I Samuel 11

وَصَعِدَ نَاحَاشُ الْعَمُّونِيُّ وَنَزَلَ عَلَى يَابِيشِ جِلْعَادَ. فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ لِنَاحَاشَ: «اقْطَعْ لَنَا عَهْدًا فَنُسْتَعْبَدَ لَكَ».

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَاحَاشُ الْعَمُّونِيُّ: «بِهذَا أَقْطَعُ لَكُمْ. بِتَقْوِيرِ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ يُمْنَى لَكُمْ وَجَعْلِ ذلِكَ عَارًا عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

فَقَالَ لَهُ شُيُوخُ يَابِيشَ: «اتْرُكْنَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَنُرْسِلَ رُسُلاً إِلَى جَمِيعِ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدْ مَنْ يُخَلِّصُنَا نَخْرُجْ إِلَيْكَ».

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

فَجَاءَ الرُّسُلُ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ شَاوُلَ وَتَكَلَّمُوا بِهذَا الْكَلاَمِ فِي آذَانِ الشَّعْبِ، فَرَفَعَ كُلُّ الشَّعْبِ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَبَكَوْا.

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

وَإِذَا بِشَاوُلَ آتٍ وَرَاءَ الْبَقَرِ مِنَ الْحَقْلِ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «مَا بَالُ الشَّعْبِ يَبْكُونَ؟» فَقَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ كَلاَمَ أَهْلِ يَابِيشَ.

And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

فَحَلَّ رُوحُ اللهِ عَلَى شَاوُلَ عِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ هذَا الْكَلاَمَ وَحَمِيَ غَضَبُهُ جِدًّا.

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

فَأَخَذَ فَدَّانَ بَقَرٍ وَقَطَّعَهُ، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى كُلِّ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِيَدِ الرُّسُلِ قَائِلاً: «مَنْ لاَ يَخْرُجُ وَرَاءَ شَاوُلَ وَوَرَاءَ صَمُوئِيلَ، فَهكَذَا يُفْعَلُ بِبَقَرِهِ». فَوَقَعَ رُعْبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ، فَخَرَجُوا كَرَجُل وَاحِدٍ.

And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

وَعَدَّهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ، فَكَانَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَلاَثَ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ، وَرِجَالُ يَهُوذَا ثَلاَثِينَ أَلْفًا.

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

وَقَالُوا لِلرُّسُلِ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا: «هكَذَا تَقُولُونَ لأَهْلِ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ: غَدًا عِنْدَمَا تَحْمَى الشَّمْسُ يَكُونُ لَكُمْ خَلاَصٌ». فَأَتَى الرُّسُلُ وَأَخْبَرُوا أَهْلَ يَابِيشَ فَفَرِحُوا.

And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh–gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

وَقَالَ أَهْلُ يَابِيشَ: «غَدًا نَخْرُجُ إِلَيْكُمْ فَتَفْعَلُونَ بِنَا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ».

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

وَكَانَ فِي الْغَدِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ جَعَلَ الشَّعْبَ ثَلاَثَ فِرَق، وَدَخَلُوا فِي وَسَطِ الْمَحَلَّةِ عِنْدَ سَحَرِ الصُّبْحِ وَضَرَبُوا الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ حَتَّى حَمِيَ النَّهَارُ. وَالَّذِينَ بَقُوا تَشَتَّتُوا حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ مَعًا.

And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

وَقَالَ الشَّعْبُ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «مَنْ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ: هَلْ شَاوُلُ يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا؟ اِيْتُوا بِالرِّجَالِ فَنَقْتُلَهُمْ».

And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لاَ يُقْتَلْ أَحَدٌ فِي هذَا الْيَوْمِ، لأَنَّهُ فِي هذَا الْيَوْمِ صَنَعَ الرَّبُّ خَلاَصًا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «هَلُمُّوا نَذْهَبْ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ وَنُجَدِّدْ هُنَاكَ الْمَمْلَكَةَ».

Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

فَذَهَبَ كُلُّ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ وَمَلَّكُوا هُنَاكَ شَاوُلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ، وَذَبَحُوا هُنَاكَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلاَمَةٍ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. وَفَرِحَ هُنَاكَ شَاوُلُ وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ جِدًّا.

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.