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١ 1 وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَتْ أَخْبَارُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِعْلائِهِ لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ مَسَامِعَ مَلِكَةِ سَبَأَ، قَدِمَتْ لِتُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْئِلَةً عَسِيرَةً،

And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.

٢ 2 فَوَصَلَتْ أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي مَوْكِبٍ عَظِيمٍ جِدّاً، وَجِمَالٍ مُحَمَّلَةٍ بِأَطْيَابٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَفِيرٍ وَحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ، وَأَسَرَّتْ إِلَيْهِ بِكُلِّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهَا.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train; and [there came] camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and she came in to Solomon, and told him all that was in her heart.

٣ 3 فَأَجَابَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ كُلِّ أَسْئِلَتِهَا، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَعْجِزَ عَنْ شَرْحِ شَيْءٍ.

And Solomon answered all her questions: and there was not a question overlooked by the king which he did not answer her.

٤ 4 وَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ كُلَّ حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَشَاهَدَتِ الْقَصْرَ الَّذِي شَيَّدَهُ،

And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,

٥ 5 وَمَا يُقَدَّمُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ، وَمَجْلِسَ رِجَالِ دَوْلَتِهِ، وَمَوْقِفَ خُدَّامِهِ وَمَلابِسَهُمْ، وَسُقَاتَهُ وَمُحْرَقَاتِهِ الَّتِي كَانَ يُقَرِّبُهَا فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، اعْتَراهَا الذُّهُولُ الْعَمِيقُ،

and the provision of Solomon and the sitting of his attendants, and the standing of his servants, and his raiment, and his cup-bearers, and his whole-burnt-offering which he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was utterly amazed.

٦ 6 فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «إِنَّ الأَخْبَارَ الَّتِي بَلَغَتْنِي فِي أَرْضِي عَنْ أُمُورِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ هِي حَقّاً صَحِيحَةٌ.

And she said to king Solomon, [It was] a true report which I heard in my land of thy words and thy wisdom.

٧ 7 وَلَمْ أُصَدِّقْهَا فِي بَادِئِ الأَمْرِ حَتَّى جِئْتُ وَشَاهَدْتُ، فَوَجَدْتُ أَنَّ مَا بَلَغَنِي لَا يُجَاوِزُ نِصْفَ الْحَقِيقَةِ، فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ حِكْمَتَكَ وَصَلاحَكَ يَزِيدَانِ عَمَّا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكَ.

But I believed not them that told me, until I came and my eyes saw: and, behold, the words as they reported to me are not the half: thou hast exceeded in goodness all the report which I heard in my land.

٨ 8 فَطُوبَى لِرِجَالِكَ وَطُوبَى لِخُدَّامِكَ الْمَاثِلِينَ دَائِماً فِي حَضْرَتِكَ يَسْمَعُونَ حِكْمَتَكَ.

Blessed [are] thy wives, blessed [are] these thy servants who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.

٩ 9 فَلْيَتَبَارَكِ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ الَّذِي سُرَّ بِكَ، وَأَجْلَسَكَ عَلَى عَرْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّهُ بِفَضْلِ مَحَبَّتِهِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ لإِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ أَقَامَكَ مَلِكاً لِتُجْرِيَ الْعَدْلَ وَالْبِرَّ».

Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has taken pleasure in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel to establish [him] for ever; and he has made thee king over them, to execute judgment with justice, and in their causes.

١٠ 10 وَأَهْدَتِ الْمَلِكَ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ وَزْنَةً (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ وَثَلاثِ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَأَطْيَاباً كَثِيرَةً وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً، فَكَانَتِ التَّوَابِلُ الَّتِي أَهْدَتْهَا مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنَ الْوَفْرَةِ بِحَيْثُ لَمْ يُجْلَبْ مِثْلُهَا فِي مَا بَعْدُ.

And she gave to Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and very many spices, and precious stones: there had not come any other spices so abundant as those which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.

١١ 11 وَجَلَبَتْ أَيْضاً سُفُنُ حِيرَامَ الَّتِي حَمَلَتِ الذَّهَبَ مِنْ أُوفِيرَ، خَشَبَ الصَّنْدَلِ بِكَمِّيَاتٍ وَافِرَةٍ جِدّاً وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً،

And the ship of Chiram which brought the gold from Suphir, brought very much hewn timber and precious stones.

١٢ 12 فَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنْ خَشَبِ الصَّنْدَلِ دَرَابَزِيناً لِهَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَلِلْقَصْرِ، كَمَا صَنَعَ مِنْهُ أَعْوَاداً وَقِيثَارَاتٍ. وَلَمْ يُرَ وَلَمْ يُجْلَبْ حَتَّى الْيَوْمِ مِثْلُ خَشَبِ الصَّنْدَلِ ذَلِكَ لِكَثْرَتِهِ.

And the king made the hewn timber [into] buttresses of the house of the Lord and the king's house, and lyres and harps for singers: such hewn timber had not come upon the earth, nor have been seen anywhere until this day.

١٣ 13 وَأَعْطَى الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكَةَ سَبَأَ كُلَّ مَا رَغِبَتْ فِيهِ، فَضْلاً عَمَّا أَهْدَاهُ إِلَيْهَا وَفْقاً لِكَرَمِهِ. ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَتْ هِيَ وَحَاشِيَتُهَا إِلَى أَرْضِهَا.

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, whatsoever she asked, besides all that he had given her by the hand of king Solomon: and she returned, and came into her own land, she and her servants.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ وَزْنُ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي حَصَلَ عَلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتّاً وَسِتِّينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفاً وَتِسْعِ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةٍ وَسَبْعِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً).

And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.

١٥ 15 فَضْلاً عَنْ عَوَائِدِ ضَرَائِبِ التُّجَّارِ وَأَرْبَاحِ تِجَارَتِهِ مَعَ مُلُوكِ الْعَرَبِ وَوُلاةِ الأَرْضِ.

Besides the tributes of them that were subjects, both merchants and all the kings of the [country] beyond [the river], and of the princess of the land.

١٦ 16 وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِئَتَيْ تُرْسٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْمَطْرُوقِ، اسْتَهْلَكَ كُلُّ تُرْسٍ مِنْهَا سِتَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ وَنِصْفِ الكِيلُو جِرَامِ) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ.

And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.

١٧ 17 وَثَلاثَ مِئَةِ دِرْعٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَطْرُوقٍ، اسْتَهْلَكَ كُلُّ دِرْعٍ مِنْهَا ثَلاثَةَ أَمْنَاءٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ (نَحْوَ كِيلُو وَثَمَانِي مِئَةِ جِرَامٍ)، وَجَعَلَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ فِي قَصْرِ غَابَةِ لُبْنَانَ.

And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

١٨ 18 وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَرْشاً عَظِيماً مِنْ عَاجٍ، غَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ إِبْرِيزٍ.

And the king made a great ivory throne, and gilded it with pure gold.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ لِلْعَرْشِ سِتُّ دَرَجَاتٍ، وَلَهُ رَأْسٌ مُسْتَدِيرٌ مِنَ الْخَلْفِ، وَمَسْنَدَانِ عَلَى جَانِبَيْهِ حَوْلَ مَوْضِعِ الْجُلُوسِ، وَأَسَدَانِ يَقِفَانِ إِلَى جُوَارِ الْمَسْنَدَيْنِ.

The throne [had] six steps, and calves in bold relief to the throne behind it, and side-pieces on either hand of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the side-pieces,

٢٠ 20 وَأُقِيمَ عَلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ السِّتِّ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَسَداً، سِتّةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ جَانِبٍ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِهَذَا الْعَرْشِ نَظِيرٌ فِي كُلِّ الْمَمَالِكِ.

and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on either side: it was not so done in any [other] kingdom.

٢١ 21 أَمَّا جَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ شُرْبِ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَسَائِرُ آنِيَةِ قَصْرِ غَابَةِ لُبْنَانَ، فَكَانَتْ كُلُّهَا مَصْنُوعَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ، فَالْفِضَّةُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا قِيمَةٌ فِي أَيَّامِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

And all the vessels made by Solomon [were] of gold, and the lavers [were] golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.

٢٢ 22 وَكَانَ لِلْمَلِكِ أُسْطُولٌ بَحَرِيٌّ تِجَارِيٌّ يَعْمَلُ بِالْمُشَارَكَةِ مَعَ أُسْطُولِ حِيرَامَ. فَكَانَ هَذَا الأُسْطُولُ التِّجَارِيُّ يَأْتِي مَرَّةً كُلَّ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ مُحَمَّلاً بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْعَاجِ وَالْقُرُودِ وَالطَّوَاوِيسِ وَيُفَرِّغُهَا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea with the ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of Tharsis, [laden with] gold and silver, and wrought stones, and hewn stones.

٢٣ 23 وَهَكَذَا تَعَاظَمَ شَأْنُ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْغِنَى وَالْحِكْمَةِ،

And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

٢٤ 24 وَتَوَافَدَ النَّاسُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَرْجَاءِ الأَرْضِ لِلْمُثُولِ فِي حَضْرَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَالاسْتِمَاعِ إِلَى حِكْمَتِهِ الَّتِي أَوْدَعَهَا اللهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ،

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which the Lord [had] put into his heart.

٢٥ 25 فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَأْتِي حَامِلاً هَدَايَا مِنْ أَوَانٍ فِضِّيَّةٍ وَذَهَبِيَّةٍ، وَحُلَلٍ وَسِلاحٍ وَتَوَابِلَ وَخَيْلٍ وَبِغَالٍ سَنَةً بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ

And they brought every one their gifts, vessels of gold, and raiment, and stacte, and spices, and horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

٢٦ 26 وَتَجَمَّعَ لَدَى سُلَيْمَانَ مَرَاكِبُ وَفُرْسَانٌ، فَكَانَتْ لَهُ أَلْفٌ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَوَزَّعَهُمْ عَلَى مُدُنِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَاحْتَفَظَ بِبَعْضٍ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And Solomon had four thousand mares for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he put them in the cities of his chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem: and he ruled over all the kings from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.

٢٧ 27 وَأَصْبَحَتِ الْفِضَّةُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ كَالْحَصَى لِكَثْرَتِهَا، كَمَا صَارَ خَشَبُ الأَرْزِ لِتَوَفُّرِهِ لَا يَزِيدُ قِيمَةً عَنْ خَشَبِ الْجُمَّيْزِ.

And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as the sycamores in the plain for multitude.

٢٨ 28 وَقَدِ اسْتُوْرِدَتْ خَيْلُ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ تَقُوعَ، وَكَانَ تُجَّارُ الْمَلِكِ يَتَسَلَّمُونَهَا مِنْ تَقُوعَ بِثَمَنٍ مُعَيَّنٍ.

And the goings forth of Solomon's horsemen [was] also out of Egypt, and the king's merchants [were] of Thecue; and they received them out of Thecue at a price.

٢٩ 29 وَشَرَعَ تُجَّارُ الْمَلِكِ يَسْتَوْرِدُونَ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ مِنْ مِصْرَ، فَيَدْفَعُونَ سِتَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ) مِنْ الْفِضَّةِ عَنْ كُلَّ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَمِئَةً وَخَمْسِينَ شَاقِلاً (نَحْوَ كِيلُو جِرَامَيْنِ) عَنْ كُلِّ فَرَسٍ. ثُمَّ يُصَدِّرُونَهَا لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ.

And that which proceeded out of Egypt went up [thus, even] a chariot for a hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for fifty [shekels] of silver: and thus for all the kings of the Chettians, and the kings of Syria, they came out by sea.