1 S olomon son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.

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

2 S olomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ houses.

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

3 A nd Solomon and all the assembly with him went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the Tent of Meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there.

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 David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-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 bronze altar that Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was there before the tabernacle of the Lord, and Solomon and the assembly sought.

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

6 S olomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord at the Tent of Meeting and offered 1, 000 burnt offerings on it.

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

7 T hat night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, Ask what I shall give you.

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

8 A nd Solomon said to God, You have shown great mercy and loving-kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place.

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

9 N ow, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be fulfilled, for you have 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 to go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this Your people who are so great?

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

11 G od replied to Solomon, Because this was in your heart and you have not asked for riches, possessions, honor, and glory, or the life of your foes, or even for long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may rule and judge My people over whom I have made you 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 are granted you. And I will give you riches, possessions, honor, and glory, such as none of the kings had before you, and none after you shall have their equal.

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

13 T hen Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, to Jerusalem. And he 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 S olomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had 1, 400 chariots and 12, 000 horsemen, which he placed in the cities of chariots 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 in Jerusalem as common as stones, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamores of the lowland.

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 S olomon’s horses were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

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

17 T hey imported from Egypt a chariot for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150; so they brought out horses for all the Hittite and Syrian kings as export agents.

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.