1 A nd all the children of Israel went forth, and the assembly gathered together as one man, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.

فَخَرَجَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ دانَ إلَى بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ، بِما فِي ذَلِكَ أرْضُ جِلْعادَ. وَاجتَمَعُوا كُلُّهُمْ كَرَجُلٍ واحِدٍ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ فِي المِصْفاةِ.

2 A nd the heads of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the congregation of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

وَأخَذَ قادَةُ الشَّعبِ أماكِنَهُمْ فِي اجتِماعِ شَعبِ اللهِ، فَكانُوا أربَعَ مِئَةِ ألْفِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ المُشاةِ حامِلِي السُّيُوفِ.

3 A nd the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. And the children of Israel said, Tell, how was this wickedness?

وَسَمِعَ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّونَ أنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ قَدْ ذَهَبُوا إلَى المِصْفاةِ، وَقالَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ لِلاوِي: «أخبِرْنا كَيفَ حَدَثَ هَذا الأمرُ الشِّرِّيرُ؟»

4 T hen the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came to Gibeah that to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

فَأجابَ الَّلاوِي زَوجُ المَرأةِ المَقتُولَةِ: «جِئْتُ إلَى جِبعَةَ الَّتِي تَخُصُّ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ مَعَ جارِيَتِي لِنَبِيتَ هُناكَ،

5 A nd the citizens of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house because of me, by night; they thought to slay me, and my concubine have they humbled so that she died.

فَقامَ سَادَةُ جِبْعَةَ عَلَينا، وَأحاطُوا البَيتَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ بِسَبَبِي. أرادُوا أنْ يَقْتُلُونِي. وَاغتَصَبُوا جارِيَتِي فَماتَتْ.

6 T hen I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and villany in Israel.

فَأخَذْتُ جارِيَتِي، وَقَطَّعْتُها قِطَعاً، وَأرسَلْتُها فِي كُلِّ أنحاءِ أراضِي بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، لِأنَّهُمُ ارتَكَبُوا هَذا العَمَلَ الشِّرِّيرَ المَخزِي وَالأخرَقَ.

7 B ehold, all ye, children of Israel, deliberate and give here counsel.

فَالآنَ يا كُلَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، ماذا تَرَونَ؟»

8 A nd all the people rose up as one man, saying, We will not any one go to his tent, neither will we any one turn into his house.

فَقامَ كُلُّ الشَّعبِ كَرَجُلٍ واحِدٍ وَقالُوا: «لَنْ يَذْهَبَ أحَدٌ مِنّا إلَى خَيمَتِهِ، وَلَنْ يَعُودَ أحَدٌ إلَى بَيتِهِ.

9 B ut now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: by lot against it;

أمّا الآنَ، فَهَذا هُوَ ما سَنَفعَلُهُ بِجِبْعَةَ، سَنُلْقِي قُرعَةً لِنَعرِفَ ما سَنَفعَلُهُ بِها.

10 a nd we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the villany that they have wrought in Israel.

سَنَختارُ عَشْرَةً مِنْ كُلِّ مِئِةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ كُلِّ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ. سَنَختارُ مِئَةً مِنْ كُلِّ ألفِ رَجُلٍ. ألفاً مِنْ كُلِّ عَشْرَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ. وَسَتَكُونُ مَهَمَّةُ هَؤُلاءِ أنْ يَجلِبُوا المُؤَنَ لِلجَيشِ. وَبِهَذا يَستَطِيعُ الجَيشُ أنْ يَنتَقِمَ مِنْ جِبْعَةَ بِسَبَبِ العَمَلِ المُخزِي الَّذِي ارتَكَبُوهُ وَسَطَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.»

11 A nd all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

فَاحْتَشَدَ كُلُّ رِجالِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ ضِدَّ المَدِينَةِ، مُتَّحِدِينَ كَرَجُلٍ واحِدٍ.

12 A nd the tribes of Israel sent men to all the families of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that has been done among you?

وَأرسَلَتْ قَبائِلُ إسْرائِيلَ رِجالاً إلَى جَمِيعِ عَشائِرِ بَنْيامِيْنَ وَقالُوا لَهُمْ: «ما هَذا الأمرُ الشِّرِّيرُ الَّذِي ارْتُكِبَ بَينَكُمْ؟

13 A nd now give up the men, the sons of Belial, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.

وَالآنَ سَلِّمُونا هَؤلاءِ الرِّجالَ الأشْرارَ لِكَي نَقتُلَهُمْ، وَنُطَهِّرَ إسْرائِيلَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ.» لَكِنَّ البَنْيامِيْنِيِّينَ لَمْ يَشاءُوا أنْ يَستَجِيبُوا لِطَلَبِ أقرِبائِهِمْ، بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

14 A nd the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities of Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

فَخَرَجَ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّونَ مِنَ المُدُنِ، وَاحتَشَدُوا فِي جِبْعَةَ لِكَي يَخرُجُوا لِلحَرْبِ ضِدَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

15 A nd the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities, twenty-six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

فَحَشَدَ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّونَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ سِتَّةً وَعِشْرِينَ ألفَ جُندِيٍّ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ السُّيُوفِ. فَضلاً عَنْ سَبعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مُدَرَّبٍ مِنْ أهلِ جِبعَةَ.

16 A mong all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; all these slang stones at a hair, and missed not.

كَما كانَ هُناكَ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ رَجُلٍ مُدَرَّبِينَ عَلَى اسْتِخدامِ يَدِهِمِ اليُسْرَى فِي القِتالِ، باسْتِطاعَةِ الواحِدِ مِنْهُمْ أنْ يَقذِفَ حَجَراً بِمِقلاعٍ عَلَى شَعْرَةٍ فَيُصِيبَها!

17 A nd the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

وَحَشَدَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ، دُونَ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ، أربَعَ مِئَةِ ألفِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ السُّيُوفِ. وَهُمْ جَمِيعاً مُحارِبُونَ مُدَرَّبُونَ.

18 A nd the children of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah first.

فَاسْتَعَدُّوا وَذَهَبُوا إلَى بَيتِ إيلَ. وَسَألَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ اللهَ: «مَنْ تُرِيدُ أنْ يَذْهَبَ مِنّا أوَّلاً لِلمَعرَكَةِ مَعَ البَنْيامِيْنِيِّينَ؟» فَقالَ اللهُ: «لِيَذْهَبْ بَنُو يَهُوذا أوَّلاً.»

19 A nd the children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.

فَقامَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ فِي الصَّباحِ وَخَيَّمُوا قُرْبَ جِبْعَةَ.

20 A nd the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

وَخَرَجَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ لِلمَعرَكَةِ ضِدَّ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ، وَاصْطَفَّ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ لِلمَعرَكَةِ مَعَهُمْ عِندَ جِبَعَةَ.

21 A nd the children of Benjamin went forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty-two thousand men.

وَخَرَجَ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّونَ مِنْ جِبْعَةَ، وَقَتَلُوا فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ اثْنَينِ وَعِشْرِينَ ألفَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي مَيدانِ المَعرَكَةِ.

22 A nd the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and set the battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

فَاسْتَجمَعَ رِجالُ إسْرائِيلَ شَجاعَتَهُمْ، وَاصْطَفُّوا مَرَّةً أُخْرَى لِلمَعرَكَةِ فِي المَكانِ نَفسِهِ الَّذِي اصطَفُّوا فِيهِ فِي اليَومِ الأوَّلِ.

23 A nd the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even, and inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

وَكانَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ قَدْ ذَهَبُوا وَبَكُوا فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ حَتَّى المَساءِ، وَسَألُوا اللهَ: «هَلْ نَتَقَدَّمُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى لِلمَعرَكَةِ مَعَ أقرِبائِنا، بَنِي بَنْيامِينَ؟» فَقالَ اللهُ: «تَقَدَّمُوا.»

24 A nd the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

فَتَقَدَّمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ نَحْوَ بَنِي بَنْيامِينَ فِي اليَومِ الثّانِي.

25 A nd Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and again destroyed to the ground of the children of Israel eighteen thousand men: all these drew the sword.

وَخَرَجَ بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ لِلِقائِهِمْ فِي جِبْعَةَ فِي اليَوْمِ الثّانِي، فَقَتَلُوا أيضاً ثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ألفِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ السُّيُوفِ، فِي مَيدانِ المَعرَكَةِ.

26 T hen all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up and came to Bethel, and wept, and abode there before Jehovah, and fasted that day until even, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

فَخَرَجَ جَميعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، أيِ الجَيشُ كُلُّهُ، وَوَصَلُوا إلَى بَيتِ إيلَ. وَبَكُوا، وَجَلَسُوا هُناكَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ. وَصامُوا فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ حَتَّى المَساءِ. ثُمَّ قَدَّمُوا ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً، وَذَبائِحَ سَلامٍ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

27 A nd the children of Israel inquired of Jehovah (and the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

وَسألَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ اللهِ – وَكانَ صُنْدُوقُ عَهْدِ اللهِ هُناكَ فِي تِلْكَ الأيّامِ،

28 a nd Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And Jehovah said, Go up; for to-morrow I will give them into thy hand.

وَكانَ فِينْحاسُ بْنُ ألِعازَرَ بْنِ هارُونَ يَخدِمُ كاهِناً أمامَ صُنْدُوقِ العَهدِ فِي تِلْكَ الأيّامِ – فَسَألُوا اللهَ: «هَلْ نَخرُجُ ثانِيَةً لِنُقاتِلَ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ، أمْ نَتَوَقَّفُ؟» فَقالَ اللهُ: «اصعَدُوا، فَغَداً سَأُعِينُكُمْ عَلَى هَزِيمَتِهِمْ.»

29 A nd Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.

فَوَضَعَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ رِجالاً يَكمُنُونُ حَولَ جِبْعَةَ.

30 A nd the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at the other times.

ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ ضِدَّ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ فِي اليَوْمِ الثّالِثِ، وَاصْطَفُّوا ضِدَّ جِبْعَةَ كَما فِي السّابِقِ.

31 A nd the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city, and began to smite of the people, slaying as at the former times, in the highways, of which one leads to Bethel and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

وَلَمّا خَرَجَ بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ لِلِقاءِ قُوّاتِ إسْرائِيلَ، تَمَّ اسْتِدْراجُهُمْ بَعِيداً عَنِ المَدِينَةِ. وَبَدَأُوا يُهاجِمُونَ وَيَقتُلُونَ بَعضَ الرِّجالِ مِنَ الجَيشِ عَلَى الطَّرِيقَينِ الرَّئيسَينِ كَما فَعَلُوا فِي السّابِقِ. وَكانَ أحَدُ الطَّريقَينِ يُؤدّي إلَى بَيتِ إيلَ، وَالآخَرُ إلَى جِبْعَةَ. وَكانُوا يُهاجِمُونَ أيضاً فِي العَراءِ، فَقَتَلُوا نَحْوَ ثَلاثِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

32 A nd the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. And the children of Israel said, Let us flee, that we may draw them from the city to the highways.

فَفَكَّرَ بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ فِي أنفُسِهِمْ: «إنَّ الغَلَبَةَ لَنا كَالسّابِقِ.» لَكِنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ قالُوا: «لِنَتَراجَعْ وَنَستَدْرِجْهُمْ بَعِيداً عَنْ المَدِينَةِ نَحوَ الطُّرُقاتِ.»

33 A nd all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-Tamar; and the ambush of Israel rushed forth out of their place, out of the meadows of Geba.

ثُمَّ قامَ كُلُّ مُقاتِلٍ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ مَوقِعِهِ، وَاصْطَفُّوا لِلقِتالِ عِندَ بَعلِ ثامارَ. وَانطَلَقَتِ الكَمائِنُ بِقُوَّةٍ مِنْ مَوقِعِها بِجِوارِ جِبْعَةَ.

34 A nd there came from opposite Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they knew not that disaster was coming upon them.

وَهَجَمَ هَؤُلاءِ عَلَى جِبْعَةَ. وَكانُوا عَشْرَةَ آلافٍ مِنَ الجُنُودِ المُنتَخَبِينَ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَدارَتْ مَعرَكَةٌ حامِيَةٌ. غَيرَ أنَّ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يُدرِكُونَ أنَّ الكارِثَةَ قَدْ أدرَكَتْهُمْ.

35 A nd Jehovah smote Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjaminites that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men: all these drew the sword.

فَهَزَمَ اللهُ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ أمامَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَقَضَى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى خَمسَةٍ وَعِشرِينَ ألفاً وَمِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ. وَكُلُّهُمْ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ السُّيُوفِ.

36 A nd the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten.—And the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted to the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.

حِينَئِذٍ، أدرَكَ بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ أنَّهُمْ هُزِمُوا. وَأفسَحَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مَجالاً لِبَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ لِيَخْرُجُوا. لأنَّ بَنِي إسْرائيلَ كانُوا يَعْتَمِدُونَ عَلَى القُوّاتِ الكامِنَةِ الَّتِي تَمَرْكَزَتْ ضِدَّ جِبعَةَ.

37 A nd the ambush hasted, and fell upon Gibeah; and the ambush drew along, and smote the whole city with the edge of the sword.

فاندَفَعَتْ قُوّاتُ الكَمائِنِ إلَى جِبْعَةَ. وَانتَشَرَتِ القُوّاتُ الكامِنَةُ. وَقَتَلُوا بِسُيُوفِهِمْ كُلَّ مَنْ فِي المَدِينَةِ.

38 N ow there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambush, that they should make a thick column of smoke rise up out of the city.

وَقَضَى اتِّفاقُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مَعَ الكَمِينِ الرَّئِيسيِّ بِأنْ يُصعِدُوا إشارَةَ دُخانٍ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ.

39 A nd when the men of Israel turned back in the battle, Benjamin began to smite, slaying of the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they are quite routed before us as in the first battle.

وَبَعْدَ هَذا تَدخُلُ بَقِيَّةُ قُوّاتِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ المَعرَكَةَ. كانَ بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ البادِئِينَ بِالهُجُومِ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَقَتَلُوا مِنْهُمْ نَحْوَ ثَلاثِينَ رَجُلاً، وَفَكَّرُوا بِالفِعلِ: «إنَّنا نَهزِمُهُمْ هَزِيمَةً مُنكَرَةً، كَما حَدَثَ فِي المَعرَكَةِ الأُولَى!»

40 A nd when the burning began to rise up out of the city as a pillar of smoke, Benjamin looked behind, and behold, the whole city ascended to the heavens.

لَكِنْ بَدَأتِ الإشارَةُ، أي عَمُودُ الدُّخانِ، تَرتَفِعُ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ. وَلَمّا نَظَرَ بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ وَراءَهُمْ، رَأَوْا المَدِينَةَ كُلَّها تَتَصاعَدُ دُخاناً نَحوَ السَّماءِ!

41 T hen the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin were amazed, for they saw that disaster was come upon them.

فَاسْتَدارَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ، وَذُعِرَ بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ، لِأنَّهُمْ أدرَكُوا أنَّ كارِثَةً قَدْ حَلَّتْ بِهِمْ.

42 A nd they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in their midst.

وَابتَعَدُوا عَنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مُتَّجِهِينَ نَحوَ البَرِّيَّةِ، لَكِنَّ القِتالَ أدرَكَهُمْ هُناكَ، وَكانَ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِنَ المَدِينَةِ يَقضُونَ عَلَيهِمْ هُناكَ فِي الوَسَطِ.

43 T hey encompassed the Benjaminites, chased them, trode them down at the resting-place over against Gibeah toward the sun-rising.

وَحاصَرُوا بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ، وَطارَدُوهُمْ مِنْ نُوحَةَ، وَسَحَقُوهُمْ تَماماً حَتَّى مَكانٍ إلَى الشِّرْقِ مِنْ جِبْعَةَ.

44 A nd there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these, men of valour.

فَقُتِلَ ثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ألفاً، كُلُّهُمْ مِنَ المُحارِبِينَ الشُّجعانِ.

45 A nd they turned and fled towards the wilderness to the cliff of Rimmon, and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them to Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

وَلَمّا انعَطَفُوا وَهَرَبُوا إلَى البَرِّيَّةِ، إلَى صَخرَةِ رِمُّونَ، قَتَلُوهُمْ واحِداً واحِداً عَلَى الطُّرُقاتِ الرَّئِيسِيَّةِ. وَطارَدُوهُمْ حَتَّى جِدْعُومَ، فَقَتَلُوا عِشْرِينَ ألفاً مِنْهُمْ هُناكَ.

46 S o that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword: all these, men of valour.

فَكانَ كُلُّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ خَمسَةً وَعِشْرِينَ ألفَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ السُّيُوفِ، كُلُّهُمْ مُحارِبُونَ شُجعانٌ.

47 A nd six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness to the cliff of Rimmon, and abode at the cliff of Rimmon four months.

لَكِنَّ سِتَّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ دارُوا وَهَرَبُوا إلَى البَرِّيَّةِ، إلَى صَخرَةِ رِمُّونَ. وَبَقُوا هُناكَ مُدَّةَ أربَعِ أشهُرٍ.

48 A nd the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of city as the cattle, and all that was found; even all the cities that were found did they set on fire.

فَعادَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ لِلهُجُومِ عَلَى بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ، وَقَتَلُوهُمْ بِسُيُوفِهِمْ. قَتَلُوا فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ كُلَّ ما وَجَدُوهُ مِنْ بَشَرٍ وَمِن حَيواناتٍ. وَأحْرَقُوا جَميعَ المُدُنِ الَّتِي مَرُّوا بِها.