1 و َقالَ داوُدُ لِكُلِّ الجَماعَةِ: «ابْنِي سُلَيْمانَ الَّذِي اختارَهُ اللهُ صَغِيرٌ وَغَضٌّ، أمّا مَهَمَّتُهُ فَكَبيرَةٌ، لِأنَّ الهَيكَلَ لَنْ يُبْنَى لِبَشَرٍ، وَإنَّما للهِ.

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

2 ب َذَلْتُ كُلَّ جَهْدِي فِي الإعدادِ لِبَيتِ إلَهِي. ذَهَباً لِصُنْعِ أغراضٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَفِضَّةً لِصُنْعِ أغراضٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَنُحاساً لِصُنْعِ أغراضٍ نُحاسِيَّةٍ، وَحَدِيداً لِصُنْعِ أغراضٍ حَدِيدِيَّةٍ، وَخَشَباً لِصُنْعِ أغراضٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ، وَحِجارَةَ الجَزَعِ وَحِجارَةً لِتَزيِينِ الإطاراتِ، وَالحِجارَةَ المُلَوَّنَةَ، وَكُلِّ أنواعِ الحِجارَةِ الثَّمِينَةِ، وَالرُّخامِ بِكَمِّيّاتٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

3 و َفَضلاً عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَإنِّي أُكَرِّسُ كَنزِيَ الخاصَّ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ لِبَيتِ إلَهِي، وَها أنا الآنَ أُعطِيهِ لِبَيتِ إلَهِي، بِالإضافَةِ إلَى كُلِّ ما أعدَدْتُهُ لِلبَيتِ المُقَدَّسِ:

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.

4 ث َلاثَةَ آلافِ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ النَقِيِّ، مِنْ أُوفِيرَ، وَسَبعَةَ آلافِ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ المُصَفّاةِ مِنْ أجلِ تَغْشِيَةِ جُدْرانِ الغُرَفِ.

Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

5 ذ َهَباً لِصُنْعِ الأغراضِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ، وَفِضَّةً لِصُنْعِ الأغراضِ الفِضِّيَّةِ، وَلِكُلِّ العَمَلِ الَّذِي سَيَقُومُ بِهِ الصُّنّاعُ الماهِرُونَ. فَمَنْ سَيُعطِي بِسَخاءٍ بِتَكرِيسِ نَفسِهِ للهِ اليَومَ؟»

The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord ?

6 ح ِينَئِذٍ، أعطَى بِسَخاءٍ رُؤَساءُ العائِلاتِ، وَرُؤَساءُ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ، وَرُؤَساءُ الآلافِ وَالمِئاتِ وَالمَسؤُولُونَ عَنْ عَمَلِ المَلِكِ.

Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

7 و َقَدَّمُوا مِنْ أجلِ خِدْمَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ خَمْسَةَ آلافِ قِنْطارٍ وَعَشْرِةَ آلافِ دِرْهَماً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَعَشْرِةَ آلافِ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ، وَثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ قِنْطاراً مِنَ البرُونْزِ، وَمِئَةَ ألفِ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الحَدِيد.

And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

8 و َكُلُّ مَنْ لَدَيهِ أحجارٌ كَرِيمَةٌ، أعطاها لِخَزْنَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ لِتَكُونَ تَحتَ تَصَرُّفِ يَحِيئِيلَ الجَرشُونِيِّ.

And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 و َابتَهَجَ الشَّعبُ بِإسْهاماتِهِمُ السَّخِيَّةِ، لِأنَّهُمْ أعطُوا بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ للهِ. وَابتَهَجَ المَلِكُ داوُدُ ابتِهاجاً عَظِيماً أيضاً. صَلاةُ داوُد

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

10 ث ُمَّ حَمَدَ داوُدُ اللهَ أمامَ الجَماعَةِ كُلِّها وَقالَ: «لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا اللهُ ، يا إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ أبِينا، مِنَ الأزَلِ وَإلَى الأبَدِ!

Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

11 ل َكَ يا رَبُّ العَظَمَةُ وَالقُوَّةُ وَالمَجدُ وَالبَهاءُ وَالجَلالُ، لِأنَّ لَكَ كُلَّ ما فِي السَّماءِ وَعَلَى الأرْضِ. لَكَ يا اللهُ السِّيادَةُ وَالتَّعظِيمُ كَسَيِّدٍ أعلَى فَوقَ الجَمِيعِ.

Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

12 ا لثَّرَواتُ وَالغِنَى هِيَ مِنكَ، وَأنتَ تَحكُمُ فَوقَ الجَمِيعِ. القُوَّةُ وَالجَبَرُوتُ لَكَ. وَأنتَ مَنْ يَقدِرُ أنْ يَرفَعَ وَيقوِّي الجَمِيعَ.

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

13 و َالآنَ، يا إلَهَنا، نُقَدِّمُ لَكَ شُكرَنا وَنُسَبِّحُ اسْمَكَ المَجِيدَ.

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

14 ل َكِنْ مَنْ أنا، وَمَنْ هُوَ شَعبِي، لِكَي نُعطِيَ بِهَذا السَّخاءِ؟ لِأنَّ كُلَّ شَيءٍ مِنْكَ، وَمِنْ يَدِكَ أعْطَيناكَ.

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

15 ف َنَحنُ غُرَباءُ أمامَكَ، وَنُزَلاءُ كَآبائِنا. حَياتُنا عَلَى الأرْضِ أشْبَهُ بِظِلِّ عابِرٍ، وَبِلا رَجاءٍ.

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

16 ي ا إلَهَنا ، هَذِهِ الثَّرْوَةُ الَّتِي جَمَعْناها لِنَبْنِيَ بَيتاً لاسْمِكَ القُدُّوسِ هِيَ مِنْ يَدِكَ، وَهِيَ كُلُّها لَكَ.

O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

17 و َأنا أعرِفُ يا إلَهِي، أنَّكَ تَفحَصُ القَلْبَ وَتُسَرُّ بِالدَّوافِعِ المُستَقِيمَةِ. وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأشْياءِ بِدافِعٍ سَلِيمٍ. وَقَدْ رَأيتُ الآنَ شَعبَكَ الحاضِرَ هُنا وَهُوَ يُعطِي بِفَرَحٍ لَكَ.

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

18 ي ا اللهُ ، أنْتَ إلَهُ آبائِنا إبْراهِيمَ وَإسْحَاقَ وَيَعقُوبَ. فاحفَظْ إلَى الأبَدِ هَذِهِ النَّوايا السَّلِيمَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ شَعبِكَ. وَوَجِّهْ قُلُوبَهُمْ نَحوَكَ.

O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

19 و َأعطِ سُلَيْمانَ ابْنِي قَلْباً سَلِيماً لِكَي يُراعِي وَصاياكَ وَأحْكامَكَ وَفَرائِضَكَ، وَلِكَي يَعمَلَ بِها كُلِّها وَيَبنِي الهَيكَلَ الَّذِي أعدَدْتُ لَهُ.»

And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.

20 ث ُمَّ قالَ داوُدُ لِلجَماعَةِ كُلِّها: «احْمَدُوا إلَهَكَمْ.» فَحَمَدَتِ الجَماعَةُ كُلُّها اللهَ ، إلَهَ آبائِهِمْ. وَخَرُّوا وَسَجَدُوا فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ وَالمَلِكِ. مَسْحُ سُلَيْمانَ مَلِكاً

And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.

21 و َفِي اليَومِ التّالِي ذَبَحُوا ذَبائِحَ للهِ ، وَقَدَّمُوا ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً للهِ ، ألفَ ثَوْرٍ، وَألفَ كَبْشٍ، وَألفَ حَمَلٍ، مَعَ تَقدِماتِ الشَّرابِ، وَذَبائِحَ بِكَثْرَةٍ عَنْ كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ.

And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

22 و َأكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ. وَنَصَّبُوا سُلَيْمانَ بْنَ داوُدَ مَلِكاً ثانِيَةً، وَمَسَحُوهُ رَئِيساً، وَمَسَحُوا صادُوقَ كاهِناً.

And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

23 ف َجَلَسَ سُلَيْمانُ عَلَى عَرشِ شَعبِ اللهِ مَلِكاً خَلَفاً لِأبِيهِ داوُدَ، فَنَجَحَ وَأطاعَتْهُ كُلُّ إسْرائِيلَ.

Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

24 و َقَدْ وَعَدَ القادَةُ، وَالمُحارِبُونَ، وَكُلُّ أنبِياءِ المَلِكِ داوُدَ بِأنْ يَكُونُوا مُخلِصِينَ لِلمَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ.

And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

25 و َرَفَعَ اللهُ سُلَيْمانَ كَثِيراً أمامَ كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ. وَمَنَحَهُ جَلالاً مَلَكِيّاً لَمْ يُتَحْ قَطُّ مِثلُهُ لِمَلِكٍ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. وَفاةُ داوُد

And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 ك انَ داوُدُ بْنُ يَسَّى مَلِكاً عَلَى كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ.

Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

27 و َبَلَغَتْ مُدَّةُ حُكمِهِ أربَعِينَ سَنَةً. حَكَمَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَثَلاثاً وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدسِ.

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

28 و َماتَ وَهُوَ طاعِنٌ فِي السِّنِّ، وَقَدْ شَبِعَ مِنَ العُمْرِ وَالثَّرَواتِ وَالكَرامَةِ. ثُمَّ خَلَفَهُ ابنُهُ سُلَيْمانُ.

And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

29 و َتارِيخُ المَلِكِ داوُدُ، مِنْ أوَّلِهِ إلَى آخِرِهِ، مُدَوَّنٌ فِي سِجِلّاتِ صَمُوئِيلَ الرّائِي، وَفِي سِجِلّاتِ النَّبِيِّ ناثانَ، وَفِي سِجِلّاتِ جادَ الرّائِي.

Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

30 و َهُوَ مُسَجَّلٌ مَعَ سَرْدٍ وافٍ لأحداثِ حُكمِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ، وَالأحداثِ الَّتِي أثَّرَتْ فِيهِ، وَفِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَفِي مَمالِكِ جَميعِ البِلادِ الأُخرَى.

With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.