صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 10

١ 1 فَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ قِنِّينَةَ ٱلدُّهْنِ وَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ وَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ مَسَحَكَ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ رَئِيسًا؟

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Jehovah has anointed thee prince over his inheritance?

٢ 2 فِي ذَهَابِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنْ عِنْدِي تُصَادِفُ رَجُلَيْنِ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ رَاحِيلَ، فِي تُخْمِ بَنْيَامِينَ فِي صَلْصَحَ، فَيَقُولَانِ لَكَ: قَدْ وُجِدَتِ ٱلْأُتُنُ، ٱلَّتِي ذَهَبْتَ تُفَتِّشُ عَلَيْهَا، وَهُوَذَا أَبُوكَ قَدْ تَرَكَ أَمْرَ ٱلْأُتُنِ وَٱهْتَمَّ بِكُمَا قَائِلًا: مَاذَا أَصْنَعُ لِٱبْنِي؟

When thou goest from me to-day, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses are found which thou wentest to seek, and behold, thy father has dismissed the matter of the asses, and is anxious about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

٣ 3 وَتَعْدُو مِنْ هُنَاكَ ذَاهِبًا حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ إِلَى بَلُّوطَةِ تَابُورَ، فَيُصَادِفُكَ هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ صَاعِدُونَ إِلَى ٱللهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلٍ، وَاحِدٌ حَامِلٌ ثَلَاثَةَ جِدَاءٍ، وَوَاحِدٌ حَامِلٌ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْغِفَةِ خُبْزٍ، وَوَاحِدٌ حَامِلٌ زِقَّ خَمْرٍ.

And thou shalt go on forward from thence, and shalt come to the oak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God, to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three cakes of bread, and another carrying a flask of wine.

٤ 4 فَيُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْكَ وَيُعْطُونَكَ رَغِيفَيْ خُبْزٍ، فَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ يَدِهِمْ.

And they will ask after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves, which thou shalt receive of their hands.

٥ 5 بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَأْتِي إِلَى جِبْعَةِ ٱللهِ حَيْثُ أَنْصَابُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَيَكُونُ عِنْدَ مَجِيئِكَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ أَنَّكَ تُصَادِفُ زُمْرَةً مِنَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ نَازِلِينَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةِ وَأَمَامَهُمْ رَبَابٌ وَدُفٌّ وَنَايٌ وَعُودٌ وَهُمْ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ.

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where are the outposts of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou comest thither, into the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with lute and tambour and pipe and harp before them; and they themselves prophesying.

٦ 6 فَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْكَ رُوحُ ٱلرَّبِّ فَتَتَنَبَّأُ مَعَهُمْ وَتَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ آخَرَ.

And the Spirit of Jehovah will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

٧ 7 وَإِذَا أَتَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْآيَاتُ عَلَيْكَ، فَٱفْعَلْ مَا وَجَدَتْهُ يَدُكَ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ مَعَكَ.

And it shall be, when these signs shall come to thee, thou shalt do as thy hand shall find; for God is with thee.

٨ 8 وَتَنْزِلُ قُدَّامِي إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ، وَهُوَذَا أَنَا أَنْزِلُ إِلَيْكَ لِأُصْعِدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَأَذْبَحَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ. سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ تَلْبَثُ حَتَّى آتِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَأُعَلِّمَكَ مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ».

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.

٩ 9 وَكَانَ عِنْدَمَا أَدَارَ كَتِفَهُ لِكَيْ يَذْهَبَ مِنْ عِنْدِ صَمُوئِيلَ أَنَّ ٱللهَ أَعْطَاهُ قَلْبًا آخَرَ، وَأَتَتْ جَمِيعُ هَذِهِ ٱلْآيَاتِ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ.

And it was [so] that when he turned his back to go away from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.

١٠ 10 وَلَمَّا جَاءُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ، إِذَا بِزُمْرَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَقِيَتْهُ، فَحَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رُوحُ ٱللهِ فَتَنَبَّأَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

١١ 11 وَلَمَّا رَآهُ جَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ عَرَفُوهُ مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَمَا قَبْلَهُ أَنَّهُ يَتَنَبَّأُ مَعَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ، قَالَ ٱلشَّعْبُ، ٱلْوَاحِدُ لِصَاحِبِهِ: «مَاذَا صَارَ لِٱبْنِ قَيْسٍ؟ أَشَاوُلُ أَيْضًا بَيْنَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ؟»

And it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

١٢ 12 فَأَجَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَقَالَ: «وَمَنْ هُوَ أَبُوهُمْ؟». وَلِذَلِكَ ذَهَبَ مَثَلًا: «أَشَاوُلُ أَيْضًا بَيْنَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ؟».

And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

١٣ 13 وَلَمَّا ٱنْتَهَى مِنَ ٱلتَّنَبِّي جَاءَ إِلَى ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةِ.

And when he had ended prophesying, he came to the high place.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ عَمُّ شَاوُلَ لَهُ وَلِغُلَامِهِ: «إِلَى أَيْنَ ذَهَبْتُمَا؟» فَقَالَ: «لِكَيْ نُفَتِّشَ عَلَى ٱلْأُتُنِ. وَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَا أَنَّهَا لَمْ تُوجَدْ جِئْنَا إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ».

And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ عَمُّ شَاوُلَ: «أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا قَالَ لَكُمَا صَمُوئِيلُ؟».

And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِعَمِّهِ: «أَخْبَرَنَا بِأَنَّ ٱلْأُتُنَ قَدْ وُجِدَتْ». وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُخْبِرْهُ بِأَمْرِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ صَمُوئِيلُ.

And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not.

١٧ 17 وَٱسْتَدْعَى صَمُوئِيلُ ٱلشَّعْبَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ،

And Samuel called the people together to Jehovah to Mizpah.

١٨ 18 وَقَالَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَكَذَا يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنِّي أَصْعَدْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَأَنْقَذْتُكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَمِنْ يَدِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمَمَالِكِ ٱلَّتِي ضَايَقَتْكُمْ.

And he said to the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you;

١٩ 19 وَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ رَفَضْتُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِلَهَكُمُ ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مُخَلِّصُكُمْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُسِيئُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيُضَايِقُونَكُمْ، وَقُلْتُمْ لَهُ: بَلْ تَجْعَلُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكًا. فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْثُلُوا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ حَسَبَ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ وَأُلُوفِكُمْ».

but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your troubles, and have said unto him, [Nay, ] but a king shalt thou set over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

٢٠ 20 فَقَدَّمَ صَمُوئِيلُ جَمِيعَ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأُخِذَ سِبْطُ بَنْيَامِينَ.

And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

٢١ 21 ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ سِبْطَ بَنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِ، فَأُخِذَتْ عَشِيرَةُ مَطْرِي، وَأُخِذَ شَاوُلُ بْنُ قَيْسَ. فَفَتَّشُوا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ.

And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

٢٢ 22 فَسَأَلُوا أَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ: «هَلْ يَأْتِي ٱلرَّجُلُ أَيْضًا إِلَى هُنَا؟» فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «هُوَذَا قَدِ ٱخْتَبَأَ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَمْتِعَةِ».

Therefore they inquired of Jehovah further, Will the man yet come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

٢٣ 23 فَرَكَضُوا وَأَخَذُوهُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ، فَوَقَفَ بَيْنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَكَانَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنْ كَتِفِهِ فَمَا فَوْقُ.

And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

٢٤ 24 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «أَرَأَيْتُمُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَارَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ، أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِثْلُهُ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ؟» فَهَتَفَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالُوا: «لِيَحْيَ ٱلْمَلِكُ!».

And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, May the king live.

٢٥ 25 فَكَلَّمَ صَمُوئِيلُ ٱلشَّعْبَ بِقَضَاءِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ، وَكَتَبَهُ فِي ٱلسِّفْرِ وَوَضَعَهُ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَ صَمُوئِيلُ جَمِيعَ ٱلشَّعْبِ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

And Samuel told the people the right of the kingdom, and wrote it in the book, and laid it before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

٢٦ 26 وَشَاوُلُ أَيْضًا ذَهَبَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ، وَذَهَبَ مَعَهُ ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ ٱلَّتِي مَسَّ ٱللهُ قَلْبَهَا.

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and with him went the band, whose hearts God had touched.

٢٧ 27 وَأَمَّا بَنُو بَلِيَّعَالَ فَقَالُوا: «كَيْفَ يُخَلِّصُنَا هَذَا؟». فَٱحْتَقَرُوهُ وَلَمْ يُقَدِّمُوا لَهُ هَدِيَّةً. فَكَانَ كَأَصَمَّ.

But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.