¹وكلم شاول يوناثان ابنه وجميع عبيده ان يقتلوا داود.

¹And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay 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.

²But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee; and now, 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 will speak of thee with my father: and see what it is, and 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 spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;

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 hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou didst see [it], and didst rejoice; why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, in slaying David without cause?

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

⁶And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, [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

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

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

⁸And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote 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. And he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David played 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 and 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 to 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 put to death.

¹²فانزلت ميكال داود من الكوّة فذهب هاربا ونجا.

¹²And Michal let David down through a 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 image, and laid it in the bed, and put the net of goats' [hair] at its head, and covered it with the coverlet.

¹⁴وارسل شاول رسلا لاخذ داود فقالت هو مريض.

¹⁴And Saul sent messengers to take David, and 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 put him to death.

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

¹⁶And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' [hair] at its head.

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

¹⁷Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee?

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

¹⁸And 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 by Ramah.

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

²⁰Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and 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 it was told Saul, and 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 Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, at Naioth by 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 by Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth by 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 himself also stripped off his clothes, and prophesied, himself also, before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?