Chronicles II 1

1 And Solomon the son of David was established over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and increased him exceedingly.

١ وَأَمْسَكَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بِزِمَامِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ بِكُلِّ حَزْمٍ وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُ مَعَهُ، وَأَضْفَى عَلَيْهِ عَظَمَةً بَالِغَةً.

2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands, and to the captains of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the rulers over Israel, even the heads of the families;

٢ وَخَاطَبَ سُلَيْمَانُ جَمِيعَ رُؤَسَاءِ الأُلُوفِ وَالْمِئَاتِ وَالْقُضَاةَ وَكُلَّ رَئِيسٍ مِنْ رُؤُوسِ عَائِلاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

3 and Solomon and all the congregation went to the high place that was in Gabaon, where was God's tabernacle of witness, which Moses the servant of the Lord made in the wilderness.

٣ طَالِباً إِلَيْهِمْ مُرَافَقَتَهُ إِلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَةِ الَّتِي فِي جِبْعُونَ حَيْثُ نُصِبَتْ خَيْمَةُ الاجْتِمَاعِ، خَيْمَةُ اللهِ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ.

4 But David had brought up the ark of God out of the city of Cariathiarim; for David had prepared a place for it, for he had pitched a tabernacle for it in Jerusalem.

٤ أَمَّا تَابُوتُ الرَّبِّ فَقَدْ أَصْعَدَهُ دَاوُدُ مِنْ قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ إِلَى الْخَيْمَةِ الَّتِي هَيَّأَهَا لَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

5 And the brazen altar which Beseleel the son of Urias, the son of Or, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation enquired at it.

٥ غَيْرَ أَنَّ مَذْبَحَ النُّحَاسِ الَّذِي صَنَعَهُ بَصَلْئِيلُ بْنُ أُورِي بْنِ حُورَ، كَانَ قَائِماً أَمَامَ مَسْكَنِ الرَّبِّ، فَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانُ وَمُرَافِقُوهُ لِيُقَرِّبُوا عَلَيْهِ.

6 And Solomon brought [victims] there to the brazen altar that was before the Lord in the tabernacle, and offered upon it a thousand whole burnt offerings.

٦ وَأَصْعَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ أَلْفَ مُحْرَقَةٍ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ النُّحَاسِ الَّذِي فِي خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

7 In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give you.

٧ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ ظَهَرَ الرَّبُّ لِسُلَيْمَانَ وَسَأَلَهُ: «مَاذَا أُعْطِيكَ؟»

8 And Solomon said to God, You have dealt very mercifully with my father David, and have made me king in his stead.

٨ فَأَجَابَ سُلَيْمَانُ: «لَقَدْ أَسْدَيْتَ إِلَى أَبِي إِحْسَاناً عَظِيماً وَجَعَلْتَنِي مَلِكاً خَلَفاً لَهُ.

9 And now, O Lord God, let, I pray you, your name be established upon David my father; for you have made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.

٩ فَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ لِيَتِمَّ وَعْدُكَ الَّذِي وَعَدْتَ بِهِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ، لأَنَّكَ وَلَّيْتَنِي حُكْمَ شَعْبٍ كَثِيرٍ كَتُرَابِ الأَرْضِ.

10 Now give me wisdom and understanding, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who shall judge this your great people?

١٠ فَهَبْنِي حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً لأَقُودَ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ، لأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ شَعْبَكَ الْعَظِيمَ هَذَا؟»

11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked great wealth, nor glory, nor the life of your enemies, and you have not asked long life; but have asked for yourself wisdom and understanding, that you might judge my people, over whom I have made you king:

١١ فَقَالَ اللهُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ قَدْ عَزَمْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ عَلَى طَلَبِ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، وَلَمْ تَنْشُدْ غِنىً، وَلا أَمْوَالاً، وَلا عَظَمَةً، وَلا الانْتِقَامَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ، وَلَمْ تَطْلُبْ حَيَاةً طَوِيلَةً، بَلْ سَأَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً لِتَحْكُمَ بِهِمَا شَعْبِي الَّذِي مَلَّكْتُكَ عَلَيْهِ،

12 I give you this wisdom and understanding; and I will give you wealth, and riches, and glory, so that there shall not have been [any] like you amongst the kings before you, neither shall there be such after you.

١٢ فَإِنَّنِي أَهَبُكَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً، وَأُنْعِمُ عَلَيْكَ بِالْغِنَى وَالْمَالِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ، بِحَيْثُ لَا يُضَاهِيكَ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُلُوكِ السَّابِقِينَ وَلا اللَّاحِقِينَ».

13 And Solomon came from the high place that was in Gabaon to Jerusalem, [from] before the tabernacle of witness, and reigned over Israel.

١٣ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنْ مُرْتَفَعَةِ جِبْعُونَ مِنْ أَمَامِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

14 And Solomon collected chariots and horsemen: and he had fourteen hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he set them in the cities of chariots, and the people [were] with the king in Jerusalem.

١٤ وَبَنَى لِنَفْسِهِ قُوَّةً تَتَأَلَّفُ مِنْ أَلْفٍ وَأَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، وَزَّعَهَا عَلَى مُدُنِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَأَبْقَى بَعْضاً مِنْهَا مَعَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

15 And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem [to be] as stones, and cedars in Judea as sycamores in the plain for multitude.

١٥ وَلِفَرْطِ مَا تَوَافَرَ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، جَعَلَ الْمَلِكُ قِيمَتَهَا كَقِيمَةِ الْحِجَارَةِ، وَأَصْبَحَ خَشَبُ الأَرْزِ فِي قِيمَةِ خَشَبِ الْجُمَّيْزِ الَّذِي فِي الْحَقْلِ لِكَثْرَتِهِ.

16 And Solomon imported horses from Egypt, and the charge of the king's merchants for going [was as follows], and they traded,

١٦ وَقَدِ اسْتُوْرِدَتْ خُيُولُ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَمِنْ كُوِي، فَكَانَ تُجَّارُ الْمَلِكِ يَشْتَرُونَهَا مِنْ كُوِي.

17 and went and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [pieces] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty [pieces] of silver: and so they brought for all the kings of the Chettites, and for the kings of Syria by their means.

١٧ وَكَذَلِكَ الْمَرْكَبَاتُ؛ وَكَانُوا يَدْفَعُونَ سِتَّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ) مِنَ الْفِّضَّةِ عَنْ كُلِّ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَمِئَةً وَخَمْسِينَ عَنْ كُلِّ فَرَسٍ (نَحْوَ كِيلُو جِرَامَيْنِ)، وَكَانُوا يُصَدِّرُونَهَا أَيْضاً لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَالآرَامِيِّينَ.