1 Samuel 11

1 Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.

١ وَصَعِدَ نَاحَاشُ ٱلْعَمُّونِيُّ وَنَزَلَ عَلَى يَابِيشِ جِلْعَادَ. فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ لِنَاحَاشَ: «ٱقْطَعْ لَنَا عَهْدًا فَنُسْتَعْبَدَ لَكَ».

2 And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make an agreement with you on this condition, that all your right eyes are put out; so that I may make it a cause of shame to all Israel.

٢ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَاحَاشُ ٱلْعَمُّونِيُّ: «بِهَذَا أَقْطَعُ لَكُمْ. بِتَقْوِيرِ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ يُمْنَى لَكُمْ وَجَعْلِ ذَلِكَ عَارًا عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

3 Then the responsible men of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, so that we may send men to every part of Israel: and then, if no one comes to our help, we will come out to you.

٣ فَقَالَ لَهُ شُيُوخُ يَابِيشَ: «ٱتْرُكْنَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَنُرْسِلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى جَمِيعِ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدْ مَنْ يُخَلِّصُنَا نَخْرُجْ إِلَيْكَ».

4 So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.

٤ فَجَاءَ ٱلرُّسُلُ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ شَاوُلَ وَتَكَلَّمُوا بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ فِي آذَانِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَرَفَعَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَبَكَوْا.

5 Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.

٥ وَإِذَا بِشَاوُلَ آتٍ وَرَاءَ ٱلْبَقَرِ مِنَ ٱلْحَقْلِ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «مَا بَالُ ٱلشَّعْبِ يَبْكُونَ؟» فَقَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ كَلَامَ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ.

6 And at their words, the spirit of God came on Saul with power, and he became very angry.

٦ فَحَلَّ رُوحُ ٱللهِ عَلَى شَاوُلَ عِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ وَحَمِيَ غَضَبُهُ جِدًّا.

7 And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they came out like one man.

٧ فَأَخَذَ فَدَّانَ بَقَرٍ وَقَطَّعَهُ، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى كُلِّ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِيَدِ ٱلرُّسُلِ قَائِلًا: «مَنْ لَا يَخْرُجُ وَرَاءَ شَاوُلَ وَوَرَاءَ صَمُوئِيلَ، فَهَكَذَا يُفْعَلُ بِبَقَرِهِ». فَوَقَعَ رُعْبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَخَرَجُوا كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ.

8 And he had them numbered in Bezek: the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

٨ وَعَدَّهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ، فَكَانَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ، وَرِجَالُ يَهُوذَا ثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفًا.

9 Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

٩ وَقَالُوا لِلرُّسُلِ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا: «هَكَذَا تَقُولُونَ لِأَهْلِ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ: غَدًا عِنْدَمَا تَحْمَى ٱلشَّمْسُ يَكُونُ لَكُمْ خَلَاصٌ». فَأَتَى ٱلرُّسُلُ وَأَخْبَرُوا أَهْلَ يَابِيشَ فَفَرِحُوا.

10 So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.

١٠ وَقَالَ أَهْلُ يَابِيشَ: «غَدًا نَخْرُجُ إِلَيْكُمْ فَتَفْعَلُونَ بِنَا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ».

11 Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every direction, so that no two of them were together.

١١ وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ جَعَلَ ٱلشَّعْبَ ثَلَاثَ فِرَقٍ، وَدَخَلُوا فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ عِنْدَ سَحَرِ ٱلصُّبْحِ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْعَمُّونِيِّينَ حَتَّى حَمِيَ ٱلنَّهَارُ. وَٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا تَشَتَّتُوا حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمُ ٱثْنَانِ مَعًا.

12 And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.

١٢ وَقَالَ ٱلشَّعْبُ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «مَنْ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ: هَلْ شَاوُلُ يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا؟ اِيْتُوا بِٱلرِّجَالِ فَنَقْتُلَهُمْ».

13 And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.

١٣ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لَا يُقْتَلْ أَحَدٌ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، لِأَنَّهُ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ صَنَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ خَلَاصًا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

14 Then Samuel said to the people, Come, let us go to Gilgal and there make the kingdom strong in the hands of Saul.

١٤ وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «هَلُمُّوا نَذْهَبْ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ وَنُجَدِّدْ هُنَاكَ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةَ».

15 So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.

١٥ فَذَهَبَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ وَمَلَّكُوا هُنَاكَ شَاوُلَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ٱلْجِلْجَالِ، وَذَبَحُوا هُنَاكَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَفَرِحَ هُنَاكَ شَاوُلُ وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ جِدًّا.