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

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

2 I have built a great house for You. It is a place for You to live in forever.”

وَأنا قَدْ بَنَيْتُ لَكَ بَيتاً مَجِيداً، مَكاناً لِتَسكُنَ إلَى الأبَدِ فِيهِ.» خِطابُ سُلَيْمان

3 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.

ثُمَّ التَفَتَ المَلِكُ وَبارَكَ كُلَّ جَماعَةِ إسْرائِيلَ الواقِفِينَ أمامَهُ.

4 S olomon said, “Honor and thanks be to the Lord, the God of Israel. He spoke with His mouth to my father David. And He has kept His promises with His hands, saying,

وَقالَ: «أحْمَدُ اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، فَقَدْ وَفَى بِيَدِهِ بِما وَعَدَ بِهِ داوُدَ أبِي بِفَمِهِ. قالَ اللهُ لِأبِي:

5 ‘ Since the day that I brought My people from the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the families of Israel in which to build a house for My name. I did not choose any man to be a leader over My people Israel.

‹أخرَجْتُ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصْرَ، لَكِنِّي لَمْ أكُنْ قَدِ اختَرْتُ مَدِينَةً مِنْ بَينِ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ لِبِناءِ هَيكَلٍ لِتَكرِيمِ اسْمِي. وَلَمْ أكُنْ قَدِ اختَرْتُ رَجُلاً لِيَرأسَ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ.

6 B ut I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there. And I have chosen David to rule My people Israel.’

أمّا الآنَ فَقَدِ اختَرْتُ القُدْسَ لِتَكُونَ المَدِينَةَ الَّتِي سَأُكَرَّمُ فِيها. وَاختَرْتُ داوُدَ لِيَرأسَ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ.›

7 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 بَيتاَ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ.

8 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: ‹حَسَنٌ أنَّكَ تَرغَبُ حَقّاً فِي أنْ تَبنِيَ البَيْتَ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِي.

9 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 الَّذِي اختَرْتُهُ لِبِناءِ الهَيكَلِ. فَابنُكَ الَّذِي يُولَدُ لَكَ هُوَ الَّذِي سَيَبْنِي البَيْتَ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِي.›

10 N ow the Lord has kept His promise which He made. For I have taken the place of my father David 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 وَفَى اللهُ بِالوَعدِ الَّذِي قَطَعَهُ. فَها أنا خَلَفْتُ أبِي عَلَى العَرْشِ، وَأحكُمُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ حَسَبَ وَعْدِ اللهِ. وَقَدْ بَنَيْتُ البَيْتَ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِ اللهُ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ.

11 T here I have put the special box with the Law of the Lord which He gave to the people of Israel.” Solomon’s Prayer

وَقَدْ هَيَّأْتُ مَكاناً فِي الهَيكَلِ لِصُنْدُوقِ العَهْدِ، ذَلِكَ العَهْدِ الَّذِي قَطَعَهُ اللهُ مَعَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.» صَلاةُ سُلَيْمان لِتكرِيس الهيكل

12 T hen Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, in front of all the people of Israel, and spread out his hands.

ثُمَّ وَقَفَ سُلَيْمانُ أمامَ مَذبَحِ اللهِ مُقابلَ كُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ المُجتَمِعينَ مَعاً، وَبَسَطَ سُلَيْمانُ يَدَيهِ.

13 S olomon had made a special place to stand, out of brass. It was as long and as wide as three steps, and as high as a man’s chest. And he had put it in the center of the open space. He stood on it, then got down on his knees in front of all the people of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.

وَكانَ سُلَيْمانُ قَدْ صَنَعَ مِنَصَّةً نُحاسِيَّةً طُولُها خَمسُ أذرُعٍ، وَعَرضُها خَمسُ أذرُعٍ، وَارتِفاعُها ثَلاثُ أذرُعٍ. ثُمَّ وَضَعَها فِي وَسَطِ الدّار الخارِجيَّةِ. فَوَقَفَ عَلَى المَنَصَّةِ وَرَكَعَ أمامَ كُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ المُجتَمعينَ مَعاً. بَسَطَ سُلَيْمانُ يَدَيهِ نَحوَ السَّماءِ،

14 H e said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth. You keep Your promises and show loving-kindness to Your servants who walk with You with all their hearts.

وَقالَ: «يا اللهُ ، يا إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، ما مِنْ إلَهٍ مِثلُكَ فِي السَّماءِ أوْ عَلَى الأرْضِ. ما مِنْ إلَهٍ مِثلُكَ يُحِبُّ شَعبَهُ الأوفِياءَ لَهُ وَيَحفَظُ عَهْدَهُ مَعَهُمْ.

15 Y ou have kept Your promises to Your servant David my father. Yes, You have spoken with Your mouth, and have done all You said You would do, as it is today.

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

16 S o now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep Your promise which You made to Your servant David my father, saying, ‘You will never be without a man to sit on the throne of Israel. But your sons must be careful to walk in My Law, as you have done.’

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

17 S o now, O Lord, God of Israel, let Your Word be made sure which You have spoken to Your servant David.

وَها أنا أطلُبُ إلَيكَ ثانِيَةً، يا اللهُ ، يا إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، أنْ تُواصِلَ حِفظَ وَعدِكَ هَذا لِأبِي، خادمِكَ.

18 “ But is it true that God will live with man on the earth? See, heaven and the highest heaven cannot hold You. How much less can this house hold You which I have built!

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

19 B ut respect the prayer of Your servant and what he asks of You, O Lord my God. Listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays to You.

لَكِنِ اسْتَمِعْ إلَى صَلاتِي وَتَضَرُّعاتِي، أنا عَبْدَكَ، يا إلَهِي. وَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى طِلْبَتِي الَّتِي أرفَعُها اليَوْمَ إلَيكَ.

20 M ay Your eyes be open day and night toward this house, the place where You have promised to put Your name. Listen to the prayer which Your servant prays 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.

21 L isten to what Your servant and Your people Israel ask for when they pray toward this place. Hear from the place where You live, from heaven. 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.

22 “ If a man sins against his neighbor, and has to make a promise, and he comes and makes a promise before Your altar in this house,

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

23 t hen hear from heaven, and act. Judge Your servants. Punish the sinful by bringing his actions on his own head. And make it known that the one who is right and good is not guilty. Bring good to him because he is right and good.

حِينَئِذٍ، اسْتَمِعْ مِنَ السَّماءِ. اعمَلْ وَاحكُمْ عَلَى خُدّامِكَ. عاقِبِ الشِّرِّيرَ وَاجعَلهُ يَذُقْ مِنْ نَفسِ ما أذاقَ الآخَرِينَ، وَأظهِرْ بَراءَةَ مَنْ سَلَكَ باستِقامَةٍ.»

24 “ If Your people Israel lose a battle against those who hate them, because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and tell of Your name, and pray and ask of You in this house,

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

25 t hen listen to them from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. Bring them back to the land You have given to them and to their fathers.

فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَيهِمْ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَاغفِرْ لِشَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ، وَأعِدْ إلَيهِمْ أرْضَهُمُ الَّتِي أعطَيتَها لآبائِهِمْ.

26 “ When the heavens are shut up and give no rain because the people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and tell of 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 عاقَبْتَهُمْ،

27 t hen hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and 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.

فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَيهِمْ مِنَ السَّماءِ، وَاغفِرْ لَهُمْ خَطاياهُمْ، وَعَلِّمْ شَعبَكَ أنْ يَسِيرُوا فِي مَرْضاتِكَ، وَأرسِلْ مَطَراً لِلأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطَيتَها لَهُمْ.

28 “ If there is a time of no food in the land, and if there is a disease that kills the plants, or if there are locusts or grasshoppers, if those who hate Your people send armies to trap them in their cities, whatever trouble or sickness there is,

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

29 h ear the prayer made by any man or by all Your people Israel. Each one will know his own trouble and his own pain. And when he spreads his hands toward this house,

فَاسْتَمِعْ كُلَّ صَلاةٍ وَتَضّرُّعٍ مِنْ أحَدِ أفْرادِ شَعبِكَ، أوْ مِنْ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ كُلِّهِ. فَهُمْ يَلجأونَ إلَيكَ عَالِمِينَ مَصْدَرَ مَعاناتِهِم وَألمِهِمْ، باسِطِينَ أيدِيَهُمْ نَحوَ هَذا الهَيكَلِ.

30 t hen hear from heaven where You live, and forgive. Give to each man what he should have. For You, and only You, know the hearts of men.

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

31 M ay they fear You and walk in Your ways as long as they live in the land You have given to our fathers.

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

32 “ If a stranger who is not from Your people Israel comes from a far country because of Your great name, Your powerful hand, and Your strong arm, when he comes and prays toward this house,

«قَدْ يَأْتِي أجانِبُ لَيسُوا مِنْ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ بِلادٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، لأنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا بِاسْمِكَ العَظيمِ وَيَدِكَ الجَبّارَةِ وَذِراعِكَ الطَّائِلَةِ. فَعِندَما يَأتُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ إلَيكَ نَحوَ هَذا الهَيكَلِ،

33 h ear from heaven where You live. Do all that the stranger asks of You. Then all the people of the earth may know Your name and honor You with fear, as Your people Israel do. And then they may know that this house I have built is called by Your name.

اسْتَمِعْ إلَى صَلاتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسْكِنِكَ فِي سَمائِكَ. وَاستَجِبْ لِكُلَّ طِلباتِهِمْ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَهابُونَكَ مَهابَةَ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ لَكَ، وَيَعرِفُ كُلُّ البَشَرِ أنَّ اسْمَكَ قَدْ دُعِيَ عَلَى هَذا الهَيْكَلِ.

34 “ When Your people go out to battle against those who hate them, by whatever way You send them, and they pray to You toward this city which You have chosen and the house I have built for Your name,

«وَإذا أمرتَ شَعبَكَ أحياناً بِالانطِلاقِ لِمُحارَبَةِ أعدائِهِمْ. فَيُصَلُّونَ إلَيكَ وَأنظارُهُمْ نَحوَ المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي اختَرْتَها وَالهَيكَلِ الَّذِي بَنَيتُهُ إكراماً لاسْمِكَ،

35 t hen hear their prayer from heaven and help them.

فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى صَلاتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسْكِنِكَ فِي سَمائِكَ وَأعِنْهُمْ.

36 “ When they sin against You, (for there is no man who does not sin), and You are angry with them and give them to those who hate them, they will be carried away against their will to a land far away or near.

«سَيُخطِئُ شَعبُكَ إلَيكَ أحياناً، لِأنَّهُ ما مِنْ إنسانٍ لا يُخطئُ. سَتَغْضَبُ عَلَيهِمْ وَتَسْمَحُ لِأعدائِهِمْ بِأنْ يَهزِمُوهُمْ وَيَأْخُذُوهُمْ أسْرَى إلَى أرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ.

37 I f they think about it in the land where they have been taken, and are sorry for their sins and turn away from them and pray to You in the land where they have been taken, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have been bad and have done wrong.’

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

38 I f they come back to You with all their heart and soul in the land where they have been taken and pray toward their land which You gave to their fathers and toward the city You have chosen and toward the house I have built for Your name,

لَكِنَّهُمْ يَرجِعُونَ إلَيكَ وَهُمْ فِي أرْضِ أعدائِهِمْ بِكُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَأنفُسِهِمْ، نادِمِينَ عَلَى خَطاياهُمْ. وَيُصَلُّونَ ناظِرِينَ إلَى المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي اختَرْتَها أنتَ وَالهَيْكَلِ الَّذِي بَنَيتُهُ أنا لاسْمِكَ.

39 t hen hear from heaven where You live. Hear their prayer and what they ask for, and help them. Forgive Your people who have sinned against You.

فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى صَلاتِهِمْ مِنْ مَسْكِنِكَ فِي سَمائِكَ وَاقبَلْ صَلَواتِهِمْ عِندَما يَستَنجِدُونَ بِكَ، وَأنجِدهُمْ. وَسامِحْ شَعبَكَ الَّذِينَ أخطَأُوا إلَيكَ.

40 “ Now, O my God, I ask You, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears listen to the prayer given in this place.

وَالآنَ يا إلَهِي، افتَحْ عَينَيْكَ وَأُذُنَيْكَ، وَاستَمعْ إلَى الصَّلَواتِ الَّتِي نُصَلِّيها في هَذا المَكان وَأكرِمْها.

41 N ow rise up, O Lord God. Go to Your resting place, You and the special box of Your power. O Lord God, let Your religious leaders be dressed in saving power. Let those who belong to You be filled with joy in what is good.

«وَالآنَ قُمْ يا اللهُ ، وَتَعالَ إلَى مَكانِ راحَتِكَ، أنْتَ وَالصُّنْدُوقُ الَّذِي يُظهِرُ قُدرَتَكَ. لِيَلْبِسْ كَهَنَتُكَ الخَلاصَ. وَلْيَبتَهِجْ أتباعُكَ وَمَنْ يَهابُونَكَ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ الصّالِحَة.

42 O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your chosen one. Remember Your loving-kindness to Your servant David.”

يا اللهُ ، لا تَرْفُضْ مَلِكَكَ المَمسُوحَ، وَاذكُرْ خادمَكَ الوَفِيَّ داوُدَ!»