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.

The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it into the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

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

It happened, from the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

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».

Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you do return to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, 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 children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

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

Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to the LORD."

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.

They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said, "We have sinned against the LORD." Samuel judged the children 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،

When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children 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».

The children of Israel said to Samuel, "Do not cease to cry to the LORD your 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.

Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to the LORD: and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel; and the LORD 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.

As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

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

The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, as far as below Beth Kar.

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 Jashan, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "The LORD helped us until 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 territory of Israel. The hand of the LORD 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.

The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

١٥ 15 وَظَلَّ صَمُوئِيلُ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ،

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،

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.

His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to the LORD.