1 A nd Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

وَصارَ سُلَيْمانُ بْنُ داوُدَ مَلِكاً قَوِيّاً جِدّاً لِأنَّ إلَهَهُ كانَ مَعَهُ، وَجَعَلَهُ عَظِيماً جِدّاً.

2 T hen Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمانُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ جَميعاً: قادَةَ الأُلُوفِ وَالمِئاتِ إلَى الرُّؤَساءِ وَجَميعَ القادَةِ وَالقُضاةِ وَرُؤَساءِ العائِلاتٍ.

3 S o Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.

وَاجتَمَعَ سُلَيْمانُ وَكُلُّ الشَّعب مَعاً فِي المُرتَفَعِ فِي جِبْعُونَ حَيثُ كانَتْ خَيمَةُ الاجْتِماعِ – وَهيَ الخَيمَةُ الَّتِي صَنَعَها عَبدُ اللهِ مُوسَى عِندَما كانَ هُوَ وَالشَّعْبُ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ.

4 B ut the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

وَكانَ داوُدُ قَدْ نَقَلَ صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ مِنْ قَرياتِ يَعارِيمَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، حَيثُ هَيَّأ لَهُ مَكاناً، وَنَصَبَ خَيمَةً لِصُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ فِي القُدسِ.

5 M oreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

وَكانَ بَصَلْئِيلُ بْنُ أُورِي بنِ حُورَ قَدْ صَنَعَ مَذبَحاً نُحاسِيّاً وَضَعَهُ فِي جِبعُونَ أمامَ الخَيمَةِ المُقَدَّسَةِ. فَذَهَبَ سُلَيْمانُ وَالشَّعْبُ إلَى جِبْعُونَ لِيَستَشِيرُوا اللهَ.

6 A nd Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

فَصَعِدَ سُلَيْمانُ إلَى المَذبَحِ البُرونْزِيِّ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ فِي خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، وَقَدَّمَ ألفَ ذَبِيحَةٍ عَلَى المَذبَحِ.

7 I n that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

وَفِي تلكَ اللَّيلَة، جاءَ اللهُ إلَى سُلَيْمانَ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ لَهُ: «اطلُبْ مِنِّي ما شِئْتَ، وَسَأُعْطِيهِ لَكَ.»

8 A nd Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

فَقالَ سُلَيْمانُ للهِ: «قَدْ تَعامَلْتَ مَعَ أبِي داوُدَ بِكلِّ كَرَمٍ وَأمانَةٍ. وَأجلَستَنِي عَلَى عَرشِ المَملَكَةِ مَكانَهُ.

9 N ow, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

وَالآنَ يا اللهُ ، احفَظْ وَعدَكَ الَّذِي قَطَعتَهُ لِأبِي داوُدَ. فَقَدْ أقَمتَنِي مَلكاً عَلَى أُمَّةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ جِدّاً، وَشَعبٍ كَثيرٍ كَتُرابِ الأرْضِ!

10 G ive me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

فَأعطنِي حِكمَةً وَمَعرِفَةً فَأقُودَ هَؤُلاء النّاسَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الصَّحِيحِ. فَمَنْ يَقدِرُ أنْ يَحكُمَ كُلَّ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ دُونَ مَعُونَتِكَ؟»

11 A nd God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

فَقالَ اللهُ لسُلَيْمانَ: «قَلبُكَ مُستَقِيمٌ، فَلَمْ تَطلُبْ أملاكاً وَثَروَةً وَمَجداً، وَلَمْ تَطلُبْ أنْ يُقتَلَ أعداؤُكَ، أو أن يَطُولَ عُمْرُكَ. لَكِنَّكَ طَلَبْتَ حِكمَةً وَمَعرِفَةً لِكَي تَحكُمَ شَعبِي الَّذِي جَعَلْتُكَ مَلِكاً عَلَيهِ.

12 w isdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

لِذَلِكَ سَأُعطِيكَ حِكمَةً وَمَعرِفَةً، وَسَأزِيدُ عَلَيها ثَرْوَةً وَأملاكاً وَمَجداً لَمْ تَكُنْ لمَلِكٍ قَبلَكَ، وَلَنْ تَكُونَ لِمَلِكٍ بَعدَكَ.»

13 T hen Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

فَذَهَبَ سُلَيْمانُ إلَى مَكانِ العِبادَةِ فِي جِبعُونَ. ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِيُمارِسَ حُكمَهُ كَمَلكٍ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. سُلَيْمانُ يَبنِي جَيشَهُ وَثَروَتَه

14 A nd Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

وَبَدَأ سُلَيْمانُ يَجمَعُ جياداً وَمَركباتٍ لِجَيشِهِ. فَكانَ لَدَيهِ ألفٌ وَأرْبَعُ مئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَاثنا عَشَرَ ألفَ فارِسٍ. وَقَدْ وَضَعَها فِي مُدُنِ المَركِباتِ. وَوَضَعَ بَعضاً مِنها في مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ حَيْثُ كانَ المَلِكُ يُقيمُ.

15 A nd the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

وَفي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ جَمَعَ سُلَيْمانُ كَمِيَّةً كَبِيرَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ، فَكانَتْ بِكَثْرَةِ الحِجارَة! وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمانُ كَمِيَّةً كَبِيرَةً مِنْ خَشَبِ الأرْزِ، فَكانَتْ بِكَثْرَةِ أشْجارِ الجُمَّيزِ فِي التِّلالِ الغَربيَّةِ.

16 A nd Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

وَجَلَبَ سُلَيْمانُ جياداً منْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ مَدينَةِ كُوِي. فَقَدِ جَلَبَ تُجّارُ المَلِكِ الجِيادَ مِنْ مَدينَةِ كُوِي.

17 A nd they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.

فَقَدِ اشتَرَوْا المَركِبَةَ مِنْ مِصْرَ بِسِتِّ مِئَةِ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الفضَّةِ، وَالحِصانَ بِمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ مِثْقالاً مِنَ الفِضَّةِ. ثُمَّ باعَ التُّجّارُ الجِيادَ وَالعَرَباتِ لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ الحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ أرامَ.