1 W hen the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.

وَسَمِعَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ بِسُلَيْمانَ وَبِما فَعَلَهُ مِنْ أجلِ مَجدِ اللهِ. فَجاءَتْ لِتَمتَحِنَهُ بِأسئِلَةٍ صَعْبَةٍ.

2 S he came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.

فَسافَرَتْ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ مع حاشِيَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ فِي مَوْكِبٍ ضَخمٍ بَهِيٍّ. فَكانَ مَعَها جِمالٌ كَثِيرَةٌ تَحمِلُ تَوابِلَ وَجَواهِرَ وَذَهَباً كَثِيراً. فَقابَلَتْ سُلَيْمانَ وَطَرَحَتْ عَلَيهِ كُلَّ ما خَطَرَ بِبالِها مِنْ أسئِلَةٍ.

3 S olomon answered all her questions. There was not anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.

فَأجابَ سُلَيْمانُ عَنْ أسئِلَتِها، وَلَمْ يَصعُبْ عَلَيهِ أيُّ سُؤالٍ مِنْها.

4 W hen the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

فَأدرَكَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ عَظَمَةَ حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمانَ. رَأتْ القَصْرَ الَّذِي بَناهُ،

5 t he food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house; there was no more spirit in her.

وَالطَّعامَ عَلَى مائِدَتِهِ، وَمَجلِسَ كِبارِ مَسْؤُولِيهِ، وَحاشِيَةَ خَدَمِهِ وَثِيابَهُمُ وَالذَّبائِحَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَها فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. فانحَبَسَتْ أنفاسُها دَهشَةً!

6 S he said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom.

فَقالَتِ المَلِكَةُ لِلمَلِكِ: «سَمِعْتُ فِي بَلَدَي الكَثِيرَ عَنْ حِكْمَتِكَ وَأعمالِكَ. وَكُلُّ ما سَمِعْتُهُ صَحِيحٌ!

7 H owever I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, not even half was told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

لَمْ أُصَدِّقْ ما سَمِعْتُ بِهِ إلَى أنْ رَأيتُهُ بِأُمِّ عَينِي. وَالآنَ أُدرِكُ أنَّ ما أراهُ أعظَمُ بِكَثِيرٍ مِمّا سَمِعْتُ بِهِ. فَثَراؤُكَ وَحِكمَتُكَ تَفُوقُ ما أُخبِرْتُ بِهِ.

8 H appy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.

فَهَنِيئاً لِزَوجاتِكَ وَمُوَظَّفِيكَ! إذْ يُمكِنُهُمْ أنْ يَخدِمُوكَ وَيَسمَعُوا حِكمَتَكَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

9 B lessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

تَبارَكَ إلَهُكَ الَّذِي سُرَّ بِأنْ يُنَصِّبَكَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. فَقَدْ أحَبَّ اللهُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بِلا حُدُودٍ، فَجَعَلَكَ مَلِكاً لِتُقيمَ العَدلَ وَالاسْتِقامَةَ.»

10 S he gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

ثُمَّ أعطَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ المَلِكَ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ قِنْطاراً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَكَمِّيَّةً كَبيرَةً مِنَ التَّوابِلِ وَالحِجارَةِ الكَرِيمَةِ. وَلَمْ يُقَدِّمْ إنسانٌ تَوابِلَ فاخِرَةً لِلمَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ كَتِلكَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَتْها لَهُ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ.

11 T he fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir, also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees and precious stones.

وَكانَتْ سُفُنُ حِيرامَ أيضاً تُحضِرُ مِنْ مَدينَةِ أُوفِيرَ ذَهَباً وَخَشَبَ صَنْدَلٍ فاخِراً وَجَواهِرَ كَثِيرَةً.

12 T he king made of the almug trees pillars for Yahweh’s house, and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen, to this day.

فَاسْتَخدَمَ سُلَيْمانُ هَذا الخَشَبَ فِي بِناءِ دَعاماتٍ فِي الهَيكَلِ وَفِي القَصْرِ، وَفِي صُنْعِ الأعوادِ وَالقَياثِيرَ لِلمُوسِيقِيِّينَ. فَلَمْ يُحضِرْ أحَدٌ أوْ يَرَ ذَلِكَ النَّوعَ مِنَ الخَشَبِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ مُنذُ ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ.

13 K ing Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.

ثُمَّ أعطَى المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ مَلِكَةَ سَبَأَ هَدايا كَثِيرَةً حَسَبَ كَرَمِهِ المَلَكِيِّ. وَأعطاها فَوقَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّ ما طَلَبَتْهُ، حَتَّى أنَّهُ أعْطاها أكْثَرَ مِمّا جاءَتْ بِهِ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ رَجِعَتِ المَلِكَةُ وَحاشِيَتُها إلَى مَوطِنِها. ثروةُ سُلَيمان

14 N ow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمانُ في سَنَةٍ واحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةً وَسِتِّينَ قِنْطاراً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ.

15 b esides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.

وَفَضلاً عَنْ شُحناتِ الذَّهَبِ الكَبِيرَةِ، كانَ يَحْصُلُ عَلى ذَهَبٍ مِنَ التُّجّارِ الكِبارِ وَالصِّغارِ، وَمِنْ مُلُوكِ العَرَبِ وَوُلاةِ الأرْضِ.

16 K ing Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.

فَصَنَعَ المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ مِئَتَي تُرسٍ منَ الذَّهَبِ المَطرُوقِ. في كُلِّ تُرسٍ سِتُّ مِئِةِ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ.

17 h e made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمانُ أيضاً ثَلاثَ مئَةِ تُرسٍ صَغِيرٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ المَطرُوقِ. في كُلِّ تُرسٍ ثَلاثَةُ أرْطالٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ. وَوَضَعَها فِي المَبنَى المُسَمَّى «بَيْتَ غابَةِ لُبْنانَ.»

18 M oreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

وَبَنَى سُلَيْمانُ أيضاً عَرشاً عاجِيّاً ضَخْماً، وَغَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ.

19 T here were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

وَكانَتْ لِلعَرشِ سِتُّ دَرَجاتٍ، وَكانَ مُسْتَدِيراً مِنْ فَوقُ. وَلَهُ عَلَى جانِبَيهِ يَدانِ. وَكانَ عَلَى جانِبَيِّ العَرشِ، تَحتَ اليَدَينِ تَماماً، نَحْتاً عَلَى شَكلِ أسَدينِ.

20 T welve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.

كَما كانَ هُناكَ تِمثالانِ لِأسَدَينِ عَلَى كُلِّ دَرَجَةٍ مِنْ دَرَجاتِ العَرشِ السِّتِّ، واحِدٌ عِندَ كُلِّ طَرَفٍ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي أيَّةِ مَملَكَةٍ أُخْرَى مِثلُ هَذا العَرشِ.

21 A ll king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.

وَقَدْ صُنِعَتْ أقداحُ سُلَيْمانَ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ. وَكانَتِ الأطباقُ فِي المَبنَى المُسَمَّى «بَيْتَ غابَةِ لُبْنانَ.» مَصنُوعَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي القَصْرِ شيءٌ مَصنُوعٌ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ. فَقَدْ كانَ الذَّهَبُ وَفِيراً فِي زَمَنِ سُلَيْمانَ، حَتَّى إنَّ الفِضَّةَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَها اعْتِبارٌ!

22 F or the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

وَامتَلَكَ المَلِكُ أُسطُولاً مِنَ السُّفُنِ كانَ يُرسِلُها إلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرْشِيشَ مَعَ سُفُنِ حِيرامَ. وَكانَتِ السُّفُنُ تعُودُ كُلَّ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ مُحَمَّلَةً بِحُمُولَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ وَالعاجِ وَالقُرودِ وَالطَّواوِيسِ.

23 S o king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

وَفاقَ سُلَيْمانُ كُلَّ مُلُوكِ الأرْضِ غِنَى وَحِكمَةً.

24 A ll the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

وَتَلَهَّفَ كُلُّ النّاسِ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ سُلَيْمانَ وَالاسْتِماعِ إلَى أقوالِهِ الحَكِيمَةِ الَّتِي وَضَعَها اللهُ فِي قَلبِهِ.

25 Y ear after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.

فَكانَ يَتَوافَدُ عَلَيهِ النّاسُ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ حامِلِينَ هَدايا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَمِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَأسلِحَةً وَتَوابِلَ وَخُيُولاً وَبِغالاً.

26 S olomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he kept in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

وَاقتَنَى سُلَيْمانُ عَدَداً هائِلاً مِنَ المَركَباتِ وَالخُيُولِ. فَكانَ لَدَيهِ ألفٌ وَأربَعُ مِئَةِ مَركَبَةٍ وَاثنا عَشَرَ ألفَ حِصانٍ. وَبَنَى سُلَيْمانُ مُدُناً خاصَّةً لِحِفظِ المَركَباتِ. وَأبقَى بَعضاً مِنَ المَركَباتِ مَعَهُ فِي القُدْسِ.

27 T he king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

وَأثْرَى المَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ كَثِيراً. فَكانَتِ الفِضَّةُ فِي القُدسِ بِكَثْرَةِ الحِجارَةِ، وَخَشَبُ الأرْزِ بِكَثْرَةِ أشجارِ الجُمَيز النّامِيَةِ عَلَى التِّلالِ الغَربيَّةِ.

28 T he horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

وَجَلَبَ سُلَيْمانُ خُيُولاً مِنْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ قُوي، حَيثُ اشتَراها لَهُ تُجّارُهُ.

29 A chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty shekels; and so they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites, and to the kings of Syria.

وَكانَ ثَمَنُ المَركَبَةِ مِنْ مِصْرَ سِتَّ مِئَةِ مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ، بَينَما كانَ ثَمَنُ الحِصانِ مِئَةً وَخَمْسِينَ مِثْقالاً مِنَ الفِضَّةِ. وَكانَ سُلَيْمانُ بِدَورِهِ يَبِيعُ خُيُولاً وَمَركِباتٍ لِمُلُوكِ الحِثِّيِّينَ وَالأرامِيِّينَ.