1 Samuel 12

1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

١ وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكُلِّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ: «هَا أَنَا قَدْ لَبَّيْتُ طَلَبَكُمْ وَحَقَّقْتُ لَكُمْ كُلَّ مَا سَأَلْتُمْ وَنَصَّبْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً،

2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons [are] with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

٢ وَقَدْ صَارَ لَكُمْ مَلِكٌ يَسِيرُ أَمَامَكُمْ، وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شِخْتُ وَغَزَا الشَّيْبُ شَعْرَ رَأْسِي. وَهَا أَوْلادِي بَيْنَكُمْ، وَأَنَا قَدْ خَدَمْتُكُمْ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ.

3 Behold, here I [am: ] witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

٣ فَاشْهَدُوا عَلَيَّ فِي حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ، وَأَمَامَ مَلِكِهِ الْمُخْتَارِ، إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَخَذْتُ ثَوْراً أَوْ حِمَاراً مِنْ أَحَدٍ، أَوْ ظَلَمْتُ أَوْ جُرْتُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ أَوْ قَبِلْتُ رِشْوَةً مِنْ أَحَدٍ لأُغْمِضَ عَيْنَيَّ عَنْهُ، فَأُعَوِّضَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْكُمْ».

4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

٤ فَأَجَابُوهُ: «لَمْ تَظْلِمْنَا وَلَمْ تَجُرْ عَلَيْنَا وَلا أَخَذْتَ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَحَدٍ».

5 And he said unto them, The LORD [is] witness against you, and his anointed [is] witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, [He is] witness.

٥ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ وَمَلِكُهُ الْمُخْتَارُ شَاهِدَيْنِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ عَلَى بَرَاءَتِي الْكَامِلَةِ». فَقَالُوا: «يَشْهَدُ الرَّبُّ».

6 And Samuel said unto the people, [It is] the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

٦ وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ الَّذِي اخْتَارَ مُوسَى وَهروُنَ وَأَخْرَجَ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ.

7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

٧ وَالآنَ امْثُلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لأُذَكِّرَكُمْ بِجَمِيعِ مُعَامَلاتِهِ الَّتِي أَجْرَاهَا مَعَكُمْ وَمَعَ آبَائِكُمْ:

8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

٨ بَعْدَ أَنْ نَزَلَ يَعْقُوبُ دِيَارَ مِصْرَ، وَاضْطَهَدَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ، اسْتَغَاثَ آبَاؤُكُمْ بِالرَّبِّ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ مُوسَى وَهروُنَ فَأَخْرَجَاهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ وَقَادَاهُمْ لِلإِقَامَةِ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

9 And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

٩ وَعِنْدَمَا تَنَاسَوْا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ سَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ سِيسَرَا قَائِدَ جَيْشِ حَاصُورَ وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَمَلِكَ مُوآبَ فَحَارَبُوهُمْ.

10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

١٠ فَاسْتَغَاثُوا بِالرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: أَخْطَأْنَا إِذْ تَرَكْنَا الرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْنَا الْبَعْلِيمَ وَالْعَشْتَارُوثَ. فَالآنَ أَنْقِذْنَا مِنْ قَبْضَةِ أَعْدَائِنَا فَنُخْلِصَ لَكَ الْعِبَادَةَ.

11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

١١ فَأَقَامَ الرَّبُّ جِدْعُونَ وَبَدَانَ وَيَفْتَاحَ وَصَمُوئِيلَ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ الْمُحِيطِينَ بِكُمْ، وَسَكَنْتُمْ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ.

12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king.

١٢ وَلَمَّا عَايَنْتُمْ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ عَمُّونَ زَاحِفاً عَلَيْكُمْ قُلْتُمْ لِي: نَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً، مَعَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ مَلِكُكُمْ.

13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, [and] whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

١٣ وَالآنَ هَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي اخْتَرْتُمْ وَطَلَبْتُمْ، قَدْ جَعَلَهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً.

14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:

١٤ فَإِنِ اتَّقَيْتُمُ الرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْتُمُوهُ وَأَطَعْتُمْ وَصَايَاهُ وَلَمْ تَعْصَوْا أَمْرَهُ وَاتَّبَعْتُمُ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَمَلِكُكُمُ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَيْكُمْ: فَلَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ مَكْرُوهٌ.

15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as [it was] against your fathers.

١٥ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ عَصَيْتُمْ وَصَايَا الرَّبِّ وَأَمْرَهُ، فَإِنَّ عِقَابَ الرَّبِّ يَنْزِلُ بِكُمْ كَمَا نَزَلَ بِآبَائِكُمْ.

16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

١٦ وَالآنَ قِفُوا وَانْظُرُوا مَا يُجْرِيهِ الرَّبُّ مِنْ آيَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ أَمَامَكُمْ:

17 [Is it] not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness [is] great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.

١٧ أَلَيْسَ الْيَوْمُ هُوَ مَوْسِمُ حَصَادِ الْقَمْحِ؟ سَأُصَلِّي إِلَى الرَّبِّ حَتَّى يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ رُعُوداً وَمَطَراً، فَتُدْرِكُونَ عِظَمَ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي ارْتَكَبْتُمُوهُ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ حِينَ طَلَبْتُمْ أَنْ يُنَصِّبَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً».

18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

١٨ وَصَلَّى صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَأَرْسَلَ رُعُوداً وَمَطَراً فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، فَاسْتَوْلَى خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ مِنَ الرَّبِّ وَمِنْ صَمُوئِيلَ.

19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.

١٩ وَتَوَسَّلَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ قَائِلِينَ: «صَلِّ مِنْ أَجْلِ عَبِيدِكَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ لِكَي لَا نَمُوتَ، لأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَضَفْنَا إِلَى جَمِيعِ خَطَايَانَا شَرّاً جَدِيداً حِينَ طَلَبْنَا أَنْ يُنَصِّبَ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً».

20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

٢٠ فَقَال صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لا تَخَافُوا، فَأَنْتُمْ حَقّاً قَدِ اقْتَرَفْتُمْ كُلَّ هَذَا الشَّرِّ، وَلَكِنْ إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَحِيدُوا عَنِ الرَّبِّ، بَلِ اعْبُدُوهُ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ.

21 And turn ye not aside: for [then should ye go] after vain [things], which cannot profit nor deliver; for they [are] vain.

٢١ وَلا تَضِلُّوا وَرَاءَ الأَصْنَامِ الْبَاطِلَةِ الَّتِي لَا تُفِيدُ وَلا تُنْقِذُ، لأَنَّهُ لَا طَائِلَ مِنْهَا.

22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

٢٢ فَالرَّبُّ لَا يَتَخَلَّى عَنْ شَعْبِهِ إِكْرَاماً لاِسْمِهِ الْعَظِيمِ، لأَنَّهُ شَاءَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَكُمْ لَهُ شَعْباً.

23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

٢٣ وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَحَاشَا لِي أَنْ أُخْطِىءَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ، فَأَكُفَّ عَنِ الصَّلاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، بَلْ أُوَاظِبُ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِكُمُ الطَّرِيقَ الصَّالِحَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.

٢٤ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ وَعِبَادَتِهِ بِأَمَانَةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ، مُتَأَمِّلِينَ الْعَظَائِمَ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مَعَكُمْ.

25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

٢٥ وَأَمَّا إِنِ ارْتَكَبْتُمُ الشَّرَّ فَمَصِيرُكُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَمَلِكِكُمُ الْهَلاكُ».