صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 11

١ 1 وَصَعِدَ نَاحَاشُ ٱلْعَمُّونِيُّ وَنَزَلَ عَلَى يَابِيشِ جِلْعَادَ. فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ لِنَاحَاشَ: «ٱقْطَعْ لَنَا عَهْدًا فَنُسْتَعْبَدَ لَكَ».

Nahash the Ammonite came with his army and besieged Jabesh-gilead. All the people of Jabesh said to him, “Make a peace treaty with us, and we will be your subjects.”

٢ 2 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَاحَاشُ ٱلْعَمُّونِيُّ: «بِهَذَا أَقْطَعُ لَكُمْ. بِتَقْوِيرِ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ يُمْنَى لَكُمْ وَجَعْلِ ذَلِكَ عَارًا عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

But Nahash the Ammonite responded, “I'll make a peace treaty with you on one condition: that I gouge out everyone's right eye to bring shame on all Israelites.”

٣ 3 فَقَالَ لَهُ شُيُوخُ يَابِيشَ: «ٱتْرُكْنَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَنُرْسِلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى جَمِيعِ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدْ مَنْ يُخَلِّصُنَا نَخْرُجْ إِلَيْكَ».

“Let us have seven days so we can send messengers all over Israel,” replied the town elders of Jabesh. “If no one comes to help us, we will surrender to you.”

٤ 4 فَجَاءَ ٱلرُّسُلُ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ شَاوُلَ وَتَكَلَّمُوا بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ فِي آذَانِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَرَفَعَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَبَكَوْا.

When the messengers arrived in Gibeah of Saul and gave the message as the people listened, they all wept out loud.

٥ 5 وَإِذَا بِشَاوُلَ آتٍ وَرَاءَ ٱلْبَقَرِ مِنَ ٱلْحَقْلِ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «مَا بَالُ ٱلشَّعْبِ يَبْكُونَ؟» فَقَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ كَلَامَ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ.

Right then Saul was coming back from ploughing a field with his oxen. “Why is everyone so upset?” he asked. They told him what the men from Jabesh had said.

٦ 6 فَحَلَّ رُوحُ ٱللهِ عَلَى شَاوُلَ عِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ وَحَمِيَ غَضَبُهُ جِدًّا.

The Spirit of God came on Saul in power when he heard about this, and he grew very angry.

٧ 7 فَأَخَذَ فَدَّانَ بَقَرٍ وَقَطَّعَهُ، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى كُلِّ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِيَدِ ٱلرُّسُلِ قَائِلًا: «مَنْ لَا يَخْرُجُ وَرَاءَ شَاوُلَ وَوَرَاءَ صَمُوئِيلَ، فَهَكَذَا يُفْعَلُ بِبَقَرِهِ». فَوَقَعَ رُعْبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَخَرَجُوا كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ.

He took a pair of oxen and cut them into pieces. Then he sent them by messenger to every part of Israel with the message, “This is what will happen to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel.” The Lord made the people anxious to do so, and they came out as one.

٨ 8 وَعَدَّهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ، فَكَانَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ، وَرِجَالُ يَهُوذَا ثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفًا.

When Saul counted them at Bezek, there were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah.

٩ 9 وَقَالُوا لِلرُّسُلِ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا: «هَكَذَا تَقُولُونَ لِأَهْلِ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ: غَدًا عِنْدَمَا تَحْمَى ٱلشَّمْسُ يَكُونُ لَكُمْ خَلَاصٌ». فَأَتَى ٱلرُّسُلُ وَأَخْبَرُوا أَهْلَ يَابِيشَ فَفَرِحُوا.

They said to the messengers who came, “Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow you'll be rescued, by the time the sun is hot.’” The people of Jabesh were so happy when the messengers arrived and told them this.

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ أَهْلُ يَابِيشَ: «غَدًا نَخْرُجُ إِلَيْكُمْ فَتَفْعَلُونَ بِنَا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ».

They told the Ammonites, “We will surrender to you tomorrow, and then you can do to us whatever you want.”

١١ 11 وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ جَعَلَ ٱلشَّعْبَ ثَلَاثَ فِرَقٍ، وَدَخَلُوا فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ عِنْدَ سَحَرِ ٱلصُّبْحِ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْعَمُّونِيِّينَ حَتَّى حَمِيَ ٱلنَّهَارُ. وَٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا تَشَتَّتُوا حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمُ ٱثْنَانِ مَعًا.

The next day Saul organized the army into three divisions. They attacked the Ammonite camp before dawn and went on killing them until the day grew hot. The survivors were so scattered that not even two of them were left together.

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ ٱلشَّعْبُ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «مَنْ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ: هَلْ شَاوُلُ يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا؟ اِيْتُوا بِٱلرِّجَالِ فَنَقْتُلَهُمْ».

Then the people asked Samuel, “Who was saying, ‘Why should we have Saul as our king?’ Hand these men over so we can execute them.”

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لَا يُقْتَلْ أَحَدٌ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، لِأَنَّهُ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ صَنَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ خَلَاصًا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

But Saul replied, “No one's going to be executed today, for this is the day that the Lord saved Israel.”

١٤ 14 وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «هَلُمُّوا نَذْهَبْ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ وَنُجَدِّدْ هُنَاكَ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةَ».

Then Samuel said to the people, “Come with me—let's go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom.”

١٥ 15 فَذَهَبَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ وَمَلَّكُوا هُنَاكَ شَاوُلَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ٱلْجِلْجَالِ، وَذَبَحُوا هُنَاكَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَفَرِحَ هُنَاكَ شَاوُلُ وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ جِدًّا.

Everyone went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king before the Lord. They sacrificed friendship offerings to the Lord, and Saul together with all the Israelites had a great celebration.