1 و َلَمّا شاخَ صَمُوئِيلُ، عَيَّنَ ابنَيهِ قاضِيَينِ لإسْرائِيلَ.

¶ And it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel.

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

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abiah; they were judges in Beersheba.

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

And his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after greed, receiving bribes and perverting that which is right.

4 ف اجتَمَعَ كُلُّ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ مَعاً، وَذَهَبُوا إلَى الرّامَةِ لِلِقاءِ صَمُوئِيلَ.

¶ Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel in Ramah

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

and said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons do not walk in thy ways; therefore make us a king to judge us like all the Gentiles.

6 ط َلَبَ الشُّيُوخُ مَلِكاً، فَاسْتاءَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَصَلَّى إلَى اللهِ.

But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

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

And the LORD 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 reign over them.

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

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

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

Now, therefore, hearken unto their voice; however first protest solemnly against them by declaring unto them the rights of the king that shall reign over them.

10 ط َلَبَ هَؤُلاءِ مَلِكاً. فَأخبَرَهُمْ صَمُوئِيلُ كُلَّ ما قالَهُ اللهُ.

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked him for a king.

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

And he said, This will be the right of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen, and some shall run before his chariot.

12 « 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.

And he will appoint captains over thousands and captains over fifties and will set them to plough his ground and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and the munitions of his chariots.

13 « سَيَأخُذُ المَلِكُ بَناتَكُمْ لِيَعمَلْنَ صانِعاتِ عُطُورٍ وَطَبّاخاتٍ وَخَبّازاتٍ.

And he will take your daughters to be confectioneries and to be cooks and to be bakers.

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

And he will take your fields and your vineyards and your good oliveyards and give them to his slaves.

15 و َسَيَأخُذُ عُشْرَ مَزرُوعاتِكُمْ وَعِنَبِكُمْ وَسَيُعطِيها لِضُبّاطِهِ وَمَسؤُولِيهِ.

And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards to give to his officers and to his slaves.

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

And he will take your menslaves and your maidslaves and your good young men and your asses and do his work with them.

17 و َسَيَأخُذُ عُشْرَ مَواشِيكُمْ. وَسَتَصِيرُونَ أنتُمْ أنفُسُكُمْ عَبِيداً لِلمَلِكِ.

He will also take the tenth of your sheep, and finally ye shall be his slaves.

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

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you, and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

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

Nevertheless, the people refused to hear the voice of Samuel, and they said, No, but we will have a king over us

20 ح ِينَئِذِ سَنَكُونُ مِثلَ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى، فَيَقُودُنا مَلِكٌ وَيُحارِبُ حُرُوبَنا.»

that we also may be like all the Gentiles and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.

21 ف َسَمِعَ صَمُوئِيلُ ما قالَهُ الشَّعبُ، وَتَكَلَّمْ بِهِ عَلَى مَسامِعِ اللهِ.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

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

And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and place a king over them. Then Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go each one unto his city.