1 Samuel 12

1 Samuel said to all Israel, "Look, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

١ وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَأَنَذَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُ لِصَوْتِكُمْ فِي كُلِّ مَا قُلْتُمْ لِي وَمَلَّكْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا.

2 Now, look, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and look, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.

٢ وَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا ٱلْمَلِكُ يَمْشِي أَمَامَكُمْ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شِخْتُ وَشِبْتُ، وَهُوَذَا أَبْنَائِي مَعَكُمْ. وَأَنَا قَدْ سِرْتُ أَمَامَكُمْ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

3 Here I am. Testify against me before YHWH, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, or a shoe? Testify against me, and I will restore it to you."

٣ هَأَنَذَا فَٱشْهَدُوا عَلَيَّ قُدَّامَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقُدَّامَ مَسِيحِهِ: ثَوْرَ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ؟ وَحِمَارَ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ؟ وَمَنْ ظَلَمْتُ؟ وَمَنْ سَحَقْتُ؟ وَمِنْ يَدِ مَنْ أَخَذْتُ فِدْيَةً لِأُغْضِيَ عَيْنَيَّ عَنْهُ، فَأَرُدَّ لَكُمْ؟»

4 They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand."

٤ فَقَالُوا: «لَمْ تَظْلِمْنَا وَلَا سَحَقْتَنَا وَلَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْ يَدِ أَحَدٍ شَيْئًا».

5 He said to them, "YHWH is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." They said, "He is witness."

٥ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «شَاهِدٌ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَشَاهِدٌ مَسِيحُهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَذَا، أَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا بِيَدِي شَيْئًا». فَقَالُوا: «شَاهِدٌ».

6 Samuel said to the people, "It is YHWH who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of Egypt.

٦ وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ، وَأَصْعَدَ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

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

٧ فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْثُلُوا فَأُحَاكِمَكُمْ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِجَمِيعِ حُقُوقِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مَعَكُمْ وَمَعَ آبَائِكُمْ.

8 "When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, and your fathers cried to YHWH, then YHWH sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.

٨ لَمَّا جَاءَ يَعْقُوبُ إِلَى مِصْرَ وَصَرَخَ آبَاؤُكُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، أَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ فَأَخْرَجَا آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَأَسْكَنَاهُمْ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَكَانِ.

9 "But they forgot YHWH their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

٩ فَلَمَّا نَسُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ، بَاعَهُمْ لِيَدِ سِيسَرَا رَئِيسِ جَيْشِ حَاصُورَ، وَلِيَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَلِيَدِ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ فَحَارَبُوهُمْ.

10 And they cried to YHWH, and they said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken YHWH, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.'

١٠ فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالُوا: أَخْطَأْنَا لِأَنَّنَا تَرَكْنَا ٱلرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْنَا ٱلْبَعْلِيمَ وَٱلْعَشْتَارُوثَ. فَٱلْآنَ أَنْقِذْنَا مِنْ يَدِ أَعْدَائِنَا فَنَعْبُدَكَ.

11 YHWH sent Jerubbaal, and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.

١١ فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَبَدَانَ وَيَفْتَاحَ وَصَمُوئِيلَ، وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلَكُمْ فَسَكَنْتُمْ آمِنِينَ.

12 "When you saw that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us;' when YHWH your God was your king.

١٢ وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُمْ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ آتِيًا عَلَيْكُمْ، قُلْتُمْ لِي: لَا بَلْ يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكٌ. وَٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ مَلِكُكُمْ.

13 Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and look, YHWH has set a king over you.

١٣ فَٱلْآنَ هُوَذَا ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُمُوهُ، ٱلَّذِي طَلَبْتُمُوهُ، وَهُوَذَا قَدْ جَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكًا.

14 If you will fear YHWH, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of YHWH, and both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of YHWH your God, then he will rescue you.

١٤ إِنِ ٱتَّقَيْتُمُ ٱلرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْتُمُوهُ وَسَمِعْتُمْ صَوْتَهُ وَلَمْ تَعْصُوا قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَكُنْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَٱلْمَلِكُ أَيْضًا ٱلَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ.

15 But if you will not listen to the voice of YHWH, but rebel against the commandment of YHWH, then the hand of YHWH will be against you, and against your king to destroy you.

١٥ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ بَلْ عَصَيْتُمْ قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ، تَكُنْ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا عَلَى آبَائِكُمْ.

16 "Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which YHWH will do before your eyes.

١٦ فَٱلْآنَ ٱمْثُلُوا أَيْضًا وَٱنْظُرُوا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ ٱلَّذِي يَفْعَلُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِكُمْ.

17 Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will call to YHWH, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of YHWH, in asking for a king."

١٧ أَمَا هُوَ حَصَادُ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ؟ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُو ٱلرَّبَّ فَيُعْطِي رُعُودًا وَمَطَرًا فَتَعْلَمُونَ وَتَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ عَظِيمٌ شَرُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلْتُمُوهُ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِطَلَبِكُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ مَلِكًا».

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

١٨ فَدَعَا صَمُوئِيلُ ٱلرَّبَّ فَأَعْطَى رُعُودًا وَمَطَرًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ. وَخَافَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلرَّبَّ وَصَمُوئِيلَ جِدًّا.

19 All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to YHWH your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king."

١٩ وَقَالَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «صَلِّ عَنْ عَبِيدِكَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ حَتَّى لَا نَمُوتَ، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَضَفْنَا إِلَى جَمِيعِ خَطَايَانَا شَرًّا بِطَلَبِنَا لِأَنْفُسِنَا مَلِكًا».

20 Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet do not turn aside from following YHWH, but serve YHWH with all your heart.

٢٠ فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لَا تَخَافُوا. إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَحِيدُوا عَنِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَلِ ٱعْبُدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ بِكُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ،

21 Do not turn aside to go after vain things which can't profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

٢١ وَلَا تَحِيدُوا. لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ وَرَاءَ ٱلْأَبَاطِيلِ ٱلَّتِي لَا تُفِيدُ وَلَا تُنْقِذُ، لِأَنَّهَا بَاطِلَةٌ.

22 For YHWH will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it has pleased YHWH to make you a people to himself.

٢٢ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَتْرُكُ ٱلرَّبُّ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ. لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ شَاءَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَكُمْ لَهُ شَعْبًا.

23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against YHWH in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

٢٣ وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَحَاشَا لِي أَنْ أُخْطِئَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَأَكُفَّ عَنِ ٱلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، بَلْ أُعَلِّمُكُمُ ٱلطَّرِيقَ ٱلصَّالِحَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

24 Only fear YHWH, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

٢٤ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّقُوا ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱعْبُدُوهُ بِٱلْأَمَانَةِ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ، بَلِ ٱنْظُرُوا فِعْلَهُ ٱلَّذِي عَظَّمَهُ مَعَكُمْ.

25 But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king."

٢٥ وَإِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ شَرًّا فَإِنَّكُمْ تَهْلِكُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَمَلِكُكُمْ جَمِيعًا».