Judges 9

1 Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,

1 وَمَضَى أَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ لِزِيَارَةِ أَخْوَالِهِ وَقَالَ لِعَشِيرَةِ أُمِّهِ:

2 “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”

2 «اسْأَلُوا جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ: أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ لَهُمْ: أَنْ يَحْكُمَهُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلاً هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ يَرُبَّعَلَ، أَمْ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ؟ وَتَذَكَّرُوا أَنَّنِي مِنْ لَحْمِكُمْ وَعَظْمِكُمْ».

3 And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”

3 فَشَرَعَ أَخْوَالُهُ يَدْعُونَ لَهُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ حَتَّى اسْتَمَالُوا قُلُوبَهُمْ وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَ أَخُونَا».

4 So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.

4 وَأَعْطَوْهُ سَبْعِينَ شَاقِلَ فِضَّةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَمَانِيَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ وَنِصْفٍ) مِنْ مَعْبَدِ بَعْلِ بَرِيثَ اسْتَأْجَرَ بِها أَتْبَاعاً مِنَ الأَوْغَادِ الطَّائِشِينَ،

5 He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

5 وَاقْتَحَمَ بِهِمْ بَيْتَ أَبِيهِ فِي عَفْرَةَ، حَيْثُ ذَبَحَ إِخْوَتَهُ السَّبْعِينَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ إِلّا يُوثَامُ بْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ الأَصْغَرُ الَّذِي تَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الاخْتِبَاءِ.

6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

6 فَاجْتَمَعَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ وَجَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ الْقَلْعَةِ وَنَصَبُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكاً عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَةِ النَّصَبِ الَّذِي فِي شَكِيمَ.

7 When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.

7 وَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ يُوثَامَ فَذَهَبَ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى قِمَّةِ جَبَلِ جِرِزِّيمَ وَنَادَى بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ قَائِلاً لَهُمْ: «أَنْصِتُوا لِي يَا أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ حَتَّى يَسْتَمِعَ لَكُمُ اللهُ.

8 One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

8 ذَاتَ مَرَّةٍ ذَهَبَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِتَنْصِبَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكاً، فَقَالَتْ لِلزَّيْتُونَةِ:’امْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘.

9 But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

9 فَأَجَابَتِ الزَّيْتُونَةُ:’أَأَتَخَلَّى عَنْ زَيْتِي الَّذِي يُكَرِّمُونَ بِهِ اللهَ وَالنَّاسَ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘.

10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’

10 فَقَالَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلتِّينَةِ:’تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَامْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘.

11 But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’

11 فَأَجَابَتِ التِّينَةُ:’أَأَهْجُرُ حَلاوَتِي وَثَمَرِي الطَّيِّبَ لأَصِيرَ مَلِكَةً عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘.

12 Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’

12 فَقَالَتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلْكَرْمَةِ:’تَعَالَيْ أَنْتِ وَامْلِكِي عَلَيْنَا‘.

13 But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

13 فَأَجَابَتْهُنَّ الْكَرْمَةُ:’أَأَنْبِذُ خَمْرِي الَّذِي يُفَرِّحُ اللهَ وَالنَّاسَ لِكَيْ أَمْلِكَ عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ؟‘

14 Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’

14 ثُمَّ قَالَتْ جَمِيعُ الأَشْجَارِ لِلْعَوْسَجِ:’تَعَالَ أَنْتَ وَصِرْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً‘.

15 But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

15 فَقَالَ الْعَوْسَجُ:’إِنْ كُنْتُمْ حَقّاً تَنْصِبُونَنَي عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً، فَتَعَالَوْا وَاحْتَمُوا تَحْتَ ظِلِّي، وَإلَّا فَإِنَّ نَاراً تَنْدَلِعُ مِنَ الْعَوْسَجِ وَتَلْتَهِمُ أَرْزَ لُبْنَانَ‘.

16 Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—

16 وَالآنَ، إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ تَصَرَّفْتُمْ بِحَقٍّ وَصَوَابٍ عِنْدَمَا مَلَّكْتُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبْيمَالِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ إِلَى يَرُبَّعَلَ وَإِلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَكَافَأْتُمُوهُ خَيْراً عَلَى عَمَلِ يَدَيْهِ.

17 for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,

17 فَقَدْ حَارَبَ أَبِي عَنْكُمْ وَجَازَفَ بِحَيَاتِهِ وَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ.

18 but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—

18 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ ثُرْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي وَذَبَحْتُمْ أَبْنَاءَهُ السَّبْعِينَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَمَلَّكْتُمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ ابْنَ جَارِيَتِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ لأَنَّهُ أَخُوكُمْ.

19 if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.

19 فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ تَصَرَّفْتُمْ بِحَقٍّ وَصَوَابٍ مَعَ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، فَهَنِيئاً لَكُمْ بِأَبِيمَالِكَ وَهَنِيئاً لَهُ بِكُمْ.

20 But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

20 وَإلَّا فَلْتَنْدَلِعْ نَارٌ مِنْ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَتَلْتَهِمْ أَهْلَ شَكِيمَ وَسُكَّانَ الْقَلْعَةِ، وَلْتَنْدَلِعْ نَارٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَمِنْ سُكَّانِ الْقَلْعَةِ وَتَلْتَهِمْ أَبِيمَالِكَ».

21 Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.

21 ثُمَّ هَرَبَ يُوثَامُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بِئْرَ خَوْفاً مِنْ أَخِيهِ، وَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ.

22 After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,

22 وَتَسَلَّطَ أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتْرَةَ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ.

23 God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,

23 وَمَا لَبِثَ الرَّبُّ أَنْ جَعَلَ الْعَلاقَةَ تَسُوءُ بَيْنَ أَبِيمَالِكَ وَأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ، فَخَانَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ أَبِيمَالِكَ،

24 in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.

24 عِقَاباً لَهُ لِمَا جَنَاهُ مِنْ ظُلْمٍ بِحَقِّ أَبْنَاءِ يَرُبَّعَلَ السَّبْعِينَ الَّذِينَ سَفَكَ دِمَاءَهُمْ، وَانْتِقَاماً مِنْ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ الَّذِينَ آزَرُوهُ عَلَى ذَبْحِ إِخْوَتِهِ.

25 The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.

25 فَنَصَبَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ لأَبِيمَالِكَ كَمِيناً عَلَى قِمَمِ الْجِبَالِ وَرَاحُوا يَنْهَبُونَ كُلَّ عَابِرِي الطَّرِيقِ. فَأُبْلِغَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بِالأَمْرِ.

26 Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.

26 وَجَاءَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ إِلَى شَكِيمَ فَوَثِقَ بِهِ أَهْلُهَا.

27 And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

27 ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا إِلَى الْحُقُولِ وَجَنَوْا غَلّاتِ كُرُومِهِمْ وَصَنَعُوا مِنْهَا خَمْراً، وَاحْتَفَلُوا وَدَخَلُوا إِلَى مَعْبَدِ إِلَهِهِمْ وَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَلَعَنُوا أَبِيمَالِكَ.

28 Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?

28 فَقَالَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَمَنْ هُوَ شَكِيمُ حَتَّى نَخْدُمَهُ؟ أَمَا هُوَ ابْنُ يَرُبَّعَلَ وَزَبُولُ هُوَ وَكِيلُهُ؟ اخْدِمُوا رِجَالَ حَمُورَ أَبِي شَكِيمَ. لِمَاذَا عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَخْدُمَ أَبِيمَالِكَ؟

29 If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”

29 لَوْ صَارَ هَذَا الشَّعْبُ تَحْتَ إِمْرَتِي لَعَزَلْتُ أَبِيمَالِكَ، وَلَقُلْتُ لَهُ: جَهِّزْ جَيْشَكَ وَاخْرُجْ».

30 When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.

30 وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ زَبُولُ رَئِيسُ الْمَدِينَةِ كَلامَ جَعَلَ بْنِ عَابِدٍ، احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُهُ.

31 So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.

31 وَبَعَثَ بِرُسُلٍ إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ فِي تُرْمَةَ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ وَفَدَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَإخْوَتُهُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ شَكِيمَ، وَأَثَارُوا الْمَدِينَةَ ضِدَّكَ.

32 Now then, tonight you and the people with you are to come and lie in wait in the fields.

32 فَالآنَ قُمْ لَيْلاً أَنْتَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ وَاكْمُنْ فِي الْحَقْلِ،

33 And in the morning at sunrise, get up and advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”

33 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ تُبَكِّرُ بِاقْتِحَامِ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَعِنْدَمَا يَخْرُجُ جَعَلُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ لِقِتَالِكَ تَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا تَشَاءُ».

34 So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

34 فَجَدَّ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَجَيْشُهُ فِي السَّيْرِ لَيْلاً وَانْقَسَمُوا فِي فِرَقٍ أَرْبَعَ، وَكَمَنُوا لأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ.

35 Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places.

35 وَعِنْدَمَا خَرَجَ جَعَلُ بْنُ عَابِدٍ وَوَقَفَ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ تَحَرَّكَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَرِجَالُهُ مِنْ مَكَامِنِهِمْ.

36 When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”

36 فَرَآهُمْ جَعَلُ، فَقَالَ لِزَبُولَ: «هُوَذَا رِجَالٌ مُنْحَدِرُونَ مِنْ قِمَمِ الْجِبَالِ». فَأَجَابَهُ زَبُولُ: «إِنَّكَ تَرَى ظِلالَ الْجِبَالِ وَكَأَنَّهَا رِجَالٌ».

37 Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”

37 فَعَادَ جَعَلُ يَقُولُ أَيْضاً: «هُوَذَا رِجَالٌ مُنْحَدِرُونَ مِنَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَهَا هِيَ فِرْقَةٌ قَادِمَةٌ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بَلُّوطَةِ الْعَائِفِينَ».

38 “Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”

38 فَأَجَابَهُ زَبُولُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ تَبَجُّحُكَ الآنَ حِينَ قُلْتَ: مَنْ هُوَ أَبِيمَالِكُ حَتَّى نَخْدُمَهُ؟ أَلَيْسَ هَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الرِّجَالُ الَّذِينَ سَخِرْتَ مِنْهُمْ؟ فَاخْرُجِ الآنَ وَحَارِبْهُ!».

39 So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,

39 فَخَرَجَ جَعَلُ فِي طَلِيعَةِ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ وَحَارَبَ أَبِيمَالِكَ.

40 but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate.

40 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ انْهَزَمَ أَمَامَهُ وَسَقَطَ عَدَدٌ غَفِيرٌ مِنَ الْقَتْلَى عَلَى طُولِ الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

41 Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.

41 وَاسْتَقَرَّ أَبِيمَالِكُ فِي أَرُومَةَ، وَطَرَدَ زَبُولُ جَعَلا وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِنْ شَكِيمَ.

42 The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.

42 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي خَرَجَ أَهْلُ شَكِيمَ إِلَى الْحَقْلِ لِلْحَرْبِ، فَأُبْلِغَ أَبِيمَالِكُ بِالأَمْرِ،

43 So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.

43 فَقَسَمَ جَيْشَهُ إِلَى ثَلاثِ فِرَقٍ وَكَمَنَ فِي الْحَقْلِ، وَإذَا بِأَهْلِ شَكِيمَ قَدْ بَرَزُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَانْقَضَّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَسَرَهُمْ.

44 Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down.

44 وَاقْتَحَمَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَفِرْقَتُهُ طَرِيقَهُ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَتَمَرْكَزَ هُنَاكَ. وَهَاجَمَتِ الفِرْقَتَانِ الأُخْرَيَانِ كُلُّ مَنْ كَانُوا فِي الْحَقْلِ وَأَبَادَتَاهُمْ.

45 And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.

45 وَظَلَّتْ رَحَى الْحَرْبِ دَائِرَةً طَوَالَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى اسْتَوْلَى أَبِيمَالِكُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَضَى عَلَى أَهْلِهَا وَهَدَمَهَا وَزَرَعَهَا مِلْحاً.

46 On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

46 وَحِينَ بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ أَهْلَ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ تَحَصَّنُوا فِي قَلْعَةِ مَعْبَدِ إِيلِ بَرِيثَ.

47 And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,

47 فَعَلِمَ أَبِيمَالِكُ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ قَدْ تَحَصَّنُوا فِي الْقَلْعَةِ،

48 he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”

48 فَارْتَقَى هُوَ وَجَيْشُهُ جَبَلَ صَلْمُونَ، وَأَخَذَ فَأْساً بِيَدِهِ وَقَطَعَ غُصْنَ شَجَرَةٍ وَرَفَعَهُ وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَقَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «كُلَّ مَا تَرَوْنَنِي أَفْعَلُهُ فَأَسْرِعُوا وَافْعَلُوا مِثْلِي».

49 So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.

49 فَقَطَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ غُصْناً وَسَارُوا خَلْفَ أَبِيمَالِكَ إِلَى الْقَلْعَةِ حَيْثُ كَوَّمُوا الأَغْصَانَ وَأَحْرَقُوا الْقَلْعَةَ بِمَنْ فِيهَا. فَمَاتَ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ بُرْجِ شَكِيمَ وَكَانُوا نَحْوَ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ.

50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.

50 ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ أَبِيمَالِكُ إِلَى تَابَاصَ وَهَاجَمَهَا وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا.

51 But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.

51 فَلَجَأَ جَمِيعُ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَسَائِرُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى بُرْجٍ حَصِينٍ قَائِمٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَغْلَقُوا أَبْوَابَهُ خَلْفَهُمْ، وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى سَطْحِ الْبُرْجِ.

52 When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

52 فَحَاصَرَ أَبِيمَالِكُ الْبُرْجَ وَحَارَبَهُ، وَاقْتَرَبَ مِنْ بَابِ الْبُرْجِ لِيُحْرِقَهُ بِالنَّارِ،

53 But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

53 فَأَلْقَتِ امْرَأَةٌ حَجَرَ رَحَى عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَشَجَّتْ جُمْجُمَتَهُ.

54 He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.

54 فَاسْتَدْعَى عَلَى التَّوِّ حَامِلَ سِلاحِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «اخْتَرِطْ سَيْفَكَ وَاقْتُلْنِي لِئَلّا يَقُولُوا عَنِّي: قَتَلَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ». فَطَعَنَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَمَاتَ.

55 And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.

55 فَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ أَبِيمَالِكَ أَنَّ قَائِدَهُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ انْصَرَفَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ.

56 In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.

56 وَهَكَذَا عَاقَبَ اللهُ أَبِيمَالِكَ عَلَى جَرِيمَتِهِ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا بِحَقِّ أَبِيهِ حِينَ قَتَلَ إِخْوَتَهُ السَّبْعِينَ.

57 And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.

57 وَكَذِلكَ رَدَّ اللهُ شَرَّ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَبِذَلِكَ تَحَقَّقَتْ لَعْنَةُ يُوثَامَ بْنِ يَرُبَّعَلَ.