1 A nd Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had ended building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

وصاهَر سُلَيْمانُ فِرعَوْنَ مَلِكَ مِصْرَ، حَيثُ تَزَوَّجَ مِنَ ابنَتِهِ وَأتَى بِها إلَى مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ. وَفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، لَمْ يَكُنْ سُلَيْمانُ قَدِ انتَهَى مِنْ بِناءِ قَصْرِهِ وَبَيتِ اللهِ وَالسُّورِ المُحِيطِ بِالقُدسِ.

2 O nly, the people sacrificed on the high places; for there was no house built to the name of Jehovah, until those days.

وَكانَ الشَّعبُ يُقَدِّمُونَ الذَّبائِحَ للهِ عَلَى المَذابِحِ فِي المُرتَفَعاتِ، لأنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ بُنِيَ بَعْدُ بَيْتٌ إكْراماً لاسْمِ اللهِ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ.

3 A nd Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

وَأظهَرَ سُلَيْمانُ مَحَبَّتَهُ للهِ بِإطاعَتِهِ كُلَّ ما أوصاهُ بِهِ داوُدُ أبُوهُ. إلّا أنَّهُ كانَ ما يَزالُ يُقَدِّمُ الذَّبائِحَ وَيُوقِدُ البَخُورَ فِي المُرتَفَعاتِ.

4 A nd the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer up upon that altar.

وَذَهَبَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ إلَى جِبْعُونَ لِيُقَدِّمَ ذَبِيحَةً، لأَنَّها كانَتِ المُرتَفَعَةَ الأهَمَّ. فَقَدَّمَ ألفَ ذَبِيحَةٍ عَلَى ذَلِكَ المَذبَحِ.

5 I n Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

وَأثناءَ وُجُودِ سُلَيْمانَ فِي جِبْعُونَ، جاءَ إلَيهِ اللهُ لَيلاً فِي حُلْمٍ. وَقالَ لَهُ: «اطلُبْ مِنِّي ما شِئتَ، وَسَأُعطِيهِ لَكَ.»

6 A nd Solomon said, Thou hast shewn unto thy servant David my father great loving-kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great loving-kindness, that thou hast given him a son who sits upon his throne, as it is this day.

فَأجابَ سُلَيْمانُ: «كُنتَ كَرِيماً جِدّاً مَعَ عَبدِكَ داوُدَ أبِي. وَهو سارَ مَعَكَ فِي حَياةٍ صالِحَةٍ بارَّةٍ وَقَلبٍ مُستَقِيمٍ. فَأظهَرْتَ لَهُ أعظَمَ كَرَمٍ، وَأعطَيتَهُ ابْناً يَجلِسُ عَلَى عَرشِهِ مِنْ بَعدِهِ.

7 A nd now, Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child: I know not to go out and to come in.

يا إلَهِي ، أنتَ تَلَطَّفتَ فَجَعَلْتَنِي أخلِفُ وَالِدِي فِي الحُكمِ. لَكِنَّنِي أشبَهُ بِطِفلٍ صَغِيرٍ. فَأنا أفتَقِرُ إلَى الحِكْمَةِ لأعرِفَ ما يَنْبَغِي عَلَيَّ أنْ أفعَلَ.

8 A nd thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

وَأنا خادِمَكَ فِي وَسَطِ عَدَدٍ لا يُحصَى مِنْ شَعبِكَ المُختارِ العَظِيمِ.

9 G ive therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?

فأعطِ خادِمَكَ فَهماً لِيَملُكَ عَلَى شَعبِكَ، وَأُمّيِّزَ الصَّوابَ مِنَ الخَطَأ. فَمَنْ يَقدِرُ أنْ يَحكَمَ مِثلَ هَذا الشَّعبِ العَظِيمِ.»

10 A nd the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

فَسُرَّ اللهُ لأن سُلَيْمان طَلَبَ مِنْهُ هَذا.

11 A nd God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment;

وَقالَ لَهُ اللهُ: «لَمْ تَطلُبْ لِنَفسِكَ طُولَ العُمْرِ، وَلَمْ تَطلُبْ غِنَى شَخصِيّاً لَكَ. وَلَمْ تَطلُبْ لِأعدائِكَ المَوتَ. بَلْ طَلَبْتَ لِنَفسِكَ القُدرَةَ عَلَى التَّميِيزِ وَاتِّخاذِ القَراراتِ الصّائِبَةِ،

12 b ehold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

لِهَذا سَأُلَبِّي لَكَ طَلَبَكَ. سَأجعَلُكَ حَكِيماً وَفَهِيماً، بَلْ سَأجعَلُكَ أحكَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ أتى قَبلَكَ. وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ سيأْتِي بَعدَكَ.

13 A nd I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and glory; so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

وَسَأُكافِئُكَ أيضاً بِما لَمْ تَطلُبْ. سَتَتَمَتَّعُ كُلَّ حَياتِكَ بِغِنَى وَكَرامَةٍ، وَلَنْ يَبلُغَ مَلِكٌ آخَرُ عَظَمَتَكَ.

14 A nd if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will prolong thy days.

فاتبَعْنِي وَأطِعْ شَرائِعِي وَوَصايايَ، كَما فَعَلَ داوُدُ أبُوكَ. فَإنْ فَعَلْتَ هَذا سَأُطِيلُ عُمرَكَ أيضاً.»

15 A nd Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

ثُمَّ استَيقَظَ سُلَيْمانُ، فَعَرَفَ أنَّ اللهَ كَلَّمَهُ فِي حُلْمٍ. وَعادَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَوَقَفَ أمامَ صُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ. وَقَدَّمَ لَهُ ذَبِيحَةً صاعِدَةً وَذَبائِحَ سَلامٍ للهِ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ أقامَ حَفلَةً وَدَعا إلَيها كُلَّ قادَتَةِ وَمُعاوِنِيهِ. إظهارُ حِكمَةِ سُلَيْمان

16 T hen came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

وَذاتَ يَومٍ جاءَتِ امرَأتانِ عاهِرَتانِ إلَى سُلَيْمانَ، وَوَقَفَتا أمامَهُ.

17 A nd the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

فَقالَتْ إحداهُما لِلمَلِكِ: «يا مَولايَ، أنا أسْكُنُ مَعَ هَذِهِ المَرأةُ فِي بَيْتٍ واحِدٍ. وَقَدْ حَبِلْنا كِلْتَيْنا وَاقتَرَبَ مَوعِدُ وَضْعِنا. فَأنجَبْتُ أنا ابنِي وَهِيَ مَعِي.

18 A nd it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two were in the house.

وَبَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ وَضَعَتْ هَذِهِ المَرأةُ أيضاً ابناً. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ أحَدٌ فِي البَيتِ سِوانا نَحْنُ الاثنَتَينِ.

19 A nd this woman's child died in the night; because she had lain upon it.

وَذاتَ لَيلَةٍ، ماتَ ابنُ هذه المرأةِ لأنَّها نامَتْ عليهِ.

20 A nd she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom.

فَقامَتْ فِي اللَّيلِ، وَأخَذَتِ ابنِي مِنْ فِراشِي وَأنا نائِمَةٌ، وَحَمَلَتْهُ وَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي فِراشِها، ثُمَّ وَضَعَتِ ابْنَها المَيِّتَ فِي فِراشِي.

21 A nd when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; and I considered it in the morning, and behold, it was not my son, whom I bore.

وَفِي الصَّباحِ، نَهَضْتُ لإرْضاعِ ابْنِي، فَوَجَدْتُهُ قَدْ ماتَ. وَلَمّا تَفَرَّستُ فِيهِ عَنْ قُربٍ، أدرَكْتُ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنِ ابْنِي.»

22 A nd the other woman said, No, for the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this one said, No, but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

لَكِنَّ المَرأةَ الأُخرَى قالَتْ: «لا! فَالوَلَدُ الحَيُّ هُوَ ابْنِي أنا، وَالوَلَدُ المَيِّتُ هُوَ ابْنُكِ!» أمّا المَرأةَ الأُولَى فَقالَتْ: «لا! لَيسَ صَحِيحاً! فَالوَلَدُ المَيِّتُ هُوَ ابْنُكِ. وَالوَلَدُ الحَيُّ ابنِي أنا!» فَتَجادَلَتا هَكَذا أمامَ المَلِكِ.

23 T hen said the king, The one says, This that is living is my son, and thy son is the dead; and the other says, No, for thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

فَقالَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ: «تَزعَمُ كُلٌّ مِنْكُما أنَّ الوَلَدَ الحَيَّ هُوَ ابْنُها، وَأنَّ الوَلَدَ المَيِّتَ هُوَ ابْنُ المَرأةِ الأُخرَى.»

24 A nd the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

ثُمَّ أمَرَ المَلِكُ بِإحْضارِ سَيْفٍ. فَأحْضَرُوا لَهُ سَيْفاً.

25 A nd the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

فَقالَ المَلِكُ لِخادِمِهِ: «اشْطُرِ الوَلَدَ إلَى نِصفَينِ، وَأعطِ نِصفاً مِنْهُ لِكُلِّ امْرأةٍ.»

26 T hen spoke the woman whose was the living child to the king, for her bowels yearned over her son, and she said, Ah, my lord! give her the living child, and in no wise put it to death. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine; divide it.

فَقالَتِ المَرأةُ الثّانِيَةُ: «هَذا أمرٌ يُوافِقُنِي. اشْطُرِ الوَلَدَ إلَى نِصفَينِ، فَلا يَكُونَ لِأيٍّ مِنّا.» لَكِنَّ المَرأةَ الأُولَى، الأُمَّ الحَقِيقِيَّةَ لِلوَلَدِ، تَحَنَّنَتْ عَلَى ابْنِها. فَقالَتْ لِلمَلِكِ: «لا يا مَولايَ! لا تَقتُلِ الوَلَدَ! بَلْ أعْطِهِ لَها.»

27 A nd the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.

فَقالَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ: «لا تَقتُلِ الوَلَدَ! بَلْ أعطِهِ لِلمَرأةِ الأُولَى، فَهِيَ أُمُّهُ.»

28 A nd all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

فَذاعَ فِي كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ ما فَعَلَهُ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ. فَصارَ الشَّعبُ يَحتَرِمُونَهُ وَيُكَرِّمُونَهُ، لِأنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا أنَّ اللهَ أعطاهُ حِكمَةً عَظِيمَةً جِدّاً فِي اتِّخاذِ القَراراتِ وَإصْدارِها.