1 N ow the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, while the Israelites were camping by the spring which is in Jezreel.

فِي تِلْكَ الأثناءِ، حَشَدَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ كُلَّ جُيُوشِهمْ فِي أفِيقَ. وَعَسكَرَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ عِندَ عَينِ حَرُودَ فِي يَزرَعِيلَ.

2 A nd the lords of the Philistines were proceeding on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were proceeding on in the rear with Achish.

وَكانَ حُكّامُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ يَتَقَدَّمُونَ في فِرَقٍ مِنْ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ وَألفِ رَجُلٍ. وَأمّا داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ فَكانُوا فِي الخَلفِ مَعَ أخِيشَ.

3 T hen the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here ?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him from the day he deserted to me to this day?”

فَسَألَ ضُبّاطُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ: «ما الَّذِي يَفعَلُهُ هَؤُلاءِ العبرانِيُّونَ هُنا؟» فَقالَ أخِيشُ لِضُبّاطِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ: «هَذا هُوَ داوُدُ. كانَ أحَدَ ضُبّاطِ شاوُلَ، لَكِنَّهُ مَعِي مُنذُ مُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ. وَلَمْ أجِدْ فِيهِ عَيباً مُنذُ أنْ تَرَكَ شاوُلَ وَانضَمَّ إلَيَّ.»

4 B ut the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man go back, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of these men?

لَكِنَّ ضُبّاطَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ غَضِبُوا مِنْ أخِيشَ. وَقالُوا لَهُ: «أعِدْهُ. ليَذهَبْ إلَى المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي أعْطَيتَهُ إيّاها. لا يُمكِنُهُ أنْ يُرافِقَنا إلَى المَعرَكَةِ. فَما دامَ داوُدُ هُنا، فَإنَّ بَينَنا عَدُوّاً فِي مُعَسكَرِنا. وَكَيفَ سَيُصالِحُ مَلِكَهُ؟ ألَيسَ بِقَتلِهِ رِجالَنا؟

5 I s this not David, of whom they sing in the dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands’?”

ألَيْسَ داوُدُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَرْقُصُ لَهُ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ وَيُغَنُّونَ: «شاوُلُ قَتَلَ الآلافَ. وَداوُدُ عَشَراتِ الآلافِ!»

6 T hen Achish called David and said to him, “ As the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army are pleasing in my sight; for I have not found evil in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, you are not pleasing in the sight of the lords.

فَدَعَى أخِيشُ داوُدَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «أُقسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ، إنَّكَ مُخلِصٌ لِي. وَيَسُرُّنِي أنْ تَخدِمَ فِي جَيشِي. فَأنا لَمْ أجِدْ فِيكَ عَيباً مُنذُ أنْ جِئتَ إلَيَّ. وَلَكِنَّ حُكّامَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ لا يَثِقُونَ بِكَ.

7 N ow therefore return and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines.”

فاذهَبْ فِي سَلامٍ. وَلا تَعْمَلْ ما لا يُرْضِي حُكّامَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.»

8 D avid said to Achish, “ But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day when I came before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

فَسَألَهُ داوُدُ: «ما الَّذِي فَعَلْتُهُ؟ هَلْ وَجَدْتَ فِيَّ عَيباً مُنذُ أنْ جِئتُ إلَيكَ؟ فَلِماذا تَرفُضُ أنْ تَدَعَنِي أُحارِبُ أعداءَكَ، يا سَيَّدِي المَلِكُ؟»

9 B ut Achish replied to David, “I know that you are pleasing in my sight, like an angel of God; nevertheless the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us to the battle.’

فَأجابَ أخِيشُ: «أنا مُتَأكِّدٌ مِنْ أنَّكَ رَجُلٌ صالِحٌ، بَلْ إنِّي أراكَ كَمَلاكٍ مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ! لَكِنَّ ضُبّاطَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ مازالُوا يُصِرُّونَ وَيَقُولُونَ: ‹لا يُمكِنُ لِداوُدَ أنْ يَدخُلَ المَعرَكَةَ مَعَنا.›

10 N ow then arise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who have come with you, and as soon as you have arisen early in the morning and have light, depart.”

لِهَذا أرِيدُكَ أنْ تَعُودَ أنتَ وَرِجالُكَ فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ إلَى المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي أعطَيتُكَ إيّاها. لا تَهْتَمَّ لِما يَقُولُهُ ضُبّاطُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ عَنكَ. فَأنتَ رَجُلٌ صالِحٌ، لَكِنْ عَلَيكَ أنْ تَنْصرِفَ مَعَ ضَوْءِ الفَجْرِ.»

11 S o David arose early, he and his men, to depart in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

فَقامَ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ وَرَجِعُوا إلَى أرْضِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. أمّا الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ فَصَعدُوا إلَى يَزرَعِيلَ.