1 N ow Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion.

ثُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ كُلَّ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ وَرُؤَساءِ العَشائِرِ، وَقادَةِ عائِلاتِ إسْرائِيلَ فِي مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ. أرادَهُمْ سُلَيْمانُ أنْ يَنضَمُّوا إلَيهِ فِي إحضارِ صُنْدُوقِ عَهْدِ اللهِ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ إلَى الهَيكَلِ.

2 T herefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

فَجاءَ جَمِيعُ رِجالِ إسْرائِيلَ مَعاً إلَى المَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ. كانَ هَذا أثناءَ عِيدُ السَّقائِفِ فِي شَهْرِ إيثانِيمَ: الشَّهْرِ السّابِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ.

3 S o all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

وَلَمّا وَصَلَ كُلُّ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ إلَى ذَلِكَ المَكانِ. وَأخَذَ الكَهَنَةُ صُنْدُوقَ العَهْدِ.

4 T hen they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up.

وَحَمَلُوا صُنْدُوقَ عَهْدِ اللهِ مَعَ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ وَالأشياءِ المُقَدَّسَةِ الَّتِي فِيها. حَمَلَها الكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاوِيُّونَ.

5 A lso King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.

وَاجتَمَعَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ وَكُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مَعاً أمامَ صُنْدُوقِ العَهْدِ. وَذَبَحُوا خِرافاً وَبَقَراً بِأعدادٍ لا تُحصَى مِنْ كَثْرَتِها.

6 T hen the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.

ثُمَّ وَضَعَ الكَهَنَةُ صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ فِي مَكانِهِ الصَّحِيحِ داخِلَ قُدْسِ الأقداسِ فِي الهَيكَلِ تَحتَ أجنِحَةِ المَلاكَينِ الكَرُوبَينِ.

7 F or the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

فَظَلَّلَتْ أجْنِحَةُ المَلاكَينِ الكَرُوبَينِ الصُّنْدُوقَ، فَصارَ الكَروبانِ كَغِطاءٍ للصُّندُوقِ وَللقَضِيبَينِ اللَّذَينِ يُحمَلُ بِهِما.

8 T he poles extended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.

وَكانَ القُضيبانِ طَوِيلانِ حَتَّى كانَ بِمَقدُورِ الواقِفِ فِي القُدْسِ أمامَ قُدْسِ الأقداسِ أنْ يَرَى طَرَفَيهِما. لَكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي مَقدُورِ مَنْ يَقِفُ خارِجاً أنْ يَراهُما. وَمازالَ القضِيبانَ هُناكَ حَتَّى هَذا اليَومِ.

9 N othing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي صُنْدُوقِ العَهْدِ إلّا اللَّوْحانِ الحَجَرِيّانِ اللَّذانِ وَضَعَهُما مُوسَى فِيهِ فِي حُورِيبَ. فَفِي ذَلِكَ المَكانِ قَطَعَ اللهُ عَهْداً مَعَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بَعْدَ خُرُوجِهِمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ.

10 A nd it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,

وَلَمّا خَرَجَ الكَهَنَةُ مِنَ المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ، مَلأتْ سَحابَةٌ بَيتَ اللهِ.

11 s o that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ الكَهَنَةُ مُواصَلَةَ خِدمَتِهِمْ بِسَبِبِ السَّحابَةِ، لِأنَّ بَيْتَ اللهِ امتَلأ مِنْ مَجْدِ اللهِ.

12 T hen Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud.

حِينَئِذٍ، قالَ سُلَيْمانُ: «اخْتارَ اللهُ أنْ يَسْكُنَ فِي السَّحابَةِ الكَثِيفَةِ.

13 I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.” Solomon’s Speech at Completion of the Work

ها قَدْ بَنَيتُ هَيكَلاً بَدِيعاً لَكَ يا اللهُ، مَكاناً لِتَسكُنَ إلَى الأبَدِ فِيهِ.»

14 T hen the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

وَكانَ كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ واقِفِينَ هُناكَ. فَالتَفَتَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ وَطَلَبَ لَهُمُ البَرَكَةَ.

15 A nd he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying,

ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَقالَ: « اللهُ إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ عَظِيمٌ. فَقَدْ صَنَعَ بِيَدِهِ ما قالَهُ لِداوُدَ أبِي. إذْ قالَ لِأبِي:

16 ‘ Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’

‹أخرَجْتُ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. لَكِنِّي لَمْ أكُنْ قَدِ اختَرْتُ مَدِينَةً مِنْ بَينِ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ لِبِناءِ بَيْتٍ إكْراماً لاسْمِي. وَلَمْ أكُنْ قَدِ اختَرْتُ رَجُلاً لِيَرأسَ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ. أمّا الآنَ فَقَدِ اختَرْتُ داوُدَ لِيَرأسَ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ.›

17 N ow it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

«أرادَ داوُدُ أبِي أنْ يَبنِيَ بَيْتاً مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ.

18 B ut the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ قالَ لَهُ: ‹أنْتَ تَرغَبُ حَقّاً فِي أنْ تَبنِيَ بَيتاً مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِي. وَهَذِا حَسَنٌ.

19 N evertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

لَكِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مَنْ سَيَبْنِي البَيْتَ، بَلِ ابنُكَ الَّذِي سَيُولَدُ لَكَ هُوَ مَنْ سَيَبْنِي البَيْتَ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِي.›

20 S o the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

«وَهَكَذا حَقَّقَ اللهُ الوَعدَ الَّذِي قَطَعَهُ. فَها أنا خَلَفْتُ أبِي عَلَى العَرْشِ، وَأحكُمُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ حَسَبَ وَعْدِ اللهِ. وَها قَدْ بَنَيْتُ البَيْتَ إكْراماً لاسْمِ اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ.

21 A nd there I have made a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.” Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

وَقَدْ هَيَّأْتُ مَكاناً فِي الهَيكَلِ لِصُنْدُوقِ عَهْدِ اللهِ، ذَلِكَ العَهْدِ الَّذِي قَطَعَهُ اللهُ مَعَ آبائِنا عِندَما أخرَجَهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ.»

22 T hen Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven;

ثُمَّ وَقَفَ سُلَيْمانُ أمامَ مَذبَحِ اللهِ مُقابِلَ كُلِّ الشَّعبِ. وَبَسَطَ يَدَيهِ ناظِراً نَحْوَ السَّماءِ.

23 a nd he said: “ Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

وَقالَ: «يا اللهُ ، يا إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، لَيْسَ إلَهٌ مِثلَكَ فِي السَّماءِ أوْ عَلَى الأرْضِ، يُحِبُّ شَعبَهُ الأوفِياءَ وَيَحفَظُ عَهْدَهُ مَعَهُمْ.

24 Y ou have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day.

فَقَدْ قَطَعْتَ عَهْداً لِعَبْدِكَ داوُدَ، أبِي، وَوَفَيتَ بِهِ. بِفَمِكَ أنتَ قَطَعْتَ ذَلِكَ العَهْدَ. وَبِقُوَّتِكَ العَظِيمَةِ حَقَّقْتَهُ اليَوْمَ.

25 T herefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me.’

وَالآنَ يا اللهُ ، يا إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، احفَظْ وُعُودَكَ الأُخرَى الَّتِي قَطَعْتَها لِعَبدِكَ داوُدَ، أبِي. فَقَدْ قُلْتَ لَهُ: ‹يَنْبَغِي أنْ يَحرِصَ أبناؤُكَ دائِماً عَلَى طاعَتِي، كَما فَعَلْتَ أنْتَ. فَإنْ فَعَلُوا، سَأضمَنُ أنْ يَكُونَ واحِدٌ مِنْ نَسلِكَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ دائِماً.›

26 A nd now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father.

وَها أنا أطلُبُ إلَيكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، يا إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، أنْ تَحْفَظَ وَعدِكَ هَذا دائِماً لِأبِي، خادِمِكَ.

27 “ But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!

«لَكِنْ، أحَقّاً سَتَسْكُنُ مَعَنا عَلَى الأرْضِ، بَينَما الكَوْنُ كُلُّهُ وَالسَّماواتُ لا تَتَّسِعُ لَكَ؟ فَكَيفَ يَتَّسِعُ لَكَ هَذا البَيتُ الَّذِي بَنَيتُهُ؟

28 Y et regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today:

فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى صَلاتِي، أنا عَبْدَكَ، يا إلَهِي ، وَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى طِلْبَتِي الَّتِي أرفَعُها اليَوْمَ إلَيكَ.

29 t hat Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place.

أُصَلِّي أنْ تَبقَى عَيناكَ عَلَى هَذا الهَيكَلِ نَهاراً وَلَيلاً. فَأنتَ قُلْتَ إنَّكَ سَتَضَعُ اسْمَكَ فِيهِ. لَيتَكَ تَسمَعُ صَلَواتِيَ الآنَ بَينَما أنظُرُ إلَى هَيكَلِكَ.

30 A nd may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.

سَنَأْتِي أنا وَشَعبُكَ إسْرائِيلَ إلَى هَذا المَكانِ لِكَي نُصَلِّي لَكَ. فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى صَلَواتِنا مِنْ مَكانِ سُكْناكَ فِي السَّماءِ. وَحِينَ تَسْمَعُ صَلَواتِنا، فَإنَّنا نَسألُكَ أنْ تَغفِرَ لَنا.

31 “ When anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple,

«إذا اتُّهِمَ شَخصٌ بِالإساءَةِ إلَى آخَرَ، سَيُؤْتَى بِالطَّرَفَينِ هُنا إلَى المَذبَحِ. فَإذا أنكَرَ المُتَّهَمُ أنَّهُ أساءَ، سَيُحَلَّفُ أنَّهُ بَرِيءٌ،

32 t hen hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.

فَاسْمَعْ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَاستَجِبْ، وَاقضِ بَينَ خَادِمَيكَ. احكُمْ عَلَى المُذنِبِ وَعاقِبْهُ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ، وَأنصِفِ البَرِيءَ وَكافِئْهُ بِحَسَبِ صَلاحِهِ.

33 “ When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this temple,

«رُبَّما يُخطِئُ شَعبُكَ إسْرائِيلُ أحياناً، فَتَسمَحُ لِأعدائِهِمْ بِأنْ يَنتَصِرُوا عَلَيهِمْ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَرجِعُونَ إلَيكَ وَيَعتَرِفُونَ بِخَطِيَّتِهِمْ، وَيَعُودُونَ إلَيكَ، وَيَتَضَرَّعُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ إلَيكَ فِي هَذا الهَيكَلِ.

34 t hen hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.

فاسْمَعْهُمْ مِنْ سَمائِكَ. وَاغفِرْ لِشَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ، وَأعِدْ لَهُمْ أرْضَهُمُ الَّتِي أعْطَيتَها لآبائِهِمْ.

35 “ When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them,

«رُبَّما يُخطِئُونَ إلَيكَ، فَتُعاقِبُهُمْ بِحَبْسِ المَطَرِ عَنْ أرْضِهِمْ، فَيُصَلُّونَ مُوَجِّهِينَ أنظارَهُمْ إلَى هَذا المَكانِ، وَيَعتَرِفُونَ بِخَطِيَّتِهِمْ. وَيَعُودُونَ إلَيكَ أنْتَ إلَهَهُمْ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ بَعْدَ أنْ ضايَقْتَهُمْ.

36 t hen hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.

فاسمَعْهُمْ مِنْ سَمائِكَ، وَاغفِرْ لَهُمْ خَطاياهُمْ، وَعَلِّمْ شَعبَكَ أنْ يَسِيرُوا فِي مَرْضاتِكَ، وَأرسِلْ مَطَراً لِلأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطَيتَها لَهُمْ.

37 “ When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is;

«رُبَّما تَحدُثُ مَجاعَةٌ، أوْ رُبَّما يَنتَشِرُ وَباءٌ، أوْ رُبَّما تَقْضِي حَشَراتٌ عَلَى المَحاصِيلِ، وَرُبَّما يُحاصَرُ شَعبُكَ مِنْ أعدائِهِمْ فِي بَعضِ مُدُنِهِمْ، فَتَتَفَشَّى الأمراضُ بَينَهُمْ.

38 w hatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows the plague of his own heart, and spreads out his hands toward this temple:

فِإنْ لَجَأَ إلَيكَ شَعبُكَ إسرائِيلُ أوْ أحَدُ أفرادِهِ بِالصَّلاةِ وَالتَّضّرُّعِ، مُعتَرِفِينَ بِمَعاصِيَ قُلُوبِهِمْ، باسِطِينَ أيدِيَهُمْ نَحوَ هَذا البَيتِ،

39 t hen hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men),

فاسْمَعْ صَلاتَهُمْ مِنْ مَسْكِنِكَ فِي سَمائِكَ، وَاغفِرْ لَهُمْ وَأعِنْهُمْ. وَاحكُمْ عَلَى كُلِّ شَخصٍ حَسَبَ أعمالِهِ وَنَواياهُ، فَأنتَ وَحدَكَ تَعرِفُ خَفايا قُلُوبِ البَشَرِ.

40 t hat they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.

حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَهابُونَكَ طَوالَ فَتْرَةِ بَقائِهِمْ فِي الأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطَيتَها لآبائِنا.

41 “ Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name’s sake

«قَدْ يَأْتِي أجنَبِيٌّ لَيسَ مِنْ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ، بَلْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِكَ.

42 ( for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple,

فَالنَّاسُ يَسْمَعُونَ بِاسْمِكَ العَظيمِ وَقُوَّتِكَ الجَبّارَةِ وَمَقدِرَتِكَ عَلَى عَمَلِ أُمُورٍ عَظِيمَةٍ. عِندَما يَأْتِي مِثلُ هَذا الشَّخصِ وَيُصَلِّي ناظِراً إلَى هَذا الهَيكَلِ،

43 h ear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.

فاسمَعْ صَلَواتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسكِنِكَ فِي سَمائِكَ. وَاستَجِبْ لِكُلَّ ما يَطلُبُهُ مِنْكَ هَؤُلاءِ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَهابُونَكَ مَهابَةَ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ لَكَ، وَثُمَّ سَيَعرِفُ كُلُّ البَشَرِ أنِّي بَنَيتُ هَذا الهَيكَلَ لاسْمِكَ وَإكْراماً لَكَ.

44 “ When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name,

«وَإذا أمرْتَ شَعبَكَ بِالخُرُوجِ لِمُحارَبَةِ أعدائِهِمْ فِي مَكانٍ ما، وَصَلُّوا إلَى اللهِ ناظِرِينَ نَحوَ المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي اختَرْتَها، وَالهَيكَلِ الَّذِي بَنَيتُهُ إكراماً لاسْمِكَ،

45 t hen hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

فاسْمَعْ صَلَواتِهِمْ وَتَضَرُّعاتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسْكَنِكَ فِي السَّماءِ وَأعِنْهُمْ.

46 “ When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to the land of the enemy, far or near;

«سَيُخطِئُ شَعبُكَ إلَيكَ أحياناً، لِأنَّهُ ما مِنْ إنسانٍ مَعصُومٍ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَتَغْضَبُ عَلَيهِمْ وَتَسْمَحُ لِأعدائِهِمْ بِأنْ يَهزِمُوهُمْ وَيَأْخُذُوهُمْ أسْرَى إلَى أرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ،

47 y et when they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness’;

فَيَعُودُونَ إلَى رُشْدِهِمْ فِي تِلْكَ الأرْضِ البَعِيدَةِ، وَيُصَلُّونَ إلَيكَ نادِمِينَ عَلَى خَطاياهُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ: ‹قَدْ أخطَأْنا وَأسَأْنا،›

48 a nd when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name:

فَيَرجِعُونَ إلَيكَ فِي أرْضِ أعدائِهِمْ بِكُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَأنفُسِهِمْ، نادِمِينَ عَلَى خَطاياهُمْ. وَيُصَلُّونَ ناظِرِينَ إلَى المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي اختَرْتَها أنتَ وَالهَيْكَلِ الَّذِي بَنَيتُهُ أنا لاسمِكَ،

49 t hen hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause,

فاسْمَعْ صَلاتَهُمْ وَتَضَرُّعاتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسْكَنِكَ فِي سَمائِكَ، وَأنصفِهِم.

50 a nd forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them

وَاغْفِرْ لِشَعبِكَ خَطاياهُمْ ضِدَّكَ وَتَمَرُّدَهُمْ عَلَيكَ، وَارأفْ بِهِمْ أمامَ أعدائِهِمُ الَّذِينَ أسَرُوهُمْ، لَعَلَّهُمْ هُمْ أيضاً يَرْأفُونَ بِهِمْ.

51 ( for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace),

اذكُرْ أنَّهُمْ شَعبُكَ الَّذِينَ أخرَجْتَهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ كَما مِنْ فُرْنٍ مُشتَعِلٍ!

52 t hat Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You.

«انْظُرْ إلَى صَلاتِي وَإلَى صَلَواتِ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ، وَأصغِ إلَيهِمْ كُلَّما اسْتَنجَدُوا بِكَ.

53 F or You separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke by Your servant Moses, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.” Solomon Blesses the Assembly

فَأنْتَ اختَرْتَهُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمِيعِ شُعُوبِ الأرْضِ لِيَكُونُوا مُلْكاً لَكَ. فَهَذا هُوَ ما وَعَدْتَهُمْ بِهِ يا اللهُ عَلَى لِسانِ عَبْدِكَ مُوسَى عِنْدَما أخرَجْتَهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ.»

54 A nd so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

رَفَعَ سُلَيْمانُ هَذِهِ الصَّلاةَ إلَى اللهِ راكِعاً أمامَ مَذبَحِ اللهِ ، باسِطاً ذِراعَيهِ نَحوَ السَّماءِ. وَلَمّا أنهَى صَلاتَهُ وَقَفَ.

55 T hen he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

وَقَفَ وَطَلَبَ البَرَكَةَ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فَقالَ:

56 “ Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses.

«تَبارَكَ اللهُ الَّذِي وَعَدَ شَعبَهُ إسْرائِيلَ بِراحَةٍ فَأعطاها! قَطَعَ لَهُمْ وُعُوداً كَثِيرَةً عَلَى فَمِ عَبْدِهِ مُوسَى. فَتَحَقَّقَتْ كُلُّها!

57 M ay the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us,

فَلَيتَ إلَهَنا يَكُونُ مَعَنا كَما كانَ مَعَ آبائِنا، فَلا يَترُكَنا أبَداً.

58 t hat He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers.

لَيتَهُ يَجذِبُ قُلُوبَنا إلَيهِ. فَحِينَئِذٍ، سَنُطِيعُ شَرائِعَهُ وَأحكامَهُ وَوَصاياهُ الَّتِي أعطاها لِآبائِنا.

59 A nd may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require,

لَيتَ كَلِماتِ صَلاتِي هَذِهِ إلَى اللهِ ، تَكُونُ أمامَ إلَهَنا لَيلَ نَهارٍ. لَيتَهُ يَسُدُّ حاجَةَ عَبْدِهِ المَلِكِ، وَشَعبِهِ إسْرائِيلَ يَوماً بِيَومٍ.

60 t hat all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other.

إذْ حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَعرِفُ الشُّعُوبُ أنَّ يهوه هُوَ اللهُ الحَقِيقِيُّ.

61 L et your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.” Solomon Dedicates the Temple

فَكَرِّسُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ تَماماً لإلَهِنا ، وَاتبَعُوا كُلَّ شَرائِعِهِ وَوَصاياهُ دائِماً، كَما تَفعَلُونَ حَتَّى هَذا اليَومِ.»

62 T hen the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the Lord.

بَعدَ ذَلِكَ، قَدَّمَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ وَكُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ ذَبائِحَ للهِ.

63 A nd Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.

فَقَدَّمَ سُلَيْمانُ اثْنَينِ وَعِشْرِينَ ألفاً مِنَ البَقَرِ وَمِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ ألفاً مِنَ الغَنَمِ كَذَبائِحِ شَرِكَةٍ. وَهَكَذا كَرَّسَ المَلِكُ وَكُلُّ الشَّعبِ بَيتَ اللهِ.

64 O n the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

وَكَرَّسَ سُلَيْمانُ أيضاً السّاحَةَ الَّتِي أمامَ بَيتَ اللهِ. وَقَدَّمَ ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً، وَتَقدِماتِ دَقِيقٍ، وَشُحُوماً مِنْ ذَبائِحِ الشَّرِكَةِ. قَدَّمَ سُلَيْمانُ هَذِهِ الذَّبائِحَ هُناكَ فِي السّاحَةِ لِأنَّ مَذبَحَ البُرونْزِ القائِمَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ كانَ صَغيراً لا يَتَّسِعُ لِهَذِهِ التَّقدِماتِ جَميعِها.

65 A t that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven more days—fourteen days.

وَاحتَفَلَ سُلَيْمانُ وَكُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الهَيْكَلِ بِالعِيدِ. كانَ كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ هُناكَ، مِنْ مَعْبَرِ حَماةَ شِمالاً إلَى حُدُودِ مِصْرَ جَنُوباً. فَكانُوا جُمْهُوراً كَبِيراً، عَيَّدُوا فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ سَبْعَةَ أيّامٍ.

66 O n the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people.

وَفِي اليَوْمِ التّالِي صَرَفَ المَلِكُ النّاسَ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ. فَبارَكُوا المَلِكَ وَعادُوا إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ فَرِحِينَ جِدّاً، بِسَبَبِ كُلِّ إحساناتِ اللهِ لِداوُدَ عَبْدِهِ وَلِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.