1 Samuel 23

1 Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”

1 فَأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ يُحَارِبُونَ قَعِيلَةَ وَيَنْهَبُونَ ٱلْبَيَادِرَ».

2 So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

2 فَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا: «أَأَذْهَبُ وَأَضْرِبُ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟» فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَٱضْرِبِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَخَلِّصْ قَعِيلَةَ».

3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

3 فَقَالَ رِجَالُ دَاوُدَ لَهُ: «هَا نَحْنُ هَهُنَا فِي يَهُوذَا خَائِفُونَ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ إِذَا ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ ضِدَّ صُفُوفِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟»

4 Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

4 فَعَادَ أَيْضًا دَاوُدُ وَسَأَلَ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَأَجَابَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَقَالَ: «قُمِ ٱنْزِلْ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَإِنِّي أَدْفَعُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِيَدِكَ».

5 Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.

5 فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، وَحَارَبَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَسَاقَ مَوَاشِيَهُمْ، وَضَرَبَهُمْ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَخَلَّصَ دَاوُدُ سُكَّانَ قَعِيلَةَ.

6 (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)

6 وَكَانَ لَمَّا هَرَبَ أَبِيَاثَارُ بْنُ أَخِيمَالِكَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ نَزَلَ وَبِيَدِهِ أَفُودٌ.

7 When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”

7 فَأُخْبِرَ شَاوُلُ بِأَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدْ نَبَذَهُ ٱللهُ إِلَى يَدِي، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ أُغْلِقَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلدُّخُولِ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ لَهَا أَبْوَابٌ وَعَوَارِضُ».

8 Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.

8 وَدَعَا شَاوُلُ جَمِيعَ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِلْحَرْبِ لِلنُّزُولِ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ لِمُحَاصَرَةِ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ.

9 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

9 فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ مُنْشِئٌ عَلَيْهِ ٱلشَّرَّ، قَالَ لِأَبِيَاثَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ قَدِّمِ ٱلْأَفُودَ.

10 And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.

10 ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ: «يَارَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ قَدْ سَمِعَ بِأَنَّ شَاوُلَ يُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ لِكَيْ يُخْرِبَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِسَبَبِي.

11 Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.

11 فَهَلْ يُسَلِّمُنِي أَهْلُ قَعِيلَةَ لِيَدِهِ؟ هَلْ يَنْزِلُ شَاوُلُ كَمَا سَمِعَ عَبْدُكَ؟ يَارَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، أَخْبِرْ عَبْدَكَ». فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «يَنْزِلُ».

12 So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.

12 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ يُسَلِّمُنِي أَهْلُ قَعِيلَةَ مَعَ رِجَالِي لِيَدِ شَاوُلَ؟» فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «يُسَلِّمُونَ».

13 Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.

13 فَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ، نَحْوُ سِتِّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، وَخَرَجُوا مِنْ قَعِيلَةَ وَذَهَبُوا حَيْثُمَا ذَهَبُوا. فَأُخْبِرَ شَاوُلُ بِأَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ أَفْلَتَ مِنْ قَعِيلَةَ، فَعَدَلَ عَنِ ٱلْخُرُوجِ.

14 And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.

14 وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ فِي ٱلْحُصُونِ وَمَكَثَ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ يَطْلُبُهُ كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَدْفَعْهُ ٱللهُ لِيَدِهِ.

15 While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.

15 فَرَأَى دَاوُدُ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ يَطْلُبُ نَفْسَهُ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ فِي ٱلْغَابِ.

16 And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,

16 فَقَامَ يُونَاثَانُ بْنُ شَاوُلَ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ إِلَى ٱلْغَابِ وَشَدَّدَ يَدَهُ بِٱللهِ،

17 saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”

17 وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لَا تَخَفْ لِأَنَّ يَدَ شَاوُلَ أَبِي لَا تَجِدُكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَكَ ثَانِيًا. وَشَاوُلُ أَبِي أَيْضًا يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ».

18 So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.

18 فَقَطَعَا كِلَاهُمَا عَهْدًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي ٱلْغَابِ، وَأَمَّا يُونَاثَانُ فَمَضَى إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

19 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?

19 فَصَعِدَ ٱلزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ قَائِلِينَ: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَبِئًا عِنْدَنَا فِي حُصُونٍ فِي ٱلْغَابِ، فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّتِي إِلَى يَمِينِ ٱلْقَفْرِ؟

20 Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”

20 فَٱلْآنَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ شَهْوَةِ نَفْسِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي ٱلنُّزُولِ ٱنْزِلْ، وَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُسَلِّمَهُ لِيَدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ».

21 “May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.

21 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «مُبَارَكُونَ أَنْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَشْفَقْتُمْ عَلَيَّ.

22 Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

22 فَٱذْهَبُوا أَكِّدُوا أَيْضًا، وَٱعْلَمُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا مَكَانَهُ حَيْثُ تَكُونُ رِجْلُهُ وَمَنْ رَآهُ هُنَاكَ، لِأَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِي إِنَّهُ مَكْرًا يَمْكُرُ.

23 Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

23 فَٱنْظُرُوا وَٱعْلَمُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُخْتَبَآتِ ٱلَّتِي يَخْتَبِئُ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ عَلَى تَأْكِيدٍ، فَأَسِيرَ مَعَكُمْ. وَيَكُونُ إِذَا وُجِدَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، أَنِّي أُفَتِّشُ عَلَيْهِ بِجَمِيعِ أُلُوفِ يَهُوذَا».

24 So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,

24 فَقَامُوا وَذَهَبُوا إِلَى زِيفٍ قُدَّامَ شَاوُلَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ، فِي ٱلسَّهْلِ عَنْ يَمِينِ ٱلْقَفْرِ.

25 and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

25 وَذَهَبَ شَاوُلُ وَرِجَالُهُ لِلتَّفْتِيشِ. فَأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ، فَنَزَلَ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرِ وَأَقَامَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ شَاوُلُ تَبِعَ دَاوُدَ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ.

26 Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

26 فَذَهَبَ شَاوُلُ عَنْ جَانِبِ ٱلْجَبَلِ مِنْ هُنَا، وَدَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ عَنْ جَانِبِ ٱلْجَبَلِ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَفِرُّ فِي ٱلذَّهَابِ مِنْ أَمَامِ شَاوُلَ، وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ وَرِجَالُهُ يُحَاوِطُونَ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالَهُ لِكَيْ يَأْخُذُوهُمْ.

27 Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

27 فَجَاءَ رَسُولٌ إِلَى شَاوُلَ يَقُولُ: «أَسْرِعْ وَٱذْهَبْ لِأَنَّ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ قَدِ ٱقْتَحَمُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ».

28 So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.

28 فَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ عَنِ ٱتِّبَاعِ دَاوُدَ، وَذَهَبَ لِلِقَاءِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَوْضِعُ «صَخْرَةَ ٱلزَّلَقَاتِ».

29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.

29 وَصَعِدَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَأَقَامَ فِي حُصُونِ عَيْنِ جَدْيٍ.