صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 13

١ 1 كَانَ شَاوُلُ ٱبْنَ سَنَةٍ فِي مُلْكِهِ، وَمَلَكَ سَنَتَيْنِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Saul was ruling for less than a year, when he ruled during year two over Israel,

٢ 2 وَٱخْتَارَ شَاوُلُ لِنَفْسِهِ ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافٍ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَكَانَ أَلْفَانِ مَعَ شَاوُلَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ وَفِي جَبَلِ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَأَلْفٌ كَانَ مَعَ يُونَاثَانَ فِي جِبْعَةِ بَنْيَامِينَ. وَأَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ ٱلشَّعْبِ فَأَرْسَلَهُمْ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ.

that Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the people he sent away, each to his own home.

٣ 3 وَضَرَبَ يُونَاثَانُ نُصْبَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِي فِي جِبْعَ، فَسَمِعَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ. وَضَرَبَ شَاوُلُ بِٱلْبُوقِ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَرْضِ قَائِلًا: «لِيَسْمَعِ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ».

Now Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was at Gibeah, and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."

٤ 4 فَسَمِعَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَوْلًا: «قَدْ ضَرَبَ شَاوُلُ نُصْبَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَأَيْضًا قَدْ أَنْتَنَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لَدَى ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ». فَٱجْتَمَعَ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَرَاءَ شَاوُلَ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ.

All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become repulsive to the Philistines. So the people were called out to join Saul at Gilgal.

٥ 5 وَتَجَمَّعَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، ثَلَاثُونَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَسِتَّةُ آلَافِ فَارِسٍ، وَشَعْبٌ كَٱلرَّمْلِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى شَاطِئِ ٱلْبَحْرِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ. وَصَعِدُوا وَنَزَلُوا فِي مِخْمَاسَ شَرْقِيَّ بَيْتِ آوِنَ.

The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, and brought up against Israel three thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude: and they came up, and camped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

٦ 6 وَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي ضَنْكٍ، لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ تَضَايَقَ، ٱخْتَبَأَ ٱلشَّعْبُ فِي ٱلْمَغَايِرِ وَٱلْغِيَاضِ وَٱلصُّخُورِ وَٱلصُّرُوحِ وَٱلْآبَارِ.

When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were in a difficult situation), then the people hid themselves in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns.

٧ 7 وَبَعْضُ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ عَبَرُوا ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ إِلَى أَرْضِ جَادَ وَجِلْعَادَ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ بَعْدُ فِي ٱلْجِلْجَالِ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱرْتَعَدَ وَرَاءَهُ.

Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

٨ 8 فَمَكَثَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَسَبَ مِيعَادِ صَمُوئِيلَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ، وَٱلشَّعْبُ تَفَرَّقَ عَنْهُ.

And he stayed seven days, according to the time that Samuel had said. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people began to abandon him.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدِّمُوا إِلَيَّ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةَ وَذَبَائِحَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ». فَأَصْعَدَ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةَ.

Saul said, "Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings." He offered the burnt offering.

١٠ 10 وَكَانَ لَمَّا ٱنْتَهَى مِنْ إِصْعَادِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ إِذَا صَمُوئِيلُ مُقْبِلٌ، فَخَرَجَ شَاوُلُ لِلِقَائِهِ لِيُبَارِكَهُ.

It came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, look, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟» فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لِأَنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ قَدْ تَفَرَّقَ عَنِّي، وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَأْتِ فِي أَيَّامِ ٱلْمِيعَادِ، وَٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مُتَجَمِّعُونَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ،

Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

١٢ 12 فَقُلْتُ: ٱلْآنَ يَنْزِلُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ إِلَيَّ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ وَلَمْ أَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَتَجَلَّدْتُ وَأَصْعَدْتُ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةَ».

therefore I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven't entreated the favor of Jehovah.' I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering."

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «قَدِ ٱنْحَمَقْتَ! لَمْ تَحْفَظْ وَصِيَّةَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ ٱلَّتِي أَمَرَكَ بِهَا، لِأَنَّهُ ٱلْآنَ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ ثَبَّتَ مَمْلَكَتَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Jehovah your God, which he commanded you; for now Jehovah would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

١٤ 14 وَأَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَمَمْلَكَتُكَ لَا تَقُومُ. قَدِ ٱنْتَخَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ رَجُلًا حَسَبَ قَلْبِهِ، وَأَمَرَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يَتَرَأَّسَ عَلَى شَعْبِهِ. لِأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَحْفَظْ مَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ».

But now your kingdom shall not continue. Jehovah has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and Jehovah has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Jehovah commanded you."

١٥ 15 وَقَامَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَصَعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْجِلْجَالِ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ بَنْيَامِينَ. وَعَدَّ شَاوُلُ ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلْمَوْجُودَ مَعَهُ نَحْوَ سِتِّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

And Samuel arose and departed from Gilgal, and the rest of the people went up after Saul to meet him after the men of war, when they had come up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

١٦ 16 وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ وَيُونَاثَانُ ٱبْنُهُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلْمَوْجُودُ مَعَهُمَا مُقِيمِينَ فِي جِبْعِ بَنْيَامِينَ، وَٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ نَزَلُوا فِي مِخْمَاسَ.

Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines camped in Michmash.

١٧ 17 فَخَرَجَ ٱلْمُخَرِّبُونَ مِنْ مَحَلَّةِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فِي ثَلَاثِ فِرَقٍ. ٱلْفِرْقَةُ ٱلْوَاحِدَةُ تَوَجَّهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ عَفْرَةَ إِلَى أَرْضِ شُوعَالَ،

The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;

١٨ 18 وَٱلْفِرْقَةُ ٱلْأُخْرَى تَوَجَّهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ، وَٱلْفِرْقَةُ ٱلْأُخْرَى تَوَجَّهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلتُّخْمِ ٱلْمُشْرِفِ عَلَى وَادِي صَبُوعِيمَ نَحْوَ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned toward the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim.

١٩ 19 وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ صَانِعٌ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ قَالُوا: «لِئَلَّا يَعْمَلَ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ سَيْفًا أَوْ رُمْحًا».

Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears."

٢٠ 20 بَلْ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِكَيْ يُحَدِّدَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ سِكَّتَهُ وَمِنْجَلَهُ وَفَأْسَهُ وَمِعْوَلَهُ

But all Israel would go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;

٢١ 21 عِنْدَمَا كَلَّتْ حُدُودُ ٱلسِّكَكِ وَٱلْمَنَاجِلِ وَٱلْمُثَلَّثَاتِ ٱلْأَسْنَانِ وَٱلْفُؤُوسِ وَلِتَرْوِيسِ ٱلْمَنَاسِيسِ.

and the charge was one payim for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and three shekels for picks and axes and to set the goads.

٢٢ 22 وَكَانَ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْحَرْبِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوجَدْ سَيْفٌ وَلَا رُمْحٌ بِيَدِ جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَمَعَ يُونَاثَانَ. عَلَى أَنَّهُ وُجِدَ مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ ٱبْنِهِ.

So on the day of the battle of Michmash there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

٢٣ 23 وَخَرَجَ حَفَظَةُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ إِلَى مَعْبَرِ مِخْمَاسَ.

The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.