1 صَمُوئيل 13

١ 1 كَانَ شَاوُلُ ابْنَ (ثَلاثِينَ) سَنَةٍ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ،

Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

٢ 2 اخْتَارَ ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، احْتَفَظَ بِأَلْفَيْنِ مِنْهُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي مِخْمَاسَ وَفِي جَبَلِ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَتَرَكَ أَلْفاً مَعَ يُونَاثَانَ ابْنِهِ فِي جِبْعَةِ بِنْيَامِينَ. وَأَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ الْجَيْشِ فَقَدْ سَرَّحَهُمْ لِيَعُودَ كُلٌّ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

٣ 3 وَهَاجَمَ يُونَاثَانُ حَامِيَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الْمُعَسْكِرَةَ فِي جِبْعَ، فَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَأَطْلَقَ شَاوُلُ البُوقَ فِي كُلِّ الأَرْضِ قَائِلاً: «لِيَسْمَعْ جَمِيعُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ».

And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba; and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

٤ 4 فَذَاعَ نَبَأٌ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ هَاجَمَ حَامِيَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَأَنَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ عَازِمُونَ عَلَى الانْتِقَامِ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، فَتَحَرَّكَ جَيْشُ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلُّهُ وَلَحِقَ بِشَاوُلَ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ.

And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

٥ 5 وَاحْتَشَدَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِقُوَّةٍ تَتَأَلَّفُ مِنْ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ حَرْبِيَّةٍ، وَسِتَّةِ آلافِ فَارِسٍ وَجَيْشٍ كَرَمْلِ شَاطِىءِ الْبَحْرِ فِي كَثْرَتِهِ، وَتَجَمَّعُوا فِي مِخْمَاسَ شَرْقِيَّ بَيْتِ آوِنَ.

And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.

٦ 6 وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ حَرَجَ مَوْقِفِهِمِ اعْتَرَاهُمُ الضِّيقُ، فَاخْتَبَأُوا فِي الْمَغَاوِرِ وَالأَدْغَالِ وَبَيْنَ الصُّخُورِ وَالأَبْرَاجِ وَالآبَارِ.

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

٧ 7 وَاجْتَازَ بَعْضُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى أَرْضِ جَادٍ وَجِلْعَادَ. أَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَظَلَّ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ مَعَ بَقِيَّةٍ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ مَلأَ قُلُوبَهَا الذُّعْرُ.

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 وَمَكَثَ شَاوُلُ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ يَنْتَظِرُ مَجِيءَ صَمُوئِيلَ بِمُوْجِبِ اتِّفَاقٍ سَابِقٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا تَأَخَّرَ صَمُوئِيلُ عَنِ الْحُضُورِ وَتَفَرَّقَ الْجَيْشُ عَنْ شَاوُلَ،

And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

٩ 9 قَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدِّمُوا إِلَيَّ الْمُحْرَقَةَ وَذَبَائِحَ السَّلامِ». وَقَرَّبَ الْمُحْرَقَةَ.

And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

١٠ 10 وَمَا إِنِ انْتَهَى مِنْ تَقْدِيمِهَا حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ، فَخَرَجَ شَاوُلُ لِلِقَائِهِ لِيَتَلَقَّى بَرَكَتَهُ.

And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

١١ 11 فَسَأَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ شَاوُلُ: «رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ تَفَرَّقَ عَنِّي، وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَحْضُرْ فِي مَوْعِدِكَ، وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مُحْتَشِدُونَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ،

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

١٢ 12 فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مُتَأَهِّبُونَ الآنَ لِلْهُجُومِ عَلَيَّ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ وَأَنَا لَمْ أَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ بَعْدُ طَلَباً لِعَوْنِهِ، فَوَجَدْتُ نَفْسِي مُرْغَماً عَلَى تَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ».

therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «لَقَدْ تَصَرَّفْتَ بِحَمَاقَةٍ، فَأَنْتَ قَدْ عَصَيتَ وَصِيَّةَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ الَّتِي أَمَرَكَ بِها. وَلَوْ أَطَعْتَهُ لَثَبَّتَ مُلْكَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

١٤ 14 أَمَّا الآنَ، فَلأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُطِعْ مَا أَمَرَكَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ فَإِنَّ مُلْكَكَ لَنْ يَدُومَ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اخْتَارَ لِنَفْسِهِ رجُلاً حَسَبَ قَلْبِهِ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ رَئِيساً عَلَى شَعْبِهِ».

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah hath sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.

١٥ 15 وَانْطَلَقَ صَمُوئِيلُ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ بِنْيَامِينَ. وَأَحْصَى شَاوُلُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ وَإذَا بِهِمْ نَحْوَ سِتِّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

١٦ 16 وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ وَابْنُهُ يُونَاثَانُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُمَا مِنَ الْجَيْشِ مُعَسْكِرِينَ فِي جِبْعِ بِنْيَامِينَ، أَمَّا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فَكَانُوا مُتَجَمِّعِينَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ.

And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

١٧ 17 وَخَرَجَتْ ثَلاثُ فِرَقِ غُزَاةٍ مِنْ مُعَسْكَرِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ تَوَجَّهَتْ إِحْدَاهَا فِي طَرِيقِ عَفْرَةَ إِلَى أَرْضِ شُوعَالَ،

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

١٨ 18 وَانْطَلَقَتِ الْفِرْقَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ. أَمَّا الْفِرْقَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ فَقَدِ اتَّجَهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ الْحُدُودِ الْمُشْرِفَةِ عَلَى وَادِي صَبُوعِيمَ نَحْوَ الصَّحْرَاءِ.

and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

١٩ 19 وَلَمْ يَسْمَحِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ بِوُجُودِ حَدَّادِينَ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِئَلّا يَصْنَعَ الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ سُيُوفاً وَرِمَاحاً.

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

٢٠ 20 فَكَانَ عَلَى الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ أَنْ يَلْجَأُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِيَسُنُّوا رُؤُوسَ مَحَارِيثِهِمْ وَمَنَاجِلَهُمْ وَفُؤُوسَهُمْ وَمَعَاوِلَهُمْ.

but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

٢١ 21 فَكَانَتْ أُجْرَةُ سَنِّ الْمِحْرَاثِ وَالْمِنْجَلِ ثُلْثَيْ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوَ ثَمِانِيَةِ جِرَامَاتٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ) وَلِكُلِّ مُثَلَّثَاتِ الأَسْنَانِ وَالْفُؤُوسِ وَالْمَنَاخِسِ ثُلْثَ شَاقِلٍ (أَيْ أَرْبَعَةَ جِرَامَاتٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ).

yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَدَى جَمِيعِ الْجَيْشِ الْبَاقِي مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ فِي يَوْمِ الْحَرْبِ أَيُّ سَيْفٍ أَوْ رُمْحٍ، إلّا مَا كَانَ مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ ابْنِهِ.

So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

٢٣ 23 وَمَضَتْ قُوَّةٌ مِنَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِتُعَسْكِرَ فِي مَمَرِّ مِخْمَاسَ.

And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.