1 مُلُوك 5
| وَأَرْسَلَ حِيرَامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ وَفْداً إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ أَنَّهُ اعْتَلَى الْعَرْشَ خَلَفاً لأَبِيهِ، وَكَانَ حِيرَامُ صَدِيقاً مُحِبّاً لِدَاوُدَ. | ١ 1 |
Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
| فَكَتَبَ سُلَيْمَانُ رِسَالَةً إِلَى حِيرَامَ قَائِلاً: | ٢ 2 |
And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:
| «أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَبِي دَاوُدَ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ الْحُرُوبِ الَّتِي خَاضَهَا، حَتَّى أَظْفَرَهُ الرَّبُّ بِأَعْدَائِهِ وَأَخْضَعَهُمْ لَهُ. | ٣ 3 |
“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
| أَمَّا الآنَ وَقَدْ أَرَاحَنِي الرَّبُّ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ، فَلَيْسَ مِنْ ثَائِرٍ أَوْ حَادِثَةِ شَرٍّ. | ٤ 4 |
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
| وَهَا أَنَا قَدْ نَوَيْتُ أَنْ أَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي، كَمَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ أَبِي: إِنَّ ابْنَكَ الَّذِي يَخْلُفُكَ عَلَى عَرْشِكَ هُوَ يَبْنِي بَيْتاً لاِسْمِي الْعَظِيمِ. | ٥ 5 |
So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
| فَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَأْمُرَ رِجَالَكَ أَنْ يَقْطَعُوا لِي أَرْزاً مِنْ لُبْنَانَ، وَسَيَعْمَلُ رِجَالِي جَنْباً إِلَى جَنْبٍ مَعَ رِجَالِكَ، وَأَقُومُ أَنَا بِدَفْعِ أُجْرَةِ رِجَالِكَ بِمُوْجِبِ مَا تَرَاهُ، لأَنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَ قَوْمِي مَنْ يَمْهَرُ فِي قَطْعِ الأَخْشَابِ مِثْلَ الصِّيدُونِيِّينَ». | ٦ 6 |
Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ حِيرَامُ كَلامَ سُلَيْمَانَ، غَمَرَتْهُ الْبَهْجَةُ وَقَالَ: «مُبَارَكٌ الْيَوْمَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي رَزَقَ دَاوُدَ ابْناً حَكِيماً لِيَمْلِكَ عَلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ الْغَفِيرِ». | ٧ 7 |
When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
| وَبَعَثَ حِيرَامُ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بِرِسَالَةٍ قَائِلاً: «قَدِ اطَّلَعْتُ عَلَى رِسَالَتِكَ وَسَأَعْمَلُ عَلَى تَلْبِيَةِ رَغْبَتِكَ بِشَأْنِ خَشَبِ الأَرْزِ وَخَشَبِ السَّرْوِ. | ٨ 8 |
Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
| سَيَقُومُ رِجَالِي بِنَقْلِ الْخَشَبِ مِنْ جَبَلِ لُبْنَانَ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، وَيَرْبِطُونَ قِطَعَ الْخَشَبِ إِلَى بَعْضِهَا فِي حُزَمٍ ضَخْمَةٍ، يُعَوِّمُهَا رِجَالِي وَيُوَجِّهُونَهَا إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي تُعَيِّنُهُ، فَيُسَلِّمُونَهَا لِرِجَالِكَ، وَعَلَيْكَ لِقَاءَ ذَلِكَ، أَنْ تُمَوِّنَ قَصْرِي الْمَلَكِيَّ بِمَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ». | ٩ 9 |
My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
| فَكَانَ حِيرَامُ يُوَفِّرُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ مَا يَطْلُبُهُ مِنْ خَشَبِ الأَرْزِ وَخَشَبِ سَرْوٍ، | ١٠ 10 |
So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
| وَيُقَدِّمُ سُلَيْمَانُ لِحِيرَامَ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ لِقَاءَ ذَلِكَ، عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ كُرِّ قَمْحٍ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ وَثَمَانِي مِئَةِ طُنٍّ) طَعَاماً لِقَصْرِهِ، وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ كُرِّ زَيْتٍ نَقِيٍّ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ وَثَمَانِي مِئَةِ لِتْرٍ). | ١١ 11 |
and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.
| وَمَنَحَ الرَّبُّ سُلَيْمَانَ حِكْمَةً كَمَا وَعَدَهُ، وَعَقَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَعَ حِيرَامَ مُعَاهَدَةَ سَلامٍ وَصَدَاقَةٍ. | ١٢ 12 |
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
| وَسَخَّرَ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، | ١٣ 13 |
Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
| فَكَانَ يُرْسِلُ مِنْهُمْ عَشَرَةَ آلافٍ إِلَى لُبْنَانَ لِمُدَّةِ شَهْرٍ وَاحِدٍ مُنَاوَبَةً، فَيَقْضُونَ شَهْراً فِي لُبْنَانَ وَشَهْرَيْنِ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ. وَكَانَ أَدُونِيرَامُ الْمُشْرِفَ عَلَى تَنْظِيمِ عَمَلِيَّةِ التَّسْخِيرِ. | ١٤ 14 |
He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
| وَفَضْلاً عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ، كَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفاً مِنْ حَمَّالِي الْخَشَبِ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفاً مِنْ قَاطِعِي الْحِجَارَةِ فِي الْجَبَلِ، | ١٥ 15 |
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
| مَاعَدَا ثَلاثَةَ آلافٍ وَثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ الْعُمَّالِ. | ١٦ 16 |
not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
| وَبِنَاءً عَلَى أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ قَامَ الْعُمَّالُ بِقَلْعِ حِجَارَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ، هَذَّبُوهَا فَصَارَتْ مُرَبَّعَةً، لاِسْتِخْدَامِهَا فِي أَسَاسِ بِنَاءِ الْهَيْكَلِ. | ١٧ 17 |
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
| فَنَحَتَهَا بَنَّاؤُو سُلَيْمَانَ بِمُسَاعَدَةِ بَنَّائِي حِيرَامَ وَأَهْلِ جُبَيْلَ، وَهَيَّأُوا الأَخْشَابَ وَالْحِجَارَةَ لِتَشْيِيدِ الْهَيْكَلِ. | ١٨ 18 |
So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
