قُضاة 21
| وَأَقْسَمَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ أَلّا يُزَوِّجَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمُ ابْنَتَهُ لأَيِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ. | ١ 1 |
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, Not any of us shall give his daughter unto Benjamin for wife.
| فَاجتَمَعُوا فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَمَثَلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ بَاكِينَ بِمَرَارَةٍ حَتَّى الْمَسَاءِ، | ٢ 2 |
And the people came to Beth-el, and abode there till the evening, before God, and they lifted up their voices, and wept with a great lamentation;
| قَائِلِينَ: «لِمَاذَا يَا رَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ حَدَثَتْ هَذِهِ الْكَارِثَةُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ حَتَّى يَفْنَى أَحَدُ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» | ٣ 3 |
And they said, Wherefore, O Lord, God of Israel, is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be lacking this day out of Israel one tribe?
| وَبَكَّرَ الْقَوْمُ فِي صَبَاحِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي وَبَنَوْا هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحاً قَدَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَذَبَائِحَ سَلامٍ. | ٤ 4 |
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.
| وَقَالَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَلْ تَغَيَّبَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ حُضُورِ اجْتِمَاعِنَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ، لأَنَّنَا أَقْسَمْنَا يَمِيناً مُغْلَظَةً أَنْ نَقْتُلَ كُلَّ مَنْ تَغَيَّبَ عَنِ الْحُضُورِ؟» | ٥ 5 |
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For there had been taken the great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
| وَاعْتَرَى النَّدَمُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ بَنِي بِنْيَامِينَ قَائِلِينَ: «قَدِ انْقَرَضَ الْيَوْمَ أَحَدُ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ | ٦ 6 |
And the children of Israel felt regret for Benjamin their brother, and they said, One tribe hath this day been cut down from Israel.
| فَمَاذَا نَعْمَلُ لِلْبَقِيَّةِ الْبَاقِيَةِ مِنْهُمْ لِنُزَوِّجَهُمْ، وَقَدْ حَلَفْنَا نَحْنُ بِالرَّبِّ أَلّا نُعْطِيَهُمْ بَنَاتِنَا؟». | ٧ 7 |
What shall we do as respecteth wives for those that remain, since we have sworn by the Lord that we will give none of our daughters unto them for wives?
| وَتَسَاءَلُوا: «أَيُّ سِبْطٍ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يَصْعَدْ لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ؟» وَتَبَيَّنُوا أَنَّ أَحَداً مِنْ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ لَمْ يَحْضُرْ، | ٨ 8 |
And they said, what one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto the Lord to Mizpah? And, behold, there had not come to the camp a man from Yabesh-gil'ad to the assembly.
| لأَنَّهُمْ حِينَ أَحْصَوْا الشَّعْبَ وَجَدُوا أَنَّ أَهْلَ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ جَمِيعَهُمْ قَدْ تَخَلَّفُوا عَنِ الْحُضُورِ. | ٩ 9 |
For the people were numbered, and, behold, there was not present a man of the inhabitants of Yabesh-gil'ad.
| فَأَرْسَلَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ حَمْلَةً مِنِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ جَبَابِرَةِ الْقِتَالِ وَأَوْصَوْهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: «انْطَلِقُوا وَاقْضُوا عَلَى أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ بَحَدِّ السَّيْفِ رِجَالاً وَنِسَاءً وَأَطْفَالاً. | ١٠ 10 |
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand persons of the valiant men, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Yabesh-gil'ad with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
| اقْتُلُوا كُلَّ ذَكَرٍ وَكُلَّ امْرَأَةٍ عَاشَرَتْ رَجُلاً». | ١١ 11 |
And this is the thing that ye shall do, every male, and every woman that hath known [man] by lying with him, shall ye devote.
| فَوَجَدُوا بَيْنَ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ فَتَاةٍ عَذْرَاءَ فَقَطْ لَمْ يُضَاجِعْنَ رَجُلاً، فَجَاءُوا بِهِنَّ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ إِلَى شِيلُوهَ الَّتِي فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. | ١٢ 12 |
And they found among the inhabitants of Yabesh-gil'ad four hundred young virgins that had not known man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
| وَبَعَثَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا بِوَفْدٍ وَخَاطَبَتْ أَبْنَاءَ بِنْيَامِينَ الْمُعْتَصِمِينَ فِي صَخْرَةِ رِمُّونَ وَاسْتَدْعَتْهُمْ لِلصُّلْحِ. | ١٣ 13 |
And the whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin that were on the rock Rimmon, and offered them peace.
| فَرَجَعَ الْبَنْيَامِينِيُّونَ آنَئِذٍ، فَأَعْطَوْهُمُ الْفَتَيَاتِ اللَّوَاتِي اسْتَحْيَوْهُنَّ مِنْ بَنَاتِ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ فَلَمْ يَكْفِينَهُمْ | ١٤ 14 |
And Benjamin returned at that time: and they gave unto them the wives whom they had saved alive out of the women of Yabesh-gil'ad; but they found not sufficient for them in this way.
| وَانْتَابَ النَّدَمُ الشَّعْبَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَا جَرَى لِبَنْيَامِينَ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ جَعَلَ ثُغْرَةً فِي أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ١٥ 15 |
And the people felt regret for Benjamin; because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
| فَقَالَ شُيُوخُ الْجَمَاعَةِ: «كَيْفَ نَحْصُلُ عَلَى زَوْجَاتٍ لِرِجَالِ بِنْيَامِينَ الْبَاقِينَ بَعْدَ أَنِ انْقَرَضَتِ النِّسَاءُ مِنْ سِبْطِهِمْ، | ١٦ 16 |
And the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for those that remain as respecteth wives; because the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?
| إِذْ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَرَثَةٌ لِلنَّاجِينَ مِنْ بَنِي بِنْيَامِينَ، فَلا يَنْقَرِضُ سِبْطٌ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، | ١٧ 17 |
And they said, Their inheritance must be secured for Benjamin, that not a tribe may be blotted out from Israel.
| لأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ لَا نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نُزَوِّجَهُمْ مِنْ بَنَاتِنَا بَعْدَ أَنْ أَقْسَمْنَا قَائِلِينَ:’مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ يُزَوِّجُ امْرَأَةً لِرَجُلٍ بِنْيَامِينِيٍّ‘». | ١٨ 18 |
Nevertheless we ourselves are not able to give them wives of our daughters; for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
| ثُمَّ قَالُوا: «هُنَاكَ احْتِفَالٌ سَنَوِيٌّ فِي شِيلُوهَ شِمَالِيَّ بَيْتِ إِيلَ شَرْقِيَّ الطَّرِيقِ الْمُتَّجِهَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِ إِيلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ وَجَنُوبِيَّ لَبُونَةَ. | ١٩ 19 |
And they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh from year to year [at a place] which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
| فَأَوْصَوْا بَنِي بِنْيَامِينَ قَائِلِينَ: انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى الْكُرُومِ وَاكْمِنُوا فِيهَا. | ٢٠ 20 |
And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go ye and lie in wait in the vineyards;
| وَانْتَظِرُوا حَتَّى إِذَا خَرَجَتْ بَنَاتُ شِيلُوهَ لِلرَّقْصِ فَانْدَفِعُوا أَنْتُمْ نَحْوَهُنَّ، وَاخْطِفُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ امْرَأَةً وَاهْرُبُوا بِهِنَّ إِلَى أَرْضِ بِنْيَامِينَ. | ٢١ 21 |
And look out, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh go out to dance in dances: then come ye forth out of the vineyards, and snatch you every man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go then to the land of Benjamin.
| فَإِذَا جَاءَ آبَاؤُهُنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَتُهُنَّ لِكَيْ يَشْكُوا إِلَيْنَا نُجِيبُهُمْ: تَعَطَّفُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَجْلِنَا، لأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَحْصُلْ عَلَى زَوْجَةٍ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فِي حَرْبِنَا مَعَ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ، وَأَنْتُمْ لَمْ تُزَوِّجُوهُمْ مِنْ بَنَاتِكُمْ عَنْ طِيبِ خَاطِرٍ فَتَأْثَمُوا». | ٢٢ 22 |
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to contend with us, that we will say unto them, Be favorable unto them for our sakes; because we took not for each man his wife in the war; [and] because ye yourselves did not give them unto them, that ye should at this time be guilty.
| وَهَكَذَا صَنَعَ رِجَالُ بِنْيَامِينَ، فَقَدِ اخْتَطَفُوا الْعَدَدَ الْكَافِي مِنَ الرَّاقِصَاتِ وَتَزَوَّجُوا مِنْهُنَّ، وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى دِيَارِهِمْ وَعَمَّرُوا الْمُدُنَ وَأَقَامُوا فِيهَا. | ٢٣ 23 |
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took themselves wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they had stolen away; and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and rebuilt the cities, and dwelt in them.
| ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ، مُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى سِبْطِهِ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ، عَائِدِينَ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِيرَاثِهِمْ. | ٢٤ 24 |
And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance.
| فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَلِكٌ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَعْمَلُ مَا حَسُنَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did what was right in his own eyes.
