1 N ow the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

وَلَمّا أوشَكَ داوُدُ عَلَى المَوتِ، اسْتَدْعَى ابْنَهُ سُلَيْمانَ وَقالَ لَهُ:

2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

«أنا ماضٍ فِي طَرِيقِ جَمِيعِ البَشَرِ. أمّا أنْتَ فَتَقَوَّ وَتَشَجَّعْ.

3 a nd keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

أُوصِيكَ بِأنْ تُطِيعَ جَمِيعَ شَرائِعِ إلَهِكَ وَتَتَّبِعَ طُرُقَهُ. أطِعْ كُلَّ شَرائِعِهِ وَوَصاياهُ وَأحكامِهِ وَشَهاداتِهِ، كَما هِيَ مَكتُوبَةٌ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى. فَإنْ فَعَلْتَ هَذا، سَتَنْجَحُ فِي كُلِّ ما تَفعَلُهُ وَحَيثُما تَذهَبُ.

4 t hat the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

وَسَيَحفَظُ اللهُ كُلَّ وُعُودِهِ لِيْ. فَقَدْ قالَ: ‹إذا حَرِصَ أولادُكَ عَلَى أنْ يَحيَوا وَفْقَ وَصايايَ، بِإخلاصٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَكُونُ عَلَى عَرشِ إسْرائِيلَ دائِماً مَلِكٌ مِنْ نَسلِكَ.›»

5 M oreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

وَأضافَ داوُدُ: «أنتَ تَذكُرُ ما فَعَلَهُ بِي يُوآبُ بنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ. فَقَدْ قَتَلَ اثْنَينِ مِنْ قادَةِ جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ: أبْنِيْرَ بْنَ نِيرٍ، وَعَماسا بْنَ يَثْرٍ. قَتَلَهُما فِي وَقتِ سِلْمٍ، فَتَناثَرَ دَمُهُما قَطَراتٍ عَلَى حِزامِهِ وَحِذائِهِ.

6 D o therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

فافْعَلْ بِهِ بِحَسَبِ حِكْمَتِكَ، لَكِنْ لا تَسْمَحْ بِأنْ يَنْزِلَ إلَى الهاوِيَةِ بِسَلامٍ فِي شَيخُوخَتِهِ!

7 B ut shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

«أحسِنْ إلَى أبْناءِ بَرْزِلّايَ الجِلعادِيِّ. قَرِّبْهُمْ مِنْكَ وَليَأكُلُوا خُبْزاً عَلَى مائِدَتِكَ. فَقَدِ احتَضَنُونِي فَأكَلْتُ خُبْزاً عَلَى مائِدَتِهِمْ، عِندَما هَرَبْتُ مِنْ أخِيكَ أبشالُومَ.

8 A nd, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

«وَاذْكُرْ أيضاً شَمْعَى بْنَ جِيرا البَنْيامِيْنِيِّ مِنْ بَحُورِيمَ. إنَّهُ ما زالَ فِي هَذِهِ النَّواحِي. تَذَكَّرْ أنَّهُ تَكَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ لَعَناتٍ شَدِيدَةً يَومَ هَرَبْتُ إلَى مَحَنايِمَ. ثُمَّ نَزَلَ لِلِقائِي عِندَ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ. وَحَلَفْتُ لَهُ بِاللهِ أنِّي لَنْ أقتُلَهُ.

9 N ow therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

وَالآنَ، لا تَعفُ عَنْهُ، فَأنتَ رَجُلٌ حَكِيمٌ. فَفَكِّرْ بِما يَنبَغِي عَلَيكَ أنْ تَفعَلَ بِهِ. لَكِنْ لا تَدَعْهُ يَمُتْ بِسَلامٍ فِي شَيخُوخَتِهِ.»

10 S o David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

وَماتَ داوُدُ وَدُفِنَ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ مَعَ آبائِهِ.

11 A nd the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

وَكانَ داوُدُ قَدْ حَكَمَ أربَعِينَ سَنَةً، سَبْعاً مِنْها فِي مَدِينَةِ حَبْرُونَ وَثَلاثاً وَثَلاثِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ. سُلَيْمانُ يُحكِمُ قَبضَتَهُ عَلَى مَملَكَتِه

12 T hen sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

وَصارَ سُلَيْمانُ مَلِكاً، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى عَرشِ داوُدَ أبِيهِ. وَأحكَمَ سَيطَرَتَهُ عَلَى مَملَكَتِهِ.

13 A nd Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ أدُونِيّا ابْنُ حَجِّيتَ إلَى بَتْشَبَعَ أُمِّ سُلَيْمانَ. فَسَألَتْهُ: «هَلْ جِئْتَ فِي سَلامٍ؟» فَأجابَ أدُونِيّا: «نَعَمْ، جِئْتُ فِي سَلامٍ.»

14 H e said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.

ثُمَّ قالَ: «لَدَيَّ ما أُرِيدُ قَولَهُ لَكِ.» فَقالَتْ بَتْشَبَعُ: «قُلْ ما عِنْدَكَ.»

15 A nd he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.

فَقالَ: «أنتِ تَعْرِفينَ أنَّ المَملَكَةَ كانَتْ ذاتَ يَومٍ لِي. وَقَدْ تَوَقَّعَ جَميعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ أنِّي سَأكُونُ مَلِكاً عَلَيهِمْ. غَيرَ أنَّ الحالَ تَغَيَّرَتْ. فَصارَ أخِي المَلِكَ الآنَ لِأنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي اختارَهُ لِهَذا.

16 A nd now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

فَلَيسَ لَدَيَّ الآنَ إلّا طَلَبٌ واحِدٌ، فَأرجُو أنْ لا تَرُدِّي طَلَبِي.» فَقالَتْ: «ما هُوَ طَلَبُكَ؟»

17 A nd he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

«أعلَمُ أنَّ المَلِكَ سُلَيْمانَ لا يَرفُضُ لَكِ طَلَباً. فاطلُبِي إلَيهِ أنْ يَسمَحَ لِي بِالزَّواجِ مِنْ أبِيشَجَ الشُّونَمِيَّةِ.»

18 A nd Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

فَقالَتْ بَتشَبَعُ: «حَسَناً، سَأتَوَسَّطُ لَدَى المَلِكِ مِنْ أجلِكَ.»

19 B ath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

فَذَهَبَتْ بَتشَبَعُ إلَى المَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ لِتُكَلِّمَهُ. فَلَمّا رَآها المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ وَقَفَ لاسْتِقبالِها. ثُمَّ انحَنَى احْتِراماً لَها وَجَلَسَ عَلَى العَرْشِ. وَأمَرَ خُدّامَهُ فَأتُوا بِعَرْشٍ آخَرَ مِنْ أجلِ أُمِّهِ. فَجَلَسَتْ عَلَيهِ عَنْ يَمِينِ سُلَيْمانَ.

20 T hen she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

وَقالَتْ بَتشَبَعُ لَهُ: «جِئتُ أطلُبُ إلَيكَ مَعرُوفاً، فَأرجُو أنْ لا تَرُدَّ طَلَبِي.» فَأجابَها المَلِكُ: «اطلُبِي ماشِئْتِ يا أُمِّي. فَلَنْ أرُدَّ لَكِ طَلَباً.»

21 A nd she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

فَقالَتْ بَتشَبَعُ: «دَعْ أخاكَ أدُونِيّا يَتَزَوَّجْ مِنْ أبِيشَجَ الشُّونَمِيَّةِ.»

22 A nd king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

فَأجابَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ أُمَّهُ: «لِماذا تَطلُبِينَ إلَيَّ أنْ أُعطِيَ أبِيشَجَ لِأدُونِيّا؟ فَلِماذا لا تَطلُبِينَ إلَيَّ أنْ أجعَلَهُ المَلِكَ أيضاً؟ ألَيسَ هُوَ أخِي الأَكبَرُ مِنِّي. وَلا شَكَّ أنَّ الكاهِنَ أبِياثارَ وَيُوآبَ بنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ سَيَدعَمانِهِ.»

23 T hen king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

فَحَلَفَ سُلَيْمانُ بِاللهِ وَقالَ: «لِيُعاقِبْنِي اللهُ إنْ لَمْ أُعاقِبْ أدُونِيّا الَّذِي طَلَبَ هَذَا الأمْرَ مُخاطِراً بِحَياتِهِ.

24 N ow therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

وَها أنا الآَنَ أُقْسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ الَّذِي جَعَلَنِي مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ، وَأعطانِي عَرشَ داوُدَ أبِي، وَأعطانِي مَملَكَةً وَبَيتاً كَما وَعَدَ، إنَّ أدُونِيّا سَيَمُوتُ اليَومَ!»

25 A nd king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

وَأمَرَ الملِكُ سُلَيْمانُ بَناياهُو بْنَ يَهُوياداعَ، فانْطَلَقَ وَقَتَلَ أدُونِيّا.

26 A nd unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

ثُمَّ قالَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ لِلكاهِنِ أبِياثارَ: «أنتَ تَستَحِقُّ أنْ أقتُلَكَ، لَكِنِّي سَأسْمَحُ لَكَ بِالرُّجُوعِ إلَى بَيتِكَ فِي عَناثُوتَ. لَنْ أقتُلَكَ الآنَ لِأنَّكَ ساعَدْتَ فِي حَملِ صُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ رَبِّي الإلَهِ أثناءَ مَسِيرِكَ مَعَ داوُدَ أبِي. وَقَدْ شارَكْتَ أبِي فِي ضِيقاتِهِ.»

27 S o Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

وَأعفَى سُلَيْمانُ أبِياثارَ مِنْ مَنصِبِهِ كَكاهِنٍ للهِ. حَدَثَ هَذا تَتمِيماً لِكَلامِ اللهِ عَنْ بَيتِ الكاهِنِ عالِي وَعائِلَتِهِ فِي شِيلُوهَ. فَقَدْ كانَ أبِياثارُ يَنتَمِي إلَى عائِلَةِ عالِي.

28 T hen tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ يُوآبُ بِهَذا خافَ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ دَعَمَ أدُونِيّا، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَدْعَمْ أبْشالُومَ. فَهَرَبَ إلَى خَيمَةِ اللهِ وَتَمَسَّكَ بِزَوايا المَذبَحِ.

29 A nd it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

فَوَصَلَ الخَبَرُ إلَى المَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ أنَّ يُوآبَ دَخَلَ إلَى خَيمَةِ اللهِ وَأنَّهُ يَحْتَمِي بِالمَذْبَحِ. فَأمَرَ سُلَيْمانُ بَناياهُو بِأنْ يَذْهَبَ وَيَقتُلَهُ.

30 A nd Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

فَدَخَلَ بَناياهُو خَيمَةَ اللهِ وَقالَ لِيُوآبَ: «يَقُولُ لَكَ المَلِكُ: ‹اخْرُجْ!›» فَأجابَ يُوآبُ: «لا، بَلْ أمُوتُ هُنا.» فَرَجِعَ بَناياهُو إلَى المَلِكِ وَأخبَرَهُ بِما قالَهُ يُوآبُ.

31 A nd the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

فَأمَرَ المَلِكُ بَناياهُو: «فافْعَلْ كَما يَقُولُ! اقْتُلْهُ هُناكَ، ثُمَّ ادفِنْهُ. حِينَئِذٍ، أتَخَلَّصُ أنا وَعائِلَتِي مِنَ العارِ الَّذِي ألحَقَهُ بِنا يُوآبُ وَالذَّنْبِ الذي وَضَعَهُ علينا عِندَما قَتَلَ أبْرِياءَ.

32 A nd the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

فَقَدْ قَتَلَ يُوآبُ رَجُلَينِ أفضَلَ مِنْهُ كَثِيراً، هُما أبْنِيْرُ بْنُ نِيرٍ قائِدُ جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ، وَعَماسا بْنُ يَثْرٍ قائِدُ جَيشِ يَهُوذا. قَتَلَهُما مِنْ دُونِ عِلْمِ أبِي. وَهَكَذا يُعاقِبُ اللهُ يُوآبَ بِنَفسِ ما فَعَلَهُ بِهَذَينِ الرَّجُلَينِ.

33 T heir blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.

دَمُهُما عَلَيهِ وَعَلَى عائِلَتِهِ إلَى الأبَدِ. أمّا داوُدُ وَنَسلُهُ وَعائِلَتُهُ المَلَكِيَّةُ وَمَملَكَتُهُ، فَيَكُونُ لَهُمْ إلَى الأبَدِ، سَلامٌ مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ.»

34 S o Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

فَذَهَبَ بَناياهُو بْنَ يَهُوياداعَ وَقَتَلَ يُوآبَ. وَدُفِنَ يُوآبُ فِي بَيتِهِ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ.

35 A nd the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

ثُمَّ نَصَّبَ سُلَيْمانُ بَناياهُو بْنَ يَهُوياداعَ قائِداً لِلجَيشِ مَكانَ يُوآبَ. وَنَصَّبَ الكاهِنَ صادُوقَ مَكانَ الكاهِنِ أبِياثارَ.

36 A nd the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ اسْتَدعَى المَلِكُ شَمْعَى وَقالَ لَهُ: «ابْنِ لَكَ بَيتاً هُنا فِي القُدسِ. وَأقِمْ فِيهِ وَلا تُغادِرِ المَدِينَةَ أبَداً إلَى أيِّ مَكانٍ.

37 F or it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

فَإنْ غادَرْتَ المَدِينَةَ وَتَجاوَزْتَ وادِي قَدرُونَ، فاعلَمْ أنَّكَ سَتَمُوتُ مَوتاً، وَتَجْنِي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ.»

38 A nd Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

فَأجابَ شَمْعَى: «هَذا حَسَنٌ يا مَولايَ وَمَلِكِي. سَأفعَلُ كَما تَقُولُ.» فَسَكَنَ شَمْعَى فِي القُدسِ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً.

39 A nd it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.

لَكِنْ بَعْدَ ثَلاثِ سِنِينَ هَرَبَ عَبدانِ مِنْ عَبِيدِهِ إلَى أخِيشَ بْنِ مَعكَةَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ. وَعَلِمَ شَمْعَى أنَّ عَبدَيهِ فِي جَتَّ.

40 A nd Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

فَأسرَجَ حِمارَهُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى المَلِكِ أخِيشَ فِي جَتَّ بَحثاً عَنْ عَبدَيهِ. فَوَجَدَهُما هُناكَ وَعادَ بِهِما.

41 A nd it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

فَوَصَلَ الخَبَرُ إلَى سُلَيْمانَ أنَّ شَمْعَى غادَرَ القُدسَ إلَى جَتَّ وَعادَ.

42 A nd the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

فَأرسَلَ سُلَيْمانُ فِي طَلَبِهِ. وَقالَ لَهُ: «أما اسْتَحلَفْتُكَ بِاللهِ أنْ لا تُغادِرَ القُدسَ؟ أما أنذَرْتُكَ أنَّكَ إذا غادَرْتَها إلَى أيِّ مَكانٍ فَإنَّ هَذِهِ سَتَكُونُ نِهايَتَكَ؟ أما وَافَقْتَنِي عَلَى كُلِّ ما قُلْتُ، وَوَعَدْتَ بِأنْ تُطِيعَنِي؟

43 W hy then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

فَلِماذا كَسَرْتَ قَسَمَكَ أمامَ اللهِ وَخالَفْتَ الوَصِيَّةَ الَّتِي أوصَيتُكَ بِها؟

44 T he king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

أنتَ تَذكُرُ الشُّرُورَ الكَثِيرَةَ الَّتِي فَعَلْتَها لِداوُدَ أبِي. وَالآنَ سَيُعاقِبُكَ اللهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الشُّرُورِ.

45 a nd king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.

أمّا أنا فَسَيُبارِكُنِي اللهُ وَسَيَحفَظُ مَملَكَةَ داوُدَ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

46 S o the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

ثُمَّ أمَرَ المَلِكُ بَناياهُو بِقَتلِ شَمْعَى، فَقَتَلَهُ. فَأحْكَمَ سُلَيْمانُ قَبضَتَهُ عَلَى مَملَكَتِهِ.