< اَلْقُضَاة 9 >

وَذَهَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعْلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ إِلَى إِخْوَةِ أُمِّهِ، وَكَلَّمَهُمْ وَجَمِيعَ عَشِيرَةِ بَيْتِ أَبِي أُمِّهِ قَائِلًا: ١ 1
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
«تَكَلَّمُوا ٱلْآنَ فِي آذَانِ جَمِيعِ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ. أَيُّمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ: أَأَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا، جَمِيعُ بَنِي يَرُبَّعْلَ، أَمْ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ؟ وَٱذْكُرُوا أَنِّي أَنَا عَظْمُكُمْ وَلَحْمُكُمْ». ٢ 2
"Please speak in the ears of all the lords of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'"
فَتَكَلَّمَ إِخْوَةُ أُمِّهِ عَنْهُ فِي آذَانِ كُلِّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ بِجَمِيعِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ. فَمَالَ قَلْبُهُمْ وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا: «أَخُونَا هُوَ». ٣ 3
And his mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the lords of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, "He is our brother."
وَأَعْطَوْهُ سَبْعِينَ شَاقِلَ فِضَّةٍ مِنْ بَيْتِ بَعْلِ بَرِيثَ، فَٱسْتَأْجَرَ بِهَا أَبِيمَالِكُ رِجَالًا بَطَّالِينَ طَائِشِينَ، فَسَعَوْا وَرَاءَهُ. ٤ 4
They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ فِي عَفْرَةَ وَقَتَلَ إِخْوَتَهُ بَنِي يَرُبَّعْلَ، سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا، عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ. وَبَقِيَ يُوثَامُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعْلَ ٱلْأَصْغَرُ لِأَنَّهُ ٱخْتَبَأَ. ٥ 5
He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
فَٱجْتَمَعَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَكُلُّ سُكَّانِ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ وَذَهَبُوا وَجَعَلُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكًا عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَةِ ٱلنَّصَبِ ٱلَّذِي فِي شَكِيمَ. ٦ 6
And all the lords of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all Beth Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak which is found at the pillar in Shechem.
وَأَخْبَرُوا يُوثَامَ فَذَهَبَ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَبَلِ جِرِزِّيمَ، وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ وَنَادَى وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اِسْمَعُوا لِي يَا أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ، يَسْمَعْ لَكُمُ ٱللهُ. ٧ 7
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, "Listen to me, you lords of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
مَرَّةً ذَهَبَتِ ٱلْأَشْجَارُ لِتَمْسَحَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكًا. فَقَالَتْ لِلزَّيْتُونَةِ: ٱمْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا. ٨ 8
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign you over us.'
فَقَالَتْ لَهَا ٱلزَّيْتُونَةُ: أَأَتْرُكُ دُهْنِي ٱلَّذِي بِهِ يُكَرِّمُونَ بِيَ ٱللهَ وَٱلنَّاسَ، وَأَذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَشْجَارِ؟ ٩ 9
"But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
ثُمَّ قَالَتِ ٱلْأَشْجَارُ لِلتِّينَةِ: تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَٱمْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا. ١٠ 10
"The trees said to the fig tree, 'Come, and reign over us.'
فَقَالَتْ لَهَا ٱلتِّينَةُ: أَأَتْرُكُ حَلَاوَتِي وَثَمَرِي ٱلطَّيِّبَ وَأَذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَشْجَارِ؟ ١١ 11
"But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
فَقَالَتِ ٱلْأَشْجَارُ لِلْكَرْمَةِ: تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَٱمْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا. ١٢ 12
"The trees said to the vine, 'Come, and reign over us.'
فَقَالَتْ لَهَا ٱلْكَرْمَةُ: أَأَتْرُكُ مِسْطَارِي ٱلَّذِي يُفَرِّحُ ٱللهَ وَٱلنَّاسَ وَأَذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَشْجَارِ؟ ١٣ 13
"The vine said to them, 'Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
ثُمَّ قَالَتْ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَشْجَارِ لِلْعَوْسَجِ: تَعَالَ أَنْتَ وَٱمْلِكْ عَلَيْنَا. ١٤ 14
"Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come, and reign over us.'
فَقَالَ ٱلْعَوْسَجُ لِلْأَشْجَارِ: إِنْ كُنْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ تَمْسَحُونَنِي عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا فَتَعَالَوْا وَٱحْتَمُوا تَحْتَ ظِلِّي. وَإِلأَّ فَتَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنَ ٱلْعَوْسَجِ وَتَأْكُلَ أَرْزَ لُبْنَانَ! ١٥ 15
"The bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'
فَٱلْآنَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ عَمِلْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلصِّحَّةِ إِذْ جَعَلْتُمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكًا، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ خَيْرًا مَعَ يَرُبَّعْلَ وَمَعَ بَيْتِهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ لَهُ حَسَبَ عَمَلِ يَدَيْهِ، ١٦ 16
"Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
لِأَنَّ أَبِي قَدْ حَارَبَ عَنْكُمْ وَخَاطَرَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ مِدْيَانَ. ١٧ 17
(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
وَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ قُمْتُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي وَقَتَلْتُمْ بَنِيهِ، سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَمَلَّكْتُمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ ٱبْنَ أَمَتِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ لِأَنَّهُ أَخُوكُمْ. ١٨ 18
and you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the lords of Shechem, because he is your brother).
فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ عَمِلْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلصِّحَّةِ مَعَ يَرُبَّعْلَ وَمَعَ بَيْتِهِ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، فَٱفْرَحُوا أَنْتُمْ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ، وَلْيَفْرَحْ هُوَ أَيْضًا بِكُمْ. ١٩ 19
If you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
وَإِلأَّ فَتَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنْ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَتَأْكُلَ أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ وَسُكَّانَ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ، وَتَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَمِنْ سُكَّانِ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ وَتَأْكُلَ أَبِيمَالِكَ». ٢٠ 20
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the lords of Shechem, and Beth Millo; and let fire come out from the lords of Shechem, and from Beth Millo, and devour Abimelech."
ثُمَّ هَرَبَ يُوثَامُ وَفَرَّ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى بِئْرَ، وَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ مِنْ وَجْهِ أَبِيمَالِكَ أَخِيهِ. ٢١ 21
And Jotham escaped and fled and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
فَتَرَأَّسَ أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ. ٢٢ 22
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
وَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ رُوحًا رَدِيًّا بَيْنَ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ، فَغَدَرَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ. ٢٣ 23
And God sent a spirit of hostility between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem; and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
لِيَأْتِيَ ظُلْمُ بَنِي يَرُبَّعْلَ ٱلسَّبْعِينَ، وَيُجْلَبَ دَمُهُمْ عَلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ أَخِيهِمِ ٱلَّذِي قَتَلَهُمْ، وَعَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ ٱلَّذِينَ شَدَّدُوا يَدَيْهِ لِقَتْلِ إِخْوَتِهِ. ٢٤ 24
that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
فَوَضَعَ لَهُ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ كَمِينًا عَلَى رُؤُوسِ ٱلْجِبَالِ، وَكَانُوا يَسْتَلِبُونَ كُلَّ مَنْ عَبَرَ بِهِمْ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ. فَأُخْبِرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ. ٢٥ 25
And the lords of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them. And it was told to Abimelech.
وَجَاءَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ وَعَبَرُوا إِلَى شَكِيمَ فَوَثِقَ بِهِ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ. ٢٦ 26
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the lords of Shechem put their trust in him.
وَخَرَجُوا إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ وَقَطَفُوا كُرُومَهُمْ وَدَاسُوا وَصَنَعُوا تَمْجِيدًا، وَدَخَلُوا بَيْتَ إِلَهِهِمْ وَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَلَعَنُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ. ٢٧ 27
They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
فَقَالَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَمَنْ هُوَ شَكِيمُ حَتَّى نَخْدِمَهُ؟ أَمَا هُوَ ٱبْنُ يَرُبَّعْلَ، وَزَبُولُ وَكِيلُهُ؟ ٱخْدِمُوا رِجَالَ حَمُورَ أَبِي شَكِيمَ. فَلِمَاذَا نَخْدِمُهُ نَحْنُ؟ ٢٨ 28
Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem. But why should we serve him?
مَنْ يَجْعَلُ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ بِيَدِي فَأَعْزِلَ أَبِيمَالِكَ». وَقَالَ لِأَبِيمَالِكَ: «كَثِّرْ جُنْدَكَ وَٱخْرُجْ!». ٢٩ 29
Would that this people were under my hand. Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, "Increase your army, and come out."
وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ زَبُولُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ كَلَامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عَابِدٍ حَمِيَ غَضَبُهُ، ٣٠ 30
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
وَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ فِي تُرْمَةَ يَقُولُ: «هُوَذَا جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَإِخْوَتُهُ قَدْ أَتَوْا إِلَى شَكِيمَ، وَهَا هُمْ يُهَيِّجُونَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ ضِدَّكَ. ٣١ 31
He sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah, saying, "Look, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and look, they constrain the city to take part against you.
فَٱلْآنَ قُمْ لَيْلًا أَنْتَ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَكَ وَٱكْمُنْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. ٣٢ 32
Now therefore, rise up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
وَيَكُونُ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ ٱلشَّمْسِ أَنَّكَ تُبَكِّرُ وَتَقْتَحِمُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ. وَهَا هُوَ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ يَخْرُجُونَ إِلَيْكَ فَتَفْعَلُ بِهِ حَسَبَمَا تَجِدُهُ يَدُكَ». ٣٣ 33
And it shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city. And look, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then do whatever you can to them."
فَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ لَيْلًا وَكَمَنُوا لِشَكِيمَ أَرْبَعَ فِرَقٍ. ٣٤ 34
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَدْخَلِ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. فَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمَكْمَنِ. ٣٥ 35
And it happened early in the morning that Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
وَرَأَى جَعَلُ ٱلشَّعْبَ فَقَالَ لِزَبُولَ: «هُوَذَا شَعْبٌ نَازِلٌ عَنْ رُؤُوسِ ٱلْجِبَالِ». فَقَالَ لَهُ زَبُولُ: «إِنَّكَ تَرَى ظِلَّ ٱلْجِبَالِ كَأَنَّهُ أُنَاسٌ». ٣٦ 36
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, there are people coming down from the tops of the mountains." Zebul said to him, "You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men."
فَعَادَ جَعَلُ وَتَكَلَّمَ أَيْضًا قَائِلًا: «هُوَذَا شَعْبٌ نَازِلٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَعَالِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَفِرْقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ آتِيَةٌ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بَلُّوطَةِ ٱلْعَائِفِينَ». ٣٧ 37
Gaal spoke again and said, "Look, there are people coming down by the central part of the land, and one company comes by the way of the Diviners' Oak."
فَقَالَ لَهُ زَبُولُ: «أَيْنَ ٱلْآنَ فُوكَ ٱلَّذِي قُلْتَ بِهِ: مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ حَتَّى نَخْدِمَهُ؟ أَلَيْسَ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي رَذَلْتَهُ؟ فَٱخْرُجِ ٱلْآنَ وَحَارِبْهُ». ٣٨ 38
Then Zebul said to him, "Where is now your mouth, that you said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Is not this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them."
فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ أَمَامَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكَ. ٣٩ 39
And Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
فَهَزَمَهُ أَبِيمَالِكُ، فَهَرَبَ مِنْ قُدَّامِهِ وَسَقَطَ قَتْلَى كَثِيرُونَ حَتَّى عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ. ٤٠ 40
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even to the entrance of the gate of the city.
فَأَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي أَرُومَةَ. وَطَرَدَ زَبُولُ جَعَلًا وَإِخْوَتَهُ عَنِ ٱلْإِقَامَةِ فِي شَكِيمَ. ٤١ 41
And Abimelech returned to Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they could not dwell in Shechem.
وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ أَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ خَرَجَ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ وَأَخْبَرُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ. ٤٢ 42
It happened on the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
فَأَخَذَ ٱلْقَوْمَ وَقَسَمَهُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثِ فِرَقٍ، وَكَمَنَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَضَرَبَهُمْ. ٤٣ 43
He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and waited in ambush in the field; and he looked, and look, the people came forth out of the city. He rose up against them, and struck them.
وَأَبِيمَالِكُ وَٱلْفِرْقَةُ ٱلَّتِي مَعَهُ ٱقْتَحَمُوا وَوَقَفُوا فِي مَدْخَلِ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. وَأَمَّا ٱلْفِرْقَتَانِ فَهَجَمَتَا عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ وَضَرَبَتَاهُ. ٤٤ 44
Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed against all who were in the field, and struck them.
وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، وَأَخَذَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَقَتَلَ ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلَّذِي بِهَا، وَهَدَمَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَزَرَعَهَا مِلْحًا. ٤٥ 45
Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were in it. And he destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt.
وَسَمِعَ كُلُّ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ فَدَخَلُوا إِلَى صَرْحِ بَيْتِ إِيلِ بَرِيثَ. ٤٦ 46
And when all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El Berith.
فَأُخْبِرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ أَنَّ كُلَّ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ قَدِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا. ٤٧ 47
Ant it was told Abimelech that all the lords of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.
فَصَعِدَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى جَبَلِ صَلْمُونَ هُوَ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ. وَأَخَذَ أَبِيمَالِكُ ٱلْفُؤُوسَ بِيَدِهِ، وَقَطَعَ غُصْنَ شَجَرٍ وَرَفَعَهُ وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَقَالَ لِلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ: «مَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أَفْعَلُهُ فَأَسْرِعُوا ٱفْعَلُوا مِثْلِي». ٤٨ 48
So Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a branch from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the people who were with him, "What you have seen me do, do quickly, and do as I have done."
فَقَطَعَ ٱلشَّعْبُ أَيْضًا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ غُصْنًا وَسَارُوا وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ، وَوَضَعُوهَا عَلَى ٱلصَّرْحِ، وَأَحْرَقُوا عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلصَّرْحَ بِٱلنَّارِ. فَمَاتَ أَيْضًا جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ، نَحْوُ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ وَٱمْرَأَةٍ. ٤٩ 49
All the people likewise cut down his branch and followed Abimelech, and put them on the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the men of the Tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى تَابَاصَ وَنَزَلَ فِي تَابَاصَ وَأَخَذَهَا. ٥٠ 50
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it.
وَكَانَ بُرْجٌ قَوِيٌّ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَهَرَبَ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعُ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ وَكُلُّ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَغْلَقُوا وَرَاءَهُمْ، وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى سَطْحِ ٱلْبُرْجِ. ٥١ 51
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women fled, and all the lords of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
فَجَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى ٱلْبُرْجِ وَحَارَبَهُ، وَٱقْتَرَبَ إِلَى بَابِ ٱلْبُرْجِ لِيُحْرِقَهُ بِٱلنَّارِ. ٥٢ 52
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
فَطَرَحَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ قِطْعَةَ رَحًى عَلَى رَأْسِ أَبِيمَالِكَ فَشَجَّتْ جُمْجُمَتَهُ. ٥٣ 53
A certain woman threw down an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
فَدَعَا حَالًا ٱلْغُلَامَ حَامِلَ عُدَّتِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱخْتَرِطْ سَيْفَكَ وَٱقْتُلْنِي، لِئَلَّا يَقُولُوا عَنِّي: قَتَلَتْهُ ٱمْرَأَةٌ». فَطَعَنَهُ ٱلْغُلَامُ فَمَاتَ. ٥٤ 54
Then he called quickly to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" So the young man thrust him through, and he died.
وَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّ أَبِيمَالِكَ قَدْ مَاتَ، ذَهَبَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. ٥٥ 55
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.
فَرَدَّ ٱللهُ شَرَّ أَبِيمَالِكَ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَهُ بِأَبِيهِ لِقَتْلِهِ إِخْوَتَهُ ٱلسَّبْعِينَ، ٥٦ 56
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;
وَكُلَّ شَرِّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ رَدَّهُ ٱللهُ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَأَتَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ يُوثَامَ بْنِ يَرُبَّعْلَ. ٥٧ 57
and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God return on their heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

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