اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 10

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

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s name, she came to test 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.

She came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.

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

Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.

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

When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, 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.

the food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the LORD’s house, there was no more spirit in her.

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

She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.

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

However, I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, not even half was told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

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

Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, who hear your 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 is the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore he made you 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.

She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an 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.

The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought in from Ophir great quantities 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.

The king made of the almug trees pillars for the LORD’s house and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or 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.

King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, in addition to 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-six talents of gold,

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

in addition to that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, 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.

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.

He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas 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 armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

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

Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was 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.

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, because it was considered of little value 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 a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, 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.

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.

Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.

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

Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen. He kept them 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.

The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

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

The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove 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.

A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty shekels; and so they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.