اَلْقُضَاة 9
| وَذَهَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعْلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ إِلَى إِخْوَةِ أُمِّهِ، وَكَلَّمَهُمْ وَجَمِيعَ عَشِيرَةِ بَيْتِ أَبِي أُمِّهِ قَائِلًا: | ١ 1 |
And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
| «تَكَلَّمُوا ٱلْآنَ فِي آذَانِ جَمِيعِ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ. أَيُّمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ: أَأَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا، جَمِيعُ بَنِي يَرُبَّعْلَ، أَمْ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ؟ وَٱذْكُرُوا أَنِّي أَنَا عَظْمُكُمْ وَلَحْمُكُمْ». | ٢ 2 |
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy persons, all sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you? And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
| فَتَكَلَّمَ إِخْوَةُ أُمِّهِ عَنْهُ فِي آذَانِ كُلِّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ بِجَمِيعِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ. فَمَالَ قَلْبُهُمْ وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا: «أَخُونَا هُوَ». | ٣ 3 |
And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem all these words. And their heart inclined after Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
| وَأَعْطَوْهُ سَبْعِينَ شَاقِلَ فِضَّةٍ مِنْ بَيْتِ بَعْلِ بَرِيثَ، فَٱسْتَأْجَرَ بِهَا أَبِيمَالِكُ رِجَالًا بَطَّالِينَ طَائِشِينَ، فَسَعَوْا وَرَاءَهُ. | ٤ 4 |
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them vain and wanton men, and they followed him.
| ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ فِي عَفْرَةَ وَقَتَلَ إِخْوَتَهُ بَنِي يَرُبَّعْلَ، سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا، عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ. وَبَقِيَ يُوثَامُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعْلَ ٱلْأَصْغَرُ لِأَنَّهُ ٱخْتَبَأَ. | ٥ 5 |
And he came to his father's house, to Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons upon one stone; but there remained Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal; for he had hid himself.
| فَٱجْتَمَعَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَكُلُّ سُكَّانِ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ وَذَهَبُوا وَجَعَلُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكًا عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَةِ ٱلنَّصَبِ ٱلَّذِي فِي شَكِيمَ. | ٦ 6 |
And all the citizens of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the memorial-oak that is in Shechem.
| وَأَخْبَرُوا يُوثَامَ فَذَهَبَ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَبَلِ جِرِزِّيمَ، وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ وَنَادَى وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اِسْمَعُوا لِي يَا أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ، يَسْمَعْ لَكُمُ ٱللهُ. | ٧ 7 |
And they told it to Jotham, and he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye citizens of Shechem, that God may hearken to you.
| مَرَّةً ذَهَبَتِ ٱلْأَشْجَارُ لِتَمْسَحَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكًا. فَقَالَتْ لِلزَّيْتُونَةِ: ٱمْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا. | ٨ 8 |
The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.
| فَقَالَتْ لَهَا ٱلزَّيْتُونَةُ: أَأَتْرُكُ دُهْنِي ٱلَّذِي بِهِ يُكَرِّمُونَ بِيَ ٱللهَ وَٱلنَّاسَ، وَأَذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَشْجَارِ؟ | ٩ 9 |
And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave over the trees?
| ثُمَّ قَالَتِ ٱلْأَشْجَارُ لِلتِّينَةِ: تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَٱمْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا. | ١٠ 10 |
And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us.
| فَقَالَتْ لَهَا ٱلتِّينَةُ: أَأَتْرُكُ حَلَاوَتِي وَثَمَرِي ٱلطَّيِّبَ وَأَذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَشْجَارِ؟ | ١١ 11 |
But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?
| فَقَالَتِ ٱلْأَشْجَارُ لِلْكَرْمَةِ: تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَٱمْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا. | ١٢ 12 |
Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.
| فَقَالَتْ لَهَا ٱلْكَرْمَةُ: أَأَتْرُكُ مِسْطَارِي ٱلَّذِي يُفَرِّحُ ٱللهَ وَٱلنَّاسَ وَأَذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَشْجَارِ؟ | ١٣ 13 |
And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave over the trees?
| ثُمَّ قَالَتْ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَشْجَارِ لِلْعَوْسَجِ: تَعَالَ أَنْتَ وَٱمْلِكْ عَلَيْنَا. | ١٤ 14 |
Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.
| فَقَالَ ٱلْعَوْسَجُ لِلْأَشْجَارِ: إِنْ كُنْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ تَمْسَحُونَنِي عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا فَتَعَالَوْا وَٱحْتَمُوا تَحْتَ ظِلِّي. وَإِلأَّ فَتَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنَ ٱلْعَوْسَجِ وَتَأْكُلَ أَرْزَ لُبْنَانَ! | ١٥ 15 |
And the thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence in my shadow; but if not, fire shall come out of the thorn-bush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
| فَٱلْآنَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ عَمِلْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلصِّحَّةِ إِذْ جَعَلْتُمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكًا، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ خَيْرًا مَعَ يَرُبَّعْلَ وَمَعَ بَيْتِهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ لَهُ حَسَبَ عَمَلِ يَدَيْهِ، | ١٦ 16 |
Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and sincerely in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and if ye have done to him according to the deserving of his hands;
| لِأَنَّ أَبِي قَدْ حَارَبَ عَنْكُمْ وَخَاطَرَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ مِدْيَانَ. | ١٧ 17 |
— for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
| وَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ قُمْتُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي وَقَتَلْتُمْ بَنِيهِ، سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَمَلَّكْتُمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ ٱبْنَ أَمَتِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ لِأَنَّهُ أَخُوكُمْ. | ١٨ 18 |
but ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your brother;
| فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ عَمِلْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلصِّحَّةِ مَعَ يَرُبَّعْلَ وَمَعَ بَيْتِهِ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، فَٱفْرَحُوا أَنْتُمْ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ، وَلْيَفْرَحْ هُوَ أَيْضًا بِكُمْ. | ١٩ 19 |
— if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
| وَإِلأَّ فَتَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنْ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَتَأْكُلَ أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ وَسُكَّانَ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ، وَتَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَمِنْ سُكَّانِ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ وَتَأْكُلَ أَبِيمَالِكَ». | ٢٠ 20 |
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the citizens of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
| ثُمَّ هَرَبَ يُوثَامُ وَفَرَّ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى بِئْرَ، وَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ مِنْ وَجْهِ أَبِيمَالِكَ أَخِيهِ. | ٢١ 21 |
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, because of Abimelech his brother.
| فَتَرَأَّسَ أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
| وَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ رُوحًا رَدِيًّا بَيْنَ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ، فَغَدَرَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٢٣ 23 |
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
| لِيَأْتِيَ ظُلْمُ بَنِي يَرُبَّعْلَ ٱلسَّبْعِينَ، وَيُجْلَبَ دَمُهُمْ عَلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ أَخِيهِمِ ٱلَّذِي قَتَلَهُمْ، وَعَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ ٱلَّذِينَ شَدَّدُوا يَدَيْهِ لِقَتْلِ إِخْوَتِهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
that the violence [done] to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
| فَوَضَعَ لَهُ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ كَمِينًا عَلَى رُؤُوسِ ٱلْجِبَالِ، وَكَانُوا يَسْتَلِبُونَ كُلَّ مَنْ عَبَرَ بِهِمْ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ. فَأُخْبِرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ. | ٢٥ 25 |
And the citizens of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them. And it was told Abimelech.
| وَجَاءَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ وَعَبَرُوا إِلَى شَكِيمَ فَوَثِقَ بِهِ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem put confidence in him.
| وَخَرَجُوا إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ وَقَطَفُوا كُرُومَهُمْ وَدَاسُوا وَصَنَعُوا تَمْجِيدًا، وَدَخَلُوا بَيْتَ إِلَهِهِمْ وَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَلَعَنُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٢٧ 27 |
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made rejoicings, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
| فَقَالَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَمَنْ هُوَ شَكِيمُ حَتَّى نَخْدِمَهُ؟ أَمَا هُوَ ٱبْنُ يَرُبَّعْلَ، وَزَبُولُ وَكِيلُهُ؟ ٱخْدِمُوا رِجَالَ حَمُورَ أَبِي شَكِيمَ. فَلِمَاذَا نَخْدِمُهُ نَحْنُ؟ | ٢٨ 28 |
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is he not the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his overseer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem! and why should we serve him?
| مَنْ يَجْعَلُ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ بِيَدِي فَأَعْزِلَ أَبِيمَالِكَ». وَقَالَ لِأَبِيمَالِكَ: «كَثِّرْ جُنْدَكَ وَٱخْرُجْ!». | ٢٩ 29 |
Oh! would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
| وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ زَبُولُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ كَلَامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عَابِدٍ حَمِيَ غَضَبُهُ، | ٣٠ 30 |
And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, and his anger was kindled;
| وَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ فِي تُرْمَةَ يَقُولُ: «هُوَذَا جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَإِخْوَتُهُ قَدْ أَتَوْا إِلَى شَكِيمَ، وَهَا هُمْ يُهَيِّجُونَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ ضِدَّكَ. | ٣١ 31 |
and he sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem, and behold, they shut up the city against thee;
| فَٱلْآنَ قُمْ لَيْلًا أَنْتَ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَكَ وَٱكْمُنْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. | ٣٢ 32 |
and now, rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in ambush in the fields.
| وَيَكُونُ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ ٱلشَّمْسِ أَنَّكَ تُبَكِّرُ وَتَقْتَحِمُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ. وَهَا هُوَ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ يَخْرُجُونَ إِلَيْكَ فَتَفْعَلُ بِهِ حَسَبَمَا تَجِدُهُ يَدُكَ». | ٣٣ 33 |
And it shall be in the morning when the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and fall upon the city; and behold, he and the people that is with him shall come out against thee, and thou shalt do with him as thou shalt find occasion.
| فَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ لَيْلًا وَكَمَنُوا لِشَكِيمَ أَرْبَعَ فِرَقٍ. | ٣٤ 34 |
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.
| فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَدْخَلِ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. فَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمَكْمَنِ. | ٣٥ 35 |
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Then Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, out of the ambush.
| وَرَأَى جَعَلُ ٱلشَّعْبَ فَقَالَ لِزَبُولَ: «هُوَذَا شَعْبٌ نَازِلٌ عَنْ رُؤُوسِ ٱلْجِبَالِ». فَقَالَ لَهُ زَبُولُ: «إِنَّكَ تَرَى ظِلَّ ٱلْجِبَالِ كَأَنَّهُ أُنَاسٌ». | ٣٦ 36 |
And Gaal saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men.
| فَعَادَ جَعَلُ وَتَكَلَّمَ أَيْضًا قَائِلًا: «هُوَذَا شَعْبٌ نَازِلٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَعَالِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَفِرْقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ آتِيَةٌ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بَلُّوطَةِ ٱلْعَائِفِينَ». | ٣٧ 37 |
And Gaal spoke again, and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming along by the way of the Magician's oak.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ زَبُولُ: «أَيْنَ ٱلْآنَ فُوكَ ٱلَّذِي قُلْتَ بِهِ: مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ حَتَّى نَخْدِمَهُ؟ أَلَيْسَ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي رَذَلْتَهُ؟ فَٱخْرُجِ ٱلْآنَ وَحَارِبْهُ». | ٣٨ 38 |
Then said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, thou that saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight against them.
| فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ أَمَامَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٣٩ 39 |
And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.
| فَهَزَمَهُ أَبِيمَالِكُ، فَهَرَبَ مِنْ قُدَّامِهِ وَسَقَطَ قَتْلَى كَثِيرُونَ حَتَّى عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ. | ٤٠ 40 |
And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as the entrance of the gate.
| فَأَقَامَ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي أَرُومَةَ. وَطَرَدَ زَبُولُ جَعَلًا وَإِخْوَتَهُ عَنِ ٱلْإِقَامَةِ فِي شَكِيمَ. | ٤١ 41 |
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah. And Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they might not dwell in Shechem.
| وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ أَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ خَرَجَ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ وَأَخْبَرُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٤٢ 42 |
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
| فَأَخَذَ ٱلْقَوْمَ وَقَسَمَهُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثِ فِرَقٍ، وَكَمَنَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَضَرَبَهُمْ. | ٤٣ 43 |
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in ambush in the field. And he looked, and behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them and smote them.
| وَأَبِيمَالِكُ وَٱلْفِرْقَةُ ٱلَّتِي مَعَهُ ٱقْتَحَمُوا وَوَقَفُوا فِي مَدْخَلِ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. وَأَمَّا ٱلْفِرْقَتَانِ فَهَجَمَتَا عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ وَضَرَبَتَاهُ. | ٤٤ 44 |
And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and two of the companies ran upon all that were in the fields, and slew them.
| وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، وَأَخَذَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَقَتَلَ ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلَّذِي بِهَا، وَهَدَمَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَزَرَعَهَا مِلْحًا. | ٤٥ 45 |
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and broke down the city, and sowed it with salt.
| وَسَمِعَ كُلُّ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ فَدَخَلُوا إِلَى صَرْحِ بَيْتِ إِيلِ بَرِيثَ. | ٤٦ 46 |
And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the god Berith.
| فَأُخْبِرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ أَنَّ كُلَّ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ قَدِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا. | ٤٧ 47 |
And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem had gathered together.
| فَصَعِدَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى جَبَلِ صَلْمُونَ هُوَ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ. وَأَخَذَ أَبِيمَالِكُ ٱلْفُؤُوسَ بِيَدِهِ، وَقَطَعَ غُصْنَ شَجَرٍ وَرَفَعَهُ وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَقَالَ لِلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ: «مَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أَفْعَلُهُ فَأَسْرِعُوا ٱفْعَلُوا مِثْلِي». | ٤٨ 48 |
Then Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that was with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, do as I have done.
| فَقَطَعَ ٱلشَّعْبُ أَيْضًا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ غُصْنًا وَسَارُوا وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ، وَوَضَعُوهَا عَلَى ٱلصَّرْحِ، وَأَحْرَقُوا عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلصَّرْحَ بِٱلنَّارِ. فَمَاتَ أَيْضًا جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ، نَحْوُ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ وَٱمْرَأَةٍ. | ٤٩ 49 |
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
| ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى تَابَاصَ وَنَزَلَ فِي تَابَاصَ وَأَخَذَهَا. | ٥٠ 50 |
And Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
| وَكَانَ بُرْجٌ قَوِيٌّ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَهَرَبَ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعُ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ وَكُلُّ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَغْلَقُوا وَرَاءَهُمْ، وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى سَطْحِ ٱلْبُرْجِ. | ٥١ 51 |
But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all the citizens of the city; and they shut it behind them, and went up to the roof of the tower.
| فَجَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى ٱلْبُرْجِ وَحَارَبَهُ، وَٱقْتَرَبَ إِلَى بَابِ ٱلْبُرْجِ لِيُحْرِقَهُ بِٱلنَّارِ. | ٥٢ 52 |
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire;
| فَطَرَحَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ قِطْعَةَ رَحًى عَلَى رَأْسِ أَبِيمَالِكَ فَشَجَّتْ جُمْجُمَتَهُ. | ٥٣ 53 |
and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.
| فَدَعَا حَالًا ٱلْغُلَامَ حَامِلَ عُدَّتِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱخْتَرِطْ سَيْفَكَ وَٱقْتُلْنِي، لِئَلَّا يَقُولُوا عَنِّي: قَتَلَتْهُ ٱمْرَأَةٌ». فَطَعَنَهُ ٱلْغُلَامُ فَمَاتَ. | ٥٤ 54 |
Then he called hastily to the young man that carried his armour, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that they say not of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
| وَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّ أَبِيمَالِكَ قَدْ مَاتَ، ذَهَبَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. | ٥٥ 55 |
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went every man to his place.
| فَرَدَّ ٱللهُ شَرَّ أَبِيمَالِكَ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَهُ بِأَبِيهِ لِقَتْلِهِ إِخْوَتَهُ ٱلسَّبْعِينَ، | ٥٦ 56 |
And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.
| وَكُلَّ شَرِّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ رَدَّهُ ٱللهُ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَأَتَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ يُوثَامَ بْنِ يَرُبَّعْلَ. | ٥٧ 57 |
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render back upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
