I Samuel 10

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?

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

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?

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؟

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:

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.

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

فَيُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْكَ وَيُعْطُونَكَ رَغِيفَيْ خُبْزٍ، فَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ يَدِهِمْ.

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:

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.

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

فَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْكَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ فَتَتَنَبَّأُ مَعَهُمْ وَتَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى رَجُل آخَرَ.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

وَلَمَّا انْتَهَى مِنَ التَّنَبِّي جَاءَ إِلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَةِ.

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

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

فَقَالَ عَمُّ شَاوُلَ: «أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا قَالَ لَكُمَا 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.

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

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

وَاسْتَدْعَى صَمُوئِيلُ الشَّعْبَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَى الْمِصْفَاةِ،

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:

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

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.

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

فَقَدَّمَ صَمُوئِيلُ جَمِيعَ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأُخِذَ سِبْطُ بَنْيَامِينَ.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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