بخش 114 - برون رفتن به سوی آن درخت

When they went forth to that tree, he (David) said, “Tie his hands fast behind him,

In order that I may bring to light his sin and crime, and may plant the banner of justice on the field.

O dog,” said he, “you have killed this man’s grandfather. You are a slave: by this means you have become a lord.

You killed your master and carried off his property: God bath made manifest what happened to him.

Your wife was his handmaid; she has acted unjustly towards this same master.

Whatever (children) she bore to him, female or male—all of them from beginning to end are the property of the (master’s) heir.

You are a slave: your gains and goods are his property. You demanded the Law: take the Law and go: ‘tis well.

You killed your master miserably by violence, (whilst) your master was crying for mercy on this very spot.

In your haste you hid the knife under the soil, because of the terrible apparition which you beheld.

Lo, his head together with the knife is under the soil! Dig ye back the soil, thus!

On the knife, too, the name of this dog is written, (who) dealt with his master so deceitfully and injuriously.”

They did even so (as he ordered), and when they cleft (the earth) they found in the soil the knife and the head.

Thereupon tumultuous lamentation arose amongst the people:every one severed the girdle (of unbelief) from his waist.

Alter that, he (David) said to him (the murderer), “Come,O demander of justice, (and) with that black face (of yours) receive the justice due to you!’