٢ أخبار 9

١ 1 وَسَمِعَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا بِخَبَرِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَأَتَتْ لِتَمْتَحِنَ سُلَيْمَانَ بِمَسَائِلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، بِمَوْكِبٍ عَظِيمٍ جِدًّا، وَجِمَالٍ حَامِلَةٍ أَطْيَابًا وَذَهَبًا بِكَثْرَةٍ وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً، فَأَتَتْ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ وَكَلَّمَتْهُ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا فِي قَلْبِهَا.

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.

٢ 2 فَأَخْبَرَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ بِكُلِّ كَلَامِهَا. وَلَمْ يُخْفَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ أَمْرٌ إِلَّا وَأَخْبَرَهَا بِهِ.

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

٣ 3 فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا حِكْمَةَ سُلَيْمَانَ وَٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلَّذِي بَنَاهُ،

When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

٤ 4 وَطَعَامَ مَائِدَتِهِ، وَمَجْلِسَ عَبِيدِهِ، وَمَوْقِفَ خُدَّامِهِ وَمَلَابِسَهُمْ، وَسُقَاتَهُ وَمَلَابِسَهُمْ، وَمُحْرَقَاتِهِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ يُصْعِدُهَا فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لَمْ تَبْقَ فِيهَا رُوحٌ بَعْدُ.

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

٥ 5 فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «صَحِيحٌ 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.

٦ 6 وَلَمْ أُصَدِّقْ كَلَامَهُمْ حَتَّى جِئْتُ وَأَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ، فَهُوَذَا لَمْ أُخْبَرْ بِنِصْفِ كَثْرَةِ حِكْمَتِكَ. زِدْتَ عَلَى ٱلْخَبَرِ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ.

However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!

٧ 7 فَطُوبَى لِرِجَالِكَ وَطُوبَى لِعَبِيدِكَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ أَمَامَكَ دَائِمًا وَٱلسَّامِعِينَ حِكْمَتَكَ.

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.

٨ 8 لِيَكُنْ مُبَارَكًا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ ٱلَّذِي سُرَّ بِكَ وَجَعَلَكَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ مَلِكًا لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ. لِأَنَّ إِلَهَكَ أَحَبَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيُثْبِتَهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، قَدْ جَعَلَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكًا، لِتُجْرِيَ حُكْمًا وَعَدْلًا».

Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you and set you on his throne to be king for the LORD your God, because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

٩ 9 وَأَهْدَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ وَأَطْيَابًا كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ٱلطِّيبِ ٱلَّذِي أَهْدَتْهُ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones. There was never before such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

١٠ 10 وَكَذَا عَبِيدُ حُورَامَ وَعَبِيدُ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَلَبُوا ذَهَبًا مِنْ أُوفِيرَ أَتَوْا بِخَشَبِ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ وَحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ.

The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.

١١ 11 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ خَشَبَ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ دَرَجًا لِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَبَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَأَعْوَادًا وَرَبَابًا، وَلَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهَا قَبْلُ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا.

The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for the LORD’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.

١٢ 12 وَأَعْطَى ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكَةَ سَبَا كُلَّ مُشْتَهَاهَا ٱلَّذِي طَلَبَتْ، فَضْلًا عَمَّا أَتَتْ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ. فَٱنْصَرَفَتْ وَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى أَرْضِهَا هِيَ وَعَبِيدُهَا.

King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, more than that which she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ وَزْنُ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّذِي جَاءَ 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,

١٤ 14 فَضْلًا عَنِ ٱلَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ ٱلتُّجَّارُ وَٱلْمُسْتَبْضِعُونَ. وَكُلُّ مُلُوكِ ٱلْعَرَبِ وَوُلَاةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ كَانُوا يَأْتُونَ بِذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ.

in addition to that which the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

١٥ 15 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مِئَتَيْ تُرْسٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّقٍ، خَصَّ ٱلتُّرْسَ ٱلْوَاحِدَ سِتُّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْمُطَرَّقِ،

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one large shield.

١٦ 16 وَثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ مِجَنٍّ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّقٍ، خَصَّ ٱلْمِجَنَّ ٱلْوَاحِدَ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ. وَجَعَلَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ.

He made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

١٧ 17 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كُرْسِيًّا عَظِيمًا مِنْ عَاجٍ وَغَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ.

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

١٨ 18 وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ سِتُّ دَرَجَاتٍ. وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ مَوْطِئٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ كُلُّهَا مُتَّصِلَةٌ، وَيَدَانِ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى مَكَانِ ٱلْجُلُوسِ، وَأَسَدَانِ وَاقِفَانِ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ.

There were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

١٩ 19 وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَسَدًا وَاقِفَةٌ 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. There was nothing like it made in any other kingdom.

٢٠ 20 وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ شُرْبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ. لَمْ تُحْسَبِ ٱلْفِضَّةُ 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. Silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّ سُفُنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَانَتْ تَسِيرُ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ مَعَ عَبِيدِ حُورَامَ، وَكَانَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ تَأْتِي مَرَّةً فِي كُلِّ ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ حَامِلَةً ذَهَبًا وَفِضَّةً وَعَاجًا وَقُرُودًا وَطَوَاوِيسَ.

For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

٢٢ 22 فَتَعَظَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُلُوكِ ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ.

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

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ مُلُوكِ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَلْتَمِسُونَ وَجْهَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِيَسْمَعُوا حِكْمَتَهُ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَهَا ٱللهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

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

٢٤ 24 وَكَانُوا يَأْتُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِهَدِيَّتِهِ، بِآنِيَةِ فِضَّةٍ وَآنِيَةِ ذَهَبٍ وَحُلَلٍ وَسِلَاحٍ وَأَطْيَابٍ وَخَيْلٍ وَبِغَالٍ سَنَةً فَسَنَةً.

They each brought tribute: vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules every year.

٢٥ 25 وَكَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ مِذْوَدِ خَيْلٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ، وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَمَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

٢٦ 26 وَكَانَ مُتَسَلِّطًا عَلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَإِلَى تُخُومِ مِصْرَ.

He ruled over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

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

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

٢٨ 28 وَكَانَ مُخْرَجُ خَيْلِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي.

They brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt and out of all lands.

٢٩ 29 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلْأَخِيرَةِ، أَمَاهِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي أَخْبَارِ نَاثَانَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ، وَفِي نُبُوَّةِ أَخِيَّا ٱلشِّيلُونِيِّ، وَفِي رُؤَى يَعْدُو ٱلرَّائِي عَلَى يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ؟

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren’t they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

٣٠ 30 وَمَلَكَ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ عَلَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

٣١ 31 ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ. وَمَلَكَ رَحُبْعَامُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba