يَفصِلُ بَينَهُما الوادِي.

The Philistines stood on the mountain on one side while Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.

4 و َكانَ لَدَى الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ مُقاتِلٌ جَبّارٌ اسْمُهُ جُلياتُ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ جَتَّ، طُولُهُ أربَعُ أذرُعٍ وَشِبرٌ! فَخَرَجَ جُلياتُ مِنْ مُخَيَّمِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.

Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

5 ك انَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ خُوذَةٌ مِنْ بُرونْزٍ. وَيَلبِسُ دِرعاً عَلَى شَكلِ حَراشِفِ سَمَكَةٍ، يَزِنُ خَمْسَةَ آلافِ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ البُرونْزِ.

He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

6 و َكانَ يَضَعُ واقِياتٍ نُحاسِيَّةً عَلَى ساقَيهِ. وَكانَ مَربُوطاً عَلَى ظَهرِهِ رُمحٌ نُحاسِيٌّ.

He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.

7 و َكانَتْ عَصا رُمحِهِ طَوِيلَةً كَنَولِ النَّسّاجِ. وَزْنُ سِنانِ الرُّمحِ سِتُّ مِئَةِ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الحَدِيدِ. وَكانَ مُساعِدُهُ يَمشِي أمامَهُ حامِلاً تُرسَهُ.

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.

8 ك انَ جُلْياتُ يخْرُجُ كُلَّ يَومٍ وَيُنادِي مُتَحَدِّياً جُنُودَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، فَيَقُولُ: «لِماذا جُنُودُكُمْ مُصْطَفُّونَ اسْتِعْداداً للقِتالِ هَكَذا؟ أنتُمْ خُدّامُ شاوُلَ، وَأنا مِنَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. فاخْتارُوا رَجُلاً وَأرْسِلُوهُ لِكَي يُبارِزَنِي.

He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.

9 ف َإذا قَتَلَنِي، يَفُوزُ، وَنَصِيرُ نَحنُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ عَبِيداً لَكُمْ. لَكِنْ إذا قَتَلتُ رَجُلَكُمْ، أفُوزُ، وَتَصِيرُونَ أنتُمْ عَبِيداً لَنا، وَتَخدِمُونَنا.»

If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us.”

10 و َقالَ الفِلِسْطِيُّ: «أقِفُ اليَومَ مُعَبِّراً عَنِ احتِقارِي لِجَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَأنا أتَحَدّاكُمْ أنْ تُرسلُوا أحَدَ رِجالِكُمْ لِيُقاتِلَنِي.»

Again the Philistine said, “ I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together.”

11 ف َسَمِعَ شاوُلُ وَجُنُودُ إسْرائِيلَ ما قالَهُ جُلياتُ، وَخافُوا خُوفاً شَدِيداً. داوُدُ يَذهَبُ إلَى جَبهَةِ القِتال

When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

12 ك انَ داوُدُ مِنْ أبناءِ يَسَّى مِنْ عائِلَةِ أفراتَةَ فِي بَيتَ لَحْمَ فِي يَهُوذا. وَكانَ لِيَسَّى ثَمانِيَةُ أبناءٍ. وَكانَ يَسَّى طاعِناً فِي السِّنِّ فِي عَهدِ شاوُلَ.

Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.

13 ذ َهَبَ أبناءُ يَسَّى الثَّلاثَةُ الكِبارُ إلَى الحَربِ مَعَ شاوُلَ: أمّا أسماؤُهُمْ، فَالأوَّلُ ألِيآبُ، وَالثّانِي أبِينادابُ، وَالثّالِثُ شَمَّةُ.

The three older sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14 أ مّا داوُدُ فَكانَ الأصغَرَ. وَقَدِ انضَمَّ إخْوَتُهُ الثَّلاثَةُ الكِبارُ فِي جَيشِ شاوُلَ.

David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul,

15 و َكانَ داوُدُ يَترُكُ شاوُلَ مِنْ وَقتٍ إلَى آخَرَ لِلاعتِناءِ بِغَنَمِ أبِيهِ فِي بَيتَ لَحمَ.

but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s flock at Bethlehem.

16 و َظَلَّ الفِلِسْطِيُّ يَخرُجُ صَباحاً وَمَساءً مُقابِلَ جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ أرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً، وَيُوَجِّهُ الإهاناتِ لإسْرائِيلَ.

The Philistine came forward morning and evening for forty days and took his stand.

17 و َذاتَ يَومٍ، قالَ يَسَّى لابْنِهِ داوُدَ: «خُذْ هَذِهِ القُفَّةَ مِنَ الفَرِيكِ، وَهَذِهِ الأرغِفَةَ العَشْرَةَ مِنَ الخُبزِ إلَى إخْوَتِكَ فِي المُعَسكَرِ.

Then Jesse said to David his son, “ Take now for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves and run to the camp to your brothers.

18 خ ُذْ أيضاً قِطَعَ الجُبْنِ العَشْرِ هَذِهِ إلَى قائِدِهِمْ. اطمَئِنَّ عَلَى أحْوالِ إخْوَتِكَ، وَأحْضِرْ شَيئاً يَدُلُّ عَلَى سَلامَتِهِمْ.

Bring also these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and look into the welfare of your brothers, and bring back news of them.

19 ف َإخوَتُكَ هُناكَ مَعَ شاوُلَ وَمَعَ كُلِّ جُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ فِي وادِي البُطمِ لمُحارَبَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.»

For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.” David Accepts the Challenge

20 و َفِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ تَرَكَ داوُدُ الغَنَمَ فِي رِعايَةِ راعٍ آخَرَ. وَأخَذَ الطَّعامَ وَذَهَبَ كَما طَلَبَ إلَيه أبُوهُ. وَأتَى داوُدُ إلَى مِنْطَقَةِ المُعَسكَرِ. وَكانَ الجُنُودُ خارِجينَ لِأخذِ مَواقِعِهمْ فِي القِتالِ عِندَ وُصُول داوُدَ. وَراحَ الجُنُودُ يُطلِقُونَ صَيحاتِ الحَربِ.

So David arose early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper and took the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the circle of the camp while the army was going out in battle array shouting the war cry.

21 و َاصطَفَّ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ وَالفِلِسْطِيُّونَ استِعداداً لِلقِتالِ.

Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, army against army.

22 ف َتَرَكَ داوُدُ الطَّعامَ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَحفَظُ المُؤَنَ، وَرَكَضَ إلَى حَيثُ جَيشُ إسْرائِيلَ، وَسَألَهُمْ عَنْ إخْوَتِه.

Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers.

23 ف َخَرَجَ الجبّارُ الفِلِسْطِيُّ مِنْ بَينِ صُفُوفِ الجَيشِ الفِلِسْطِيِّ أثناءَ حَدِيثِ داوُدَ مَعَ إخْوَتِهِ. وَكانَ هَذا البَطَلُ جُلياتَ الفِلِسْطِيَّ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ جَتَّ. أعادَ جُلياتُ ما كانَ يَقُولُهُ كُلَّ يَومٍ عَنْ جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَسَمِعَ داوُدُ ما قالَهُ.

As he was talking with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine from Gath named Goliath, was coming up from the army of the Philistines, and he spoke these same words; and David heard them.

24 ف َلَمَّا رَأى جُنُودُ إسْرائِيلَ جُلياتَ هَرَبُوا جَميعاً خَوْفاً مِنْ جُلياتَ.

When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid.

25 ف َقالَ أحَدُ رِجالِ إسْرائِيلَ: «أرَأيتُمْ ضَخامَتَهُ؟ انظُرُوا إلَيهِ! يَخرُجُ كُلَّ يَومٍ لِيَهزَأَ بِإسْرائِيلَ مَرَّةً بَعدَ مَرَّةٍ. وَقَدْ أعلَنَ شاوُلُ أنَّهُ سيُغْنِي مَّنْ يَقتُلُ جُلياتَ وسَيُزَوِّجُهُ ابنَتَه. وَسَيَجعَلُ شاوُلُ كُلَّ عائِلَةِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ أحراراً فِي إسْرائِيلَ.»

The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father’s house free in Israel.”

26 ف َسَألَ داوُدُ الرِّجالَ الواقِفِينَ قُربَهُ: «ما هِيَ مُكافَأةُ مَنْ يَقتُلُ ذَلِكَ الفِلِسْطِيَّ وَيَنزِعُ العارَ عَنْ إسْرائِيلَ؟ فَمَنْ يَظُنُّ نَفْسَهُ هَذا الفِلِسْطِيٌّ اللّامَختُونُ لِيَهزَأَ بجَيشِ اللهِ الحَيِّ؟»

Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?”

27 ف َأخْبَرَ الرِّجالُ داوُدَ عَنْ مُكافَأةِ مَنْ يَقتُلُ جُلياتَ.

The people answered him in accord with this word, saying, “ Thus it will be done for the man who kills him.”

28 ف َسَمِعَهُ أخُوهُ الأكبَرُ ألِيآبَ وَهُوَ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَى الجُنُودِ فَغَضِبَ. وَسَألَ ألِيآبُ داوُدَ: «ما الَّذِي جاءَ بِكَ إلَى هُنا؟ وَمَعَ مَنْ تَرَكتَ تِلكَ الغُنَيْماتِ القَلِيلَةَ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ؟ أنا أعلَمُ غُرُورَكَ وَقَلْبَكَ الشِّرِّيرَ، فَما أتَيْتَ إلّا لِكَيْ تَتَفَرَّجَ عَلَى المَعْرَكَةِ.»

Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.”

29 ف َقالَ داوُدُ: «ما الَّذِي فَعَلتُهُ الآنَ؟ فَقَدْ كُنتُ أتَكَلَّمُ فَحَسبُ.»

But David said, “What have I done now? Was it not just a question?”

30 و َذَهَبَ داوُدُ إلَى آخَرِينَ وَطَرَحَ عَلَيهِمِ الأسئِلَةَ نَفسَها، فَأعطُوهُ الأجوبَةَ نَفسَها.

Then he turned away from him to another and said the same thing; and the people answered the same thing as before. David Kills Goliath

31 ف َسَمِعَ بَعضُ الرِّجال ما قالَهُ داوُدُ، فَأخَذُوهُ إلَى شاوُلَ وَأخبَرُوهُ بِما قالَ.

When the words which David spoke were heard, they told them to Saul, and he sent for him.

32 ف َقالَ داوُدُ لِشاوُلَ: «لا يَنبَغِي أنْ نَسمَحَ لِجُلياتَ بِأنْ يُثَبِّطَ هِمَمَ الشَّعبِ. فَأنا خادِمُكَ مُستَعِدٌّ لِلذَّهابِ وَمُنازَلَةِ هَذا الفِلِسْطِيِّ.»

David said to Saul, “ Let no man’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

33 ف َأجابَ شاوُلُ: «لا تَقدِرُ أنْ تَذهَبَ وَتُنازِلَ هَذا الفِلِسْطِيَّ، فَلَستَ حَتَّى جُندِيّاً. أمّا جُلياتُ فاشتَرَكَ فِي الحُرُوبِ مُنذُ صِباهُ.»

Then Saul said to David, “ You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth while he has been a warrior from his youth.”

34 ف َقالَ داوُدُ: «كُنتُ، أنا خادِمَكَ، كَثِيراً ما أرْعَى غَنَمَ أبِي. فَمَتَى جاءَ أسَدٌّ أوْ دُبٌ وَخَطَفَ حَمَلاً مِنَ القَطِيْعِ،

But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

35 ك ُنْتُ أُطارِدُهُ وَأَضْرِبُهُ وَأُنْقِذُ الحَمَلَ مِنْ فَمِهِ. فَإنِ عادَ وَهَجَمَ عَلَيَّ، أُمْسِكُهُ مِنْ ذَقنِهِ، وَأضْرِبُهُ وَأقْتُلُهُ.

I went out after him and attacked him, and rescued it from his mouth; and when he rose up against me, I seized him by his beard and struck him and killed him.

36 ق َتَلتُ، أنا خادِمَكَ، دُبّاً وَأسَداً! وَسَأقتُلُ ذَلِكَ الفِلِسْطِيَّ غَيْرَ المَخْتُونِ كَما قَتَلتُهُما، لِأنَّهُ اسْتَهزَأَ بِجَيشِ اللهِ الحَيِّ.

Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.”

37 ف َاللهُ الَّذِي أنقَذَنِي مِنْ مَخالِبِ الأسَدِ وَالدُّبِّ، يُنقِذُنِي مِنْ يَدِ هَذا الفِلِسْطِيِّ.» فَقالَ شاوُلُ لِداوُدَ: «اذْهَبْ، وَلْيَكُنِ اللهُ مَعَكَ.»

And David said, “ The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “ Go, and may the Lord be with you.”

38 و َألبَسَ شاوُلُ داوُدَ لِباسَهُ الحَربِيَّ. وَضَعَ خُوذَةً نُحاسِيَّةً عَلَى رَأْسِ داوُدَ، وَقَلَّدَهُ دِرعاً عَلَى جِسمِهِ.

Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.

39 و َوَضَعَ داوُدُ سَيفَ شاوُلَ إلَى جَنبهِ. وَحاوَلَ داوُدُ أنْ يَمشِيَ، فَلَمْ يَستَطِعْ، لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُعتاداً عَلَى هَذِهِ الأشياءِ. فَقالَ داوُدُ لشاوُلَ: «لا أستَطِيعُ القِتالَ بِهَذِه. فَأنا لَستُ مُعتاداً عَلَيها.» فَخَلَعَها داوُدُ.

David girded his sword over his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. So David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” And David took them off.

40 ف َأخَذَ داوُدُ عَصاهُ بيَدِهِ، وَذَهَبَ وَبَحَثَ عَنْ خَمْسَةِ حِجارَةٍ مَلساءَ مِنَ الجَدوَل. وَلَمّا وَجَدَها، وَضَعَها فِي جِرابِهِ. وَأمسَكَ بمِقلاعهِ فِي يَدِهِ، ثُمَّ انطَلَقَ لِمُلاقاةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّ. داوُدُ يَقتُلُ جُليات

He took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.

41 و َأخَذَ الفِلِسْطِيُّ يَقتَرِبُ أكثَرَ فَأكثَرَ منْ داوُدَ. وَمَشَى أمامَهُ مُساعِدُهُ حاملاً تُرسَهُ.

Then the Philistine came on and approached David, with the shield-bearer in front of him.

42 ف َنَظَرَ جُلياتُ إلَى داوُدَ باشْمِئزازٍ وَاحْتِقارٍ، إذْ رَأى أنَّ داوُدَ مُجَرَّدُ وَلَدٍ وَسِيمٍ أحْمَرِ الوَجْهِ.

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.

43 ف َقالَ جُلياتُ لِداوُدَ: «أتَظُنُّ أنَّي كَلْبٌ لِتُهاجِمَنِي بِعَصا؟» ثُمَّ نَطَقَ جُلياتُ بِلَعَناتٍ مِنْ آلهَتِهِ عَلَى داوُدَ.

The Philistine said to David, “ Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44 و َقالَ لِداوُدَ: «اقتَرِبْ فَأُطْعِمَ جَسَدَكَ لِلطُّيُورِ وَالحَيواناتِ المُفتَرِسَةِ.»

The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.”

45 ف َقالَ داوُدُ: «أنتَ تَأْتِي لِتُحارِبَنِي بِسَيفٍ وَبِرُمحٍ وَبِحَرْبَةٍ، أمّا أنا فَآتِي لِأُحارِبُكَ بِاسْمِ اللهِ القَدِيرِ، إلَهِ جُيُوشِ إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِي أهَنْتَهُ.

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.

46 ل ِهَذا فَإنَّ اللهَ سَيَنصُرُنِي عَلَيكَ هَذا اليَومَ. سَأقتُلُكَ، وَسَأقطَعُ رَأْسَكَ، وَأُطعِمُ جَسَدَكَ لِلطُّيُورِ وَالحَيواناتِ المُفتَرِسَةِ. وَسَنَفعَلُ هَذا أيضاً بكُلِّ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ الآخَرِينَ الَّذِينَ مَعكَ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَعرِفُ العالَمُ كُلُّهُ أنَّ فِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَهاً.

This day the Lord will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

47 و َسَيَعرِفُ جَمِيعُ المُحتَشِدِينَ هُنا أنَّ اللهَ لا يَحتاجُ سُيُوفاً وَرِماحاً ليُخَلِّصَ. المَعرَكَةُ مَعرَكَةُ اللهِ ، وَهُوَ سَيَنصُرُنا عَلَيكُمْ.»

and that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.”

48 و َتَقَدَّمَ جُلياتُ الفِلِسْطِيُّ لِمُهاجَمَةِ داوُدَ. وَكانَ يَقتَرِبُ بِبُطءٍ أكثَرَ فَأكثَرَ مِنْ داوُدَ. لَكِنَّ داوُدَ رَكَضَ لِمُلاقاتِهِ.

Then it happened when the Philistine rose and came and drew near to meet David, that David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

49 و َأخرَجَ داوُدُ حَجَراً مِنْ جرابِهِ، وَوَضَعَهُ فِي مِقلاعِه، وَضَرَبَ الفِلِسْطِيَّ بِالمِقلاعِ، فَأصابَ الحَجَرُ جُلياتَ بَينَ عَينَيه، وَغُرِزَ فِي رَأْسِهِ. فَسَقَطَ جُلياتُ عَلَى وَجهِهِ إلَى الأرْضِ.

And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground.

50 و َهَكَذا تَغَلَّبَ داوُدُ عَلَى الفِلِسْطِيِّ بِمِقلاعٍ وَحَجَرٍ لا غَيرَ! ضَرَبَ الفِلِسْطِيَّ وَقَتَلَهُ دُونَ أنْ يَكُونَ مَعَهُ سَيفٌ.

Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.

51 ث ُمَّ رَكَضَ وَوَقَفَ بِجانِبِ الفِلِسْطِيِّ. ثُمَّ أخْرَجَ داوُدُ سَيفَ جُلياتَ مِنْ غمدهِ وَقَطَعَ بِهِ رَأسَهُ. هَكَذا قَتَلَ داوُدُ الفِلِسْطِيَّ. وَلَمّا رَأى الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ جَبّارهُمْ مَيِّتاً، استَدارُوا وَهَرَبُوا.

Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

52 ف َهَتَفَ جُنُودُ إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا، وَراحُوا يُطارِدُونَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ حَتَّى حُدُودِ مَدِينَةِ جَتَّ وَمَدينَةِ عَقرُونَ، وَقَتَلُوا كَثِيرِينَ مِنهُمْ. فَتَناثَرَتْ جُثَثُهُمْ عَلَى طُولِ طَرِيقِ شَعْرايِمَ وَحَتَّى جَتَّ وَعَقرُونَ.

The men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted and pursued the Philistines as far as the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the slain Philistines lay along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.

53 و َبَعدَ أنْ طارَدَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ، رَجِعُوا إلَى مُعَسْكَرِ الفِلِسْطِيِّيِنَ، وَغَنمُوا مِنهُ أشياءَ ثَمِينَةً.

The sons of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines and plundered their camps.

54 و َأخَذَ داوُدُ رَأْسَ الفِلِسْطِيِّ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، لَكنَّهُ أبقَى سِلاحَ الفِلِسْطِيِّ في بَيتِه. شاوُلُ يَغارُ مِنْ داوُد

Then David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.

55 ر اقَبَ شاوُلُ داوُدَ وَهُوَ يُقاتِلُ جُلياتَ. فَسَألَ شاوُلُ أبْنِيْرَ قائِدَ جَيشِهِ: «مَنْ هُوَ أبُو ذَلِكَ الشّاب؟» فَأجابَ أبْنَيْرُ: «أُقْسِمُ أنِّي لا أعْرِفُ يا سَيِّدِي.»

Now when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” And Abner said, “By your life, O king, I do not know.”

56 ف َقالَ المَلِكُ شاوُلُ: «تَحَقَّقْ لِي مَنْ هُوَ.»

The king said, “You inquire whose son the youth is.”

57 ف َلَمّا رَجِعَ داوُدُ بَعدَ أنْ قَتَلَ جُلياتَ، أحْضَرَهُ أبْنَيْرُ إلَى شاوُلَ. وَكانَ داوُدُ مازالَ يَحملُ رَأْسَ الفِلِسْطِيِّ.

So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand.

58 ف َسَألَهُ شاوُلُ: «أيُّها الشّابُّ، مَنْ هُوَ أبُوكَ؟» فَأجابَ داوُدُ: «أنا ابنُ خادمِكَ يَسَّى البَيتَ لَحمِيِّ.»

Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “ I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”