1 Samuel 14

1 Now it came to pass on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

١ وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ قَالَ يُونَاثَانُ بْنُ شَاوُلَ لِلْغُلامِ حَامِلِ سِلاحِهِ: «تَعَالَ نَمْضِ إِلَى حَامِيَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الْمُعَسْكِرَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَمَرِّ». وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُخْبِرْ أَبَاهُ بِذَلِكَ.

2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;

٢ وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ وَرِجَالُهُ السِّتُّ مِئَةٍ مُقِيمِينَ فِي طَرَفِ جِبْعَةَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ الرُّمَّانِ فِي مِغْرُونَ.

3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

٣ وَمِنْ جُمْلَتِهِمْ كَانَ أَخِيَّا بْنُ أَخِيطُوبَ أَخِي إِيخَابُودَ بْنِ فِينْحَاسَ بْنِ عَالِي، كَاهِنُ الرَّبِّ فِي شِيلُوهَ، وَكَانَ لابِساً أَفُوداً، وَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ بِذَهَابِ يُونَاثَانَ.

4 And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

٤ وَكَانَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْمَمَرَّاتِ الَّتِي الْتَمَسَ يُونَاثَانُ عُبُورَهَا، لِكَيْ يَتَسَلَّلَ إِلَى حَامِيَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، مَمَرٌّ ضَيِّقٌ بَيْنَ صَخْرَتَيْنِ مَسْنُونَتَيْنِ، تُسَمَّى إِحْدَاهُمَا بُوصَيْصَ وَالأُخْرَى تُسَمَّى سِنَهَ،

5 The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

٥ وَكَانَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَنْتَصِبُ كَعَمُودٍ إِلَى الشِّمَالِ مُقَابِلَ مِخْمَاسَ، وَالأُخْرَى إِلَى الْجَنُوبِ مُقَابِلَ جِبْعَةَ.

6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

٦ فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ لِلْغُلامِ حَامِلِ سِلاحِهِ: «نَذَهَبُ إِلَى خُطُوطِ هَؤُلاءِ الْغُلْفِ، لَعَلَّ اللهَ يُجْرِي مِنْ أَجْلِنَا أَمْراً عَظِيماً، إِذْ لَا يَمْتَنِعُ عَنِ الرَّبِّ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ بِالْعَدَدِ الْكَثِيرِ أَوْ بِالْقَلِيلِ».

7 And his armor bearer said to him, Do all that is in your heart: turn you; behold, I am with you according to your heart.

٧ فَأَجَابَهُ: «افْعَلْ مَا اسْتَقَرَّ عَلَيْهِ قَلْبُكَ. تَقَدَّمْ، وَهَا أَنَا مَعَكَ فِي كُلِّ مَا عَزَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ».

8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over to these men, and we will discover ourselves to them.

٨ فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ: «لِنَعْبُرْ صَوْبَ الْقَوْمِ وَنُظْهِرْ لَهُمْ أَنْفُسَنَا.

9 If they say thus to us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up to them.

٩ فَإِنْ قَالُوا لَنَا: انْتَظِرُوا رَيْثَمَا نَأْتِي إِلَيْكُمْ. نَثْبُتُ فِي مَكَانِنَا وَلا نَتَقَدَّمُ نَحْوَهُمْ.

10 But if they say thus, Come up to us; then we will go up: for the LORD has delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign to us.

١٠ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ قَالُوا لَنَا: تَقَدَّمُوا صَوْبَنَا، نَتَّجِهُ نَحْوَهُمْ، وَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ عَلامَةَ الرَّبِّ لَنَا أَنَّهُ يَنْصُرُنَا عَلَيْهِمْ».

11 And both of them discovered themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

١١ فَأَظْهَرَا نَفْسَيْهُمَا لِحَامِيَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. فَقَالَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ: «هَا الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ يَبْرُزُونَ مِنَ الْجُحُورِ الَّتِي اخْتَبَأُوا فِيهَا».

12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me: for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.

١٢ وَقَالَ رِجَالُ الْحَامِيَةِ لِيُونَاثَانَ وَحَامِلِ سِلاحِهِ: «تَقَدَّمُوا صَوْبَنَا لِنُلْقِيَ عَلَيْكُمَا دَرْساً». فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ لِحَامِلِ سِلاحِهِ: «اتْبَعْنِي لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَسْلَمَهُمْ لإِسْرَائِيلَ».

13 And Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer slew after him.

١٣ وَتَسَلَّقَ يُونَاثَانُ وَحَامِلُ سِلاحِهِ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمَا وَأَرْجُلِهِمَا، وَهَاجَمَهُمْ يُونَاثَانُ. فَكَانَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ يَسْقُطُونَ أَمَامَهُ، فَيُسْرِعُ حَامِلُ سِلاحِهِ وَرَاءَهُ وَيَقْضِي عَلَيْهِمْ.

14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

١٤ فَقُتِلَ عَلَى إِثْرِ هَذَا الْهُجُومِ الأَوَّلِ نَحْوَ عِشْرِينَ رَجُلاً تَبَعْثَرَتْ جُثَثُهُمْ فِي حَوَالَيْ نِصْفِ فَدَّانٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ.

15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.

١٥ فَانْتَابَ الرُّعْبُ الْمُخَيَّمَ وَالْجَيْشَ الْمُنْتَشِرَ فِي الْحَقْلِ وَجَمِيعَ الشَّعْبِ، وَارْتَعَدَتِ الْحَامِيَةُ وَالْغُزَاةُ، وَحَدَثَتْ هَزَّةٌ رَجَفَتْ فِيهَا الأَرْضُ وَزَادَتْ مِنْ رِعْدَتِهِمِ الْعَظِيمَةِ.

16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

١٦ وَشَاهَدَ مُرَاقِبُو جَيْشِ شَاوُلَ فِي جِبْعَةِ بِنْيَامِينَ مَا أَصَابَ جَيْشَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِنْ تَبَدُّدٍ وَتَشَتُّتٍ.

17 Then said Saul to the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

١٧ فَأَمَرَ شَاوُلُ رِجَالَهُ أَنْ يَقُومُوا بِإِحْصَاءِ الْمَوْجُودِينَ لِمَعْرِفَةِ الَّذِينَ انْطَلَقُوا لِمُهَاجَمَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فَاكْتَشَفُوا غِيَابَ يُونَاثَانَ وَحَامِلِ سِلاحِهِ

18 And Saul said to Ahiah, Bring here the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

١٨ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لأَخِيَّا: «أَحْضِرْ تَابُوتَ اللهِ». لأَنَّ تَابُوتَ اللهِ كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

19 And it came to pass, while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw your hand.

١٩ وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ شَاوُلُ يَتَحَدَّثُ مَعَ الْكَاهِنِ تَزَايَدَ ضَجِيجُ مُعَسْكَرِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِلْكَاهِنِ: «كُفَّ يَدَكَ».

20 And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

٢٠ وَهَتَفَ شَاوُلُ وَجَمِيعُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَى سَاحَةِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ، وَإذَا بِهِمْ يَشْهَدُونَ سَيْفَ كُلِّ فِلِسْطِينِيٍّ مُسَلَّطاً عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ، وَقَدْ فَشَا بَيْنَهُمُ اضْطِرَابٌ عَظِيمٌ.

21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.

٢١ وَانْضَمَّ الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ الْتَحَقُوا بِالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَأَقَامُوا مَعَهُمْ فِي الْمُعَسْكَرِ وَمَا حَوْلَهُ إِلَى الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ.

22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

٢٢ وَسَمِعَ جَمِيعُ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ اخْتَبَأُوا فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ أَنَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فَرُّوا، فَجَدُّوا هُمْ أَيْضاً فِي تَعَقُّبِهِمْ وَقَتْلِهِمْ.

23 So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over to Bethaven.

٢٣ وَهَكَذَا أَنْقَذَ الرَّبُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَمَا لَبِثَتْ سَاحَةُ الْحَرْبِ أَنِ انْتَقَلَتْ إِلَى مَا وَرَاءِ حُدودِ بَيْتِ آوِنَ.

24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eats any food until evening, that I may be avenged on my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

٢٤ وَأَعْيَا رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، لأَنَّ شَاوُلَ حَلَّفَ الشَّعْبَ قَائِلاً: «مَلْعُونٌ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُ طَعَاماً إِلَى الْمَسَاءِ حَتَّى أَنْتَقِمَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي». فَلَمْ يَذُقْ جَمِيعُ الْقَوْمِ طَعَاماً.

25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey on the ground.

٢٥ وَأَقْبَلَ كُلُّ الْجَيْشِ إِلَى الْغَابَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ الْعَسَلُ يَتَقَاطَرُ،

26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

٢٦ وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَتَذَوَّقَ مِنْهُ خَوْفاً مِنْ لَعْنَةِ الْحَلْفِ.

27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: why he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

٢٧ أَمَّا يُونَاثَانُ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ حَاضِراً عِنْدَمَا اسْتَحْلَفَ وَالِدُهُ الْقَوْمَ، فَمَدَّ طَرَفَ عَصَاهُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ بِيَدِهِ وَغَمَسَهُ فِي قَطْرِ الْعَسَلِ وَتَذَوَّقَ مِنْهُ فَانْتَعَشَتْ قُوَّتُهُ.

28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Your father straightly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eats any food this day. And the people were faint.

٢٨ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ: «قَدْ حَلَّفَ أَبُوكَ الْقَوْمَ قَائِلاً: مَلْعُونٌ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُ الْيَوْمَ طَعَاماً»، فَأَصَابَ الشَّعْبَ الإِعْيَاءُ.

29 Then said Jonathan, My father has troubled the land: see, I pray you, how my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

٢٩ فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ: «لَقَدْ أَضَرَّ أَبِي بِكُلِّ الْجَيْشِ. انْظُرُوا كَيْفَ انْتَعَشَتْ قُوَايَ لأَنِّي ذُقْتُ قَلِيلاً مِنَ الْعَسَلِ.

30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

٣٠ فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ حَالُ الْجَيْشِ لَوْ أَكَلَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ غَنَائِمِ أَعْدَائِهِ الَّتِي أَحْرَزَهَا؟ أَلا تَكُونُ عِنْدَئِذٍ كَارِثَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرَّ؟»

31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

٣١ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ ظَلَّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ يَتَعَقَّبُونَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَيَقْتُلُونَهُمْ مِنْ مِخْمَاسَ إِلَى أَيَّلُونَ. وَأَصَابَ الْجَيْشَ إِعْيَاءٌ شَدِيدٌ.

32 And the people flew on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.

٣٢ وَهَجَمَ الْجَيْشُ عَلَى الْغَنَائِمِ مِنَ الْمَاشِيَةِ وَأَخَذُوا غَنَماً وَبَقَراً وَعُجُولاً، وَذَبَحُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَأَكَلُوا اللَّحْمَ بِدَمِهِ.

33 Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, You have transgressed: roll a great stone to me this day.

٣٣ فَأَخْبَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ شَاوُلَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ الْجَيْشَ يَرْتَكِبُ خَطِيئَةً بِحَقِّ الرَّبِّ، إِذْ يَأْكُلُونَ اللَّحْمَ مَعَ الدَّمِ». فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لَقَدْ نَقَضْتُمْ عَهْدَكُمْ. دَحْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ حَجَراً كَبِيراً،

34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring me here every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

٣٤ وَتَفَرَّقُوا بَيْنَ الْجَيْشِ وَأْمُرُوهُمْ أَنْ يُحْضِرُوا بَقَرَهَمْ وَشِيَاهَهُمْ لِيَذْبَحُوهَا عِنْدَ الْحَجَرِ، وَيَتْرُكُوهَا لِتَسِيلَ دِمَاؤُهَا، فَلا يَرْتَكِبُونَ إِثْماً فِي حَقِّ الرَّبِّ بِأَكْلِ الدَّمِ». وَفَعَلَ الْجُنُودُ مَا أَمَرَ شَاوُلُ بِهِ فَأَحْضَرُوا بَقَرَهُمْ وَذَبَحُوهَا هُنَاكَ.

35 And Saul built an altar to the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built to the LORD.

٣٥ وبَنَى شَاوُلُ مَذْبَحاً لِلرَّبِّ. فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَذْبَحٍ يَشْرَعُ فِي بِنَائِهِ.

36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatever seems good to you. Then said the priest, Let us draw near here to God.

٣٦ وَأَمَرَ شَاوُلُ: «لِنَتَعَقَّبِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لَيْلاً وَنَظَلَّ نَنْهَبُهُمْ إِلَى ضَوْءِ الصَّبَاحِ، وَلا نُبْقِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً». فَأَجَابُوهُ: «افْعَلْ كُلَّ مَا يَطِيبُ لَكَ». وَلَكِنَّ الْكَاهِنَ قَالَ: «لِنَسْتَشِرِ اللهَ هُنَا».

37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? will you deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

٣٧ فَاسْتَشَارَ شَاوُلُ اللهَ سَائِلاً: «أَنَتَعَقَّبُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟ أَتَنْصُرُنَا عَلَيْهِمْ؟» فَلَمْ يَحْظَ بِجَوَابٍ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ.

38 And Saul said, Draw you near here, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin has been this day.

٣٨ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «اقْتَرِبُوا إِلَى هُنَا يَا جَمِيعَ وُجُوهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَتَقَصَّوْا أَيَّةَ خَطِيئَةٍ ارْتُكِبَتِ الْيَوْمَ.

39 For, as the LORD lives, which saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

٣٩ لأَنَّهُ حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ مُخَلِّصُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ هُوَ جَزَاءُ مُرْتَكِبِ الْخَطِيئَةِ حَتَّى لَوْ كَانَ جَانِيهَا ابْنِي يُونَاثَانَ». فَاعْتَصَمَ الْقَوْمُ بِالصَّمْتِ.

40 Then said he to all Israel, Be you on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what seems good to you.

٤٠ فَقَالَ لِكُلِّ الْجَيْشِ: «قِفُوا أَنْتُمْ فِي جَانِبٍ، وَأَقِفُ أَنَا وَابْنِي يُونَاثَانُ فِي جَانِبٍ آخَرَ». فَأَجَابَ الشَّعْبُ: «اصْنَعْ مَا يَرُوقُ لَكَ».

41 Therefore Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

٤١ وَصَلَّى شَاوُلُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلاً: «اكْشِفْ لِيَ الْحَقَّ». فَوَقَعَتِ الْقُرْعَةُ عَلَى شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ، وَتَبَرَّأَ الْقَوْمُ.

42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

٤٢ وَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «أَلْقُوا الْقُرْعَةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ يُونَاثَانَ ابْنِي». فَوَقَعَتِ الْقُرْعَةُ عَلَى يُونَاثَانَ.

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what you have done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand, and, see, I must die.

٤٣ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِيُونَاثَانَ: «أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا جَنَيْتَ؟» فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ: «ذُقْتُ قَلِيلاً مِنَ الْعَسَلِ بِطَرَفِ عَصَايَ الَّتِي بِيَدِي. أَمِنْ أَجْلِ قَلِيلٍ مِنَ الْعَسَلِ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَمُوتَ؟»

44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for you shall surely die, Jonathan.

٤٤ فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لِيُضَاعِفِ الرَّبُّ عِقَابِي إِنْ لَمْ يُنَفَّذْ بِكَ حُكْمُ الْمَوْتِ».

45 And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has worked with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

٤٥ فَهَتَفَ الْجَيْشُ فِي وَجْهِ شَاوُلَ: «أَيَمُوتُ يُونَاثَانُ الَّذِي صَنَعَ هَذَا الْخَلاصَ الْعَظِيمَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ هَذَا لَا يُمْكِنُ! حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، لَا تَسْقُطُ شَعْرَةٌ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ لأَنَّهُ صَنَعَ هَذَا الأَمْرَ بِمَعُونَةِ الرَّبِّ الْيَوْمَ». وَهَكَذَا افْتَدَى الشَّعْبُ يُونَاثَانَ فَلَمْ يَمُتْ.

46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.

٤٦ وَكَفَّ شَاوُلُ عَنْ تَعَقُّبِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، فَرَجَعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ إِلَى أَرْضِهِمْ.

47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and wherever he turned himself, he vexed them.

٤٧ وَتَوَلَّى شَاوُلُ كُرْسِيَّ الْمُلْكِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَحَارَبَ جَمِيعَ أَعْدَائِهِ الْمُحِيطِينَ بِهِ، الْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَبَنِي عَمُّونَ وَالأَدُومِيِّينَ وَمُلُوكَ صُوبَةَ وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، فَحَالَفَهُ النَّصْرُ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَ.

48 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

٤٨ وَخَاضَ مَعَارِكَ قَاسِيَةً، فَقَهَرَ عَمَالِيقَ وَأَنْقَذَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ مِنْ يَدِ نَاهِبِيهِمْ.

49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

٤٩ أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ شَاوُلَ فَهُمْ يُونَاثَانُ وَيَشْوِي وَمَلْكِيشُوعُ، وَاسْمَا ابْنَتَيْهِ مَيْرَبُ وَهِيَ الْكُبْرَى، وَمِيكَالُ وَهِيَ الصُّغْرَى.

50 And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

٥٠ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةُ شَاوُلَ تُدْعَى أَخِينُوعَمَ بِنْتَ أَخِيمَعَصَ، أَمَّا رَئِيسُ جَيْشِهِ فَكَانَ أَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرَ عَمِّ شَاوُلَ،

51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

٥١ إِذْ إِنَّ قَيْسَ أَبَا شَاوُلَ وَنَيْرَ أَبَا أَبْنَيْرَ كَانَا شَقِيقَيْنِ، وَهُمَا ابْنَا أَبِيئِيلَ.

52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.

٥٢ وَتَعَرَّضَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِحَرْبٍ قَاسِيَةٍ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاةِ شَاوُلَ. وَكُلَّمَا رَأَى شَاوُلُ رَجُلاً شُجَاعاً وَذَا بَأْسٍ كَانَ يَضُمُّهُ إِلَيْهِ.