I Samuel 13

Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

كَانَ شَاوُلُ ابْنَ سَنَةٍ فِي مُلْكِهِ، وَمَلَكَ سَنَتَيْنِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth–el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

وَاخْتَارَ شَاوُلُ لِنَفْسِهِ ثَلاَثَةَ آلاَفٍ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَكَانَ أَلْفَانِ مَعَ شَاوُلَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ وَفِي جَبَلِ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَأَلْفٌ كَانَ مَعَ يُونَاثَانَ فِي جِبْعَةِ بَنْيَامِينَ. وَأَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ الشَّعْبِ فَأَرْسَلَهُمْ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ.

And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

وَضَرَبَ يُونَاثَانُ نَصَبَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الَّذِي فِي جِبْعَ، فَسَمِعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ. وَضَرَبَ شَاوُلُ بِالْبُوقِ فِي جَمِيعِ الأَرْضِ قَائِلاً: «لِيَسْمَعِ الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ».

And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

فَسَمِعَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَوْلاً: «قَدْ ضَرَبَ شَاوُلُ نَصَبَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَأَيْضًا قَدْ أَنْتَنَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لَدَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ». فَاجْتَمَعَ الشَّعْبُ وَرَاءَ شَاوُلَ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ.

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.

وَتَجَمَّعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، ثَلاَثُونَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَسِتَّةُ آلاَفِ فَارِسٍ، وَشَعْبٌ كَالرَّمْلِ الَّذِي عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْبَحْرِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ. وَصَعِدُوا وَنَزَلُوا فِي مِخْمَاسَ شَرْقِيَّ بَيْتِ آوِنَ.

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

وَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي ضَنْكٍ، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ تَضَايَقَ، اخْتَبَأَ الشَّعْبُ فِي الْمَغَايِرِ وَالْغِيَاضِ وَالصُّخُورِ وَالصُّرُوحِ وَالآبَارِ.

And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

وَبَعْضُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ عَبَرُوا الأُرْدُنَّ إِلَى أَرْضِ جَادَ وَجِلْعَادَ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ بَعْدُ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ وَكُلُّ الشَّعْبِ ارْتَعَدَ وَرَاءَهُ.

And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

فَمَكَثَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَسَبَ مِيعَادِ صَمُوئِيلَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ، وَالشَّعْبُ تَفَرَّقَ عَنْهُ.

And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدِّمُوا إِلَيَّ الْمُحْرَقَةَ وَذَبَائِحَ السَّلاَمَةِ». فَأَصْعَدَ الْمُحْرَقَةَ.

And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

وَكَانَ لَمَّا انْتَهَى مِنْ إِصْعَادِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ إِذَا صَمُوئِيلُ مُقْبِلٌ، فَخَرَجَ شَاوُلُ لِلِقَائِهِ لِيُبَارِكَهُ.

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟» فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «لأَنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ قَدْ تَفَرَّقَ عَنِّي، وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَأْتِ فِي أَيَّامِ الْمِيعَادِ، وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مُتَجَمِّعُونَ فِي مِخْمَاسَ،

Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.

فَقُلْتُ: الآنَ يَنْزِلُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ إِلَيَّ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ وَلَمْ أَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ، فَتَجَلَّدْتُ وَأَصْعَدْتُ الْمُحْرَقَةَ».

And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشَاوُلَ: «قَدِ انْحَمَقْتَ! لَمْ تَحْفَظْ وَصِيَّةَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ الَّتِي أَمَرَكَ بِهَا، لأَنَّهُ الآنَ كَانَ الرَّبُّ قَدْ ثَبَّتَ مَمْلَكَتَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

وَأَمَّا الآنَ فَمَمْلَكَتُكَ لاَ تَقُومُ. قَدِ انْتَخَبَ الرَّبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ رَجُلاً حَسَبَ قَلْبِهِ، وَأَمَرَهُ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يَتَرَأَّسَ عَلَى شَعْبِهِ. لأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَحْفَظْ مَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ».

And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

وَقَامَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَصَعِدَ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ إِلَى جِبْعَةِ بَنْيَامِينَ. وَعَدَّ شَاوُلُ الشَّعْبَ الْمَوْجُودَ مَعَهُ نَحْوَ سِتِّ مِئَةِ رَجُل.

And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ وَيُونَاثَانُ ابْنُهُ وَالشَّعْبُ الْمَوْجُودُ مَعَهُمَا مُقِيمِينَ فِي جِبْعِ بَنْيَامِينَ، وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ نَزَلُوا فِي مِخْمَاسَ.

And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:

فَخَرَجَ الْمُخَرِّبُونَ مِنْ مَحَلَّةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فِي ثَلاَثِ فِرَق. الْفِرْقَةُ الْوَاحِدَةُ تَوَجَّهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ عَفْرَةَ إِلَى أَرْضِ شُوعَالَ،

And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

وَالْفِرْقَةُ الأُخْرَى تَوَجَّهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ، وَالْفِرْقَةُ الأُخْرَى تَوَجَّهَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ التُّخُمِ الْمُشْرِفِ عَلَى وَادِي صَبُوعِيمَ نَحْوَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ صَانِعٌ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ قَالُوا: «لِئَلاَّ يَعْمَلَ الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ سَيْفًا أَوْ رُمْحًا».

But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.

بَلْ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِيُحَدِّدَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ سِكَّتَهُ وَمِنْجَلَهُ وَفَأْسَهُ وَمِعْوَلَهُ

Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.

عِنْدَمَا كَلَّتْ حُدُودُ السِّكَكِ وَالْمَنَاجِلِ وَالْمُثَلَّثَاتِ الأَسْنَانِ وَالْفُؤُوسِ وَلِتَرْوِيسِ الْمَنَاسِيسِ.

So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

وَكَانَ فِي يَوْمِ الْحَرْبِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوجَدْ سَيْفٌ وَلاَ رُمْحٌ بِيَدِ جَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَمَعَ يُونَاثَانَ. عَلَى أَنَّهُ وُجِدَ مَعَ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ ابْنِهِ.

And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

وَخَرَجَ حَفَظَةُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ إِلَى مَعْبَرِ مِخْمَاسَ.