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, the son of a Benjamite, 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, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he. 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 The donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, “Now take one of the servants with you, and arise, go look for the donkeys.”
| 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 didn’t find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they weren’t there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they didn’t 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 the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come! Let’s 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 The servant said to him, “Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says surely happens. Now let’s go there. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go.”
| 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 behold, if we go, what should we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our sacks, and there is not a present 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, “Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.”
| فَقَالَ الْغُلامُ: «مَعِي رُبْعُ شَاقِلِ (أَيْ ثَلاثَةُ جِرَامَاتٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، نُقَدِّمُهَا لَهُ فَيُخْبِرُنَا عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي نَتَّخِذُهَا». | ٨ |
9 (In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come! Let’s go to the seer;” for he who is now called a prophet was before 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’s 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 They answered them and said, “He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in 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 will immediately find him before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for at this time you will 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 They went up to the city. As they came within the city, behold, 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 the LORD 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 out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon 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, the LORD said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! He will 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 approached Samuel in the gateway, and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
| وَتَقَدَّمَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ وَقَالَ: «أَخْبِرْنِي، أَيْنَ بَيْتُ الرَّائِي؟» | ١٨ |
19 Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you are to 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, don’t set your mind on them, for they have been found. For whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you and all your father’s 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 Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjamite, 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 Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it aside.’”
| وَقَالَ لِلطَّبَّاخِ: «أَحْضِرْ قِطْعَةَ اللَّحْمِ الَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ إِيَّاهَا وَطَلَبْتُ مِنْكَ أَنْ تَحْتَفِظَ بِها عِنْدَكَ». | ٢٣ |
24 The cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. Samuel said, “Behold, that which has been reserved! Set it before yourself and eat; because it has been kept for you for the appointed time, for 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, he talked with Saul on the housetop.
| وَعِنْدَمَا انْحَدَرُوا مِنَ التَّلِّ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ تَحَادَثَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَشَاوُلُ عَلَى السَّطْحِ. | ٢٥ |
26 They arose early; and about daybreak, Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, “Get up, that I may send you away.” Saul arose, and they both went outside, he and Samuel, together.
| 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 at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” He went ahead, then Samuel said, “But stand still first, that I may cause you to hear God’s message.”
| وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَا طَرَفَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «قُلْ لِلْغُلامِ أَنْ يَسْبِقَنَا». وَعِنْدَمَا سَبَقَهُمَا قَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «قِفْ لأَتْلُوَ عَلَيْكَ رِسَالَةَ اللهِ لَكَ». | ٢٧ |
