1 Samuel 12

1 Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

١ وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكُلِّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ: «هَا أَنَا قَدْ لَبَّيْتُ طَلَبَكُمْ وَحَقَّقْتُ لَكُمْ كُلَّ مَا سَأَلْتُمْ وَنَصَّبْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً،

2 Now, behold, the king walks before you. I am old and gray-headed. Behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth to this day.

٢ وَقَدْ صَارَ لَكُمْ مَلِكٌ يَسِيرُ أَمَامَكُمْ، وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شِخْتُ وَغَزَا الشَّيْبُ شَعْرَ رَأْسِي. وَهَا أَوْلادِي بَيْنَكُمْ، وَأَنَا قَدْ خَدَمْتُكُمْ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ.

3 Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”

٣ فَاشْهَدُوا عَلَيَّ فِي حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ، وَأَمَامَ مَلِكِهِ الْمُخْتَارِ، إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَخَذْتُ ثَوْراً أَوْ حِمَاراً مِنْ أَحَدٍ، أَوْ ظَلَمْتُ أَوْ جُرْتُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ أَوْ قَبِلْتُ رِشْوَةً مِنْ أَحَدٍ لأُغْمِضَ عَيْنَيَّ عَنْهُ، فَأُعَوِّضَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْكُمْ».

4 They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”

٤ فَأَجَابُوهُ: «لَمْ تَظْلِمْنَا وَلَمْ تَجُرْ عَلَيْنَا وَلا أَخَذْتَ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَحَدٍ».

5 He said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” They said, “He is witness.”

٥ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ وَمَلِكُهُ الْمُخْتَارُ شَاهِدَيْنِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ عَلَى بَرَاءَتِي الْكَامِلَةِ». فَقَالُوا: «يَشْهَدُ الرَّبُّ».

6 Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

٦ وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ الَّذِي اخْتَارَ مُوسَى وَهروُنَ وَأَخْرَجَ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ.

7 Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

٧ وَالآنَ امْثُلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لأُذَكِّرَكُمْ بِجَمِيعِ مُعَامَلاتِهِ الَّتِي أَجْرَاهَا مَعَكُمْ وَمَعَ آبَائِكُمْ:

8 “When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.

٨ بَعْدَ أَنْ نَزَلَ يَعْقُوبُ دِيَارَ مِصْرَ، وَاضْطَهَدَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ، اسْتَغَاثَ آبَاؤُكُمْ بِالرَّبِّ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ مُوسَى وَهروُنَ فَأَخْرَجَاهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ وَقَادَاهُمْ لِلإِقَامَةِ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

9 But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

٩ وَعِنْدَمَا تَنَاسَوْا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ سَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ سِيسَرَا قَائِدَ جَيْشِ حَاصُورَ وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَمَلِكَ مُوآبَ فَحَارَبُوهُمْ.

10 They cried to the LORD, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’

١٠ فَاسْتَغَاثُوا بِالرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: أَخْطَأْنَا إِذْ تَرَكْنَا الرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْنَا الْبَعْلِيمَ وَالْعَشْتَارُوثَ. فَالآنَ أَنْقِذْنَا مِنْ قَبْضَةِ أَعْدَائِنَا فَنُخْلِصَ لَكَ الْعِبَادَةَ.

11 The LORD sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.

١١ فَأَقَامَ الرَّبُّ جِدْعُونَ وَبَدَانَ وَيَفْتَاحَ وَصَمُوئِيلَ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ الْمُحِيطِينَ بِكُمْ، وَسَكَنْتُمْ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ.

12 “When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.

١٢ وَلَمَّا عَايَنْتُمْ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ عَمُّونَ زَاحِفاً عَلَيْكُمْ قُلْتُمْ لِي: نَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً، مَعَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ مَلِكُكُمْ.

13 Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

١٣ وَالآنَ هَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي اخْتَرْتُمْ وَطَلَبْتُمْ، قَدْ جَعَلَهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً.

14 If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of the LORD your God.

١٤ فَإِنِ اتَّقَيْتُمُ الرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْتُمُوهُ وَأَطَعْتُمْ وَصَايَاهُ وَلَمْ تَعْصَوْا أَمْرَهُ وَاتَّبَعْتُمُ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَمَلِكُكُمُ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَيْكُمْ: فَلَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ مَكْرُوهٌ.

15 But if you will not listen to the LORD’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the LORD’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

١٥ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ عَصَيْتُمْ وَصَايَا الرَّبِّ وَأَمْرَهُ، فَإِنَّ عِقَابَ الرَّبِّ يَنْزِلُ بِكُمْ كَمَا نَزَلَ بِآبَائِكُمْ.

16 “Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

١٦ وَالآنَ قِفُوا وَانْظُرُوا مَا يُجْرِيهِ الرَّبُّ مِنْ آيَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ أَمَامَكُمْ:

17 Is not it wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the LORD’s sight, in asking for a king.”

١٧ أَلَيْسَ الْيَوْمُ هُوَ مَوْسِمُ حَصَادِ الْقَمْحِ؟ سَأُصَلِّي إِلَى الرَّبِّ حَتَّى يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ رُعُوداً وَمَطَراً، فَتُدْرِكُونَ عِظَمَ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي ارْتَكَبْتُمُوهُ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ حِينَ طَلَبْتُمْ أَنْ يُنَصِّبَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً».

18 So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

١٨ وَصَلَّى صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَأَرْسَلَ رُعُوداً وَمَطَراً فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، فَاسْتَوْلَى خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ مِنَ الرَّبِّ وَمِنْ صَمُوئِيلَ.

19 All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.”

١٩ وَتَوَسَّلَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ قَائِلِينَ: «صَلِّ مِنْ أَجْلِ عَبِيدِكَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ لِكَي لَا نَمُوتَ، لأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَضَفْنَا إِلَى جَمِيعِ خَطَايَانَا شَرّاً جَدِيداً حِينَ طَلَبْنَا أَنْ يُنَصِّبَ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً».

20 Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet do not turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

٢٠ فَقَال صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لا تَخَافُوا، فَأَنْتُمْ حَقّاً قَدِ اقْتَرَفْتُمْ كُلَّ هَذَا الشَّرِّ، وَلَكِنْ إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَحِيدُوا عَنِ الرَّبِّ، بَلِ اعْبُدُوهُ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ.

21 Do not turn away to go after vain things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are vain.

٢١ وَلا تَضِلُّوا وَرَاءَ الأَصْنَامِ الْبَاطِلَةِ الَّتِي لَا تُفِيدُ وَلا تُنْقِذُ، لأَنَّهُ لَا طَائِلَ مِنْهَا.

22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.

٢٢ فَالرَّبُّ لَا يَتَخَلَّى عَنْ شَعْبِهِ إِكْرَاماً لاِسْمِهِ الْعَظِيمِ، لأَنَّهُ شَاءَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَكُمْ لَهُ شَعْباً.

23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

٢٣ وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَحَاشَا لِي أَنْ أُخْطِىءَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ، فَأَكُفَّ عَنِ الصَّلاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، بَلْ أُوَاظِبُ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِكُمُ الطَّرِيقَ الصَّالِحَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

٢٤ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ وَعِبَادَتِهِ بِأَمَانَةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ، مُتَأَمِّلِينَ الْعَظَائِمَ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مَعَكُمْ.

25 But if you keep doing evil, you will be consumed, both you and your king.”

٢٥ وَأَمَّا إِنِ ارْتَكَبْتُمُ الشَّرَّ فَمَصِيرُكُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَمَلِكِكُمُ الْهَلاكُ».