1فذهب داود من هناك ونجا الى مغارة عدلام. فلما سمع اخوته وجميع بيت ابيه نزلوا اليه الى هناك.
1David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.
2واجتمع اليه كل رجل متضايق وكل من كان عليه دين وكل رجل مرّ النفس فكان عليهم رئيسا وكان معه نحو اربع مئة رجل.
2Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented, gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
3وذهب داود من هناك الى مصفاة موآب وقال لملك موآب ليخرج ابي وامي اليكم حتى اعلم ماذا يصنع لي الله.
3David went there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out with you, until I know what God will do for me.”
4فودعهما عند ملك موآب فاقاما عنده كل ايام اقامة داود في الحصن.
4He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
5فقال جاد النبي لداود لا تقم في الحصن. اذهب وادخل ارض يهوذا. فذهب داود وجاء الى وعر حارث
5The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
6وسمع شاول انه قد اشتهر داود والرجال الذين معه. وكان شاول مقيما في جبعة تحت الأثلة في الرامة ورمحه بيده وجميع عبيده وقوفا لديه.
6Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.
7فقال شاول لعبيده الواقفين لديه اسمعوا يا بنيامينيون. هل يعطيكم جميعكم ابن يسّى حقولا وكروما وهل يجعلكم جميعكم رؤساء الوف ورؤساء مئات
7Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
8حتى فتنتم كلكم عليّ وليس من يخبرني بعهد ابني مع ابن يسّى وليس منكم من يحزن عليّ او يخبرني بان ابني قد اقام عبدي عليّ كمينا كهذا اليوم.
8that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?”
9فاجاب دواغ الادومي الذي كان موكّلا على عبيد شاول وقال قد رأيت ابن يسّى آتيا الى نوب الى اخيمالك بن اخيطوب.
9Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
10فسأل له من الرب واعطاه زادا وسيف جليات الفلسطيني اعطاه اياه.
10He inquired of Yahweh for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
11فارسل الملك واستدعى اخيمالك بن اخيطوب الكاهن وجميع بيت ابيه الكهنة الذين في نوب فجاءوا كلهم الى الملك.
11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
12فقال شاول اسمع يا ابن اخيطوب. فقال هانذا يا سيدي.
12Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”
13فقال له شاول لماذا فتنتم عليّ انت وابن يسّى باعطائك اياه خبزا وسيفا وسألت له من الله ليقوم عليّ كامنا كهذا اليوم.
13Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?”
14فاجاب اخيمالك الملك وقال ومن من جميع عبيدك مثل داود امين وصهر الملك وصاحب سرّك ومكرم في بيتك.
14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house?
15فهل اليوم ابتدأت اسأل له من الله. حاشا لي. لا ينسب الملك شيئا لعبده ولا لجميع بيت ابي لان عبدك لم يعلم شيئا من كل هذا صغيرا او كبيرا.
15Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knows nothing of all this, less or more.”
16فقال الملك موتا تموت يا اخيمالك انت وكل بيت ابيك.
16The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father’s house.”
17وقال الملك للسعاة الواقفين لديه دوروا واقتلوا كهنة الرب لان يدهم ايضا مع داود ولانهم علموا انه هارب ولم يخبروني. فلم يرض عبيد الملك ان يمدوا ايديهم ليقعوا بكهنة الرب.
17The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn, and kill the priests of Yahweh; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.
18فقال الملك لدواغ در انت وقع بالكهنة. فدار دواغ الادومي ووقع هو بالكهنة وقتل في ذلك اليوم خمسة وثمانين رجلا لابسي افود كتان.
18The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.
19وضرب نوب مدينة الكهنة بحد السيف. الرجال والنساء والاطفال والرضعان والثيران والحمير والغنم بحد السيف.
19He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle and donkeys and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20فنجا ولد واحد لاخيمالك بن اخيطوب اسمه ابياثار وهرب الى داود.
20One of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
21واخبر ابياثار داود بان شاول قد قتل كهنة الرب.
21Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.
22فقال داود لابياثار علمت في ذلك اليوم الذي فيه كان دواغ الادومي هناك انه يخبر شاول. انا سبّبت لجميع انفس بيت ابيك.
22David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.
23أقم معي. لا تخف. لان الذي يطلب نفسي يطلب نفسك ولكنك عندي محفوظ
23Stay with me, don’t be afraid; for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For with me you shall be in safeguard.”