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

David therefore departed from there, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard 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, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented, gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.

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.»

David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out 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.

He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived 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, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came 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.

Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, 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, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains 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.»

that all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty 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 wait, as it is today?”

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 stood by the servants of Saul, answered and 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 Yahweh for him, gave him food, 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 to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and they all came to the king.

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

Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” 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 said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

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

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable 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.»

Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knows nothing of all this, less or more.”

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

The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father’s house.”

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.

The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn, and kill the priests of Yahweh; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.

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.

The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.

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

He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle and donkeys and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

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

One of the sons 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 slain Yahweh’s priests.

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.

David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.

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. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For you will be safe with me.”