١ أخبار 28

١ 1 وَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْفِرَقِ ٱلْخَادِمِينَ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمِئَاتِ، وَرُؤَسَاءَ كُلِّ ٱلْأَمْوَالِ وَٱلْأَمْلَاكِ ٱلَّتِي لِلْمَلِكِ وَلِبَنِيهِ، مَعَ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ وَٱلْأَبْطَالِ وَكُلِّ جَبَابِرَةِ ٱلْبَأْسِ، إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And David called together all the rulers of Israel, the rulers of tribes and the rulers of the courses who waited upon the king, —and the rulers of thousands and the rulers of hundreds, and the rulers over all the possessions and substance that belonged to the king and to his sons, with the courtiers and the heroes, even every hero of valour, unto Jerusalem.

٢ 2 وَوَقَفَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «اِسْمَعُونِي يَا إِخْوَتِي وَشَعْبِي. كَانَ فِي قَلْبِي أَنْ أَبْنِيَ بَيْتَ قَرَارٍ لِتَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلِمَوْطِئِ قَدَمَيْ إِلَهِنَا، وَقَدْ هَيَّأْتُ لِلْبِنَاءِ.

Then David the king rose up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people, —As for me, it was near my heart, to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made ready to build.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ قَالَ لِي: لَا تَبْنِي بَيْتًا لِٱسْمِي لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ رَجُلُ حُرُوبٍ وَقَدْ سَفَكْتَ دَمًا.

But, God, said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my Name, —for, a man of war, thou art, and, blood, hast thou shed.

٤ 4 وَقَدِ ٱخْتَارَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَيْتِ أَبِي لِأَكُونَ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، لِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا ٱخْتَارَ يَهُوذَا رَئِيسًا، وَمِنْ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا بَيْتَ أَبِي، وَمِنْ بَنِي أَبِي سُرَّ بِي لِيُمَلِّكَنِي عَلَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Howbeit Yahweh, God of Israel, made choice of me, out of all of the house of my father, to become king over Israel unto times age-abiding, for, of Judah, had he made choice to be chief ruler, and, in the house of Judah, the house of my father, —and, among the sons of my father, with me, was he well-pleased, to make me king over all Israel;

٥ 5 وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَنِيَّ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَعْطَانِي بَنِينَ كَثِيرِينَ، إِنَّماَ ٱخْتَارَ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنِي لِيَجْلِسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

and, from among all my sons, —for, many sons, hath Yahweh given me, —he hath made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel.

٦ 6 وَقَالَ لِي: إِنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنَكَ هُوَ يَبْنِي بَيْتِي وَدِيَارِي، لِأَنِّي ٱخْتَرْتُهُ لِي ٱبْنًا، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُ أَبًا،

And he said unto am, Solomon thy son—he, shall build my house, and my courts, —for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.

٧ 7 وَأُثَبِّتُ مَمْلَكَتَهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ إِذَا تَشَدَّدَ لِلْعَمَلِ حَسَبَ وَصَايَايَ وَأَحْكَامِي كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

So will I establish his kingdom, unto times age-abiding, —if he be strong, to do my commandments and my regulations, as at this day.

٨ 8 وَٱلْآنَ فِي أَعْيُنِ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَحْفَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَفِي سَمَاعِ إِلَهِنَا، ٱحْفَظُوا وَٱطْلُبُوا جَمِيعَ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ لِكَيْ تَرِثُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْجَيِّدَةَ وَتُوَرِّثُوهَا لِأَوْلَادِكُمْ بَعْدَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Now, therefore, in the eyes of all Israel—the convocation of Yahweh, and in the ears of our God, Observe and seek all the commandments of Yahweh your God, —to the end that ye may possess the good land, —and suffer your sons after you to inherit it, unto times age-abiding.

٩ 9 وَأَنْتَ يَا سُلَيْمَانُ ٱبْنِي، ٱعْرِفْ إِلَهَ أَبِيكَ وَٱعْبُدْهُ بِقَلْبٍ كَامِلٍ وَنَفْسٍ رَاغِبَةٍ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَفْحَصُ جَمِيعَ ٱلْقُلُوبِ، وَيَفْهَمُ كُلَّ تَصَوُّرَاتِ ٱلْأَفْكَارِ. فَإِذَا طَلَبْتَهُ يُوجَدُ مِنْكَ، وَإِذَا تَرَكْتَهُ يَرْفُضُكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand, —If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.

١٠ 10 اُنْظُرِ ٱلْآنَ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدِ ٱخْتَارَكَ لِتَبْنِيَ بَيْتًا لِلْمَقْدِسِ، فَتَشَدَّدْ وَٱعْمَلْ».

See! now, that, Yahweh, hath made choice of thee, to build a house for a sanctuary—be strong and do!

١١ 11 وَأَعْطَى دَاوُدُ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنَهُ مِثَالَ ٱلرِّوَاقِ وَبُيُوتِهِ وَخَزَائِنِهِ وَعَلَالِيِّهِ وَمَخَادِعِهِ ٱلدَّاخِلِيَّةِ وَبَيْتِ ٱلْغِطَاءِ،

Then gave David unto Solomon his son, the plan of the porch, and the recesses thereof, and the treasuries thereof, and the upper rooms thereof, and the inner chambers thereof, and the recess for the propitiatory;

١٢ 12 وَمِثَالَ كُلِّ مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُ بِٱلرُّوحِ لِدِيَارِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْمَخَادِعِ حَوَالَيْهِ، وَلِخَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ وَخَزَائِنِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ،

and the plan of all which had come by the spirit to be with him, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the rooms round about, —for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of hallowed things;

١٣ 13 وَلِفِرَقِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ، وَلِكُلِّ عَمَلِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلِكُلِّ آنِيَةِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, —and for all the utensils of the service of the house of Yahweh:

١٤ 14 فَمِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِمَا هُوَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، لِكُلِّ آنِيَةِ خِدْمَةٍ فَخِدْمَةٍ، وَلِجَمِيعِ آنِيَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ فِضَّةً بِٱلْوَزْنِ، لِكُلِّ آنِيَةِ خِدْمَةٍ فَخِدْمَةٍ.

of gold, by weight, for the gold, for all manner of utensils for each several service, —for all manner of utensils of silver, by weight, for all manner of utensils for each several service;

١٥ 15 وَبِٱلْوَزْنِ لِمَنَائِرِ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَسُرُجِهَا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِكُلِّ مَنَارَةٍ فَمَنَارَةٍ وَسُرُجِهَا، وَلِمَنَائِرِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِكُلِّ مَنَارَةٍ وَسُرُجِهَا حَسَبَ خِدْمَةِ مَنَارَةٍ فَمَنَارَةٍ.

and a weight, for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by the weight of each several lampstand, and the lamps thereof, —and for the lampstands of silver by weight, for each lampstand and the lamps thereof, according to the service of each several lampstand.

١٦ 16 وَذَهَبًا بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِمَوَائِدِ خُبْزِ ٱلْوُجُوهِ لِكُلِّ مَائِدَةٍ فَمَائِدَةٍ، وَفِضَّةً لِمَوَائِدِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ.

And the gold [gave he] by weight for the tables for setting in array, for each several table, —and silver, for the tables of silver;

١٧ 17 وَذَهَبًا خَالِصًا لِلْمَنَاشِلِ وَٱلْمَنَاضِحِ وَٱلْكُؤُوسِ. وَلِأَقْدَاحِ ٱلذَّهَبِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِقَدَحٍ فَقَدَحٍ، وَلِأَقْدَاحِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِقَدَحٍ فَقَدَحٍ.

and the fleshhooks and the bowls and the cups, pure gold, —and for the goblets of gold, by weight for each several goblet, and for the goblets of silver, by weight for each several goblet;

١٨ 18 وَلِمَذْبَحِ ٱلْبَخُورِ ذَهَبًا مُصَفًّى بِٱلْوَزْنِ، وَذَهَبًا لِمِثَالِ مَرْكَبَةِ ٱلْكَرُوبِيمِ ٱلْبَاسِطَةِ أَجْنِحَتَهَا ٱلْمُظَلِّلَةِ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

and, for the altar of incense, refined gold, by weight, —and, for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, gold, for them that were spreading out, and covering the ark of the covenant of Yahweh: —

١٩ 19 «قَدْ أَفْهَمَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ بِٱلْكِتَابَةِ بِيَدِهِ عَلَيَّ، أَيْ كُلَّ أَشْغَالِ ٱلْمِثَالِ».

the whole in writing, From the hand of Yahweh upon me, to give understanding, —all the works of the pattern.

٢٠ 20 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنِهِ: «تَشَدَّدْ وَتَشَجَّعْ وَٱعْمَلْ. لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَرْتَعِبْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ٱلْإِلَهَ إِلَهِي مَعَكَ. لَا يَخْذُلُكَ وَلَا يَتْرُكُكَ حَتَّى تُكَمِّلَ كُلَّ عَمَلِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Then said David, unto Solomon his son, Be strong and bold, and act, thou mayest not fear nor be dismayed, —for, Yahweh, God, my God, will be with thee, he will not let thee go, neither will he forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh.

٢١ 21 وَهُوَذَا فِرَقُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ لِكُلِّ خِدْمَةِ، بَيْتِ ٱللهِ. وَمَعَكَ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ كُلُّ نَبِيهٍ بِحِكْمَةٍ لِكُلِّ خِدْمَةٍ، وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ تَحْتَ كُلِّ أَوَامِرِكَ».

And there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God, —and, with thee, in all manner of work, is every willing, skilful man for any service, also the rulers and all the people, for all thine affairs.