1 Samuel 2

1 At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

1 وَصَلَّتْ حَنَّةُ قَائِلَةً: «ابْتَهَجَ قَلْبِي بِالرَّبِّ وَسَمَتْ عِزَّتِي بِهِ. أَفْتَخِرُ عَلَى أَعْدَائِي لأَنِّي فَرِحْتُ بِخَلاصِكَ.

2 There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.

2 إِذْ لَيْسَ قُدُّوسٌ نَظِيرَ الرَّبِّ، وَلا يُوْجَدُ مَنْ يُمَاثِلُكَ، وَلَيْسَ صَخْرَةٌ كَإِلَهِنَا.

3 Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

3 كُفُّوا عِنِ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ، وَكُمُّوا أَفْوَاهَكُمْ عَنِ الْغُرُورِ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهٌ عَلِيمٌ وَبِهِ تُوْزَنُ الأَعْمَالُ.

4 The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.

4 لَقَدْ تَحَطَّمَتْ أَقْوَاسُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَتَنَطَّقَ الضُّعَفَاءُ بِالْقُوَّةِ.

5 The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.

5 الَّذِينَ كَانُوا شَبَاعَى آجَرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لِقَاءَ الطَّعَامِ، وَالَّذِينَ كَانُوا جِيَاعاً مَلأَهُمُ الشِّبَعُ. أَنْجَبَتِ الْعَاقِرُ سَبْعَةً، أَمَّا كَثِيرَةُ الأَبْنَاءِ فَقَدْ ذَبُلَتْ.

6 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

6 الرَّبُّ يُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي، يَطْرَحُ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ وَيُصْعِدُ مِنْهَا.

7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

7 الرَّبُّ يُفْقِرُ وَيُغْنِي، يُذِلُّ وَيُعِزُّ.

8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

8 يُنْهِضُ الْمِسْكِينَ مِنَ التُّرَابِ، وَيَرْفَعُ الْبَائِسَ مِنْ كَوْمَةِ الرَّمَادِ، لِيُجْلِسَهُ مَعَ النُّبَلاءِ، وَيُمَلِّكَهُ عَرْشَ الْمَجْدِ، لأَنَّ لِلرَّبِّ أَسَاسَاتِ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي أَرْسَى عَلَيْهَا الْمَسْكُونَةَ.

9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

9 هُوَ يَحْفَظُ أَقْدَامَ أَتْقِيَائِهِ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَنْطَوُونَ فِي الظَّلامِ، لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِالْقُوَّةِ يَتَغَلَّبُ الإِنْسَانُ.

10 Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

10 مُخَاصِمُو الرَّبِّ يَتَحَطَّمُونَ، وَمِنَ السَّمَاءِ يَقْذِفُ رُعُودَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ؛ يَدِينُ الرَّبُّ أَقَاصِيَ الأَرْضِ، وَيَمْنَحُ عِزَّةً لِمَنْ يَخْتَارُهُ مَلِكاً وَيُمَجِّدُ مَسِيحَهُ».

11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.

11 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَلْقَانَةُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فِي الرَّامَةِ، وَظَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ يَخْدُمُ الرَّبَّ لَدَى عَالِي الْكَاهِنِ.

12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

12 أَمَّا ابْنَا عَالِي فَكَانَا مُتَوَرِّطَيْنِ فِي الشَّرِّ لَا يَعْرِفَانِ الرَّبَّ

13 or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling

13 وَلا حَقَّ الْكَهَنَةِ الْمَتَوَجِّبَ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ. فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا قَدَّمَ رَجُلٌ ذَبِيحَةً يَأْتِي غُلامُ الْكَاهِنِ عِنْدَ طَبْخِ اللَّحْمِ حَامِلاً بِيَدِهِ خُطَّافاً ذَا ثلاثِ شُعَبٍ.

14 and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.

14 فَيَغْرِزُهُ فِي اللَّحْمِ الَّذِي في الْمَرْحَضَةِ أَوِ الْمِرْجَلِ أَوِ الْمِقْلَى أَوِ الْقِدْرِ، وَيَأْخُذُ الْكَاهِنُ كُلَّ مَا يَعْلَقُ بِشُعَبِ الْخُطَّافِ. هَكَذَا كَانَا يُعَامِلانِ جَمِيعَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الْقَادِمِينَ إِلَى شِيلُوهَ.

15 Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”

15 كَذَلِكَ كَانَ خَادِمُ الْكَاهِنِ يَأْتِي إِلَى ذَابِحِ الْقُرْبَانِ وَيَقُولُ لَهُ قَبْلَ إِحْرَاقِ الشَّحْمِ: «أَعْطِ لَحْماً لِلْكَاهِنِ حَتَّى يُشْوَى، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَقْبَلُ مِنْكَ لَحْماً مَطْبُوخاً بَلْ نِيئاً».

16 And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”

16 فَيُجِيبُهُ الرَّجُلُ: «لِيُحْرِقُوا أَوَّلاً شَحْمَ الذَّبِيحَةِ، ثُمَّ خُذْ مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ نَفْسُكَ». فَيَقُولُ الْخَادِمُ: «لا، بَلْ أَعْطِنِي الآنَ اللَّحْمَ وَإلَّا آخُذُهُ بِالرَّغْمِ عَنْكَ».

17 Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.

17 فَعَظُمَتْ خَطِيئَةُ أَبْنَاءِ عَالِي أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ اسْتَهَانَ بِذَبِيحَةِ الرَّبِّ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِمَا.

18 Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.

18 وَكَانَ صَمُوئِيلُ آنَئِذٍ يَخْدُمُ فِي مَحْضَرِ الرَّبِّ وَهُوَ مَا بَرِحَ صَبِيًّا، يَرْتَدِي أَفُوداً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

19 Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

19 وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ تَصْنَعُ لَهُ جُبَّةً صَغِيرَةً، تُحْضِرُهَا مَعَهَا كُلَّ سَنَةٍ عِنْدَ مَجِيءِ رَجُلِهَا لِتَقْرِيبِ الذَّبِيحَةِ السَّنَوِيَّةِ،

20 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.

20 فَيُبَارِكُ عَالِي أَلْقَانَةَ وَزَوْجَتَهُ قَائِلاً: «لِيَرْزُقْكَ الرَّبُّ ذُرِّيَّةً مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ عِوَضاً عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ الَّذِي وَهَبْتُمَاهُ لِلرَّبِّ». ثُمَّ يَرْجِعَانِ إِلَى حَيْثُ يُقِيمَانِ.

21 So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

21 وَعِنْدَمَا افْتَقَدَ الرَّبُّ حَنَّةَ، حَمَلَتْ وَأَنْجَبَتْ ثَلاثَةَ أَبْنَاءٍ وَبِنْتَيْنِ. أَمَّا صَمُوئِيلُ فَقَدْ تَرَعْرَعَ فِي خِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

22 وَطَعَنَ عَالِي فِي السِّنِّ. وَبَلَغَهُ مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ بَنوهُ مَنْ مَسَاوِئَ بِحَقِّ جَمِيِع الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، وَأَنَّهُمْ كَانَوا يُضَاجِعَونِ النِّسَاءَ الْمُجْتَمِعَاتِ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

23 “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.

23 فَقَال لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا تَرْتَكِبُونَ هَذِهِ الْفَوَاحِشَ، فَقَدْ بَلَغَتْنِي أَخْبَارُ مَسَاوِئِكُمْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ؟

24 No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.

24 لا، يا بَنِيَّ، فَالأَخْبَارُ الَّتِي بَلَغَتْنِي مُشِينَةٌ، إِذْ إِنَّكُمْ تَجْعَلُونَ الشَّعْبَ يَتَعَدَّى عَلَى شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

25 If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.

25 فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِنْسَانٌ نَحْوَ إِنْسَانٍ، فَاللهُ يَدِينُهُ، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَمَنْ يُصَلِّي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ؟» لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُعِيرَوا تَوْبِيخَ أَبِيهِمْ أَيَّ اهْتِمَامٍ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ شَاءَ أَنْ يُمِيتَهُمْ.

26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

26 أَمَّا الصَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ فَاسْتَمَرَّ يَنْمُو فِي الصَّلاحِ وَيَحْظَى بِرِضَى اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ.

27 Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?

27 وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جَاءَ نَبِيٌّ إِلَى عَالِي بِرِسَالَةٍ مِنَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «أَلَمْ أَتَجَلَّ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَهُمْ مَا بَرِحُوا فِي مِصْرَ فِي دِيَارِ فِرْعَوْنَ،

28 And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.

28 وَانْتَخَبْتُ أَبَاكُمْ هرُونَ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَكُونَ لِي كَاهِناً يُصْعِدُ عَلَى مَذْبَحِي قَرَابِينَ وَيُوْقِدُ بَخُوراً، وَيَرْتَدِي أَمَامِي أَفُوداً، وَوَهَبْتُ لِبَيْتِ أَبِيكَ جَمِيعَ وَقائِدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

29 Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’

29 فَلِمَاذَا تَحْتَقِرُونَ ذَبِيحَتِي وَتَقْدِمَتِي الَّتِي أَمَرْتُ بِها لِلْمَسْكَنِ، وَتُفَضِّلُ ابْنَيْكَ عَنِّي لِتُكَدِّسُوا الشَّحْمَ عَلَى أَبْدَانِكُمْ، مِمَّا تَخَيَّرْتُمُوهُ مِنْ قَرَابِينِ شَعْبِي؟

30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

30 لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: لَقَدْ وَعَدْتُ أَنْ يَظَلَّ بَيْتُكَ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكَ يَخْدُمُونَ فِي مَحْضَرِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ. أَمَّا الآنَ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: فَحَاشَا لِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ، لأَنَّنِي أُكْرِمُ الَّذِينَ يُكْرِمُونَنِي، أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يَحْتَقِرُونَنِي فَيَصْغُرُونَ.

31 Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in it will reach old age.

31 هَا هِي أَيَّامٌ مُقْبِلَةٌ يَخْطِفُ فِيهَا الْمَوْتُ رِجَالَكُمْ فَلا يَبْقَى شَيْخٌ فِي بَيْتِكَ.

32 You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.

32 وَتَشْهَدُ ضِيقاً فِي مَسْكَنِي، بَيْنَمَا يَنْعَمُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ بِالرَّفَاهِيَةِ وَيَخْلُو بَيْتُكَ مِنَ الشُّيُوخِ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

33 And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.

33 وَيَكُونُ مَنْ أَسْتَحْيِيهِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ لِخِدْمَةِ مَذْبَحِي سَبَباً فِي إعْشَاءِ عَيْنَيْكَ بِالْدُّمُوعِ وَإِذَابَةِ قَلْبِكَ بِالْحُزْنِ، وَبَقِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ يَمُوتُونَ شُبَّاناً.

34 And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

34 وَتَصْدِيقاً لِقَوْلِي أُعْطِيكَ عَلامَةً تُصِيبُ ابْنَيْكَ حُفْنِي وَفِينْحَاسَ: إِنَّهُمَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ يَمُوتَانِ كِلاهُمَا.

35 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.

35 فَأَخْتَارُ لِنَفْسِي كَاهِناً مُخْلِصاً يَعْمَلُ بِمُقْتَضَى مَا بِقَلْبِي وَنَفْسِي فَأُقِيمُ لَهُ بَيْتاً أَمِيناً، وَيَصِيرُ كَاهِناً لِلْمَلِكِ الَّذِي أَخْتَارُهُ.

36 And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”

36 وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَبْقَى مِنْ ذَرِّيَّتِكَ يَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ سَاجِداً مُتَوَسِّلاً مَنْ أَجْلِ قِطْعَةِ فِضَّةٍ وَرَغِيفِ خُبْزٍ، مُتَضَرِّعاً إِلَيْهِ قَائِلاً: هَبْنِي عَمَلاً بَيْنَ الْكَهَنَةِ لِآكُلَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ».