1 أخبار 28

١ 1 وَاسْتَدْعَى دَاوُدُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ كُلَّ زُعَمَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الأَسْبَاطِ، وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْفِرَقِ الْعَامِلَةِ فِي خِدْمَةِ الْمَلِكِ، وَقَادَةِ الأُلُوفِ وَالْمِئَاتِ، وَمُدِيرِي مُمْتَلَكَاتِ وَأَمْوَالِ الْمَلِكِ وَمُمْتَلَكَاتِ أَبْنَائِهِ، فَضْلاً عَنِ الْخِصْيَانِ وَالأَبْطَالِ وَأَصْحَابِ الْجَاهِ وَالنُّفُوذِ.

David summoned all the leaders of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He summoned the leaders of the tribes, the leaders/commanders of the groups that worked for the king, the commanders of 100 soldiers, the commanders of 1,000 soldiers, those who were in charge of the property and livestock that belonged to the king and his sons, all the palace officials, and his mighty soldiers and bravest warriors.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لَهُمْ: «أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ يَا إِخْوَتِي وَشَعْبِي: لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيِ نِيَّتِي أَنْ أَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً يَسْتَقِرُّ فِيهِ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ، وَيَكُونُ مَوْطِئاً لِقَدَمَيْ إِلَهِنَا، وَقَدْ جَهَّزْتُ مَا يَحْتَاجُهُ هَذَا الْبِنَاءُ مِنْ مَوَادَّ.

David stood up and said, “My fellow Israelis, listen to me. I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to be a place where we would put the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, where it would stay permanently. And I made plans to build it.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ قَالَ لِي: لَا تَبْنِ أَنْتَ بَيْتاً لاِسْمِي، لأَنَّكَ رَجُلُ حَرْبٍ وَقَدْ سَفَكْتَ دَماً.

But God said to me, ‘You are not the one who will [arrange to] build a temple for me [MTY], because you are a warrior and you have killed many people [MTY] [in battles].’

٤ 4 إِنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدِ اصْطَفَانِي مِنْ كُلِّ بَيْتِ أَبِي لِيَجْعَلَنِي مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَذَلِكَ لأَنَّهُ اخْتَارَ سِبْطَ يَهُوذَا لِلرِّئَاسَةِ، ثُمَّ اخْتَارَ بَيْتَ أَبِي مِنْ بَيْنِ بُيُوتِ يَهُوذَا، وَقَدْ سُرَّ أَنْ يَفْرِزَنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ أَبْنَاءِ أَبِي لِيُوَلِّيَنِي عَلَى مُلْكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

“But Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, had chosen me and my descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. [First] he chose the tribe of Judah, and from the people [MTY] of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he chose me to be the king over all of Israel.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ اصْطَفَى ابْنِي سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَبْنَائِي الْكَثِيرِينَ الَّذِينَ رَزَقَنِي بِهِمِ الرَّبُّ، لِيَخْلُفَنِي عَلَى عَرْشِ مَمْلَكَةِ الرَّبِّ، عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Yahweh has given me many sons, but from them he chose my son Solomon to be the next king to rule [MTY] the kingdom of Israel.

٦ 6 وَقَالَ لِي: إِنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ ابْنَكَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَبْنِي بَيْتِي وَدِيَارِي، لأَنَّنِي اصْطَفَيْتُهُ لِيَ ابْناً وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُ أَباً.

He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will [arrange to] build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I have chosen him to be [like] my son and I will be [like] [MET] his father.

٧ 7 فَإِنْ أَطَاعَ شَرَائِعِي وَأَحْكَامِي وَعَمِلَ بِها كَمَا هِيَ عَلَيْهِ الْيَوْمَ فَإِنَّنِي أُثَبِّتُ مَمْلَكَتَهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

I will enable his kingdom to endure forever if he continues to obey my laws and commands, like you are doing now.’

٨ 8 فَأُوْصِيكُمُ الآنَ، عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَفِي مَحْضَرِ مَحْفَلِ الرَّبِّ، وَفِي مَسْمَعِ اللهِ، أَنْ تُطِيعُوا جَمِيعَ أَوَامِرِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ، وَتَسْعَوْا إِلَى مُمَارَسَتِهَا لِكَيْ تَظَلُّوا وَارِثِينَ لِلأَرْضِ الطَّيِّبَةِ، ثُمَّ تُوَرِّثُوهَا لأَوْلادِكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِكُمْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

“So now, while all [you people of] Israel, all of you who belong to Yahweh, are watching, and while God is listening, I command you [leaders] to carefully obey all the commands of Yahweh our God, in order that you may continue to possess this good land and enable your descendants to inherit it forever.

٩ 9 أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا ابْنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، فَاعْرِفْ إِلَهَ أَبِيكَ وَاعْبُدْهُ بِكَمَالِ قَلْبٍ، وَبِنَفْسٍ رَاغِبَةٍ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَتَفَحَّصُ جَمِيعَ الْقُلُوبِ، وَيَفْهَمُ كُلَّ تَصَوُّرٍ وَفِكْرٍ. فَإِنْ طَلَبْتَهُ تَجِدْهُ، وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهُ يَنْبِذْكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

“And you, my son Solomon, must know God like I know him, and you must serve him faithfully and because you want to. You must do that because he knows what everyone is thinking and he understands the reasons that people do what they do. If you seek [to know] him, he will heed your prayers. But if you abandon/reject him, he will abandon/reject you forever.

١٠ 10 فَفَكِّرْ مَلِيًّا، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اصْطَفَاكَ لِتَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لِقُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ، فَتَقَوَّ وَاعْمَلْ».

Yahweh has chosen you to [arrange to] build a temple for him. So think about [what I have said], and be strong and do what [he is wanting you to do].”

١١ 11 وَقَدَّمَ دَاوُدُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ تَصْمِيمَاتِ بِنَاءِ الرَّوَاقِ وَبُيُوتِهِ وَمَخَازِنِهِ وَأَجْزَائِهِ الْعُلْيَا وَغُرَفِهِ الدَّاخِلِيَّةِ وَقُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ حَيْثُ يُكَفَّرُ عَنِ الْخَطَايَا.

Then David gave to his son Solomon [the scroll on which were written] the plans for the main rooms of the temple, its porch, its storerooms, all the other upper and lower rooms, and the Very Holy Place where God would forgive the sins that people had committed.

١٢ 12 وَأَعْطَاهُ أَيْضاً التَّصْمِيمَاتِ الَّتِي أَلْهَمَهُ الرُّوحُ بِها، الْخَاصَّةَ بِفِنَاءِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَسَائِرِ الْحُجْرَاتِ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِهِ، وَمَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ وَمَخَازِنِ التَّقْدِمَاتِ الْمُكَرَّسَةِ لِلرَّبِّ،

David wrote for him the plans that God’s Spirit had put into his mind for building the courtyards and all the rooms that surrounded the temple, including the room where the money and other valuable things that were dedicated to God would be kept.

١٣ 13 كَمَا قَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ التَّعْلِيمَاتِ الْخَاصَّةَ بِخَدَمَاتِ فِرَقِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَسَائِرِ الْخدَمَاتِ الَّتِي تُمَارَسُ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَكُلِّ مَالَهُ عَلاقَةٌ بِآنِيَةِ خِدْمَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ

He gave Solomon instructions for the groups of priests and other descendants of Levi, about all the work that they must do to serve in Yahweh’s temple, and about taking care of all the things that would be used in the work at the temple.

١٤ 14 وَعَيَّنَ أَوْزَانَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ الْمُسْتَخْدَمَةِ فِي صِيَاغَةِ آنِيَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ الْمُسْتَعْمَلَةِ فِي مُخْتَلَفِ أَنْوَاعِ الْخَدَمَاتِ،

He wrote down how much gold and how much silver should be used to make all the items in the temple:

١٥ 15 وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْزَانَ ذَهَبِ وَفِضَّةِ الْمَنَائِرِ وَسُرُجِهَا، بِمَا يَتَنَاسَبُ مَعَ اسْتِخْدَامِ كُلِّ مَنَارَةٍ،

how much gold for making the gold lampstands and the lamps, how much silver to make the silver lamps and lampstands,

١٦ 16 وَأَيْضاً أَوْزَانَ ذَهَبِ وَفِضَّةِ كُلِّ مَائِدَةٍ مِنْ مَوَائِدِ خُبْزِ الْوُجُوهِ،

how much gold for making the table on which [the priests would put] the sacred bread, how much silver to use to make the other tables,

١٧ 17 كَمَا عَيَّنَ أَوْزَانَ الذَّهَبِ النَّقِيِّ الْمُسْتَخْدَمِ فِي صُنْعِ الْمَنَاشِلِ وَالْمَنَاضِحِ وَالْكُؤُوسِ، وَأَوْزَانَ ذَهَبِ وَفِضَّةِ كُلِّ قَدَحٍ مِنَ الأَقْدَاحِ،

how much pure gold for the meat forks and the bowls and the cups, how much gold for each gold dish, how much silver for each silver dish,

١٨ 18 وَأَوْزَانَ الذَّهَبِ النَّقِيِّ الْمُسْتَخْدَمِ فِي صُنْعِ مَذْبَحِ الْبَخُورِ، وَفِي صُنْعِ نَمُوذَجِ مَرْكَبَةِ الْكَرُوبِيمِ الْبَاسِطَةِ أَجْنِحَتَهَا، وَالَّتِي تُظَلِّلُ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ.

and how much pure gold to make the altar for [burning] incense. He also gave to Solomon his plans for making the golden statues of winged creatures that would be above the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, [like] a chariot for him.

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِاِبْنِهِ: «لَقَدْ دَوَّنْتُ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ التَّعْلِيمَاتِ كِتَابَةً لأَنَّ يَدَ الرَّبِّ كَانَتْ علَيَّ، وَقَدْ لَقَّنَنِي مُوَاصَفَاتِ هَذِهِ التَّصْمِيمَاتِ.

Then David said, “I have written [all these plans] while Yahweh was directing [MTY] me. He has enabled me to understand all the details of his plan [for the temple that is to be built].”

٢٠ 20 فَتَقَوَّ وَتَشَجَّعْ وَاعْمَلْ. لَا تَجْزَعْ وَلا تَرْتَعِبْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ الإِلَهَ إِلَهِي مَعَكَ، وَلَنْ يَخْذُلَكَ وَلا يَتْرُكَكَ حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفِيَ كُلَّ عَمَلِ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do this work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, because Yahweh our God will be with/helping you. He will not fail [to help] you or abandon you until you finish all the work of making his temple.

٢١ 21 وَسَتَقُومُ فِرَقُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ بِكُلِّ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ، فَضْلاً عَنْ كُلِّ صَانِعٍ مَاهِرٍ فِي كُلِّ حِرْفَةٍ، وَسَيَكُونُ الرُّؤَسَاءُ وَالْجَيْشُ مُتَأَهِّبِينَ لِتَلْبِيَةِ أَوَامِرِكَ».

The groups of priests and [other] descendants of Levi are ready to begin their work at the temple, and every man who has a special skill will help you in all the work. And my officials and the other people will obey you, whatever you command them to do.”