1 صَمُوئيل 8

١ 1 وَلَمَّا طَعَنَ صَمُوئِيلُ فِي السِّنِّ نَصَّبَ ابْنَيْهِ قَاضِيَيْنِ لإِسْرَائِيلَ.

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

٢ 2 وَكَان اسْمُ ابْنِهِ الْبِكْرِ يُوئِيلَ، وَاسْمُ الثَّانِي أَبِيَّا، وَكَانَ مَقَرُّ قَضَائِهِمَا فِي بِئْرِ سَبْعَ.

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beer-sheba.

٣ 3 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يَسْلُكَا فِي طَرِيقِهِ، بَلْ غَوَيَا وَرَاءَ الْمَكْسَبِ وَقَبِلا الرِّشْوَةَ وَحَابَيَا فِي الْقَضَاءِ.

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

٤ 4 فَاجْتَمَعَ شُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ فِي الرَّامَةِ،

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

٥ 5 وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هَا أَنْتَ قَدْ شِخْتَ، وَلَمْ يَسْلُكِ ابْنَاكَ فِي طَرِيقِكَ، فَنَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً يَحْكُمُ عَلَيْنَا كَبَقِيَّةِ الشُّعُوبِ».

And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

٦ 6 فَاسْتَاءَ صَمُوئِيلُ مِنْ طَلَبِهِمْ تَنْصِيبَ مَلِكٍ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَصَلَّى إِلَى الرَّبِّ،

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لَهُ: «لَبِّ لِلشَّعْبِ طَلَبَهُ وَانْزِلْ عِنْدَ رَغْبَتِهِمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرْفُضُوكَ أَنْتَ بَلْ إِيَّايَ رَفَضُوا، لِكَيْ لَا أَمْلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

٨ 8 وَهُمْ يُعَامِلُونَكَ الآنَ كَمَا عَامَلُونِي مُنْذُ أَنْ أَصْعَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، إِذْ تَرَكُونِي وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

٩ 9 وَالآنَ لَبِّ طَلَبَهُمْ، إِنَّمَا أَشْهِدْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَحَذِّرْهُمْ مِمَّا يُجْرِيهِ الْمَلِكُ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قَضَاءٍ».

Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

١٠ 10 وَأَبْلَغَ صَمُوئِيلُ الشَّعْبَ بِكُلِّ مَا قَالَهُ الرَّبُّ،

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ: «اسْمَعُوا، هَذَا مَا يَقْضِي بِهِ المَلِكُ الَّذِي سَيَحْكُمُ عَلَيْكُمْ: يُجَنِّدُ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ فُرْسَاناً وَخُدَّاماً وَجُنُوداً يَرْكُضُونَ أَمَامَ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots.

١٢ 12 وَيُعَيِّنُ بَعْضَهُمْ قَادَةَ أُلُوفٍ وَقَادَةَ خَمَاسِينَ، يَحْرُثُونَ حُقُولَهُ وَيَحْصُدُونَ غَلّاتِهِ، وَيَصْنَعُونَ أَسْلِحَتَهُ وَمَرْكَبَاتِهِ الْحَرْبِيَّةَ.

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

١٣ 13 وَيَأْخُذُ مِنْ بَنَاتِكُمْ لِيَجْعَلَ مِنْهُنَّ طَبَّاخَاتٍ وَخَبَّازَاتٍ وَصَانِعَاتِ عُطُورٍ،

And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers.

١٤ 14 وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى أَجْوَدِ حُقُولِكُمْ وَكُرُومِكُمْ وَزَيْتُونِكُمْ وَيَهَبُهَا لِعَبِيدِهِ.

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants.

١٥ 15 وَيَجْنِي عُشْرَ مَحَاصِيلِكُمْ لِيُوَزِّعَهَا عَلَى أَصْدِقَائِهِ وَحَاشِيَتِهِ

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

١٦ 16 وَيُسَخِّرُ عَبِيدَكُمْ وَجَوَارِيَكُمْ وَخِيرَةَ شُبَّانِكُمْ وَحَمِيرَكُمْ فِي أَعْمَالِهِ.

And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work.

١٧ 17 وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى عُشْرِ غَنَمِكُمْ وَيَسْتَعْبِدُكُمْ.

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

١٨ 18 فَتَسْتَغِيثُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مِنْ جَوْرِ مَلِكِكُمُ، الَّذِي اخْتَرْتُمُوهُ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ، فَلا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَكُمُ الرَّبُّ».

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

١٩ 19 وَلَكِنَّ الشَّعْبَ أَبَى أَنْ يَسْتَمِعَ لِتَحْذِيرَاتِ صَمُوئِيلَ، وَأَصَرَّ قَائِلاً: «لا بَلْ نَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً،

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

٢٠ 20 فَنَكُونَ كَسَائِرِ الشُّعُوبِ، لَنَا مَلِكٌ يَقْضِي بَيْنَنَا وَيقُودُنَا وَيُحَارِبُ مَعَارِكَنَا».

That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

٢١ 21 فَسَمِعَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكَلامِ الشَّعْبِ، وَرَدَّدَهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ،

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «لَبِّ طَلَبَهُمْ وَنَصِّبْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكاً». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِرِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لِيَنْصَرِفْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ».

And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.