¹ولما رجع شاول من وراء الفلسطينيين اخبروه قائلين هوذا داود في برية عين جدي.

¹It happened, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.”

²فاخذ شاول ثلاثة آلاف رجل منتخبين من جميع اسرائيل وذهب يطلب داود ورجاله على صخور الوعول.

²Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.

³وجاء الى صير الغنم التي في الطريق وكان هناك كهف فدخل شاول لكي يغطي رجليه وداود ورجاله كانوا جلوسا في مغابن الكهف.

³He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

⁴فقال رجال داود له هوذا اليوم الذي قال لك عنه الرب هانذا ادفع عدوك ليدك فتفعل به ما يحسن في عينيك. فقام داود وقطع طرف جبّة شاول سرّا.

⁴The men of David said to him, “Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’” Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe secretly.

⁵وكان بعد ذلك ان قلب داود ضربه على قطعه طرف جبة شاول.

⁵It happened afterward, that David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.

⁶فقال لرجاله حاشا لي من قبل الرب ان اعمل هذا الامر بسيدي بمسيح الرب فامدّ يدي اليه لانه مسيح الرب هو.

⁶He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.”

⁷فوبّخ داود رجاله بالكلام ولم يدعهم يقومون على شاول. واما شاول فقام من الكهف وذهب في طريقه.

⁷So David checked his men with these words, and didn’t allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

⁸ثم قام داود بعد ذلك وخرج من الكهف ونادى وراء شاول قائلا يا سيدي الملك. ولما التفت شاول الى ورائه خرّ داود على وجهه الى الارض وسجد.

⁸David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and showed respect.

⁹وقال داود لشاول لماذا تسمع كلام الناس القائلين هوذا داود يطلب اذيتك.

⁹David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks your hurt?’

¹⁰هوذا قد رأت عيناك اليوم هذا كيف دفعك الرب اليوم ليدي في الكهف وقيل لي ان اقتلك ولكنني اشفقت عليك وقلت لا امد يدي الى سيدي لانه مسيح الرب هو.

¹⁰Behold, this day your eyes have seen how that Yahweh had delivered you today into my hand in the cave. Some urged me to kill you; but I spared you; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is Yahweh’s anointed.

¹¹فانظر يا ابي انظر ايضا طرف جبّتك بيدي. فمن قطعي طرف جبّتك وعدم قتلي اياك اعلم وانظر انه ليس في يدي شر ولا جرم ولم اخطئ اليك وانت تصيد نفسي لتاخذها.

¹¹Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and didn’t kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it.

¹²يقضي الرب بيني وبينك وينتقم لي الرب منك ولكن يدي لا تكون عليك.

¹²May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you.

¹³كما يقول مثل القدماء من الاشرار يخرج شر ولكن يدي لا تكون عليك.

¹³As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;’ but my hand shall not be on you.

¹⁴وراء من خرج ملك اسرائيل. وراء من انت مطارد. وراء كلب ميت. وراء برغوث واحد.

¹⁴Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

¹⁵فيكون الرب الديان ويقضي بيني وبينك ويرى ويحاكم محاكمتي وينقذني من يدك

¹⁵May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.”

¹⁶فلما فرغ داود من التكلم بهذا الكلام الى شاول قال شاول أهذا صوتك يا ابني داود. ورفع شاول صوته وبكى.

¹⁶It came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

¹⁷ثم قال لداود انت ابرّ مني لانك جازيتني خيرا وانا جازيتك شرا.

¹⁷He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

¹⁸وقد اظهرت اليوم انك عملت بي خيرا لان الرب قد دفعني بيدك ولم تقتلني.

¹⁸You have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me.

¹⁹فاذا وجد رجل عدّوه فهل يطلقه في طريق خير. فالرب يجازيك خيرا عما فعلته لي اليوم هذا.

¹⁹For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me this day.

²⁰والآن فاني علمت انك تكون ملكا وتثبت بيدك مملكة اسرائيل.

²⁰Now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

²¹فاحلف لي الآن بالرب انك لا تقطع نسلي من بعدي ولا تبيد اسمي من بيت ابي.

²¹Swear now therefore to me by Yahweh, that you will not cut off my seed after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father’s house.”

²²فحلف داود لشاول. ثم ذهب شاول الى بيته واما داود ورجاله فصعدوا الى الحصن

²²David swore to Saul. Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.