1 Samuel 13

1 Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.

١ كَانَ شَاوُلُ ابْنَ (ثَلاثِينَ) سَنَةٍ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ،

2 Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the people to their own tents.

٢ اخْتَارَ ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، احْتَفَظَ بِأَلْفَيْنِ مِنْهُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي مِخْمَاسَ وَفِي جَبَلِ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَتَرَكَ أَلْفاً مَعَ يُونَاثَانَ ابْنِهِ فِي جِبْعَةِ بِنْيَامِينَ. وَأَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ الْجَيْشِ فَقَدْ سَرَّحَهُمْ لِيَعُودَ كُلٌّ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

3 Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the shofar throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

٣ وَهَاجَمَ يُونَاثَانُ حَامِيَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الْمُعَسْكِرَةَ فِي جِبْعَ، فَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَأَطْلَقَ شَاوُلُ البُوقَ فِي كُلِّ الأَرْضِ قَائِلاً: «لِيَسْمَعْ جَمِيعُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ».

4 All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was considered an abomination to the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

٤ فَذَاعَ نَبَأٌ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ هَاجَمَ حَامِيَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَأَنَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ عَازِمُونَ عَلَى الانْتِقَامِ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، فَتَحَرَّكَ جَيْشُ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلُّهُ وَلَحِقَ بِشَاوُلَ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ.

5 The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

٥ وَاحْتَشَدَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِقُوَّةٍ تَتَأَلَّفُ مِنْ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ حَرْبِيَّةٍ، وَسِتَّةِ آلافِ فَارِسٍ وَجَيْشٍ كَرَمْلِ شَاطِىءِ الْبَحْرِ فِي كَثْرَتِهِ، وَتَجَمَّعُوا فِي مِخْمَاسَ شَرْقِيَّ بَيْتِ آوِنَ.

6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in tombs, and in pits.

٦ وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ حَرَجَ مَوْقِفِهِمِ اعْتَرَاهُمُ الضِّيقُ، فَاخْتَبَأُوا فِي الْمَغَاوِرِ وَالأَدْغَالِ وَبَيْنَ الصُّخُورِ وَالأَبْرَاجِ وَالآبَارِ.

7 Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

٧ وَاجْتَازَ بَعْضُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى أَرْضِ جَادٍ وَجِلْعَادَ. أَمَّا شَاوُلُ فَظَلَّ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ مَعَ بَقِيَّةٍ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ مَلأَ قُلُوبَهَا الذُّعْرُ.

8 He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel; but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.

٨ وَمَكَثَ شَاوُلُ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ يَنْتَظِرُ مَجِيءَ صَمُوئِيلَ بِمُوْجِبِ اتِّفَاقٍ سَابِقٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا تَأَخَّرَ صَمُوئِيلُ عَنِ الْحُضُورِ وَتَفَرَّقَ الْجَيْشُ عَنْ شَاوُلَ،

9 Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings.” He offered the burnt offering.

٩ قَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدِّمُوا إِلَيَّ الْمُحْرَقَةَ وَذَبَائِحَ السَّلامِ». وَقَرَّبَ الْمُحْرَقَةَ.

10 It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

١٠ وَمَا إِنِ انْتَهَى مِنْ تَقْدِيمِهَا حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ، فَخَرَجَ شَاوُلُ لِلِقَائِهِ لِيَتَلَقَّى بَرَكَتَهُ.

11 Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn’t come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash,

١١ فَسَأَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ شَاوُلُ: «رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ تَفَرَّقَ عَنِّي، وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَحْضُرْ فِي مَوْعِدِكَ، وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مُحْتَشِدُونَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ،

12 therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favour of the LORD.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”

١٢ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مُتَأَهِّبُونَ الآنَ لِلْهُجُومِ عَلَيَّ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ وَأَنَا لَمْ أَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ بَعْدُ طَلَباً لِعَوْنِهِ، فَوَجَدْتُ نَفْسِي مُرْغَماً عَلَى تَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ».

13 Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

١٣ فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «لَقَدْ تَصَرَّفْتَ بِحَمَاقَةٍ، فَأَنْتَ قَدْ عَصَيتَ وَصِيَّةَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ الَّتِي أَمَرَكَ بِها. وَلَوْ أَطَعْتَهُ لَثَبَّتَ مُلْكَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

14 But now your kingdom will not continue. The LORD has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and the LORD has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which the LORD commanded you.”

١٤ أَمَّا الآنَ، فَلأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُطِعْ مَا أَمَرَكَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ فَإِنَّ مُلْكَكَ لَنْ يَدُومَ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اخْتَارَ لِنَفْسِهِ رجُلاً حَسَبَ قَلْبِهِ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ رَئِيساً عَلَى شَعْبِهِ».

15 Samuel arose, and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

١٥ وَانْطَلَقَ صَمُوئِيلُ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ بِنْيَامِينَ. وَأَحْصَى شَاوُلُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ وَإذَا بِهِمْ نَحْوَ سِتِّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

16 Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

١٦ وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ وَابْنُهُ يُونَاثَانُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُمَا مِنَ الْجَيْشِ مُعَسْكِرِينَ فِي جِبْعِ بِنْيَامِينَ، أَمَّا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فَكَانُوا مُتَجَمِّعِينَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ.

17 The raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;

١٧ وَخَرَجَتْ ثَلاثُ فِرَقِ غُزَاةٍ مِنْ مُعَسْكَرِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ تَوَجَّهَتْ إِحْدَاهَا فِي طَرِيقِ عَفْرَةَ إِلَى أَرْضِ شُوعَالَ،

18 another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim towards the wilderness.

١٨ وَانْطَلَقَتِ الْفِرْقَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ. أَمَّا الْفِرْقَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ فَقَدِ اتَّجَهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ الْحُدُودِ الْمُشْرِفَةِ عَلَى وَادِي صَبُوعِيمَ نَحْوَ الصَّحْرَاءِ.

19 Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all Eretz-Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

١٩ وَلَمْ يَسْمَحِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ بِوُجُودِ حَدَّادِينَ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِئَلّا يَصْنَعَ الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ سُيُوفاً وَرِمَاحاً.

20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own ploughshare, mattock, axe, and sickle.

٢٠ فَكَانَ عَلَى الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ أَنْ يَلْجَأُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِيَسُنُّوا رُؤُوسَ مَحَارِيثِهِمْ وَمَنَاجِلَهُمْ وَفُؤُوسَهُمْ وَمَعَاوِلَهُمْ.

21 The price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, ploughshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.

٢١ فَكَانَتْ أُجْرَةُ سَنِّ الْمِحْرَاثِ وَالْمِنْجَلِ ثُلْثَيْ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوَ ثَمِانِيَةِ جِرَامَاتٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ) وَلِكُلِّ مُثَلَّثَاتِ الأَسْنَانِ وَالْفُؤُوسِ وَالْمَنَاخِسِ ثُلْثَ شَاقِلٍ (أَيْ أَرْبَعَةَ جِرَامَاتٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ).

22 So it came to pass in the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son had them.

٢٢ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَدَى جَمِيعِ الْجَيْشِ الْبَاقِي مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ فِي يَوْمِ الْحَرْبِ أَيُّ سَيْفٍ أَوْ رُمْحٍ، إلّا مَا كَانَ مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ ابْنِهِ.

23 The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

٢٣ وَمَضَتْ قُوَّةٌ مِنَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِتُعَسْكِرَ فِي مَمَرِّ مِخْمَاسَ.