Третья книга Царств 3
1 Егда же царство утвердися в руце Соломона, сватовство сотвори Соломон с фараоном царем Египетским: и поят дщерь фараоню и введе ю во град Давидов, дондеже сконча здати дом свой и дом Господень и стену Иерусалима окрест.
And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon, and he made affinity with Pharao the king of Egypt: for he took his daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2 Обаче людие тогда бяху жруще на высоких, яко не бе создан дом Господеви даже до дне онаго.
But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: far there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day.
3 И возлюби Соломон Господа, ходити в заповеданиих Давида отца своего, токмо на холмех жряше и кадяше.
And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David his father, only he sacrificed in the high places: and burnt incense.
4 И воста Соломон, и иде в Гаваон пожрети тамо, яко тамо бе высота велия: тысящу всесожжения вознесе на жертвеннице в Гаваоне.
He went therefore to Gabaon, to sacrifice there: for that was the great high place: a thousand victims for holocausts did Solomon offer upon that altar in Gabaon.
5 И явися Господь Соломону во сне нощию и рече ему: проси что хощеши себе.
And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.
6 И рече Соломон: Ты сотворил еси с рабом Твоим Давидом отцем моим милость велию, якоже ходи пред Тобою истиною и правдою и правым сердцем с Тобою, и сохранил еси ему милость великую сию, еже дати сыну его седети на престоле его, якоже днесь:
And Solomon said: Thou hast shewn great mercy to thy servant David my father, even at, he walked before thee in truth, and justice, and an upright heart with thee: and thou hast kept thy great mercy for him, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
7 и ныне, Господи Боже мой, Ты дал еси раба Твоего вместо Давида отца моего: и аз есмь отрочищь мал, и не вем исхода моего и входа моего:
And now, O Lord God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a child, and know not how to go out and come in.
8 раб же Твой посреде людий Твоих, ихже избрал еси людий многих, иже не изочтутся от множества:
And thy servant is in the midst of the people which thou hast chosen, an immense people, which cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
9 и даси рабу Твоему сердце смыслено слышати и судити люди Твоя в правде, еже разумевати посреде добра и зла: яко кто может судити людем Твоим тяжким сим?
Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, and discern between good and evil. For who shall be able to judge this people, thy people which is so numerous?
10 И угодно бысть слово сие пред Господем, яко испроси Соломон глагол сей.
And the word was pleasing to the Lord that Solomon had asked such a thing.
11 И рече Господь к нему: занеже просил еси от мене глагола сего, и не просил еси от мене дний многих, и не просил еси богатства, ниже просил еси душ враг твоих, но испросил еси себе разума, еже слышати суд:
And the Lord said to Solomon: Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life or riches, nor the lives of thy enemies, but hast asked for thyself wisdom to discern judgment,
12 се, сотворих по глаголу твоему, се, дах ти сердце смыслено и мудро: якоже ты, не бысть муж прежде тебе и по тебе не востанет подобен тебе:
Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, insomuch that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee.
13 и яже не просил еси, дах тебе, и богатство и славу, якоже ты, не бысть муж подобен тебе в царех во вся дни твоя:
Yea and the things also which thou didst not ask, I have given thee: to wit riches and glory, as that no one hath been like thee among the kings in all days heretofore.
14 и аще пойдеши путем Моим сохранити заповеди Моя и повеления Моя, якоже хождаше Давид отец твой, и умножу дни твоя.
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, and Beep my precepts, and my commandments, as thy father walked, I will lengthen thy days.
15 И возбудися Соломон, и се, сновидение. И воста, и иде во Иерусалим, и ста пред лицем жертвенника, пред лицем кивота завета Господня в Сионе, и вознесе всесожжения и сотвори мирная, и сотвори пир велий себе и всем отроком своим.
And Solomon awaked, and perceived that it was a dream: and when he was come to Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered holocausts, and sacrificed victims of peace offerings, and made a great feast for all his servants.
16 Тогда явистеся две жене блуднице пред царем и стасте пред ним.
Then there came two women that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him:
17 И рече жена едина: во мне, господи мой: аз и жена сия жихоме в дому единем и родихоме в дому:
And one of them said: I beseech thee, my lord, I and this woman dwelt in one house, and I was delivered of a child with her in the chamber.
18 и бысть по третием дни рождения моего, и роди и жена сия: и бехом купно, и не бе никтоже с нами, кроме обоих нас в дому:
And the third day, after that I was delivered, she also was delivered, and we were together, and no other person with us in the house, only we two.
19 и умре сын жены сея в нощи, яко лежа на нем:
And this woman’s child died in the night: for in her sleep she overlaid him.
20 и воста в полунощи, и взя отроча мое от объятий моих, и успи е на лоне своем, а отроча свое умершее положи на лоне моем:
And rising in the dead time of the night, she took my child from my side, while I thy handmaid was asleep, and laid it in her bosom: and laid her dead child in my bosom.
21 и востах заутра накормити отроча мое, и обретох и мертво: и се, разсмотрих его рано, и се, не бе сын мой, егоже родих:
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold it was dead: but considering him more diligently when it was clear day, I found that it was not mine which I bore.
22 и рече другая жена: ни, но се есть сын мой живый, се же есть сын твой умерый. И прястеся пред царем.
And the other woman answered: It is not so as thou sayest, but thy child is dead, and mine is alive. On the contrary she said: Thou liest: for my child liveth, and thy child is dead. And in this manner they strove before the king.
23 И рече има царь: ты глаголеши, яко сей сын мой живый, сын же сея мертвый: и ты глаголеши: ни, но живый есть сын мой, твой же сын умерший.
Then said the king: The one saith, My child is alive, and thy child is dead. And the other answereth: Nay, but thy child is dead, and mine liveth.
24 И рече царь: принесите ми мечь. И принесоша мечь пред царя.
The king therefore said: Bring me a sword. And when they had brought a sword before the king,
25 И рече царь: разсецыте отроча ссущее живое на двое, и дадите половину его сей, и другую половину оней.
Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
26 И отвеща жена, еяже бе сын живый, и рече ко царю, понеже смятеся утроба ея о сыне ея, и рече: во мне, господи мой, дадите ей отроча живое, смертию же не умертвите его. И та рече: да не будет ни мне, ни тебе, но пресецыте е.
But the woman whose child was alive, said to the king, (for her bowels were moved upon her child, ) I beseech thee, my lord, give her the child alive, and do not kill it. But the other said: Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
27 И отвеща царь и рече: дадите детище живо жене рекшей: дадите сей е, смертию же не умертвите его: сия мати его.
The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed, for she is the mother thereof.
28 И слыша весь Израиль суд сей, имже суди царь, и убояшася от лица царева, разумеша бо, яко разум Божий в нем еже творити оправдания.
And all Israel heard the judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.
