صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 12

١ 1 وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَأَنَذَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُ لِصَوْتِكُمْ فِي كُلِّ مَا قُلْتُمْ لِي وَمَلَّكْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا.

And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you.

٢ 2 وَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا ٱلْمَلِكُ يَمْشِي أَمَامَكُمْ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شِخْتُ وَشِبْتُ، وَهُوَذَا أَبْنَائِي مَعَكُمْ. وَأَنَا قَدْ سِرْتُ أَمَامَكُمْ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

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

٣ 3 هَأَنَذَا فَٱشْهَدُوا عَلَيَّ قُدَّامَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقُدَّامَ مَسِيحِهِ: ثَوْرَ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ؟ وَحِمَارَ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ؟ وَمَنْ ظَلَمْتُ؟ وَمَنْ سَحَقْتُ؟ وَمِنْ يَدِ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ فِدْيَةً لِأُغْضِيَ عَيْنَيَّ عَنْهُ، فَأَرُدَّ لَكُمْ؟»

Here I am. Witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? And I will restore it to you.

٤ 4 فَقَالُوا: «لَمْ تَظْلِمْنَا وَلَا سَحَقْتَنَا وَلَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْ يَدِ أَحَدٍ شَيْئًا».

And they said, Thou have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have thou taken anything of any man's hand.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «شَاهِدٌ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَشَاهِدٌ مَسِيحُهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَذَا، أَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا بِيَدِي شَيْئًا». فَقَالُوا: «شَاهِدٌ».

And he said to them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand. And they said, He is witness.

٦ 6 وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ، وَأَصْعَدَ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

And Samuel said to the people, It is Jehovah who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

٧ 7 فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْثُلُوا فَأُحَاكِمَكُمْ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِجَمِيعِ حُقُوقِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مَعَكُمْ وَمَعَ آبَائِكُمْ.

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

٨ 8 لَمَّا جَاءَ يَعْقُوبُ إِلَى مِصْرَ وَصَرَخَ آبَاؤُكُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، أَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ فَأَخْرَجَا آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَأَسْكَنَاهُمْ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَكَانِ.

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

٩ 9 فَلَمَّا نَسُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ، بَاعَهُمْ لِيَدِ سِيسَرَا رَئِيسِ جَيْشِ حَاصُورَ، وَلِيَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَلِيَدِ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ فَحَارَبُوهُمْ.

But they forgot Jehovah 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.

١٠ 10 فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالُوا: أَخْطَأْنَا لِأَنَّنَا تَرَكْنَا ٱلرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْنَا ٱلْبَعْلِيمَ وَٱلْعَشْتَارُوثَ. فَٱلْآنَ أَنْقِذْنَا مِنْ يَدِ أَعْدَائِنَا فَنَعْبُدَكَ.

And they cried to Jehovah, and said, We have sinned because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

١١ 11 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَبَدَانَ وَيَفْتَاحَ وَصَمُوئِيلَ، وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلَكُمْ فَسَكَنْتُمْ آمِنِينَ.

And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelt in safety.

١٢ 12 وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُمْ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ آتِيًا عَلَيْكُمْ، قُلْتُمْ لِي: لَا بَلْ يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكٌ. وَٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ مَلِكُكُمْ.

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us, when Jehovah your God was your king.

١٣ 13 فَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُمُوهُ، ٱلَّذِي طَلَبْتُمُوهُ، وَهُوَذَا قَدْ جَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا.

Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for. And, behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.

١٤ 14 إِنِ ٱتَّقَيْتُمُ ٱلرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْتُمُوهُ وَسَمِعْتُمْ صَوْتَهُ وَلَمْ تَعْصُوا قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَكُنْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَٱلْمَلِكُ أَيْضًا ٱلَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ.

If ye will fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then both ye and also the king who reigns over you shall be followers of Jehovah your God.

١٥ 15 وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ بَلْ عَصَيْتُمْ قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ، تَكُنْ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا عَلَى آبَائِكُمْ.

But if ye will not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then the hand of Jehovah will be against you as it was against your fathers.

١٦ 16 فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْثُلُوا أَيْضًا وَٱنْظُرُوا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ ٱلَّذِي يَفْعَلُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِكُمْ.

Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.

١٧ 17 أَمَا هُوَ حَصَادُ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ؟ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُو ٱلرَّبَّ فَيُعْطِي رُعُودًا وَمَطَرًا فَتَعْلَمُونَ وَتَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ عَظِيمٌ شَرُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلْتُمُوهُ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِطَلَبِكُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ مَلِكًا».

Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call to Jehovah that he may send thunder and rain, and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah in asking a king for you.

١٨ 18 فَدَعَا صَمُوئِيلُ ٱلرَّبَّ فَأَعْطَى رُعُودًا وَمَطَرًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ. وَخَافَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلرَّبَّ وَصَمُوئِيلَ جِدًّا.

So Samuel called to Jehovah, and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «صَلِّ عَنْ عَبِيدِكَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ حَتَّى لَا نَمُوتَ، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَضَفْنَا إِلَى جَمِيعِ خَطَايَانَا شَرًّا بِطَلَبِنَا لِأَنْفُسِنَا مَلِكًا».

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to Jehovah thy God that we not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask a king for us.

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لَا تَخَافُوا. إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَحِيدُوا عَنِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَلِ ٱعْبُدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ بِكُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ،

And Samuel said to the people, Fear not. Ye have indeed done all this evil, yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart.

٢١ 21 وَلَا تَحِيدُوا. لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ وَرَاءَ ٱلْأَبَاطِيلِ ٱلَّتِي لَا تُفِيدُ وَلَا تُنْقِذُ، لِأَنَّهَا بَاطِلَةٌ.

And turn ye not aside after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

٢٢ 22 لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَتْرُكُ ٱلرَّبُّ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ. لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ شَاءَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَكُمْ لَهُ شَعْبًا.

For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it has pleased Jehovah to make you a people to himself.

٢٣ 23 وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَحَاشَا لِي أَنْ أُخْطِئَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَأَكُفَّ عَنِ ٱلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، بَلْ أُعَلِّمُكُمُ ٱلطَّرِيقَ ٱلصَّالِحَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

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

٢٤ 24 إِنَّمَا ٱتَّقُوا ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱعْبُدُوهُ بِٱلْأَمَانَةِ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ، بَلِ ٱنْظُرُوا فِعْلَهُ ٱلَّذِي عَظَّمَهُ مَعَكُمْ.

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

٢٥ 25 وَإِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ شَرًّا فَإِنَّكُمْ تَهْلِكُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَمَلِكُكُمْ جَمِيعًا».

But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.