1 أخبار 29

١ 1 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ الْمَلِكُ لِكُلِّ الْجَمْعِ الْحَاضِرِ: «إِنَّ ابْنِي سُلَيْمَانَ الَّذِي اصْطَفَاهُ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لايَزَالُ صَغِيراً غَضّاً، وَالْعَمَلُ الْمَطْلُوبُ ضَخْمٌ، لأَنَّ الْهَيْكَلَ لَيْسَ لإِنْسَانٍ بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ الإِلَهِ.

And David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom the Lord has chosen, [is] young and tender, and the work [is] great; for [it is] not for man, but for the Lord God.

٢ 2 وَقَدْ بَذَلْتُ كُلَّ جَهْدِي لِتَجْهِيزِ مَا يَتَطَلَّبُهُ بِنَاءُ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِي مِنْ مَوَادَّ، فَوَفَّرْتُ الذَّهَبَ لِمَا يُصْنَعُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَالْفِضَّةَ لِمَا يُصْنَعُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَالنُّحَاسَ لِمَا يُصْنَعُ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ، وَالْحَدِيدَ لِمَا يُصْنَعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَالْخَشَبَ لِمَا يُصْنَعُ مِنْ خَشَبٍ، وَحِجَارَةَ الْجَزَعِ وَجَوَاهِرَ ثَمِينَةً لِلتَّرْصِيعِ، وَحِجَارَةً ذَاتَ أَلْوَانٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ، وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً وَرُخَاماً كَثِيراً.

I have prepared according to all [my] might for the house of my God gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, onyx stones, and costly and variegated stones for setting, and every precious stone, and much Parian [marble].

٣ 3 وَلِفَرْطِ سُرُورِي بِبَيْتِ إِلَهِي، فَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ مِنْ مَالِي الْخَاصِّ ذَهَباً وَفِضَّةً، بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى كُلِّ مَا أَعْدَدْتُهُ لِلْهَيْكَلِ.

And still farther, because I took pleasure in the house of my God, I have gold and silver which I have procured for myself, and, behold, I have given them to the house of my God over and above, beyond what I have prepared for the holy house.

٤ 4 وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا ثَلاثَةُ آلافِ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةِ آلافِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنْ ذَهَبِ أُوفِيرَ، وَسَبْعَةُ آلافِ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ مِئَتَيْنِ وَاثْنَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ النَّقِيَّةِ لِتَغْشِيَةِ جُدْرَانِ الْبُيُوتِ.

Three thousand talents of gold of Suphir, and seven thousand talents of fine silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the sanctuary:

٥ 5 فَالذَّهَبُ لِمَا يُصْنَعُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَالْفِضَّةُ لِمَا يُصْنَعُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ. فَمَنْ يَرْغَبُ الْيَوْمَ فِي التَّبَرُّعِ لِخِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ؟»

[for you to use] the gold for [things of] gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for every work by the hand of the artificers. And who is willing to dedicate himself in work this day for the Lord?

٦ 6 فَتَبَرَّعَ زُعَمَاءُ عَائِلاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءُ أَسْبَاطِهِمْ، وَقَادَةُ الأُلُوفِ وَالْمِئَاتِ وَمُدِيرُو أَعْمَالِ الْمَلِكِ،

Then the heads of families, and the princes of the children of Israel, and the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and the overseers of the works, and the king's builders, offered willingly.

٧ 7 وَقَدَّمُوا لِخِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ خَمْسَةَ آلافِ وَزْنَةٍ وَعَشَرَةَ آلافِ دِرْهَمٍ (نَحْوَ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفَ كِيلُو جْرامٍ) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَعَشْرَةَ آلافِ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثِ مِئَةٍ وَسِتِّينَ أَلْفَ كِيلُو جْرامٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، وَثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ سِتِّ مِئَةِ طُنٍّ) مِنَ النُّحَاسِ، وَمِئَةَ أَلْفِ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّمَائَةِ طُنٍّ) مِنَ الْحَدِيدِ.

And they gave for the works of the house of the Lord five thousand talents of gold, and ten thousand gold [pieces], and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

٨ 8 وَكُلُّ مَنْ وُجِدَتْ لَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ كَرِيمَةٌ قَدَّمَهَا لِخَزِينَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ الَّتِي يُشْرِفُ عَلَيْهَا يَحِيئِيلُ الْجَرْشُونِيُّ.

And they who had [precious] stone, gave it into the treasuries of the house of the Lord by the hand of Jeiel the Gedsonite.

٩ 9 وَاغْتَبَطَ الشَّعْبُ بِمَا قَدَّمَهُ عَنْ رِضًى لأَنَّهُمْ تَبَرَّعُوا لِلرَّبِّ بِقَلْبٍ كَامِلٍ، وَابْتَهَجَ الْمَلِكُ أَيْضاً ابْتِهَاجاً شَدِيداً.

And the people rejoiced because of the willingness, for they offered willingly to the Lord with a full heart: and king David rejoiced greatly.

١٠ 10 وَسَبَّحَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ أَمَامَ الْجَمْعِ الْمُحْتَشِدِ قَائِلاً: «لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ أَبِينَا إِسْرَائِيلَ، مِنَ الأَزَلِ وَإِلَى الأَبَدِ.

And king David blessed the Lord before the congregation, saying, Blessed are you, O Lord God of Israel, our Father, from everlasting and to everlasting.

١١ 11 لَكَ يَا رَبُّ الْعَظَمَةُ وَالسَّطْوَةُ وَالْجَلالُ وَالْبَهَاءُ وَالْمَجْدُ، لأَنَّ لَكَ كُلَّ مَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ. أَنْتَ يَا رَبُّ صَاحِبُ الْمُلْكِ وَقَدْ تَعَالَيْتَ فَوْقَ رُؤُوسِ الْجَمِيعِ.

Your, O Lord, [is] the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the might: for you are Lord of all things that are in heaven and upon the earth: before your face every king and nation is troubled.

١٢ 12 أَنْتَ مَصْدَرُ كُلِّ غِنىً وَكَرَامَةٍ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَى الْجَمِيعِ، وَالْمَالِكُ لِلْقُوَّةِ وَالسَّطْوَةِ، وَأَنْتَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى تَعْظِيمِ الْجَمِيعِ وَتَقْوِيَةِ عَزِيمَتِهِمْ.

From you [come] wealth and glory: you, O Lord, rule over all, the Lord of all dominion, and in your hand [is] strength and rule; and [you are] almighty with your hand to increase and establish all things.

١٣ 13 وَالآنَ، نَحْمَدُكَ يَا إِلَهَنَا وَنُسَبِّحُ اسْمَكَ الْجَلِيلَ.

And now, Lord, we give thanks to you, and praise your glorious name.

١٤ 14 وَلَكِنْ مَنْ أَنَا، وَمَنْ هُوَ شَعْبِي حَتَّى نَقْدِرَ أَنْ نَتَبَرَّعَ بِسَخَاءٍ وَعَنْ رِضًى؟ لأَنَّ مِنْكَ الْجَمِيعَ وَمِنْ يَدِكَ نُقَدِّمُ لَكَ.

But who am I, and what [is] my people, that we have been able to be thus forward [in offering] to you? for all things [are] your, and of your own have we given you,

١٥ 15 فَنَحْنُ مِثْلُ آبَائِنَا، غُرَبَاءُ وَنُزَلاءُ أَمَامَكَ، وَأَيَّامُنَا كَالظِّلِّ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، خَالِيَةٌ مِنَ الرَّجَاءِ.

for we are strangers before you, and sojourners, as all our fathers [were]: our days upon the earth [are] as a shadow, and there is no remaining.

١٦ 16 فَيَا أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا، إِنَّ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الثَّرْوَةِ الَّتِي وَفَّرْنَاهَا لِنُشَيِّدَ لَكَ هَيْكَلاً لاِسْمِ قُدْسِكَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنْ نِعَمِ يَدِكَ وَأَنْتَ مَالِكُ الْكُلِّ.

O Lord our God, as for all this abundance which I have prepared that a house should be built to your holy name, it is of your hand, and all [is] your.

١٧ 17 وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ يَا إِلَهِي أَنَّكَ تَفْحَصُ الْقُلُوبَ وَتُسَرُّ بِالاسْتِقَامَةِ، وَأَنَا قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ بِقَلْبٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ، كَذَلِكَ رَأَيْتُ شَعْبَكَ الْمَاثِلَ هُنَا يَتَبَرَّعُ عَنْ رِضًى بِابْتِهَاجٍ.

And I know, Lord, that you are he that searches the hearts, and you love righteousness. I have willingly offered all these things in simplicity of heart; and now I have seen with joy your people here present, willingly offering to you.

١٨ 18 فَيَا رَبُّ إِلَهَ آبَائِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، اجْعَلْ هَذِهِ الرَّغْبَةَ أَنْ تَظَلَّ حَيَّةً إِلَى الأَبَدِ فِي قُلُوبِ شَعْبِكَ، وَاحْفَظْ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِتَبْقَى مُخْلِصَةً لَكَ.

O Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, preserve these things in the thought of the heart of your people for ever, and direct their hearts to you.

١٩ 19 أَمَّا سُلَيْمَانُ ابْنِي، فَهَبْهُ قَلْباً كَامِلاً لِيُطِيعَ وَصَايَاكَ وَشَهَادَاتِكَ وَفَرَائِضَكَ، وَيَعْمَلَ بِها كُلِّهَا وَلِيَبْنِيَ الْهَيْكَلَ الَّذِي أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ».

And to Solomon my son give a good heart, to perform your commandments, and [to observe] your testimonies, and your ordinances, and to accomplish the building of your house.

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلْجَمْعِ الْحَاضِرِ: «بَارِكُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ». فَسَبَّحَ كُلُّ الْجَمْعِ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَسَجَدُوا لِلرَّبِّ وَلِلْمَلِكِ.

And David said to the whole congregation, Bless you the Lord our God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and they bowed the knee and worshipped the Lord, and [did obeisance] to the king.

٢١ 21 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي قَرَّبُوا لِلرَّبِّ ذَبَائِحَ وَقَدَّمُوا مُحْرَقَاتٍ: أَلْفَ ثَوْرٍ، وَأَلْفَ كَبْشٍ، وَأَلْفَ خَرُوفٍ مَعَ سَكَائِبِ خَمْرِهَا، وَذَبَائِحَ أُخْرَى كَثِيرَةً عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And David sacrificed to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings to the Lord on the morrow after the first day, a thousand calves, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, and their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

٢٢ 22 وَاحْتَفَلُوا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ آكِلِينَ شَارِبِينَ بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَبَايَعُوا سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ دَاوُدَ ثَانِيَةً مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ، وَمَسَحُوهُ لِلرَّبِّ رَئِيساً، وَاخْتَارُوا صَادُوقَ كَاهِناً.

And they ate and drank joyfully that day before the Lord: and they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and anointed him king before the Lord, and Sadoc to the priesthood.

٢٣ 23 وَخَلَفَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُدَ أَبَاهُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ الَّذِي أَسَّسَهُ الرَّبُّ وَأَفْلَحَ وَأَطَاعَهُ كُلُّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and was highly honored; and all Israel obeyed him.

٢٤ 24 كَمَا أَبْدَى الرُّؤَسَاءُ وَالأَبْطَالُ وَسَائِرُ أَبْنَاءِ الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ خُضُوعاً تَامّاً لِسُلَيْمَانَ الْمَلِكِ.

The princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons of king David his father, were subject to him.

٢٥ 25 وَعَظَّمَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ شَأْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ فِي أَعْيُنِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ جَمِيعاً، وأَضْفَى عَلَيْهِ مَهَابَةً مَلَكِيَّةً لَمْ يَحْظَ بِها مَلِكٌ قَبْلَهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel, and gave him royal glory, such as was not upon any king before him.

٢٦ 26 وَمَلَكَ دَاوُدُ بْنُ يَسَّى عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ

And David the son of Jessae reigned over Israel forty years;

٢٧ 27 طَوَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، مِنْهَا سَبْعُ سِنِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَمَلَكَ ثَلاثاً وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

seven years in Chebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

٢٨ 28 وَمَاتَ بِشَيْخُوخَةٍ صَالِحَةٍ، وَقَدْ شَبِعَ أَيَّاماً وَتَمَتَّعَ بِالْغِنَى وَالْكَرَامَةِ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ سُلَيْمَانُ.

And he died in a good old age, full of days, in wealth, and glory: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

٢٩ 29 أَمَّا سِيرَةُ دَاوُدَ الْمَلِكِ وَسَائِرُ أَحْدَاثِ حَيَاتِهِ فَقَدْ وَرَدَتْ فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ صَمُوئِيلَ النَّبِيِّ وَأَخْبَارِ نَاثَانَ النَّبِيِّ وَأَخْبَارِ جَادَ النَّبِيِّ.

And the rest of the acts of David, the former and the latter, are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

٣٠ 30 بِمَا فِيهَا مِنْ وَصْفٍ لأُسْلُوبِ حُكْمِهِ وَسَطْوَتِهِ وَالأَحْدَاثِ الَّتِي مَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكُلِّ الْمَمَالِكِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ.

concerning all his reign, and his power, and the times which went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the earth.