1 Kings 4

1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.

١ وَمَلَكَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

2 These were the officials whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the cohen;

٢ وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ كِبَارِ مُعَاوِنِيهِ: عَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ صَادُوقَ الْكَاهِنِ،

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

٣ وَأَلِيحُورَفُ وَأَخِيَّا ابْنَا شِيشَا كَاتِبَا الْبَلاطِ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ الْمَسْؤُولُ عَنِ السِّجِلاتِ،

4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were cohanim;

٤ وَبَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ قَائِدُ الْجَيْشِ، وَصَادُوقُ وَأَبِيَاثَارُ كَاهِنَانِ،

5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king's friend;

٥ وَعَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ نَاثَانَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ وُكَلاءِ الْمَنَاطِقِ، وَزَابُودُ بْنُ نَاثَانَ كَاهِنٌ وَنَدِيمُ الْمَلِكِ،

6 and Ahishar was over the palace; and Eliab son of Joab was over the army; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

٦ وَأَخِيشَارُ مُدِيرُ شُؤُونِ الْقَصْرِ، وَأَدُونِيرَامُ بْنُ عَبْدَا مَسْؤُولٌ عَنِ الأَشْغَالِ الشَّاقَّةِ.

7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

٧ وَعَيَّنَ سُلَيْمَانُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَكِيلاً مُوَزَّعِينَ عَلَى أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَهِدَ إِلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ بِإِمْدَادِ الْقَصْرِ وَأَهْلِهِ بِالْمُؤَنِ شَهْراً مِنْ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ.

8 These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

٨ وَهَذِهِ هِيَ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ: ابْنُ حُورَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

9 Ben Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

٩ ابْنُ دَقَرَ فِي مَاقَصَ وَشَعَلُبِّيمَ وَبَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَأَيْلُونِ بَيْتِ حَانَانَ.

10 Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);

١٠ ابْنُ حَسَدَ فِي أَرْبُوتَ، وَكَانَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ سُوكُوهَ وَسَائِرِ أَرْضِ حَافَرَ أَيْضاً.

11 Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife);

١١ ابْنُ أَبِينَادَابَ، زَوْجُ طَافَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فِي كُلِّ مُرْتَفَعَاتِ دُورٍ.

12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

١٢ بَعْنَا بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ فِي تَعْنَكَ وَمَجِدُّو وَكُلِّ بَيْتِ شَانٍ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِصُرْتَانَ أَسْفَلَ يَزْرَعِيلَ، فَضْلاً عَنْ كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شَانٍ وَآبَلِ مَحُولَةَ حَتَّى يَقْمَعَامَ.

13 Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him belonged the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

١٣ ابْنُ جَابَرَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ قُرَى يَائِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى فِي جِلْعَادَ، وَإِقْلِيمُ أَرْجُوبَ فِي بَاشَانَ، وَهِيَ سِتُّونَ مَدِينَةً ذَاتَ أَسْوَارٍ وَبَوَّابَاتٍ لَهَا أَرْتَاجٌ نُحَاسِيَّةٌ.

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

١٤ أَخِينَادَابُ بْنُ عُدُّو فِي مَحَنَايِمَ.

15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);

١٥ أَخِيمَعَصُ فِي نَفْتَالِي، وَهُوَ أَيْضاً تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ بَاسِمَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;

١٦ بَعْنَا بْنُ حُوشَايَ فِي أَشِيرَ وَبَعَلُوتَ.

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

١٧ يَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ فَارُوحَ فِي يَسَّاكَرَ.

18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

١٨ شِمْعِي بْنُ أَيْلا فِي بِنْيَامِينَ.

19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only prefect in the land of Judah.

١٩ جَابِرُ بْنُ أُورِي فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لِسِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، وَكَانَ يُشْرِفُ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ الْوُكَلاءِ مُرَاقِبٌ وَاحِدٌ عَامٌّ.

20 Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

٢٠ وَكَانَ عَدَدُ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ كَرَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ لَا يُحْصَى، وَكَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ وَيَتَمَتَّعُونَ بِالسَّعَادَةِ.

21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms, from the River, and to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

٢١ وَامْتَدَّ سُلْطَانُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمَمَالِكِ الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَحَتَّى تُخُومِ مِصْرَ. فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْمَمَالِكُ تُقَدِّمُ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ وَتَخْضَعُ لَهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.

22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,

٢٢ وَكَانَتْ مُتَطَلَّبَاتُ الْقَصْرِ الْيَوْمِيَّةُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ثَلاثِينَ كُرَّ سَمِيذٍ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ آلافٍ وَمِئَتَيْ لِتْرٍ)، وَسِتِّينَ كُرَّ دَقِيقٍ،

23 ten head of fat cattle, and twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.

٢٣ وَعَشَرَةَ ثِيرَانٍ مُسَمَّنَةٍ، وَعِشْرِينَ ثَوْراً مِنَ الْمَرَاعِي، وَمِئَةَ خَرُوفٍ، فَضْلاً عَنِ الأَيَائِلِ وَالْغِزْلانِ وَالْيَحَامِيرِ وَالإِوَزِّ الْمُسَمَّنِ،

24 For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.

٢٤ لأَنَّ سُلْطَانَهُ كَانَ مُمْتَدّاً عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ مِنْ تَفْسَحَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ وَعَلَى مُلُوكِهَا، فَكَانَ السَّلامُ يُحِيطُ بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ.

25 Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

٢٥ وَتَمَتَّعَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَيَهُوذَا بِالأَمْنِ طَوَالَ حَيَاةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِالْجُلُوسِ تَحْتَ ظِلالِ كَرْمَتِهِ وَتِينَتِهِ مِنْ دَانٍ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ

26 And Solomon had four thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

٢٦ وَكَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ مِذْوَدٍ لِخَيْلِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ.

27 Those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

٢٧ وَكَانَ وُكَلاءُ الْمَنَاطِقِ، كُلٌّ فِي شَهْرِهِ، يَمُدُّونَ الْمَلِكَ سُلَيْمَانَ وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ بِالْمَؤُونَةِ، فَلَمْ يَفْتَقِرُوا إِلَى شَيْءٍ.

28 And they also brought barley and straw for the horses and the steeds to the place where the officers were, every man according to his duty.

٢٨ وَكَذَلِكَ جَلَبُوا الشَّعِيرَ وَالتِّبْنَ لِخَيْلِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَسِوَاهَا مِنَ الْجِيَادِ إِلَى الْمَوَاضِعِ الْمُعَيَّنَةِ لِكُلِّ وَكِيلٍ.

29 God gave Solomon wisdom and exceptional insight, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.

٢٩ وَوَهَبَ اللهُ سُلَيْمَانَ حِكْمَةً وَفَهْماً فَائِقَيْنِ، وَرَحَابَةَ صَدْرٍ غَيْرَ مُتَنَاهِيَةٍ.

30 Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the people of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

٣٠ وَتَفَوَّقَتْ حِكْمَةُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَبْنَاءِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَكُلِّ حِكْمَةِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ.

31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.

٣١ فَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ حِكْمَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ مِثْلَ إِيثَانَ الأَزْرَاحِيِّ وَهِيمَانَ وَكَلْكُولَ وَدَرْدَعَ أَبْنَاءِ مَاحُولَ. وَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ.

32 He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.

٣٢ وَنَطَقَ بِثَلاثَةِ آلافِ مَثَلٍ، وَبَلَغَتْ أَنَاشِيدُهُ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ قَصَائِدَ.

33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of crawling creatures, and of fish.

٣٣ وَوَصَفَ الْحَيَاةَ النَّبَاتِيَّةَ بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ أَشْجَارُ الأَرْزِ فِي لُبْنَانَ، وَالزُّوفَا النَّابِتُ فِي الْحَائِطِ، كَمَا وَصَفَ الْبَهَائِمَ وَالطَّيْرَ وَالزَّوَاحِفَ وَالسَّمَكَ.

34 There came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

٣٤ فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ لِيَسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، مُوْفَدِينَ مِنْ قِبَلِ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ بَلَغَتْهُمْ أَخْبَارُ حِكْمَتِهِ.