1 و َلَمّا أوشَكَ داوُدُ عَلَى المَوتِ، اسْتَدْعَى ابْنَهُ سُلَيْمانَ وَقالَ لَهُ:

¶ Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon, his son, saying,

2 « أنا ماضٍ فِي طَرِيقِ جَمِيعِ البَشَرِ. أمّا أنْتَ فَتَقَوَّ وَتَشَجَّعْ.

I go the way of all the earth; be thou strong therefore and show thyself a man.

3 أ ُوصِيكَ بِأنْ تُطِيعَ جَمِيعَ شَرائِعِ إلَهِكَ وَتَتَّبِعَ طُرُقَهُ. أطِعْ كُلَّ شَرائِعِهِ وَوَصاياهُ وَأحكامِهِ وَشَهاداتِهِ، كَما هِيَ مَكتُوبَةٌ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى. فَإنْ فَعَلْتَ هَذا، سَتَنْجَحُ فِي كُلِّ ما تَفعَلُهُ وَحَيثُما تَذهَبُ.

Keep the charge of the LORD thy God, walking in his ways, keeping his statutes and his commandments and his rights and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou may have understanding in all that thou doest and in everything that thou dost undertake,

4 و َسَيَحفَظُ اللهُ كُلَّ وُعُودِهِ لِيْ. فَقَدْ قالَ: ‹إذا حَرِصَ أولادُكَ عَلَى أنْ يَحيَوا وَفْقَ وَصايايَ، بِإخلاصٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَكُونُ عَلَى عَرشِ إسْرائِيلَ دائِماً مَلِكٌ مِنْ نَسلِكَ.›»

that the LORD may confirm the word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, walking before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

5 و َأضافَ داوُدُ: «أنتَ تَذكُرُ ما فَعَلَهُ بِي يُوآبُ بنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ. فَقَدْ قَتَلَ اثْنَينِ مِنْ قادَةِ جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ: أبْنِيْرَ بْنَ نِيرٍ، وَعَماسا بْنَ يَثْرٍ. قَتَلَهُما فِي وَقتِ سِلْمٍ، فَتَناثَرَ دَمُهُما قَطَراتٍ عَلَى حِزامِهِ وَحِذائِهِ.

Moreover thou knowest also what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me and what he did to the two captains of the host of Israel, unto Abner, the son of Ner and unto Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he slew, shedding the blood of war in peace and putting the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins and in his shoes that were on his feet.

6 ف افْعَلْ بِهِ بِحَسَبِ حِكْمَتِكَ، لَكِنْ لا تَسْمَحْ بِأنْ يَنْزِلَ إلَى الهاوِيَةِ بِسَلامٍ فِي شَيخُوخَتِهِ!

Do, therefore, according to thy wisdom and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.

7 « أحسِنْ إلَى أبْناءِ بَرْزِلّايَ الجِلعادِيِّ. قَرِّبْهُمْ مِنْكَ وَليَأكُلُوا خُبْزاً عَلَى مائِدَتِكَ. فَقَدِ احتَضَنُونِي فَأكَلْتُ خُبْزاً عَلَى مائِدَتِهِمْ، عِندَما هَرَبْتُ مِنْ أخِيكَ أبشالُومَ.

But show mercy unto the sons of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table, for they came thus unto me when I fled because of Absalom, thy brother.

8 « وَاذْكُرْ أيضاً شَمْعَى بْنَ جِيرا البَنْيامِيْنِيِّ مِنْ بَحُورِيمَ. إنَّهُ ما زالَ فِي هَذِهِ النَّواحِي. تَذَكَّرْ أنَّهُ تَكَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ لَعَناتٍ شَدِيدَةً يَومَ هَرَبْتُ إلَى مَحَنايِمَ. ثُمَّ نَزَلَ لِلِقائِي عِندَ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ. وَحَلَفْتُ لَهُ بِاللهِ أنِّي لَنْ أقتُلَهُ.

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei, the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

9 و َالآنَ، لا تَعفُ عَنْهُ، فَأنتَ رَجُلٌ حَكِيمٌ. فَفَكِّرْ بِما يَنبَغِي عَلَيكَ أنْ تَفعَلَ بِهِ. لَكِنْ لا تَدَعْهُ يَمُتْ بِسَلامٍ فِي شَيخُوخَتِهِ.»

Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for thou art a wise man and knowest what thou should do with him, but thou shalt bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.

10 و َماتَ داوُدُ وَدُفِنَ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ مَعَ آبائِهِ.

And David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.

11 و َكانَ داوُدُ قَدْ حَكَمَ أربَعِينَ سَنَةً، سَبْعاً مِنْها فِي مَدِينَةِ حَبْرُونَ وَثَلاثاً وَثَلاثِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ. سُلَيْمانُ يُحكِمُ قَبضَتَهُ عَلَى مَملَكَتِه

The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

12 و َصارَ سُلَيْمانُ مَلِكاً، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى عَرشِ داوُدَ أبِيهِ. وَأحكَمَ سَيطَرَتَهُ عَلَى مَملَكَتِهِ.

¶ Then Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was established greatly.

13 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ أدُونِيّا ابْنُ حَجِّيتَ إلَى بَتْشَبَعَ أُمِّ سُلَيْمانَ. فَسَألَتْهُ: «هَلْ جِئْتَ فِي سَلامٍ؟» فَأجابَ أدُونِيّا: «نَعَمْ، جِئْتُ فِي سَلامٍ.»

Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

14 ث ُمَّ قالَ: «لَدَيَّ ما أُرِيدُ قَولَهُ لَكِ.» فَقالَتْ بَتْشَبَعُ: «قُلْ ما عِنْدَكَ.»

He said moreover, I have a word to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.

15 ف َقالَ: «أنتِ تَعْرِفينَ أنَّ المَملَكَةَ كانَتْ ذاتَ يَومٍ لِي. وَقَدْ تَوَقَّعَ جَميعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ أنِّي سَأكُونُ مَلِكاً عَلَيهِمْ. غَيرَ أنَّ الحالَ تَغَيَّرَتْ. فَصارَ أخِي المَلِكَ الآنَ لِأنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي اختارَهُ لِهَذا.

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel had set their faces on me that I should reign, but the kingdom is turned about and is become my brother’s, for by the LORD it was his.

16 ف َلَيسَ لَدَيَّ الآنَ إلّا طَلَبٌ واحِدٌ، فَأرجُو أنْ لا تَرُدِّي طَلَبِي.» فَقالَتْ: «ما هُوَ طَلَبُكَ؟»

And now I ask one petition of thee, do not deny me. And she said unto him, Say on.

17 « أعلَمُ أنَّ المَلِكَ سُلَيْمانَ لا يَرفُضُ لَكِ طَلَباً. فاطلُبِي إلَيهِ أنْ يَسمَحَ لِي بِالزَّواجِ مِنْ أبِيشَجَ الشُّونَمِيَّةِ.»

Then he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king (for he will not deny thee) that he give me Abishag, the Shunammite to wife.

18 ف َقالَتْ بَتشَبَعُ: «حَسَناً، سَأتَوَسَّطُ لَدَى المَلِكِ مِنْ أجلِكَ.»

And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee unto the king.

19 ف َذَهَبَتْ بَتشَبَعُ إلَى المَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ لِتُكَلِّمَهُ. فَلَمّا رَآها المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ وَقَفَ لاسْتِقبالِها. ثُمَّ انحَنَى احْتِراماً لَها وَجَلَسَ عَلَى العَرْشِ. وَأمَرَ خُدّامَهُ فَأتُوا بِعَرْشٍ آخَرَ مِنْ أجلِ أُمِّهِ. فَجَلَسَتْ عَلَيهِ عَنْ يَمِينِ سُلَيْمانَ.

Bathsheba, therefore, went unto King Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed himself unto her and sat down on his throne and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right hand.

20 و َقالَتْ بَتشَبَعُ لَهُ: «جِئتُ أطلُبُ إلَيكَ مَعرُوفاً، فَأرجُو أنْ لا تَرُدَّ طَلَبِي.» فَأجابَها المَلِكُ: «اطلُبِي ماشِئْتِ يا أُمِّي. فَلَنْ أرُدَّ لَكِ طَلَباً.»

Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, do not deny me. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not deny thee.

21 ف َقالَتْ بَتشَبَعُ: «دَعْ أخاكَ أدُونِيّا يَتَزَوَّجْ مِنْ أبِيشَجَ الشُّونَمِيَّةِ.»

And she said, Let Abishag, the Shunammite, be given to Adonijah, thy brother, to wife.

22 ف َأجابَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ أُمَّهُ: «لِماذا تَطلُبِينَ إلَيَّ أنْ أُعطِيَ أبِيشَجَ لِأدُونِيّا؟ فَلِماذا لا تَطلُبِينَ إلَيَّ أنْ أجعَلَهُ المَلِكَ أيضاً؟ ألَيسَ هُوَ أخِي الأَكبَرُ مِنِّي. وَلا شَكَّ أنَّ الكاهِنَ أبِياثارَ وَيُوآبَ بنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ سَيَدعَمانِهِ.»

And King Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag, the Shunammite, for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder brother and he also has Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah.

23 ف َحَلَفَ سُلَيْمانُ بِاللهِ وَقالَ: «لِيُعاقِبْنِي اللهُ إنْ لَمْ أُعاقِبْ أدُونِيّا الَّذِي طَلَبَ هَذَا الأمْرَ مُخاطِراً بِحَياتِهِ.

Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, God do so to me and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

24 و َها أنا الآَنَ أُقْسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ الَّذِي جَعَلَنِي مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ، وَأعطانِي عَرشَ داوُدَ أبِي، وَأعطانِي مَملَكَةً وَبَيتاً كَما وَعَدَ، إنَّ أدُونِيّا سَيَمُوتُ اليَومَ!»

Now, therefore, as the LORD lives, who has confirmed me, and set me on the throne of David, my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.

25 و َأمَرَ الملِكُ سُلَيْمانُ بَناياهُو بْنَ يَهُوياداعَ، فانْطَلَقَ وَقَتَلَ أدُونِيّا.

Then King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

26 ث ُمَّ قالَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ لِلكاهِنِ أبِياثارَ: «أنتَ تَستَحِقُّ أنْ أقتُلَكَ، لَكِنِّي سَأسْمَحُ لَكَ بِالرُّجُوعِ إلَى بَيتِكَ فِي عَناثُوتَ. لَنْ أقتُلَكَ الآنَ لِأنَّكَ ساعَدْتَ فِي حَملِ صُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ رَبِّي الإلَهِ أثناءَ مَسِيرِكَ مَعَ داوُدَ أبِي. وَقَدْ شارَكْتَ أبِي فِي ضِيقاتِهِ.»

¶ And unto Abiathar, the priest, the king said, Go to Anathoth, unto thine own inheritance, for thou art worthy of death; but I will not put thee to death today because thou didst bare the ark of the Lord GOD before David, my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

27 و َأعفَى سُلَيْمانُ أبِياثارَ مِنْ مَنصِبِهِ كَكاهِنٍ للهِ. حَدَثَ هَذا تَتمِيماً لِكَلامِ اللهِ عَنْ بَيتِ الكاهِنِ عالِي وَعائِلَتِهِ فِي شِيلُوهَ. فَقَدْ كانَ أبِياثارُ يَنتَمِي إلَى عائِلَةِ عالِي.

So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

28 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ يُوآبُ بِهَذا خافَ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ دَعَمَ أدُونِيّا، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَدْعَمْ أبْشالُومَ. فَهَرَبَ إلَى خَيمَةِ اللهِ وَتَمَسَّكَ بِزَوايا المَذبَحِ.

And the news came to Joab, for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he had not turned after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

29 ف َوَصَلَ الخَبَرُ إلَى المَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ أنَّ يُوآبَ دَخَلَ إلَى خَيمَةِ اللهِ وَأنَّهُ يَحْتَمِي بِالمَذْبَحِ. فَأمَرَ سُلَيْمانُ بَناياهُو بِأنْ يَذْهَبَ وَيَقتُلَهُ.

And it was told King Solomon that Joab had fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD and that he was by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

30 ف َدَخَلَ بَناياهُو خَيمَةَ اللهِ وَقالَ لِيُوآبَ: «يَقُولُ لَكَ المَلِكُ: ‹اخْرُجْ!›» فَأجابَ يُوآبُ: «لا، بَلْ أمُوتُ هُنا.» فَرَجِعَ بَناياهُو إلَى المَلِكِ وَأخبَرَهُ بِما قالَهُ يُوآبُ.

And Benaiah entered into the tabernacle of the LORD and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, No, but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

31 ف َأمَرَ المَلِكُ بَناياهُو: «فافْعَلْ كَما يَقُولُ! اقْتُلْهُ هُناكَ، ثُمَّ ادفِنْهُ. حِينَئِذٍ، أتَخَلَّصُ أنا وَعائِلَتِي مِنَ العارِ الَّذِي ألحَقَهُ بِنا يُوآبُ وَالذَّنْبِ الذي وَضَعَهُ علينا عِندَما قَتَلَ أبْرِياءَ.

And the king said unto him, Do as he has said and fall upon him and bury him that thou may take away from me and from the house of my father the blood which Joab shed without a cause.

32 ف َقَدْ قَتَلَ يُوآبُ رَجُلَينِ أفضَلَ مِنْهُ كَثِيراً، هُما أبْنِيْرُ بْنُ نِيرٍ قائِدُ جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ، وَعَماسا بْنُ يَثْرٍ قائِدُ جَيشِ يَهُوذا. قَتَلَهُما مِنْ دُونِ عِلْمِ أبِي. وَهَكَذا يُعاقِبُ اللهُ يُوآبَ بِنَفسِ ما فَعَلَهُ بِهَذَينِ الرَّجُلَينِ.

And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and slew them with the sword without my father David knowing of it: Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

33 د َمُهُما عَلَيهِ وَعَلَى عائِلَتِهِ إلَى الأبَدِ. أمّا داوُدُ وَنَسلُهُ وَعائِلَتُهُ المَلَكِيَّةُ وَمَملَكَتُهُ، فَيَكُونُ لَهُمْ إلَى الأبَدِ، سَلامٌ مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ.»

Their blood shall, therefore, return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but upon David and upon his seed and upon his house and upon his throne shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

34 ف َذَهَبَ بَناياهُو بْنَ يَهُوياداعَ وَقَتَلَ يُوآبَ. وَدُفِنَ يُوآبُ فِي بَيتِهِ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ.

So Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up and fell upon him and slew him, and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

35 ث ُمَّ نَصَّبَ سُلَيْمانُ بَناياهُو بْنَ يَهُوياداعَ قائِداً لِلجَيشِ مَكانَ يُوآبَ. وَنَصَّبَ الكاهِنَ صادُوقَ مَكانَ الكاهِنِ أبِياثارَ.

¶ And the king put Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the host; and Zadok, the priest, the king put in the place of Abiathar.

36 و َبَعدَ ذَلِكَ اسْتَدعَى المَلِكُ شَمْعَى وَقالَ لَهُ: «ابْنِ لَكَ بَيتاً هُنا فِي القُدسِ. وَأقِمْ فِيهِ وَلا تُغادِرِ المَدِينَةَ أبَداً إلَى أيِّ مَكانٍ.

Afterward the king sent and called for Shimei and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go forth from there anywhere.

37 ف َإنْ غادَرْتَ المَدِينَةَ وَتَجاوَزْتَ وادِي قَدرُونَ، فاعلَمْ أنَّكَ سَتَمُوتُ مَوتاً، وَتَجْنِي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ.»

For it shall be that on the day thou goest out and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die; thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

38 ف َأجابَ شَمْعَى: «هَذا حَسَنٌ يا مَولايَ وَمَلِكِي. سَأفعَلُ كَما تَقُولُ.» فَسَكَنَ شَمْعَى فِي القُدسِ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً.

And Shimei said unto the king, The word is good as my lord the king has said, so will thy slave do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

39 ل َكِنْ بَعْدَ ثَلاثِ سِنِينَ هَرَبَ عَبدانِ مِنْ عَبِيدِهِ إلَى أخِيشَ بْنِ مَعكَةَ مَلِكِ جَتَّ. وَعَلِمَ شَمْعَى أنَّ عَبدَيهِ فِي جَتَّ.

But it came to pass at the end of three years that two of the slaves of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy slaves are in Gath.

40 ف َأسرَجَ حِمارَهُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى المَلِكِ أخِيشَ فِي جَتَّ بَحثاً عَنْ عَبدَيهِ. فَوَجَدَهُما هُناكَ وَعادَ بِهِما.

And Shimei arose and saddled his ass and went to Gath to Achish to seek his slaves. Shimei went, therefore, and brought his slaves from Gath.

41 ف َوَصَلَ الخَبَرُ إلَى سُلَيْمانَ أنَّ شَمْعَى غادَرَ القُدسَ إلَى جَتَّ وَعادَ.

And it was told Solomon how Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come again.

42 ف َأرسَلَ سُلَيْمانُ فِي طَلَبِهِ. وَقالَ لَهُ: «أما اسْتَحلَفْتُكَ بِاللهِ أنْ لا تُغادِرَ القُدسَ؟ أما أنذَرْتُكَ أنَّكَ إذا غادَرْتَها إلَى أيِّ مَكانٍ فَإنَّ هَذِهِ سَتَكُونُ نِهايَتَكَ؟ أما وَافَقْتَنِي عَلَى كُلِّ ما قُلْتُ، وَوَعَدْتَ بِأنْ تُطِيعَنِي؟

Then the king sent and called for Shimei and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD and protested unto thee, saying, Know for certain, on the day thou goest out and walkest abroad anywhere that thou shalt surely die? And thou didst say unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

43 ف َلِماذا كَسَرْتَ قَسَمَكَ أمامَ اللهِ وَخالَفْتَ الوَصِيَّةَ الَّتِي أوصَيتُكَ بِها؟

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

44 أ نتَ تَذكُرُ الشُّرُورَ الكَثِيرَةَ الَّتِي فَعَلْتَها لِداوُدَ أبِي. وَالآنَ سَيُعاقِبُكَ اللهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الشُّرُورِ.

The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart knoweth well that thou didst to David my father; therefore, the LORD has turned thy wickedness upon thine own head;

45 أ مّا أنا فَسَيُبارِكُنِي اللهُ وَسَيَحفَظُ مَملَكَةَ داوُدَ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

and King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.

46 ث ُمَّ أمَرَ المَلِكُ بَناياهُو بِقَتلِ شَمْعَى، فَقَتَلَهُ. فَأحْكَمَ سُلَيْمانُ قَبضَتَهُ عَلَى مَملَكَتِهِ.

Then the king commanded Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who went out and fell upon him that he died. And the kingdom was confirmed in the hand of Solomon.