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Goʻliyot Isroil xalqini olishuvga chaqiradi
1 Filistlar, jang qilamiz deb, lashkarini toʻplab, Yahudo hududidagi Soʻxu shahrida yigʻilishdi. Soʻxu bilan Ozikah shaharlari orasidagi Efes–Dammim degan joyda qarorgoh qurishdi. 2 Shoul ham Isroil lashkarini toʻpladi. Elox vodiysida qarorgoh qurib, Filistlarga qarshi jangga tayyorlandi. 3 Bir tepalikni Filistlar, boshqa tepalikni Isroil lashkari egalladi. Ikkala tomonning oʻrtasi vodiy edi.
4 Filistlar safidan Goʻliyot degan bir pahlavon oʻrtaga chiqdi. U Gat shahridan edi. Boʻyi olti tirsagu bir qarich boʻlib, 5 boshiga bronza qalpoq, ustiga bronza sovut kiyib olgan edi. Sovutning ogʻirligi uch yarim pud edi. 6 Boldirlari bronza zirhlar bilan oʻralgan edi. Yelkasida otiladigan bronza nayzani koʻtarib yurardi. 7 Qoʻlidagi nayzaning sopi esa toʻquvchi dastgohining xodasiday kelar, nayza uchidagi temirning ogʻirligi yarim pud edi. Goʻliyotning oldida qurolbardori uning katta qalqonini koʻtarib yurardi.
8 Goʻliyot oʻrnida turganicha, Isroil qarorgohiga qarab hayqirdi:
— Biz bilan urishgani saf tortdingizlarmi?! Men Filistman, sizlar Shoulning qullarimisiz, axir?! Orangizdan birortangizni tanlanglar–chi, u mening oldimga kelsin. 9 Agar u men bilan olishib, meni yengib oʻldira olsa, Filistlar sizlarning qulingiz boʻladi. Bordi–yu, men gʻolib kelib, uni oʻldirsam, sizlar bizning qulimiz boʻlasizlar, bizga boʻysunasizlar.
10 Soʻng oʻsha Filist gapida davom etdi:
— Bugun Isroil lashkarini sharmanda qilaman. Qani, birortasini chiqaring oldimga! Men bilan olishib koʻrsin!
11 Shoul va barcha Isroil lashkari Filistning gaplarini eshitgach, qattiq qoʻrqib, vahimaga tushib qoldilar.
Dovud jang maydonida
12 Dovud Yahudo hududidagi Baytlahm shahridan — Efratlik Essay degan odamning oʻgʻli edi. Essayning sakkizta oʻgʻli bor edi. Shoulning shohligi davrida Essay ancha keksayib qolgan edi. 13 Essayning katta oʻgʻillaridan uchtasi Shoul bilan birga urushga ketgan edi. Urushga ketgan toʻngʻich oʻgʻlining oti Eliyob, oʻrtanchasiniki Abunadav, uchinchisiniki Shammox edi. 14 Dovud kenja oʻgʻil edi. Uning uchta katta akasi esa Shoul bilan birga edi. 15 Shu paytda Dovud vaqti–vaqti bilan Shoulning oldidan Baytlahmga otasining qoʻylarini boqqani kelib turardi. 16 Filist Goʻliyot qirq kun mobaynida ertayu kech oʻrtaga chiqib urushga daʼvat qildi.
17 Essay bir kuni oʻgʻli Dovudga shunday dedi:
— Mana bu qovurilgan bir togʻora bugʻdoy bilan anavi oʻnta nonni olgin–u, tezda qarorgohga, akalaringning oldiga joʻna. 18 Mana bu oʻn boʻlak pishloqni esa mingboshiga olib bor. Akalaringning ahvolini bil va yaxshi yurganlarini bildiradigan birorta nishona olib kel. 19 Akalaring Shoul lashkari bilan birga Elox vodiysida Filistlarga qarshi urishyaptilar.
20 Ertasi kuni Dovud saharda turdi. Suruvni bir choʻponga qoldirdi. Otasi buyurganiday, oziq–ovqatlarni olib yoʻlga chiqdi. Jang maydoniga yetib borgan paytda sipohlar jangga daʼvat qilinib, qarorgohdan urishgani chiqayotgan ekanlar. 21 Isroil lashkari bilan Filistlar bir–birlariga roʻpara boʻlib, saf tortdilar. 22 Dovud keltirgan narsalarini orqadagi qoʻriqchiga qoldirib, safga tomon yugurdi. Akalarining yoniga borib, ular bilan salomlashdi. 23 Dovud ular bilan gaplashib turganda, Gat shahridan boʻlgan Filist — pahlavon Goʻliyot oʻz lashkari safidan oʻrtaga chiqib, oldingi gaplarini takrorladi. Dovud uning gaplarini eshitdi. 24 Isroil lashkari Goʻliyotni koʻrishdi–yu, qattiq qoʻrqib birdaniga qochib qolishdi. 25 Ular bir–birlariga shunday derdilar:
— Anavi odamga qaranglar! U Isroilni haqorat qilyapti. Kim uni oʻldirsa, shoh unga katta boylik hadya qilar ekan, qizini ham berar ekan. Oʻsha odamning ota xonadonini ham Isroilga soliq toʻlashdan ozod qilar ekan.
26 Dovud yonidagilardan soʻradi:
— Bu Filistni oʻldirib, Isroilni sharmandalikdan xalos qilganga shoh nima beradi? Bu sunnatsiz Filist kim boʻlibdiki, barhayot Xudoning qoʻshinini haqorat qiladi?!
27 — Oʻsha odamni kim oʻldirsa, falon–falon narsalar tortiq qilinadi, — deb sipohlar oldingi gaplarini takrorladilar. 28 Toʻngʻich akasi Eliyob Dovudning sipohlar bilan gaplashib turganini koʻrib achchiqlandi:
— Bu yerda nima qilib yuribsan? Oʻsha besh–oltitagina qoʻyimizni choʻlda kimga qoldirib kelding? Sening qanchalik manmanligingni, niyating yomonligini bilaman. Sen faqat urushni tomosha qilgani kelgansan.
29 — Men nima qilibman?! Soʻrab ham boʻlmaydimi?! — dedi Dovud.
30 Soʻngra boshqa sipohga qarab, yana oʻsha gapni soʻradi. Sipohlar avvalgiday bir xil javob berishdi.
31 Sipohlar Dovudning gaplarini eshitib, Shoulga yetkazishdi. Shoul Dovudni chaqirtirdi. 32 Dovud Shoulga dedi:
— Oʻsha Filistni deb hech kimning ruhi tushmasin. Men, qulingiz, borib, u bilan olishaman.
33 — Tentaklik qilma, bu Filistga bas kelolmaysan. Sen juda yoshsan, u esa yoshligidan beri jangchi, — dedi Shoul.
34 — Men otamning suruvini boqardim, — deb javob berdi Dovud. — Sher yoki ayiq kelib, suruvdan birorta qoʻzini olib qochsa, 35 orqasidan quvib, unga hujum qilardim. Qoʻzini oʻsha hayvonning ogʻzidan tortib olardim. Bordi–yu, sher yoki ayiq menga tashlansa, yolidan ushlardim–u, urib oʻldirardim. 36 Men sherni ham, ayiqni ham oʻldirganman. Anavi sunnatsiz Filistning boshiga oʻshanday kunni solaman. Chunki u barhayot Xudoning qoʻshinini haqorat qildi. 37 Meni sher, ayiqning panjasidan xalos qilgan Egamiz oʻsha Filistning qoʻlidan ham xalos qiladi.
— Mayli bor, Xudo yor boʻlsin, — dedi Shoul. 38 Soʻng u oʻzining jang kiyimlarini Dovudga berdi, boshiga bronza qalpoq, egniga sovut kiydirdi. 39 Dovud shohning sovutlarini kiyib, ustidan qilichini bogʻlab, yurmoqchi boʻldi. Lekin u bunaqa kiyimlarga koʻnikmagan edi.
— Bu kiyimlar bilan yura olmayapman, koʻnikmaganman, — dedi Dovud Shoulga. Soʻng kiyimlarni yechib tashladi.
Dovud Goʻliyotni oʻldiradi
40 Dovud tayogʻini olib, soylikdagi irmoqdan beshta silliq tosh terib oldi. Toshlarni yonidagi choʻpon xaltasiga soldi–da, palaxmonini olib toʻgʻri Goʻliyotga tomon yurdi. 41 Goʻliyot ham Dovudga qarab yurdi. Goʻliyotning oldida qurolbardori qalqonini koʻtarib borardi. 42 Goʻliyot Dovudga boshdan–oyoq razm soldi. Chiroyli, kelishgan yigit ekan, deb yoshgina boʻlgani uchun uni mensimadi.
43 — Men koʻppakmidimki, ustimga tayoq bilan kelyapsan? — dedi–da, oʻz xudolarining nomi bilan Dovudga qargʻish yogʻdirdi. 44 — Kelaver, tanangni koʻkdagi qushlarga, dashtdagi yirtqichlarga yem qilaman, — dedi Filist. 45 Dovud esa shunday javob qaytardi:
— Sen qilich, nayzayu xanjarlar bilan ustimga bostirib kelyapsan. Men esa sen haqoratlagan Isroil lashkarining Xudosi, Sarvari Olamning nomi bilan qurollanib ustingga bostirib boryapman. 46 Bugunning oʻzida Egamiz seni mening qoʻlimga beradi. Seni oʻldirib, boshingni tanangdan judo qilaman. Bugunning oʻzida Filist lashkarining jasadlarini koʻkdagi qushlarga, dashtdagi yirtqichlarga yem qilaman. Shunda Isroilda Xudoning borligini butun yer yuzi bilib oladi. 47 Egamiz qilichu nayza bilan najot bermasligini butun jamoa bilib oladi, chunki bu urushda Egamizning Oʻzi jang qiladi. U sizlarni bizning qoʻlimizga beradi.
48 Goʻliyot Dovudga tashlanmoqchi boʻlib, toʻgʻri unga qarab yurdi. Dovud ham u bilan olishish uchun Filistlar safi tomon tez yugurib ketdi. 49 Qoʻlini xaltasiga solib, bitta toshni oldi–da, palaxmonga solib otdi. Tosh Filistning qoq peshanasiga tegib oʻyib kirdi. Filist yuz tuban yerga yiqildi. 50 Shunday qilib, Dovud Filistni palaxmonu bitta tosh bilan magʻlub qildi. Qoʻlida qilich boʻlmasa ham, uni oʻldirib, yerga choʻziltirib tashladi. 51 Soʻng yugurib bordi–yu, Goʻliyotni bosib oldi. Uning qilichini qinidan sugʻurib oldi–da, boshini kesib tashlab, butunlay bir yoqli qildi.
Filistlar oʻzlarining pahlavoni Goʻliyotning oʻlganini koʻrib, tumtaraqay qocha boshladilar. 52 Isroil bilan Yahudo lashkari qoʻzgʻaldi–yu, naʼra tortib, Filistlarni Gat va Exron ostonalarigacha quvlab bordi. Sharayimdan Gat va Exron shaharlarigacha boradigan yoʻlda Filistlarning jasadlari choʻzilib qoldi. 53 Filistlarni quvib yuborgandan keyin, Isroil lashkari orqaga qaytib Filistlar qarorgohini talon–taroj qildi. 54 Dovud Goʻliyotning boshini olib, Quddusga keltirdi, qurol–aslahasini esa oʻz uyiga qoʻydi.
Dovud Shoulning huzurida
55 Shoul Dovudning Goʻliyot bilan olishuvga chiqqanini koʻrganda, lashkarboshi Abnurdan:
— Abnur, bu yigitcha kim? — deb soʻradi.
— Toʻgʻrisi, shohim, bilmayman, — dedi Abnur.
56 — Boʻlmasa bil–chi, bu yigit kimning oʻgʻli ekan, — deb buyurdi shoh Shoul.
57 Dovud Goʻliyotni oʻldirib, qarorgohga endi kirgan ham ediki, Abnur Dovudni yetaklab Shoulning huzuriga olib keldi. Goʻliyotning kesilgan boshi hali Dovudning qoʻlida edi.
58 — Kimning oʻgʻlisan, yigitcha? — deb soʻradi Shoul.
— Baytlahmlik qulingiz Essayning oʻgʻliman, — deb javob berdi Dovud.
1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
4 ¶ And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
12 ¶ Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem. 16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn , and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; 18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 ¶ And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them . 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel. 26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
28 ¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
30 ¶ And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
32 ¶ And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
38 ¶ And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it . And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them . And David put them off him.
40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands.
48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it , and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
55 ¶ And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is . 57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
