1 مُلُوك 3
| وَتَزَوَّجَ سُلَيْمَانُ ابْنَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ مَلِكِ مِصْرَ، وَأَحْضَرَهَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ رَيْثَمَا يَتِمُّ إِكْمَالُ بِنَاءِ قَصْرِهِ وَبَيْتِ الرَّبِّ والسُّورِ الْمُحِيطِ بِأُورُشَلِيمَ. | ١ 1 |
And Solomon became allied to Pharaoh king of Egypt by marriage, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
| وَكَانَ الشَّعْبُ آنَئِذٍ يُقَدِّمُونَ ذَبَائِحَ عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، لأَنَّ بَيْتَ الرَّبِّ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ بُنِيَ بَعْدُ. | ٢ 2 |
Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.
| وَأَحَبَّ سُلَيْمَانُ الرَّبَّ وَسَارَ فِي فَرَائِضِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، إِلّا أَنَّهُ وَاظَبَ عَلَى تَقْدِيمِ ذَبَائِحَ وَإِيقَادِ بَخُورٍ عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعاتِ. | ٣ 3 |
And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father; only he sacrificed and offered in the high places.
| وَمَضَى سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى جِبْعُونَ، الْمُرْتَفَعَةِ الْعُظْمَى، وَأَصْعَدَ هُنَاكَ أَلْفَ مُحْرَقَةٍ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَذْبَحِ. | ٤ 4 |
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place; a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
| وَفِي جِبْعُونَ تَرَاءَى الرَّبُّ لَهُ لَيْلاً فِي حُلْمٍ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: «اطْلُبْ مَاذَا أُعْطِيكَ؟» | ٥ 5 |
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said: 'Ask what I shall give thee.'
| فَأَجَابَ: «لَقَدْ صَنَعْتَ إِلَى عَبْدِكَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي رَحْمَةً وَاسِعَةً لأَنَّهُ سَلَكَ أَمَامَكَ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَصَلاحٍ وَاسْتِقَامَةِ قَلْبٍ، فَلَمْ تَحْرِمْهُ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ، وَرَزَقْتَهُ ابْناً يَخْلُفُهُ عَلَى عَرْشِهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. | ٦ 6 |
And Solomon said: 'Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
| وَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهِي، لَقَدْ جَعَلْتَ عَبْدَكَ مَلِكاً خَلَفاً لِدَاوُدَ أَبِي، وَأَنَا مَابَرِحْتُ فَتىً صَغِيراً غَيْرَ مُتَمَرِّسٍ بِشُؤُونِ الْحُكْمِ، | ٧ 7 |
And now, O LORD my God, Thou hast made Thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.
| وَعَبْدُكَ يَتَوَلَّى حُكْمَ شَعْبِكَ الَّذِي اخْتَرْتَهُ، وَهُوَ شَعْبٌ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَدَّ أَوْ يُحْصَى لِكَثْرَتِهِ. | ٨ 8 |
And Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people which Thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
| فَهَبْ عَبْدَكَ قَلْباً فَهِيماً لأَقْضِيَ بَيْنَ شَعْبِكَ، وَأُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ، لأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ شَعْبَكَ الْعَظِيمَ هَذَا؟» | ٩ 9 |
Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'
| فَسُرَّ الرَّبُّ بِطَلَبِ سُلَيْمَانَ هَذَا. | ١٠ 10 |
And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
| وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لأَنَّكَ قَدْ طَلَبْتَ هَذَا الأَمْرَ، وَلَمْ تَطْلُبْ حَيَاةً طَوِيلَةً، وَلا غِنىً، وَلا انْتِقَاماً مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ، بَلْ سَأَلْتَ حِكْمَةً لِتَسُوسَ شُؤُونَ الْحُكْمِ، | ١١ 11 |
And God said unto him: 'Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern justice;
| فَإِنَّنِي سَأُلَبِّي طَلَبَكَ، فَأَهَبُكَ قَلْباً حَكِيماً مُمَيِّزاً، فَلا يُضَاهِيكَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلا مِنْ بَعْدُ. | ١٢ 12 |
behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
| وَقَدْ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ أَيْضاً بِمَا لَمْ تَسْأَلْهُ، مِنْ غِنىً وَمَجْدٍ، حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ لَكَ نَظِيرٌ بَيْنَ الْمُلُوكِ فِي أَيَّامِكَ. | ١٣ 13 |
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour — so that there hath not been any among the kings like unto thee — all thy days.
| فَإِنْ سَلَكْتَ فِي طَرِيقِي وَأَطَعْتَ فَرَائِضِي وَوَصَايَايَ، كَمَا سَلَكَ أَبُوكَ، فَإِنِّي أُطِيلُ أَيَّامَكَ». | ١٤ 14 |
And if thou wilt walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.'
| وَعِنْدَمَا اسْتَيْقَظَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ أَدْرَكَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ حُلْماً، فَعَادَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ وَقَرَّبَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَذَبَائِحَ سَلامٍ، وَأَقَامَ وَلِيمَةً لِكُلِّ رِجَالِهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream; and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
| بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَضَرَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ عَاهِرَتَانِ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ لِيَقْضِيَ بَيْنَهُمَا، | ١٦ 16 |
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
| فَقَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا: «اسْتَمِعْ يَا سَيِّدِي، إِنَّنِي وَهَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةَ مُقِيمَتَانِ فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ وَرُزِقْتُ بِطِفْلٍ، | ١٧ 17 |
And the one woman said: 'Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
| وَرُزِقَتْ هِيَ بِطِفْلٍ أَيْضاً بَعْدِي بِثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَكُنَّا مَعاً، لَا يُقِيمُ بَيْنَنَا غَرِيبٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ. كُنَّا وَحْدَنَا فَقَطْ فِي الْبَيْتِ. | ١٨ 18 |
And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
| فَمَاتَ طِفْلُ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ عِنْدَمَا انْقَلَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي أَثْنَاءِ نَوْمِهَا. | ١٩ 19 |
And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlay it.
| فَنَهَضَتْ فِي مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَنَا مُسْتَغْرِقَةٌ فِي النَّوْمِ، وَأَخَذَتْ طِفْلِي مِنْ جَانِبِي وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ فِي حِضْنِهَا، وَأَضْجَعَتِ ابْنَهَا الْمَيْتَ فِي حِضْنِي. | ٢٠ 20 |
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
| فَلَمَّا هَمَمْتُ بِإِرْضَاعِ ابْنِي فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَجَدْتُهُ مَيْتاً، وَحِينَ تَأَمَّلْتُ فِيهِ فِي ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ تَبَيَّنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ طِفْلِي الَّذِي أَنْجَبْتُهُ». | ٢١ 21 |
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked well at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear.'
| وَشَرَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الأُخْرَى تُقَاطِعُهَا قَائِلَةً: «كَلًّا. إِنَّ ابْنِي هُوَ الْحَيُّ، وَابْنَكِ هُوَ الْمَيْتُ». فَتَرُدُّ عَلَيْهَا الأُخْرَى: «بَلِ ابْنُكِ هُوَ الْمَيْتُ وَابْنِي هُوَ الْحَيُّ». وَهَكَذَا اشْتَدَّ الْجَدَلُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ، | ٢٢ 22 |
And the other woman said: 'Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son.' And this said: 'No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son.' Thus they spoke before the king.
| فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «كُلٌّ مِنْكُمَا تَدَّعِي أَنَّ الابْنَ الْحَيَّ هُوَ ابْنُهَا وَأَنَّ الابْنَ الْمَيْتَ هُوَ ابْنُ الأُخْرَى. | ٢٣ 23 |
Then said the king: 'The one saith: This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith: Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.'
| لِذَلِكَ اِيتُونِي بِسَيْفٍ». فَأَحْضَرُوا لِلْمَلِكِ سَيْفاً. | ٢٤ 24 |
And the king said: 'Fetch me a sword.' And they brought a sword before the king.
| فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «اشْطُرُوا الطِّفْلَ الْحَيَّ إِلَى شَطْرَيْنِ، وَأَعْطُوا كُلًّا مِنْهُمَا شَطْراً». | ٢٥ 25 |
And the king said: 'Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.'
| فَالْتَهَبَتْ مَشَاعِرُ الأُمِّ الْحَقِيقِيَّةِ وَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «أَصْغِ يَا سَيِّدِي، أَعْطِهَا الطِّفْلَ وَلا تُمِيتُوهُ». أَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ الأُخْرَى فَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ: «لَنْ يَكُونَ لَكِ وَلا لِي: اشْطُرُوهُ». | ٢٦ 26 |
Then spoke the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned upon her son, and she said: 'Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it.' But the other said: 'It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.'
| عِنْدَئِدٍ قَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «أَعْطُوا الطِّفْلَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَرَادَتْ لَهُ الْحَيَاةَ، فَهِيَ أُمُّهُ». | ٢٧ 27 |
Then the king answered and said: 'Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.'
| وَلَمَّا سَرَى نَبَأُ هَذَا الْحُكْمِ الَّذِي صَدَرَ عَنِ الْمَلِكِ بَيْنَ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، امْتَلأُوا تَوْقِيراً لَهُ، لأَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا فِيهِ حِكْمَةَ اللهِ لإِجْرَاءِ الْعَدْلِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
