٢ أخبار 1

١ 1 وَتَشَدَّدَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَتِهِ، وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُ مَعَهُ وَعَظَّمَهُ جِدًّا.

And Solomon son of David strengthens himself over his kingdom, and his God YHWH [is] with him, and makes him exceedingly great.

٢ 2 وَكَلَّمَ سُلَيْمَانُ جَمِيعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْأُلُوفِ وَٱلْمِئَاتِ وَٱلْقُضَاةَ وَكُلَّ رَئِيسٍ فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ رُؤُوسَ ٱلْآبَاءِ،

And Solomon says to all Israel, to heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, and to the ones judging, and to every honorable one of all Israel, heads of the fathers,

٣ 3 فَذَهَبَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَكُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ مَعَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي جِبْعُونَ، لِأَنَّهُ هُنَاكَ كَانَتْ خَيْمَةُ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ، خَيْمَةُ ٱللهِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا مُوسَى عَبْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

and they go—Solomon, and all the assembly with him—to the high place that [is] in Gibeon, for God’s Tent of Meeting has been there, that Moses, servant of YHWH, made in the wilderness,

٤ 4 وَأَمَّا تَابُوتُ ٱللهِ فَأَصْعَدَهُ دَاوُدُ مِنْ قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ عِنْدَمَا هَيَّأَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ، لِأَنَّهُ نَصَبَ لَهُ خَيْمَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

but David had the Ark of God brought up from Kirjath-Jearim to the [place] David had prepared for it, for he stretched out a tent for it in Jerusalem;

٥ 5 وَمَذْبَحُ ٱلنُّحَاسِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ بَصَلْئِيلُ بْنُ أُورِي بْنِ حُورَ، وَضَعَهُ أَمَامَ مَسْكَنِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَطَلَبَ إِلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانُ وَٱلْجَمَاعَةُ.

and the altar of bronze that Bezaleel son of Uri, son of Hur made, he put before the Dwelling Place of YHWH; and Solomon and the assembly seek Him [there].

٦ 6 وَأَصْعَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ هُنَاكَ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ ٱلنُّحَاسِ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ فِي خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ، أَصْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ أَلْفَ مُحْرَقَةٍ.

And Solomon goes up there, on the altar of bronze, before YHWH, that [is] at the Tent of Meeting, and causes one thousand burnt-offerings to ascend on it.

٧ 7 فِي تِلْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةِ تَرَاءَى ٱللهُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱسْأَلْ مَاذَا أُعْطِيكَ».

In that night God has appeared to Solomon and says to him, “Ask—what do I give to you?”

٨ 8 فَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ لِلهِ: «إِنَّكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ مَعَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي رَحْمَةً عَظِيمَةً وَمَلَّكْتَنِي مَكَانَهُ.

And Solomon says to God, “You have done great kindness with my father David, and have caused me to reign in his stead.

٩ 9 فَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْإِلَهُ لِيَثْبُتْ كَلَامُكَ مَعَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي، لِأَنَّكَ قَدْ مَلَّكْتَنِي عَلَى شَعْبٍ كَثِيرٍ كَتُرَابِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Now, O YHWH God, Your word with my father David is steadfast, for You have caused me to reign over a people [as] numerous as the dust of the earth;

١٠ 10 فَأَعْطِنِي ٱلْآنَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً لِأَخْرُجَ أَمَامَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ وَأَدْخُلَ، لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ هَذَا ٱلْعَظِيمِ»

now, give wisdom and knowledge to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who judges this—Your great people?”

١١ 11 فَقَالَ ٱللهُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ هَذَا كَانَ فِي قَلْبِكَ، وَلَمْ تَسْأَلْ غِنًى وَلَا أَمْوَالًا وَلَا كَرَامَةً وَلَا أَنْفُسَ مُبْغِضِيكَ، وَلَا سَأَلْتَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً، بَلْ إِنَّمَا سَأَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً تَحْكُمُ بِهِمَا عَلَى شَعْبِي ٱلَّذِي مَلَّكْتُكَ عَلَيْهِ،

And God says to Solomon, “Because that this has been with your heart, and you have not asked for riches, wealth, and honor, and the life of those hating you, and also have not asked for many days, and ask for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you judge My people over which I have caused you to reign—

١٢ 12 قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً، وَأُعْطِيكَ غِنًى وَأَمْوَالًا وَكَرَامَةً لَمْ يَكُنْ مِثْلُهَا لِلْمُلُوكِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَبْلَكَ، وَلَا يَكُونُ مِثْلُهَا لِمَنْ بَعْدَكَ».

the wisdom and the knowledge is given to you, and riches and wealth and honor I [also] give to you, that there has not been so to the kings who [are] before you, and after you it is not so.”

١٣ 13 فَجَاءَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي جِبْعُونَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ أَمَامِ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ وَمَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Solomon comes in to Jerusalem [from] the high place that [is] in Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, and reigns over Israel,

١٤ 14 وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانًا، فَكَانَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَمَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

and Solomon gathers chariots and horsemen, and he has one thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he places them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.

١٥ 15 وَجَعَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ وَٱلذَّهَبَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مِثْلَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ، وَجَعَلَ ٱلْأَرْزَ كَٱلْجُمَّيْزِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّهْلِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ.

And the king makes the silver and the gold in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he made as sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance.

١٦ 16 وَكَانَ مُخْرَجُ ٱلْخَيْلِ ٱلَّتِي لِسُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَجَمَاعَةُ تُجَّارِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَخَذُوا جَلِيبَةً بِثَمَنٍ،

And the source of the horses that [are] for Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king take [them] from Keva at a price,

١٧ 17 فَأَصْعَدُوا وَأَخْرَجُوا مِنْ مِصْرَ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةَ بِسِتِّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَٱلْفَرَسَ بِمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ، وَهَكَذَا لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ أَرَامَ كَانُوا يُخْرِجُونَ عَنْ يَدِهِمْ.

and they come up, and bring out a chariot from Egypt for six hundred pieces of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty, and so for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram—they bring [them] out by their hand.