1 و َحالَما وَصَلَ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ إلَى صِقلَغَ فِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ، رَأَوْا أنَّ عَمالِيقَ قَدْ هاجَمُوا المَدِينَةَ. فَقَدْ غَزا عَمالِيقُ مِنْطَقَةَ النَّقَبِ، وَهاجَمُوا صِقلَغَ، وَأحرَقُوا المَدِينَةَ،

When David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had come to fight in the Negev and Ziklag. They had destroyed Ziklag, and burned it with fire.

2 و َأخَذُوا كُلَّ نِسائِها الكَبِيراتِ مِنهُنَّ وَالصَّغِيراتِ سَبايا. لَمْ يَقتُلُوا أحَداً، لَكِنَّهُمْ أسَرُوا الجَمِيعَ، وَذَهَبُوا فِي طَرِيقِهِم.

They took the women and all who were in it, without killing anyone. They carried them out and went on their way.

3 و َعِندَما دَخَلَ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ صِقلَغَ، وَجَدُوها تَحتَرِقُ. وَوَجَدُوا أنَّ زَوجاتِهِمْ وَأولادَهُمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ قَدْ أُسِرُوا.

David and his men came to the city and saw that it was burned. Their wives and sons and daughters had been taken away.

4 ف َبَكَى داوُدُ وَكُلُّ رِجالِ جَيشِهِ بِشِدَّةٍ حَتَّى لَمْ تَعُدْ لَدَيهِمْ قُوَّةٌ عَلَى البُكاءِ.

Then David and the people with him cried out in a loud voice until they had no more strength to cry.

5 و َكانَتِ امرَأتا داوُدَ، أخِينُوعَمُ اليَزرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأبِيجايِلُ أرمَلَةُ نابالَ الكَرمِلِيِّ، قَدْ أُخِذَتا أيضاً.

David’s two wives had been taken away, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail who had been the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

6 و َكانَ كُلُّ رِجالِ الجَيشِ حَزانَى وَغاضِبِينَ لِأنَّ أولادَهُمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ قَدْ أُسِرُوا. فَتَشاوَرَ الرِّجالُ حَولَ رَجْمِ داوُدَ. فَتَضايَقَ داوُدُ كَثِيراً، لَكِنَّهُ وَجَدَ قُوَّةً فِي إلَهِهِ.

And David was very troubled because the people talked about killing him with stones. For all the people were very angry in their sorrow for their sons and daughters. But David got his strength from the Lord his God.

7 ف َقالَ داوُدُ لِلكاهِنِ أبِياثارَ: «أحضِرِ الثَّوبَ الكَهَنُوتِيَّ،» فأحضَرَهُ.

David said to Abiathar the religious leader, son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the linen vest.” So Abiathar brought the linen vest to David.

8 ث ُمَّ سألَ داوُدُ اللهَ: «هَلْ سَأُطارِدُ الَّذِينَ أخَذُوا عائِلاتِنا؟ هَلْ سَألحَقُ بِهِمْ؟» فَأجابَ اللهُ: «طارِدْهُمْ، وَسَتَلحَقُ بِهِمْ، وَسَتُخَلِّصُ كُلَّ المَسبِيِّينَ.» داوُدُ يُصادِفُ عَبداً مِصرِيّاً

Then David asked the Lord, “Should I go after this army? Should I meet them in battle?” The Lord said to him, “Go after them, for you will catch them for sure. And you will be sure to save all the people.”

9 ف َأخَذَ داوُدُ السِّتَّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى وادِي البُسُورِ. فَتَخَلَّفَ بَعْضُهُمْ.

So David and the 600 men who were with him went out and came to the river of Besor. There those stayed who were left behind.

10 أ مّا داوُدُ وَالأربَعُ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ بَقُوا مَعَهُ، فَواصَلُوا مُطارَدَةَ عَمالِيقَ. فقَدْ تَخَلَّفَ مِئَتا رَجُلٍ، كانُوا تَعِبِينَ وَلَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا مُواصَلَةَ السَّيرِ.

But David kept going after them, with 400 men. For 200 were too tired to cross the river of Besor and stayed behind.

11 ف َوَجَدَ رِجالُ داوُدَ رَجُلاً مِصرِيّاً فِي الخَلاءِ، فَجاءُوا بِهِ إلَى داوُدَ. وَأعطُوا المِصرِيَّ ماءً لِيَشرَبَ وَطَعاماً لِيَأْكُلَ،

They found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread and he ate, and he was given water to drink.

12 إ ذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ ذاقَ طَعاماً أوْ شَرِبَ ماءً ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ بِلَيالِيها. فَأعطُوهُ كَعكَةَ تِينٍ، وَعُنقُودَينِ مِنَ الزَّبِيبِ، فَاسْتَعادَ قُوَّتَهُ.

They gave him a piece of a fig loaf and two vines of dried grapes. When he had eaten, his spirit returned to him. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.

13 ف َسَألَ داوُدُ المِصْرِيَّ: «مَنْ هُوَ سَيِّدُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أينَ أنتَ؟» فَأجابَ المِصْرِيُّ: «أنا مِصْرِيٌّ، وَأنا عَبدٌ لِرَجُلٍ عَمالِيقِيٍّ. وَقَدْ مَرِضتُ قَبلَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ. فَتَخَلَّى عَنِّي سَيِّدِي.

David said to him, “To whom do you belong? Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite. My owner left me behind when I became sick three days ago.

14 و َكُنّا قَدْ هاجَمْنا جَنُوبَ النَّقَبِ حَيثُ يَسكُنُ الكْرِيتِيُّونَ. وَهاجَمْنا أيضاً يَهُوذا، حَيثُ يَسكُنُ الكالَبِيُّونَ وَأحرَقْنا مَدِينَةَ صِقلَغَ.»

We had gone to fight in the Negev of the Cherethites, and in the land of Judah, and in the Negev of Caleb. We burned Ziklag with fire.”

15 ف َسَألَ داوُدُ المِصْرِيَّ: «أتَقُودُنِي إلَى تِلْكَ الفِرقَةِ العَسْكَريَّةِ؟» فَأجابَ المِصْرِيُّ: «إنْ حَلَفْتَ لِي فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ أنَّكَ لَنْ تَقتُلَنِي أوْ تُعِيدَنِي إلَى سَيِّدِي، فَسَأُعِينُكَ عَلَى أنْ تَجِدَهُمْ.» داوُدُ يَنتَصِرُ عَلَى العَمالِقَة

Then David said to him, “Will you take me down to his army?” And he said, “Promise me by God that you will not kill me or give me to my owner, and I will bring you down to this army.”

16 ف َقادَ المِصرِيُّ داوُدَ إلَى عَمالِيقَ. وَكانُوا مُتَمَدِّدِينَ عَلَى الأرْضِ هُنا وَهُناكَ، يَأكُلُونَ وَيَشرَبُونَ وَيَرْقُصُونَ احتِفالاً بِالغَنائمِ الَّتِي أخَذُوها مِنَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَمِنْ يَهُوذا.

When he had taken David down, he saw the soldiers spread over all the land. They were eating and drinking and dancing because of all the good things they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

17 ف َهاجَمَهُمْ داوُدُ وَقَتَلَهُمْ. حارَبَهُمْ مِنْ شُرُوقِ الشَّمسِ إلَى مَساءِ اليَومِ التّالِي. وَلَمْ يَهرُبْ مِنهُمْ أحَدٌ غَيرُ أربَعِ مِئَةٍ مِنْ خُدّامِهِمِ الفِتيانِ الَّذِينَ رَكِبُوا عَلَى الجِمالِ وَهَرَبُوا.

And David killed them from the evening until the evening of the next day. None of them got away, except 400 young men who ran away on camels.

18 ف َاسْتَرَدَّ داوُدُ كُلَّ ما أخَذَهُ عَمالِيقُ. وَأنقَذَ زَوجَتَيهِ أيضاً.

David took back all that the Amalekites had taken, and saved his two wives.

19 و َلَمْ يَضِعْ لَهُمْ شَيءٌ. إذْ وَجَدُوا الجَمِيعَ صغاراً وَكِباراً، كُلَّ أولادِهِمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ، وَكُلَّ أشيائِهِمِ الثَّمِينَةِ. استَرجَعُوا كُلَّ ما سَلَبَهُ عَمالِيقُ. استَرجَعَ داوُدُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ.

Nothing was missing, small or large, sons or daughters, food or anything that had been taken. David returned with all of it.

20 و َأخَذُوا كُلَّ الغَنَمِ وَالبَقَرِ. وَساقَها رِجالُهُ أمامَ كُلِّ الجَماعَةِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ غَنِيمَةُ داوُدَ.» الجَمِيعُ يَقتَسِمُونَ الغَنائِمَ بِالتَّساوِي

And he took all the sheep and cattle. The people drove those animals in front of him, and said, “This is what belongs to David.”

21 و َجاءَ داوُدُ إلَى المِئَتَي رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ بَقُوا فِي وادِي البُسُورِ. وَهُمُ الرَّجالُ الَّذِينَ كانُوا تَعِبِينَ فَلَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا أنْ يَتبَعُوا داوُدَ. فَخَرَجَ هَؤُلاءِ لِلِقاءِ داوُدَ وَالرِّجالِ الَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا مَعَهُ. فَاقتَرَبَ داوُدُ إلَيْهِمْ وَحَيّاهُمْ.

David came to the 200 men who had been too tired to follow him and had been left at the river of Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. David came near the people and said hello to them.

22 و َكانَ بَينَ جَيشِ داوُدَ الَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا مَعَهُ بَعضُ مُثِيرِي المَتاعِبِ. فَتَذَمَّرُوا وَقالُوا: «لَمْ يَذهَبْ هَؤُلاءِ المِئَتا رَجُلٍ مَعَنا. فَلِماذا نُعطِيهِمْ أيَّ نَصِيبٍ مِنَ الغَنائِمِ الَّتِي أخَذناها؟ يَكفِيهِمْ أنَّنا أرجَعْنا لَهُمْ زَوجاتِهِمْ وَأبناءَهُمْ.»

Then all the sinful men of no worth who had gone with David said, “They did not go with us. So we will not give them anything of what we have taken, except for each man’s wife and children. Each man may take them and go.”

23 ف َأجابَ داوُدُ: «لا يا إخْوَتِي، لا تَفعَلُوا ذَلِكَ! انْظُرُوا كَمْ أعْطانا اللهُ! فَقَدْ حَمانا وَنَصَرَنا عَلَى أعْدائِنا الَّذِينَ هاجَمُونا.

David said, “You must not do so with what the Lord has given us, my brothers. He has kept us safe and has given us the army that came against us.

24 و َلا أظُنُّ أنَّهُ يُوجَدُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَعِدٌّ لِلتَّجاوُبِ مَعَ ما تَقُولُونَ. لِهَذا سَيَكُونُ نَصِيبُ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي بَقِيَ عِندَ المُؤَنِ نَفسَ نَصِيبِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي حارَبَ. وَسَيَكُونُ تَوزِيعُ الغَنائِمِ بِالتَّساوِي.»

Who would listen to you about this? The share of those who stay by our things will be the same as the share of those who go to the battle. They will share alike.”

25 و َجَعَلَ داوُدُ هَذا الشَّيءَ أمراً وَقانُوناً فِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَمازالَ هَذا القانُونُ سارِياً إلَى الآنَ.

He made it a law for Israel from that day to this.

26 و َعِندَما وَصَلَ داوُدُ إلَى صِقلِغَ، أرسَلَ بَعضاً مِنَ الأشياءِ الَّتِي غَنِمَها مِنْ عَمالِيقَ إلَى أصدِقائِهِ قادَةِ يَهُوذا. وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ لَكُمْ أخَذناها منْ أعداءِ اللهِ.»

When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the things he had taken in battle to the leaders of Judah, his friends. He said, “See, here is a gift for you from what was taken from those who hate the Lord.

27 ف َأرْسلَها إلَى قادَة بَيتِ إيلَ وَرامُوثَ فِي النَّقَبِ وَيَتِّيرَ

It is for those in Bethel, Ramoth of the Negev, Jattir,

28 و َعَرُوعيرَ وَسِفمُوثَ وَأشتَمُوعَ

Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

29 و َراخالَ وَمُدُنِ اليَرحَمْئِيلِيِّينَ وَمُدُنِ القِينِيِّينَ

and Racal. It is for those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, the cities of the Kenites,

30 و َحُرمَةَ وَبُورِ عاشانَ وَعَتاكَ

Hormah, Borashan, Athach,

31 و َحَبْرُونَ ، وَإلَى كُلِّ الأماكِنِ الأُخرَى الَّتِي كانَ يَرتادُها داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ.

Hebron, and all the places where David and his men have gone many times.”