Skip to content
Opens in a new window
Listen to this chapter • 4:59

[1] Wa kulla muluuk al-balad simʼo be nasur Bani Israaʼiil wa humman saakniin kharib le bahar al-Urdun fi l-jibaal wa fi l-sahale wa fi khachum al-bahar al-Abyad lahaddi Lubnaan. Wa humman muluuk al-Hittiyiin wa l-Amuuriyiin wa l-Kanʼaaniyiin wa l-Firizziyiin wa l-Hiwwiyiin wa l-Yabuusiyiin.

[2] Wa kulla l-muluuk dool astafago achaan yihaarubu sawa didd Yachuuʼ wa Bani Israaʼiil.

[3] Wa sukkaan Gibʼuun min Hiwwiyiin simʼo be l-cheyy al-sawwaah Yachuuʼ fi hillaal Ariiha wa hillit Aay.

[4] Wa humman kula gammo annaajado. Chaddo fi hamiirhum chuwaalaat gadiimiin wa girab hana khamar mucharratiin wa mukhayyatiin.

[5] Wa libso niʼle gadiimiin wa mukhayyatiin wa libso khulgaan mucharratiin wa chaalo khubza yaabse wa mukassara.

[6] Wa macho ligo Yachuuʼ fi l-fariig fi Gilgaal wa gaalo leyah wa le Bani Israaʼiil : «Aniina jiina min baʼiid. Wa hassaʼ, sawwu maʼaana alaakha.»

[7] Wa rujaal Bani Israaʼiil gaalo le l-Hiwwiyiin dool : «Mumkin intu saakniin fi usutna ! Wa be da, ma nagdaro nisawwu maʼaaku alaakha.»

[8] Wa laakin humman gaalo le Yachuuʼ : «Aniina abiidak.» Wa Yachuuʼ saʼalaahum wa gaal leehum : «Intu yaatumman wa jaayiin min ween ?»

[9] Wa humman gaalo leyah : «Aniina abiidak jaayiin min balad baʼiide marra waahid fi chaan usum Allah Ilaahak achaan simiʼna be usmah wa be kulla cheyy al-sawwaah fi Masir.

[10] Wa simiʼna battaan be kulla cheyy al-sawwaah fi l-muluuk al-itneen hana l-Amuuriyiin al-gaaʼidiin khaadi le bahar al-Urdun wa humman Siihuun malik Hachbuun wa Oog malik Baachaan al-saakin fi Achtaruut.

[11] Wa kubaaraatna wa kulla sukkaan baladna gaalo leena : ‹Chiilu maʼaaku zaad le l-derib wa amchu gaabuluuhum wa guulu leehum : “Aniina abiidku wa hassaʼ sawwu maʼaana alaakha.”›

[12] Wa chiifu al-khubza hint zaadna ! Wakit maragna le naju leeku, chilnaaha haamiye wa laakin hassaʼ, di hi yaabse wa mukassara.

[13] Wa l-girab dool kula, wakit maleenaahum khamar humman judaad. Wa laakin hassaʼ chiifu kikkeef humman achcharrato. Wa khulgaanna wa niʼleena kula gidmo achaan saafarna wa jiina leeku min baʼiid.»

[14] Wa Bani Israaʼiil khassado be alaakhithum wa akalo min zaadhum wa laakin ma saʼalo Allah le yaʼarfu al-hu yidoorah.

[15] Wa khalaas, Yachuuʼ sawwa maʼaahum salaam wa alaakha al-tadman leehum hayaathum. Wa chuyuukh al-mujtamaʼ kula halafo leehum.

[16] Wa laakin talaata yoom baʼad sawwo maʼaahum al-alaakha, Bani Israaʼiil simʼo kadar al-naas dool jiiraanhum wa saakniin fi usuthum.

[17] Wa Bani Israaʼiil gammo saafaro. Wa fi l-yoom al-taalit, wassalo fi hillaalhum wa humman hillaal Gibʼuun wa Kafiira wa Biiruut wa Kharyat Yaʼariim.

[18] Wa Bani Israaʼiil ma daraboohum achaan chuyuukh al-mujtamaʼ halafo leehum be Allah Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil. Wa laakin kulla l-mujtamaʼ gaaʼidiin yihajju tihit tihit didd al-chuyuukh.

[19] Wa kulla l-chuyuukh gaalo le kulla l-mujtamaʼ : «Aniina halafna leehum be usum Allah Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil. Battaan ma nagdaro nisawwu leehum cheyy fasil.

[20] Wa daahu al-cheyy al-nisawwuuh leehum. Nikhalluuhum hayyiin achaan khadab Allah ma yanzil foogna be sabab al-haliife al-halafnaaha leehum.»

[21] Wa l-chuyuukh gaalo battaan le chaʼabhum : «Nikhalluuhum hayyiin achaan yichaggugu al-hatab wa yawurdu almi le kulla l-mujtamaʼ.» Wa da bas kalaam al-chuyuukh.

[22] Wa Yachuuʼ naadaahum le sukkaan Gibʼuun wa gaal leehum : «Maala khachcheetuuna wa gultu intu jaayiin min baʼiid wa taari intu saakniin fi usutna ?

[23] Wa be da, intu khalaas malʼuuniin wa tabgo daayman abiid. Wa tichaggugu al-hatab wa tawurdu almi le beet Allah.»

[24] Wa humman raddo leyah wa gaalo : «Aniina abiidak. Simiʼna kadar Allah Ilaahku amar abdah Muusa yantiiku al-balad di wa yaktul sukkaanha giddaamku. Wa aniina khufna ziyaada minku wa achaan da bas, sawweena al-cheyy da.

[25] Wa hassaʼ, daahu aniina fi iidak. Sawwi foogna ayyi cheyy al-tidoorah.»

[26] Wa be misil da, Yachuuʼ najjaahum min Bani Israaʼiil ma kataloohum.

[27] Wa fi l-yoom da, Yachuuʼ khaddamaahum wa humman chaggago al-hatab wa warado al-almi le kulla l-mujtamaʼ wa le madbah Allah. Wa zurriiyithum yisawwu al-khidme di lahaddi l-yoom, fi bakaan al-ibaada al-Allah azalah le chaʼabah.

Kitaab Yachuuʼ — Chapters