1 و َذاتَ يَومٍ قالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشاوُلَ: «أرسَلَنِي اللهُ لِأمسَحَكَ مَلِكاً عَلَى شَعبِهِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَالآنَ استَمِعْ إلَى كَلِمَتِهِ.

Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to choose you to be king over His people Israel. Now listen to the Words of the Lord.

2 ي َقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: ‹عِندَما خَرَجَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ، حاوَلَ عَمالِيقُ مَنْعَهُمْ مِنَ الدُّخُولِ إلَى كَنْعانَ. وَرَأيتُ ما فَعَلَهُ عَمالِيقُ.

This is what the Lord of All says. ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel in standing against them on the way, when they came up from Egypt.

3 ف َالآنَ، اذْهَبْ وَحارِبْ عَمالِيقَ. اقْضِ عَلَيهِمْ قَضاءً تامّاً، هُمْ وَكُلِّ ما لَهُمْ. لا تُشْفِقْ عَلَيهِم. اقْتُلْ جَمِيعَ الرِّجالِ وَالنِّساءِ وَالأطفالِ وَالرُّضَّعِ، وَاقتُلْ ثِيرانَهُمْ وَغَنَمَهُمْ وَجِمالَهُمْ وَحَمِيرَهُمْ.›»

Now go and destroy Amalek. Destroy all they have, and do not let them live. Kill both man and woman, child and baby, cattle and sheep, camel and donkey.’”

4 ف َحَشَدَ شاوُلُ جَيشَهُ فِي طَلايِمَ. كانُوا مِئَتَي ألفِ جُندِيٍّ وَعَشْرَةَ آلافٍ مِنَ رِجالِ يَهُوذا.

So Saul called the people together and numbered them in Telaim. There were 200, 000 foot soldiers and 10, 000 men of Judah.

5 ف َذَهَبَ شاوُلُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ عَمالِيقَ وَانتَظَرَ فِي الوادِي.

Saul came to the city of Amalek and hid, waiting in the valley.

6 و َقالَ شاوُلُ لِلشَّعبِ القِينِيِّ: «اذهَبُوا وَانفَصِلُوا عَنْ عَمالِيقَ، لِئَلّا أقضِيَ عَلَيكُمْ مَعَهُمْ. فَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ كُرَماءَ نَحوَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ عِندَما خَرَجُوا مِنْ مِصْرَ.» فانفَصَلَ الشَّعبُ القِينِيُّ عَنْ عَمالِيقَ.

Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, leave the Amalekites, or I might destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites left the Amalekites.

7 و َهَزَمَ شاوُلُ عَمالِيقَ. وَحارَبَهُمْ وَطارَدَهُمْ مِنْ حَوِيلَةَ إلَى شُورٍ عِندِ حُدُودِ مِصْرَ.

Then Saul destroyed the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, east of Egypt.

8 و َأسَرَ شاوُلُ أجاجَ مَلِكَ عَمالِيقَ حَيّاً، وَأبقَى عَلَى حَياتِهِ. لَكِنَّهُ قَتَلَ كُلَّ جُنُودِ جَيشِ أجاجَ بالسَّيْفِ.

He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and destroyed all the people with the sword.

9 و َلَمْ يَقتُلْ شاوُلُ وجُنُودُ إسْرائِيلَ أجاجَ. كَما أبقَوْا عَلَى أفضَلِ البَقَرِ وَالغَنَمِ وَالحِملانِ وَكُلِّ ما هُوَ ثَمِينٍ، فَلَمْ يُدَمِّرُوا كُلَّ شَيءٍ. لَكِنَّهُمْ دَمَّرُوا كُلَّ ما هُوَ رَخيصٌ وَعَدِيمُ القِيمَةِ. صَمُوئِيلُ يُواجِهُ شاوُلَ بِخَطِيَّتِه

But Saul and the people did not kill Agag and the best of the sheep, the cattle, the fat animals ready to be killed, the lambs, and all that was good. They would not destroy them. But they destroyed everything that was hated and was of no worth. Saul Is No Longer King

10 ث ُمَّ تَلَقَّى صَمُوئِيلُ رِسالَةً مِنَ اللهِ.

The Word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,

11 ق الَ اللهُ: «لَمْ يَعُدْ شاوُلُ يَتبَعُنِي، وَقَدْ أسِفْتُ عَلَى جَعلِهِ مَلِكاً. فَهُوَ لا يَحْفَظُ وَصايايَ.» فَغَضِبَ صَمُوئِيلُ مِمّا فَعَلَهُ شاوُلُ، وَظَلَّ يَبكي فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ طَوالَ اللَّيلِ.

“I am sorry that I have made Saul king. For he has turned away from following Me. He has not done what I told him to do.” Samuel was much troubled in his heart. He cried out to the Lord all night.

12 ف َقامَ صَمُوئِيلُ فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ وَذَهَبَ لِلِقاءِ شاوُلَ. لَكِنَّ الشَّعبَ قالَ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «ذَهَبَ شاوُلُ إلَى بَلدَةِ الكَرمِلِ فِي يَهُوذا، وَأقامَ هُناكَ نُصْباً لِنَفْسِهِ. ثُمَّ كانَ يَنتَقِلُ مِنْ مَكانٍ إلَى آخَرَ حَتَّى يَنزِلَ إلَى مَدينَةِ الجِلجالِ.»

When Samuel got up early in the morning to meet Saul, he was told, “Saul came to Carmel and set up a stone in his honor. Then he turned and went down to Gilgal.”

13 ف َذَهَبَ صَمُوئِيلُ إلَى حَيثُ كانَ شاوُلُ. فَتَقَدَّمَ إلَى شاوُلَ، فَحَيّاهُ شاوُلُ وَقالَ: «ليُبارِكْكَ اللهُ. لَقَدْ نَفَّذْتُ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ.»

Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “May the Lord bring good to you. I have done what the Lord told me to do.”

14 ل َكِنَّ صَمُوئِيلَ قالَ: «فَما هَذا الصَّوتُ الَّذِي أسْمَعُهُ؟ لِماذا أسمَعُ صَوتَ غَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ؟»

But Samuel said, “Then why do I hear the sounds of sheep and cattle?”

15 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ: «غَنِمَها الجُنُودُ منْ عَمالِيقَ، فأبقَوا عَلَى أفضَلِ الغَنَمِ وَالبَقَرِ لِتَقدِيمِها ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً لإلَهِكَ. لَكِنَّنا قَتَلْنا كُلَّ شَيءٍ آخَرَ.»

Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites. For the people saved the best of the sheep and cattle to give to the Lord your God. But we have destroyed all the rest.”

16 ف َقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشاوُلَ: «كَفَى! وَدَعنِي أُخبِرُكَ بِما أخبَرَنِي بِهِ اللهُ اللَّيلَةَ الماضِيَةَ.» فَقالَ شاوُلُ: «حَسَناً، أخبِرْنِي بِما أخبَرَكَ.»

Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” And Saul said to him, “Speak.”

17 ف َقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «فِيما مَضَى كُنتَ صَغِيراً فِي نَظَرِ نَفسِكَ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ اختارَكَ لِتَكُونَ المَلِكَ. فَصِرْتَ رَئِيساً لِعَشائِرِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Samuel said, “Is it not true that even when you were not important in your own eyes, you were made the head of the families of Israel? The Lord chose you to be king over Israel.

18 ل َقَدْ أرسَلَكَ اللهُ فِي مَهَمَّةٍ وَقالَ لَكَ: ‹اذْهَبْ وَاقضِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ شَعبِ عَمالِيقَ، لِأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ شِرِّيرٌ. اقضِ عَلَيهِمْ جَمِيعاً. قاتِلْهُمْ إلَى أنْ تُبِيدَهُمْ.›

And the Lord sent you to go and destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are no more.

19 ف َلِماذا لَمْ تُطِعِ صَوْتَ اللهِ ؟ لِماذا هَجَمْتَ عَلَى غَنائِمِ المَعرَكَةِ، فَفَعَلْتَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ ؟»

Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? You rushed upon what was left after the battle and did what was sinful in the Lord’s eyes.”

20 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ: «لَكِنِّي أطَعْتُ صَوْتَ اللهِ فِعلاً! ذَهَبْتُ إلَى حَيْثُ أرسَلَنِي، وَأبَدْتُ كُلَّ شَعبِ عَمالِيقَ. وَلَمْ أُبقِ إلّا عَلَى واحِدٍ أسَرْتُهُ، وَهُوَ مَلِكُهُمْ أجاجُ.

Saul said to Samuel, “I did obey the voice of the Lord. I went where the Lord sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek. And I have destroyed the Amalekites.

21 ل ِكِنْ أخَذَ الجُنُودُ خِيارَ الغَنَمِ وَالبَقَرِ لِتَقدِيمِها ذَبائِحَ لإلَهِكَ فِي الجِلْجالِ.»

But the people took some of their things that were left. They took sheep and cattle and the best of the things to be destroyed, to give to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”

22 أ جابَ صَمُوئِيلَ: «ما الَّذِي يُرضي اللهَ أكثَرَ، الذَّبائِحُ وَالتَّقدِماتُ، أمْ طاعَةُ وَصاياهُ؟ بَلِ الطَّاعَةُ أفْضَلُ مِنَ الذَّبيحَةِ، وَالاسْتِماعُ للهِ أفْضلُ مِنْ شُحُومِ الكِباشِ.

Samuel said, “Is the Lord pleased as much with burnt gifts as He is when He is obeyed? See, it is better to obey than to give gifts. It is better to listen than to give the fat of rams.

23 ف َالعِصْيانُ كَخَطِيَّةِ العِرافَةِ، وَالعِنادُ كَعِبادَةِ الأوثانِ. أنتَ رَفَضْتَ أنْ تُطِيعَ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ ، فَالآنَ لَمْ يَعُدْ هُوَ يَقبَلُكَ مَلِكاً.»

To go against what you are told is like the sin of witchcraft. Not to obey is like the sin of worshiping false gods. You have turned away from the Word of the Lord. So He has turned away from you being king.”

24 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «لَقَدْ أخطَأْتُ إلَى اللهِ. لَمْ أُطِعْ وَصاياهُ وَكَلامَهُ. خِفتُ مِنَ الشَّعبِ، فَعَمِلْتُ بِما قالُوهُ.

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I have sinned against the Word of the Lord and your words, because I was afraid of the people and listened to them.

25 و َالآنَ أرجُو أنْ تَغفِرَ لِي خَطِيَّتِي. ارجِعْ مَعي لِكَي أعبُدَ اللهَ.»

Now I beg you, forgive my sin and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”

26 ل َكِنَّ صَمُوئِيلَ قالَ لِشاوُلَ: «لَنْ أرجِعَ مَعَكَ. فَأنتَ رَفَضْتَ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ ، وَالآنَ يَرفُضُكَ اللهُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.»

But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you. For you have turned away from the Word of the Lord. And the Lord has turned away from you being king over Israel.”

27 ف َلَمّا استَدارَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَنصَرِفَ، أمسَكَ شاوُلُ بِثَوبِهِ. فَتَمَزَّقَ ثَوبُهُ.

As Samuel turned to go, Saul took hold of part of his clothing, and it tore.

28 ف َقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشاوُلَ: «مَزَّقَ اللهُ اليَومَ مَملَكَةَ إسْرائِيلَ عَنْكَ كَما مَزَّقْتَ ثَوبِي. وَقَدْ أعطَى اللهُ المَملَكَةَ لِواحِدٍ مِنْ أصحابِكَ أفضَلُ مِنكَ.

So Samuel said to him, “Today the Lord has torn the rule of Israel away from you. He has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

29 إ لَهُ إسْرائِيلَ المَجِيدُ لا يَتَراجَعُ وَلا يُغَيِّرُ فِكرَهُ. فَهُوَ لَيسَ بَشَراً لِيُغَيِّرَ فِكرَهُ.»

And the shining greatness of Israel will not lie or change His mind. For He is not a man that He should change His mind.”

30 ف َأجابَ شاوُلُ: «حَسَناً، لَقَدْ أخطَأْتُ إلَى اللهِ. لَكِنْ أتَوَسَّلُ إلَيكَ أنْ تَرجِعَ مَعِي. أكْرِمْنِي أمامَ القادَةِ وَأمامَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. ارجِعْ مَعِي لِكَي أعبُدَ إلَهَكَ.»

Saul said, “I have sinned. But I beg you, honor me now in front of the leaders of my people and in front of Israel. Return with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.”

31 ف َرَجِعَ صَمُوئِيلُ مَعَ شاوُلَ، وَسَجَدَ شاوُلُ للهِ.

So Samuel returned with Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

32 ث ُمَّ قالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «أحضِرُوا لِي أجاجَ، مَلِكَ عَمالِيقَ.» فَجاءَ أجاجُ إلَى صَمُوئِيلَ مُقَيَّداً بِالسَّلاسِلِ. فَقالَ أجاجُ فِي نَفسِهِ: «لَعَلَّهُ لَنْ يَقتُلَنِي.»

Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” Agag was happy when he came to him. Agag said, “For sure the bad feelings of death are past.”

33 ل َكِنَّ صَمُوئِيلَ قالَ لِأجاجَ: «قَتَلتَ بِسَيفِكَ رُضَّعاً وَحَرَمتَ أُمَّهاتِهِمْ مِنهُمْ. فَالآنَ سَتُحرَمُ أُمُّكَ مِنكَ.» فَقَتَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ أجاجَ وَقَطَّعَهُ أمامَ اللهِ فِي الجِلجالِ.

But Samuel said, “As your sword has killed the children of women, so will your mother have no children.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

34 ث ُمَّ مَضَى صَمُوئِيلُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى الرّامَةِ. وَصَعِدَ شاوُلُ إلَى بَيتِهِ فِي جِبعَةَ.

Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.

35 و َلَمْ يَرَ صَمُوئِيلُ شاوُلَ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ قَطُّ إلى يَوْمِ مَماتِهِ. فَقَدْ حَزِنَ صَمُوئِيلُ كَثِيراً بِسَبَبِ ما فَعَلَهُ شاوُلُ. وَأسِفَ اللهُ كَثِيراً لِأنَّهُ جَعَلَ شاوُلَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.

Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death. But Samuel was filled with sorrow because of Saul. And the Lord was sorry that He had made Saul king over Israel.