1 صَمُوئيل 11

١ 1 وَزَحَفَ نَاحَاشُ الْعَمُّونِيُّ عَلَى يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ وَحَاصَرَهَا، فَقَالَ أَهْلُ يَابِيشَ لِنَاحَاشَ: «وَقِّعْ مَعْنَا مُعَاهَدَةً فَنُصْبِحَ عَبِيداً لَكَ»

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.

٢ 2 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «حَسَناً، وَلَكِنْ بِشَرْطِ أَنْ أَقْلَعَ الْعَيْنَ الْيُمْنَى لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ، فَيُصْبِحَ ذَلِكَ عَاراً عَلَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ لَهُ زُعَمَاءُ يَابِيشَ: «أَمْهِلْنَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ، نَبْعَثُ فِيهَا رُسُلاً إِلَى جَمِيعِ أَرَاضِي إِسْرَائِيلَ طَالِبِينَ النَّجْدَةَ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يُغِثْنَا أَحَدٌ، نُذْعِنْ لِشَرْطِكَ».

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to you.

٤ 4 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ رُسُلُ يَابِيشَ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ شَاوُلَ، وَأَطْلَعُوا الشَّعْبَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ، عَلا بُكَاءُ الشَّعْبِ.

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

٥ 5 وَفِيمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ، أَقْبَلَ شَاوُلُ مِنَ الْحَقْلِ يَقُودُ أَمَامَهُ الْبَقَرَ، فَتَسَاءَلَ: «مَا بَالُ الشَّعْبِ يَبْكِي؟» فَرَوَوْا لَهُ خَبَرَ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ،

And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What disturbs the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

٦ 6 فَحَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رُوحُ اللهِ عِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ الْخَبَرَ وَثَارَ غَضَبُهُ.

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

٧ 7 وَأَخَذَ ثَوْرَيْنِ قَطَّعَهُمَا إِلَى أَجْزَاءَ وَزَّعَهَا عَلَى كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِيَدِ رُسُلٍ قَائِلاً: «هَكَذَا يَحْدُثُ لِبَقَرِ كُلِّ مَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُ عَنِ الْخُرُوجِ وَرَاءَ شَاوُلَ وَوَرَاءَ صَمُوئِيلَ». فَطَغَى رُعْبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ، وَالْتَفُّوا حَوْلَ شَاوُلَ كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ.

And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

٨ 8 وَأَحْصَاهُمْ شَاوُلُ فِي بَازَقَ فَبَلَغَ عَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثَ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ، فَضْلاً عَنْ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا.

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

٩ 9 وَقَالُوا لِلرُّسُلِ الْوَافِدِينَ: «أَخْبِرُوا أَهْلَ يَابِيشَ أَنَّ غَداً، عِنْدَ اشْتِدَادِ حَرِّ الشَّمْسِ، يَتِمُّ خَلاصُكُمْ». وَعِنْدَمَا عَادَ الرُّسُلُ وَأَخْبَرُوا أَهْلَ يَابِيشَ عَمَّهُمُ الْفَرَحُ.

And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall all of you say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, Tomorrow, by that time the sun be hot, all of you shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ أَهْلُ يَابِيشَ لِلْعَمُّونِيِّينَ: «غَداً نَخْرُجُ إِلَيْكُمْ مُسْتَسْلِمِينَ لِتَصْنَعُوا بِنَا مَا يَطِيبُ لَكُمْ».

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out unto you, and all of you shall do with us all that seems good unto you.

١١ 11 وَفِي صَبَاحِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي قَسَمَ شَاوُلُ جَيْشَهُ إِلَى ثَلاثِ فِرَقٍ، وَهَجَمُوا عَلَى مُعَسْكَرِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ عِنْدَ الْفَجْرِ وَأَعْمَلُوا فِيهِمْ تَقْتِيلاً حَتَّى اشْتَدَّ حَرُّ النَّهَارِ. وَالَّذِينَ نَجَوْا مِنْهُمْ تَشَتَّتُوا حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ مَعاً.

And it was so on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ: «أَيْنَ هَؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ تَسَاءَلُوا: أَيَمْلِكُ شَاوُلُ عَلَيْنَا؟ سَلِّمُوهُمْ لَنَا فَنَقْتُلَهُمْ».

And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لا يُقْتَلُ أَحَدٌ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ صَنَعَ الْيَوْمَ خَلاصاً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: in order to day the LORD has wrought salvation in Israel.

١٤ 14 وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «هَيَّا نَذْهَبْ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ لِنُجَدِّدَ هُنَاكَ عَهْدَ الْمَلِكِ».

Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

١٥ 15 فَتَوَجَّهَ الشَّعْبُ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ، وَمَلَّكُوا هُنَاكَ شَاوُلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَقَرَّبُوا ذَبَائِحَ سَلامٍ فِي حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ. وَغَمَرَتِ الْفَرْحَةُ شَاوُلَ وَسَائِرَ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.