1 صَمُوئيل 2

١ 1 وَصَلَّتْ حَنَّةُ قَائِلَةً: «ابْتَهَجَ قَلْبِي بِالرَّبِّ وَسَمَتْ عِزَّتِي بِهِ. أَفْتَخِرُ عَلَى أَعْدَائِي لأَنِّي فَرِحْتُ بِخَلاصِكَ.

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoices in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies; because I rejoice in your salvation.

٢ 2 إِذْ لَيْسَ قُدُّوسٌ نَظِيرَ الرَّبِّ، وَلا يُوْجَدُ مَنْ يُمَاثِلُكَ، وَلَيْسَ صَخْرَةٌ كَإِلَهِنَا.

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside you: neither is there any rock like our God.

٣ 3 كُفُّوا عِنِ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ، وَكُمُّوا أَفْوَاهَكُمْ عَنِ الْغُرُورِ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهٌ عَلِيمٌ وَبِهِ تُوْزَنُ الأَعْمَالُ.

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

٤ 4 لَقَدْ تَحَطَّمَتْ أَقْوَاسُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَتَنَطَّقَ الضُّعَفَاءُ بِالْقُوَّةِ.

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

٥ 5 الَّذِينَ كَانُوا شَبَاعَى آجَرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لِقَاءَ الطَّعَامِ، وَالَّذِينَ كَانُوا جِيَاعاً مَلأَهُمُ الشِّبَعُ. أَنْجَبَتِ الْعَاقِرُ سَبْعَةً، أَمَّا كَثِيرَةُ الأَبْنَاءِ فَقَدْ ذَبُلَتْ.

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren has born seven; and she that has many children is waxed feeble.

٦ 6 الرَّبُّ يُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي، يَطْرَحُ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ وَيُصْعِدُ مِنْهَا. (Sheol h7585)

The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up. (Sheol h7585)

٧ 7 الرَّبُّ يُفْقِرُ وَيُغْنِي، يُذِلُّ وَيُعِزُّ.

The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.

٨ 8 يُنْهِضُ الْمِسْكِينَ مِنَ التُّرَابِ، وَيَرْفَعُ الْبَائِسَ مِنْ كَوْمَةِ الرَّمَادِ، لِيُجْلِسَهُ مَعَ النُّبَلاءِ، وَيُمَلِّكَهُ عَرْشَ الْمَجْدِ، لأَنَّ لِلرَّبِّ أَسَاسَاتِ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي أَرْسَى عَلَيْهَا الْمَسْكُونَةَ.

He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he has set the world on them.

٩ 9 هُوَ يَحْفَظُ أَقْدَامَ أَتْقِيَائِهِ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَنْطَوُونَ فِي الظَّلامِ، لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِالْقُوَّةِ يَتَغَلَّبُ الإِنْسَانُ.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

١٠ 10 مُخَاصِمُو الرَّبِّ يَتَحَطَّمُونَ، وَمِنَ السَّمَاءِ يَقْذِفُ رُعُودَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ؛ يَدِينُ الرَّبُّ أَقَاصِيَ الأَرْضِ، وَيَمْنَحُ عِزَّةً لِمَنْ يَخْتَارُهُ مَلِكاً وَيُمَجِّدُ مَسِيحَهُ».

The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder on them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَلْقَانَةُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فِي الرَّامَةِ، وَظَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ يَخْدُمُ الرَّبَّ لَدَى عَالِي الْكَاهِنِ.

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister to the LORD before Eli the priest.

١٢ 12 أَمَّا ابْنَا عَالِي فَكَانَا مُتَوَرِّطَيْنِ فِي الشَّرِّ لَا يَعْرِفَانِ الرَّبَّ

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

١٣ 13 وَلا حَقَّ الْكَهَنَةِ الْمَتَوَجِّبَ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ. فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا قَدَّمَ رَجُلٌ ذَبِيحَةً يَأْتِي غُلامُ الْكَاهِنِ عِنْدَ طَبْخِ اللَّحْمِ حَامِلاً بِيَدِهِ خُطَّافاً ذَا ثلاثِ شُعَبٍ.

And the priest’s custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a meat hook of three teeth in his hand;

١٤ 14 فَيَغْرِزُهُ فِي اللَّحْمِ الَّذِي في الْمَرْحَضَةِ أَوِ الْمِرْجَلِ أَوِ الْمِقْلَى أَوِ الْقِدْرِ، وَيَأْخُذُ الْكَاهِنُ كُلَّ مَا يَعْلَقُ بِشُعَبِ الْخُطَّافِ. هَكَذَا كَانَا يُعَامِلانِ جَمِيعَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الْقَادِمِينَ إِلَى شِيلُوهَ.

And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the meat hook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites that came thither.

١٥ 15 كَذَلِكَ كَانَ خَادِمُ الْكَاهِنِ يَأْتِي إِلَى ذَابِحِ الْقُرْبَانِ وَيَقُولُ لَهُ قَبْلَ إِحْرَاقِ الشَّحْمِ: «أَعْطِ لَحْماً لِلْكَاهِنِ حَتَّى يُشْوَى، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَقْبَلُ مِنْكَ لَحْماً مَطْبُوخاً بَلْ نِيئاً».

Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of you, but raw.

١٦ 16 فَيُجِيبُهُ الرَّجُلُ: «لِيُحْرِقُوا أَوَّلاً شَحْمَ الذَّبِيحَةِ، ثُمَّ خُذْ مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ نَفْسُكَ». فَيَقُولُ الْخَادِمُ: «لا، بَلْ أَعْطِنِي الآنَ اللَّحْمَ وَإلَّا آخُذُهُ بِالرَّغْمِ عَنْكَ».

And if any man said to him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as your soul desires; then he would answer him, No; but you shall give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

١٧ 17 فَعَظُمَتْ خَطِيئَةُ أَبْنَاءِ عَالِي أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ اسْتَهَانَ بِذَبِيحَةِ الرَّبِّ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِمَا.

Why the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ صَمُوئِيلُ آنَئِذٍ يَخْدُمُ فِي مَحْضَرِ الرَّبِّ وَهُوَ مَا بَرِحَ صَبِيًّا، يَرْتَدِي أَفُوداً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ تَصْنَعُ لَهُ جُبَّةً صَغِيرَةً، تُحْضِرُهَا مَعَهَا كُلَّ سَنَةٍ عِنْدَ مَجِيءِ رَجُلِهَا لِتَقْرِيبِ الذَّبِيحَةِ السَّنَوِيَّةِ،

Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

٢٠ 20 فَيُبَارِكُ عَالِي أَلْقَانَةَ وَزَوْجَتَهُ قَائِلاً: «لِيَرْزُقْكَ الرَّبُّ ذُرِّيَّةً مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ عِوَضاً عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ الَّذِي وَهَبْتُمَاهُ لِلرَّبِّ». ثُمَّ يَرْجِعَانِ إِلَى حَيْثُ يُقِيمَانِ.

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give you seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went to their own home.

٢١ 21 وَعِنْدَمَا افْتَقَدَ الرَّبُّ حَنَّةَ، حَمَلَتْ وَأَنْجَبَتْ ثَلاثَةَ أَبْنَاءٍ وَبِنْتَيْنِ. أَمَّا صَمُوئِيلُ فَقَدْ تَرَعْرَعَ فِي خِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

٢٢ 22 وَطَعَنَ عَالِي فِي السِّنِّ. وَبَلَغَهُ مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ بَنوهُ مَنْ مَسَاوِئَ بِحَقِّ جَمِيِع الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، وَأَنَّهُمْ كَانَوا يُضَاجِعَونِ النِّسَاءَ الْمُجْتَمِعَاتِ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

٢٣ 23 فَقَال لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا تَرْتَكِبُونَ هَذِهِ الْفَوَاحِشَ، فَقَدْ بَلَغَتْنِي أَخْبَارُ مَسَاوِئِكُمْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ؟

And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

٢٤ 24 لا، يا بَنِيَّ، فَالأَخْبَارُ الَّتِي بَلَغَتْنِي مُشِينَةٌ، إِذْ إِنَّكُمْ تَجْعَلُونَ الشَّعْبَ يَتَعَدَّى عَلَى شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

No, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: you make the LORD’s people to transgress.

٢٥ 25 فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِنْسَانٌ نَحْوَ إِنْسَانٍ، فَاللهُ يَدِينُهُ، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَمَنْ يُصَلِّي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ؟» لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُعِيرَوا تَوْبِيخَ أَبِيهِمْ أَيَّ اهْتِمَامٍ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ شَاءَ أَنْ يُمِيتَهُمْ.

If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they listened not to the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.

٢٦ 26 أَمَّا الصَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ فَاسْتَمَرَّ يَنْمُو فِي الصَّلاحِ وَيَحْظَى بِرِضَى اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ.

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.

٢٧ 27 وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جَاءَ نَبِيٌّ إِلَى عَالِي بِرِسَالَةٍ مِنَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «أَلَمْ أَتَجَلَّ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَهُمْ مَا بَرِحُوا فِي مِصْرَ فِي دِيَارِ فِرْعَوْنَ،

And there came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, Thus says the LORD, Did I plainly appear to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?

٢٨ 28 وَانْتَخَبْتُ أَبَاكُمْ هرُونَ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَكُونَ لِي كَاهِناً يُصْعِدُ عَلَى مَذْبَحِي قَرَابِينَ وَيُوْقِدُ بَخُوراً، وَيَرْتَدِي أَمَامِي أَفُوداً، وَوَهَبْتُ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيكَ جَمِيعَ وَقائِدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer on my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give to the house of your father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

٢٩ 29 فَلِمَاذَا تَحْتَقِرُونَ ذَبِيحَتِي وَتَقْدِمَتِي الَّتِي أَمَرْتُ بِها لِلْمَسْكَنِ، وَتُفَضِّلُ ابْنَيْكَ عَنِّي لِتُكَدِّسُوا الشَّحْمَ عَلَى أَبْدَانِكُمْ، مِمَّا تَخَيَّرْتُمُوهُ مِنْ قَرَابِينِ شَعْبِي؟

Why kick you at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the most chief of all the offerings of Israel my people?

٣٠ 30 لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: لَقَدْ وَعَدْتُ أَنْ يَظَلَّ بَيْتُكَ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكَ يَخْدُمُونَ فِي مَحْضَرِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ. أَمَّا الآنَ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: فَحَاشَا لِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ، لأَنَّنِي أُكْرِمُ الَّذِينَ يُكْرِمُونَنِي، أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يَحْتَقِرُونَنِي فَيَصْغُرُونَ.

Why the LORD God of Israel said, I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD says, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

٣١ 31 هَا هِي أَيَّامٌ مُقْبِلَةٌ يَخْطِفُ فِيهَا الْمَوْتُ رِجَالَكُمْ فَلا يَبْقَى شَيْخٌ فِي بَيْتِكَ.

Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.

٣٢ 32 وَتَشْهَدُ ضِيقاً فِي مَسْكَنِي، بَيْنَمَا يَنْعَمُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ بِالرَّفَاهِيَةِ وَيَخْلُو بَيْتُكَ مِنَ الشُّيُوخِ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

And you shall see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in your house for ever.

٣٣ 33 وَيَكُونُ مَنْ أَسْتَحْيِيهِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ لِخِدْمَةِ مَذْبَحِي سَبَباً فِي إعْشَاءِ عَيْنَيْكَ بِالْدُّمُوعِ وَإِذَابَةِ قَلْبِكَ بِالْحُزْنِ، وَبَقِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ يَمُوتُونَ شُبَّاناً.

And the man of yours, whom I shall not cut off from my altar, shall be to consume your eyes, and to grieve your heart: and all the increase of your house shall die in the flower of their age.

٣٤ 34 وَتَصْدِيقاً لِقَوْلِي أُعْطِيكَ عَلامَةً تُصِيبُ ابْنَيْكَ حُفْنِي وَفِينْحَاسَ: إِنَّهُمَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ يَمُوتَانِ كِلاهُمَا.

And this shall be a sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

٣٥ 35 فَأَخْتَارُ لِنَفْسِي كَاهِناً مُخْلِصاً يَعْمَلُ بِمُقْتَضَى مَا بِقَلْبِي وَنَفْسِي فَأُقِيمُ لَهُ بَيْتاً أَمِيناً، وَيَصِيرُ كَاهِناً لِلْمَلِكِ الَّذِي أَخْتَارُهُ.

And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before my anointed for ever.

٣٦ 36 وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَبْقَى مِنْ ذَرِّيَّتِكَ يَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ سَاجِداً مُتَوَسِّلاً مَنْ أَجْلِ قِطْعَةِ فِضَّةٍ وَرَغِيفِ خُبْزٍ، مُتَضَرِّعاً إِلَيْهِ قَائِلاً: هَبْنِي عَمَلاً بَيْنَ الْكَهَنَةِ لِآكُلَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ».

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in your house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray you, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.