1 Chronicles 28

1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains of the thousands, and the captains of the hundreds, and the rulers of all the property and the cattle of the king and of his sons, with the court-servants, and the mighty men, and with all the valiant men of the army, unto Jerusalem.

١ وَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْفِرَقِ ٱلْخَادِمِينَ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْأُلُوفِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمِئَاتِ، وَرُؤَسَاءَ كُلِّ ٱلْأَمْوَالِ وَٱلْأَمْلَاكِ ٱلَّتِي لِلْمَلِكِ وَلِبَنِيهِ، مَعَ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ وَٱلْأَبْطَالِ وَكُلِّ جَبَابِرَةِ ٱلْبَأْسِ، إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

2 Then arose king David upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people! I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and I had made preparations to build;

٢ وَوَقَفَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «اِسْمَعُونِي يَا إِخْوَتِي وَشَعْبِي. كَانَ فِي قَلْبِي أَنْ أَبْنِيَ بَيْتَ قَرَارٍ لِتَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلِمَوْطِئِ قَدَمَيْ إِلَهِنَا، وَقَدْ هَيَّأْتُ لِلْبِنَاءِ.

3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house unto my name; because thou art a man of war, and blood hast thou shed.

٣ وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ قَالَ لِي: لَا تَبْنِي بَيْتًا لِٱسْمِي لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ رَجُلُ حُرُوبٍ وَقَدْ سَفَكْتَ دَمًا.

4 Yet the Lord the God of Israel made choice of me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for of Judah had he made choice as ruler, and among the house of Judah, of the house of my father; and among the sons of my father had he pleasure in me to make [me] king over all Israel:

٤ وَقَدِ ٱخْتَارَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَيْتِ أَبِي لِأَكُونَ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، لِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا ٱخْتَارَ يَهُوذَا رَئِيسًا، وَمِنْ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا بَيْتَ أَبِي، وَمِنْ بَنِي أَبِي سُرَّ بِي لِيُمَلِّكَنِي عَلَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

5 And of all my sons, —for the Lord hath given me many sons, — hath he made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

٥ وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَنِيَّ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَعْطَانِي بَنِينَ كَثِيرِينَ، إِنَّماَ ٱخْتَارَ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنِي لِيَجْلِسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

6 And he hath said unto me, Solomon thy son it is that shall build my house and my courts; for I have made choice of him to be as a son unto me, and I will be indeed to him as a father.

٦ وَقَالَ لِي: إِنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنَكَ هُوَ يَبْنِي بَيْتِي وَدِيَارِي، لِأَنِّي ٱخْتَرْتُهُ لِي ٱبْنًا، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُ أَبًا،

7 Moreover, I will firmly establish his kingdom for everlasting, if he be strong to execute my commandments and my ordinances as it is this day.

٧ وَأُثَبِّتُ مَمْلَكَتَهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ إِذَا تَشَدَّدَ لِلْعَمَلِ حَسَبَ وَصَايَايَ وَأَحْكَامِي كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

8 And now before the eyes of all Israel, the congregation of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, [I admonish you] observe and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: in order that ye may keep possession of this good land, and leave it for an inheritance unto your children after you forever.

٨ وَٱلْآنَ فِي أَعْيُنِ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَحْفَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَفِي سَمَاعِ إِلَهِنَا، ٱحْفَظُوا وَٱطْلُبُوا جَمِيعَ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ لِكَيْ تَرِثُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْجَيِّدَةَ وَتُوَرِّثُوهَا لِأَوْلَادِكُمْ بَعْدَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with an entire heart and with a willing soul; for all hearts doth the Lord search, and every imagination of the thoughts doth he understand; if thou seek him, he will let himself be found by thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

٩ وَأَنْتَ يَا سُلَيْمَانُ ٱبْنِي، ٱعْرِفْ إِلَهَ أَبِيكَ وَٱعْبُدْهُ بِقَلْبٍ كَامِلٍ وَنَفْسٍ رَاغِبَةٍ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَفْحَصُ جَمِيعَ ٱلْقُلُوبِ، وَيَفْهَمُ كُلَّ تَصَوُّرَاتِ ٱلْأَفْكَارِ. فَإِذَا طَلَبْتَهُ يُوجَدُ مِنْكَ، وَإِذَا تَرَكْتَهُ يَرْفُضُكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

10 See now that the Lord hath made choice of thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong and do it.

١٠ اُنْظُرِ ٱلْآنَ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدِ ٱخْتَارَكَ لِتَبْنِيَ بَيْتًا لِلْمَقْدِسِ، فَتَشَدَّدْ وَٱعْمَلْ».

11 Then gave David to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its apartments, and of its treasuries, and of upper chambers, and of its inner chambers, and of the place of the cover of the ark.

١١ وَأَعْطَى دَاوُدُ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنَهُ مِثَالَ ٱلرِّوَاقِ وَبُيُوتِهِ وَخَزَائِنِهِ وَعَلَالِيِّهِ وَمَخَادِعِهِ ٱلدَّاخِلِيَّةِ وَبَيْتِ ٱلْغِطَاءِ،

12 And the pattern of all that he had in his spirit, concerning the courts of the house of the Lord, and concerning all the chambers round about, concerning the treasuries of the house of God, and concerning the treasuries of the holy things:

١٢ وَمِثَالَ كُلِّ مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُ بِٱلرُّوحِ لِدِيَارِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْمَخَادِعِ حَوَالَيْهِ، وَلِخَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ وَخَزَائِنِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ،

13 Also concerning the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and concerning all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and concerning all the vessels of service of the house of the Lord;

١٣ وَلِفِرَقِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ، وَلِكُلِّ عَمَلِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلِكُلِّ آنِيَةِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

14 Concerning the golden vessels, after the weight of the gold, for all the vessels of all manner of service; concerning all the vessels of silver after the weight, for all the vessels of every kind of service;

١٤ فَمِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِمَا هُوَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، لِكُلِّ آنِيَةِ خِدْمَةٍ فَخِدْمَةٍ، وَلِجَمِيعِ آنِيَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ فِضَّةً بِٱلْوَزْنِ، لِكُلِّ آنِيَةِ خِدْمَةٍ فَخِدْمَةٍ.

15 Also the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, after the weight for every candlestick, and for its lamps; and concerning the candlesticks of silver after the weight, for the candlestick, and for its lamps, according to the use of every candlestick;

١٥ وَبِٱلْوَزْنِ لِمَنَائِرِ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَسُرُجِهَا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِكُلِّ مَنَارَةٍ فَمَنَارَةٍ وَسُرُجِهَا، وَلِمَنَائِرِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِكُلِّ مَنَارَةٍ وَسُرُجِهَا حَسَبَ خِدْمَةِ مَنَارَةٍ فَمَنَارَةٍ.

16 And the gold after the weight for the tables of the rows of shewbread, for every table; and the silver for the tables of silver;

١٦ وَذَهَبًا بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِمَوَائِدِ خُبْزِ ٱلْوُجُوهِ لِكُلِّ مَائِدَةٍ فَمَائِدَةٍ، وَفِضَّةً لِمَوَائِدِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ.

17 Also [concerning] the forks, and the bowls, and the supporters of pure gold; and concerning the golden cups after the weight for every cup; and concerning the silver cups after the weight for every cup;

١٧ وَذَهَبًا خَالِصًا لِلْمَنَاشِلِ وَٱلْمَنَاضِحِ وَٱلْكُؤُوسِ. وَلِأَقْدَاحِ ٱلذَّهَبِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِقَدَحٍ فَقَدَحٍ، وَلِأَقْدَاحِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ بِٱلْوَزْنِ لِقَدَحٍ فَقَدَحٍ.

18 And concerning the altar of incense the refined gold after the weight; and concerning the pattern of the chariot of the golden cherubim, which spread out [their wings], and over the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

١٨ وَلِمَذْبَحِ ٱلْبَخُورِ ذَهَبًا مُصَفًّى بِٱلْوَزْنِ، وَذَهَبًا لِمِثَالِ مَرْكَبَةِ ٱلْكَرُوبِيمِ ٱلْبَاسِطَةِ أَجْنِحَتَهَا ٱلْمُظَلِّلَةِ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

19 All [this, said David, ] was put in writing from the hand of the Lord, who gave me instruction [respecting] all the works of the pattern.

١٩ «قَدْ أَفْهَمَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ بِٱلْكِتَابَةِ بِيَدِهِ عَلَيَّ، أَيْ كُلَّ أَشْغَالِ ٱلْمِثَالِ».

20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong, and of good courage, and do [the work]; fear not, and be not dismayed; for the Lord God, [yea, ] my God is with thee: he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

٢٠ وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنِهِ: «تَشَدَّدْ وَتَشَجَّعْ وَٱعْمَلْ. لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَرْتَعِبْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ٱلْإِلَهَ إِلَهِي مَعَكَ. لَا يَخْذُلُكَ وَلَا يَتْرُكُكَ حَتَّى تُكَمِّلَ كُلَّ عَمَلِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

21 And, behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites are there for all the service of the house of God; and with thee are in all manner of workmanship all kinds of men distinguished in wisdom, for every manner of service; and the princes and all the people are ready [to obey] all thy words.

٢١ وَهُوَذَا فِرَقُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ لِكُلِّ خِدْمَةِ، بَيْتِ ٱللهِ. وَمَعَكَ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ كُلُّ نَبِيهٍ بِحِكْمَةٍ لِكُلِّ خِدْمَةٍ، وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ تَحْتَ كُلِّ أَوَامِرِكَ».