1 Kings 2

1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying:

١ وَعِنْدَمَا أَحَسَّ دَاوُدُ بِدُنُوِّ أَجَلِهِ، أَوْصَى سُلَيْمَانَ ابْنَهُ قَائِلاً:

2 'I go the way of all the earth; be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;

٢ «أَنَا مَاضٍ إِلَى مَصِيرِ كُلِّ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ، فَتَشَجَّعْ وَكُنْ رَجُلاً.

3 and keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;

٣ احْفَظْ شَرَائِعَ إِلَهِكَ. سِرْ فِي سُبُلِهِ وَأَطِعْ فَرَائِضَهُ وَوَصَايَاهُ وَأَحْكَامَهُ وَشَهَادَاتِهِ، كَمَا هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، لِيُحَالِفَكَ النَّجَاحُ فِي كُلِّ مَا تَفْعَلُ وَحَيْثُمَا تَتَوَجَّهُ،

4 that the LORD may establish His word which He spoke concerning me, saying: If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee, said He, a man on the throne of Israel.

٤ فَيُحَقِّقَ الرَّبُّ وُعُودَهُ الَّتِي وَعَدَنِي بِها قَائِلاً: إِذَا حَفِظَ بَنُوكَ طَرِيقَهُمْ وَسَلَكُوا أَمَامِي بِإِخْلاصٍ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ، فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَنْقَطِعَ لَكَ رَجُلٌ عَنِ اعْتِلاءِ عَرْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

٥ أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ مَا جَنَاهُ عَلَيَّ يُوآبُ ابْنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ حِينَ قَتَلَ قَائِدَيْ جُيُوشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرٍ وَعَمَاسَا بْنَ يَثْرٍ، فَسَفَكَ دَماً فِي وَقْتِ السِّلْمِ، وَكَأَنَّهُ فِي خِضَمِّ حَرْبٍ، فَلَطَّخَ بِذَلِكَ الدَّمِ حِزَامَ حَقَوَيْهِ وَنَعْلَيْ رِجْلَيْهِ.

6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. (Sheol h7585)

٦ فَاقْضِ بِمَا تُمْلِيهِ عَلَيْكَ حِكْمَتُكَ، وَلا تَدَعْ رَأْسَهُ الأَشْيَبَ يَمُوتُ فِي سَلامٍ. (Sheol h7585)

7 But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they drew nigh unto me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.

٧ وَاصْنَعْ مَعْرُوفاً لِبَنِي بَرْزِلَّايِ الْجِلْعَادِيِّ، فَيَكُونُوا بَيْنَ الآكِلِينَ الدَّائِمِينَ عَلَى مَائِدَتِكَ، لأَنَّهُمْ وَقَفُوا إِلَى جَانِبِي عِنْدَ هُرُوبِي مِنْ وَجْهِ أَبْشَالُومَ أَخِيكَ.

8 And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying: I will not put thee to death with the sword.

٨ وَهُنَاكَ أَيْضاً شِمْعِي بْنُ جِيرَا الْبِنْيَامِينِيُّ مِنْ بَحُورِيمَ، فَقَدْ صَبَّ عَلَيَّ أَشَدَّ اللَّعْنَاتِ يَوْمَ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى مَحَنَايِمَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ انْحَدَرَ لِلِقَائِي عِنْدَ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُسْتَغْفِراً، فَحَلَفْتُ لَهُ بِالرَّبِّ أَنَّنِي لَنْ أُمِيتَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ،

9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man; and thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head down to the grave with blood.' (Sheol h7585)

٩ أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلا تُبَرِّرْهُ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ، وَأَنْتَ رَجُلٌ حَكِيمٌ، فَانْظُرْ مَا تُعَاقِبُهُ بِهِ. أَحْدِرْ شَيْبَتَهُ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ مُلَطَّخَةً بِالدَّمِ». (Sheol h7585)

10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

١٠ ثُمَّ مَاتَ دَاوُدُ وَدُفِنَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

١١ وَكَانَتْ فَتْرَةُ حُكْمِ دَاوُدَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، مَلَكَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ وَثَلاثاً وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

12 And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established firmly.

١٢ وَأَصْبَحَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ خَلَفاً لِوَالِدِهِ دَاوُدَ، وَتَثَبَّتَتْ دَعَائِمُ مَمْلَكَتِهِ.

13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said: 'Comest thou peaceably?' And he said: 'Peaceably.'

١٣ وَجَاءَ أَدُونِيَّا بْنُ حَجِّيثَ إِلَى بَثْشَبَعَ أُمِّ سُلَيْمَانَ فَسَأَلَتْهُ: «أَجِئْتَ مُسَالِماً؟» فَأَجَابَهَا: «مُسَالِماً»،

14 He said moreover: 'I have somewhat to say unto thee.' And she said: 'Say on.'

١٤ وَأَضَافَ: «وَلَدَيَّ مَا أَطْلُبُهُ مِنْكِ». فَقَالَتْ: «تَكَلَّمْ» فَقَالَ:

15 And he said: 'Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign; howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD.

١٥ «أَنْتِ تَعْلَمِينَ أَنَّ الْمُلْكَ كَانَ مِنْ حَقِّي، وَأَنَّ جَمِيعَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ قَدِ الْتَفُّوا حَوْلِي لأَكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ، وَلَكِنْ تَحَوَّلَتِ الأُمُورُ، وَصَارَ الْمُلْكُ لأَخِي بِمُقْتَضَى أَمْرِ الرَّبِّ.

16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not.' And she said unto him: 'Say on.'

١٦ وَلِيَ الآنَ مَطْلَبٌ وَاحِدٌ، فَلا تُخَيِّبِي أَمَلِي فِيهِ،

17 And he said: 'Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king — for he will not say thee nay — that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.'

١٧ اطْلُبِي مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَنِي مِنْ أَبِيشَجَ الشُّونَمِيَّةِ فَهُوَ لَا يَرُدُّ لَكِ سُؤْلاً».

18 And Bath-sheba said: 'Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.'

١٨ فَأَجَابَتْهُ بَثْشَبَعُ: «أَنَا أُخَاطِبُ الْمَلِكَ فِي الأَمْرِ نِيَابَةً عَنْكَ».

19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed down unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.

١٩ وَدَخَلَتْ بَثْشَبَعُ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ لِتَرْفَعَ إِلَيْهِ مَطْلَبَ أَدُونِيَّا، فَهَبَّ الْمَلِكُ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهَا وَسَجَدَ لَهَا، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ، وَأَعَدَّ لَهَا مَقْعَداً مَلَكِيًّا آخَرَ فَجَلَسَتْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ،

20 Then she said: 'I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not.' And the king said unto her: 'Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee.'

٢٠ وَقَالَتْ: «جِئْتُ أَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ أَمْراً وَاحِداً بَسِيطاً، فَلا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِبَةً». فَأَجَابَهَا: «اسْأَلِي يَا أُمِّي، لأَنِّي لَنْ أُخَيِّبَ لَكِ رَجَاءً».

21 And she said: 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.'

٢١ فَقَالَتْ: «زَوِّجْ أَدُونِيَّا أَخَاكَ مِنْ أَبِيشَجَ الشُّونَمِيَّةِ».

22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother: 'And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.'

٢٢ فَأَجَابَهَا الْمَلِكُ: «لِمَاذَا تَطْلُبِينَ أَبِيشَجَ الشُّونَمِيَّةَ فَقَطْ لأَدُونِيَّا؟ اُطْلُبِي لَهُ الْمُلْكَ أَيْضاً، فَهُوَ أَخِي الأَكْبَرُ، فَيُصْبِحَ الْمُلْكُ لَهُ وَلأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنِ وَيُوآبَ ابْنِ صُرُوِيَّةَ».

23 Then king Solomon swore by the LORD, saying: 'God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

٢٣ وَحَلَفَ سُلَيْمَانُ الْمَلِكُ بِالرَّبِّ قَائِلاً: «لِيُعَاقِبْنِي الرَّبُّ أَشَدَّ عِقَابٍ وَيَزِدْ إِنْ لَمْ يَدْفَعْ أَدُونِيَّا حَيَاتَهُ ثَمَناً لِهَذَا الْمَطْلَبِ.

24 Now therefore as the LORD liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as He promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.'

٢٤ حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي ثَبَّتَنِي وَأَجْلَسَنِي عَلَى عَرْشِ دَاوُدَ أَبِي وَأَعْطَانِي مُلْكاً كَمَا وَعَدَ. الْيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ أَدُونِيَّا».

25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died.

٢٥ وَأَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ بَنَايَاهُو بْنَ يَهُويَادَاعَ فَقَتَلَ أَدُونِيَّا.

26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king: 'Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art deserving of death; but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst bear the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.'

٢٦ وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنِ: «انْطَلِقْ إِلَى حُقُولِكَ فِي عَنَاثُوثَ وَامْكُثْ هُنَاكَ، فَأَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَوْجِبٌ المَوْتَ، وَلَكِنَّنِي لَنْ أَقْتُلَكَ، لأَنَّكَ حَمَلْتَ تَابُوتَ سَيِّدِي الرَّبِّ أَمَامَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي وَلأَنَّكَ قَاسَيْتَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا قَاسَى مِنْهُ أَيْضاً».

27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that the word of the LORD might be fulfilled, which He spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

٢٧ وطَرَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ أَبِيَاثَارَ مِنْ وَظِيفَةِ الْكَهَنُوتِ، لِيَتِمَّ كَلامُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي حَكَمَ بِهِ عَلَى نَسْلِ عَالِي فِي شِيلُوهَ.

28 And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

٢٨ فَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ يُوآبَ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ تَآمَرَ مَعَ أَدُونِيَّا وَلَيْسَ مَعَ أَبْشَالُومَ، فَهَرَبَ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الرَّبِّ وَتَشَبَّثَ بِقُرُونِ الْمَذْبَحِ،

29 And it was told king Solomon: 'Joab is fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and, behold, he is by the altar.' Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying: 'Go, fall upon him.'

٢٩ فَقِيلَ لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ إِنَّ يُوآبَ قَدْ لَجَأَ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الرَّبِّ، وَهَا هُوَ مُقِيمٌ إِلَى جُوَارِ الْمَذْبَحِ، فَأَمَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ بَنَايَاهُو بْنَ يَهُويَادَاعَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ وَيَقْتُلَهُ.

30 And Benaiah came to the Tent of the LORD, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the king: Come forth.' And he said: 'Nay; but I will die here.' And Benaiah brought back word unto the king, saying: 'Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.'

٣٠ فَدَخَلَ بَنَايَاهُو إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الرَّبِّ وَقَالَ لِيُوآبَ: «الْمَلِكُ يَأْمُرُكَ بِالْخُرُوجِ» فَأَجَابَ: «لا. لَنْ أَخْرُجَ بَلْ أَمُوتَ هُنَا» فَأَبْلَغَ بَنَايَاهُو الْمَلِكَ جَوَابَ يُوآبَ

31 And the king said unto him: 'Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house.

٣١ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «افْعَلْ مِثْلَمَا قَالَ، وَاقْتُلْهُ وَادْفِنْهُ وَأَزِلْ عَنِّي وَعَنْ بَيْتِ أَبِي ذَنْبَ الدِّمَاءِ الزَّكِيَّةِ الَّتِي سَفَكَهَا يُوآبُ،

32 And the LORD will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

٣٢ فَيُحَمِّلَهُ الرَّبُّ وَحْدَهُ وِزْرَ إِثْمِهِ، لأَنَّهُ اغْتَالَ بِالسَّيْفِ رَجُلَيْنِ بَرِيئَيْنِ، هُمَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ، مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلْمِ دَاوُدَ أَبِي، وَهُمَا أَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَمَاسَا بْنُ يَثْرٍ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ يَهُوذَا،

33 So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.'

٣٣ فَيَرْتَدُّ دَمُهُمَا عَلَى رَأْسِ يُوآبَ وَرَأْسِ نَسْلِهِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَيَمْلأُ سَلامُ الرَّبِّ دَاوُدَ وَنَسْلَهُ وَبَيْتَهُ وَعَرْشَهُ إِلَى مَدَى الدَّهْرِ».

34 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

٣٤ فَانْطَلَقَ بَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ وَقَتَلَ يُوآبَ. وَدُفِنَ فِي جُوَارِ بَيْتِهِ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ.

35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host; and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

٣٥ وَعَيَّنَ الْمَلِكُ بَنَايَاهُو بْنَ يَهُويَادَاعَ مَكَانَهُ قَائِداً لِلْجَيْشِ، وَأَقَامَ صَادُوقَ الْكَاهِنَ مَكَانَ أَبِيَاثَارَ.

36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him: Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

٣٦ ثُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ شِمْعِي بْنَ جِيرَا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ابْنِ لَكَ بَيْتاً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَقِمْ هُنَاكَ، وَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُغَادِرَ الْمَدِينَةَ.

37 For on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, know thou for certain that thou shalt surely die; thy blood shall be upon thine own head.'

٣٧ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ يَوْمَ تَتَخَطَّى وَادِي قَدْرُونَ فَإِنَّكَ حَتْماً تَمُوتُ وَيَكُونُ دَمُكَ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ».

38 And Shimei said unto the king: 'The saying is good; as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do.' And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

٣٨ فَأَجَابَ شِمْعِي الْمَلِكَ: «حَسَناً، فَإِنَّ عَبْدَكَ يُنَفِّذُ كُلَّ مَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ». فَأَقَامَ شِمْعِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَيَّاماً كَثِيرَةً.

39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying: 'Behold, thy servants are in Gath.'

٣٩ وَفِي خِتَامِ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ هَرَبَ عَبْدَانِ لِشِمْعِي إِلَى أَخِيشَ بْنِ مَعْكَةَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ، فَقِيلَ لِشِمْعِي هُوَذَا عَبْدَاكَ فِي جَتَّ.

40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

٤٠ فَقَامَ وَأَسْرَجَ حِمَارَهُ وَارْتَحَلَ إِلَى جَتَّ إِلَى أَخِيشَ لِيَبْحَثَ عَنْ عَبْدَيْهِ. وَلَمَّا وَجَدَهُمَا عَادَ بِهِمَا مِنْ جَتَّ.

41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come back.

٤١ فَبَلَغَ سُلَيْمَانَ أَنَّ شِمْعِي قَدْ غَادَرَ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى جَتَّ ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَيْهَا،

42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him: 'Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and forewarned thee, saying: Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me: The saying is good; I have heard it.

٤٢ فَاسْتَدْعَاهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَمَا اسْتَحْلَفْتُكَ بِالرَّبِّ وَأَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ أَنَّكَ يَوْمَ تُغَادِرُ الْمَدِينَةَ إِلَى أَيِّ مَكَانٍ آخَرَ حَتْماً تَمُوتُ. فَأَجَبْتَنِي: حَسَناً، وَسَمْعاً وَطَاعَةً.

43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?'

٤٣ فَلِمَاذَا نَقَضْتَ يَمِينَ الرَّبِّ وَنَكَثْتَ مَا أَوْصَيْتُكَ بِهِ؟»

44 The king said moreover to Shimei: 'Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father; therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head.

٤٤ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْمَلِكُ لَهُ: «أَنْتَ تُدْرِكُ فِي قَرَارَةِ نَفْسِكَ كُلَّ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي ارْتَكَبْتَهُ فِي حَقِّ أَبِي، فَلْيُعَاقِبْكَ الرَّبُّ بِمَا جَنَتْهُ يَدَاكَ.

45 But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.'

٤٥ أَمَّا الْمَلِكُ فَلْيُنْعِمْ عَلَيْهِ الرَّبُّ بِبَرَكَاتِهِ، وَلْيَكُنْ عَرْشُ دَاوُدَ رَاسِخاً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

٤٦ وَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ بَنَايَاهُو بْنَ يَهُويَادَاعَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ بِشِمْعِي وَيَقْتُلَهُ، وَهَكَذَا ثَبَتَ الْمُلْكُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ.