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

When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame concerning the name of Yahweh, she came to test him with hard questions.

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

She came to Jerusalem with a very long caravan, with camels loaded with spices, much gold, and many precious gemstones. When she arrived, she told Solomon all that was in her heart.

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

Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing she asked that the king did not answer.

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

When the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, the palace that he had 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،

the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the work of his servants and their clothing, also his cupbearers, and the manner in which he offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh, there was no more breath in her.

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

She said to the king, “It is true, the report that I heard in my own land of your words and your 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.

I did not believe what I heard until I came here, and now my eyes have seen it. Not half was told me about your wisdom and wealth! You have exceeded the fame that I heard about.

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

How blessed are your wives, and how blessed are your servants who constantly stand before you, because they hear your wisdom.

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

May Yahweh your God be praised, who has taken pleasure in you, who placed you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, he has made you king, for you to do justice and righteousness!”

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.

She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a large amount of spices and precious stones. No greater amount of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon was ever given to him again.

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

The fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a large amount of almug wood 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.

The king made almug wood pillars for the temple of Yahweh and for the king's palace, and harps and lyres for the singers. No such quantity of almug wood has ever come or been seen again to 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.

King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything she wished for, whatever she asked, in addition to what Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she returned to her own land with 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).

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

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

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

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.

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of gold went into each one.

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.

He also made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three minas of gold went into each shield; the king put them into the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

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

Then the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with the finest gold.

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

There were six steps to the throne, and the back of it had a rounded top. There were armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

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

Twelve lions stood on the steps, one on each side of each of the six steps. There was no throne like it 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.

All King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the drinking cups in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were silver, because silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.

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.

The king had at sea a fleet of oceangoing ships, along with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet brought gold, silver, and ivory, as well as apes and baboons.

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

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

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

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

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

Those who visited brought tribute, vessels of silver and of gold, and clothes, armor, and spices, as well as horses and mules, year after 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.

Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with himself in Jerusalem.

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

The king had silver in Jerusalem, as much as the stones on the ground. He made cedar wood to be as abundant as the sycamore fig trees that are in the lowlands.

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

The horses that belonged to Solomon were imported from Egypt, and Kue and the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.

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.

Chariots were purchased out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver each, and horses for 150 shekels each. Many of these were then sold to all the kings of the Hittites and Aram.