صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 8

١ 1 وَكَانَ لَمَّا شَاخَ صَمُوئِيلُ أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ بَنِيهِ قُضَاةً لِإِسْرَائِيلَ.

And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ ٱبْنِهِ ٱلْبِكْرِ يُوئِيلَ، وَٱسْمُ ثَانِيهِ أَبِيَّا. كَانَا قَاضِيَيْنِ فِي بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ.

And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the firstborn, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.

٣ 3 وَلَمْ يَسْلُكِ ٱبْنَاهُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، بَلْ مَالَا وَرَاءَ ٱلْمَكْسَبِ، وَأَخَذَا رَشْوَةً وَعَوَّجَا ٱلْقَضَاءَ.

And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgements.

٤ 4 فَٱجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّامَةِ

And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,

٥ 5 وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هُوَذَا أَنْتَ قَدْ شِخْتَ، وَٱبْنَاكَ لَمْ يَسِيرَا فِي طَرِيقِكَ. فَٱلْآنَ ٱجْعَلْ لَنَا مَلِكًا يَقْضِي لَنَا كَسَائِرِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ».

and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations [have].

٦ 6 فَسَاءَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فِي عَيْنَيْ صَمُوئِيلَ إِذْ قَالُوا: «أَعْطِنَا مَلِكًا يَقْضِي لَنَا». وَصَلَّى صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

And the thing [was] evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the Lord.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِ ٱلشَّعْبِ فِي كُلِّ مَا يَقُولُونَ لَكَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرْفُضُوكَ أَنْتَ بَلْ إِيَّايَ رَفَضُوا حَتَّى لَا أَمْلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning over them.

٨ 8 حَسَبَ كُلِّ أَعْمَالِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلُوا مِنْ يَوْمِ أَصْعَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ وَتَرَكُونِي وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى، هَكَذَا هُمْ عَامِلُونَ بِكَ أَيْضًا.

According to all their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even [as] they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to you.

٩ 9 فَٱلْآنَ ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِهِمْ. وَلَكِنْ أَشْهِدَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ بِقَضَاءِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْهِمْ».

And now listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify to them, and you shall describe to them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

١٠ 10 فَكَلَّمَ صَمُوئِيلُ ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَلَبُوا مِنْهُ مَلِكًا بِجَمِيعِ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ،

And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ: «هَذَا يَكُونُ قَضَاءُ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْكُمْ: يَأْخُذُ بَنِيكُمْ وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ، لِمَرَاكِبِهِ وَفُرْسَانِهِ، فَيَرْكُضُونَ أَمَامَ مَرَاكِبِهِ.

And he said, This shall be the manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and amongst his horsemen, and running before his chariots,

١٢ 12 وَيَجْعَلُ لِنَفْسِهِ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ خَمَاسِينَ، فَيَحْرُثُونَ حَرَاثَتَهُ وَيَحْصُدُونَ حَصَادَهُ، وَيَعْمَلُونَ عُدَّةَ حَرْبِهِ وَأَدَوَاتِ مَرَاكِبِهِ.

and [his manner shall be] to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his chariots.

١٣ 13 وَيَأْخُذُ بَنَاتِكُمْ عَطَّارَاتٍ وَطَبَّاخَاتٍ وَخَبَّازَاتٍ.

And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

١٤ 14 وَيَأْخُذُ حُقُولَكُمْ وَكُرُومَكُمْ وَزَيْتُونَكُمْ، أَجْوَدَهَا وَيُعْطِيهَا لِعَبِيدِهِ.

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good olive yards, and give them to his servants.

١٥ 15 وَيُعَشِّرُ زُرُوعَكُمْ وَكُرُومَكُمْ، وَيُعْطِي لِخِصْيَانِهِ وَعَبِيدِهِ.

And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

١٦ 16 وَيَأْخُذُ عَبِيدَكُمْ وَجَوَارِيَكُمْ وَشُبَّانَكُمُ ٱلْحِسَانَ وَحَمِيرَكُمْ وَيَسْتَعْمِلُهُمْ لِشُغْلِهِ.

And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.

١٧ 17 وَيُعَشِّرُ غَنَمَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ تَكُونُونَ لَهُ عَبِيدًا.

And he will tithe your flocks; and you shall be his servants.

١٨ 18 فَتَصْرُخُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مِنْ وَجْهِ مَلِكِكُمُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُمُوهُ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ، فَلَا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَكُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ».

And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because you have chosen to yourselves a king.

١٩ 19 فَأَبَى ٱلشَّعْبُ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِ صَمُوئِيلَ، وَقَالُوا: «لَا بَلْ يَكُونُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكٌ،

But the people would not listen to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.

٢٠ 20 فَنَكُونُ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا مِثْلَ سَائِرِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ، وَيَقْضِي لَنَا مَلِكُنَا وَيَخْرُجُ أَمَامَنَا وَيُحَارِبُ حُرُوبَنَا».

An we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall go out before us, and fight our battles.

٢١ 21 فَسَمِعَ صَمُوئِيلُ كُلَّ كَلَامِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ فِي أُذُنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِهِمْ وَمَلِّكْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكًا». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِرِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «ٱذْهَبُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ».

And the Lord said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man depart to his city.