I Samuel 26

ثُمَّ جَاءَ الزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ قَائِلِينَ: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَفِيًا فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ الَّذِي مُقَابَِلَ الْقَفْرِ؟»

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

فَقَامَ شَاوُلُ وَنَزَلَ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ وَمَعَهُ ثَلاَثَةُ آلاَفِ رَجُل مُنْتَخَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِكَيْ يُفَتِّشَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ.

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

وَنَزَلَ شَاوُلُ فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ الَّذِي مُقَابَِلَ الْقَفْرِ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ مُقِيمًا فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ وَرَاءَهُ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ جَوَاسِيسَ وَعَلِمَ بِالْيَقِينِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ.

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

فَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي نَزَلَ فِيهِ شَاوُلُ، وَنَظَرَ دَاوُدُ الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي اضْطَجَعَ فِيهِ شَاوُلُ وَأَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِهِ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُضْطَجِعًا عِنْدَ الْمِتْرَاسِ وَالشَّعْبُ نُزُولٌ حَوَالَيْهِ.

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَكَلَّمَ أَخِيمَالِكَ الْحِثِّيَّ وَأَبِيشَايَ ابْنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ أَخَا يُوآبَ قَائِلاً: «مَنْ يَنْزِلُ مَعِي إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى الْمَحَلَّةِ؟» فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ: «أَنَا أَنْزِلُ مَعَكَ».

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

فَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ وَأَبِيشَايُ إِلَى الشَّعْبِ لَيْلاً وَإِذَا بِشَاوُلَ مُضْطَجعٌ نَائِمٌ عِنْدَ الْمِتْرَاسِ، وَرُمْحُهُ مَرْكُوزٌ فِي الأَرْضِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ، وَأَبْنَيْرُ وَالشَّعْبُ مُضْطَجِعُونَ حَوَالَيْهِ.

So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ لِدَاوُدَ: «قَدْ حَبَسَ اللهُ الْيَوْمَ عَدُوَّكَ فِي يَدِكَ. فَدَعْنِيَ الآنَ أَضْرِبْهُ بِالرُّمْحِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَلاَ أُثَنِّي عَلَيْهِ».

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبِيشَايَ: «لاَ تُهْلِكْهُ، فَمَنِ الَّذِي يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ إِلَى مَسِيحِ الرَّبِّ وَيَتَبَرَّأُ؟»

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?

وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إِنَّ الرَّبَّ سَوْفَ يَضْرِبُهُ، أَوْ يَأْتِي يَوْمُهُ فَيَمُوتُ، أَوْ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى الْحَرْبِ وَيَهْلِكُ.

David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ الرَّبِّ! وَالآنَ فَخُذِ الرُّمْحَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَكُوزَ الْمَاءِ وَهَلُمَّ».

The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

فَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ الرُّمْحَ وَكُوزَ الْمَاءِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَأْسِ شَاوُلَ وَذَهَبَا، وَلَمْ يَرَ وَلاَ عَلِمَ وَلاَ انْتَبَهَ أَحَدٌ لأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعًا كَانُوا نِيَامًا، لأَنَّ سُبَاتَ الرَّبِّ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

وَعَبَرَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى الْعَبْرِ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْجَبَلِ عَنْ بُعْدٍ، وَالْمَسَافَةُ بَيْنَهُمْ كَبِيرَةٌ.

Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:

وَنَادَى دَاوُدُ الشَّعْبَ وَأَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرٍ قَائِلاً: «أَمَا تُجِيبُ يَا أَبْنَيْرُ؟» فَأَجَابَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتَ الَّذِي يُنَادِي الْمَلِكَ؟»

And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبْنَيْرَ: «أَمَا أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ؟ وَمَنْ مِثْلُكَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَحْرُسْ سَيِّدَكَ الْمَلِكَ؟ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ لِكَيْ يُهْلِكَ الْمَلِكَ سَيِّدَكَ.

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

لَيْسَ حَسَنًا هذَا الأَمْرُ الَّذِي عَمِلْتَ. حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إِنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ الْمَوْتِ أَنْتُمْ، لأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تُحَافِظُوا عَلَى سَيِّدِكُمْ، عَلَى مَسِيحِ الرَّبِّ. فَانْظُرِ الآنَ أَيْنَ هُوَ رُمْحُ الْمَلِكِ وَكُوزُ الْمَاءِ الَّذِي كَانَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ».

This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

وَعَرَفَ شَاوُلُ صَوْتَ دَاوُدَ فَقَالَ: «أَهذَا هُوَ صَوْتُكَ يَا ابْنِي دَاوُدُ؟» فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «إِنَّهُ صَوْتِي يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ».

And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

ثُمَّ قَالَ: «لِمَاذَا سَيِّدِي يَسْعَى وَرَاءَ عَبْدِهِ؟ لأَنِّي مَاذَا عَمِلْتُ وَأَيُّ شَرّ بِيَدِي؟

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

وَالآنَ فَلْيَسْمَعْ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ كَلاَمَ عَبْدِهِ: فَإِنْ كَانَ الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَهَاجَكَ ضِدِّي فَلْيَشْتَمَّ تَقْدِمَةً. وَإِنْ كَانَ بَنُو النَّاسِ فَلْيَكُونُوا مَلْعُونِينَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ طَرَدُونِي الْيَوْمَ مِنَ الانْضِمَامِ إِلَى نَصِيبِ الرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: اذْهَبِ اعْبُدْ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

وَالآنَ لاَ يَسْقُطْ دَمِي إِلَى الأَرْضِ أَمَامَ وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيُفَتِّشَ عَلَى بُرْغُوثٍ وَاحِدٍ! كَمَا يُتْبَعُ الْحَجَلُ فِي الْجِبَالِ!».

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ. اِرْجعْ يَا ابْنِي دَاوُدُ لأَنِّي لاَ أُسِيءُ إِلَيْكَ بَعْدُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ نَفْسِي كَانَتْ كَرِيمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ الْيَوْمَ. هُوَذَا قَدْ حَمِقْتُ وَضَلَلْتُ كَثِيرًا جِدًّا».

Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا رُمْحُ الْمَلِكِ، فَلْيَعْبُرْ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ وَيَأْخُذْهُ.

And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

وَالرَّبُّ يَرُدُّ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ بِرَّهُ وَأَمَانَتَهُ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ دَفَعَكَ الرَّبُّ الْيَوْمَ لِيَدِي وَلَمْ أَشَأْ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ الرَّبِّ.

The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.

وَهُوَذَا كَمَا كَانَتْ نَفْسُكَ عَظِيمَةً الْيَوْمَ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، كَذلِكَ لِتَعْظُمْ نَفْسِي فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ فَيَنْقُذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيق».

And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِدَاوُدَ: «مُبَارَكٌ أَنْتَ يَا ابْنِي دَاوُدُ، فَإِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ وَتَقْدِرُ». ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ وَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ.

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.