قُضاة 9
| وَمَضَى أَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ لِزِيَارَةِ أَخْوَالِهِ وَقَالَ لِعَشِيرَةِ أُمِّهِ: | ١ 1 |
And Abimelech son of Jerobaal went to Sychem to his mother's brethren; and he spoke to them and to all the kindred of the house of his mother's father, saying,
| «اسْأَلُوا جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ: أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ لَهُمْ: أَنْ يَحْكُمَهُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلاً هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ يَرُبَّعَلَ، أَمْ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ؟ وَتَذَكَّرُوا أَنَّنِي مِنْ لَحْمِكُمْ وَعَظْمِكُمْ». | ٢ 2 |
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Sychem, saying, Which [is] better for you, that seventy men, even all the sons of Jerobaal, should reign over you, or that one man should reign over you? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
| فَشَرَعَ أَخْوَالُهُ يَدْعُونَ لَهُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ حَتَّى اسْتَمَالُوا قُلُوبَهُمْ وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَ أَخُونَا». | ٣ 3 |
And his mother's brethren spoke concerning him in the ears of all the men of Sychem all these words; and their heart turned after Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
| وَأَعْطَوْهُ سَبْعِينَ شَاقِلَ فِضَّةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَمَانِيَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ وَنِصْفٍ) مِنْ مَعْبَدِ بَعْلِ بَرِيثَ اسْتَأْجَرَ بِها أَتْبَاعاً مِنَ الأَوْغَادِ الطَّائِشِينَ، | ٤ 4 |
And they gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith; and Abimelech hired for himself vain and cowardly men, and they went after him.
| وَاقْتَحَمَ بِهِمْ بَيْتَ أَبِيهِ فِي عَفْرَةَ، حَيْثُ ذَبَحَ إِخْوَتَهُ السَّبْعِينَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ إِلّا يُوثَامُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ الأَصْغَرُ الَّذِي تَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الاخْتِبَاءِ. | ٥ 5 |
And he went to the house of his father to Ephratha, and killed his brethren the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men upon one stone; but Joatham the youngest son of Jerobaal was left, for he hid himself.
| فَاجْتَمَعَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ وَجَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ الْقَلْعَةِ وَنَصَبُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكاً عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَةِ النَّصَبِ الَّذِي فِي شَكِيمَ. | ٦ 6 |
And all the men of Sicima, and all the house of Bethmaalo, were gathered together, and they went and made Abimelech king by the oak of Sedition, which was at Sicima.
| وَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ يُوثَامَ فَذَهَبَ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى قِمَّةِ جَبَلِ جِرِزِّيمَ وَنَادَى بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ قَائِلاً لَهُمْ: «أَنْصِتُوا لِي يَا أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ حَتَّى يَسْتَمِعَ لَكُمُ اللهُ. | ٧ 7 |
And it was reported to Joatham, and he went and stood on the top of mount Garizin, and lifted up his voice, and wept, and said to them, Hear me, you men of Sicima, and God shall hear you.
| ذَاتَ مَرَّةٍ ذَهَبَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِتَنْصِبَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكاً، فَقَالَتْ لِلزَّيْتُونَةِ:’امْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘. | ٨ 8 |
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive, Reign over us.
| فَأَجَابَتِ الزَّيْتُونَةُ:’أَأَتَخَلَّى عَنْ زَيْتِي الَّذِي يُكَرِّمُونَ بِهِ اللهَ وَالنَّاسَ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘. | ٩ 9 |
But the olives said to them, Shall I leave my fatness, with which men shall glorify God, and go to be promoted over the trees?
| فَقَالَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلتِّينَةِ:’تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَامْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘. | ١٠ 10 |
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come, reign over us.
| فَأَجَابَتِ التِّينَةُ:’أَأَهْجُرُ حَلاوَتِي وَثَمَرِي الطَّيِّبَ لأَصِيرَ مَلِكَةً عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘. | ١١ 11 |
But the fig tree said to them, Shall I leave my sweetness an my good fruits, and go to be promoted over the trees?
| فَقَالَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلْكَرْمَةِ:’تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَامْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘. | ١٢ 12 |
And the trees said to the vine, Come, reign over us.
| فَأَجَابَتْهُنَّ الْكَرْمَةُ:’أَأَنْبِذُ خَمْرِي الَّذِي يُفَرِّحُ اللهَ وَالنَّاسَ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘ | ١٣ 13 |
And the vine said to them, Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men, and go to be promoted over the trees?
| ثُمَّ قَالَتْ جَمِيعُ الأَشْجَارِ لِلْعَوْسَجِ:’تَعَالَ أَنْتَ وَصِرْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً‘. | ١٤ 14 |
Then all the trees said to the bramble, Come you and [reign] over us.
| فَقَالَ الْعَوْسَجُ:’إِنْ كُنْتُمْ حَقّاً تَنْصِبُونَنَي عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً، فَتَعَالَوْا وَاحْتَمُوا تَحْتَ ظِلِّي، وَإلَّا فَإِنَّ نَاراً تَنْدَلِعُ مِنَ الْعَوْسَجِ وَتَلْتَهِمُ أَرْزَ لُبْنَانَ‘. | ١٥ 15 |
And the bramble said to the trees, If you in truth anoint me to reign over you, come, stand under my shadow; and if not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Libanus.
| وَالآنَ، إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ تَصَرَّفْتُمْ بِحَقٍّ وَصَوَابٍ عِنْدَمَا مَلَّكْتُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبْيمَالِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ إِلَى يَرُبَّعَلَ وَإِلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَكَافَأْتُمُوهُ خَيْراً عَلَى عَمَلِ يَدَيْهِ. | ١٦ 16 |
And now, if you have done it in truth and integrity, and have made Abimelech king, and if you have wrought well with Jerobaal, and with his house, and if you have done to him according to the reward of his hand,
| فَقَدْ حَارَبَ أَبِي عَنْكُمْ وَجَازَفَ بِحَيَاتِهِ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ. | ١٧ 17 |
as my father fought for you, and put his life in jeopardy, and delivered you out of the hand of Madiam;
| أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ ثُرْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي وَذَبَحْتُمْ أَبْنَاءَهُ السَّبْعِينَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَمَلَّكْتُمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ ابْنَ جَارِيَتِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ لأَنَّهُ أَخُوكُمْ. | ١٨ 18 |
and you are risen up this day against the house of my father, and have slain his sons, being seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech the son of his bondwoman king over the men of Sicima, because he is your brother:
| فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ تَصَرَّفْتُمْ بِحَقٍّ وَصَوَابٍ مَعَ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، فَهَنِيئاً لَكُمْ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ وَهَنِيئاً لَهُ بِكُمْ. | ١٩ 19 |
if then you have done truly and faithfully with Jerobaal, and with his house this day, rejoice you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice over you:
| وَإلَّا فَلْتَنْدَلِعْ نَارٌ مِنْ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَتَلْتَهِمْ أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ وَسُكَّانَ الْقَلْعَةِ، وَلْتَنْدَلِعْ نَارٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَمِنْ سُكَّانِ الْقَلْعَةِ وَتَلْتَهِمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ». | ٢٠ 20 |
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Sicima, and the house of Bethmaalo; and let fire come out from the men of Sicima and from the house of Bethmaalo, and devour Abimelech.
| ثُمَّ هَرَبَ يُوثَامُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بِئْرَ خَوْفاً مِنْ أَخِيهِ، وَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ. | ٢١ 21 |
And Joatham fled, and ran away, and went as far as Baeer, and lived there out of the way of his brother Abimelech.
| وَتَسَلَّطَ أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتْرَةَ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. | ٢٢ 22 |
And Abimelech reigned over Israel three years.
| وَمَا لَبِثَ الرَّبُّ أَنْ جَعَلَ الْعَلاقَةَ تَسُوءُ بَيْنَ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ، فَخَانَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ أَبِيمَالِكَ، | ٢٣ 23 |
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Sicima; and the men of Sicima dealt treacherously with the house of Abimelech:
| عِقَاباً لَهُ لِمَا جَنَاهُ مِنْ ظُلْمٍ بِحَقِّ أَبْنَاءِ يَرُبَّعَلَ السَّبْعِينَ الَّذِينَ سَفَكَ دِمَاءَهُمْ، وَانْتِقَاماً مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ الَّذِينَ آزَرُوهُ عَلَى ذَبْحِ إِخْوَتِهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
to bring the injury done to the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and to lay their blood upon their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and upon the men of Sicima, because they strengthened his hands to kill his brethren.
| فَنَصَبَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ لأَبِيمَالِكَ كَمِيناً عَلَى قِمَمِ الْجِبَالِ وَرَاحُوا يَنْهَبُونَ كُلَّ عَابِرِي الطَّرِيقِ. فَأُبْلِغَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بِالأَمْرِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
And the men of Sicima set liers in wait against him on the top of the mountains, and robbed every one who passed by them on the way; and it was reported to the king Abimelech.
| وَجَاءَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ إِلَى شَكِيمَ فَوَثِقَ بِهِ أَهْلُهَا. | ٢٦ 26 |
And Gaal son of Jobel came, and his brethren, and passed by Sicima, and the men of Sicima trusted in him.
| ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا إِلَى الْحُقُولِ وَجَنَوْا غَلّاتِ كُرُومِهِمْ وَصَنَعُوا مِنْهَا خَمْراً، وَاحْتَفَلُوا وَدَخَلُوا إِلَى مَعْبَدِ إِلَهِهِمْ وَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَلَعَنُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٢٧ 27 |
And they went out into the field, and gathered their grapes, and trod them, and made merry; and they brought [the grapes] into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
| فَقَالَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَمَنْ هُوَ شَكِيمُ حَتَّى نَخْدُمَهُ؟ أَمَا هُوَ ابْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَزَبُولُ هُوَ وَكِيلُهُ؟ اخْدِمُوا رِجَالَ حَمُورَ أَبِي شَكِيمَ. لِمَاذَا عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَخْدُمَ أَبِيمَالِكَ؟ | ٢٨ 28 |
And Gaal the son of Jobel said, Who is Abimelech, and who is the son of Sychem, that we should serve him? [Is he] not the son of Jerobaal, and [is] not Zebul his steward, his servant with the son of Emmor the father of Sychem? and why should we serve him?
| لَوْ صَارَ هَذَا الشَّعْبُ تَحْتَ إِمْرَتِي لَعَزَلْتُ أَبِيمَالِكَ، وَلَقُلْتُ لَهُ: جَهِّزْ جَيْشَكَ وَاخْرُجْ». | ٢٩ 29 |
And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech, and I would say to him, Multiply your host, and come out.
| وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ زَبُولُ رَئِيسُ الْمَدِينَةِ كَلامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عَابِدٍ، احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُهُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Jobel, and he was very angry.
| وَبَعَثَ بِرُسُلٍ إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ فِي تُرْمَةَ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ وَفَدَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَإخْوَتُهُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ شَكِيمَ، وَأَثَارُوا الْمَدِينَةَ ضِدَّكَ. | ٣١ 31 |
And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Jobel and his brethren are come to Sychem; and behold, they have besieged the city against you.
| فَالآنَ قُمْ لَيْلاً أَنْتَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ وَاكْمُنْ فِي الْحَقْلِ، | ٣٢ 32 |
And now rise up by night, you and the people with you, and lay wait in the field.
| وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ تُبَكِّرُ بِاقْتِحَامِ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَعِنْدَمَا يَخْرُجُ جَعَلُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ لِقِتَالِكَ تَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا تَشَاءُ». | ٣٣ 33 |
And it shall come to pass in the morning at sunrising, you shall rise up early and draw toward the city; and behold, he and the people with him will come forth against you, and you shall do to him according to your power.
| فَجَدَّ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَجَيْشُهُ فِي السَّيْرِ لَيْلاً وَانْقَسَمُوا فِي فِرَقٍ أَرْبَعَ، وَكَمَنُوا لأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ. | ٣٤ 34 |
And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four companies.
| وَعِنْدَمَا خَرَجَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَوَقَفَ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ تَحَرَّكَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَرِجَالُهُ مِنْ مَكَامِنِهِمْ. | ٣٥ 35 |
And Gaal the son of Jobel went forth, and stood by the door of the gate of the city: and Abimelech and the people with him rose up from the ambuscade.
| فَرَآهُمْ جَعَلُ، فَقَالَ لِزَبُولَ: «هُوَذَا رِجَالٌ مُنْحَدِرُونَ مِنْ قِمَمِ الْجِبَالِ». فَأَجَابَهُ زَبُولُ: «إِنَّكَ تَرَى ظِلالَ الْجِبَالِ وَكَأَنَّهَا رِجَالٌ». | ٣٦ 36 |
And Gaal the son of Jobel saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, a people comes down from the top of the mountains: and Zebul said to him, You see the shadow of the mountains as men.
| فَعَادَ جَعَلُ يَقُولُ أَيْضاً: «هُوَذَا رِجَالٌ مُنْحَدِرُونَ مِنَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَهَا هِيَ فِرْقَةٌ قَادِمَةٌ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بَلُّوطَةِ الْعَائِفِينَ». | ٣٧ 37 |
And Gaal continued to speak and said, Behold, a people comes down westward from the part bordering on the middle of the land, and another company comes by the way of Helon Maonenim.
| فَأَجَابَهُ زَبُولُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ تَبَجُّحُكَ الآنَ حِينَ قُلْتَ: مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ حَتَّى نَخْدُمَهُ؟ أَلَيْسَ هَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الرِّجَالُ الَّذِينَ سَخِرْتَ مِنْهُمْ؟ فَاخْرُجِ الآنَ وَحَارِبْهُ!». | ٣٨ 38 |
And Zebul said to him, And where is your mouth as you spoke, Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? [Is] not this the people whom you despised? go forth now, and set the battle in array against him.
| فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ فِي طَلِيعَةِ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكَ. | ٣٩ 39 |
And Gaal went forth before the men of Sychem, and set the battle in array against Abimelech.
| غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ انْهَزَمَ أَمَامَهُ وَسَقَطَ عَدَدٌ غَفِيرٌ مِنَ الْقَتْلَى عَلَى طُولِ الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ. | ٤٠ 40 |
And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled from before him; and many fell down slain as far as the door of the gate.
| وَاسْتَقَرَّ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي أَرُومَةَ، وَطَرَدَ زَبُولُ جَعَلا وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِنْ شَكِيمَ. | ٤١ 41 |
And Abimelech entered into Arema, and Zebul cast out Gaal and his brethren, so that they should not dwell in Sychem.
| وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي خَرَجَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ إِلَى الْحَقْلِ لِلْحَرْبِ، فَأُبْلِغَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بِالأَمْرِ، | ٤٢ 42 |
And it came to pass on the second day that the people went out into the field, and [one] brought word to Abimelech.
| فَقَسَمَ جَيْشَهُ إِلَى ثَلاثِ فِرَقٍ وَكَمَنَ فِي الْحَقْلِ، وَإذَا بِأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ قَدْ بَرَزُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَانْقَضَّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَسَرَهُمْ. | ٤٣ 43 |
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and formed an ambush in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people went forth out of the city, and he rose up against them, and struck them.
| وَاقْتَحَمَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَفِرْقَتُهُ طَرِيقَهُ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَتَمَرْكَزَ هُنَاكَ. وَهَاجَمَتِ الفِرْقَتَانِ الأُخْرَيَانِ كُلُّ مَنْ كَانُوا فِي الْحَقْلِ وَأَبَادَتَاهُمْ. | ٤٤ 44 |
And Abimelech and the chiefs of companies that were with him rushed forward, and stood by the door of the gate of the city; and the two [other] companies rushed forward upon all that were in the field, and struck them.
| وَظَلَّتْ رَحَى الْحَرْبِ دَائِرَةً طَوَالَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى اسْتَوْلَى أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَضَى عَلَى أَهْلِهَا وَهَدَمَهَا وَزَرَعَهَا مِلْحاً. | ٤٥ 45 |
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and took the city, and killed the people that were in it, and destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt.
| وَحِينَ بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ أَهْلَ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ تَحَصَّنُوا فِي قَلْعَةِ مَعْبَدِ إِيلِ بَرِيثَ. | ٤٦ 46 |
And all the men of the tower of Sychem heard, and came to the gathering of Baethel-berith.
| فَعَلِمَ أَبِيمَالِكُ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ قَدْ تَحَصَّنُوا فِي الْقَلْعَةِ، | ٤٧ 47 |
And it was reported to Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Sychem were gathered together.
| فَارْتَقَى هُوَ وَجَيْشُهُ جَبَلَ صَلْمُونَ، وَأَخَذَ فَأْساً بِيَدِهِ وَقَطَعَ غُصْنَ شَجَرَةٍ وَرَفَعَهُ وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَقَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «كُلَّ مَا تَرَوْنَنِي أَفْعَلُهُ فَأَسْرِعُوا وَافْعَلُوا مِثْلِي». | ٤٨ 48 |
And Abimelech went up to the mount of Selmon, and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a branch of a tree, and took it, and laid it on his shoulders; and said to the people that were with him, What you see me doing, do quickly as I.
| فَقَطَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ غُصْناً وَسَارُوا خَلْفَ أَبِيمَالِكَ إِلَى الْقَلْعَةِ حَيْثُ كَوَّمُوا الأَغْصَانَ وَأَحْرَقُوا الْقَلْعَةَ بِمَنْ فِيهَا. فَمَاتَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ وَكَانُوا نَحْوَ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ. | ٤٩ 49 |
And they cut down likewise even every man a branch, and went after Abimelech, and laid them against the place of gathering, and burnt the place of gathering over them with fire; and they died, even all the men of the tower of Sicima, about a thousand men and women.
| ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى تَابَاصَ وَهَاجَمَهَا وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا. | ٥٠ 50 |
And Abimelech went out of Baethel-berith, and encamped against Thebes, and took it.
| فَلَجَأَ جَمِيعُ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَسَائِرُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى بُرْجٍ حَصِينٍ قَائِمٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَغْلَقُوا أَبْوَابَهُ خَلْفَهُمْ، وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى سَطْحِ الْبُرْجِ. | ٥١ 51 |
And there was a strong tower in the midst of the city; and there all the men and the women of the city fled, and shut [the door] without them, and went up on the roof of the tower.
| فَحَاصَرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ الْبُرْجَ وَحَارَبَهُ، وَاقْتَرَبَ مِنْ بَابِ الْبُرْجِ لِيُحْرِقَهُ بِالنَّارِ، | ٥٢ 52 |
And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they besieged it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
| فَأَلْقَتِ امْرَأَةٌ حَجَرَ رَحَى عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَشَجَّتْ جُمْجُمَتَهُ. | ٥٣ 53 |
And a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.
| فَاسْتَدْعَى عَلَى التَّوِّ حَامِلَ سِلاحِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «اخْتَرِطْ سَيْفَكَ وَاقْتُلْنِي لِئَلّا يَقُولُوا عَنِّي: قَتَلَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ». فَطَعَنَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَمَاتَ. | ٥٤ 54 |
And he cried out quickly to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword, and kill me, lest at any time they should say, A woman killed him: and his young man thrust him through and he died.
| فَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ أَبِيمَالِكَ أَنَّ قَائِدَهُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ انْصَرَفَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. | ٥٥ 55 |
And the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead; and they went each to his place.
| وَهَكَذَا عَاقَبَ اللهُ أَبِيمَالِكَ عَلَى جَرِيمَتِهِ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا بِحَقِّ أَبِيهِ حِينَ قَتَلَ إِخْوَتَهُ السَّبْعِينَ. | ٥٦ 56 |
So God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he wrought against his father, in slaying his seventy brethren.
| وَكَذِلكَ رَدَّ اللهُ شَرَّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَبِذَلِكَ تَحَقَّقَتْ لَعْنَةُ يُوثَامَ بْنِ يَرُبَّعَلَ. | ٥٧ 57 |
And all the wickedness of the men of Sychem God requited upon their head; and the curse of Joatham the son of Jerobaal came upon them.
