I Samuel 22

فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَنَجَا إِلَى مَغَارَةِ عَدُلاَّمَ. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ إِخْوَتُهُ وَجَمِيعُ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ نَزَلُوا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.

David 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.

وَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ كُلُّ رَجُل مُتَضَايِق، وَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، وَكُلُّ رَجُل مُرِّ النَّفْسِ، فَكَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَئِيسًا. وَكَانَ مَعَهُ نَحْوُ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُل.

And 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.

وَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى مِصْفَاةِ مُوآبَ، وَقَالَ لِمَلِكِ مُوآبَ: «لِيَخْرُجْ أَبِي وَأُمِّي إِلَيْكُمْ حَتَّى أَعْلَمَ مَاذَا يَصْنَعُ لِيَ اللهُ».

And 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.

فَوَدَعَهُمَا عِنْدَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ، فَأَقَامَا عِنْدَهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ إِقَامَةِ دَاوُدَ فِي الْحِصْنِ.

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

فَقَالَ جَادُ النَّبِيُّ لِدَاوُدَ: «لاَ تُقِمْ فِي الْحِصْنِ. اذْهَبْ وَادْخُلْ أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا». فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى وَعْرِ حَارِثٍ.

And 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.

وَسَمِعَ شَاوُلُ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اشْتَهَرَ دَاوُدُ وَالرِّجَالُ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُقِيمًا فِي جِبْعَةَ تَحْتَ الأَثْلَةِ فِي الرَّامَةِ وَرُمْحُهُ بِيَدِهِ، وَجَمِيعُ عَبِيدِهِ وُقُوفًا لَدَيْهِ.

When 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;)

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِعَبِيدِهِ الْوَاقِفِينَ لَدَيْهِ: «اسْمَعُوا يَا بَنْيَامِينِيُّونَ: هَلْ يُعْطِيكُمْ جَمِيعَكُمُ ابْنُ يَسَّى حُقُولاً وَكُرُومًا؟ وَهَلْ يَجْعَلُكُمْ جَمِيعَكُمْ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتٍ،

Then 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;

حَتَّى فَتَنْتُمْ كُلُّكُمْ عَلَيَّ، وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِعَهْدِ ابْنِي مَعَ ابْنِ يَسَّى، وَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يَحْزَنُ عَلَيَّ أَوْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِأَنَّ ابْنِي قَدْ أَقَامَ عَبْدِي عَلَيَّ كَمِينًا كَهذَا الْيَوْمِ؟»

That 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?

فَأَجَابَ دُوَاغُ الأَدُومِيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ مُوَكَّلاً عَلَى عَبِيدِ شَاوُلَ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ يَسَّى آتِيًا إِلَى نُوبَ إِلَى أَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ.

Then 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.

فَسَأَلَ لَهُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ وَأَعْطَاهُ زَادًا. وَسَيْفَ جُلْيَاتَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّ أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ».

And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

فَأَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ وَاسْتَدْعَى أَخِيمَالِكَ بْنَ أَخِيطُوبَ الْكَاهِنَ وَجَمِيعَ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ الْكَهَنَةَ الَّذِينَ فِي نُوبٍ، فَجَاءُوا كُلُّهُمْ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ.

Then 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.

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «اسْمَعْ يَا ابْنَ أَخِيطُوبَ». فَقَالَ: «هأَنَذَا يَا سَيِّدِي».

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

فَقَالَ لَهُ شَاوُلُ: «لِمَاذَا فَتَنْتُمْ عَلَيَّ أَنْتَ وَابْنُ يَسَّى بِإِعْطَائِكَ إِيَّاهُ خُبْزًا وَسَيْفًا، وَسَأَلْتَ لَهُ مِنَ اللهِ لِيَقُومَ عَلَيَّ كَامِنًا كَهذَا الْيَوْمِ؟».

And 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?

فَأَجَابَ أَخِيمَالِكُ الْمَلِكَ وَقَالَ: «وَمَنْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ عَبِيدِكَ مِثْلُ دَاوُدَ، أَمِينٌ وَصِهْرُ الْمَلِكِ وَصَاحِبُ سِرِّكَ وَمُكَرَّمٌ فِي بَيْتِكَ؟

Then 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?

فَهَلِ الْيَوْمَ ابْتَدَأْتُ أَسْأَلُ لَهُ مِنَ اللهِ؟ حَاشَا لِي! لاَ يَنْسِبِ الْمَلِكُ شَيْئًا لِعَبْدِهِ وَلاَ لِجَمِيعِ بَيْتِ أَبِي، لأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ كُلِّ هذَا صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا».

Did 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.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «مَوْتًا تَمُوتُ يَا أَخِيمَالِكُ أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ».

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

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِلسُّعَاةِ الْوَاقِفِينَ لَدَيْهِ: «دُورُوا وَاقْتُلُوا كَهَنَةَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّ يَدَهُمْ أَيْضًا مَعَ دَاوُدَ، وَلأَنَّهُمْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ هَارِبٌ وَلَمْ يُخْبِرُونِي». فَلَمْ يَرْضَ عَبِيدُ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يَمُدُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ لِيَقَعُوا بِكَهَنَةِ الرَّبِّ.

And 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.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِدُوَاغَ: «دُرْ أَنْتَ وَقَعْ بِالْكَهَنَةِ». فَدَارَ دُوَاغُ الأَدُومِيُّ وَوَقَعَ هُوَ بِالْكَهَنَةِ، وَقَتَلَ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ خَمْسَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلاً لاَبِسِي أَفُودِ كَتَّانٍ.

And 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.

وَضَرَبَ نُوبَ مَدِينَةَ الْكَهَنَةِ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ. الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ وَالأَطْفَالَ وَالرِّضْعَانَ وَالثِّيرَانَ وَالْحَمِيرَ وَالْغَنَمَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ.

And 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.

فَنَجَا وَلَدٌ وَاحِدٌ لأَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ اسْمُهُ أَبِيَاثَارُ وَهَرَبَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ.

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

وَأَخْبَرَ أَبِيَاثَارُ دَاوُدَ بِأَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ قَتَلَ كَهَنَةَ الرَّبِّ.

And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.

فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبِيَاثَارَ: «عَلِمْتُ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي فِيهِ كَانَ دُوَاغُ الأَدُومِيُّ هُنَاكَ، أَنَّهُ يُخْبِرُ شَاوُلَ. أَنَا سَبَّبْتُ لِجَمِيعِ أَنْفُسِ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ.

And 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.

أَقِمْ مَعِي. لاَ تَخَفْ، لأَنَّ الَّذِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسَكَ، وَلكِنَّكَ عِنْدِي مَحْفُوظٌ».

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