2 أخبار 5

١ 1 وَاكْتَمَلَ جَمِيعُ الْعَمَلِ الَّذِي قَامَ بِهِ سُلَيْمَانُ لِبِنَاءِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَأَتَى بِكُلِّ مُدَّخَرَاتِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ الَّتِي كَرَّسَهَا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَأَوَانٍ، وَجَعَلَهَا فِي مَخَازِنِ بَيْتِ اللهِ.

Thus all the work that Solomon did for the LORD’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver, the gold, and all the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of God’s house.

٢ 2 حِينَئِذٍ دَعَا سُلَيْمَانُ شُيُوخَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ الأَسْبَاطِ وَالْعَائِلاتِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِيُحْضِرُوا تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ مِنْ صِهْيَوْنَ مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ.

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.

٣ 3 فَالْتَفَّ حَوْلَ الْمَلِكِ جَمِيعُ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أَثْنَاءِ عِيدِ الْمَظَالِّ الْوَاقِعِ فِي الشَّهْرِ السَّابِعِ.

So all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.

٤ 4 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ حَضَرَ جَمِيعُ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَمَلَ اللّاوِيُّونَ التَّابُوتَ.

All the elders of Israel came. The Levites took up the ark.

٥ 5 وَنَقَلَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ أَيْضاً خَيْمَةَ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَسَائِرَ آنِيَةِ الْقُدْسِ الَّتِي فِي الْخَيْمَةِ.

They brought up the ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The Levitical priests brought these up.

٦ 6 وَشَرَعَ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ وَكُلُّ الحَاضِرِينَ الْمُحْتَشِدِينَ أَمَامَ التَّابُوتِ يَذْبَحُونَ مَا لَا يُحْصَى وَلا يُعَدُّ مِنْ غَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ.

King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled to him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.

٧ 7 وَأَدْخَلَ الْكَهَنَةُ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ فِي مِحْرَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ فِي قُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ، تَحْتَ جَنَاحَيِ الْكَرُوبَيْنِ،

The priests brought in the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

٨ 8 اللَّذَيْنِ كَانَا بَاسِطَيْنِ أَجْنِحَتَهُمَا فَوْقَ مَوْضِعِ التَّابُوتِ مُظَلِّلَيْنِ التَّابُوتَ وَعِصِيَّهُ.

For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

٩ 9 وَسَحَبُوا أَطْرَافَ الْعِصِيِّ فَبَدَتْ رُؤُوسُهَا فِي قُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ أَمَامَ الْمِحْرَابِ وَلَمْ يَسْبِقْ أَنْ شُوهِدَتْ خَارِجَةً مِنْ حَلَقَاتِهَا وَهِيَ مَا بَرِحَتْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen outside; and it is there to this day.

١٠ 10 وَلَمْ يَكُنِ التَّابُوتُ يَضُمُّ سِوَى لَوْحَيِ الْحَجَرِ اللَّذَيْنِ وَضَعَهُمَا مُوسَى هُنَاكَ فِي حُورِيبَ حِينَ عَاهَدَ الرَّبُّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَدَى خُرُوجِهِمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ.

There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ خَرَجَ الْكَهَنَةُ مِنَ الْقُدْسِ. وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ الْكَهَنَةِ الْحَاضِرِينَ قَدْ تَقَدَّسُوا بِغَضِّ النَّظَرِ عَنِ الْفِرَقِ الَّتِي يَنْتَمُونَ إِلَيْهَا.

When the priests had come out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, and didn’t keep their divisions;

١٢ 12 وَلَبِسَ اللّاوِيُّونَ الْمُغَنُّونَ أَجْمَعُونَ كَتَّاناً، وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ آسَافُ وَهَيْمَانُ وَيَدُوثُونُ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُمْ وَأَقْرِبَاؤُهُمْ، وَرَاحُوا يَعْزِفُونَ عَلَى الصُّنُوجِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالْعِيدَانِ وَهُمْ وَاقِفُونَ شَرْقِيَّ الْمَذْبَحِ، يُرَافِقُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ كَاهِناً يَنْفُخُونَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ.

also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets);

١٣ 13 وَعِنْدَمَا تَنَاغَمَتْ أَصْوَاتُ الأَبْوَاقِ وَالْمُغَنِّينَ وَكَأَنَّهَا صَوْتٌ وَاحِدٌ يَتَغَنَّى بِحَمْدِ الرَّبِّ وَتَسْبِيحِهِ، ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمْ بِالْغِنَاءِ، مَصْحُوبَةً بِنَغَمَاتِ الأَبْوَاقِ وَعَزْفِ الصُّنُوجِ مُرَنِّمِينَ لِلرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: «الرَّبُّ صَالِحٌ وَرَحْمَتُهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ تَدُومُ». فَامْتلأَ الْهَيْكَلُ سَحَاباً.

when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even the LORD’s house,

١٤ 14 وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ الْكَهَنَةُ الْقِيَامَ بِالْخِدْمَةِ بِسَبَبِ السَّحَابِ لأَنَّ مَجْدَ الرَّبِّ مَلأَ الْهَيْكَلَ.

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled God’s house.