< 1 Samuel 9 >

1 There was nowe a man of Beniamin, mightie in power named Kish, the sonne of Abiel, the sonne of Zeror, the sonne of Bechorath, the sonne of Aphiah, the sonne of a man of Iemini.
وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ مِنْ ذَوِي النُّفُوذِ يُدْعَى قَيْساً بْنَ أَبِيئِيلَ بْنِ صَرُورَ بْنِ بَكُورَةَ بْنِ أَفِيحَ،١
2 And he had a sonne called Saul, a goodly yong man and a faire: so that among the children of Israel there was none goodlier then he: from the shoulders vpwarde he was hier then any of the people.
وَكَانَ لَهُ ابْنٌ اسْمُهُ شَاوُلُ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ شُبَّانِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَسَامَةً وَأَكْثَرَهُمْ طُولاً، لَمْ يَزِدْ طُولُ قَامَةِ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ عَنِ ارْتِفَاعِ كَتِفَيْهِ.٢
3 And the asses of Kish Sauls father were lost: therefore Kish said to Saul his sonne, Take nowe one of the seruants with thee, and arise, goe, and seeke the asses.
وَحَدَثَ أَنْ ضَلَّتْ حَمِيرُ قَيْسَ أَبِي شَاوُلَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «خُذْ مَعَكَ وَاحِداً مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ وَامْضِ بَاحِثاً عَنِ الْحَمِيرِ».٣
4 So he passed through mount Ephraim, and went through the lande of Shalishah, but they found them not. Then they went through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: he went also through ye land of Iemini, but they found the not.
فَرَاحَ يَبْحَثُ عَنْهَا فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَفِي أَرْضِ شَلِيشَةَ، فَلَمْ يَعْثُرْ عَلَيْهَا. فَاجْتَازَ مَعَ غُلَامِهِ إِلَى أَرْضِ شَعَلِيمَ، ثُمَّ إِلَى أَرْضِ بِنْيَامِينَ فَلَمْ يَجِدَا لَهَا أَثَراً.٤
5 When they came to the lande of Zuph, Saul saide vnto his seruant that was with him, Come and let vs returne, lest my father leaue the care of asses, and take thought for vs.
وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَا أَرْضَ صُوفٍ قَالَ شَاوُلُ لِرَفِيقِهِ الْغُلامِ: «تَعَالَ نَرْجِعُ لِئَلّا يَقْلَقَ أَبِي عَلَيْنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ قَلَقِهِ عَلَى الْحَمِيرِ».٥
6 And he said vnto him, Behold nowe, in this citie is a man of God, and he is an honorable man: all that he saith commeth to passe: let vs nowe goe thither, if so be that he can shewe vs what way we may goe.
فَأَجَابَهُ: «فِي هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ يُقِيمُ نَبِيٌّ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِالإِكْرَامِ، وَكُلُّ مَا يُنْبِئُ بِهِ يَتَحَقَّقُ، فَلْنَذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ لَعَلَّهُ يُخْبِرُنَا عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي عَلَيْنَا سُلُوكُهَا».٦
7 Then saide Saul to his seruant, Well then, let vs goe: but what shall we bring vnto the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is no present to bring to the man of God: what haue we?
فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِلْغُلامِ: «كَيْفَ نَذْهَبُ إِلَيْهِ وَنَحْنُ لَا نَحْمِلُ مَعَنَا هَدِيَّةً نُقَدِّمُهَا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى الْخُبْزُ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَنَا قَدْ نَفَدَ. إِنَّنَا لَا نَمْلِكُ شَيْئاً».٧
8 And the seruant answered Saul againe, and said, Beholde, I haue founde about me the fourth part of a shekell of siluer: that will I giue the man of God, to tell vs our way.
فَقَالَ الْغُلامُ: «مَعِي رُبْعُ شَاقِلِ (أَيْ ثَلاثَةُ جِرَامَاتٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، نُقَدِّمُهَا لَهُ فَيُخْبِرُنَا عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي نَتَّخِذُهَا».٨
9 (Beforetime in Israel when a man went to seeke an answere of God, thus he spake, Come, and let vs goe to the Seer: for he that is called nowe a Prophet, was in the olde time called a Seer)
وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ حِينَذَاكَ يُدْعَى الرَّائِيَ، فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ ذِهَابِهِ لِيَسْتَشِيرَ الرَّبَّ: «هَيَّا نَذْهَبْ إِلَى الرَّائِي»٩
10 Then saide Saul to his seruant, Well saide, come, let vs goe: so they went into the citie where the man of God was.
فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِغُلامِهِ: «حَسَناً مَا تَقُولُ. هَلُمَّ نَذْهَبُ». وَانْطَلَقَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا رَجُلُ اللهِ.١٠
11 And as they were going vp the hie way to the citie, they found maydes that came out to draw water, and said vnto them, Is there here a Seer?
وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَا مَشَارِفَ الْمَدِينَةِ صَادَفَا فَتَيَاتٍ خَارِجَاتٍ لاِسْتِقَاءِ الْمَاءِ، فَسَأَلاهُنَّ: «أَهُنَا الرَّائِي؟»١١
12 And they answered them, and said, Yea: loe, he is before you: make haste nowe, for he came this day to the citie: for there is an offering of the people this day in the hie place.
فَأَجَبْنَهُمَا: «نَعَمْ. هَا هُوَ أَمَامَكُمَا. أَسْرِعَا الآنَ لأَنَّهُ قَدِمَ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ يُقَرِّبُ الْيَوْمَ ذَبِيحَةً عَلَى التَّلِّ.١٢
13 When ye shall come into the citie, ye shall finde him straightway yet he come vp to the hie place to eate: for the people will not eate vntill he come, because he will blesse the sacrifice: and then eate they that be bidden to the feast: nowe therefore goe vp: for euen now shall ye find him.
فَإِنْ دَخَلْتُمَا الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَى التَّوِّ، تَلْحَقَانِ بِهِ قَبْلَ صُعُودِهِ إِلَى التَّلِّ لِيَأْكُلَ، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ لَا يَأْكُلُ مِنَ الذَّبِيحَةِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ وَيُبَارِكَهَا. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَتَنَاوَلُ الْمَدْعُوُّونَ مِنْهَا. فَأَسْرِعَا الآنَ خَلْفَهُ إِنْ شِئْتُمَا اليَوْمَ لِقَاءَهُ».١٣
14 Then they went vp into the citie, and when they were come into the middes of the citie, Samuel came out against them, to goe vp to the hie place.
فَتَوَجَّهَا نَحْوَ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَفِيمَا هُمَا يَجْتَازَانِ فِي وَسَطِهَا، إِذَا بِصَمُوئِيلَ مُقْبِلٌ لِلِقَائِهِمَا فِي طَرِيقِ صُعُودِهِ إِلَى التَّلِّ.١٤
15 But the Lord had reueiled to Samuel secretly (a day before Saul came) saying,
وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَعْلَنَ لِصَمُوئِيلَ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِقِ لِحُضُورِ شَاوُلَ:١٥
16 To morow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Beniamin: him shalt thou anoint to be gouernour ouer my people Israel, that he may saue my people out of the hands of the Philistims: for I haue looked vpon my people, and their crie is come vnto me.
«غَداً فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ أَبْعَثُ إِلَيْكَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَرْضِ بِنْيَامِينَ. فَامْسَحْهُ حَاكِماً عَلَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيُخَلِّصَهُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، فَقَدْ رَقَّ قَلْبِي لِشَعْبِي، لأَنَّ اسْتِغَاثَتَهُمْ قَدِ ارْتَفَعَتْ إِلَيَّ».١٦
17 When Samuel therefore sawe Saul, the Lord answered him, See, this is the man whom I spake to thee of, he shall rule my people.
فَمَا إِنْ شَاهَدَ صَمُوئِيلُ شَاوُلَ حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «هَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرْتُكَ عَنْهُ. هَذَا الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ شَعْبِي».١٧
18 Then went Saul to Samuel in the middes of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the Seers house is.
وَتَقَدَّمَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ وَقَالَ: «أَخْبِرْنِي، أَيْنَ بَيْتُ الرَّائِي؟»١٨
19 And Samuel answered Saul, and saide, I am the Seer: goe vp before me vnto the hie place: for ye shall eate with me to day. and to morowe I will let thee goe, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
فَأَجَابَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «أَنَا هُوَ الرَّائِي. اصْعَدْ أَمَامِي إِلَى التَّلِّ حَيْثُ نَتَنَاوَلُ الطَّعَامَ مَعاً، ثُمَّ أُطْلِقُكَ صَبَاحاً بَعْدَ أَنْ أُخْبِرَكَ بِكُلِّ مَا تَوَدُّ مَعْرِفَتَهُ.١٩
20 And as for thine asses that were lost three dayes ago, care not for them: for they are founde. and on whom is set all the desire of Israel? is it not vpon thee and on all thy fathers house?
أَمَّا الْحَمِيرُ الَّتِي ضَلَّتْ مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَلا تَقْلَقْ بِشَأْنِهَا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهَا. أَلَيْسَ كُلُّ نَفِيسٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، هُوَ لَكَ وَلِكُلِّ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ؟»٢٠
21 But Saul answered, and said, Am not I the sonne of Iemini of the smallest tribe of Israel? and my familie is the least of all the families of the tribe of Beniamin. Wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
فَأَجَابَ شَاوُلُ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، أَنَا أَنْتَمِي لِسِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، أَصْغَرِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَشِيرَتِي أَصْغَرُ عَشَائِرِ بِنْيَامِينَ شَأْناً، فَلِمَاذَا تُحَدِّثُنِي بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ؟».٢١
22 And Samuel tooke Saul and his seruant, and brought them into the chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden: which were about thirtie persons.
فَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ شَاوُلَ وَغُلامَهُ وَأَدْخَلَهُمَا إِلَى قَاعَةِ الطَّعَامِ، وَأَجْلَسَهُمَا عَلَى رَأْسِ الْمَائِدَةِ الَّتِي الْتَفَّ حَوْلَهَا نَحْوَ ثلاثِينَ رَجُلاً،٢٢
23 And Samuel saide vnto the cooke, Bring foorth the portion which I gaue thee, and whereof I said vnto thee, Keepe it with thee.
وَقَالَ لِلطَّبَّاخِ: «أَحْضِرْ قِطْعَةَ اللَّحْمِ الَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ إِيَّاهَا وَطَلَبْتُ مِنْكَ أَنْ تَحْتَفِظَ بِها عِنْدَكَ».٢٣
24 And the cooke tooke vp the shoulder, and that which was vpon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Beholde, that which is left, set it before thee and eate: for hitherto hath it bene kept for thee, saying, Also I haue called the people. So Saul did eate with Samuel that day.
فَتَنَاوَلَ الطَّبَّاخُ السَّاقَ وَمَا عَلَيْهَا وَوَضَعَهَا أَمَامَ شَاوُلَ، وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «هَذَا مَا احْتَفَظْتُ بِهِ لَكَ. كُلْ مِنْهُ لأَنَّهُ قَدِ احْتُفِظَ بِهِ خَصِيصاً لَكَ مُنْذُ أَنْ قُلْتُ: إِنَّنِي دَعَوْتُ ضُيُوفاً». فَأَكَلَ شَاوُلُ مَعَ صَمُوئِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ.٢٤
25 And when they were come downe from the hie place into the citie, he communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
وَعِنْدَمَا انْحَدَرُوا مِنَ التَّلِّ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ تَحَادَثَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَشَاوُلُ عَلَى السَّطْحِ.٢٥
26 And when they arose early about ye spring of the day, Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Vp, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out, both he, and Samuel.
وَفِي فَجْرِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي اسْتَدْعَى صَمُوئِيلُ شَاوُلَ لِيَصْعَدَ إِلَى سَطْحِ الْبَيْتِ قَائِلاً: «انْهَضْ لأَصْرِفَكَ». فَتَهَيَّأَ شَاوُلُ لِلانْصِرَافِ، وَشَيَّعَهُ صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الْخَارِجِ.٢٦
27 And when they were come downe to the ende of the citie, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the seruant goe before vs, (and he went) but stand thou still nowe, that I may shewe thee the worde of God.
وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَا طَرَفَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «قُلْ لِلْغُلامِ أَنْ يَسْبِقَنَا». وَعِنْدَمَا سَبَقَهُمَا قَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «قِفْ لأَتْلُوَ عَلَيْكَ رِسَالَةَ اللهِ لَكَ».٢٧

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