1 صَمُوئيل 7

١ 1 وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ يَعَارِيمَ وَأَخَذُوا تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ حَيْثُ وَضَعُوهُ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِينَادَابَ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى التَّلِّ، وَكَرَّسُوا أَلِعَازَارَ ابْنَهُ لِيَقُومَ عَلَى حِرَاسَةِ التَّابُوتِ.

And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.

٢ 2 وَطَالَتْ مُدَّةُ بَقَاءِ التَّابُوتِ فِي قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ، إِذِ انْقَضَتْ عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً عَلَيْهِ هُنَاكَ. تَابَ فِيهَا كُلُّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ نَائِحِينَ.

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long, for it was twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكُلِّ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ حَقّاً قَدْ تُبْتُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ، فَانْزِعُوا الآلِهَةَ الْغَرِيبَةَ وَأَصْنَامَ الْعَشْتَارُوثِ مِنْ وَسَطِكُمْ، وَهَيِّئُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ لِلرَّبِّ وَاعْبُدُوهُ وَحْدَهُ، فَيُنْقِذَكُمْ مَنْ قَبْضَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Jehovah, and serve him only. And he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

٤ 4 فَتَخَلَّصَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْبَعْلِيمِ وَأَصْنامِ عَشْتَارُوثَ، وَعَبَدُوا الرَّبَّ وَحْدَهُ.

Then the sons of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «ادْعُوا كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلاجْتِمَاعِ فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ فَأُصَلِّيَ لأَجْلِكُمْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ».

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Jehovah.

٦ 6 فَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ حَيْثُ اسْتَقَوْا مَاءً وَسَكَبُوهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَصَامُوا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ قَائِلِينَ هُنَاكَ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَى الرَّبِّ». وَكَانَ صَمُوئِيلُ يَقْضِي لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ.

And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the sons of Israel in Mizpah.

٧ 7 وَإِذْ سَمِعَ أَقْطَابُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ بِتَجَمُّعِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ، احْتَشَدُوا لِمُحَارَبَتِهِمْ. وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اعْتَرَاهُمُ الْخَوْفُ مِنَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ،

And when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

٨ 8 وَقَالُوا لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «لا تَكُفَّ عَنِ التَّضَرُّعِ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِنَا حَتَّى يُخَلِّصَنَا مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

And the sons of Israel said to Samuel, Do not cease to cry to Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

٩ 9 فَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ حَمَلاً رَضِيعاً، وَقَدَّمَهُ بِكَامِلِهِ مُحْرَقَةً لِلرَّبِّ، وَتَضَرَّعَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ إِنْقَاذِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ.

And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Jehovah. And Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answered him.

١٠ 10 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ صَمُوئِيلُ يُقَدِّمُ الْمُحْرَقَةَ، أَقْبَلَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَطْلَقَ الرَّبُّ صَرْخَةً رَاعِدَةً عَظِيمَةً عَلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَلْقَتْ فِيهِمِ الرُّعْبَ فَانْهَزَمُوا أَمَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them, and they were smitten down before Israel.

١١ 11 فَانْدَفَعَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْمِصْفَاةِ، وَتَعَقَّبُوهُمْ إِلَى مَا تَحْتَ بَيْتِ كَارٍ، وَقَضَوْا عَلَيْهِمْ.

And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them until they came under Beth-car.

١٢ 12 فَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ حَجَراً وَنَصَبَهُ بَيْنَ الْمِصْفَاةِ وَالسِّنِّ، وَدَعَاهُ «حَجَرَ الْمَعُونَةِ» وَقَالَ: «إِلَى هُنَا أَعَانَنَا الرَّبُّ»

Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Jehovah has helped us to now.

١٣ 13 فَانْكَسَرَتْ شَوْكَةُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤُوا عَلَى التَّعَدِّي عَلَى تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّ يَدَ الرَّبِّ كَانَتْ ضِدَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ طَوَالَ حَيَاةِ صَمُوئِيلَ.

So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel, and the hand of Jehovah was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

١٤ 14 وَاسْتَرَدَّ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي اقْتَطَعَهَا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ عَقْرُونَ إِلَى جَتَّ، وَاسْتَعَادُوا تُخُومَهُمْ مِنْ يَدِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. كَمَا عَقَدَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مُعَاهَدَةَ صُلْحٍ مَعَ الأَمُورِيِّينَ.

And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath. And Israel delivered the border of it out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

١٥ 15 وَظَلَّ صَمُوئِيلُ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ،

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

١٦ 16 فَكَانَ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ يَنْتَقِلُ بَيْنَ بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَالْجِلْجَالِ وَالْمِصْفَاةِ لِيَعْقِدَ مَجْلِسَ قَضَائِهِ فِيهَا،

And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all those places.

١٧ 17 ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ لِلرَّامَةِ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ، وَهُنَاكَ يَقْضِي لإِسْرَائِيلَ، كَمَا بَنَى هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحاً لِلرَّبِّ.

And his return was to Ramah, for his house was there. And there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to Jehovah.