1 صَمُوئيل 8
| وَلَمَّا طَعَنَ صَمُوئِيلُ فِي السِّنِّ نَصَّبَ ابْنَيْهِ قَاضِيَيْنِ لإِسْرَائِيلَ. | ١ 1 |
When Samuel became old, he appointed his two sons, Joel and Abijah, to lead/rule the people of Israel.
| وَكَان اسْمُ ابْنِهِ الْبِكْرِ يُوئِيلَ، وَاسْمُ الثَّانِي أَبِيَّا، وَكَانَ مَقَرُّ قَضَائِهِمَا فِي بِئْرِ سَبْعَ. | ٢ 2 |
They judged people’s disputes/cases in Beersheba [town].
| غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يَسْلُكَا فِي طَرِيقِهِ، بَلْ غَوَيَا وَرَاءَ الْمَكْسَبِ وَقَبِلا الرِّشْوَةَ وَحَابَيَا فِي الْقَضَاءِ. | ٣ 3 |
But they were not like their father. They wanted only to get a lot of money. They accepted bribes, and they did not make honest decisions about people’s disputes/cases.
| فَاجْتَمَعَ شُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ فِي الرَّامَةِ، | ٤ 4 |
Finally, the Israeli leaders met at Ramah [town to discuss the matter] with Samuel.
| وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هَا أَنْتَ قَدْ شِخْتَ، وَلَمْ يَسْلُكِ ابْنَاكَ فِي طَرِيقِكَ، فَنَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً يَحْكُمُ عَلَيْنَا كَبَقِيَّةِ الشُّعُوبِ». | ٥ 5 |
They said to him, “Listen! You are now old, and your sons are not like you. Appoint a king to rule over us, like the kings that other countries have!”
| فَاسْتَاءَ صَمُوئِيلُ مِنْ طَلَبِهِمْ تَنْصِيبَ مَلِكٍ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَصَلَّى إِلَى الرَّبِّ، | ٦ 6 |
Samuel was very unhappy with them for requesting that, so he prayed to Yahweh about it.
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لَهُ: «لَبِّ لِلشَّعْبِ طَلَبَهُ وَانْزِلْ عِنْدَ رَغْبَتِهِمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرْفُضُوكَ أَنْتَ بَلْ إِيَّايَ رَفَضُوا، لِكَيْ لَا أَمْلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ. | ٧ 7 |
Yahweh replied, “Do what they have requested you to do. But ([do not think/the truth is not]) that you are the one whom they are really rejecting. I have been their king, and I am the one they are really rejecting.
| وَهُمْ يُعَامِلُونَكَ الآنَ كَمَا عَامَلُونِي مُنْذُ أَنْ أَصْعَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، إِذْ تَرَكُونِي وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى. | ٨ 8 |
Ever since I brought them out of Egypt, they have rejected me, and they have worshiped other gods. And now they are also rejecting you in the same way.
| وَالآنَ لَبِّ طَلَبَهُمْ، إِنَّمَا أَشْهِدْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَحَذِّرْهُمْ مِمَّا يُجْرِيهِ الْمَلِكُ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قَضَاءٍ». | ٩ 9 |
Do what they are asking you to do. But warn/tell them about how their kings will act toward them!”
| وَأَبْلَغَ صَمُوئِيلُ الشَّعْبَ بِكُلِّ مَا قَالَهُ الرَّبُّ، | ١٠ 10 |
So Samuel told those people what Yahweh had said.
| وَقَالَ: «اسْمَعُوا، هَذَا مَا يَقْضِي بِهِ المَلِكُ الَّذِي سَيَحْكُمُ عَلَيْكُمْ: يُجَنِّدُ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ فُرْسَاناً وَخُدَّاماً وَجُنُوداً يَرْكُضُونَ أَمَامَ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ | ١١ 11 |
He said, “If a king rules over you, this is what he will do to you: He will force many of your sons to join the army. He will make [some of] them run in front of his chariots [to clear people out of his way].
| وَيُعَيِّنُ بَعْضَهُمْ قَادَةَ أُلُوفٍ وَقَادَةَ خَمَاسِينَ، يَحْرُثُونَ حُقُولَهُ وَيَحْصُدُونَ غَلّاتِهِ، وَيَصْنَعُونَ أَسْلِحَتَهُ وَمَرْكَبَاتِهِ الْحَرْبِيَّةَ. | ١٢ 12 |
[Some of] them will be commanders of his soldiers, but others will work for him like slaves. He will force some of them to plow his fields and [then later] harvest his crops. He will force others to make his weapons and equipment for his chariots.
| وَيَأْخُذُ مِنْ بَنَاتِكُمْ لِيَجْعَلَ مِنْهُنَّ طَبَّاخَاتٍ وَخَبَّازَاتٍ وَصَانِعَاتِ عُطُورٍ، | ١٣ 13 |
The king will take [some of] your daughters [from you and force them] to make perfumes for him and cook food for him and bake [bread for him].
| وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى أَجْوَدِ حُقُولِكُمْ وَكُرُومِكُمْ وَزَيْتُونِكُمْ وَيَهَبُهَا لِعَبِيدِهِ. | ١٤ 14 |
He will take your best fields and vineyards and olive tree groves/orchards, and give them to his own officials.
| وَيَجْنِي عُشْرَ مَحَاصِيلِكُمْ لِيُوَزِّعَهَا عَلَى أَصْدِقَائِهِ وَحَاشِيَتِهِ | ١٥ 15 |
He will take a tenth of your harvests and distribute it among the officers and servants [who work in] his [palace].
| وَيُسَخِّرُ عَبِيدَكُمْ وَجَوَارِيَكُمْ وَخِيرَةَ شُبَّانِكُمْ وَحَمِيرَكُمْ فِي أَعْمَالِهِ. | ١٦ 16 |
He will take from you your male and female servants, your best cattle and donkeys, and force them to work for him.
| وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى عُشْرِ غَنَمِكُمْ وَيَسْتَعْبِدُكُمْ. | ١٧ 17 |
He will take one tenth of your sheep and goats. And you will become his slaves!
| فَتَسْتَغِيثُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مِنْ جَوْرِ مَلِكِكُمُ، الَّذِي اخْتَرْتُمُوهُ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ، فَلا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَكُمُ الرَّبُّ». | ١٨ 18 |
When that time comes, you will complain loudly to the king, the king that you yourselves have chosen, but Yahweh will not (pay attention to/help) you.”
| وَلَكِنَّ الشَّعْبَ أَبَى أَنْ يَسْتَمِعَ لِتَحْذِيرَاتِ صَمُوئِيلَ، وَأَصَرَّ قَائِلاً: «لا بَلْ نَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً، | ١٩ 19 |
But the people refused to pay attention to what Samuel said. They said, “We do not [care what you say]! We want a king!
| فَنَكُونَ كَسَائِرِ الشُّعُوبِ، لَنَا مَلِكٌ يَقْضِي بَيْنَنَا وَيقُودُنَا وَيُحَارِبُ مَعَارِكَنَا». | ٢٠ 20 |
We want to be like the other nations. We want a king to rule us and to lead our soldiers when they go to fight.”
| فَسَمِعَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكَلامِ الشَّعْبِ، وَرَدَّدَهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، | ٢١ 21 |
When Samuel told Yahweh what the people had said,
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «لَبِّ طَلَبَهُمْ وَنَصِّبْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكاً». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِرِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لِيَنْصَرِفْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ». | ٢٢ 22 |
Yahweh replied, “Do what they are telling you to do. Give them a king!” [So Samuel agreed], and then he sent the people home.
