1 Samuele (1 صموئيل) 21

SMITH VAN DYKE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 فجاء داود الى نوب الى اخيمالك الكاهن. فاضطرب اخيمالك عند لقاء داود وقال له لماذا انت وحدك وليس معك احد.	1 Then David departed on his way, while Jonathan went back into the city.
2 فقال داود لاخيمالك الكاهن ان الملك امرني بشيء وقال لي لا يعلم احد شيئا من الأمر الذي ارسلتك فيه وأمرتك به. واما الغلمان فقد عينت لهم الموضع الفلاني والفلاني.	2 David went to Ahimelech, the priest of Nob, who came trembling to meet him and asked, "Why are you alone? Is there no one with you?"
3 والآن فماذا يوجد تحت يدك. اعط خمس خبزات في يدي او الموجود.	3 David answered the priest: "The king gave me a commission and told me to let no one know anything about the business on which he sent me or the commission he gave me. For that reason I have arranged a meeting place with my men.
4 فاجاب الكاهن داود وقال لا يوجد خبز محلّل تحت يدي ولكن يوجد خبز مقدس اذا كان الغلمان قد حفظوا انفسهم لا سيّما من النساء.	4 Now what have you on hand? Give me five loaves, or whatever you can find."
5 فاجاب داود الكاهن وقال له ان النساء قد منعت عنا منذ امس وما قبله عند خروجي وامتعة الغلمان مقدسة وهو على نوع محلّل واليوم ايضا يتقدس بالآنية.	5 But the priest replied to David, "I have no ordinary bread on hand, only holy bread; if the men have abstained from women, you may eat some of that."
6 فاعطاه الكاهن المقدس لانه لم يكن هناك خبز الا خبز الوجوه المرفوع من امام الرب لكي يوضع خبز سخن في يوم اخذه.	6 David answered the priest: "We have indeed been segregated from women as on previous occasions. Whenever I go on a journey, all the young men are consecrated--even for a secular journey. All the more so today, when they are consecrated at arms!"
7 وكان هناك رجل من عبيد شاول في ذلك اليوم محصورا امام الرب اسمه دواغ الادومي رئيس رعاة شاول.	7 So the priest gave him holy bread, for no other bread was on hand except the showbread which had been removed from the LORD'S presence and replaced by fresh bread when it was taken away.
8 وقال داود لاخيمالك أفما يوجد هنا تحت يدك رمح او سيف لاني لم آخذ بيدي سيفي ولا سلاحي لان امر الملك كان معجلا.	8 One of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the LORD; his name was Doeg the Edomite, and he was Saul's chief henchman.
9 فقال الكاهن ان سيف جليات الفلسطيني الذي قتلته في وادي البطم ها هو ملفوف في ثوب خلف الافود فان شئت ان تأخذه فخذه لانه ليس آخر سواه هنا. فقال داود لا يوجد مثله اعطني اياه	9 David then asked Ahimelech: "Do you have a spear or a sword on hand? I brought along neither my sword nor my weapons, because the king's business was urgent."
10 وقام داود وهرب في ذلك اليوم من امام شاول وجاء الى اخيش ملك جتّ.	10 The priest replied: "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Vale of the Terebinth, is here (wrapped in a mantle) behind an ephod. If you wish to take that, take it; there is no sword here except that one." David said: "There is none to match it. Give it to me!"
11 فقال عبيد اخيش له أليس هذا داود ملك الارض. أليس لهذا كنّ يغنين في الرقص قائلات ضرب شاول الوفه وداود ربواته.	11 That same day David took to flight from Saul, going to Achish, king of Gath.
12 فوضع داود هذا الكلام في قلبه وخاف جدا من اخيش ملك جتّ.	12 But the servants of Achish said, "Is this not David, the king of the land? During their dances do they not sing, 'Saul has slain his thousands, but David his ten thousands'?"
13 فغيّر عقله في اعينهم وتظاهر بالجنون بين ايديهم واخذ يخربش على مصاريع الباب ويسيل ريقه على لحيته.	13 David took note of these remarks and became very much afraid of Achish, king of Gath.
14 فقال اخيش لعبيده هوذا ترون الرجل مجنونا فلماذا تأتون به اليّ.	14 So, as they watched, he feigned insanity and acted like a madman in their hands, drumming on the doors of the gate and drooling onto his beard.
15 ألعلي محتاج الى مجانين حتى أتيتم بهذا ليتجنّن عليّ. أهذا يدخل بيتي	15 Finally Achish said to his servants: "You see the man is mad. Why did you bring him to me?
	16 Do I not have enough madmen, that you bring in this one to carry on in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?"