1 W hen the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, accompanied by very many attendants and camels bearing spices, much gold, and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was on her mind.

وَسَمِعَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ بِشُهرَةِ سُلَيْمانَ. فَأتَتْ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ مع حاشِيَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ فِي مَوْكِبٍ ضَخمٍ بَهِيٍّ. فَكانَ مَعَها جِمالٌ كَثِيرَةٌ تَحمِلُ أطْياباً وَجَواهِرَ وَذَهَباً كَثِيراً. جاءَتْ لِتَمتَحِنَ سُلَيْمانَ بِأسئِلَةٍ صَعْبَةٍ. فَقابَلَتْهُ، وَتَحَدَّثَتْ مَعَهُ فِي كُلِّ المّسائِلِ الَّتِي فِي فِكْرِها.

2 A nd Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from which he was unable to make clear to her.

فَأجابَ سُلَيْمانُ عَنْ أسئِلَتِها، وَلَمْ يَصْعُبْ على سُلَيْمانَ سُؤالٌ مِنْها.

3 A nd when the queen of Sheba had seen Solomon’s wisdom, the house he had built,

فَأدرَكَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ عَظَمَةَ حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمانَ. رَأتْ القَصْرَ الَّذِي بَناهُ،

4 T he food of his table, the seating of his officials, the attention of his servants, their apparel, his cupbearers also and their apparel, and his burnt offerings which he offered at the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.

وَالطَّعامَ عَلَى مائِدَتِهِ، وَمَجلِسَ كِبارِ مَسْؤُولِيهِ، وَحاشِيَةَ خَدَمِهِ وَثِيابَهُمُ وَالذَّبائِحَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَها فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. فانحَبَسَتْ أنفاسُها دَهشَةً!

5 S he said to the king, The report which I heard in my own land of your acts and sayings and of your wisdom was true,

فَقالَتِ المَلِكَةُ لِلمَلِكِ: «سَمِعْتُ فِي بَلَدَي الكَثِيرَ عَنْ حِكْمَتِكَ وَأعمالِكَ. وَكُلُّ ما سَمِعْتُهُ صَحِيحٌ!

6 B ut I did not believe their words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the fame that I heard of you.

لَمْ أُصَدِّقْ ما سَمِعْتُ بِهِ إلَى أنْ رَأيتُهُ بعَينِي. وَالآنَ أُدرِكُ أنَّ ما أراهُ أعظَمُ بِكَثِيرٍ مِمّا سَمِعْتُ بِهِ. فَثَراؤُكَ وَحِكمَتُكَ تَفُوقُ ما أُخبِرْتُ بِهِ

7 H appy are your wives and men, and happy are these your servants who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

فَهَنِيئاً لِزَوجاتِكَ وَمُوَظَّفِيكَ! إذْ يُمكِنُهُمْ أنْ يَخدِمُوكَ وَيَسمَعُوا حِكمَتَكَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

8 B lessed be the Lord your God, Who delighted in you and set you on His throne to be king for the Lord your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

مُبارَكٌ إلَهُكَ الَّذي رَضِيَ عَنكَ وَأجلَسَكَ عَلَى العَرشِ لِتَكُونَ مَلِكاً تَخدِمُ إلَهَكَ. قَدْ أحَبَّ إلَهُكَ إسْرائِيلَ وَسَيَدعَمُها إلَى الأبَدِ، فَجَعَلَكَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ، لِتُقيمَ العَدلَ وَالاسْتِقامَةَ.»

9 S he gave the king 120 talents of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones; such spice was not anywhere as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

وَأعطَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ المَلِكَ سُلَيْمانَ مِئِةً وَعِشرِينَ قِنْطاراً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَكَمِّيَّةً كَبيرَةً مِنَ التَّوابِلِ وَالحِجارَةِ الكَرِيمَةِ. وَلَمْ يُقَدِّمْ إنسانٌ تَوابِلَ فاخِرَةً لِلمَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ كَتِلكَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَتْها لَهُ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ.

10 T he servants of Huram and of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.

وَجَلَبَ خُدّامُ حُورامَ وَخُدّامُ سُلَيْمانَ ذَهَباً مِنْ أُوفِيرَ. وَجَلَبُوا أيضاً خَشَبَ الصَّندَلِ وَحجارَةً كَريمَةً.

11 T he king made of the algum trees terraces or walks to the house of the Lord and to the king’s palace, and lyres and harps for the singers; none such had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.

فَاسْتَخدَمَ سُلَيْمانُ خَشَبَ الصَّندَلِ في صُنعِ دَرَجٍ لِبَيتِ اللهِ ، وَلِقَصرِ المَلِكِ، وَلِصُنعِ قَياثيرَ وَرَبابٍ لِلمُرَنِّمينَ. وَلَمْ يَسبِقْ لأحَدٍ أنْ رَأى مِثلَ تِلكَ الأشياءِ الجَميلَةِ الَّتِي صُنِعَتْ مِنْ خَشَبِ الصَّندَل في أرْضِ يَهُوذا.

12 A nd King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. So she with her servants returned to her own land.

ثُمَّ أعطَى المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ مَلِكَةَ سَبَأَ هَدايا كَثِيرَةً حَسَبَ كَرَمِهِ المَلَكِيِّ. وَأعطاها فَوقَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّ ما طَلَبَتْهُ، حَتَّى إنَّهُ أعْطاها أكْثَرَ مِمّا جاءَتْ بِهِ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ رَجِعَتِ المَلِكَةُ وَحاشِيَتُها إلَى مَوطِنِها. ثَروَةُ سُلَيْمانَ العَظِيمَة

13 N ow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents,

وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمانُ في سَنَةٍ واحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئِةٍ وَسِتَّةً وَسِتِّينَ قِنْطاراً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ.

14 B esides what traders and merchants brought; and all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

وَفَضلاً عَنْ شُحناتِ الذَّهَبِ الكَبِيرَةِ، كانَ يَحْصُلُ عَلى ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ مِنَ التُّجّارِ الكِبارِ وَالصِّغارِ، وَمِنْ مُلُوكِ العَرَبِ وَوُلاةِ الأرْضِ.

15 A nd King Solomon made 200 large shields or bucklers of beaten gold; 600 shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.

فَصَنَعَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ مِئَتَي تُرسٍ منَ الذَّهَبِ المَطرُوقِ، في كُلِّ تُرسٍ سِتُّ مِئَةِ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ.

16 A nd he made 300 shields of beaten gold, with 300 shekels of gold spread on each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمانُ أيضاً ثَلاثَ مئَةِ تُرسٍ صَغِيرٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ المَطرُوقِ، في كُلِّ تُرسٍ ثَلاثُ مِئَةِ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ. وَوَضَعَها فِي المَبنى المَدْعُوِّ «بَيْتَ غابَةِ لُبْنانَ.»

17 M oreover, made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

وَصَنَعَ المَلِكُ عَرشاً عاجياً ضَخْماً، وَغَشّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ.

18 T here were six steps to the throne and a gold footstool attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, with two lions standing beside the arms.

وَكانَ لِلعَرشِ سِتُّ دَرَجاتٍ. وَكانَ لَهُ مَداسٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَعَلَى جانِبَيهِ يَدانِ. وَكانَ عَلَى جانِبَيِّ العَرشِ، تَحْتَ اليَدَينِ تَماماً، نَحْتٌ عَلَى شَكلِ أسَدَيْنِ،

19 A nd twelve lions stood there one on either end of each of the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom before.

ثُمَّ اثني عَشَرَ أسَداً: اثنينِ عَلَى طَرَفِي كُلِّ دَرَجَةٍ مِنْ دَرَجاتِ العَرشِ السِّتِّ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي أيَّةِ مَملَكَةٍ أُخْرَى مِثلُ هَذا العَرشِ.

20 K ing Solomon’s drinking vessels were all of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not counted as anything in the days of Solomon.

وَقَدْ صُنِعَتْ أقداحُ سُلَيْمانَ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَكانَتِ الأطباقُ فِي المَبنَى المُسَمَّى «بَيْتَ غابَةِ لُبْنانَ» مِنْ ذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِلفِضَّةِ أيّامَ سُلَيْمانَ أيُّ اعْتِبارٍ!

21 F or the king’s ships went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

وَامتَلَكَ المَلِكُ سُفُنَ شَحْنٍ كانَ يُرسِلُها إلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرْشِيشَ مَعَ رِجالِ حِيرامَ. وَكانَتِ السُّفُنُ تعُودُ كُلَّ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ مُحَمَّلَةً بِحُمُولَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ وَالعاجِ وَالقُرودِ وَالطَّواوِيسِ.

22 K ing Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

وَفاقَ سُلَيْمانُ كُلَّ مُلُوكِ الأرْضِ غِنَى وَحِكمَةً.

23 A nd all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put into his mind.

وَجاءَ كُلُّ مُلُوكِ الأرْضِ لِزِيارَةِ سُلَيْمانَ وَلِلاستِماعِ إلَى أقوالِهِ الحَكِيمَةِ الَّتِي وَضَعَها اللهُ فِي قَلبِهِ.

24 A nd every man brought his tribute: silver and gold articles, robes, armor, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

فَكانَوا يَتَوافَدُونَ عَلَيهِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ بِهَدايا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَمِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَأسلِحَةً وَتَوابِلَ وَخُيولاً وَبِغالاً.

25 S olomon had 4, 000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12, 000 horsemen, stationed in chariot cities or at Jerusalem with the king.

وَكانَ لَدَى سُلَيْمانَ أربَعَةُ آلافِ حَظِيرَةٍ لِلخَيلِ وَالمَركَباتِ، وَاثنا عَشَرَ ألفَ سائِقِ مَركَبَةٍ. وَقَدْ حَفِظَ سُلَيْمانُ المَركَباتِ فِي مُدُنٍ خاصَّةٍ وَفِي مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ حَيثُ يُقِيمُ هُوَ.

26 A nd he ruled over all the kings from the River to the land of Philistia and to the frontier of Egypt.

وَكانَ سُلَيْمانُ مَلكاً عَلَى كُلِّ المُلُوكِ منْ نَهر الفُراتِ إلَى أرْضِ الفِلَسطِيِّينَ وَحَتَّى حُدُودِ مِصْرَ.

27 T he king made silver in Jerusalem as common as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore trees in the lowlands.

وَجَعَلَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ الفِضَّةَ فِي القُدْسِ بِكَثْرَةِ الحِجارَةِ، وَخَشَبَ الأرْزِ بِكَثْرةِ أشْجارِ الجُمَّيزِ فِي التِّلالِ الغَرْبِيَّةِ.

28 A nd they imported horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.

وَجَلَبُوا خُيُولاً لسُلَيْمانَ مِنْ مصْرَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ البِلادِ الأُخرَى. مَوتُ سُلَيْمان

29 N ow the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ سُلَيْمانُ، مِنْ أوَّلِها إلَى آخِرِها، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ في كِتاباتِ النَّبِيِّ ناثانَ، وَفِي نُبُوَّةِ أخِيّا الشَّيلُونِيِّ، وَفِي رُؤَى يَعْدُو الرّائِي. كَما كَتَبَ يَعْدُو الرّائِي عَنْ يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ نَباطَ.

30 S olomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

وَدامَ حُكمُ سُلَيْمانَ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ كُلِّها أربَعِينَ سَنَةً.

31 T hen Solomon slept with his fathers; he was buried in the city of David his father. Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

ثُمَّ رَقَدَ سُلَيْمانُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ. وَدَفَنَهُ الشَّعبُ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ أبِيهِ. وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى العَرشِ ابنُهُ رَحُبْعامُ.