1 Samuel 9
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a mighty man of valor.
| وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ مِنْ ذَوِي النُّفُوذِ يُدْعَى قَيْساً بْنَ أَبِيئِيلَ بْنِ صَرُورَ بْنِ بَكُورَةَ بْنِ أَفِيحَ، | ١ |
2 He had a son, whose name was Saul, a handsome young man; and there was no one among the children of Israel more handsome than he was. From his shoulders and upward he was taller than 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 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, "Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys." So Saul got up and took one of the servants of his father with him and went to look for the donkeys of his father Kish.
| وَحَدَثَ أَنْ ضَلَّتْ حَمِيرُ قَيْسَ أَبِي شَاوُلَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «خُذْ مَعَكَ وَاحِداً مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ وَامْضِ بَاحِثاً عَنِ الْحَمِيرِ». | ٣ |
4 He passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they weren't there. Then he passed through the land of the Jaminites, but they did not find them.
| 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 had come to Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, and let us return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys, and be anxious for us."
| وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَا أَرْضَ صُوفٍ قَالَ شَاوُلُ لِرَفِيقِهِ الْغُلامِ: «تَعَالَ نَرْجِعُ لِئَلّا يَقْلَقَ أَبِي عَلَيْنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ قَلَقِهِ عَلَى الْحَمِيرِ». | ٥ |
6 He said to him, "See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says surely comes to pass. Now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey on which we have set out."
| 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 Saul said to his servant, "But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone in our vessels, and there is no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"
| 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 The servant answered Saul again, and said, "Look, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. You shall give that to the man of God, to tell us about our journey."
| فَقَالَ الْغُلامُ: «مَعِي رُبْعُ شَاقِلِ (أَيْ ثَلاثَةُ جِرَامَاتٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، نُقَدِّمُهَا لَهُ فَيُخْبِرُنَا عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي نَتَّخِذُهَا». | ٨ |
9 (In earlier times in Israel, whenever someone went to inquire of God, he would say, "Come, and let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)
| وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ حِينَذَاكَ يُدْعَى الرَّائِيَ، فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ ذِهَابِهِ لِيَسْتَشِيرَ الرَّبَّ: «هَيَّا نَذْهَبْ إِلَى الرَّائِي» | ٩ |
10 Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said. Come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.
| فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِغُلامِهِ: «حَسَناً مَا تَقُولُ. هَلُمَّ نَذْهَبُ». وَانْطَلَقَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا رَجُلُ اللهِ. | ١٠ |
11 As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"
| وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَا مَشَارِفَ الْمَدِينَةِ صَادَفَا فَتَيَاتٍ خَارِجَاتٍ لاِسْتِقَاءِ الْمَاءِ، فَسَأَلاهُنَّ: «أَهُنَا الرَّائِي؟» | ١١ |
12 And they answered them, and said, "He is. Look, he is ahead of you. Just now he has come to the city since the people have a sacrifice today on the high place.
| فَأَجَبْنَهُمَا: «نَعَمْ. هَا هُوَ أَمَامَكُمَا. أَسْرِعَا الآنَ لأَنَّهُ قَدِمَ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ يُقَرِّبُ الْيَوْمَ ذَبِيحَةً عَلَى التَّلِّ. | ١٢ |
13 As soon as you have come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice, and afterwards those who are invited may eat. Now therefore go up for you shall find him right now."
| 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 They went up to the city. As they came within the city, look, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.
| فَتَوَجَّهَا نَحْوَ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَفِيمَا هُمَا يَجْتَازَانِ فِي وَسَطِهَا، إِذَا بِصَمُوئِيلَ مُقْبِلٌ لِلِقَائِهِمَا فِي طَرِيقِ صُعُودِهِ إِلَى التَّلِّ. | ١٤ |
15 Now Jehovah had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
| وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَعْلَنَ لِصَمُوئِيلَ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِقِ لِحُضُورِ شَاوُلَ: | ١٥ |
16 "Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen the suffering of my people, because their cry has come to 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 saw Saul, Jehovah said to him, "Look, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall have authority over my people."
| فَمَا إِنْ شَاهَدَ صَمُوئِيلُ شَاوُلَ حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «هَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرْتُكَ عَنْهُ. هَذَا الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ شَعْبِي». | ١٧ |
18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the city, and said, "Tell me where is the house of the seer?"
| وَتَقَدَّمَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ وَقَالَ: «أَخْبِرْنِي، أَيْنَ بَيْتُ الرَّائِي؟» | ١٨ |
19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, "I am he. Go up before me to the high place, for you will eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your 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 As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them; for they have been found. And for whom does all Israel desire? Is it not for you, and for the house of your father?"
| 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 Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?"
| فَأَجَابَ شَاوُلُ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، أَنَا أَنْتَمِي لِسِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، أَصْغَرِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَشِيرَتِي أَصْغَرُ عَشَائِرِ بِنْيَامِينَ شَأْناً، فَلِمَاذَا تُحَدِّثُنِي بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ؟». | ٢١ |
22 Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.
| فَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ شَاوُلَ وَغُلامَهُ وَأَدْخَلَهُمَا إِلَى قَاعَةِ الطَّعَامِ، وَأَجْلَسَهُمَا عَلَى رَأْسِ الْمَائِدَةِ الَّتِي الْتَفَّ حَوْلَهَا نَحْوَ ثلاثِينَ رَجُلاً، | ٢٢ |
23 And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I told you to set aside."
| وَقَالَ لِلطَّبَّاخِ: «أَحْضِرْ قِطْعَةَ اللَّحْمِ الَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ إِيَّاهَا وَطَلَبْتُ مِنْكَ أَنْ تَحْتَفِظَ بِها عِنْدَكَ». | ٢٣ |
24 The cook picked up the leg, and that which was attached to it, and set it before Saul. And he said, "Look, here is what has been kept for you. Set it before you and eat, because it was kept especially for you until the right time; because I said, 'I have invited the people.'" So Saul ate 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 When they had come down from the high place into the city, they prepared a bed for Saul on the roof,
| وَعِنْدَمَا انْحَدَرُوا مِنَ التَّلِّ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ تَحَادَثَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَشَاوُلُ عَلَى السَّطْحِ. | ٢٥ |
26 and he slept. And it happened about daybreak that Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, "Get up, that I may send you away." So Saul got up, and he and Samuel went outside.
| وَفِي فَجْرِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي اسْتَدْعَى صَمُوئِيلُ شَاوُلَ لِيَصْعَدَ إِلَى سَطْحِ الْبَيْتِ قَائِلاً: «انْهَضْ لأَصْرِفَكَ». فَتَهَيَّأَ شَاوُلُ لِلانْصِرَافِ، وَشَيَّعَهُ صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الْخَارِجِ. | ٢٦ |
27 As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us. But you remain here awhile, so that I may make known to you the word 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 |
