Chronicles II 9
1 And the queen of Saba heard [of] the name of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem with a very large force, to prove Solomon with hard questions, and [she had] camels bearing spices in abundance, and gold, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and told him all that was in her mind.
| وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ بِشُهْرَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ قَدِمَتْ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ بِمَوْكِبٍ حَافِلٍ، وَجِمَالٍ مُحَمَّلَةٍ أَطْيَاباً وَذَهَباً وَفِيراً، وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً، لِتَطْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْئِلَةً عَسِيرَةً، وَأَسَرَّتْ إِلَيْهِ بِكُلِّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهَا. | ١ |
2 And Solomon told her all her words; and there passed not a word from Solomon which he told her not.
| فَأَجَابَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ كُلِّ أَسْئِلَتِهَا، وَلَمْ يَخْفَ عَنْهُ شَيْءٌ عَجَزَ عَنْ شَرْحِهِ لَهَا. | ٢ |
3 And the queen of Saba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
| وَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ حِكْمَةَ سُلَيْمَانَ وَشَاهَدَتِ الْقَصْرَ الَّذِي شَيَّدَهُ | ٣ |
4 and the meat of the tables, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their raiment; and his cupbearers, and their apparel; and the whole burnt offerings which he offered up in the house of the Lord; then she was in ecstasy.
| وَمَا يُقَدَّمُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ، وَمَجْلِسَ رِجَالِ دَوْلَتِهِ، وَمَوْقِفَ خُدَّامِهِ وَمَلابِسَهُمْ، وَسُقَاتَهُ وَثِيَابَهُمْ، وَمُحْرَقَاتِهِ الَّتِي كَانَ يُقَرِّبُهَا فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، اعْتَرَاهَا الذُّهُولُ الْعَمِيقُ، | ٤ |
5 And she said to the king, [It was] a true report which I heard in my land concerning your words, and concerning your wisdom.
| فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «إِنَّ الأَخْبَارَ الَّتِي بَلَغَتْنِي فِي أَرْضِي عَنْ أُمُورِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ هِيَ حَقّاً صَحِيحَةٌ. | ٥ |
6 Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of your wisdom was not told me: you have exceeded the report which I heard.
| وَلَكِنِّي لَمْ أُصَدِّقْهَا حَتَّى جِئْتُ وَشَاهَدْتُ، فَوَجَدْتُ مَا سَمِعْتُهُ لَا يُجَاوِزُ نِصْفَ مَا تَتَمَتَّعُ بِهِ مِنْ حِكْمَةٍ، فَإِنَّ حِكْمَتَكَ تَتَفَوَّقُ عَلَى مَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكَ. | ٦ |
7 Blessed [are] your men, blessed [are] these your servants, who stand before you continually, and hear your wisdom.
| فَطُوبَى لِرِجَالِكَ، وَطُوبَى لِخُدَّامِكَ الْمَاثِلِينَ دَائِماً فِي حَضْرَتِكَ السَّامِعِينَ حِكْمَتَكَ. | ٧ |
8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who took pleasure in you, to set you upon his throne for a king, to the Lord your God: forasmuch as the Lord your God loved Israel to establish them for ever, therefore he has set you over them for a king to execute judgment and justice.
| وَلْيَتَبَارَكِ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ الَّذِي سُرَّ بِكَ وَأَقَامَكَ مَلِكاً لَهُ. لأَنَّهُ بِفَضْلِ مَحَبَّةِ إِلَهِكَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ جَعَلَكَ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَحْفَظَهُمْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ فَتَقْضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْبِرِّ». | ٨ |
9 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: and there were not [any where else] such spices as those which the queen of Saba gave king Solomon.
| وَأَهْدَتْهُ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ وَزْنَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ وَثَلاثِ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) وَأَطْيَاباً كَثِيرَةً وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً، وَلَمْ يُوْجَدْ مَا يُمَاثِلُ الطِّيبَ الَّذِي أَهْدَتْهُ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ. | ٩ |
10 And the servants of Solomon and the servants of Chiram brought gold to Solomon out of Suphir, and pine timber, and precious stones.
| وَكَانَ رِجَالُ الْمَلِكِ حُورَامَ وَرِجَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَدْ أَحْضَرُوا ذَهَباً مِنْ أُوفِيرَ، وَجَلَبُوا مَعَهُمْ أَيْضاً خَشَبَ الصَّنْدَلِ وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً. | ١٠ |
11 And the king made of the pine timber steps to the house of the Lord, and to the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers: and such were not seen before in the land of Juda.
| فَاسْتَخْدَمَ الْمَلِكُ خَشَبَ الصَّنْدَلِ فِي صُنْعِ سَلالِمَ لِبَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَقَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، كَمَا صَنَعَ مِنْهُ أَعْوَاداً وَقِيثَارَاتٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا نَظِيرٌ مِنْ قَبْلُ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا. | ١١ |
12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she requested, besides all that she brought to king Solomon: and she returned to her [own] land.
| وَأَعْطَى الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكَةَ سَبَأَ كُلَّ مَا رَغِبَتْ فِيهِ، فَضْلاً عَمَّا أَهْدَاهُ إلَيْهَا مُقَابِلَ الْهَدَايَا الَّتِي حَمَلَتْهَا إِلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَتْ هِيَ وَعَبِيدُهَا إِلَى أَرْضِهَا. | ١٢ |
13 And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
| وَكَانَ وَزْنُ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي حَصَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتّاً وَسِتِّينَ وَزْنَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ (نَحَوَ ثَلاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفاً وَتِسْعِ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةٍ وَسِتِّينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً)، | ١٣ |
14 besides what the men who were regularly appointed and the merchants brought, and all the kings of Arabia and princes of the land: all brought gold and silver to king Solomon.
| بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى عَوَائِدِ الضَّرَائِبِ مِنَ التُّجَّارِ، وَمَا كَانَ يُقَدِّمُهُ إِلَيْهِ مُلُوكُ الْعَرَبِ وَوُلاةُ الأَرْضِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ. | ١٤ |
15 And king Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold: there were six hundred [shekels] of pure gold to one shield.
| وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِئَتَيْ تُرْسٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْمُطْرُوقِ، اسْتَهْلَكَ كُلُّ تُرْسٍ مِنْهَا سِتَّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْمَطْرُوقِ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ آلافٍ وَمِئَتَيْ جِرَامٍ)، | ١٥ |
16 And three hundred buckles of beaten gold: [the weight] of three hundred gold shekels went to one buckler: and the king placed them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
| وَثَلاثَ مِئَةِ دِرْعٍ ذَهَبِيٍّ، اسْتَهْلَكَ كُلُّ دِرْعٍ مِنْهَا ثَلاثَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّ مِئَةِ جِرَامٍ)، جَعَلَهَا الْمَلِكُ فِي قَصْرِ غَابَةِ لُبْنَانَ. | ١٦ |
17 And the king made a great throne of ivory, and he gilded it with pure gold.
| وَصَنَعَ الْمَلِكُ عَرْشاً عَظِيماً مِنْ عَاجٍ، غَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ. | ١٧ |
18 And [there were] six steps to the throne, riveted with gold, and elbows on either side of the seat of the throne, and two lions standing by the elbows:
| وَكَانَ لِلْعَرْشِ سِتُّ دَرَجَاتٍ وَمَوْطِئٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُتَّصِلٌ بِهِ، وَمَسْنَدَانِ عَلَى جَانِبَيْهِ حَوْلَ مَوْضِعِ الْجُلُوسِ، وَأَسَدَانِ يَقِفَانِ إِلَى جِوَارِ الْمَسْنَدَيْنِ. | ١٨ |
19 and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on each side. There was not the like in any [other] kingdom.
| وَأُقِيمَ عَلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ السِّتِّ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَسَداً، سِتَّةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ جَانِبٍ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِهَذَا الْعَرْشِ نَظِيرٌ فِي كُلِّ الْمَمَالِكِ. | ١٩ |
20 And all king Solomon's vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were covered with gold: silver was not thought anything of in the days of Solomon.
| أَمَّا جَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ شُرْبِ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَسَائِرُ آنِيَةِ قَصْرِ غَابَةِ لُبْنَانَ، فَقَدْ كَانَتْ كُلُّهَا مَصْنُوعَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ، فَالْفِضَّةُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا قِيمَةٌ فِي أَيَّامِ سُلَيْمَانَ، | ٢٠ |
21 For a ship went for the king to Tharsis with the servants of Chiram: once every three years came vessels from Tharsis to the king, laden with gold, and silver, and ivory, and apes.
| فَقَدْ كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ يَمْلِكُ أُسْطُولاً بَحَرِيًّا تِجَارِيًّا يَعْمَلُ بِالْمُشَارَكَةِ مَعَ رِجَالِ حِيرَامَ، فَكَانَ يَبْحُرُ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ مَرَّةً كُلَّ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ مُحَمَّلاً بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْعَاجِ وَالْقُرُودِ وَالطَّوَاوِيسِ. | ٢١ |
22 And Solomon exceeded all [other] kings both in riches and wisdom.
| وَهَكَذَا تَعَاظَمَ شَأْنُ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْحِكْمَةِ وَالْغِنَى. | ٢٢ |
23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
| وَسَعَى جَمِيعُ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ لِلْمُثُولِ فِي حَضْرَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ لِيَسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى حِكْمَتِهِ الَّتِي أَوْدَعَهَا اللهُ قَلْبَهُ. | ٢٣ |
24 And they brought every one his gifts, silver vessels and golden vessels, and raiment, myrrh and spices, horses and mules, a rate every year.
| فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَأْتِي حَامِلاً هَدِيَّتَهُ مِنْ أَوَانٍ فِضِّيَّةٍ أَوْ ذَهَبِيَّةٍ وَحُلَلٍ وَسِلاحٍ وَتَوَابِلَ وَخَيْلٍ وَبِغَالٍ سَنَةً بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ. | ٢٤ |
25 And Solomon had four thousand mares for chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he put them in the chariot cities, and with the king in Jerusalem.
| وَكَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ أَرْبَعَةُ آلافِ مِذْوَدٍ لِلْخَيْلِ وَلِلْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَوَزَّعَهُمْ عَلَى مُدُنِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَاحْتَفَظَ بِبَعْضٍ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. | ٢٥ |
26 And he rules over all the kings from the river even to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.
| وَقَدْ خَضَعَ لَهُ جَمِيعُ الْمُلُوكِ الْحَاكِمِينَ مِنْ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ حَتَّى تُخُومِ مِصْرَ. | ٢٦ |
27 And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as the sycamore trees in the plain for abundance.
| وَجَعَلَ الْمَلِكُ الْفِضَّةَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ كَالْحَصَى لِكَثْرَتِهَا، كَمَا جَعَلَ خَشَبَ الأَرْزِ لِوَفْرَتِهِ لَا يَزِيدُ قِيمَةً عَنْ خَشَبِ الْجُمَّيْزِ الَّذِي فِي السَّهْلِ. | ٢٧ |
28 And Solomon imported horses from Egypt, and from every [other] country.
| أَمَّا خَيْلُ سُلَيْمَانَ فَقَدِ اسْتُوْرِدَتْ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ الأَرَاضِي. | ٢٨ |
29 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, the first and the last, behold, these are written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Achia the Selonite, and in the visions of Joel the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.
| أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا أَلَيْسَتْ هِي مُدَوَّنَةً فِي تَارِيخِ نَاثَانَ النَّبِيِّ وَفِي نُبُوءَةِ أَخِيَّا الشِّيلُونِيِّ، وَفِي رُؤَى النَّبِيِّ يَعْدُو الْمُخْتَصَّةِ بِحُكْمِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ؟ | ٢٩ |
30 And Solomon reigned over all Israel forty years.
| وَدَامَ مُلْكُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، | ٣٠ |
31 And Solomon fell asleep, and they buried him in the city of David his father: and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.
| ثُمَّ مَاتَ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ رَحُبْعَامُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ. | ٣١ |
