I Samuel 10

فَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ قِنِّينَةَ الدُّهْنِ وَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ وَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ مَسَحَكَ عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِ رَئِيسًا؟

Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

فِي ذَهَابِكَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ عِنْدِي تُصَادِفُ رَجُلَيْنِ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ رَاحِيلَ، فِي تُخُمِ بَنْيَامِينَ فِي صَلْصَحَ، فَيَقُولاَنِ لَكَ: قَدْ وُجِدَتِ الأُتُنُ، الَّتِي ذَهَبْتَ تُفَتِّشُ عَلَيْهَا، وَهُوَذَا أَبُوكَ قَدْ تَرَكَ أَمْرَ الأُتُنِ وَاهْتَمَّ بِكُمَا قَائِلاً: مَاذَا أَصْنَعُ لابْنِي؟

When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

وَتَعْدُو مِنْ هُنَاكَ ذَاهِبًا حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ إِلَى بَلُّوطَةِ تَابُورَ، فَيُصَادِفُكَ هُنَاكَ ثَلاَثَةُ رِجَال صَاعِدُونَ إِلَى اللهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيل، وَاحِدٌ حَامِلٌ ثَلاَثَةَ جِدَاءٍ، وَوَاحِدٌ حَامِلٌ ثَلاَثَةَ أَرْغِفَةِ خُبْزٍ، وَوَاحِدٌ حَامِلٌ زِقَّ خَمْرٍ.

Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

فَيُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْكَ وَيُعْطُونَكَ رَغِيفَيْ خُبْزٍ، فَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ يَدِهِمْ.

And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

بَعْدَ ذلِكَ تَأْتِي إِلَى جِبْعَةِ اللهِ حَيْثُ أَنْصَابُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَيَكُونُ عِنْدَ مَجِيئِكَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَنَّكَ تُصَادِفُ زُمْرَةً مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ نَازِلِينَ مِنَ الْمُرْتَفَعَةِ وَأَمَامَهُمْ رَبَابٌ وَدُفٌّ وَنَايٌ وَعُودٌ وَهُمْ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ.

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

فَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْكَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ فَتَتَنَبَّأُ مَعَهُمْ وَتَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى رَجُل آخَرَ.

And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

وَإِذَا أَتَتْ هذِهِ الآيَاتُ عَلَيْكَ، فَافْعَلْ مَا وَجَدَتْهُ يَدُكَ، لأَنَّ اللهَ مَعَكَ.

And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

وَتَنْزِلُ قُدَّامِي إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ، وَهُوَذَا أَنَا أَنْزِلُ إِلَيْكَ لأُصْعِدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَأَذْبَحَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلاَمَةٍ. سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ تَلْبَثُ حَتَّى آتِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَأُعَلِّمَكَ مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ».

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

وَكَانَ عِنْدَمَا أَدَارَ كَتِفَهُ لِكَيْ يَذْهَبَ مِنْ عِنْدِ صَمُوئِيلَ أَنَّ اللهَ أَعْطَاهُ قَلْبًا آخَرَ، وَأَتَتْ جَمِيعُ هذِهِ الآيَاتِ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ.

And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

وَلَمَّا جَاءُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ، إِذَا بِزُمْرَةٍ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ لَقِيَتْهُ، فَحَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رُوحُ اللهِ فَتَنَبَّأَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

وَلَمَّا رَآهُ جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ عَرَفُوهُ مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَمَا قَبْلَهُ أَنَّهُ يَتَنَبَّأُ مَعَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، قَالَ الشَّعْبُ، الْوَاحِدُ لِصَاحِبِهِ: «مَاذَا صَارَ لابْنِ قَيْسٍ؟ أَشَاوُلُ أَيْضًا بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ؟»

And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

فَأَجَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَقَالَ: «وَمَنْ هُوَ أَبُوهُمْ؟». وَلِذلِكَ ذَهَبَ مَثَلاً: «أَشَاوُلُ أَيْضًا بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ؟».

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

وَلَمَّا انْتَهَى مِنَ التَّنَبِّي جَاءَ إِلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَةِ.

And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

فَقَالَ عَمُّ شَاوُلَ لَهُ وَلِغُلاَمِهِ: «إِلَى أَيْنَ ذَهَبْتُمَا؟» فَقَالَ: «لِكَيْ نُفَتِّشَ عَلَى الأُتُنِ. وَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَا أَنَّهَا لَمْ تُوجَدْ جِئْنَا إِلَى صَمُوئِيلَ».

And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

فَقَالَ عَمُّ شَاوُلَ: «أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا قَالَ لَكُمَا صَمُوئِيلُ؟».

And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِعَمِّهِ: «أَخْبَرَنَا بِأَنَّ الأُتُنَ قَدْ وُجِدَتْ». وَلكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُخْبِرْهُ بِأَمْرِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ صَمُوئِيلُ.

And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

وَاسْتَدْعَى صَمُوئِيلُ الشَّعْبَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَى الْمِصْفَاةِ،

And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

وَقَالَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنِّي أَصْعَدْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَأَنْقَذْتُكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَمِنْ يَدِ جَمِيعِ الْمَمَالِكِ الَّتِي ضَايَقَتْكُمْ.

And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

وَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ رَفَضْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ إِلهَكُمُ الَّذِي هُوَ مُخَلِّصُكُمْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يُسِيئُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيُضَايِقُونَكُمْ، وَقُلْتُمْ لَهُ: بَلْ تَجْعَلُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكًا. فَالآنَ امْثُلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ حَسَبَ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ وَأُلُوفِكُمْ».

And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

فَقَدَّمَ صَمُوئِيلُ جَمِيعَ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأُخِذَ سِبْطُ بَنْيَامِينَ.

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ سِبْطَ بَنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِ، فَأُخِذَتْ عَشِيرَةُ مَطْرِي، وَأُخِذَ شَاوُلُ بْنُ قَيْسَ. فَفَتَّشُوا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ.

When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

فَسَأَلُوا أَيْضًا مِنَ الرَّبِّ: «هَلْ يَأْتِي الرَّجُلُ أَيْضًا إِلَى هُنَا؟» فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «هُوَذَا قَدِ اخْتَبَأَ بَيْنَ الأَمْتِعَةِ».

Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.

فَرَكَضُوا وَأَخَذُوهُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ، فَوَقَفَ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ، فَكَانَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ كُلِّ الشَّعْبِ مِنْ كَتِفِهِ فَمَا فَوْقُ.

And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِجَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ: «أَرَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِي اخْتَارَهُ الرَّبُّ، أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِثْلُهُ فِي جَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ؟» فَهَتَفَ كُلُّ الشَّعْبِ وَقَالُوا: «لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ!».

And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

فَكَلَّمَ صَمُوئِيلُ الشَّعْبَ بِقَضَاءِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ، وَكَتَبَهُ فِي السِّفْرِ وَوَضَعَهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَ صَمُوئِيلُ جَمِيعَ الشَّعْبِ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

وَشَاوُلُ أَيْضًا ذَهَبَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ، وَذَهَبَ مَعَهُ الْجَمَاعَةُ الَّتِي مَسَّ اللهُ قَلْبَهَا.

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

وَأَمَّا بَنُو بَلِيَّعَالَ فَقَالُوا: «كَيْفَ يُخَلِّصُنَا هذَا؟». فَاحْتَقَرُوهُ وَلَمْ يُقَدِّمُوا لَهُ هَدِيَّةً. فَكَانَ كَأَصَمَّ.

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.