1 و َصارَ سُلَيْمانُ بْنُ داوُدَ مَلِكاً قَوِيّاً جِدّاً لِأنَّ إلَهَهُ كانَ مَعَهُ، وَجَعَلَهُ عَظِيماً جِدّاً.

Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly.

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

And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ houses.

3 و َاجتَمَعَ 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.

Then Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for the tabernacle of meeting with God was there, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.

4 و َكانَ داوُدُ قَدْ نَقَلَ صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ مِنْ قَرياتِ يَعارِيمَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، حَيثُ هَيَّأ لَهُ مَكاناً، وَنَصَبَ خَيمَةً لِصُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ فِي القُدسِ.

But David had brought up the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

5 و َكانَ بَصَلْئِيلُ بْنُ أُورِي بنِ حُورَ قَدْ صَنَعَ مَذبَحاً نُحاسِيّاً وَضَعَهُ فِي جِبعُونَ أمامَ الخَيمَةِ المُقَدَّسَةِ. فَذَهَبَ سُلَيْمانُ وَالشَّعْبُ إلَى جِبْعُونَ لِيَستَشِيرُوا اللهَ.

Now the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord; Solomon and the assembly sought Him there.

6 ف َصَعِدَ سُلَيْمانُ إلَى المَذبَحِ البُرونْزِيِّ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ فِي خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، وَقَدَّمَ ألفَ ذَبِيحَةٍ عَلَى المَذبَحِ.

And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.

7 و َفِي تلكَ اللَّيلَة، جاءَ اللهُ إلَى سُلَيْمانَ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ لَهُ: «اطلُبْ مِنِّي ما شِئْتَ، وَسَأُعْطِيهِ لَكَ.»

On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

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

And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

9 و َالآنَ يا اللهُ ، احفَظْ وَعدَكَ الَّذِي قَطَعتَهُ لِأبِي داوُدَ. فَقَدْ أقَمتَنِي مَلكاً عَلَى أُمَّةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ جِدّاً، وَشَعبٍ كَثيرٍ كَتُرابِ الأرْضِ!

Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

10 ف َأعطنِي حِكمَةً وَمَعرِفَةً فَأقُودَ هَؤُلاء النّاسَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الصَّحِيحِ. فَمَنْ يَقدِرُ أنْ يَحكُمَ كُلَّ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ دُونَ مَعُونَتِكَ؟»

Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?”

11 ف َقالَ 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.

Then God said to Solomon: “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king—

12 ل ِذَلِكَ سَأُعطِيكَ حِكمَةً وَمَعرِفَةً، وَسَأزِيدُ عَلَيها ثَرْوَةً وَأملاكاً وَمَجداً لَمْ تَكُنْ لمَلِكٍ قَبلَكَ، وَلَنْ تَكُونَ لِمَلِكٍ بَعدَكَ.»

wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.” Solomon’s Military and Economic Power

13 ف َذَهَبَ سُلَيْمانُ إلَى مَكانِ العِبادَةِ فِي جِبعُونَ. ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِيُمارِسَ حُكمَهُ كَمَلكٍ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. سُلَيْمانُ يَبنِي جَيشَهُ وَثَروَتَه

So Solomon came to Jerusalem from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tabernacle of meeting, and reigned over Israel.

14 و َبَدَأ 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.

And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

15 و َفي 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.

Also the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

16 و َجَلَبَ سُلَيْمانُ جياداً منْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ مَدينَةِ كُوِي. فَقَدِ جَلَبَ تُجّارُ المَلِكِ الجِيادَ مِنْ مَدينَةِ كُوِي.

And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.

17 ف َقَدِ 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.

They also acquired and imported from Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty; thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.