اَلْقُضَاة 9
| وَذَهَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعْلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ إِلَى إِخْوَةِ أُمِّهِ، وَكَلَّمَهُمْ وَجَمِيعَ عَشِيرَةِ بَيْتِ أَبِي أُمِّهِ قَائِلًا: | ١ 1 |
Abimelech son of Jerub Baal went to his mother's relatives at Shechem and he said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family,
| «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 say this, so that all the leaders in Shechem may hear, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy sons of Jerub Baal rule over you, or that just one rule over you?' Remember 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 |
His mother's relatives spoke for him to the leaders of Shechem, and they agreed 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, and Abimelech used it to hire men of lawless and reckless character, 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 |
Abimelech went to his father's house at Ophrah, and upon one stone he murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub Baal. Only Jotham was left, the youngest son of Jerub Baal, for he hid himself.
| فَٱجْتَمَعَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَكُلُّ سُكَّانِ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ وَذَهَبُوا وَجَعَلُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكًا عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَةِ ٱلنَّصَبِ ٱلَّذِي فِي شَكِيمَ. | ٦ 6 |
All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo came together and they went and made Abimelech king, beside the oak near the pillar which is 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 |
When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He shouted and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.
| مَرَّةً ذَهَبَتِ ٱلْأَشْجَارُ لِتَمْسَحَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكًا. فَقَالَتْ لِلزَّيْتُونَةِ: ٱمْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا. | ٨ 8 |
The trees once went out to anoint a king over them. For they said to the olive tree, 'Reign 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 give up my oil, which is used to honor gods and mankind, so I may go return, just to sway over the other 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 give up my sweetness and my good fruit, just so I could return and sway over the other 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 give up my new wine, which cheers gods and mankind, and return and sway over the other trees?'
| ثُمَّ قَالَتْ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَشْجَارِ لِلْعَوْسَجِ: تَعَالَ أَنْتَ وَٱمْلِكْ عَلَيْنَا. | ١٤ 14 |
Then said all the trees to the thornbush, '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 thornbush said to the trees, 'If you truly want to anoint me as king over you, then come and find safety under my shade. If not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and let it burn up 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 acted in truth and honesty, when you made Abimelech king, and if you have done well concerning Jerub Baal and his house, and if you have punished him as he deserves—
| لِأَنَّ أَبِي قَدْ حَارَبَ عَنْكُمْ وَخَاطَرَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ مِدْيَانَ. | ١٧ 17 |
—and to think that my father fought for you, risked his life, and rescued 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 |
but today you have risen up against my father's house and have killed his sons, seventy persons, upon one stone. Then you have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your relative.
| فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ عَمِلْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلصِّحَّةِ مَعَ يَرُبَّعْلَ وَمَعَ بَيْتِهِ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، فَٱفْرَحُوا أَنْتُمْ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ، وَلْيَفْرَحْ هُوَ أَيْضًا بِكُمْ. | ١٩ 19 |
If you acted with honesty and integrity with Jerub Baal and his house, then you should 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 burn up the men of Shechem and Beth Millo. Let fire come out from the men of Shechem and Beth Millo, to burn up Abimelech.”
| ثُمَّ هَرَبَ يُوثَامُ وَفَرَّ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى بِئْرَ، وَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ مِنْ وَجْهِ أَبِيمَالِكَ أَخِيهِ. | ٢١ 21 |
Jotham fled and ran away, and he went to Beer. He lived there because it was far away from Abimelech, his brother.
| فَتَرَأَّسَ أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
| وَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ رُوحًا رَدِيًّا بَيْنَ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ، فَغَدَرَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٢٣ 23 |
God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. The leaders of Shechem betrayed the trust they had with Abimelech.
| لِيَأْتِيَ ظُلْمُ بَنِي يَرُبَّعْلَ ٱلسَّبْعِينَ، وَيُجْلَبَ دَمُهُمْ عَلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ أَخِيهِمِ ٱلَّذِي قَتَلَهُمْ، وَعَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ ٱلَّذِينَ شَدَّدُوا يَدَيْهِ لِقَتْلِ إِخْوَتِهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
God did this so the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerub Baal might be avenged, and Abimelech their brother would be held responsible for murdering them, and the men of Shechem would be held responsible because they helped him murder his brothers.
| فَوَضَعَ لَهُ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ كَمِينًا عَلَى رُؤُوسِ ٱلْجِبَالِ، وَكَانُوا يَسْتَلِبُونَ كُلَّ مَنْ عَبَرَ بِهِمْ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ. فَأُخْبِرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ. | ٢٥ 25 |
So the leaders of Shechem positioned men to lie in wait on the hilltops that they might ambush him, and they robbed all who passed by them along that road. This was reported to Abimelech.
| وَجَاءَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ وَعَبَرُوا إِلَى شَكِيمَ فَوَثِقَ بِهِ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Gaal son of Ebed came with his relatives and they went over to Shechem. The leaders of Shechem had confidence 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 grapes from the vineyards, and they trampled on them. They held a festival in the house of their god, where they ate and drank, and they 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 son of Ebed, said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub Baal? Is Zebul not his officer? Serve the men of Hamor, Shechem's father! Why should we serve Abimelech?
| مَنْ يَجْعَلُ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ بِيَدِي فَأَعْزِلَ أَبِيمَالِكَ». وَقَالَ لِأَبِيمَالِكَ: «كَثِّرْ جُنْدَكَ وَٱخْرُجْ!». | ٢٩ 29 |
I wish that this people were under my command! Then would I remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, 'Call out all your army.'”
| وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ زَبُولُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ كَلَامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عَابِدٍ حَمِيَ غَضَبُهُ، | ٣٠ 30 |
When Zebul, the official of the city, heard the words of Gaal 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 order to deceive, saying, “See, Gaal son of Ebed and his relatives are coming to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.
| فَٱلْآنَ قُمْ لَيْلًا أَنْتَ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَكَ وَٱكْمُنْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. | ٣٢ 32 |
Now, get up during the night, you and the soldiers with you, and prepare an ambush in the fields.
| وَيَكُونُ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ ٱلشَّمْسِ أَنَّكَ تُبَكِّرُ وَتَقْتَحِمُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ. وَهَا هُوَ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ يَخْرُجُونَ إِلَيْكَ فَتَفْعَلُ بِهِ حَسَبَمَا تَجِدُهُ يَدُكَ». | ٣٣ 33 |
Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and make a raid on the city. When he and the people with him come out against you, do whatever you can to them.”
| فَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ لَيْلًا وَكَمَنُوا لِشَكِيمَ أَرْبَعَ فِرَقٍ. | ٣٤ 34 |
So Abimelech got up during the night, he and all the men who were with him, and they set an ambush against Shechem—dividing into four units.
| فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَدْخَلِ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. فَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمَكْمَنِ. | ٣٥ 35 |
Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the city gate. Abimelech and the men who were with him came out of their hiding place.
| 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 men, he said to Zebul, “See, men are coming down from the hilltops!” Zebul said to him, “You are seeing the shadows on the hills like they are 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, men are coming down in the middle of the land, and one unit is coming by way of the oak of the diviners.”
| 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 are your proud words now, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?' Are these not the men you despised? Go out now and fight against them.”
| فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ أَمَامَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٣٩ 39 |
Gaal went out and he was leading the men of Shechem, and he fought Abimelech.
| فَهَزَمَهُ أَبِيمَالِكُ، فَهَرَبَ مِنْ قُدَّامِهِ وَسَقَطَ قَتْلَى كَثِيرُونَ حَتَّى عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ. | ٤٠ 40 |
Abimelech chased him, and Gaal fled before him. Many fell with deadly wounds before the entrance to the city gate.
| فَأَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي أَرُومَةَ. وَطَرَدَ زَبُولُ جَعَلًا وَإِخْوَتَهُ عَنِ ٱلْإِقَامَةِ فِي شَكِيمَ. | ٤١ 41 |
Abimelech stayed in Arumah. Zebul forced Gaal and his relatives out of Shechem.
| وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ أَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ خَرَجَ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ وَأَخْبَرُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٤٢ 42 |
On the next day the people of Shechem went out into the field, and this was reported to Abimelech.
| فَأَخَذَ ٱلْقَوْمَ وَقَسَمَهُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثِ فِرَقٍ، وَكَمَنَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَضَرَبَهُمْ. | ٤٣ 43 |
He took his people, divided them into three units, and they set an ambush in the fields. He looked and saw the people coming out from the city and he attacked and killed 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 units that were with him attacked and blocked the entrance to the city gate. The other two units attacked all who were in the field and killed 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. He captured the city, and killed the people who were in it. He tore down the city walls and spread salt over it.
| وَسَمِعَ كُلُّ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ فَدَخَلُوا إِلَى صَرْحِ بَيْتِ إِيلِ بَرِيثَ. | ٤٦ 46 |
When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-Berith.
| فَأُخْبِرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ أَنَّ كُلَّ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ قَدِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا. | ٤٧ 47 |
Abimelech was told that all the leaders had gathered together at the tower of Shechem.
| 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 |
Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the men who were with him. Abimelech took an ax and cut off branches. He put it on his shoulder and ordered the men with him, “What you have seen me do, hurry 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 |
So every one cut off branches and followed Abimelech. They piled them against the wall of the tower, and they set it on fire, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.
| ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى تَابَاصَ وَنَزَلَ فِي تَابَاصَ وَأَخَذَهَا. | ٥٠ 50 |
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and captured 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 in the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled to it and shut themselves in. Then they went 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 he came up near to the door of the tower to burn it.
| فَطَرَحَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ قِطْعَةَ رَحًى عَلَى رَأْسِ أَبِيمَالِكَ فَشَجَّتْ جُمْجُمَتَهُ. | ٥٣ 53 |
But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and it cracked 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 urgently to the young man who was his armor-bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so no one will say about me, 'A woman killed him.'” So his young man pierced 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 went home.
| فَرَدَّ ٱللهُ شَرَّ أَبِيمَالِكَ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَهُ بِأَبِيهِ لِقَتْلِهِ إِخْوَتَهُ ٱلسَّبْعِينَ، | ٥٦ 56 |
So God avenged the evil of Abimelech that he did to his father by murdering his seventy brothers.
| وَكُلَّ شَرِّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ رَدَّهُ ٱللهُ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَأَتَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ يُوثَامَ بْنِ يَرُبَّعْلَ. | ٥٧ 57 |
God made all the evil of the men of Shechem turn back on their own heads and on them came the curse of Jotham son of Jerub Baal.
