1 Chronicles 28

1 Nowe Dauid assembled all the princes of Israel: the princes of the tribes, and the captaines of the bandes that serued the King, and the captaines of thousands and the captaines of hundreths, and the rulers of all the substance and possession of the King, and of his sonnes, with the eunuches, and the mightie, and all the men of power, vnto Ierusalem.

١ وَاسْتَدْعَى دَاوُدُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ كُلَّ زُعَمَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الأَسْبَاطِ، وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْفِرَقِ الْعَامِلَةِ فِي خِدْمَةِ الْمَلِكِ، وَقَادَةِ الأُلُوفِ وَالْمِئَاتِ، وَمُدِيرِي مُمْتَلَكَاتِ وَأَمْوَالِ الْمَلِكِ وَمُمْتَلَكَاتِ أَبْنَائِهِ، فَضْلاً عَنِ الْخِصْيَانِ وَالأَبْطَالِ وَأَصْحَابِ الْجَاهِ وَالنُّفُوذِ.

2 And King Dauid stoode vp vpon his feete; and saide, Heare ye me, my brethren and my people: I purposed to haue buylt an house of rest for the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and for a footestoole of our God, and haue made ready for the building,

٢ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لَهُمْ: «أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ يَا إِخْوَتِي وَشَعْبِي: لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيِ نِيَّتِي أَنْ أَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً يَسْتَقِرُّ فِيهِ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ، وَيَكُونُ مَوْطِئاً لِقَدَمَيْ إِلَهِنَا، وَقَدْ جَهَّزْتُ مَا يَحْتَاجُهُ هَذَا الْبِنَاءُ مِنْ مَوَادَّ.

3 But God sayde vnto me, Thou shalt not buylde an house for my Name, because thou hast bene a man of warre, and hast shed blood.

٣ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ قَالَ لِي: لَا تَبْنِ أَنْتَ بَيْتاً لاِسْمِي، لأَنَّكَ رَجُلُ حَرْبٍ وَقَدْ سَفَكْتَ دَماً.

4 Yet as the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father, to be King ouer Israel for euer (for in Iudah woulde he chuse a prince, and of the house of Iudah is the house of my father, and among the sonnes of my father he delited in me to make me King ouer all Israel)

٤ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدِ اصْطَفَانِي مِنْ كُلِّ بَيْتِ أَبِي لِيَجْعَلَنِي مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَذَلِكَ لأَنَّهُ اخْتَارَ سِبْطَ يَهُوذَا لِلرِّئَاسَةِ، ثُمَّ اخْتَارَ بَيْتَ أَبِي مِنْ بَيْنِ بُيُوتِ يَهُوذَا، وَقَدْ سُرَّ أَنْ يَفْرِزَنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ أَبْنَاءِ أَبِي لِيُوَلِّيَنِي عَلَى مُلْكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

5 So of all my sonnes (for the Lord hath giuen me many sonnes) he hath euen chosen Salomon my sonne to sit vpon the throne of the kingdome of the Lord ouer Israel.

٥ ثُمَّ اصْطَفَى ابْنِي سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَبْنَائِي الْكَثِيرِينَ الَّذِينَ رَزَقَنِي بِهِمِ الرَّبُّ، لِيَخْلُفَنِي عَلَى عَرْشِ مَمْلَكَةِ الرَّبِّ، عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

6 And he sayd vnto me, Salomon thy sonne, he shall build mine house and my courtes: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.

٦ وَقَالَ لِي: إِنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ ابْنَكَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَبْنِي بَيْتِي وَدِيَارِي، لأَنَّنِي اصْطَفَيْتُهُ لِيَ ابْناً وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُ أَباً.

7 I will stablish therefore his kingdome for euer, if he endeuour himselfe to do my commandements, and my iudgements, as this day.

٧ فَإِنْ أَطَاعَ شَرَائِعِي وَأَحْكَامِي وَعَمِلَ بِها كَمَا هِيَ عَلَيْهِ الْيَوْمَ فَإِنَّنِي أُثَبِّتُ مَمْلَكَتَهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the Congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keepe and seeke for all the commandements of the Lord your God, that ye may possesse this good lande, and leaue it for an inheritance for your children after you for euer.

٨ فَأُوْصِيكُمُ الآنَ، عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَفِي مَحْضَرِ مَحْفَلِ الرَّبِّ، وَفِي مَسْمَعِ اللهِ، أَنْ تُطِيعُوا جَمِيعَ أَوَامِرِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ، وَتَسْعَوْا إِلَى مُمَارَسَتِهَا لِكَيْ تَظَلُّوا وَارِثِينَ لِلأَرْضِ الطَّيِّبَةِ، ثُمَّ تُوَرِّثُوهَا لأَوْلادِكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِكُمْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

9 And thou, Salomon my sonne, know thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a perfit heart, and with a willing minde: For the Lord searcheth all hearts, and vnderstandeth all the imaginations of thoughts: if thou seeke him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for euer.

٩ أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا ابْنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، فَاعْرِفْ إِلَهَ أَبِيكَ وَاعْبُدْهُ بِكَمَالِ قَلْبٍ، وَبِنَفْسٍ رَاغِبَةٍ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَتَفَحَّصُ جَمِيعَ الْقُلُوبِ، وَيَفْهَمُ كُلَّ تَصَوُّرٍ وَفِكْرٍ. فَإِنْ طَلَبْتَهُ تَجِدْهُ، وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهُ يَنْبِذْكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

10 Take heede now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to buylde the house of the Sanctuarie: be strong therefore, and doe it.

١٠ فَفَكِّرْ مَلِيًّا، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اصْطَفَاكَ لِتَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لِقُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ، فَتَقَوَّ وَاعْمَلْ».

11 Then Dauid gaue to Salomon his sonne the paterne of the porch and of the houses thereof, and of the closets thereof, and of the galleries thereof, and of the chambers thereof that are within, and of the house of the mercieseate,

١١ وَقَدَّمَ دَاوُدُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ تَصْمِيمَاتِ بِنَاءِ الرَّوَاقِ وَبُيُوتِهِ وَمَخَازِنِهِ وَأَجْزَائِهِ الْعُلْيَا وَغُرَفِهِ الدَّاخِلِيَّةِ وَقُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ حَيْثُ يُكَفَّرُ عَنِ الْخَطَايَا.

12 And the paterne of all that he had in his minde for the courtes of the house of the Lord, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the dedicate things,

١٢ وَأَعْطَاهُ أَيْضاً التَّصْمِيمَاتِ الَّتِي أَلْهَمَهُ الرُّوحُ بِها، الْخَاصَّةَ بِفِنَاءِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَسَائِرِ الْحُجْرَاتِ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِهِ، وَمَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ وَمَخَازِنِ التَّقْدِمَاتِ الْمُكَرَّسَةِ لِلرَّبِّ،

13 And for the courses of the Priestes, and of the Leuites, and for all the woorke for the seruice of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of the ministerie of the house of the Lord.

١٣ كَمَا قَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ التَّعْلِيمَاتِ الْخَاصَّةَ بِخَدَمَاتِ فِرَقِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَسَائِرِ الْخدَمَاتِ الَّتِي تُمَارَسُ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَكُلِّ مَالَهُ عَلاقَةٌ بِآنِيَةِ خِدْمَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ

14 He gaue of golde by weight, for the vessels of gold, for all the vessels of all maner of seruice, and all the vessels of siluer by weight, for all maner vessels of all maner of seruice.

١٤ وَعَيَّنَ أَوْزَانَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ الْمُسْتَخْدَمَةِ فِي صِيَاغَةِ آنِيَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ الْمُسْتَعْمَلَةِ فِي مُخْتَلَفِ أَنْوَاعِ الْخَدَمَاتِ،

15 The weight also of golde for the candlestickes, and gold for their lampes, with the weight for euery candlesticke, and for the lampes thereof, and for the candlestickes of siluer by the weight of the candlesticke, and the lampes thereof, according to the vse of euery candlesticke,

١٥ وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْزَانَ ذَهَبِ وَفِضَّةِ الْمَنَائِرِ وَسُرُجِهَا، بِمَا يَتَنَاسَبُ مَعَ اسْتِخْدَامِ كُلِّ مَنَارَةٍ،

16 And the weight of the gold for the tables of shewbread, for euery table, and siluer for the tables of siluer,

١٦ وَأَيْضاً أَوْزَانَ ذَهَبِ وَفِضَّةِ كُلِّ مَائِدَةٍ مِنْ مَوَائِدِ خُبْزِ الْوُجُوهِ،

17 And pure golde for the fleshhookes, and the bowles, and plates, and for basens, golde in weight for euery basen, and for siluer basens, by weight for euery basen,

١٧ كَمَا عَيَّنَ أَوْزَانَ الذَّهَبِ النَّقِيِّ الْمُسْتَخْدَمِ فِي صُنْعِ الْمَنَاشِلِ وَالْمَنَاضِحِ وَالْكُؤُوسِ، وَأَوْزَانَ ذَهَبِ وَفِضَّةِ كُلِّ قَدَحٍ مِنَ الأَقْدَاحِ،

18 And for the altar of incense, pure golde by weight, and golde for the paterne of the charet of the Cherubs that spread themselues, and couered the Arke of the couenant of the Lord:

١٨ وَأَوْزَانَ الذَّهَبِ النَّقِيِّ الْمُسْتَخْدَمِ فِي صُنْعِ مَذْبَحِ الْبَخُورِ، وَفِي صُنْعِ نَمُوذَجِ مَرْكَبَةِ الْكَرُوبِيمِ الْبَاسِطَةِ أَجْنِحَتَهَا، وَالَّتِي تُظَلِّلُ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ.

19 All, said he, by writing sent to me by the hand of the Lord, which made me vnderstand all the workemanship of the paterne.

١٩ وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِاِبْنِهِ: «لَقَدْ دَوَّنْتُ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ التَّعْلِيمَاتِ كِتَابَةً لأَنَّ يَدَ الرَّبِّ كَانَتْ علَيَّ، وَقَدْ لَقَّنَنِي مُوَاصَفَاتِ هَذِهِ التَّصْمِيمَاتِ.

20 And Dauid said to Salomon his sonne, Be strong, and of a valiant courage and doe it: feare not, nor be afraide: for the Lord God, euen my God is with thee: he will not leaue thee nor forsake thee till thou hast finished all the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord.

٢٠ فَتَقَوَّ وَتَشَجَّعْ وَاعْمَلْ. لَا تَجْزَعْ وَلا تَرْتَعِبْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ الإِلَهَ إِلَهِي مَعَكَ، وَلَنْ يَخْذُلَكَ وَلا يَتْرُكَكَ حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفِيَ كُلَّ عَمَلِ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

21 Beholde also, the companies of the Priests and the Leuites for all the seruice of the house of God, euen they shall be with thee for the whole worke, with euery free heart that is skilfull in any maner of seruice. The princes also and all the people will be wholy at thy commandement.

٢١ وَسَتَقُومُ فِرَقُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ بِكُلِّ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ، فَضْلاً عَنْ كُلِّ صَانِعٍ مَاهِرٍ فِي كُلِّ حِرْفَةٍ، وَسَيَكُونُ الرُّؤَسَاءُ وَالْجَيْشُ مُتَأَهِّبِينَ لِتَلْبِيَةِ أَوَامِرِكَ».