< صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 8 >

وَكَانَ لَمَّا شَاخَ صَمُوئِيلُ أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ بَنِيهِ قُضَاةً لِإِسْرَائِيلَ. ١ 1
When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ ٱبْنِهِ ٱلْبِكْرِ يُوئِيلَ، وَٱسْمُ ثَانِيهِ أَبِيَّا. كَانَا قَاضِيَيْنِ فِي بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ. ٢ 2
The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
وَلَمْ يَسْلُكِ ٱبْنَاهُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، بَلْ مَالَا وَرَاءَ ٱلْمَكْسَبِ، وَأَخَذَا رَشْوَةً وَعَوَّجَا ٱلْقَضَاءَ. ٣ 3
His sons did not walk in his ways, but chased after dishonest gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.
فَٱجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّامَةِ ٤ 4
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هُوَذَا أَنْتَ قَدْ شِخْتَ، وَٱبْنَاكَ لَمْ يَسِيرَا فِي طَرِيقِكَ. فَٱلْآنَ ٱجْعَلْ لَنَا مَلِكًا يَقْضِي لَنَا كَسَائِرِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ». ٥ 5
They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
فَسَاءَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فِي عَيْنَيْ صَمُوئِيلَ إِذْ قَالُوا: «أَعْطِنَا مَلِكًا يَقْضِي لَنَا». وَصَلَّى صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ. ٦ 6
But it displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِ ٱلشَّعْبِ فِي كُلِّ مَا يَقُولُونَ لَكَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرْفُضُوكَ أَنْتَ بَلْ إِيَّايَ رَفَضُوا حَتَّى لَا أَمْلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ. ٧ 7
Yahweh said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in everything they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
حَسَبَ كُلِّ أَعْمَالِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلُوا مِنْ يَوْمِ أَصْعَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ وَتَرَكُونِي وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى، هَكَذَا هُمْ عَامِلُونَ بِكَ أَيْضًا. ٨ 8
They are acting now the same as they did since the day I brought them out of Egypt, forsaking me, and serving other gods, and so they are also doing to you.
فَٱلْآنَ ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِهِمْ. وَلَكِنْ أَشْهِدَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ بِقَضَاءِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْهِمْ». ٩ 9
Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know the way the king will rule over them.”
فَكَلَّمَ صَمُوئِيلُ ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَلَبُوا مِنْهُ مَلِكًا بِجَمِيعِ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ، ١٠ 10
So Samuel told all the words of Yahweh to the people who were asking for a king.
وَقَالَ: «هَذَا يَكُونُ قَضَاءُ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْكُمْ: يَأْخُذُ بَنِيكُمْ وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ، لِمَرَاكِبِهِ وَفُرْسَانِهِ، فَيَرْكُضُونَ أَمَامَ مَرَاكِبِهِ. ١١ 11
He said, “This will be the practice of the king who will reign over you. He will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots.
وَيَجْعَلُ لِنَفْسِهِ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ خَمَاسِينَ، فَيَحْرُثُونَ حَرَاثَتَهُ وَيَحْصُدُونَ حَصَادَهُ، وَيَعْمَلُونَ عُدَّةَ حَرْبِهِ وَأَدَوَاتِ مَرَاكِبِهِ. ١٢ 12
He will appoint for himself captains of thousands and captains of fifties. He will make some plow his ground, some reap his harvest, and some make his weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.
وَيَأْخُذُ بَنَاتِكُمْ عَطَّارَاتٍ وَطَبَّاخَاتٍ وَخَبَّازَاتٍ. ١٣ 13
He will also take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
وَيَأْخُذُ حُقُولَكُمْ وَكُرُومَكُمْ وَزَيْتُونَكُمْ، أَجْوَدَهَا وَيُعْطِيهَا لِعَبِيدِهِ. ١٤ 14
He will take the very best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive orchards, and give them to his servants.
وَيُعَشِّرُ زُرُوعَكُمْ وَكُرُومَكُمْ، وَيُعْطِي لِخِصْيَانِهِ وَعَبِيدِهِ. ١٥ 15
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give to his officers and his servants.
وَيَأْخُذُ عَبِيدَكُمْ وَجَوَارِيَكُمْ وَشُبَّانَكُمُ ٱلْحِسَانَ وَحَمِيرَكُمْ وَيَسْتَعْمِلُهُمْ لِشُغْلِهِ. ١٦ 16
He will take your male servants and your female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys; he will put them all to work for him.
وَيُعَشِّرُ غَنَمَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ تَكُونُونَ لَهُ عَبِيدًا. ١٧ 17
He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
فَتَصْرُخُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مِنْ وَجْهِ مَلِكِكُمُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُمُوهُ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ، فَلَا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَكُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ». ١٨ 18
Then on that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves; but Yahweh will not answer you on that day.”
فَأَبَى ٱلشَّعْبُ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِ صَمُوئِيلَ، وَقَالُوا: «لَا بَلْ يَكُونُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكٌ، ١٩ 19
But the people refused to listen to Samuel; they said, “No! There must be a king over us
فَنَكُونُ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا مِثْلَ سَائِرِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ، وَيَقْضِي لَنَا مَلِكُنَا وَيَخْرُجُ أَمَامَنَا وَيُحَارِبُ حُرُوبَنَا». ٢٠ 20
so that we might be like all the other nations, and so that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
فَسَمِعَ صَمُوئِيلُ كُلَّ كَلَامِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ فِي أُذُنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٢١ 21
When Samuel heard all the words of the people he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh.
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِهِمْ وَمَلِّكْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكًا». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِرِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «ٱذْهَبُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ». ٢٢ 22
Yahweh said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and cause someone to be king for them.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Every man must go to his own city.”

< صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 8 >