1 و َاسْتَغرَقَ بِناءُ سُلَيْمانَ لِبَيتِ اللهِ وَبَيتِهِ الخاصِّ عشرِينَ سَنَةً.

It took Solomon twenty years to build the house of the Lord and his own house. At the end of that time,

2 و َبَعدَ ذَلِكَ بَنَى سُلَيْمانُ المُدُنَ الَّتِي أعطاها لَهُ حُورامُ. وَجَعَلَ سُلَيْمانُ بَعضاً مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يَسكُنُونَها.

he built again the cities which Huram had given to him. And he had the people of Israel live in them.

3 و َبَعدَ ذَلِكَ هاجَمَ سُلَيْمانُ حَماةَ صُوبَةَ وَاسْتَولَى عَلَيها.

Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and took it.

4 و َبَنَى سُلَيْمانُ مَدِينَةَ تَدْمُرَ في البَرّيَّةِ. وَبَنَى أيضاً كُلَّ المُدُنِ فِي حَماةَ مَخازنَ.

He built Tadmor in the desert and all his store-cities in Hamath.

5 و َبَنَى مَدِينَتَي بَيْتَ حُورُونَ العُليا وَبَيْتَ حُورُونَ السُّفلَى، لِتَكُونا حِصْنَينِ مَنِيعَينِ. فَكانَتْ لَهما أسوارٌ وَبَوّاباتٌ وَعَوارِضُ مَنِيعَةٌ.

He built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon. He made the city strong with walls, gates, and long pieces of iron.

6 و َأعادَ سُلَيْمانُ بِناءَ مَدينَة بَعلَةَ وَكُلّ المُدُن الأُخرَى وَجَعَلَها مَخازنَ. وَبَنَى المُدُنَ الَّتي تُحفَظُ فِيها المَركِباتُ وَالمُدُن الَّتِي يَسكُنُ فيها الفُرسانُ. وَبَنَى سُلَيْمانُ كُلَّ ما أرادَ في القُدس وَلُبنانَ وَفي كُلّ الأرْضِ الواقِعَةِ تَحْتَ سُلطَتِهِ.

Solomon built Baalath and all the store-cities he had. He built all the cities for his war-wagons, and the cities for his horsemen. He built whatever he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.

7 و َكانَ فِي الأرْضِ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْ غَيرِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: حِثِّيُّونَ وَأمُّورِيُّونَ وَفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَحَوِيُّونَ وَيَبُوسِيُّونَ.

There were people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel.

8 ف َلَمْ يَتَخَلَّصْ بَنُو إسْرائيلَ مِنْ نَسلَ هَؤلاءِ، بَلْ جَنَّدَهُمْ سُلَيْمانُ لِلعَمَلِ الإجباريِّ. وَما زالُوا كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَومِنا هَذا.

They were the children of those who were left in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. Solomon made all of these people do hard work, as they do to this day.

9 و َلَمْ يُجْبِرْ سُلَيْمانُ أيّاً مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى أنْ يَكُونوا عَبِيداً لَدَيهِ، بَلْ كانُوا جُنُوداً، وَمَسْؤُولِينَ إدارِيِّينَ، وَضُبّاطاً، وَمَسْؤُولِينَ كِباراً، وَقادَةَ مَركَباتٍ، وفرساناً.

But he did not make the people of Israel do hard work. They were soldiers, leaders, captains of war-wagons, and his horsemen.

10 و َكانَ بَعضُ رِجالِ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ كِبارِ المَسؤُولينَ لَدَى سُلَيْمانَ. فَكانَ هُناكَ مِئَتان وَخَمْسُونَ مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ القادَةِ يُشرِفُونَ عَلَى الشَّعبِ وَأعْمالِهِمْ.

These were the head leaders of King Solomon. There were 250 who ruled over the people.

11 و َأتَى سُلَيْمانُ بابْنَةِ فِرعَوْنَ منْ مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ إلَى البَيْتِ الَّذِي بَناهُ لَها. إذْ قالَ سُلَيْمانُ: «لا يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَسْكُنَ زَوجَتِي فِي بَيْتِ المَلِكِ داوُدَ، لِأنَّ كُلَّ مَكانٍ كانَ فِيهِ صُنْدُوقُ اللهِ المُقَدَّسُ، هُوَ مَكَانٌ مُقَدَّسٌ.»

Then Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house he had built for her. For he said, “My wife should not live in the house of David king of Israel. Because the places are holy where the special box of the Lord has come.”

12 ث ُمَّ قَدَّمَ سُلَيْمانُ ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً للهِ عَلَى مَذبَحِ اللهِ الَّذي بَناهُ أمامَ دِهلِيزِ الهَيكَلِ.

Then Solomon gave burnt gifts to the Lord on the Lord’s altar which he had built in front of the porch.

13 ق َدَّمَ سُلَيْمانُ ذَبائِحَ يَوميَّةً كَما أوصَى مُوسَى. فَقَدْ أوصَى بِأنْ تُقَدَّمَ الذَّبائِحُ أيّامَ السَّبتِ، وَفِي أعيادِ اوائِلِ الشُّهُورِ، وَفي الأعيادِ السَّنَوِيَّة الثَّلاثَةِ: عِيدِ الخُبزِ غَيرِ المُختَمرِ، وَعِيدِ الأسابِيعِ وَعِيدِ السَّقائِفِ.

He gave a certain number of gifts every day, as Moses had said should be given. Gifts were given for the Days of Rest, the new moons, and the three special suppers each year. These special suppers were the Special Supper of Bread Without Yeast, the Special Supper of Weeks, and the Special Supper of Tents.

14 و َتَبِعَ سُلَيْمانُ تَوجِيهاتِ أبِيهِ داوُدَ. فَاختارَ فِرَقَ الكَهَنَة وَوَزَّعَ عَلَى كُلِّ فَرِيقٍ مَهَمّاتٍ خاصَّةً. وَاختارَ أيضاً فرَقَ الَّلاويِّينَ وَوَزَّعَ عَلَى كُلِّ فَرِيقٍ واجباتٍ خاصَّةً. فَكانَتْ مَهَمَّةُ اللّاويِّينَ هِيَ أنْ يَقُودُوا التَّسبِيحَ وَيُساعدُوا الكَهَنَةَ منْ يَومٍ إلَى آخَرَ فِي عَمَلِ كُلِّ ما يَلزَمُ عَمَلُهُ فِي خدمَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَاختارَ سُلَيْمانُ البَوّابينَ حَسَبَ فرَقهِمْ ليَخدِمُوا عِندَ كُلِّ بَوّابَةٍ. فَهَذِهِ هِيَ التَّعلِيماتُ الَّتِي أوعَزَ بِها داوُدُ رَجُلُ اللهِ.

By the law of David his father, Solomon chose the religious leaders for their different duties. He chose the Levites for their duties of praise and helping the religious leaders for each day’s needs. And he chose who should be the gate-keepers at each gate. For David the man of God had said that this must be done.

15 و َالتَزَمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بِكُلِّ تَعليماتِ سُلَيْمانَ إلَى الكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاويِّينَ. تَمَسَّكُوا بِكُلِّ تَفصِيلٍ فِي تَعلِيماتِهِ، حَتَّى فِي طَرِيقَةِ تَخْزِينِ الأشياءِ الثَّمِينَةِ.

They did all that the king had said the religious leaders and Levites must do in every duty and with the store-houses.

16 و َفَرَغَ سُلَيْمانُ مِنْ كُلِّ عَمَلِهِ. وَقَدْ خَطَّطَ لَهُ بِشَكلٍ حَسَنٍ مُنذُ بَدْءِ العَمَلِ بِبناءِ بَيتِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَومِ اكْتِمالِهِ. فَاكتَمَلَ بَيتُ اللهِ.

So all the work of Solomon was done, from the day the house of the Lord was begun until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was built.

17 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ سُلَيْمانُ إلَى مَدِينَتَي عِصْيُونِ جابِرَ وَأيلَةَ عِندَ البَحرِ الأحمَرِ في بِلادِ أدُومَ.

Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.

18 ف َأرسَلَ حُورامُ سُفُناً لِسُلَيْمانَ يَقُودُها رِجالُ حُورامَ، إذْ كانُوا بَحّارَةً ماهِرِينَ. وَأبحَرَ رِجالُ حُورامَ مَعَ خُدّامِ سُلَيْمانَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أُوفيرَ، وَأحضَرُوا أرْبَعَ مِئَةِ وَخَمْسِينَ قِنْطاراً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ لِلمَلكِ سُلَيْمانَ.

Huram sent his servants to him with ships and servants who knew the sea. They went to Ophir together with Solomon’s servants to get gold. And they brought gold weighing as much as 450 men from there to King Solomon.