1 Samuel 30

1 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

1 وَمَا إِنْ وَصَلَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى صِقْلَغَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ حَتَّى وَجَدُوا أَنَّ الْعَمَالِقَةَ قَدْ أَغَارُوا عَلَى النَّقَبِ وَهَاجَمُوا صِقْلَغَ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا بِالنَّارِ،

2 They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

2 بَعْدَ أَنْ أَخَذُوا كُلَّ مَنْ فِيهَا مِنْ نِسَاءٍ وَأَطْفَالٍ أَسْرَى حَرْبٍ، وَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوا صَغِيراً وَلا كَبِيراً.

3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

3 وَعِنْدَمَا دَخَلَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَجَدُوهَا مَحْرُوقَةً، وَأُسِرَتْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ وَبَنَاتُهُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُمْ.

4 So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

4 فَعَلَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمْ بِالْبُكَاءِ حَتَّى أَصَابَهُمُ الإِعْيَاءُ.

5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

5 وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتَا دَاوُدَ أَخِينُوعَمُ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأَبِيجَايِلُ أَرْمَلَةُ نَابَالَ الْكَرْمَلِيِّ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْمَسْبِيَّاتِ.

6 And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

6 وَتَفَاقَمَ ضِيقُ دَاوُدَ لأَنَّ الرِّجَالَ، مِنْ فَرْطِ مَا حَلَّ بِهِمْ مِنْ مَرَارَةٍ وَأَسىً عَلَى أَبْنَائِهِمْ وَبَنَاتِهِمْ، طَالَبُوا بِرَجْمِهِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ تَشَبَّثَ وَتَقَوَّى بِالرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

7 ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنِ ابْنِ أَخِيمَالِكَ: «أَحْضِرْ إِلَيَّ الأَفُودَ». فَأَحْضَرَهُ.

8 and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

8 وَاسْتَشَارَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ قَائِلاً: «إِذَا تَعَقَّبْتُ هَؤُلاءِ الْغُزَاةَ فَهَلْ أُدْرِكُهُمْ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ: «الْحَقْهُمْ، فَإِنَّكَ تُدْرِكُهُمْ وَتُنْقِذُ الأَسْرَى».

9 So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

9 فَانْطَلَقَ دَاوُدُ وَالسِّتُّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا وَادِي الْبَسُورِ، فَتَخَلَّفَ قَوْمٌ مِنْهُمْ هُنَاكَ.

10 because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

10 أَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَوَاصَلَ طَرِيقَهُ مَعَ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، بَعْدَ أَنْ تَخَلَّفَ مِئَتَا رَجُلٍ إعْيَاءً عَنْ عُبُورِ وَادِي الْبَسُورِ.

11 Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—

11 فَصَادَفُوا رَجُلاً مِصْرِيًّا مُلْقىً فِي الْحَقْلِ، فَأَحْضَرُوهُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، فَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيْهِ طَعَاماً وَمَاءً فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ.

12 a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.

12 ثُمَّ أَعْطَوْهُ قُرْصاً مِنْ تِينٍ وَعُنْقُودَيْنِ مِنْ زَبِيبٍ. وَبَعْدَ أَنْ أَكَلَهَا انْتَعَشَتْ رُوحُهُ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ أَكَلَ طَعَاماً وَلا شَرِبَ مَاءً مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلاثِ لَيَالٍ.

13 Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.

13 فَسَأَلَهُ دَاوُدُ: «مَنْ هُوَ سَيِّدُكَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «أَنَا رَجُلٌ مِصْرِيٌّ، عَبْدٌ لِرَجُلٍ عَمَالِيقِيٍّ، وَقَدْ تَخَلَّى سَيِّدِي عَنِّي مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ لأَنِّي مَرِضْتُ.

14 We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

14 فَإِنَّنَا قَدْ أَغَرْنَا عَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ بِلادِ الْكَرِيتِيِّينَ وَعَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَجَنَوبِيِّ كَالَبَ وَأَحْرَقْنَا صِقْلَغَ بِالنَّارِ»

15 “Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”

15 فَسَأَلَهُ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ تَدُلُّنِي عَلَى مَكَانِ هَؤُلاءِ الْغُزَاةِ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «احْلِفْ لِي بِاللهِ أَنَّكَ لَا تَقْتُلُنِي وَلا تُسَلِّمُنِي إِلَى سَيِّدِي، فَأَدُلَّكَ عَلَى مَكَانِ هَؤُلاءِ الْغُزَاةِ».

16 So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

16 وَقَادَهُمْ إِلَى مُعَسْكَرِ عَمَالِيقَ فَوَجَدُوهُمْ مُنْتَشِرِينَ فِي الْحُقُولِ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ وَيَرْقُصُونَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ مَا أَصَابُوهُ مِنْ غَنِيمَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ نَهَبُوهَا مِنْ أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَمِنْ أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا.

17 And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

17 فَهَاجَمَهُمْ دَاوُدُ مِنَ الْغُرُوبِ حَتَّى مَسَاءِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ سِوَى أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ غُلَامٍ رَكِبُوا جِمَالاً وَهَرَبُوا.

18 So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

18 وَاسْتَرَدَّ دَاوُدُ مَا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِ الْعَمَالِقَةُ وَأَنْقَذَ زَوْجَتَيْهِ.

19 Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.

19 وَلَمْ يُفْقَدْ لَهُمْ شَيْءٌ لَا صَغِيرٌ وَلا كَبِيرٌ، وَلا أَبْنَاءٌ وَلا بَنَاتٌ وَلا غَنِيمَةٌ وَلا أَيُّ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِ الْعَمَالِقَةُ، بَلِ اسْتَرَدَّهَا دَاوُدُ جَمِيعَهَا.

20 And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”

20 وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ غَنَمَ الْعَمَالِقَةِ وَبَقَرَهُمْ فَسَاقَهَا رِجَالُهُ أَمَامَ الْمَاشِيَةِ الأُخْرَى الَّتِي اغْتَنَمَهَا الْغُزَاةُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذِهِ غَنِيمَةُ دَاوُدَ».

21 When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

21 وَعَادَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى الْمِئَتَيْ رَجُلٍ الَّذِينَ أَعْيَوْا عَنِ الْمَسِيرِ وَرَاءَهُ فَخَلَّفُوهُمْ عِنْدَ وَادِي الْبَسُورِ، فَخَرَجُوا لاِسْتِقْبَالِ دَاوُدَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ، فَتَقَدَّمَ دَاوُدُ إِلَيْهِمْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ عَلَى سَلامَتِهِمْ.

22 but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”

22 غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِئَةً مِنَ المُشَاغِبِينَ مِنْ رِجَالِ دَاوُدَ مِمَّنِ اشْتَرَكُوا مَعَهُ فِي الْحَرْبِ اعْتَرَضُوا قَائِلِينَ: «لِيَأْخُذْ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَأَبْنَاءَهُ وَيَمْضِ، أَمَّا الْغَنِيمَةُ الَّتِي اسْتَرْدَدْنَاهَا، فَلا نُعْطِيهُمْ مِنْهَا لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا مَعَنَا».

23 But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.

23 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لا تَفْعَلُوا هَكَذَا يَا إِخْوَتِي، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا وَحَفِظَنَا وَنَصَرَنَا عَلَى الْغُزَاةِ الَّذِينَ أَغَارُوا عَلَيْنَا.

24 Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”

24 وَمَنْ يُوَافِقُكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الأَمْرِ؟ لأَنَّ نَصِيبَ الْمُقِيمِ عِنْدَ الأَمْتِعَةِ لِحِرَاسَتِهَا كَنَصِيبِ مَنْ خَاضَ الْحَرْبَ، إِذْ تُقْسَمُ الْغَنِيمَةُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ».

25 And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.

25 وَمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ جَعَلَ دَاوُدُ هَذِهِ الْفَرِيضَةَ سُنَّةً تَسْرِي عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

26 When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”

26 وَعِنْدَمَا رَجَعَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى صِقْلَغَ أَرْسَلَ جُزْءاً مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ مِنْ شُيُوخِ يَهُوذَا قَائِلاً: «هَذِهِ لَكُمْ هَدِيَّةُ بَرَكَةٍ مِنْ غَنَائِمِ أَعْدَاءِ الرَّبِّ».

27 He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;

27 وَقَدْ بَعَثَ بِها إِلَى الَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلٍ، وَفِي رَامُوتَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَفِي يَتِّيرَ.

28 to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

28 وَفِي عَرُوعِيرَ، وَفِي سِفْمُوثَ، وَفِي أَشْتِمُوعَ.

29 to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;

29 وَفِي رَاخَالَ، وَفِي مُدُنِ الْيَرْحَمْئِيلِيِّينَ، وَفِي مُدُنِ الْقَيْنِيِّينَ،

30 to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;

30 وَفِي حُرْمَةَ وَفِي كُورِ عَاشَانَ، وَفِي عَتَاكَ،

31 and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

31 وَفِي حَبْرُونَ، وَإِلَى سَائِرِ الأَمَاكِنِ الَّتِي تَرَدَّدَ عَلَيْهَا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ.