اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 10

١ 1 وَسَمِعَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا بِخَبَرِ سُلَيْمَانَ لِمَجْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَأَتَتْ لِتَمْتَحِنَهُ بِمَسَائِلَ.

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, she came to prove him with hard questions.

٢ 2 فَأَتَتْ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ بِمَوْكِبٍ عَظِيمٍ جِدًّا، بِجِمَالٍ حَامِلَةٍ أَطْيَابًا وَذَهَبًا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً. وَأَتَتْ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ وَكَلَّمَتْهُ بِكُلِّ مَا كَانَ بِقَلْبِهَا.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she conversed with him of all that was in her heart.

٣ 3 فَأَخْبَرَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ بِكُلِّ كَلَامِهَا. لَمْ يَكُنْ أَمْرٌ مَخْفِيًّا عَنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لَمْ يُخْبِرْهَا بِهِ.

And Solomon answered to her all her questions; there was not anything hid from the king which he did not answer.

٤ 4 فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا كُلَّ حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلَّذِي بَنَاهُ،

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

٥ 5 وَطَعَامَ مَائِدَتِهِ، وَمَجْلِسَ عَبِيدِهِ، وَمَوْقِفَ خُدَّامِهِ وَمَلَابِسَهُمْ، وَسُقَاتَهُ، وَمُحْرَقَاتِهِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ يُصْعِدُهَا فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لَمْ يَبْقَ فِيهَا رُوحٌ بَعْدُ.

and the food of his table, and the seating of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.

٦ 6 فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «صَحِيحًا كَانَ ٱلْخَبَرُ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ فِي أَرْضِي عَنْ أُمُورِكَ وَعَنْ حِكْمَتِكَ.

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.

٧ 7 وَلَمْ أُصَدِّقِ ٱلْأَخْبَارَ حَتَّى جِئْتُ وَأَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ، فَهُوَذَا ٱلنِّصْفُ لَمْ أُخْبَرْ بِهِ. زِدْتَ حِكْمَةً وَصَلَاحًا عَلَى ٱلْخَبَرِ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ.

However I did not believe the words until I came, and my eyes had seen it. And, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

٨ 8 طُوبَى لِرِجَالِكَ وَطُوبَى لِعَبِيدِكَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ أَمَامَكَ دَائِمًا ٱلسَّامِعِينَ حِكْمَتَكَ.

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom.

٩ 9 لِيَكُنْ مُبَارَكًا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ ٱلَّذِي سُرَّ بِكَ وَجَعَلَكَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَحَبَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ جَعَلَكَ مَلِكًا، لِتُجْرِيَ حُكْمًا وَبِرًّا».

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee to set thee on the throne of Israel. Because Jehovah loved Israel forever, therefore he made thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

١٠ 10 وَأَعْطَتِ ٱلْمَلِكَ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ وَأَطْيَابًا كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً. لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ٱلطِّيبِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ، ٱلَّذِيِ أَعْطَتْهُ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

١١ 11 وَكَذَا سُفُنُ حِيرَامَ ٱلَّتِي حَمَلَتْ ذَهَبًا مِنْ أُوفِيرَ، أَتَتْ مِنْ أُوفِيرَ بِخَشَبِ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ كَثِيرًا جِدًّا وَبِحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ.

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones.

١٢ 12 فَعَمِلَ سُلَيْمَانُ خَشَبَ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ دَرَابَزِينًا لِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَبَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَأَعْوَادًا وَرَبَابًا لِلْمُغَنِّينَ. لَمْ يَأْتِ وَلَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُ خَشَبِ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ ذَلِكَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

And the king made pillars of the almug trees for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, also harps and psalteries for the singers. There have come no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.

١٣ 13 وَأَعْطَى ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ لِمَلِكَةِ سَبَا كُلَّ مُشْتَهَاهَا ٱلَّذِي طَلَبَتْ، عَدَا مَا أَعْطَاهَا إِيَّاهُ حَسَبَ كَرَمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ. فَٱنْصَرَفَتْ وَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى أَرْضِهَا هِيَ وَعَبِيدُهَا.

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ وَزْنُ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّذِي أَتَى سُلَيْمَانَ فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتًّا وَسِتِّينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ.

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty and six talents of gold,

١٥ 15 مَا عَدَا ٱلَّذِي مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلتُّجَّارِ وَتِجَارَةِ ٱلتُّجَّارِ وَجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ ٱلْعَرَبِ وَوُلَاةِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

besides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

١٦ 16 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مِئَتَيْ تُرْسٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّقٍ، خَصَّ ٱلتُّرْسَ ٱلْوَاحِدَ سِتُّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ.

And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.

١٧ 17 وَثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ مِجَنٍّ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّقٍ. خَصَّ ٱلْمِجَنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَمْنَاءٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ. وَجَعَلَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ فِي بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ.

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

١٨ 18 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كُرْسِيًّا عَظِيمًا مِنْ عَاجٍ وَغَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ إِبْرِيزٍ.

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

١٩ 19 وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ سِتُّ دَرَجَاتٍ. وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ رَأْسٌ مُسْتَدِيرٌ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، وَيَدَانِ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى مَكَانِ ٱلْجُلُوسِ، وَأَسَدَانِ وَاقِفَانِ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ.

There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind. And there were supports on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the supports.

٢٠ 20 وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَسَدًا وَاقِفَةً هُنَاكَ عَلَى ٱلدَّرَجَاتِ ٱلسِّتِّ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ. لَمْ يُعْمَلْ مِثْلُهُ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْمَمَالِكِ.

And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

٢١ 21 وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ شُرْبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ، لَا فِضَّةٍ، هِيَ لَمْ تُحْسَبْ شَيْئًا فِي أَيَّامِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; it was accounted of nothing in the days of Solomon.

٢٢ 22 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ لِلْمَلِكِ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ مَعَ سُفُنِ حِيرَامَ. فَكَانَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ تَأْتِي مَرَّةً فِي كُلِّ ثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. أَتَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ حَامِلَةً ذَهَبًا وَفِضَّةً وَعَاجًا وَقُرُودًا وَطَوَاوِيسَ.

For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram. Once every three years the navy of Tarshish came, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

٢٣ 23 فَتَعَاظَمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُلُوكِ ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ.

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

٢٤ 24 وَكَانَتْ كُلُّ ٱلْأَرْضِ مُلْتَمِسَةً وَجْهَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِتَسْمَعَ حِكْمَتَهُ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَهَا ٱللهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

٢٥ 25 وَكَانُوا يَأْتُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِهَدِيَّتِهِ، بِآنِيَةِ فِضَّةٍ وَآنِيَةِ ذَهَبٍ وَحُلَلٍ وَسِلَاحٍ وَأَطْيَابٍ وَخَيْلٍ وَبِغَالٍ سَنَةً فَسَنَةً.

And every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

٢٦ 26 وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَرَاكِبَ وَفُرْسَانًا، فَكَانَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَأَقَامَهُمْ فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْمَرَاكِبِ وَمَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. And he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

٢٧ 27 وَجَعَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مِثْلَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ، وَجَعَلَ ٱلْأَرْزَ مِثْلَ ٱلْجُمَّيْزِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّهْلِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ.

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

٢٨ 28 وَكَانَ مَخْرَجُ ٱلْخَيْلِ ٱلَّتِي لِسُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَجَمَاعَةُ تُجَّارِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَخَذُوا جَلِيبَةً بِثَمَنٍ.

And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. And the king's merchants received them in herds, each herd at a price.

٢٩ 29 وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةُ تَصْعَدُ وَتَخْرُجُ مِنْ مِصْرَ بِسِتِّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَٱلْفَرَسُ بِمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ. وَهَكَذَا لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ أَرَامَ كَانُوا يُخْرِجُونَ عَنْ يَدِهِمْ.

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. And so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, they brought them out by their means.