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 spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the princes of all Israel, the chief fathers;

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

3 a nd Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place at Gibeon; for there was God's tent of meeting 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 Kirjath-jearim to the that David had prepared for it; for he had spread 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 A nd the brazen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Jehovah; 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 offered there upon the brazen altar before Jehovah which was at the tent of meeting; and he offered up 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 God appeared to Solomon, and said to 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 to God, Thou hast shewn unto David my father great loving-kindness, 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, Jehovah Elohim, let thy word unto David my father be firm; for thou hast made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.

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 great people?

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 honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and knowledge, 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 are 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 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 back the high place at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, 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 four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them 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 in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores 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 exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a 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 forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so they brought by their means, for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Syria.

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.