1 Samuel 10

1 Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Jehovah has anointed thee prince over his inheritance?

١ وَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ قِنِّينَةَ زَيْتٍ وَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِ شَاوُلَ وَقَبَّلَهُ وَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ مَسَحَكَ الرَّبُّ رَئِيساً عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ.

2 When thou goest from me to-day, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses are found which thou wentest to seek, and behold, thy father has dismissed the matter of the asses, and is anxious about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

٢ حَالَمَا تَنْصَرِفُ مِنْ عِنْدِي الْيَوْمَ تُصَادِفُ رَجُلَيْنِ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ قَبْرِ رَاحِيلَ فِي صَلْصَحَ فِي أَرْضِ بِنْيَامِينَ، فَيَقُولانِ لَكَ: قَدْ تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَى الْحَمِيرِ الَّتِي ذَهَبْتَ تَبْحَثُ عَنْهَا، وَقَدْ تَبَدَّدَ قَلَقُ أَبِيكَ بِشَأْنِهَا. إِلّا أَنَّ الْقَلَقَ اسْتَبَدَّ بِهِ عَلَيْكُمَا قَائِلاً: كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَعْثُرَ عَلَى وَلَدِي؟

3 And thou shalt go on forward from thence, and shalt come to the oak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God, to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three cakes of bread, and another carrying a flask of wine.

٣ وَتُتَابِعُ سَيْرَكَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ حَتَّى تَصِلَ إِلَى بَلُّوطَةِ تَابُورَ، فَيَلْتَقِيَكَ هُنَاكَ ثَلاثَةُ رِجَالٍ فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ لِيُقَدِّمُوا قُرْبَاناً لِلهِ، يَحْمِلُ أَحَدُهُمْ ثَلاثَةَ جِدَاءٍ، وَيَحْمِلُ الثَّانِي ثَلاثَةَ أَرْغِفَةِ خُبْزٍ، وَيَحْمِلُ الثَّالِثُ زِقَّ خَمْرٍ،

4 And they will ask after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves, which thou shalt receive of their hands.

٤ فَيُحَيُّونَكَ وَيُقَدِّمُونَ لَكَ رَغِيفَيْ خُبْزٍ، فَاقْبَلْهُمَا مِنْهُمْ.

5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where are the outposts of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou comest thither, into the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with lute and tambour and pipe and harp before them; and they themselves prophesying.

٥ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَصِلُ إِلَى تَلِّ اللهِ فِي جِبْعَةَ حَيْثُ تُعَسْكِرُ حَامِيَةٌ لِلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. فَتُصَادِفُكَ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ جِبْعَةَ مَجْمُوعَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ نَازِلِينَ مِنَ التَّلِّ يَعْزِفُونَ عَلَى الرَّبَابِ وَالدُّفِّ وَالنَّايِ وَالْعُودِ وَهُمْ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ،

6 And the Spirit of Jehovah will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

٦ فَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْكَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ فَتَتَنَبَّأُ مَعَهُمْ وَتَصِيرُ رَجُلاً آخَرَ.

7 And it shall be, when these signs shall come to thee, thou shalt do as thy hand shall find; for God is with thee.

٧ وَعِنْدَمَا تَتَحَقَّقُ هَذِهِ الْعَلامَاتُ لَكَ، فَافْعَلْ مَا تَرَاهُ مُوَافِقاً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ مَعَكَ.

8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.

٨ وَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَسْبِقَنِي إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ لأَنَّنِي قَادِمٌ إِلَيْهَا لأُصْعِدَ لِلرَّبِّ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَأُقَرِّبَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلامٍ، فَامْكُثْ هُنَاكَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ رَيْثَمَا آتِي إِلَيْكَ لأُطْلِعَكَ عَمَّا يَتَوَجَّبُ عَلَيْكَ عَمَلُهُ».

9 And it was [so] that when he turned his back to go away from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.

٩ وَمَا إِنِ انْصَرَفَ مِنْ عِنْدِ صَمُوئِيلَ، وَبَدَأَ رِحْلَةَ عَوْدَتِهِ حَتَّى أَنْعَمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ بِقَلْبٍ جَدِيدٍ وَتَحَقَّقَتْ لَهُ جَمِيعُ تِلْكَ الْعَلامَاتِ.

10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

١٠ وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ جِبْعَةَ قَابَلَتْهُ مَجْمُوعَةٌ مِنَ الأَنبِيَاءِ، فَحَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رُوحُ اللهِ وَتَنَبَّأَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

١١ وَحِينَ شَاهَدَهُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْرِفُونَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ يَتَنَبَّأُ، تَسَاءَلُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ: «مَاذَا جَرَى لابنِ قَيْسٍ؟ أَشَاوُلُ أَيْضاً بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ؟»

12 And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

١٢ فَأَجَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُقِيمِينَ هُنَاكَ: «وَمَنْ هُوَ أَبُو الأَنْبِيَاءِ؟» وَهَكَذَا صَارَ الْقَوْلُ: «أَشَاوُلُ أَيْضاً بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ» مَثَلاً.

13 And when he had ended prophesying, he came to the high place.

١٣ وَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ التَّنَبُّوءِ، صَعِدَ إِلَى الْمُرْتَفَعِ،

14 And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

١٤ فَرَآهُ عَمُّهُ، وَرَأَى غُلَامَهَ، فَسَأَلَهُمَا: «إِلَى أَيْنَ ذَهَبْتُمَا؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «لِلْبَحْثِ عَنِ الْحَمِيرِ، وَلَمَّا أَخْفَقْنَا فِي الْعُثُورِ عَلَيْهَا قَدِمْنَا إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ».

15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.

١٥ فَقَالَ عَمُّ شَاوُلَ: «أَنْبِئْنِي مَاذَا قَالَ لَكُمَا صَمُوئِيلُ؟»

16 And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not.

١٦ فَأَجَابَ شَاوُلُ عَمَّهُ: «أَعْلَمَنَا أَنَّ الْحَمِيرَ قَدْ تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهَا». وَلَكِنَّهُ كَتَمَ عَنْهُ أَمْرَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ الَّذِي حَدَّثَهُ بِهِ صَمُوئِيلُ.

17 And Samuel called the people together to Jehovah to Mizpah.

١٧ وَاسْتَدْعَى صَمُوئِيلُ الشَّعْبَ لِلاجْتِمَاعِ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ.

18 And he said to the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you;

١٨ وَأَبْلَغَهُمْ رِسَالَةَ الرَّبِّ لَهُمُ، الَّتِي تَقُولُ: «إِنِّي قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَأَنْقَذْتُكُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَمِنْ جَوْرِ الْمَمَالِكِ الأُخْرَى الَّتِي ضَايَقَتْكُمْ،

19 but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your troubles, and have said unto him, [Nay, ] but a king shalt thou set over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

١٩ وَلَكِنَّكُمُ الْيَوْمَ تَنَكَّرْتُمْ لإِلَهِكُمْ، مُخَلِّصِكُمْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْمُسِيئِينَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمِنْ مُضَايِقِيكُمْ، وَقُلْتُمْ لَهُ: نَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً. وَالآنَ امْثُلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ حَسَبَ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ وَعَشَائِرِكُمْ».

20 And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

٢٠ وَطَلَبَ صَمُوئِيلُ مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ بِدَوْرِهِ لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، فَاخْتَارَ الرَّبُّ سِبْطَ بِنْيَامِينَ.

21 And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

٢١ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَتْ عَشَائِرُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، فَاخْتَارَ الرَّبُّ عَشِيرَةَ مَطْرِي، وَمِنْهَا وَقَعَ الاخْتِيَارُ عَلَى شَاوُلَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ. فَبَحَثُوا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَعْثُرُوا عَلَيْهِ.

22 Therefore they inquired of Jehovah further, Will the man yet come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

٢٢ فَسَأَلُوا الرَّبَّ: «أَلَمْ يَأْتِ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى هُنَا بَعْدُ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «هُوَذَا قَدِ اخْتَبَأَ بَيْنَ الأَمْتِعَةِ».

23 And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

٢٣ فَتَرَاكَضُوا وَأَحْضَرُوهُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. فَوَقَفَ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ، فَكَانَ أَطْوَلَهُمْ قَامَةً مِنْ كَتِفَيْهِ فَمَا فَوْقُ.

24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, May the king live.

٢٤ فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِجَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ: «أَشَاهَدْتُمْ مَنِ اخْتَارَهُ الرَّبُّ لِيَكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَيْكُمْ؟ لَيْسَ لَهُ نَظِيرٌ فِي كُلِّ الشَّعْبِ»؛ فَهَتَفُوا: «لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ!»

25 And Samuel told the people the right of the kingdom, and wrote it in the book, and laid it before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

٢٥ وَأَطْلَعَ صَمُوئِيلُ الشَّعْبَ عَلَى حُقُوقِ الْمَلِكِ وَوَاجِبَاتِهِ وَدَوَّنَهَا فِي كِتَابٍ وَوَضَعَهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. ثُمَّ صَرَفَ صَمُوئِيلُ جَمِيعَ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and with him went the band, whose hearts God had touched.

٢٦ وَمَضَى شَاوُلُ أَيْضاً إِلَى بَيْتِهِ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ تُرَافِقُهُ الْجَمَاعَةُ الَّتِي مَسَّ اللهُ قَلْبَهَا.

27 But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

٢٧ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِئَةً مِنَ الغَوْغَاءِ قَالُوا: «كَيْفَ يُنْقِذُنَا هَذَا؟» فَاحْتَقَرُوهُ وَلَمْ يُقَدِّمُوا لَهُ هَدَايَا. أَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَاعْتَصَمَ بِالصَّمْتِ.