1 A nd it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

وَلَمّا شاخَ صَمُوئِيلُ، عَيَّنَ ابنَيهِ قاضِيَينِ لإسْرائِيلَ.

2 N ow the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

وَكانَ اسْمُ ابنِهِ الأوَّلِ يُوئِيلَ، وَالثّانِي أبِيّا. وَكانَ يُوئِيلُ وَأبِيّا قاضِيَينِ فِي بِئرِ السَّبعِ.

3 A nd his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

لَكِنَّ ابنَي صَمُوئِيلَ لَمْ يَعِيشا باستِقامَةٍ مِثلَ أبِيهِما، بَلِ انْحَرَفا وَراءَ رِبْحِ المالِ بِالرَّشاوِي وَظُلْمِ النَّاسِ.

4 T hen all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;

فاجتَمَعَ كُلُّ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ مَعاً، وَذَهَبُوا إلَى الرّامَةِ لِلِقاءِ صَمُوئِيلَ.

5 a nd they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

وَقالُوا لَهُ: «أنْتَ شِخْتَ، وَابْناكَ لا يَعِيشانِ حَياةً مُستَقِيمَةً مِثلَكَ، وَالآنَ عَيِّنْ مَلِكاً لِيَحكُمْ عَلَينا كَما هُوَ الحالُ عِندَ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى.»

6 B ut the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.

طَلَبَ الشُّيُوخُ مَلِكاً، فَاسْتاءَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَصَلَّى إلَى اللهِ.

7 A nd Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

فَأجابَ اللهُ صَمُوئِيلَ: «افعَلْ ما طَلَبَهُ الشَّعبُ مِنكَ. إنَّهُمْ لا يَرفُضُونَكَ أنتَ، بَلْ يَرفُضُونَنِي أنا. إذْ لا يُرِيدُونَنِي أنْ أكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَيهِمْ.

8 A ccording to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

وَهُمْ يَفعَلُونَ ما فَعَلُوهُ عَلَى الدَّوامِ. فَبَعدَ أنْ أخْرَجتُهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ قَدِيماً، تَرَكُونِي وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى. وَهُمْ يَعمَلُونَ الأمْرَ نَفسَهُ بِكَ.

9 N ow therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى الشَّعبِ، وَافعَلْ ما يَقُولُونَهُ. لَكِنْ حَذِّرْهُمْ. وَأخبِرهُمْ بِما يُمكِنُ أنْ يَفعَلَهُ المَلِكُ بِهِمْ. وَاشرَحْ لَهُمْ كَيفَ يُمكِنُ للِمَلِكِ أنْ يَحكُمَ شَعباً.»

10 A nd Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.

طَلَبَ هَؤُلاءِ مَلِكاً. فَأخبَرَهُمْ صَمُوئِيلُ كُلَّ ما قالَهُ اللهُ.

11 A nd he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

قالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «إنْ حَكَمَكُمْ مَلِكٌ، فَهَذا ما سَيَفعَلُهُ: سَيَأخُذُ أولادَكُمْ لَيَقُودُوا مَركَباتِهِ وَيَصِيرُوا فُرْساناً فِي جَيشِهِ وَيَركُضُوا أمامَ عَرَبَتِهِ.

12 a nd he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

«سَيُجْبِرُ المَلِكُ أولادَكُمْ عَلَى دُخُولِ جَيشِهِ. هُوَ سَيَختارُ مَنْ سَيَكُونُونَ قادَةَ أُلُوفٍ أوْ قادَةَ خَماسِينَ. سَيُجبِرُ المَلِكُ بَنِيكُمْ على العَمَلِ فِي حِراثَةِ حُقولِهِ وَجَمْعِ حَصادِهِ وَصُنْعِ أسلِحَةٍ وَأدَواتٍ لِمَركَباتِهِ.

13 A nd he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

«سَيَأخُذُ المَلِكُ بَناتَكُمْ لِيَعمَلْنَ صانِعاتِ عُطُورٍ وَطَبّاخاتٍ وَخَبّازاتٍ.

14 A nd he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

«سَيَأخُذُ المَلِكُ أفْضَلَ حُقُولِكُمْ وَكُرُومِكُمْ وَبَساتِينِ زَيتُونِكُمْ. سَيَنتَزِعُها مِنكُمْ وَيُعطِيها لِضُبّاطِهِ وَمَسؤُولِيهِ.

15 A nd he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

وَسَيَأخُذُ عُشْرَ مَزرُوعاتِكُمْ وَعِنَبِكُمْ وَسَيُعطِيها لِضُبّاطِهِ وَمَسؤُولِيهِ.

16 A nd he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

«سَيَأخُذُ المَلِكُ خَدَمَكُمْ وَخادِماتِكُمْ. وَسَيَأخُذُ خِيارَ بَقَرِكُمْ وَحَمِيرِكُمْ. وَسَيَستَعمِلُها كُلَّها لِشُغلِهِ الخاصِّ.

17 H e will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.

وَسَيَأخُذُ عُشْرَ مَواشِيكُمْ. وَسَتَصِيرُونَ أنتُمْ أنفُسُكُمْ عَبِيداً لِلمَلِكِ.

18 A nd ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَصرُخُونَ ضِيقاً مِنَ المَلِكِ الَّذِي اختَرتُمُوهُ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ لَنْ يَستَجِيبَ لَكُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ.»

19 B ut the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

لَكِنَّ الشَّعبَ رَفَضُوا أنْ يُصغُوا إلَى صَمُوئِيلَ. وَقالُوا: «لا، بَلْ نُرِيدُ أنْ يَحكُمَنا مَلِكٌ.

20 t hat we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

حِينَئِذِ سَنَكُونُ مِثلَ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى، فَيَقُودُنا مَلِكٌ وَيُحارِبُ حُرُوبَنا.»

21 A nd Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.

فَسَمِعَ صَمُوئِيلُ ما قالَهُ الشَّعبُ، وَتَكَلَّمْ بِهِ عَلَى مَسامِعِ اللهِ.

22 A nd Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

فَأجابَ اللهُ: «اسمَعْ لَهُمْ وَنَصِّبْ عَلَيهِمْ مَلِكاً.» فَقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ: «سَيَكُونُ لَكُمْ مَلِكٌ. فاذهَبُوا الآنَ إلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ.»