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وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَأَنَذَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُ لِصَوْتِكُمْ فِي كُلِّ مَا قُلْتُمْ لِي وَمَلَّكْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا. ١ 1
And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all things that ye have said to me, and I have set a king over you.
وَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا ٱلْمَلِكُ يَمْشِي أَمَامَكُمْ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شِخْتُ وَشِبْتُ، وَهُوَذَا أَبْنَائِي مَعَكُمْ. وَأَنَا قَدْ سِرْتُ أَمَامَكُمْ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. ٢ 2
And now, behold, the king goes before you; and I am grown old and shall rest; and, behold, my sons [are] among you; and, behold, I have gone about before you from my youth to this day.
هَأَنَذَا فَٱشْهَدُوا عَلَيَّ قُدَّامَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقُدَّامَ مَسِيحِهِ: ثَوْرَ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ؟ وَحِمَارَ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ؟ وَمَنْ ظَلَمْتُ؟ وَمَنْ سَحَقْتُ؟ وَمِنْ يَدِ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ فِدْيَةً لِأُغْضِيَ عَيْنَيَّ عَنْهُ، فَأَرُدَّ لَكُمْ؟» ٣ 3
Behold, [here am] I, answer against me before the Lord and before his anointed: whose calf have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom of you have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, even [to] a sandal? bear witness against me, and I will make restitution to you.
فَقَالُوا: «لَمْ تَظْلِمْنَا وَلَا سَحَقْتَنَا وَلَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْ يَدِ أَحَدٍ شَيْئًا». ٤ 4
And they said to Samuel, Thou hast not injured us, and thou hast not oppressed us; and thou hast not afflicted us, and thou hast not taken anything from any one's hand.
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «شَاهِدٌ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَشَاهِدٌ مَسِيحُهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَذَا، أَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا بِيَدِي شَيْئًا». فَقَالُوا: «شَاهِدٌ». ٥ 5
And Samuel said to the people, The Lord [is] witness among you, and his anointed [is] witness this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand: and they said, [He is] witness.
وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ، وَأَصْعَدَ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. ٦ 6
And Samuel spoke to the people, saying, The Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron [is] witness, who brought our fathers up out of Egypt.
فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْثُلُوا فَأُحَاكِمَكُمْ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِجَمِيعِ حُقُوقِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مَعَكُمْ وَمَعَ آبَائِكُمْ. ٧ 7
And now stand still, and I will judge you before the Lord; and I will relate to you all the righteousness of the Lord, the things which he has wrought among you and your fathers.
لَمَّا جَاءَ يَعْقُوبُ إِلَى مِصْرَ وَصَرَخَ آبَاؤُكُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، أَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ فَأَخْرَجَا آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَأَسْكَنَاهُمْ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَكَانِ. ٨ 8
When Jacob and his sons went into Egypt, and Egypt humbled them, then our fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron; and they brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he made them to dwell in this place.
فَلَمَّا نَسُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ، بَاعَهُمْ لِيَدِ سِيسَرَا رَئِيسِ جَيْشِ حَاصُورَ، وَلِيَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَلِيَدِ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ فَحَارَبُوهُمْ. ٩ 9
And they forgot the Lord their God, and he sold them into the hands of Sisara captain of the host of Jabis king of Asor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab; and he fought with them.
فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالُوا: أَخْطَأْنَا لِأَنَّنَا تَرَكْنَا ٱلرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْنَا ٱلْبَعْلِيمَ وَٱلْعَشْتَارُوثَ. فَٱلْآنَ أَنْقِذْنَا مِنْ يَدِ أَعْدَائِنَا فَنَعْبُدَكَ. ١٠ 10
And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned, for we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and the groves: and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَبَدَانَ وَيَفْتَاحَ وَصَمُوئِيلَ، وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلَكُمْ فَسَكَنْتُمْ آمِنِينَ. ١١ 11
And he sent Jerobaal, and Barac, and Jephthae, and Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and ye dwelt in security.
وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُمْ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ آتِيًا عَلَيْكُمْ، قُلْتُمْ لِي: لَا بَلْ يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكٌ. وَٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ مَلِكُكُمْ. ١٢ 12
And ye saw that Naas king of the children of Ammon came against you, and ye said, Nay, none but a king shall reign over us; whereas the Lord our God [is] our king.
فَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُمُوهُ، ٱلَّذِي طَلَبْتُمُوهُ، وَهُوَذَا قَدْ جَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا. ١٣ 13
And now behold the king whom ye have chosen; and behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
إِنِ ٱتَّقَيْتُمُ ٱلرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْتُمُوهُ وَسَمِعْتُمْ صَوْتَهُ وَلَمْ تَعْصُوا قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَكُنْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَٱلْمَلِكُ أَيْضًا ٱلَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ. ١٤ 14
If ye should fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not resist the mouth of the Lord, and ye and your king that reigns over you should follow the Lord, [well].
وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ بَلْ عَصَيْتُمْ قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ، تَكُنْ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا عَلَى آبَائِكُمْ. ١٥ 15
But if ye should not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and ye should resist the mouth of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be upon you and upon your king.
فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْثُلُوا أَيْضًا وَٱنْظُرُوا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ ٱلَّذِي يَفْعَلُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِكُمْ. ١٦ 16
And now stand still, and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.
أَمَا هُوَ حَصَادُ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ؟ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُو ٱلرَّبَّ فَيُعْطِي رُعُودًا وَمَطَرًا فَتَعْلَمُونَ وَتَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ عَظِيمٌ شَرُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلْتُمُوهُ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِطَلَبِكُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ مَلِكًا». ١٧ 17
[Is it] not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your wickedness [is] great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king.
فَدَعَا صَمُوئِيلُ ٱلرَّبَّ فَأَعْطَى رُعُودًا وَمَطَرًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ. وَخَافَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلرَّبَّ وَصَمُوئِيلَ جِدًّا. ١٨ 18
And Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunders and rain in that day; and all the people feared greatly the Lord and Samuel.
وَقَالَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «صَلِّ عَنْ عَبِيدِكَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ حَتَّى لَا نَمُوتَ، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَضَفْنَا إِلَى جَمِيعِ خَطَايَانَا شَرًّا بِطَلَبِنَا لِأَنْفُسِنَا مَلِكًا». ١٩ 19
And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our sins this iniquity, in asking for us a king.
فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لَا تَخَافُوا. إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَحِيدُوا عَنِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَلِ ٱعْبُدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ بِكُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ، ٢٠ 20
And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have [indeed] wrought all this iniquity; only turn not from following the Lord, and serve the Lord with all your heart.
وَلَا تَحِيدُوا. لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ وَرَاءَ ٱلْأَبَاطِيلِ ٱلَّتِي لَا تُفِيدُ وَلَا تُنْقِذُ، لِأَنَّهَا بَاطِلَةٌ. ٢١ 21
And turn not aside after the [gods] that are nothing, who will do nothing, and will not deliver [you], because they are nothing.
لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَتْرُكُ ٱلرَّبُّ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ. لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ شَاءَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَكُمْ لَهُ شَعْبًا. ٢٢ 22
For the Lord will not cast off his people for his great name's sake, because the Lord graciously took you to himself for a people.
وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَحَاشَا لِي أَنْ أُخْطِئَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَأَكُفَّ عَنِ ٱلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، بَلْ أُعَلِّمُكُمُ ٱلطَّرِيقَ ٱلصَّالِحَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ. ٢٣ 23
And far be it from me to sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will serve the Lord, and shew you the good and the right way.
إِنَّمَا ٱتَّقُوا ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱعْبُدُوهُ بِٱلْأَمَانَةِ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ، بَلِ ٱنْظُرُوا فِعْلَهُ ٱلَّذِي عَظَّمَهُ مَعَكُمْ. ٢٤ 24
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.
وَإِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ شَرًّا فَإِنَّكُمْ تَهْلِكُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَمَلِكُكُمْ جَمِيعًا». ٢٥ 25
But if ye continue to do evil, then shall ye and your king be consumed.

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