1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3 ¶ So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 8 And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them , and without fail recover all . 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 ¶ And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. 13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. 14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. 15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
16 ¶ And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
21 ¶ And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. 23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. 24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26 ¶ And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, 28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, 30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
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Dovud Omolek xalqini magʻlub qiladi
1 Dovud odamlari bilan yoʻl yurib, uchinchi kuni oʻz shahri Zixlaxga yetib keldi. Bu orada Omolek xalqi Nagav choʻliga , xususan, Zixlax shahriga ham bostirib kirgan, Zixlaxga oʻt qoʻyib, shaharni talon–taroj qilgan ekan. 2 Ular biror kimsani oʻldirmay, u yerdagi ayollaru yosh–qarini asir olishib, oldilariga solib haydagancha, yoʻllariga qaytib ketishgan edi.
3 Dovud odamlari bilan u yerga yetib borgach, shaharning alanga ichida qolganini, xotinlari, oʻgʻil–qizlarini asir olib ketishganini bildi. 4 Ular holdan toyguncha dod–voy solib yigʻlashdi. 5 Dovudning ikkala xotini — Yizrillik Oxinavam va Karmillik Navolning bevasi Obigayl ham asir olingan edi. 6 Dovud yomon ahvolda qoldi, chunki har bir odam oʻgʻillari, qizlari uchun qaygʻurar, “Dovudni toshboʻron qilamiz”, deyishardi. Lekin Dovud oʻz Egasi Xudodan madad oldi. 7 U Oximalekning oʻgʻli ruhoniy Abuatarga :
— Menga efodni keltir, Egamizning xohish–irodasini bilaylik, — dedi. Abuatar efodni olib keldi. 8 Dovud Egamizdan:
— Bu qaroqchilarning orqasidan quvib boraymi? Quvsam, yetib olamanmi? — deb soʻradi .
— Orqalaridan quv, ularga albatta yetib olib, asirlarni ozod qilasan, — dedi Egamiz.
9 Shunday qilib, Dovud yonidagi olti yuzta odami bilan yoʻlga chiqib, Basor soyligiga yurish qildi. 10 Ular soylikdan hali oʻtib boʻlmagan ediki, ikki yuz kishi toliqib yiqilib, oʻsha yerda qoldi. Dovud qolgan toʻrt yuz kishisi bilan qaroqchilarni quvlab ketdi.
11 Choʻlda bir Misrlikni topib, Dovudning oldiga keltirishdi. “Yeb, ichib ol”, deb unga non–pon berishdi. 12 Bir hovuch anjir qoqi bilan ikki hovuch mayiz ham berishdi. Haligi odam tamaddi qilib olgach, bir oz jonlandi. U uch kechayu uch kunduz na tuz totgan, na suv ichgan edi.
13 Dovud undan:
— Sen kimning odamisan? Qayerdan kelyapsan? — deb soʻradi.
— Misrlikman, Omolek urugʻidan boʻlgan bir odamning quliman, — dedi yigit. — Uch kun oldin kasal boʻlib qolgan edim, xoʻjayinim meni choʻlda qoldirib ketdi. 14 Nagav choʻlidagi Xaret xalqi hududiga, Yahudo hududiga, Nagav choʻlidagi Xolib urugʻi yerlariga bostirib borib, Zixlax shahriga oʻt qoʻydik.
15 — Meni oʻsha bosqinchilarning yoniga olib bora olasanmi? — deb soʻradi Dovud.
— Seni oʻldirmayman, xoʻjayiningning qoʻliga topshirmayman, deb Xudo nomi bilan ont ichsangiz, sizni oʻsha bosqinchilar oldiga olib boraman, — dedi yigit.
16 Shunday qilib, Misrlik odam Dovudga yoʻl koʻrsatib ketdi. Bosqinchilar dala boʻylab tarqalib, Filist va Yahudo yerlaridan talon–taroj qilib kelgan moʻl–koʻl oʻljalarini yeb–ichib, xursandchilik qilishayotgan edi. 17 Dovud ertasi kuni kechqurungacha ularni qirdi. Tuyalarga minib qochgan toʻrt yuz yigitdan tashqari, ulardan birortasi ham qutulib keta olmadi.
18 Shunday qilib, Dovud Omolek xalqi tortib olgan hamma narsalarini, jumladan, ikkala xotinini ham qaytarib oldi. 19 Katta–kichikdan, oʻgʻil–qizlardan, oʻlja olingan mollardan, xullas, Omolek xalqi olib ketgan narsalardan birortasi qolib ketmadi. Dovud hammasini qaytarib oldi. 20 Dovud Omolek xalqining hamma mol–qoʻylarini oʻlja qilib oldi. Dovudning odamlari oʻlja olingan mol–qoʻylarni oʻzlarining mollari oldidan haydab ketar ekan: “Bular — Dovudning oʻljalari”, deyishardi.
21 Shundan keyin Dovud Basor soyligida toliqib orqada qolib ketgan ikki yuz kishi oldiga qaytdi. Ular ham Dovud bilan uning odamlarini kutib olgani chiqishdi. Dovud ularga yaqin kelgach, omonlik tiladi. 22 Lekin Dovud bilan borgan baʼzi yomon, yaramas odamlar:
— Bular biz bilan birga bormadilar, endi ularga oʻlja olingan narsalardan hech qanday ulush bermaymiz, har qaysisi faqat xotini bilan bolalarini olib ketsin, — deyishdi.
23 — Yoʻq, birodarlarim, — dedi Dovud, — bu narsalarni bizga Egamiz berdi, endi unday qilmanglar. Egamizning Oʻzi bizni saqladi, ustimizga bostirib kelgan bosqinchilarni qoʻlimizga berdi. 24 Sizlarning bu gapingizga kim rozi boʻladi? Urushga borganlar bilan anjomlar yonida qolganlarning ulushi birdir, har bir narsa teng boʻlinadi.
25 Oʻsha kundan boshlab Dovud bu usulni Isroilda qonun–qoida holiga keltirdi, ushbu qonun bugungacha davom etib kelyapti.
26 Nihoyat, Dovud Zixlaxga qaytdi. U oʻzining oʻrtoqlari — Yahudo oqsoqollariga tortib olingan oʻljalardan joʻnatib: “Mana Egamizning gʻanimlaridan tortib olingan oʻljalardan sizlarga inʼomlar”, deb aytib yubordi. 27 Inʼomlar quyidagi shaharlarning oqsoqollariga joʻnatildi: Baytil, Nagav choʻlidagi Ramoʻt shahri, Yatir, 28 Aror, Sifmoʻt, Eshtamoʻva, 29 Raxol, Yaraxmal urugʻi va Xayin xalqining shaharlari, 30 shuningdek, Xoʻrmax, Boʻr–Oshon, Otax 31 va Xevron shaharlari. Dovud odamlari bilan kezgan yerlarning hammasiga oʻljalardan joʻnatdi.
