2 أخبار 4

١ 1 وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَذْبَحَ النُّحَاسِ، طُولُهُ عِشْرُونَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ عَشَرَةِ أَمْتَارٍ) وَعَرْضُهُ عِشْرُونَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ عَشَرَةِ أَمْتَارٍ) وَارْتِفَاعُهُ عَشْرُ أَذْرُعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ أَمْتَارٍ).

Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

٢ 2 وَسَبَكَ بِرْكَةً مِنَ النُّحَاسِ مُسْتَدِيرَةً طُولُ قُطْرِهَا مِنْ حَافَتِهَا إِلَى حَافَتِهَا عَشْرُ أَذْرُعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ أَمْتَارٍ) وَارْتِفَاعُهَا خَمْسُ أَذْرُعٍ (نَحْوَ مِتْرَيْنِ وَنِصْفِ الْمِتْرِ)، وَطُولُ مُحِيطِهَا ثَلاثُونَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ مِتْراً).

Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

٣ 3 وَقَدْ سُبِكَ بِشَكْلٍ دَائِرِيٍّ، وَكَجُزْءٍ مِنْهَا، تَحْتَ اسْتِدَارَةِ مُحِيطِهَا، صَفَّانِ مِنَ الْقِثَّاءِ بِمِقْدَارِ عَشْرِ قِثَّاءَاتٍ لِكُلِّ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ نِصْفِ مِتْرٍ)، وَقَدْ سُبِكَتْ كَجُزْءٍ مِنَ الْحَوْضِ.

And under it [was] the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen [were] cast, when it was cast.

٤ 4 وَكَانَتِ الْبِرْكَةُ قَائِمَةً عَلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ ثَوْراً، يَتَّجِهُ ثَلاثَةٌ مِنْهَا بِرُؤُوسِهَا نَحْوَ الشِّمَالِ، وَثَلاثَةٌ أُخْرَى نَحْوَ الْغَرْبِ، وَثَلاثَةٌ ثَالِثَةٌ نَحْوَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَالثَّلاثَةُ الأَخِيرَةُ نَحْوَ الشَّرْقِ، وَالْبِرْكَةُ تَرْتَكِزُ عَلَى أَعْجَازِهَا الْمُتَّجِهَةِ نَحْوَ الدَّاخِلِ.

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea [was set] above upon them, and all their hinder parts [were] inward.

٥ 5 وَبَلَغَ سُمْكُ جِدَارِ الْبِرْكَةِ شِبْراً، وَصُنِعَتْ حَافَّتُهَا عَلَى شَكْلِ كَأْسِ زَهْرِ السُّوسَنِّ، وَكَانَتْ تَتَّسِعُ لِثَلاثَةِ آلافِ بَثٍّ (نَحْوَ اثْنَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسِ مِئَةِ لِتْرٍ).

And the thickness of it [was] an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; [and] it received and held three thousand baths.

٦ 6 وَصَنَعَ عَشَرَةَ أَحْوَاضٍ لِغَسْلِ مَا يُقَرِّبُونَهُ كَمُحْرَقَاتٍ، أَقَامَ خَمْسَةً مِنْهَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَخَمْسَةً عَنِ الشِّمَالِ. أَمَّا الْبِرْكَةُ فَقَدْ خُصِّصَتْ لاغْتِسَالِ الْكَهَنَةِ.

He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea [was] for the priests to wash in.

٧ 7 وَصَاغَ عَشْرَ مَنَائِرِ ذَهَبٍ بِمُوْجِبِ الْمُوَاصَفَاتِ الْمَوْضُوعَةِ لَهَا، وَنَصَبَهَا فِي الْهَيْكَلِ: خَمْساً عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَخَمْساً عَنِ الشِّمَالِ.

And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set [them] in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

٨ 8 وَكَذَلِكَ صَنَعَ عَشْرَ مَوَائِدَ وَضَعَهَا فِي الْهَيْكَلِ خَمْسَةً عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَخَمْسَةً عَنِ الشِّمَالِ. كَمَا صَنَعَ مِئَةَ مِنْضَحَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

He made also ten tables, and placed [them] in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.

٩ 9 وَبَنَى فِنَاءَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالدَّارَ الْعَظِيمَةَ مَعَ مَصَارِيعِهَا الَّتِي غَشَّاهَا بِالنُّحَاسِ.

Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.

١٠ 10 أَمَّا الْبِرْكَةُ فَقَدْ أَثْبَتَهَا فِي الْجَانِبِ الأَيْمَنِ فِي الْجِهَةِ الْجَنُوبِيَّةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ.

And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.

١١ 11 وَعَمِلَ حُورَامُ الْقُدُورَ وَالرُّفُوشَ وَالْمَنَاضِحَ. وَأَكْمَلَ كُلَّ مَا طَلَبَهُ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ لإِتْمَامِ الْهَيْكَلِ:

And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;

١٢ 12 الْعَمُودَيْنِ وَكُرَتَيِ التَّاجَيْنِ الْقَائِمَتَيْنِ عَلَى قِمَّتَيِ الْعَمُودَيْنِ، وَالشَّبَكَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ تُغَطِّيَانِ كُرَتَيِ التَّاجَيْنِ.

[To wit], the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters [which were] on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which [were] on the top of the pillars;

١٣ 13 وَالرُّمَّانَاتِ الأَرْبَعَ مِئَةٍ الْمُعَلَّقَةَ بِالشَّبَكَتَيْنِ، صَفَّيْنِ لِكُلِّ شَبَكَةٍ لِتُغَطِّيَ كُرَتَيِ التَّاجَيْنِ الْقَائِمَتَيْنِ عَلَى قِمَّتَيِ الْعَمُودَيْنِ.

And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which [were] upon the pillars.

١٤ 14 كَذَلِكَ صَنَعَ الْقَوَاعِدَ وَأَحْوَاضَهَا الْمُرْتَكِزَةَ عَلَيْهَا.

He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

١٥ 15 وَالْبِرْكَةَ الْقَائِمَةَ عَلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ ثَوْراً،

One sea, and twelve oxen under it.

١٦ 16 وَالْقُدُورَ وَالرُّفُوشَ وَالْمَنَاشِلَ، وَكُلَّ أَوَانِيهَا. وَقَدْ صَنَعَ حُورَامُ هَذِهِ كُلَّهَا لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ مَصْقُولٍ، لِتَكُونَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ،

The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.

١٧ 17 فِي غَوْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ حَيْثُ سَبَكَهَا فِي أَرْضِ الْخَزَفِ بَيْنَ سُكُّوتَ وَصَرَدَةَ.

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

١٨ 18 وَعَمِلَ سُلَيْمَانُ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الآنِيَةِ الْكَثِيرَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَحْسُبَ وَزْنَ النُّحَاسِ.

Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

١٩ 19 وَأَمَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ بِصُنْعِ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ اللهِ، وَمَذْبَحِ الذَّهَبِ وَمَوَائِدِ خُبْزِ التَّقْدِمَاتِ،

And Solomon made all the vessels that [were for] the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread [was set; ]

٢٠ 20 وَالْمَنَائِرِ وَسُرُجِهَا الْمُضِيئَةِ دَائِماً أَمَامَ الْمِحْرَابِ بِمُقْتَضَى نَصِّ الشَّرِيعَةِ، مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ.

Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;

٢١ 21 وَالأَزْهَارُ والسُّرُجُ وَالْمَلاقِطُ، كُلُّهَا صُنِعَتْ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ.

And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, [made he of] gold, [and] that perfect gold;

٢٢ 22 كَمَا سُبِكَتِ الْمَقَاصُّ وَالْمَنَاضِحُ وَالصُّحُونُ وَالْمَجَامِرُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ. وَكَذَلِكَ صُنِعَ بَابُ الْهَيْكَلِ وَمَصَارِيعُ قُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ وَمَصَارِيعُ الْقَاعَةِ الرَّئِيسِيَّةِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, [of] pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy [place], and the doors of the house of the temple, [were of] gold.