1 Samuel 30

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Before David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negeb and Ziklag, had stormed the city, and had set it on fire.	1 ܘܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܨܢܩܠܓ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܘܥ̈ܡܠܩܝܐ ܗܠܟܘ ܥܠ ܢܓܒ ܘܥܠ ܨܢܩܠܓ ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܐܢܝܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ
2 They had taken captive the women and all who were in the city, young and old, killing no one; they had carried them off when they left.	2 ܘܫܒܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܒܐ ܘܐܡܝܬܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܒܪܘ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܐܘܪܚܗܘܢ
3 David and his men arrived at the city to find it burned to the ground and their wives, sons and daughters taken captive.	3 ܘܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܗܐ ܡܘܩܕܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܢܬܗܘܢ ܐܫܬܒܝܘ
4 Then David and those who were with him wept aloud until they could weep no more.	4 ܘܐܪܝܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܡܐ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܒܟܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܒܟܐ
5 David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, had also been carried off with the rest.	5 ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܫܬܒܝ ܐܚܝܢܥܡ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܐܒܝܓܠ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܢܒܠ ܟܪܡܠܝܐ
6 Now David found himself in great difficulty, for the men spoke of stoning him, so bitter were they over the fate of their sons and daughters. But with renewed trust in the LORD his God,	6 ܘܥܩܬ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܛܒ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܪܓܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܝܬܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܘܚܡܣܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗ
7 David said to Abiathar, the priest, son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod!" When Abiathar brought him the ephod,	7 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܒܝܬܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܩܪܒ ܠܝ ܦܕܬܐ ܘܩܪܒ ܐܒܝܬܪ ܦܕܬܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ
8 David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue these raiders? Can I overtake them?" The LORD answered him, "Go in pursuit, for you shall surely overtake them and effect a rescue."	8 ܘܫܐܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܪܕܘܦ ܒܬܪ ܓܝܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܕܪܟ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܪܕܘܦ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܥܓܠ ܡܕܪܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܘܡܦܨܐ ܐܢܬ
9 So David went off with his six hundred men and came as far as the Wadi Besor, where those who were to remain behind halted.	9 ܘܐܙܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܗܘ ܘܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܐܬܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܚܠܐ ܕܒܘܨܪ ܘܫܒܩ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
10 David continued the pursuit with four hundred men, but two hundred were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor and remained behind.	10 ܘܩܡ ܪܕܦ ܕܘܝܕ ܗܘ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܩܡܘ ܡܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܫܘ ܘܢܛܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܢܚܠܐ ܕܒܘܨܪ
11 An Egyptian was found in the open country and brought to David. He was provided with food, which he ate, and given water to drink;	11 ܘܐܫܟܚܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܗ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܠܥܣ ܘܐܫܩܝܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܘܒܢ̈ܝܢ
12 a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of pressed raisins were also offered to him. When he had eaten, he revived; he had not taken food nor drunk water for three days and three nights.	12 ܘܐܟܠ ܘܗܦܟܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܐܝܡ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܠܝ̇ܠܘܢ ܠܐ ܐܟܠ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ
13 Then David asked him, "To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?" He replied: "I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me because I fell sick three days ago today.	13 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܐܢܬ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܥܡܠܩܝܐ ܘܫܒܩܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܟܪܗܬ ܗܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ
14 We raided the Negeb of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negeb of Caleb; and we set Ziklag on fire."	14 ܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܓܒ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܡܢ ܢܓܒ ܕܟܠܒ ܘܡܢ ܨܢܩܠܓ ܕܐܘܩܕܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ
15 David then asked him, "Will you lead me down to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me to my master, and I will lead you to the raiding party."	15 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܚܬ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܓܝܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܡܝ ܠܝ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܩܛܠܢܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܠܡܢܝ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܘܐܚܘܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܗܢܐ
16 He did lead them, and there were the Amalekites scattered all over the ground, eating, drinking, and in a festive mood because of all the rich booty they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.	16 ܘܐܝܡܐ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܚܬܗ ܘܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܫܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܥܣܝܢ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܝܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܒܙܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܢܣܒܘ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
17 From dawn to sundown David attacked them, putting them under the ban so that none escaped except four hundred young men, who mounted their camels and fled.	17 ܘܡܚܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܦܠܛ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܪܟܒܘ ܥܠ ܓܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܥܪܩܘ
18 David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.	18 ܘܦܨܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܟܠ ܕܢܣܒܘ ܥܡ̈ܠܩܝܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܘܗܝ
19 Nothing was missing, small or great, booty or sons or daughters, of all that the Amalekites had taken. David brought back everything.	19 ܘܠܐ ܛܥܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܐܠܐ ܟܘܠ ܡܕܡ ܐܗܦܟ ܕܘܝܕ
20 Moreover, David took all the sheep and oxen, and as they drove these before him, they shouted, "This is David's spoil!"	20 ܘܕܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܟܠܗ̇ ܥܢܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܦܘܬ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܗܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܥܕܝ ܕܘܝܕ
21 When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him, and whom he had left behind at the Wadi Besor, they came out to meet David and the men with him. On nearing them David greeted them.	21 ܘܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܘܬ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܫܘ ܠܡܛܪ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܘܬܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܛܪ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܘܨܪ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܠܐܘܪܥܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܩܪܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܡܐ ܘܫܐܠܘ ܒܫܠܡܗܘܢ
22 But all the stingy and worthless men among those who had accompanied David spoke up to say, "Since they did not accompany us, we will not give them anything from the booty, except to each man his wife and children. Let them take those along and be on their way."	22 ܘܥܢܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܙܠܘ ܥܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܥܡܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܕܦܨܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܢܕܒܪܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܘܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ
23 But David said: "You must not do this, my brothers, after what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our grip the band that came against us.	23 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐ̈ܚܝܢ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܛܪܢ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܢ ܓܝܣܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܢ
24 Who could agree with this proposal of yours? Rather, the share of the one who goes down to battle and that of the one who remains with the baggage shall be the same; they shall share alike."	24 ܡܢܘ ܢܫܡܥ ܠܡܠܬܟܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܬܗ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܚ̇ܬ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܢܬܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܬ̇ܒ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܡܦܠܓܝܢ
25 And from that day forward he made it a law and a custom in Israel, as it still is today.	25 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܣܡܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܩܝܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܙܕܩܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ
26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to the elders of Judah, city by city, saying, "This is a gift to you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD":	26 ܘܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܨܢܩܠܓ ܘܫܕܪ ܡܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܚܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ
27 to those in Bethel, to those in Ramoth-negeb, to those in Jattir,	27 ܘܫܕܪ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܘܠܕܒܝܬ ܪܡܘܬ ܢܓܒ ܘܠܕܒܝܬ ܥܝ
28 to those in Aroer, to those in Siphmoth, to those in Eshtemoa,	28 ܘܠܕܒܝܬ ܥܕܘܥܝܪ ܘܠܕܒܣܦܡܘܬ ܘܠܕܒܫܬܡܘܥ
29 to those in Racal, to those in the Jerahmeelite cities, to those in the Kenite cities,	29 ܘܠܕܒܪܟܝܠ ܘܠܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܪܚܡܠ ܘܠܕܒܩ̈ܘܪܝܐ ܕܩܝ̈ܢܝܐ
30 to those in Hormah, to those in Borashan, to those in Athach,	30 ܘܠܕܒܚܪܡܐ ܘܠܕܒܪܒܥܫܢ ܘܠܕܒܬܥܢܟ
31 to those in Hebron, and to all the places frequented by David and his men.	31 ܘܠܕܒܚܒܪܘܢ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܟ ܬܡܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܗܘ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ