¹وكان لما شاخ صموئيل انه جعل بنيه قضاة لاسرائيل.

¹And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

²وكان اسم ابنه البكر يوئيل واسم ثانيه ابيا كانا قاضيين في بئر سبع.

²And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

³ولم يسلك ابناه في طريقه بل مالا وراء المكسب واخذا رشوة وعوّجا القضاء.

³And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

⁴فاجتمع كل شيوخ اسرائيل وجاءوا الى صموئيل الى الرامة

⁴Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,

⁵وقالوا له هوذا انت قد شخت وابناك لم يسيرا في طريقك. فالآن اجعل لنا ملكا يقضي لنا كسائر الشعوب.

⁵and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

⁶فساء الأمر في عيني صموئيل اذ قالوا اعطنا ملكا يقضي لنا. وصلى صموئيل الى الرب.

⁶And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

⁷فقال الرب لصموئيل اسمع لصوت الشعب في كل ما يقولون لك. لانهم لم يرفضوك انت بل اياي رفضوا حتى لا املك عليهم.

⁷And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

⁸حسب كل اعمالهم التي عملوا من يوم اصعدتهم من مصر الى هذا اليوم وتركوني وعبدوا آلهة اخرى هكذا هم عاملون بك ايضا.

⁸According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

⁹فالآن اسمع لصوتهم. ولكن أشهدنّ عليهم واخبرهم بقضاء الملك الذي يملك عليهم

⁹And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

¹⁰فكلم صموئيل الشعب الذين طلبوا منه ملكا بجميع كلام الرب

¹⁰And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.

¹¹وقال هذا يكون قضاء الملك الذي يملك عليكم. يأخذ بنيكم ويجعلهم لنفسه لمراكبه وفرسانه فيركضون امام مراكبه.

¹¹And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

¹²ويجعل لنفسه رؤساء الوف ورؤساء خماسين فيحرثون حراثته ويحصدون حصاده ويعملون عدّة حربه وأدوات مراكبه.

¹²and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.

¹³ويأخذ بناتكم عطارات وطباخات وخبازات.

¹³And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

¹⁴ويأخذ حقولكم وكرومكم وزيتونكم اجودها ويعطيها لعبيده.

¹⁴And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.

¹⁵ويعشّر زروعكم وكرومكم ويعطي لخصيانه وعبيده.

¹⁵And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.

¹⁶ويأخذ عبيدكم وجواريكم وشبانكم الحسان وحميركم ويستعملهم لشغله.

¹⁶And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.

¹⁷ويعشّر غنمكم وانتم تكونون له عبيدا.

¹⁷He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.

¹⁸فتصرخون في ذلك اليوم من وجه ملككم الذي اخترتموه لانفسكم فلا يستجيب لكم الرب في ذلك اليوم.

¹⁸And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

¹⁹فأبى الشعب ان يسمعوا لصوت صموئيل وقالوا لا بل يكون علينا ملك.

¹⁹And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

²⁰فنكون نحن ايضا مثل سائر الشعوب ويقضي لنا ملكنا ويخرج امامنا ويحارب حروبنا.

²⁰that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

²¹فسمع صموئيل كل كلام الشعب وتكلم به في اذني الرب.

²¹And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.

²²فقال الرب لصموئيل اسمع لصوتهم وملّك عليهم ملكا. فقال صموئيل لرجال اسرائيل اذهبوا كل واحد الى مدينته

²²And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.