1 و َذَهَبَ أهلُ زِيفٍ إلَى جِبعَةَ لِرُؤيَةِ شاوُلَ. وَقالُوا لَهُ: «إنَّ داوُدَ مُختَبِئٌ فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ مُقابِلَ يَشِيمُونَ.»

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

2 ف َجَمَعَ شاوُلُ ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أفضَلِ جُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَنَزَلَ إلَى بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ بَحثاً عَنْ داوُدَ هُناكَ.

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

3 و َعَسكَرَ شاوُلُ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ إلَى تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ مُقابِلَ يَشِيمُونَ. وَكانَ داوُدُ فِي الصَّحراءِ. وَوَصَلَهُ خَبَرُ أنَّ شاوُلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ إلَى البَرِّيَّةِ لِيُلاحِقَهُ.

And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

4 ف َأرسَلَ داوُدُ جَواسِيسَ لِيَتَحَقَّقَ مِنْ خَبَرِ عَودَةِ شاوُلَ لِمُطارَدَتِهِ.

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

5 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ داوُدُ إلَى حَيثُ عَسْكَرَ شاوُلُ. فَرَأى أينَ كانَ شاوُلُ وَأبْنَيْرُ، قائِدُ الجَيشِ، نائِمَينِ. فَكانَ شاوُلُ نائِماً فِي وَسَطِ دائِرَةٍ مِنْ رِجالٍ مُحِيطِينَ بِهِ.

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

6 ف َقالَ داوُدُ لِأخِيمالِكَ الحِثِّيِّ وَأبِيشايَ بْنِ صُرُوِيَّةَ أخِي يُوآبَ: «مَنْ مِنكُما مُستَعِدٌّ لِلنُّزُولِ مَعِي إلَى المُخَيَّمِ فَنُهاجِمَ شاوُلَ؟» فَقالَ أبِيشايُ: «أنا أذْهَبُ مَعَكَ.»

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

7 ف َلَمّا حَلَّ اللَّيلُ، دَخَلَ داوُدُ وَأبِيشايُ مُعَسكَرَ شاوُلَ. وَكانَ شاوُلُ نائِماً فِي وَسَطِ دائِرَةٍ مِنَ الرِّجالِ، وَرُمْحُهُ مَغرُوزٌ فِي الأرْضِ قُرْبَ رَأْسِهِ. وَكانَ أبْنَيْرُ وَالجُنُودُ الآخَرُونَ نائِمِينَ حَولَ شاوُلَ.

So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

8 ف َقالَ أبِيشايُ لِداوُدَ: «اليَومَ أوقَعَ اللهُ عَدُوَّكَ بَينَ يَدَيكَ، فَدَعنِي أُثَبِّتُ شاوُلَ فِي الأرْضِ بِرُمحِهِ بِضَربَةٍ واحِدَةٍ لا غَيرَ!»

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.

9 ل َكِنَّ داوُدَ قالَ لِأبِيشايَ: «لا تَقتُلْهُ! فَهَلْ يَقتُلُ أحَدٌ المَلِكَ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ اللهُ وَلا يُعاقَبُ؟

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?

10 ل ِي يَقِينٌ فِي اللهِ الحَيِّ، بِأنَّ اللهَ سَيَضْرِبُهُ. رُبَّما يَمُوتُ مِيتَةً طَبِيعِيَّةً، وَرُبَّما يُقتَلُ فِي مَعرَكَةٍ.

And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

11 ل َكِنِّي أُصَلِّي أنْ لا يَسمَحَ اللهُ بِأنْ أقتُلَ بِنَفسِي المَلِكَ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ اللهُ. وَالآنَ خُذِ الرُّمحَ وَجَرَّةَ الماءِ اللَّذَين عِندَ رَأْسِهِ، وَلْنَمضِ.»

Jehovah forbid that I should put forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed: but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

12 ف َأخَذَ داوُدُ الرُّمحَ وَجَرَّةَ الماءِ اللَّذَينِ عِندَ رَأْسِ شاوُلَ، ثُمَّ غادَرَ هُوَ وَأبِيشايُ المُعَسكَرَ. وَلَمْ يَعرِفْ أحَدٌ بِما حَدَثَ، وَلَمْ يَنتَبِهْ أحَدٌ إلَى ما حَدَثَ بَلْ إنَّ أحَداً لَمْ يَصْحُ. فَقَدْ نامَ شاوُلُ وَكُلُّ جُنُودِهِ لِأنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أوقَعَ عَلَيهِمْ نَوماً عَمِيقاً. داوُدُ يَعفُو عَنْ شاوُلَ ثانِيَةً

So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head; and they gat them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Jehovah was fallen upon them.

13 و َعَبَرَ داوُدُ إلَى الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الوادِي. وَوَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ الجَبَلِ مُقابِلَ مُعَسْكَرِ شاوُلَ. وَكانَ مُعَسْكَرا داوُدَ وَشاوُلَ بَعِيدَينِ أحَدُهُما عَنِ الآخَرِ.

Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;

14 و َنادَى داوُدُ عَلَى الجَيشِ وَعَلَى أبْنِيْرَ بْنِ نَيْرٍ: «أجِبْنِي يا أبْنَيْرُ!» فَأجابَ أبْنَيْرُ: «مَنْ أنتَ؟ وَلِماذا تُنادِي عَلَى المَلِكِ؟»

and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

15 ف َقالَ داوُدُ: «ألَستَ رَجُلاً؟ مَنْ مِثلُكَ بَيْنَ رِجالِ إسْرائِيلَ؟ فَلِماذا لَمْ تَحْرُسْ مَولاكَ المَلِكَ؟ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ شَخْصٌ مِنْ عامَّةِ النّاسِ مُعَسكَرَكَ لِيَقتُلَ مَولاكَ المَلِكَ.

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

16 أ نْتَ مُهْمِلٌ! أُقسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ، إنَّكَ تَسْتَحِقُّ المَوْتَ، أنْتَ وَكُلَّ رِجالِكَ. لِأنَّكَ لَمْ تَحمِ مَولاكَ المَلِكَ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ اللهُ. وَالآنَ أينَ رُمْحُ المَلِكِ وَجَرَّةُ الماءِ اللَّذَينِ كانا عِندَ رَأْسِهِ؟»

This thing is not good that thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

17 ف َمَيَّزَ شاوُلُ صَوتَ داوُدَ فَقالَ: «أهَذا أنتَ يا ابنِيَ داوُدَ؟» فَأجابَ داوُدُ: «نَعَمْ هَذا أنا يا سَيِّدِي المَلِكُ.

And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

18 ل ِماذا تُطارِدُنِي يا سَيِّدِي؟ بِماذا أسَأْتُ أوْ أذنَبْتُ إلَيكَ؟

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

19 ا سْتَمِعْ إلَيَّ يا مَولايَ المَلِكَ. إنْ كانَ اللهُ قَدْ دَفَعَكَ إلَى أنْ تَغضَبَ عَلَيَّ، فَإنِّي سَأُقَدِّمُ لَهُ ذَبِيحَةً. لَكِنْ إنْ كانَ بَشَرٌ، فَإنِّي أسألُ اللهَ أنْ يَلعَنَهُمْ. فَهُمُ أجبَرُونِي اليَومَ عَلَى هَجرِ الأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطانِي إيّاها اللهُ ، وَأرسَلُونِي لأخْدِمَ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

20 ف َلا تَسْمَحْ بِأنْ يُراقَ دَمِي بَعِيداً عَنْ حَضرَةِ اللهِ. ها قَدْ خَرَجْتَ وَأنتَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ لِتُطارِدَ بَرغُوثاً! تُطارِدُنِي كَصَيّادٍ يُطارِدُ الحَجَلَ فِي الجِبالِ.»

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Jehovah: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

21 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ: «يا ابنِي داوُدَ! قَدْ أسَأْتُ إلَيكَ، فارجِعْ. اليَومَ أنتَ أرَيتَنِي كَمْ حَياتِي عَزِيزَةٌ عِندَكَ. وَلِهَذا لَنْ أُؤذِيَكَ. أنا تَصَرَّفتُ بِحَماقَةٍ، وَابتَعَدتُ كَثِيراً عَنِ الصَّوابِ.»

Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

22 ف َأجابَ داوُدُ: «ها هُوَ رُمحُ المَلِكِ. فَليَأْتِ واحِدٌ مِنْ رِجالِكَ وَيَأْخُذْهُ.

And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

23 و َتَذَكَّرْ أنَّ اللهَ يُكافِئُ كُلَّ واحِدٍ عَلَى ما يَفعَلُهُ، يُكافِئُهُ بِالخَيْرِ عَلَى الخَيرِ، وَيُجازِيهِ بِالعِقابِ عَلَى الشَّرِّ. لَقَدْ أوقَعَكَ اللهُ بَينَ يَدَيَّ هَذا اليَومَ، لَكِنِّي لَمْ أشَأْ أنْ أُؤذِيَ المَلِكَ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ اللهُ.

And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.

24 أ رَيْتُكَ اليَومَ كَمْ حَياتُكَ عَزِيزَةٌ عِندِي. كَذَلِكَ حَياتِي عَزِيزَةٌ عِندَ اللهِ ، وَسَيُخَلِّصُنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ.»

And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of Jehovah, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

25 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ لِداوُدَ: «مُبارَكٌ أنتَ يا ابنِي داوُدَ. أنتَ سَتَصنَعُ أُمُوراً كَثِيرَةً وَسَتَنجَحُ فِيها.» فَمَضَى داوُدُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، وَرَجِعَ شاوُلُ إلَى بَيتِهِ.

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.