1 T hen King Solomon gathered together the leaders of Israel in front of him in Jerusalem. He gathered together all the heads of the families and the leaders of the fathers’ houses of the sons of Israel. They gathered to bring up the Lord’s special box of the agreement from Zion the city of David.

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 A ll the men of Israel gathered to King Solomon at the special supper in the seventh month, Ethanim.

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

3 A ll the leaders of Israel came, and the religious leaders took up the Lord’s special box of the agreement.

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

4 T hey brought up the Lord’s special box of the agreement, the meeting tent, and all the holy objects which were in the tent. The religious leaders and the Levites brought them up.

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

5 K ing Solomon and all the people of Israel, who were gathered to him, were with him in front of the special box. They killed so many sheep and cattle on the altar that their number could not be known.

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

6 T hen the religious leaders brought the Lord’s special box of the agreement to its place. They brought it into the most holy place of the house, 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 T he cherubim spread their wings over the place of the special box. The cherubim made a covering above the special box and its special pieces of wood used for carrying.

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

8 T he carrying pieces were so long that the ends of them could be seen from the holy place in front of the most holy place. But they could not be seen from outside. 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 T here was nothing in the special box except the two stone writings which Moses put there at Horeb. There the Lord had made an agreement with the people 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 W hen the religious leaders came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord.

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

11 S o the religious leaders were not able to stand there to do their work because of the cloud. For the shining-greatness of the Lord filled the Lord’s house.

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

12 T hen Solomon said, “The Lord has said that He would live in the thick cloud.

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

13 I have built You an honored house, a place for You to live forever.” Solomon’s Words to the People

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

14 T hen the king turned around and prayed that good would come to all the people of Israel, while all the people of Israel stood.

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

15 H e said, “Thanks be to the Lord, the God of Israel. He spoke with His mouth to my father David. And He has kept His promise with His hand, saying,

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

16 ’ Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I did not choose a city of all the families of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there. But I chose David to be king 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 house for the name of the Lord, the 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, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house 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 B ut you will not build the house. Your son who will be born to you will build the house for My name.’

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

20 N ow the Lord has kept His promise which He made. For I have taken my father David’s place and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. And I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the 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 T here I have made a place for the special box in which is the agreement of the Lord. He made it when He brought them from the land of Egypt.” Solomon’s Prayer

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. And in front of all the people of Israel he lifted his hands toward heaven.

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

23 H e said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below. You are keeping Your agreement and are showing loving-kindness to Your servants who walk in Your ways with all their heart.

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 Your promise to Your servant, my father David. Yes, You have spoken with Your mouth, and have done 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 S o now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep Your promise to my father David when You said to him, ‘You will not be without a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful to walk in My ways as you have walked.’

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 O God of Israel, let Your Word be made sure, which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.

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

27 “ But is it true that God will live on the earth? See, heaven and the highest heaven are not big enough to hold You. How much less this house 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 B ut keep in mind the prayer of Your servant, O Lord my God. Listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays to You today.

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

29 O pen Your eyes night and day toward this house, toward the place of which You have said, ‘My name will be there.’ Listen to the prayer Your servant will pray 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 L isten to the prayer of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven where You live. Hear and 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 “ If a man sins against his neighbor and has to make a promise, and he comes and makes a promise at Your altar in this house,

«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. Judge Your servants. Punish the guilty forever by bringing his actions upon his own head, and free from guilt the one who is right and good, by returning his good to him.

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

33 “ When Your people Israel do not win in battle over those who hate them, because they have sinned against You, but if they turn to You again and call on Your name and pray to You in this house,

«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. Forgive the sin of Your people Israel. And return them to the land 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 give no rain because they have sinned against You, if they pray toward this place and call on Your name and turn from their sin when You bring trouble to 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. Forgive the sin of Your servants and of Your people Israel. Teach them the good way in which they should walk. And send rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people.

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

37 “ If there is no food in the land, if there is a bad sickness, if there are diseases or locusts or grasshoppers that kill the plants, if the armies of those who hate Your people gather around their cities, or whatever trouble or 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 is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the trouble of his own heart and spreading his hands toward this house,

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

39 t hen hear in heaven where You are. Forgive, and act. Give to each the pay he has earned by all his ways. You know his heart. You alone know the hearts of all the children 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 M ay they fear You all the days they live in the land You have given to our fathers.

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

41 “ When a stranger who is not of Your people Israel comes from a far country because of You,

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

42 ( for they will hear of Your great name and Your powerful hand and Your long arm,) when he comes and prays toward this house,

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 where You are. Do all the stranger asks of You. So all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel. Then they may know that this house 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 those who hate them, by whatever way You send them, when they pray to the Lord toward the city You have chosen and the house 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 their prayer and their cry in heaven. See that the right thing is done to them.

فاسْمَعْ صَلَواتِهِمْ وَتَضَرُّعاتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسْكَنِكَ فِي السَّماءِ وَأعِنْهُمْ.

46 “ When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin), and You will be angry with them, give them to those who hate them, so they will be taken away to another land, far away 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 W hen they do some thinking in the land where they have been taken, and pray to You in the land of those who hate them, saying, ‘We have sinned and have done wrong and have done bad things,’

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

48 i f they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of those who hate them and have taken them there, and if they pray to You toward their land which You have given to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house 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 their prayer in heaven where You are. See that the right thing is done to them.

فاسْمَعْ صَلاتَهُمْ وَتَضَرُّعاتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسْكَنِكَ فِي سَمائِكَ، وَأنصفِهِم.

50 F orgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the wrong they have done against You. Give them loving-pity in front of those who have taken them away, that they may have loving-pity on them.

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

51 F or they are Your people and Your children whom You have brought out of Egypt, from the iron fire-place.

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

52 L et Your eyes be open to the prayer of Your servant and of Your people Israel. Listen to them when they call to You.

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

53 F or You have divided them from all the peoples of the earth as Your children. You have done what You said You would do through Your servant Moses, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.” Prayer for Good to Come to the People

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 W hen Solomon had finished praying all this prayer to the Lord, he stood up in front of the altar of the Lord. He had been on his knees with his hands lifted toward heaven.

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

55 H e stood and prayed with a loud voice that good would come to all the people of Israel who were gathered together. He said,

وَقَفَ وَطَلَبَ البَرَكَةَ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فَقالَ:

56 “ Thanks be to the Lord. He has given rest to His people Israel. He has done all that He promised. Every word has come true 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 alone.

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

58 M ay He turn our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep all His Word and all His Laws, which He told our fathers.

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

59 M ay these words of mine, which I have prayed to the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night. May He see that the right thing is done to His servant and His people Israel, day by day as we have need.

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

60 T hen 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 S o let your whole heart be true to the Lord our God. Walk in His Laws and keep His Word, just as you are doing today.” The House of God Is Set Apart

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

62 T hen the king and all Israel with him gave a gift in worship to the Lord.

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

63 S olomon gave 22, 000 cattle and 120, 000 sheep as a peace gift to the Lord. So the king and all the people of Israel set apart 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 T he same day the king set apart the center of the open space that was in front of the house of the Lord. For there he gave the burnt gift and the grain gift and the fat of the peace gifts. Because the brass altar before the Lord was too small to hold the burnt gift and the grain gift and the fat of the peace gifts.

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 S o Solomon had the special supper at that time, and all Israel with him. There were many people gathered, from the way into Hamath to the river of Egypt. They were before the Lord our God for seven days and seven more days, fourteen days in all.

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 S olomon sent the people away on the eighth day, and they gave thanks to the king. Then they went to their tents full of joy and glad in their hearts for all the good things the Lord had shown to His servant David and to His people Israel.

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