1 D avid therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

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

2 A nd every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

وَانضَمَّ 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.

3 A nd David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

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

4 A nd he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

فَتَرَكَ داوُدُ أبَوَيهِ عِندَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. وَبَقِيا عِندَهُ طَوالَ إقامَةِ داوُدَ فِي الحِصْنِ.

5 A nd the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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

6 W hen Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

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

7 T hen Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

فَقالَ 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؟

8 T hat all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

لَكِنَّكُمْ 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.»

9 T hen answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

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

10 A nd he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

فَصَلَّى أخِيمَالِكُ للهِ مِنْ أجلِ داوُدَ وَأعطاهُ طَعاماً، وَأعطاهُ سَيفَ جُلياتَ الفِلِسْطِيِّ!»

11 T hen the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.

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

12 A nd Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

فَقالَ شاوُلُ لأخِيمَالِكَ: «اسمَعْ يا ابنَ أخِيطُوبَ.» فَأجابَ أخِيمَالِكُ: «سَمعاً وَطاعَةً يا سَيِّدِي.»

13 A nd Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

فَقالَ 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.»

14 T hen Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

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

15 D id I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

لَمْ 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.»

16 A nd the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

لَكِنَّ المَلِكَ شاوُلَ قالَ لَهُ: «سَتَمُوتُ أنتَ وَكُلُّ أقربائِكَ.»

17 A nd the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.

ثُمَّ 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.

18 A nd the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

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

19 A nd Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

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

20 A nd one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

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

21 A nd Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord 's priests.

وَأخبَرَ أبياثارُ داوُدَ أنَّ شاوُلَ قَتَلَ كَهَنَةَ اللهِ.

22 A nd David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

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

23 A bide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

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