1 مُلُوك 4

١ 1 وَمَلَكَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

٢ 2 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ كِبَارِ مُعَاوِنِيهِ: عَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ صَادُوقَ الْكَاهِنِ،

These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

٣ 3 وَأَلِيحُورَفُ وَأَخِيَّا ابْنَا شِيشَا كَاتِبَا الْبَلاطِ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ الْمَسْؤُولُ عَنِ السِّجِلاتِ،

Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha, were secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

٤ 4 وَبَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ قَائِدُ الْجَيْشِ، وَصَادُوقُ وَأَبِيَاثَارُ كَاهِنَانِ،

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

٥ 5 وَعَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ نَاثَانَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ وُكَلاءِ الْمَنَاطِقِ، وَزَابُودُ بْنُ نَاثَانَ كَاهِنٌ وَنَدِيمُ الْمَلِكِ،

Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend.

٦ 6 وَأَخِيشَارُ مُدِيرُ شُؤُونِ الْقَصْرِ، وَأَدُونِيرَامُ بْنُ عَبْدَا مَسْؤُولٌ عَنِ الأَشْغَالِ الشَّاقَّةِ.

Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected to forced labor.

٧ 7 وَعَيَّنَ سُلَيْمَانُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَكِيلاً مُوَزَّعِينَ عَلَى أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَهِدَ إِلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ بِإِمْدَادِ الْقَصْرِ وَأَهْلِهِ بِالْمُؤَنِ شَهْراً مِنْ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ.

Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.

٨ 8 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ: ابْنُ حُورَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

These were their names: Ben-Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

٩ 9 ابْنُ دَقَرَ فِي مَاقَصَ وَشَعَلُبِّيمَ وَبَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَأَيْلُونِ بَيْتِ حَانَانَ.

Ben-Deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

١٠ 10 ابْنُ حَسَدَ فِي أَرْبُوتَ، وَكَانَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ سُوكُوهَ وَسَائِرِ أَرْضِ حَافَرَ أَيْضاً.

Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Sokoh and all the land of Hepher);

١١ 11 ابْنُ أَبِينَادَابَ، زَوْجُ طَافَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فِي كُلِّ مُرْتَفَعَاتِ دُورٍ.

Ben-Abinadab, in all Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

١٢ 12 بَعْنَا بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ فِي تَعْنَكَ وَمَجِدُّو وَكُلِّ بَيْتِ شَانٍ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِصُرْتَانَ أَسْفَلَ يَزْرَعِيلَ، فَضْلاً عَنْ كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شَانٍ وَآبَلِ مَحُولَةَ حَتَّى يَقْمَعَامَ.

Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

١٣ 13 ابْنُ جَابَرَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ قُرَى يَائِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى فِي جِلْعَادَ، وَإِقْلِيمُ أَرْجُوبَ فِي بَاشَانَ، وَهِيَ سِتُّونَ مَدِينَةً ذَاتَ أَسْوَارٍ وَبَوَّابَاتٍ لَهَا أَرْتَاجٌ نُحَاسِيَّةٌ.

Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him belonged the towns of Jair son of Manasseh, that are in Gilead, and the region of Argob belonged to him, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze gate bars);

١٤ 14 أَخِينَادَابُ بْنُ عُدُّو فِي مَحَنَايِمَ.

Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

١٥ 15 أَخِيمَعَصُ فِي نَفْتَالِي، وَهُوَ أَيْضاً تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ بَاسِمَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

١٦ 16 بَعْنَا بْنُ حُوشَايَ فِي أَشِيرَ وَبَعَلُوتَ.

Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

١٧ 17 يَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ فَارُوحَ فِي يَسَّاكَرَ.

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

١٨ 18 شِمْعِي بْنُ أَيْلا فِي بِنْيَامِينَ.

Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

١٩ 19 جَابِرُ بْنُ أُورِي فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لِسِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، وَكَانَ يُشْرِفُ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ الْوُكَلاءِ مُرَاقِبٌ وَاحِدٌ عَامٌّ.

and Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan, and he was the only official who was in the land.

٢٠ 20 وَكَانَ عَدَدُ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ كَرَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ لَا يُحْصَى، وَكَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ وَيَتَمَتَّعُونَ بِالسَّعَادَةِ.

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.

٢١ 21 وَامْتَدَّ سُلْطَانُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمَمَالِكِ الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَحَتَّى تُخُومِ مِصْرَ. فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْمَمَالِكُ تُقَدِّمُ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ وَتَخْضَعُ لَهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.

Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

٢٢ 22 وَكَانَتْ مُتَطَلَّبَاتُ الْقَصْرِ الْيَوْمِيَّةُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ثَلاثِينَ كُرَّ سَمِيذٍ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ آلافٍ وَمِئَتَيْ لِتْرٍ)، وَسِتِّينَ كُرَّ دَقِيقٍ،

Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,

٢٣ 23 وَعَشَرَةَ ثِيرَانٍ مُسَمَّنَةٍ، وَعِشْرِينَ ثَوْراً مِنَ الْمَرَاعِي، وَمِئَةَ خَرُوفٍ، فَضْلاً عَنِ الأَيَائِلِ وَالْغِزْلانِ وَالْيَحَامِيرِ وَالإِوَزِّ الْمُسَمَّنِ،

ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

٢٤ 24 لأَنَّ سُلْطَانَهُ كَانَ مُمْتَدّاً عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ مِنْ تَفْسَحَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ وَعَلَى مُلُوكِهَا، فَكَانَ السَّلامُ يُحِيطُ بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ.

For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.

٢٥ 25 وَتَمَتَّعَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَيَهُوذَا بِالأَمْنِ طَوَالَ حَيَاةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِالْجُلُوسِ تَحْتَ ظِلالِ كَرْمَتِهِ وَتِينَتِهِ مِنْ دَانٍ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ

Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

٢٦ 26 وَكَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ مِذْوَدٍ لِخَيْلِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ.

Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

٢٧ 27 وَكَانَ وُكَلاءُ الْمَنَاطِقِ، كُلٌّ فِي شَهْرِهِ، يَمُدُّونَ الْمَلِكَ سُلَيْمَانَ وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ بِالْمَؤُونَةِ، فَلَمْ يَفْتَقِرُوا إِلَى شَيْءٍ.

Those officials provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon's table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.

٢٨ 28 وَكَذَلِكَ جَلَبُوا الشَّعِيرَ وَالتِّبْنَ لِخَيْلِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَسِوَاهَا مِنَ الْجِيَادِ إِلَى الْمَوَاضِعِ الْمُعَيَّنَةِ لِكُلِّ وَكِيلٍ.

They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.

٢٩ 29 وَوَهَبَ اللهُ سُلَيْمَانَ حِكْمَةً وَفَهْماً فَائِقَيْنِ، وَرَحَابَةَ صَدْرٍ غَيْرَ مُتَنَاهِيَةٍ.

God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore.

٣٠ 30 وَتَفَوَّقَتْ حِكْمَةُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَبْنَاءِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَكُلِّ حِكْمَةِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ.

Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

٣١ 31 فَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ حِكْمَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ مِثْلَ إِيثَانَ الأَزْرَاحِيِّ وَهِيمَانَ وَكَلْكُولَ وَدَرْدَعَ أَبْنَاءِ مَاحُولَ. وَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ.

He was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol—and his fame reached all the surrounding nations.

٣٢ 32 وَنَطَقَ بِثَلاثَةِ آلافِ مَثَلٍ، وَبَلَغَتْ أَنَاشِيدُهُ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ قَصَائِدَ.

He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five in number.

٣٣ 33 وَوَصَفَ الْحَيَاةَ النَّبَاتِيَّةَ بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ أَشْجَارُ الأَرْزِ فِي لُبْنَانَ، وَالزُّوفَا النَّابِتُ فِي الْحَائِطِ، كَمَا وَصَفَ الْبَهَائِمَ وَالطَّيْرَ وَالزَّوَاحِفَ وَالسَّمَكَ.

He described the plants, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He explained also about beasts, birds, creeping things, and fish.

٣٤ 34 فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ لِيَسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، مُوْفَدِينَ مِنْ قِبَلِ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ بَلَغَتْهُمْ أَخْبَارُ حِكْمَتِهِ.

People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.