¹كان شاول ابن سنة في ملكه وملك سنتين على اسرائيل.

¹Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

²واختار شاول لنفسه ثلاثة آلاف من اسرائيل فكان الفان مع شاول في مخماس وفي جبل بيت ايل والف كان مع يوناثان في جبعة بنيامين. واما بقية الشعب فارسلهم كل واحد الى خيمته.

²Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of 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.

³وضرب يوناثان نصب الفلسطينيين الذي في جبع. فسمع الفلسطينيون. وضرب شاول بالبوق في جميع الارض قائلا ليسمع العبرانيون.

³And 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.

⁴فسمع جميع اسرائيل قولا قد ضرب شاول نصب الفلسطينيين وايضا قد انتن اسرائيل لدى الفلسطينيين. فاجتمع الشعب وراء شاول الى الجلجال.

⁴And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

⁵وتجمع الفلسطينيون لمحاربة اسرائيل. ثلاثون الف مركبة وستة آلاف فارس وشعب كالرمل الذي على شاطئ البحر في الكثرة. وصعدوا ونزلوا في مخماس شرقي بيت آون.

⁵And the Philistines assembled 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 encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.

⁶ولما رأى رجال اسرائيل انهم في ضنك. لان الشعب تضايق. اختبأ الشعب في المغاير والغياض والصخور والصروح والآبار.

⁶When 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 coverts, and in pits.

⁷وبعض العبرانيين عبروا الاردن الى ارض جاد وجلعاد. وكان شاول بعد في الجلجال وكل الشعب ارتعد وراءه

⁷Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

⁸فمكث سبعة ايام حسب ميعاد صموئيل ولم يات صموئيل الى الجلجال والشعب تفرق عنه.

⁸And 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.

⁹فقال شاول قدموا اليّ المحرقة وذبائح السلامة. فاصعد المحرقة.

⁹And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

¹⁰وكان لما انتهى من اصعاد المحرقة اذا صموئيل مقبل فخرج شاول للقائه ليباركه.

¹⁰And 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.

¹¹فقال صموئيل ماذا فعلت فقال شاول لاني رأيت ان الشعب قد تفرق عني وانت لم تات في ايام الميعاد والفلسطينيون متجمعون في مخماس

¹¹And 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 assembled themselves together at Michmash;

¹²فقلت الآن ينزل الفلسطينيون اليّ الى الجلجال ولم اتضرع الى وجه الرب فتجلّدت واصعدت المحرقة.

¹²therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.

¹³فقال صموئيل لشاول قد انحمقت. لم تحفظ وصية الرب الهك التي امرك بها لانه الآن كان الرب قد ثبّت مملكتك على اسرائيل الى الابد.

¹³And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

¹⁴واما الآن فمملكتك لا تقوم. قد انتخب الرب لنفسه رجلا حسب قلبه وامره الرب ان يترأس على شعبه. لانك لم تحفظ ما امرك به الرب.

¹⁴But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah hath sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.

¹⁵وقام صموئيل وصعد من الجلجال الى جبعة بنيامين. وعدّ شاول الشعب الموجود معه نحو ست مئة رجل

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶وكان شاول ويوناثان ابنه والشعب الموجود معهما مقيمين في جبع بنيامين والفلسطينيون نزلوا في مخماس.

¹⁶And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

¹⁷فخرج المخربون من محلّة الفلسطينيين في ثلاث فرق. الفرقة الواحدة توجهت في طريق عفرة الى ارض شوعال

¹⁷And 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;

¹⁸والفرقة الاخرى توجهت في طريق بيت حوزون والفرقة الاخرى توجهت في طريق التخم المشرف على وادي صبوعيم نحو البرية.

¹⁸and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

¹⁹ولم يوجد صانع في كل ارض اسرائيل. لان الفلسطينيين قالوا لئلا يعمل العبرانيون سيفا او رمحا.

¹⁹Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

²⁰بل كان ينزل كل اسرائيل الى الفلسطينيين لكي يحدد كل واحد سكّته ومنجله وفأسه ومعوله

²⁰but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

²¹عندما كلّت حدود السكك والمناجل والمثلثات الاسنان والفؤوس ولترويس المناسيس.

²¹yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

²²وكان في يوم الحرب انه لم يوجد سيف ولا رمح بيد جميع الشعب الذي مع شاول ومع يوناثان. على انه وجد مع شاول ويوناثان ابنه.

²²So 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.

²³وخرج حفظة الفلسطينيين الى معبر مخماس

²³And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.