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Russian · Intermediate

Давид и Голиаф

Adapted from David and Goliath

By The Bible

Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.

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Illustration for the scene “Armies face across the valley”

Scene 1 · Intermediate

Войска по обе стороны долины

Armies face across the valley

Russian

Филистимляне собрали войско у Сокхофа, на земле Иудеи, и разбили лагерь между Сокхофом и Азеком, в Ефес-Даммиме. Царь Саул вместе с израильтянами расположился в долине Эла. Его войско тоже готовилось к сражению.

English translation

The Philistines gathered an army at Socoh in the land of Judah and camped between Socoh and Azekah, at Ephes-dammim. King Saul and the Israelites camped in the Valley of Elah. His army was also preparing for battle.

Russian

Две армии стояли друг против друга: филистимляне заняли гору с одной стороны, а израильтяне — с другой. Между ними лежала долина.

English translation

The two armies faced each other: the Philistines occupied a mountain on one side and the Israelites a mountain on the other. A valley lay between them.

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