¹وكلم شاول يوناثان ابنه وجميع عبيده ان يقتلوا داود.

¹And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.

²واما يوناثان بن شاول فسرّ بداود جدا. فاخبر يوناثان داود قائلا شاول ابي ملتمس قتلك والآن فاحتفظ على نفسك الى الصباح واقم في خفية واختبئ.

²And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

³وانا اخرج واقف بجانب ابي في الحقل الذي انت فيه واكلم ابي عنك وارى ماذا يصير واخبرك.

³and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee.

⁴وتكلم يوناثان عن داود حسنا مع شاول ابيه وقال له لا يخطئ الملك الى عبده داود لانه لم يخطئ اليك ولان اعماله حسنة لك جدا.

⁴And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

⁵فانه وضع نفسه بيده وقتل الفلسطيني فصنع الرب خلاصا عظيما لجميع اسرائيل. انت رأيت وفرحت. فلماذا تخطئ الى دم بريء بقتل داود بلا سبب.

⁵for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

⁶فسمع شاول لصوت يوناثان وحلف شاول حيّ هو الرب لا يقتل.

⁶And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death.

⁷فدعا يوناثان داود واخبره يوناثان بجميع هذا الكلام ثم جاء يوناثان بداود الى شاول فكان امامه كامس وما قبله

⁷And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as beforetime.

⁸وعادت الحرب تحدث فخرج داود وحارب الفلسطينيين وضربهم ضربة عظيمة فهربوا من امامه.

⁸And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

⁹وكان الروح الردي من قبل الرب على شاول وهو جالس في بيته ورمحه بيده وكان داود يضرب باليد.

⁹And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.

¹⁰فالتمس شاول ان يطعن داود بالرمح حتى الى الحائط ففرّ من امام شاول فضرب الرمح الى الحائط. فهرب داود ونجا تلك الليلة.

¹⁰And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

¹¹فارسل شاول رسلا الى بيت داود ليراقبوه ويقتلوه في الصباح. فاخبرت داود ميكال امرأته قائلة ان كنت لا تنجو بنفسك هذه الليلة فانك تقتل غدا.

¹¹And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.

¹²فانزلت ميكال داود من الكوّة فذهب هاربا ونجا.

¹²So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

¹³فاخذت ميكال الترافيم ووضعته في الفراش ووضعت لبدة المعزى تحت راسه وغطّته بثوب.

¹³And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' [hair] at the head thereof, and covered it with the clothes.

¹⁴وارسل شاول رسلا لاخذ داود فقالت هو مريض.

¹⁴And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

¹⁵ثم ارسل شاول الرسل ليروا داود قائلا اصعدوا به اليّ على الفراش لكي اقتله.

¹⁵And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

¹⁶فجاء الرسل واذا في الفراش الترافيم ولبدة المعزى تحت راسه.

¹⁶And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' [hair] at the head thereof.

¹⁷فقال شاول لميكال لماذا خدعتني فاطلقت عدوي حتى نجا. فقالت ميكال لشاول هو قال لي اطلقيني لماذا اقتلك

¹⁷And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, so that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

¹⁸فهرب داود ونجا وجاء الى صموئيل في الرامة واخبره بكل ما عمل به شاول. وذهب هو وصموئيل واقاما في نايوت.

¹⁸Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

¹⁹فأخبر شاول وقيل له هوذا داود في نايوت في الرامة.

¹⁹And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.

²⁰فارسل شاول رسلا لاخذ داود ولما رأوا جماعة الانبياء يتنباون وصموئيل واقفا رئيسا عليهم كان روح الله على رسل شاول فتنبأوا هم ايضا.

²⁰And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

²¹واخبروا شاول فارسل رسلا آخرين فتنبأوا هم ايضا. ثم عاد شاول فارسل رسلا ثالثة فتنبأوا هم ايضا.

²¹And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.

²²فذهب هو ايضا الى الرامة وجاء الى البئر العظيمة التي عند سيخو وسأل وقال اين صموئيل وداود. فقيل ها هما في نايوت في الرامة.

²²Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.

²³فذهب الى هناك الى نايوت في الرامة فكان عليه ايضا روح الله فكان يذهب ويتنبأ حتى جاء الى نايوت في الرامة.

²³And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

²⁴فخلع هو ايضا ثيابه وتنبأ هو ايضا امام صموئيل وانطرح عريانا ذلك النهار كله وكل الليل. لذلك يقولون أشاول ايضا بين الانبياء

²⁴And he also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?