1 ¶ And Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

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

2 S peak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, What would seem better unto you, that seventy persons reign over you, all the sons of Jerubbaal; or that one reign over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

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

3 A nd his mother’s brethren spoke for 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.

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

4 A nd they gave him seventy shekels of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light men who followed him.

وَأعطُوهُ سَبعِينَ قِطعَةً فِضِّيَّةً مِنْ هَيكَلِ بَعلِ بَرِيثَ. فَاسْتَأْجَرَ أبِيمالِكُ بِها رِجالاً أدْنِياءَ، فَتَبِعُوهُ.

5 A nd coming unto his father’s house at Ophrah, he slew his brethren, the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons, upon a stone; yet Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, was left, for he hid himself.

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

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

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

7 ¶ 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.

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

8 T he trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

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

9 B ut the olive tree replied, Should I leave my fatness, which because of me, God and man are honoured, to go and sway over the trees?

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

10 A nd the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou and reign over us.

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

11 B ut the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness and my good fruit to go and sway over the trees?

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

12 T hen the trees said unto the vine, Come thou and reign over us.

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

13 A nd the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, to go and sway over the trees?

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

14 T hen all the trees said unto the bramble, Come thou and reign over us.

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

15 A nd the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and confide under my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

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

16 N ow therefore, if ye have proceeded with truth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have recompensed him according to the work of his hands

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

17 ( For my father fought for you and cast his life far from him to deliver you out of the hand of Midian;

إذْ تَذكُرُونَ أنَّ أبِي قاتَلَ مِنْ أجلِكُمْ، مُخاطِراً بِحَياتِهِ، وَقَدْ أنقَذَكُمْ مِنْ سَيطَرَةِ المِديانِيِّينَ.

18 a nd ye are risen up against my father’s house this day and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon a stone and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem because he is your brother;)

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

19 i f ye then have dealt in truth and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

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

20 B ut 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.

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

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

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

22 ¶ When Abimelech had dominated over Israel three years,

وَحَكَمَ أبِيمالِكُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مُدَّةَ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ.

23 t hen God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem, and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech

لَكِنَّ اللهَ أرْسَلَ رُوحَ عَداوَةٍ بَينَ أبِيمالِكَ وَسَادَةِ شَكيمَ، فَتَمَرَّدَ سَادَةُ شَكيمَ عَلَى ابِيمالِكَ.

24 t hat the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal and their blood might come to be laid upon Abimelech their brother who slew them and upon the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brethren.

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

25 A nd the men of Shechem set ambushers for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them; and it was told Abimelech.

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

26 A nd Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brethren and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

وَعِندَما انتَقَلَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عابِدٍ مَعَ إخْوَتِهِ إلَى شَكيمَ، وَثِقَ بِهِ سَادَةُ شَكيمَ.

27 A nd they went out into the fields and gathered their vineyards and trod the grapes and made merry and went into the house of their gods and ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.

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

28 A nd Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal? And is not Zebul his deputy? Serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. For why should we serve him?

وَقالَ 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؟

29 I f these people were under my hand, then I would remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army and come out.

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

30 A nd when Zebul, the prince of the city, heard the words of Gaal, the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

فَسَمِعَ زَبُولُ حاكِمُ المَدِينَةِ كَلامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عابِدٍ هَذا، فَاشتَعَلَ غَضَبُهُ.

31 A nd he sent messengers unto Abimelech astutely, saying, Behold, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brethren have come to Shechem; and, behold, they have fortified the city against thee.

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

32 N ow, therefore, rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and put an ambush in the field.

فَالآنَ، قُمْ أثْناءَ اللَّيلِ، أنْتَ وَجَماعَتُكَ، وَاكْمُنُوا فِي الحُقُولِ.

33 A nd 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 are with him come out against thee, then thou may do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

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

34 A nd Abimelech rose up and all the people that were with him, by night, and they put an ambush against Shechem in four companies.

فَقامَ أبِيْمالِكُ وَجَماعَتُهُ لَيلاً، وَكَمُنُوا لِقُوّاتِ شَكيمَ فِي أربَعِ مَجْمُوعاتٍ.

35 A nd Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out and stood in the entering of the gate of the city; and Abimelech and all the people that were with him rose up from the ambush.

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

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

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

37 A nd Gaal spoke again and said, See there come people who descend through the middle of the land, and another company comes along by the plain of Meonenim.

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

38 T hen Zebul said unto him, Where is now thy mouth, with which thou didst say, Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people that thou hast despised? Go out now and fight with them.

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

39 A nd Gaal went out before the men of Shechem and fought with Abimelech.

فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ فِي مُقَدِّمَةِ سَادَةِ شَكيمَ، وَقاتَلَ أبِيمالِكَ،

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

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

41 A nd Abimelech dwelt at Arumah; and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren that they should not dwell in Shechem.

فَعَسْكَرَ أبِيمالِكُ عَلَى أرُومَةَ، وَمَنَعَ زَبُولُ جَعَلَ وَإخوَتَهُ مِنَ العَودَةِ إلَى شَكيمَ.

42 A nd it came to pass on the next day that the people went out into the field, and they told Abimelech.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي خَرَجَ الشَّعبُ إلَى الحُقُولِ، فَوَصَلَ خَبَرُ ذَلِكَ إلَى أبِيمالِكَ.

43 A nd he took the people and divided them into three companies and set ambushes 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.

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

44 A nd 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.

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

45 A nd Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he took the city and slew the people that were therein and beat down the city and sowed it with salt.

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

46 A nd when those of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into the stronghold of the temple of the god Berith.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ كُلُّ سَادَةِ بُرجِ شَكيمَ هَذا الخَبَرَ، ذَهَبُوا إلَى قَلْعَةِ هَيكَلِ إيلِ بِرِيثَ.

47 A nd it was told Abimelech how all those of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

فَقِيلَ لِأبِيمالِكَ إنَّ كُلَّ سَادَةِ بُرجِ شَكيمَ اجتَمَعُوا مَعاً.

48 T hen Abimelech went 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.

فَصَعِدَ 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!»

49 A nd all the people likewise cut down each one his bough and followed Abimelech and put them next to the stronghold and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all those of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women.

فَقَطَعَ 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

50 ¶ Then Abimelech went to Thebez and laid siege against Thebez and took it.

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ أبِيمالِكُ إلَى تاباصَ، وَحاصَرَها وَاسْتَولَى عَلَيها.

51 B ut in the midst of the city there was a strong tower, and all the men and women fled there, and all those of the city, and shutting the doors behind them, they climbed up to the top of the tower.

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

52 A nd Abimelech came to the tower, and fighting against it, he came to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

فَجاءَ أبِيمالِكُ إلَى البُرجِ وَهاجَمَهُ، وَاقتَرَبَ مِنْ مَدخَلِ البُرجِ لِكَي يُحرِقَهُ،

53 B ut a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

لَكِنَّ امْرأةً ألقَتْ بِالجُزءِ العُلوِيِّ مِنْ حَجَرِ رَحَى عَلَى رَأسِ أبِيمالِكَ، فَسَحَقَتْ جُمجُمَتَهُ.

54 T hen he called hastily unto the young man, his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword and slay me that it not be said of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

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

55 A nd when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed each one unto his place.

وَلَمّا رَأى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ أنَّ أبِيمالِكَ ماتَ، عادَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ إلَى بَيتِهِ.

56 T hus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did against his father in slaying his seventy brethren.

وَهَكَذا عاقَبَ اللهُ أبِيمالِكَ عَلَى الشَّرِّ الَّذِي ارتَكَبَهُ ضِدَّ أبِيهِ بِقَتلِهِ إخْوَتَهُ السَّبعِينَ.

57 A nd all the evil of the men of Shechem God rendered upon their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal.

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