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

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

2 A nd Solomon spake unto 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 S o Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Jehovah 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 Kiriath-jearim to the place that 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 brazen altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Jehovah: and Solomon and the assembly 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 brazen altar before Jehovah, which was at the tent of meeting, 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 showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.

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

9 N ow, O Jehovah 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 thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of them that hate thee, 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 honor, 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 S o Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, unto 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 A nd Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that 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 to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, 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 the horses which Solomon had 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 A nd they fetched up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, did they bring them out 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.