1 و َتَرَكَ داوُدُ جَتَّ وَهَرَبَ إلَى كَهفِ عَدُلّامَ. فَسَمِعَ إخْوَةُ داوُدَ وَأقرِباؤُهُ أنَّهُ فِي عَدُلّامَ. فَذَهَبُوا لِرُؤيَتِهِ هُناكَ.

So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s household heard of it, they went down there to him.

2 و َانضَمَّ كَثِيرُونَ إلَى داوُدَ. كانَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ مُتَوَرِّطِينَ فِي مَشاكِلَ مُتَنَوِّعَةٍ. فَمِنهُمْ مَنْ كانَ هارِباً مِنْ دائِنِيهِ. وَمِنهُمْ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ راضِياً عَنْ حَياتِهِ. فَصارَ داوُدُ زَعِيماً عَلَيهِمْ. وَكانَ عَدَدُهُمْ نَحْوَ أربَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him; and he became captain over them. Now there were about four hundred men with him.

3 و َتَرَكَ داوُدُ عَدُلّامَ إلَى المِصفاةِ فِي مُوآبَ. وَقالَ لِمَلِكِ مُوآبَ: «أرجُو أنْ تَسمَحَ لِأُمِّي وَأبِي أنْ يَمكُثا عِندَكَ إلَى أنْ أعلَمَ ماذا سَيَفعَلُ اللهُ مَعِي.»

And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

4 ف َتَرَكَ داوُدُ أبَوَيهِ عِندَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. وَبَقِيا عِندَهُ طَوالَ إقامَةِ داوُدَ فِي الحِصْنِ.

Then he left them with the king of Moab; and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

5 ل َكِنَّ النَّبِيَّ جادَ قالَ لِداوُدَ: «لا تَبَقَ فِي الحِصْنِ. بَلِ اذْهَبْ إلَى أرْضِ يَهُوذا.» فَتَرَكَ داوُدُ الحِصنَ وَذَهَبَ إلَى غابَةِ حارِثٍ. شاوُلُ يَقتُلُ عائِلَةَ أخِيمالِك

The prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.

6 و َبَينَما كانَ شاوُلُ جالِساً تَحْتَ الأشجارِ عَلَى التَّلَّةِ فِي جِبْعَةَ، وَرَدَتْهُ أخْبارُ داوُدَ وَرِجالِهِ. وَكانَ يَحمِلُ فِي يَدِهِ رُمحاً، وَكُلُّ مَسؤُولِيهِ واقِفُونَ حَولَهُ.

Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

7 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ لِمَسؤُولِيهِ الواقِفِينَ حَولَهُ: «اسمَعُوا يا رِجالَ بَنْيامِيْنَ، هَلْ تَظُنُّونَ أنَّ ابنَ يَسَّى سَيُعطِيكُمْ حُقُولاً وَكُرُوماً؟ أتَظُنُّونَ أنَّ داوُدَ سَيُرَفِّعُكُمْ وَيَجعَلُكُمْ قادَةَ ألُوفٍ أوْ حَتَّى مِئاتٍ؟

Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, O Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse also give to all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?

8 ل َكِنَّكُمْ رُغمَ هَذا تَتَآمَرُونَ عَلَيَّ. فَلَمْ يُخبِرنِي واحِدٌ مِنكُمْ بِالعَهدِ الَّذِي بَينَ ابنِي يُوناثانَ وَبَينَ ابنِ يَسَّى. وَلَيسَ مِنكُمْ مَنْ قَلبُهُ عَلَيَّ فَيَقُولُ لِي إنَّ ابنِيَ أنا حَرَّضَ داوُدَ عَلَى أنْ يَنقَلِبَ عَلَيَّ وَيُهاجِمَنِي. وَهَذا هُوَ ما يَفعَلُهُ داوُدُ الآنَ.»

For all of you have conspired against me so that there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush, as it is this day.”

9 و َكانَ دُواغُ الأدُومِيُّ واقِفاً بَينَ ضُبّاطِ شاوُلَ وَمَسؤُولِيهِ. فَقالَ: «رَأيتُ ابنَ يَسَّى فِي نُوبَ. ذَهَبَ لِيَرَى أخِيمَالِكَ بْنَ أخِيطُوبَ.

Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing by the servants of Saul, said, “ I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

10 ف َصَلَّى أخِيمَالِكُ للهِ مِنْ أجلِ داوُدَ وَأعطاهُ طَعاماً، وَأعطاهُ سَيفَ جُلياتَ الفِلِسْطِيِّ!»

He inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

11 ف َأمَرَ المَلِكُ شاوُلُ بَعْضَ رِجالِهِ بِإحْضارِ الكاهِنِ أخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أخِيطُوبَ وَكُلِّ أقرِبائِهِ الكَهَنَةِ فِي نُوبَ. فَأحضَرُوهُمْ جَمِيعاً إلَى المَلِكِ.

Then the king sent someone to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s household, the priests who were in Nob; and all of them came to the king.

12 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ لأخِيمَالِكَ: «اسمَعْ يا ابنَ أخِيطُوبَ.» فَأجابَ أخِيمَالِكُ: «سَمعاً وَطاعَةً يا سَيِّدِي.»

Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” And he answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

13 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ لأخِيمَالِكَ: «لِماذا تَآمَرْتَ عَلَيَّ أنْتَ وَابنُ يَسَّى؟ فَقَدْ أعطَيتَهُ طَعاماً وَسَيفاً. وَصَلَّيتَ للهِ مِنْ أجلِ أنْ يَنتَصرَ عَلَيَّ. وَها هُوَ الآنَ يَكمُنُ لِي فِي مَكانٍ مُنتَظِراً فُرصَةَ الانقِضاضِ عَلَيَّ.»

Saul then said to him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he would rise up against me by lying in ambush as it is this day?”

14 ف َأجابَ أخِيمَالِكُ: «داوُدُ أكثَرُ رِجالِكَ وَفاءً لَكَ. وَهُوَ صِهْرُكَ وَرَئِيسُ حَرَسِكَ. وَجَمِيعُ أفراد بَيتِكَ يَحتَرِمُونَهُ.

Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, even the king’s son-in-law, who is captain over your guard, and is honored in your house?

15 ل َمْ تَكُنْ تِلكَ أوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ أُصَلِّي فِيها للهِ مِنْ أجلِ داوُدَ. فَكَثِيراً ما صَلَّيتُ مِنْ أجلِهِ. وَلا تَلُمْنِي أنا أوْ أحَدَ أقارِبِي. فَنَحنُ جَمِيعاً خُدّامُكَ. وَنَحنُ لَمْ نَكُنْ نَعْرِفُ شَيئاً عَنْ هَذا الَّذِي تَقُولُهُ.»

Did I just begin to inquire of God for him today? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to any of the household of my father, for your servant knows nothing at all of this whole affair.”

16 ل َكِنَّ المَلِكَ شاوُلَ قالَ لَهُ: «سَتَمُوتُ أنتَ وَكُلُّ أقربائِكَ.»

But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!”

17 ث ُمَّ قالَ المَلِكُ للحُرّاسِ الواقِفِينَ إلَى جانبِهِ: «هَيّا اقتُلُوا كَهَنَةَ اللهِ واحِداً واحِداً لِأنَّهُمْ يُناصِرُونَ داوُدَ. كانُوا يَعلَمُونَ أنَّ داوُدَ هارِبٌ مِنِّي، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُخبرُونِي.» فَرَفَضَ حُرّاسُ المَلِكِ أنْ يَمَسُّوا كَهَنَةَ اللهِ.

And the king said to the guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it to me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hands to attack the priests of the Lord.

18 ف َأمَرَ المَلِكُ دُواغَ فَقالَ لَهُ: «تَحَرَّكْ أنتَ وَاقتُلِ الكَهَنَةَ واحِداً واحِداً.» فَقَتَلَ دُواغُ الأدُومِيُّ الكَهَنَةَ واحِداً واحِداً. فَكانَ مَجمُوعُ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ خَمسَةً وَثَمانِينَ كاهناً.

Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn around and attack the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests, and he killed that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

19 و َقَتَلَ دُواغُ الأدُوميُّ جَمِيعَ أهلِ نُوبَ، مَدِينَةِ الكَهَنَة. قَتَلَ بِسَيفهِ الرِّجالَ وَالنِّساءَ وَالأطفالَ وَالرُّضَّعَ. وَقَتَلَ حَتَّى أبقارَهُمْ وَحَمِيرَهُمْ وَغَنَمَهُمْ.

And he struck Nob the city of the priests with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and infants; also oxen, donkeys, and sheep he struck with the edge of the sword.

20 ل َكِنَّ واحِداً مِنْ أبْناءِ أخِيمَالِكَ بنِ أخِيطُوبَ، اسْمُهُ أبِياثارُ، تَمَكَّنَ منَ الهَرَبِ، وَانْضَمَّ إلَى داوُدَ.

But one son of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.

21 و َأخبَرَ أبياثارُ داوُدَ أنَّ شاوُلَ قَتَلَ كَهَنَةَ اللهِ.

Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.

22 ف َقالَ داوُدُ لِأبِياثارَ: «رَأيتُ دُواغَ الأدُومِيَّ فِي مَدينَةِ نُوبَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، وَعَرَفتُ أنَّهُ سَيُخبِرُ شاوُلَ فَلَمْ أمنَعْهُ. فَعَلَيَّ تَقَعُ مَسؤُولِيَّةُ مَوتِ عائلَةِ أبِيكَ.

Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have brought about the death of every person in your father’s household.

23 ا بقَ مَعي، وَلا تَخَفْ، لِأنَّ الرَّجُلَ الَّذي يَسعَى إلَى قَتلِكَ هُوَ نَفسُهُ الَّذِي يَسعَى إلَى قَتلِي. وَسَأحْمِيكَ إذا بَقيتَ مَعي.»

Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life, for you are safe with me.”