1 S aul was forty years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

كَانَ شَاوُلُ فِي الثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ لَمَّا صارَ مَلِكاً. وَبَعْدَ مُرُورِ سَنَتَينِ عَلَى حُكْمِهِ،

2 S aul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

اخْتارَ ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ إسْرائِيلَ. فَكانَ ألفانِ مِنهُمْ مَعَهُ فِي مَدينَةِ مَخْماسَ وَفِي مِنْطَقَةِ بَيتِ إيلَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ. وَبَقِيَ ألفُ رَجُلٍ مَعَ يُوناثانَ فِي جِبْعَةَ فِي بَنْيامِيْنَ. وَصَرَفَ شاوُلُ بَقِيَّةَ الرِّجالِ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

3 A nd Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

فَهَزَمَ يُوناثانُ فِرقَةً مِنَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ فِي مُعَسكَرِهِمْ فِي جِبْعَ، وَسَمِعَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ بِهَذا. فَأمَرَ شاوُلُ بِأنْ تُنفُخَ الأبواقُ فِي كُلِّ أنحاءِ أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ، وَقالَ: «فَلْيَسْمَعِ الشَّعبُ العِبرانِيُّ بِما حَدَثَ.»

4 A nd all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

فَسَمِعَ جَميعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بِالخَبَرِ. وَقالُوا: «ضَرَبَ شاوُلُ مُعَسْكَرَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَالآنَ يُبغِضُ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بُغضاً شَدِيداً!» فَدُعِيَ الشَّعبُ إلَى الاجْتِماعِ مَعَ شاوُلَ فِي الجِلجالِ.

5 A nd the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.

وَاحتَشَدَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ لِمُقاتَلَةِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَخَيَّمَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ فِي مِخْماسَ شَرقِيَّ بَيتِ آوِنَ. وَكانَ مَعَهُمْ ثَلاثَةُ آلافِ مَركَبَةٍ وَسِتَّةُ آلافِ فارِسٍ. وَكانَ عَدَدُ الجُنُودِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ كَبِيراً كَرَملِ الشّاطِئِ.

6 W hen the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

فَأدْرَكَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ أنَّهُمْ فِي وَرطَةٍ. وَأحَسُّوا بِأنَّهُمْ وَقَعُوا فِي مِصيَدَةٍ. فَرَكَضُوا وَاختَبَأُوا فِي الكُهُوفِ وَشُقُوقِ الصُّخُورِ. اختَبَأُوا بَينَ الصُّخُورِ وَفِي الآبارِ، وَفِي حُفَرٍ فِي الأرْضِ.

7 N ow 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.

حَتَّى إنَّ بَعْضَ العِبرانِيِّينَ عَبَرَ نَهْرَ الأُردُنِّ إلَى أرْضِ جادَ وَجِلعادَ. وَكانَ شاوُلُ ما يَزالُ فِي الجِلجالِ. وَكانَ رِجالُ جَيشِهِ يَرتَعِدُونَ خَوفاً.

8 A nd he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

وَحَدَّدَ صَمُوئِيلُ مَوعِداً لِلِقاءِ شاوُلَ فِي الجِلجالِ. فانتَظَرَ شاوُلُ هُناكَ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ. لَكِنَّ صَمُوئِيلَ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ إلَى الجِلجالِ. وَبَدَأ بَعضُ رِجالِهِ يَترُكُونَهُ.

9 A nd Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

فَقالَ شاوُلُ: «أحْضِرُوا إلَيَّ ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً وَذَبائِحَ الشَّرِكَةِ.» فَقَدَّمَ شاوُلُ الذَّبِيحَةَ الصّاعِدَةَ.

10 A nd it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

وَما أنِ انتَهَى مِنْ تَقدِيمِها، حَتَّى وَصَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ، فَخَرَجَ شاوُلُ لِلِقائِهِ وَالتَرْحِيبِ بِهِ.

11 A nd Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

فَسَألَهُ صَمُوئِيلُ: «ما هَذا الَّذِي فَعَلْتَهُ؟» فَأجابَ شاوُلُ: «بَدَأ الجُنُودُ يَترُكُونَنِي. وَأنتَ تَأخَّرتَ عَنْ مَوعِدِكَ. وَكانَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ يَجمَعُونَ حُشُودَهُمْ فِي مَدينَةِ مِخماسَ.

12 t herefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.

فَقُلْتُ لِنَفسِي: ‹سَيَأْتِي الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ إلَى هُنا وَيُهاجِمُونَنِي فِي الجِلجالِ.› وَلَمْ أكُنْ بَعدُ قَدْ طَلَبتُ إلَى اللهِ أنْ يُعطِيَنِي عَوناً. فَلَمْ أجِدْ بَدِيلاً عَنْ تَقدِيمِ الذَّبيحَةِ بِنَفسِي.»

13 A nd Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

فَقالَ صَمُوئيلُ: «لَقَدْ عَمِلْتَ عَملاً أحْمَقَ! وَلَمْ تُطِعْ إلَهَكَ. فَلَوِ التَزَمْتَ بِوَصايا اللهِ ، لَجَعَلَكَ أنتَ وَأهلَ بَيتِكَ تَحكُمُونَ إسْرائِيلَ إلَى الأبَدِ.

14 B ut now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah hath sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.

أمّا الآنَ، فَلَنْ تَستَمِرَّ مَملَكَتُكَ. قَدْ فَتَّشَ اللهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَمَا يُرِيدُهُ قَلبُهُ، فَعَيَّنَهُ اللهُ حاكِماً عَلَى شَعبِهِ، لأنَّكَ لَمْ تَلتَزِمْ بِوَصِيَّةِ اللهِ.»

15 A nd Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

ثُمَّ قامَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَغادَرَ الجِلْجالَ. مَعرَكَةُ مِخماس وَغادَرَ شاوُلُ وَبَقِيَّةُ جَيشِهِ الجِلجالَ، وَذَهَبُوا إلَى جِبْعَةِ بَنْيامِيْنَ. وَأحصَى شاوُلُ الرِّجالَ الَّذِينَ بَقَوا مَعَهُ، فَكانُوا سِتَّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

16 A nd Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

وَذَهَبَ شاوُلُ وَابنُهُ يُوناثانُ، وَجُنُودُهُ إلَى جِبْعَ فِي بَنْيامِيْنَ. وَكانَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ مُعَسكِرِينَ فِي مِخماسَ.

17 A nd the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;

فَبَدَأ أفضَلُ جُنُودِهِمِ الهُجُومَ. وَانقَسَمَ الجَيشُ الفِلِسْطِيُّ إلَى ثَلاثِ فِرَقٍ. ذَهَبَتْ فِرقَةٌ شَمالاً فِي طَرِيقِ عَفرَةَ قُربَ شُوعالَ.

18 a nd another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

وَذَهَبَتِ الفِرقَةُ الثّانِيَةُ إلَى الطَّرِيقِ نَحوَ بَيتَ حُورُونَ. وَذَهَبَتِ المَجمُوعَةُ الثّالِثَةُ شَرقاً بِاتِّجاهِ الحُدُودِ المُشرِفَةِ عَلَى وادِي صَبُوعِيمَ نَحوَ الصَّحراءِ.

19 N ow there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ كُلِّها حَدّادٌ واحِدٌ. فَلَمْ يُعَلِّمْهُمُ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ لِأنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَشاءَوا أنْ يَصَنَعَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ سُيُوفاً وَرِماحاً.

20 b ut all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

وَعِندَما كانَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ يَحتاجُونَ أنْ يَشحَذُوا مَحارِيثَهُمْ أوْ مَجارِفَهُمْ أوْ فُؤُوسَهُمْ أوْ مَناجِلَهُمْ، كانُوا يُضطَرُّونَ إلَى اللُّجُوءِ إلَى الحَدّادِينَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.

21 y et they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

وَكانَتِ الأُجرَةُ ثُلُثَ مِثْقالٍ لِشَحذِ المَحارِيثِ وَالمَجارِفِ، وَسُدسَ مِثْقالٍ لِشَحذِ المَعاوِلِ وَالفُؤُوسِ وَالرُّؤُوسِ الحَدِيدِيَّةِ لِمِنْساسِ البَقَرِ.

22 S o it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

فَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَينَ يَدَيِّ أحَدٍ مِنْ جُنُودِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي يَومِ المَعرَكَةِ سُيُوفٌ أوْ رِماحٌ حَدِيدِيَّةٌ. لَكِنْ كانَ لَدَى شاوُلُ وَابنُهُ يُوناثانُ فَقَط أسلِحَةٌ كَهَذِهِ.

23 A nd the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.

وَكانَتْ مَجمُوعَةٌ مِنَ الجُنُودِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ تَحرُسُ مَعبَرَ الجَبَلِ فِي مِخماسَ.