Chronicles I 28

1 And David assembled all the chief [men] of Israel, the chief of the judges, and all the chief [men] of the courses [of attendance] on the person of the king, and the captains of thousands and hundreds, and the treasurers, and the lords of his substance, and of all the king's property, and of his sons, together with the eunuchs, and the mighty men, and the warriors of the army, at Jerusalem.

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 David stood in the midst of the assembly, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and a place for the feet of our Lord, and I prepared [materials] suitable 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 said, You shall not build me a house to call my name upon it, for you are a man of war, and have shed blood.

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

4 Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of the whole house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; and he chose Juda as the kingly [house], and out of the house of Juda [he chose] the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he preferred me, that I should be king over 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 And of all my sons, (for the Lord has given me many sons, ) he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

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

6 And God said to me, Solomon your son shall build my house and my court: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be to him a father.

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

7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as [at] this day.

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

8 And now [I charge you] before the whole assembly of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God, that you may inherit the good land, and leave it for your sons to inherit after you for ever.

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 now, [my] son Solomon, know the God of your fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and willing soul: for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you should forsake him, he will forsake you for ever.

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 See now, for the Lord has chosen you to build him a house for a sanctuary, be strong and do [it].

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

11 And David gave Solomon his son the plan of the temple, and its buildings, and its treasuries, and its upper chambers, and the inner store-rooms, and the place of the atonement,

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

12 and the plan which he had in his mind of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, [designed] for the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things, and of the chambers for resting:

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 [the plan] of the courses of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and of the stores of vessels for ministration of the service 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 And [he gave him] the account of their weight, both of gold and silver [vessels].

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

15 He gave him the weight of the candlesticks, and of the lamps.

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

16 He gave him likewise the weight of the tables of show bread, of each table of gold, and likewise of the [tables of] silver:

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

17 also of the flesh hooks, and vessels for drink-offering, and golden bowls: and the weight of the gold and silver [articles], and censers, [and] bowls, according to the weight of each.

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

18 And he showed him the weight [of the utensils] of the altar of incense, [which was] of pure gold, and the plan of the chariot of the cherubs that spread out their wings, and overshadowed the ark of the covenant 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 David gave all to Solomon in the Lord's handwriting, according to the knowledge given him of the work of the pattern.

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

20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong, and play the man, and do: fear not, neither be terrified; for the Lord my God [is] with you; he will not forsake you, and will not fail you, until you have finished all the work of the service of the house of the Lord. And behold the pattern of the temple, even his house, and its treasury, and the upper chambers, and the inner store-rooms, and the place of propitiation, and the plan 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 And see, [here are] the courses of the priests and Levites for all the service of the house of the Lord, and [there shall be] with you [men] for every workmanship, and every one of ready skill in every are: also the chief men and all the people, [ready] for all your commands.

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