I Samuel 2

فَصَلَّتْ حَنَّةُ وَقَالَتْ: «فَرِحَ قَلْبِي بِالرَّبِّ. ارْتَفَعَ قَرْنِي بِالرَّبِّ. اتَّسَعَ فَمِي عَلَى أَعْدَائِي، لأَنِّي قَدِ ابْتَهَجْتُ بِخَلاَصِكَ.

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

لَيْسَ قُدُّوسٌ مِثْلَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ غَيْرَكَ، وَلَيْسَ صَخْرَةٌ مِثْلَ إِلهِنَا.

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

لاَ تُكَثِّرُوا الْكَلاَمَ الْعَالِيَ الْمُسْتَعْلِيَ، وَلْتَبْرَحْ وَقَاحَةٌ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِكُمْ. لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلهٌ عَلِيمٌ، وَبِهِ تُوزَنُ الأَعْمَالُ.

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

قِسِيُّ الْجَبَابِرَةِ انْحَطَمَتْ، وَالضُّعَفَاءُ تَمَنْطَقُوا بِالْبَأْسِ.

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

الشَّبَاعَى آجَرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِالْخُبْزِ، وَالْجِيَاعُ كَفُّوا. حَتَّى أَنَّ الْعَاقِرَ وَلَدَتْ سَبْعَةً، وَكَثِيرَةَ الْبَنِينَ ذَبُلَتْ.

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

الرَّبُّ يُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي. يُهْبِطُ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ وَيُصْعِدُ.

The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

الرَّبُّ يُفْقِرُ وَيُغْنِي. يَضَعُ وَيَرْفَعُ.

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

يُقِيمُ الْمِسْكِينَ مِنَ التُّرَابِ. يَرْفَعُ الْفَقِيرَ مِنَ الْمَزْبَلَةِ لِلْجُلُوسِ مَعَ الشُّرَفَاءِ وَيُمَلِّكُهُمْ كُرْسِيَّ الْمَجْدِ. لأَنَّ لِلرَّبِّ أَعْمِدَةَ الأَرْضِ، وَقَدْ وَضَعَ عَلَيْهَا الْمَسْكُونَةَ.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

أَرْجُلَ أَتْقِيَائِهِ يَحْرُسُ، وَالأَشْرَارُ فِي الظَّلاَمِ يَصْمُتُونَ. لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِالْقُوَّةِ يَغْلِبُ إِنْسَانٌ.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

مُخَاصِمُو الرَّبِّ يَنْكَسِرُونَ. مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يُرْعِدُ عَلَيْهِمْ. الرَّبُّ يَدِينُ أَقَاصِيَ الأَرْضِ، وَيُعْطِي عِزًّا لِمَلِكِهِ، وَيَرْفَعُ قَرْنَ مَسِيحِهِ».

The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

وَذَهَبَ أَلْقَانَةُ إِلَى الرَّامَةِ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَكَانَ الصَّبِيُّ يَخْدِمُ الرَّبَّ أَمَامَ عَالِي الْكَاهِنِ.

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

وَكَانَ بَنُو عَالِي بَنِي بَلِيَّعَالَ، لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا الرَّبَّ

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

وَلاَ حَقَّ الْكَهَنَةِ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ. كُلَّمَا ذَبَحَ رَجُلٌ ذَبِيحَةً يَجِيءُ غُلاَمُ الْكَاهِنِ عِنْدَ طَبْخِ اللَّحْمِ، وَمِنْشَالٌ ذُو ثَلاَثَةِ أَسْنَانٍ بِيَدِهِ،

And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

فَيَضْرِبُ فِي الْمِرْحَضَةِ أَوِ الْمِرْجَلِ أَوِ الْمِقْلَى أَوِ الْقِدْرِ. كُلُّ مَا يَصْعَدُ بِهِ الْمِنْشَلُ يَأْخُذُهُ الْكَاهِنُ لِنَفْسِهِ. هكَذَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ بِجَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الآتِينَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

كَذلِكَ قَبْلَ مَا يُحْرِقُونَ الشَّحْمَ يَأْتِي غُلاَمُ الْكَاهِنِ وَيَقُولُ لِلرَّجُلِ الذَّابحِ: «أَعْطِ لَحْمًا لِيُشْوَى لِلْكَاهِنِ، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَأْخُذُ مِنْكَ لَحْمًا مَطْبُوخًا بَلْ نِيْئًا».

Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

فَيَقُولُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ: «لِيُحْرِقُوا أَوَّلاً الشَّحْمَ، ثُمَّ خُذْ مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ نَفْسُكَ». فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: «لاَ، بَلِ الآنَ تُعْطِي وَإِلاَّ فَآخُذُ غَصْبًا».

And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

فَكَانَتْ خَطِيَّةُ الْغِلْمَانِ عَظِيمَةً جِدًّا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّ النَّاسَ اسْتَهَانُوا بِتَقْدِمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

وَكَانَ صَمُوئِيلُ يَخْدِمُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ وَهُوَ صَبِيٌّ مُتَمَنْطِقٌ بِأَفُودٍ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

وَعَمِلَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ جُبَّةً صَغِيرَةً وَأَصْعَدَتْهَا لَهُ مِنْ سَنَةٍ إِلَى سَنَةٍ عِنْدَ صُعُودِهَا مَعَ رَجُلِهَا لِذَبْحِ الذَّبِيحَةِ السَّنَوِيَّةِ.

Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

وَبَارَكَ عَالِي أَلْقَانَةَ وَامْرَأَتَهُ وَقَالَ: «يَجْعَلْ لَكَ الرَّبُّ نَسْلاً مِنْ هذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ بَدَلَ الْعَارِيَّةِ الَّتِي أَعَارَتْ لِلرَّبِّ». وَذَهَبَا إِلَى مَكَانِهِمَا.

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

وَلَمَّا افْتَقَدَ الرَّبُّ حَنَّةَ حَبِلَتْ وَوَلَدَتْ ثَلاَثَةَ بَنِينَ وَبِنْتَيْنِ. وَكَبِرَ الصَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ.

And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

وَشَاخَ عَالِي جِدًّا، وَسَمِعَ بِكُلِّ مَا عَمِلَهُ بَنُوهُ بِجَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَبِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُضَاجِعُونَ النِّسَاءَ الْمُجْتَمِعَاتِ فِي بَابِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِثْلَ هذِهِ الأُمُورِ؟ لأَنِّي أَسْمَعُ بِأُمُورِكُمُ الْخَبِيثَةِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ هذَا الشَّعْبِ.

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

لاَ يَا بَنِيَّ، لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ حَسَنًا الْخَبَرُ الَّذِي أَسْمَعُ. تَجْعَلُونَ شَعْبَ الرَّبِّ يَتَعَدُّونَ.

Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.

إِذَا أَخْطَأَ إِنْسَانٌ إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ يَدِينُهُ اللهُ. فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِنْسَانٌ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَمَنْ يُصَلِّي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ؟» وَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِ أَبِيهِمْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ شَاءَ أَنْ يُمِيتَهُمْ.

If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.

وَأَمَّا الصَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ فَتَزَايَدَ نُمُوًّا وَصَلاَحًا لَدَى الرَّبِّ وَالنَّاسِ أَيْضًا.

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.

وَجَاءَ رَجُلُ اللهِ إِلَى عَالِي وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: هَلْ تَجَلَّيْتُ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَهُمْ فِي مِصْرَ فِي بَيْتِ فِرْعَوْنَ،

And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

وَانْتَخَبْتُهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِي كَاهِنًا لِيَصْعَدَ عَلَى مَذْبَحِي وَيُوقِدَ بَخُورًا وَيَلْبَسَ أَفُودًا أَمَامِي، وَدَفَعْتُ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيكَ جَمِيعَ وَقَائِدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

فَلِمَاذَا تَدُوسُونَ ذَبِيحَتِي وَتَقْدِمَتِي الَّتِي أَمَرْتُ بِهَا فِي الْمَسْكَنِ، وَتُكْرِمُ بَنِيكَ عَلَيَّ لِكَيْ تُسَمِّنُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِأَوَائِلِ كُلِّ تَقْدِمَاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ شَعْبِي؟

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

لِذلِكَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنِّي قُلْتُ إِنَّ بَيْتَكَ وَبَيْتَ أَبِيكَ يَسِيرُونَ أَمَامِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ. وَالآنَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: حَاشَا لِي! فَإِنِّي أُكْرِمُ الَّذِينَ يُكْرِمُونَنِي، وَالَّذِينَ يَحْتَقِرُونَنِي يَصْغُرُونَ.

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

هُوَذَا تَأْتِي أَيَّامٌ أَقْطَعُ فِيهَا ذِرَاعَكَ وَذِرَاعَ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ حَتَّى لاَ يَكُونَ شَيْخٌ فِي بَيْتِكَ.

Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

وَتَرَى ضِيقَ الْمَسْكَنِ فِي كُلِّ مَا يُحْسَنُ بِهِ إِلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلاَ يَكُونُ شَيْخٌ فِي بَيْتِكَ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

وَرَجُلٌ لَكَ لاَ أَقْطَعُهُ مِنْ أَمَامِ مَذْبَحِي يَكُونُ لإِكْلاَلِ عَيْنَيْكَ وَتَذْوِيبِ نَفْسِكَ. وَجَمِيعُ ذُرِّيَّةِ بَيْتِكَ يَمُوتُونَ شُبَّانًا.

And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

وَهذِهِ لَكَ عَلاَمَةٌ تَأْتِي عَلَى ابْنَيْكَ حُفْنِي وَفِينَحَاسَ: فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ يَمُوتَانِ كِلاَهُمَا.

And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

وَأُقِيمُ لِنَفْسِي كَاهِنًا أَمِينًا يَعْمَلُ حَسَبَ مَا بِقَلْبِي وَنَفْسِي، وَأَبْنِي لَهُ بَيْتًا أَمِينًا فَيَسِيرُ أَمَامَ مَسِيحِي كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

وَيَكُونُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَبْقَى فِي بَيْتِكَ يَأْتِي لِيَسْجُدَ لَهُ لأَجْلِ قِطْعَةِ فِضَّةٍ وَرَغِيفِ خُبْزٍ، وَيَقُولُ: ضُمَّنِي إِلَى إِحْدَى وَظَائِفِ الْكَهَنُوتِ لآكُلَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ».

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.