1 و َذَهَبَ أبِيمالِكُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلُ إلَى شَكيمَ، إلَى أخوالِهِ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ وَلِكُلِّ القَبِيلَةِ الَّتِي تَنْتَمِي إلَيها أُمُّهُ:

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

2 « اسألِي كُلَّ سَادَةِ شَكيمَ: ‹أيُّهُما أفضَلُ لَكُمْ: أنْ يَحكُمَكُمْ أبناءُ يَرُبَّعَلَ السَّبعُونَ، أمْ أنْ يَحكُمَكُمْ رَجُلٌ واحِدٌ؟› وَتَذَكَّرُوا أنَّنِي مِنْ لَحمِكُمْ وَدَمِكُمْ.»

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

3 ف َنَقَلَ أخوالُهُ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ نِيابَةً عَنْهُ إلَى سَادَةِ شَكيمَ، فَقَرَّرُوا أنْ يَتبَعُوا أبِيمالِكَ، إذْ قالُوا: «إنَّهُ قَرِيبُنا.»

And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

4 و َأعطُوهُ سَبعِينَ قِطعَةً فِضِّيَّةً مِنْ هَيكَلِ بَعلِ بَرِيثَ. فَاسْتَأْجَرَ أبِيمالِكُ بِها رِجالاً أدْنِياءَ، فَتَبِعُوهُ.

And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

5 و َذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِ أبِيهِ فِي عَفْرَةَ، وَقَتَلَ إخْوَتَهُ أبناءَ يَرُبَّعَلَ السَّبْعِينَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ واحِدٍ. أمّا يُوثامُ، الابْنُ الأصْغَرُ لِيَرُبَّعَلَ، فَقَدِ اخْتَبَأ فَنَجا.

And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

6 ح ِينَئِذٍ، اجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ سَادَةِ شَكيمَ وَكُلُّ سُكّانِ مِلُّو وَبايَعُوا أبِيمالِكَ مَلِكاً عِندَ بَلُّوطَةِ العَمُودِ فِي شَكيمَ. قِصَّةُ يُوثام

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

7 و َعِندَما عَلِمَ يُوثامُ بِهَذا، ذَهَبَ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى جَبَلِ جِرِزِّيمَ، وَصَرَخَ بِصَوتٍ مُرتَفِعٍ: «استَمِعُوا إلَيَّ يا سَادَةَ شَكيمَ، وَلْيَستَمِعِ اللهُ إلَى جَوابِكُمْ.

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

8 « ذَهَبَتِ الأشْجارُ لِتَختارَ لَها مَلِكاً، فَقالُوا لِشَجَرَةِ الزَّيتُونِ: ‹كُونِي مَلِكَةً عَلَينا.›

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

9 « فَقالَتْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّيتُونِ لِلأشجارِ: ‹أَأُوقِفُ إنْتاجَ زَيتِيَ الغَنِيَّ الَّذِي تُكَرَّمُ بِهِ الآلِهَةُ وَالبَشَرُ لِكَي أملُكَ عَلَى الأشْجارِ؟›

But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

10 « فَذَهَبَتِ الأشجارُ إلَى التِّينَةِ وَقالَتْ: ‹تَعالَي وَكُونِي مَلِكَةً عَلَينا.›

And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

11 « لَكِنَّ التِّينَةَ قالَتْ لِلأشجارِ: ‹أَأُوقِفُ إنْتاجَ ثَمَرِي الجَيِّدَ الحُلْوَ لِكَي أملُكَ عَلَى الأشجارِ؟›

But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

12 « فَقالَتِ الأشجارُ لِلكَرْمَةِ: ‹تَعالَي أنتِ وَكُونِي مَلِكَةً عَلَينا.›

Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

13 « لَكِنَّ الكَرمَةَ قالَتْ لِلأشجارِ: ‹أَأُوقِفُ إنْتاجَ خَمرِيَ الَّذِي يُفرِحُ الآلِهَةَ وَالبَشَرَ لِكَي أملُكَ عَلَى الأشجارِ؟›

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

14 « فَقالَتْ كُلُّ الأشجارِ لِلشَجَرَةِ الشّائِكَةِ: ‹تَعالَي أنتِ وَكُونِي مَلِكَةً عَلَينا.›

Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

15 « فَقالَتِ الشَّجَرَةُ الشّائِكَةُ لِلأشجارِ: ‹إنْ كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ حَقّاً أنْ أكُونَ مَلِكَةً عَلَيكُنَّ، فَهَيّا وَاحتَمِينَ فِي ظِلِّي، وَإلّا، فَلتَخرُجْ نارٌ مِنِّي وَلتَلتَهِمْ أرزَ لُبنانَ.›

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

16 « وَالآنَ، هَلْ تَصَرَّفتُمْ بِإخلاصٍ كامِلٍ عِندَما جَعَلْتُمْ أبِيمالِكَ مَلِكاً؟ وَهَلْ تَعامَلْتُمْ بِإنصافٍ مَعَ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَعائِلَتِهِ؟ وَهَلْ عامَلْتُمُوهُ كَما تَستَحِقُّ أعمالُهُ؟

Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

17 إ ذْ تَذكُرُونَ أنَّ أبِي قاتَلَ مِنْ أجلِكُمْ، مُخاطِراً بِحَياتِهِ، وَقَدْ أنقَذَكُمْ مِنْ سَيطَرَةِ المِديانِيِّينَ.

(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

18 ل َكِنَّكُمْ ثُرْتُمْ عَلَى عائِلَةِ أبِي اليَومَ، وَقَتَلْتُمْ أبناءَهُ، سَبعِينَ رَجُلاً، عَلَى حَجَرٍ واحِدٍ، وَجَعَلْتُمْ أبِيمالِكَ، ابْنَ جارِيَتِهِ، مَلِكاً عَلَى سَادَةِ شَكيمَ لِأنَّهُ قَرِيبُكُمْ.

And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

19 ف َإنْ كُنتُمْ تَصَرَّفتُمْ بِإخلاصٍ كامِلٍ مَعَ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَعائِلَتِهِ اليَومَ، فافرَحُوا بِأبِيمالِكَ، وَليَفرَحْ هُوَ أيضاً بِكُمْ.

If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

20 و َإلّا، لِتَخرُجْ نارٌ مِنْ أبِيمالِكَ وَتَحرِقْ سَادَةَ شَكيمَ وَسَكّانَ القَلْعَةِ. وَلْتَخرُجْ نارٌ مِنْ سَادَةِ شَكيمَ وَمِنْ سَكّانِ القَلْعَةِ، وَلْتَحرِقْ أبِيمالِكَ.»

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

21 ث ُمَّ رَكَضَ يُوثامُ هارِباً، وَذَهَبَ إلَى بِئْرَ. وَبَقِيَ هُناكَ لِأنَّهُ كانَ خائِفاً مِنْ أخِيهِ أبِيمالِكَ. أبِيمالِكُ يُقاتِلُ شَكيم

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

22 و َحَكَمَ أبِيمالِكُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مُدَّةَ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ.

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

23 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ أرْسَلَ رُوحَ عَداوَةٍ بَينَ أبِيمالِكَ وَسَادَةِ شَكيمَ، فَتَمَرَّدَ سَادَةُ شَكيمَ عَلَى ابِيمالِكَ.

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

24 ح َدَثَ هَذا لِكَي يَجعَلَ اللهُ أبِيمالِكَ يَدفَعُ ثَمَنَ عُنفِهِ مَعَ أبناءِ يَرُبَّعَلَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ، وَلِكَي يَدفَعَ سَادَةُ شَكيمَ ثَمَنَ تَشجِيعِهِمْ لَهُ عَلَى قَتلِ إخْوَتِهِ.

That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

25 ف َكَمَنَ سَادَةُ شَكيمَ لَهُ عَلَى قِمَمِ الجِبالِ. وَكانُوا يَسلُبُونَ كَلَّ مَنْ يَمُرُّ بِهِمْ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. فَوَصَلَتْ هَذِهِ الأخبارُ إلَى أبِيمالِكَ.

And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

26 و َعِندَما انتَقَلَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عابِدٍ مَعَ إخْوَتِهِ إلَى شَكيمَ، وَثِقَ بِهِ سَادَةُ شَكيمَ.

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

27 و َخَرَجُوا إلَى الحُقُولِ، وَقَطَفُوا العِنَبَ مِنْ كُرُومِهِمْ، وَعَصَرُوهُ فِي المِعْصَرَةِ، وَاحْتَفَلُوا فِي هَيْكَلِ إلَهِهِمْ، وَأكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَهَزِئُوا بِأبِيْمالِكَ.

And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

28 و َقالَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عابِدٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ أبِيْمالِكُ، حَتَّى نَخْدِمَهُ نَحْنُ أهلَ شَكيمَ؟ ألَيْسَ هُوَ ابْنُ يَرُبَّعلَ، أوَلَيْسَ زَبُولُ هُوَ المَسؤُولُ عِنْدَهُ؟ اخدِمُوا رِجالَ حَمُورَ، أبِي شَكيمَ. فَلِماذا نَخدِمُ أبِيْمالِكَ؟

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

29 ل َيتَ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسَ تَحتَ إمرَتِي، فَأُزِيلَ أبِيمالِكَ. كُنْتُ سَأقُولُ لَهُ: ‹جَهِّزْ جَيشَكَ وَاخرُجْ لِلْقِتالِ.›»

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

30 ف َسَمِعَ زَبُولُ حاكِمُ المَدِينَةِ كَلامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عابِدٍ هَذا، فَاشتَعَلَ غَضَبُهُ.

And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

31 و َأرسَلَ رُسُلاً إلَى أبِيمالِكَ فِي مَدِينَةِ أرُومَةَ، بِهَذِهِ الرِّسالَةِ: «ها قَدْ جاءَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عابِدٍ إلَى شَكيمَ، وَهُمْ يُثيرُونَ المَدِينَةَ ضِدَّكَ.

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

32 ف َالآنَ، قُمْ أثْناءَ اللَّيلِ، أنْتَ وَجَماعَتُكَ، وَاكْمُنُوا فِي الحُقُولِ.

Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

33 ث ُمَّ فِي الصَّباحِ، عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ الشَّمسِ، تَتَحَرَّكُ وَتَندَفِعُ وَتُهاجِمُ المَدِيْنَةَ، وَعِنْدَما يَخْرُجُ هُوَ وَالقُوّاتُ الَّتي مَعَهُ لِلهُجُومِ عَلَيكَ، افْعَلْ بِهِمْ ما شِئْتَ.»

And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

34 ف َقامَ أبِيْمالِكُ وَجَماعَتُهُ لَيلاً، وَكَمُنُوا لِقُوّاتِ شَكيمَ فِي أربَعِ مَجْمُوعاتٍ.

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

35 ث ُمَّ خَرَجَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عابِدٍ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَدْخَلِ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ. حِينَئِذٍ، قامَ أبِيمالِكُ وَجَماعَتُهُ مِنْ مَكانِهِمْ.

And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

36 ف َلَمّا رَأى جَعَلٌ القُوّاتَ قالَ لِزَبُولَ: «ها هُمْ رِجالٌ يَنزِلُونَ مَنْ قِمَمِ التِّلالِ.» فَقالَ لَهُ زَبُولُ: «أنتَ تَرَى ظِلالَ التِّلالِ فَتَحْسَبُها رِجالاً!»

And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

37 ف َتَكَلَّمَ جَعَلُ ثانِيَةً وَقالَ: «ها يَنزِلُونَ مِنْ قِمَّةِ الأرْضِ. وَها جَماعَةٌ قادِمَةٌ مِنْ بَلُّوطَةِ العَرّافِينَ.»

And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

38 ف َقالَ لَهُ زَبُولُ: «فَأينَ إذاً فَمُكَ الجَسُورُ الَّذِي قالَ: ‹مَنْ هُوَ أبِيمالِكَ لِكَي نَخدِمَهُ؟› ألَيسَتْ هَذِهِ هِيَ القُوّاتُ الَّتِي هَزِئْتَ بِها؟ فاذْهَبِ الآنَ وَقاتِلْهُمْ.»

Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

39 ف َخَرَجَ جَعَلُ فِي مُقَدِّمَةِ سَادَةِ شَكيمَ، وَقاتَلَ أبِيمالِكَ،

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

40 ف َطارَدَهُ أبِيمالِكُ. وَهَرَبَ جَعَلُ أمامَهُ عائِداً إلَى المَدينَةِ. وَسَقَطَ كَثِيرُونَ قَتلَى عَلَى طُولِ الطَّرِيقِ إلَى بَوّاباتِ المَدِينَةِ.

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

41 ف َعَسْكَرَ أبِيمالِكُ عَلَى أرُومَةَ، وَمَنَعَ زَبُولُ جَعَلَ وَإخوَتَهُ مِنَ العَودَةِ إلَى شَكيمَ.

And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

42 و َفِي اليَومِ التّالِي خَرَجَ الشَّعبُ إلَى الحُقُولِ، فَوَصَلَ خَبَرُ ذَلِكَ إلَى أبِيمالِكَ.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

43 ف َأخَذَ جَماعَتَهُ وَقَسَّمَهُمْ إلَى ثَلاثِ مَجمُوعاتٍ، وَكَمُنَ فِي الحُقُولِ. وَلَمّا نَظَرَ وَرَأى الشَّعبَ خارِجاً مِنَ المَدِينَةِ، قامَ وَهاجَمَهُمْ.

And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

44 ا ندَفَعَ أبِيمالِكُ وَجَماعَتُهُ إلَى الأمامِ، وَوَقَفُوا عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ المَدِينَةِ، وَاندَفَعَتِ المَجمُوعَتانِ الأُخرَيانِ نَحوَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا فِي الحُقُولِ وَهاجَمَتاهُمْ.

And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

45 و َحارَبَ أبِيمالِكُ المَدِينَةَ طَوالَ النَّهارِ، وَاسْتَولَى عَلَى المَدِينَةِ وَهاجَمَ النّاسَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا فِيها، ثُمَّ دَمَّرَ المَدِينَةَ وَنَثَرَ عَلَيها مِلْحاً.

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

46 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ كُلُّ سَادَةِ بُرجِ شَكيمَ هَذا الخَبَرَ، ذَهَبُوا إلَى قَلْعَةِ هَيكَلِ إيلِ بِرِيثَ.

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

47 ف َقِيلَ لِأبِيمالِكَ إنَّ كُلَّ سَادَةِ بُرجِ شَكيمَ اجتَمَعُوا مَعاً.

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

48 ف َصَعِدَ أبِيمالِكُ إلَى جَبَلِ صَلْمُونَ، هُوَ وَجَماعَتُهُ الَّذِينَ مَعْهُ. وَأخَذَ أبِيمالِكُ فُؤُوساً مَعَهُ، وَقَطَعَ حُزْمَةً مِنَ الخَشَبِ، وَرَفَعَها وَوَضَعَها عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، ثُمَّ قالَ لِجَماعَتِهِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ: «افعَلُوا بِسُرْعَةٍ ما رَأيتُمُونِي أفعَلُهُ!»

And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

49 ف َقَطَعَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْ جَماعَتِهِ حُزْمَةً مِنَ الخَشَبِ، وَتَبِعُوا أبِيمالِكَ، وَوَضَعُوا الخَشَبَ عَلَى قَلْعَةِ الهَيكَلِ، وَأحرَقُوا القَلْعَةَ عَلَى مَنْ فِيها بِالنّارِ. وَماتَ أيضاً كُلُّ سُكّانِ بُرجِ شَكيمَ، وَكانُوا نَحْوَ ألفِ رَجُلٍ وَامرَأةٍ. مَوتُ أبِيمالِك

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

50 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ أبِيمالِكُ إلَى تاباصَ، وَحاصَرَها وَاسْتَولَى عَلَيها.

Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

51 ل َكِنْ كانَ هُناكَ بُرجٌ قَوِيٌّ داخِلَ المَدِينَةِ، فَهَرَبَ إلَيهِ كُلُّ رِجالِ المَدِينَةِ وَنِسائِها وَأسيادِها، وَأغلَقُوا عَلَى أنفُسِهِمْ هُناكَ، وَصَعِدُوا إلَى سَطحِ البُرجِ.

But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

52 ف َجاءَ أبِيمالِكُ إلَى البُرجِ وَهاجَمَهُ، وَاقتَرَبَ مِنْ مَدخَلِ البُرجِ لِكَي يُحرِقَهُ،

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

53 ل َكِنَّ امْرأةً ألقَتْ بِالجُزءِ العُلوِيِّ مِنْ حَجَرِ رَحَى عَلَى رَأسِ أبِيمالِكَ، فَسَحَقَتْ جُمجُمَتَهُ.

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

54 ل َكِنَّهُ دَعا فَوراً خادِمَهُ الَّذِي يَحمِلُ دِرعَهُ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «اسْتَلَّ سَيفَكَ وَاقتُلْنِي، لِئِلّا يَقُولَ النّاسُ عَنِّي: ‹قَتَلَتْهُ امْرأةٌ!›» فَطَعَنَهُ خادِمُهُ وَقَتَلَهُ.

Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

55 و َلَمّا رَأى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ أنَّ أبِيمالِكَ ماتَ، عادَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ إلَى بَيتِهِ.

And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

56 و َهَكَذا عاقَبَ اللهُ أبِيمالِكَ عَلَى الشَّرِّ الَّذِي ارتَكَبَهُ ضِدَّ أبِيهِ بِقَتلِهِ إخْوَتَهُ السَّبعِينَ.

Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

57 و َعاقَبَ اللهُ رِجالَ شَكيمَ عَلَى كُلِّ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي ارتَكَبُوهُ. وَجاءَتْ عَلَيهِمِ اللَّعنَةُ الَّتِي نَطَقَ بِها يُوثامُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ عَلَيهِمْ.

And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.