1 Samuel 29

NEW JERUSALEM	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 The Philistines mustered al their forces at Aphek while the Israelites pitched camp near the spring inJezreel.	1 وجمع الفلسطينيون جميع جيوشهم الى افيق. وكان الاسرائيليون نازلين على العين التي في يزرعيل.
2 The Philistine commanders marched past with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and hismen brought up the rear with Achish.	2 وعبر اقطاب الفلسطينيين مئات والوفا وعبر داود ورجاله في الساقة مع اخيش.
3 The Philistine chiefs asked, 'What are these Hebrews doing?' Achish replied to them, 'Why, this isDavid the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me for the last year or two. I have had no fault to findwith him from the day he gave himself up to me until the present time.'	3 فقال رؤساء الفلسطينيين ما هؤلاء العبرانيون. فقال اخيش لرؤساء الفلسطينيين أليس هذا داود عبد شاول ملك اسرائيل الذي كان معي هذه الايام او هذه السنين ولم اجد فيه شيئا من يوم نزوله الى هذا اليوم.
4 But the Philistine chiefs were angry with him. 'Send the man back,' they said, 'make him go back to theplace which you assigned to him. He cannot go into battle with us, in case he turns on us once battle is joined.Would there be a better way for the man to regain his master's favour than with the heads of these men here?	4 وسخط عليه رؤساء الفلسطينيين وقال له رؤساء الفلسطينيين ارجع الرجل فيرجع الى موضعه الذي عيّنت له ولا ينزل معنا الى الحرب ولا يكون لنا عدوا في الحرب. فبماذا يرضي هذا سيده. أليس برؤوس اولئك الرجال.
5 Is not this the David of whom they sang as they danced: Saul has kil ed his thousands, and David histens of thousands'?	5 أليس هذا هو داود الذي غنّين له بالرقص قائلات ضرب شاول الوفه وداود ربواته
6 So Achish called David and said, 'As Yahweh lives, you are loyal, and I am quite content with al yourdoings in our campaigning together, since I have found no fault with you from the day you came to me until thepresent time. But you are not acceptable to the chiefs.	6 فدعا اخيش داود وقال له حيّ هو الرب انك انت مستقيم وخروجك ودخولك معي في الجيش صالح في عينيّ لاني لم اجد فيك شرا من يوم جئت اليّ الى اليوم واما في اعين الاقطاب فلست بصالح.
7 So go home, in peace, rather than antagonise them.'	7 فالآن ارجع واذهب بسلام ولا تفعل سوءا في اعين اقطاب الفلسطينيين
8 'But what have I done,' David asked Achish, 'what fault have you had to find with your servant from theday I entered your service to the present time, for me not to be al owed to go and fight the enemies of my lordthe king?'	8 فقال داود لاخيش فماذا عملت وماذا وجدت في عبدك من يوم صرت امامك الى اليوم حتى لا آتي واحارب اعداء سيدي الملك.
9 In reply, Achish said to David, 'In my opinion, it is true, you are as good as an angel of God; but thePhilistine chiefs have said, "He must not go into battle with us."	9 فاجاب اخيش وقال لداود علمت انك صالح في عينيّ كملاك الله. الا ان رؤساء الفلسطينيين قالوا لا يصعد معنا الى الحرب.
10 So get up early tomorrow morning, with your master's servants who came with you, and go to theplace which I assigned to you. Do not harbour resentment, since personal y I have no fault to find with you. Getup early tomorrow morning and, as soon as it is light, be off.'	10 والآن فبكر صباحا مع عبيد سيدك الذين جاءوا معك واذا بكرتم صباحا واضاء لكم فاذهبوا.
11 So David and his men got up early to leave at dawn and go back to Philistine territory. And thePhilistines marched on Jezreel.	11 فبكر داود هو ورجاله لكي يذهبوا صباحا ويرجعوا الى ارض الفلسطينيين. واما الفلسطينيون فصعدوا الى يزرعيل