1 D avid assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the captains of thousands, the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.

وَاسْتَدعَى داوُدُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ كُلَّ قادَةِ إسْرائِيلَ، وَرُؤَساءَ القَبائِلِ، وَرُؤَساءَ الفِرَقِ الَّتِي تَخدِمُ المَلِكَ، وَرُؤَساءَ الآلافِ، وَرُؤَساءَ المِئاتِ، وَالمَسؤُولِينَ عَنْ كُلِّ أملاكِ المَلِكِ وَماشِيَتِهِ وَأبنائِهِ، مَعَ المَسؤُولِينَ فِي حاشِيَةِ القَصْرِ، وَالمُحارِبِينَ وَكُلِّ رَجُلٍ لَهُ وَزْنٌ.

2 T hen David the king stood up on his feet, and said, “Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.

وَوَقَفَ المَلِكُ داوُدُ وَقالَ: «اسْمَعُونِي يا إخْوَتِي وَشَعبِي. كُنتُ أنوِي بِناءَ مَكانِ راحَةٍ وَاسْتِقْرارٍ لِصُنْدُوقِ عَهْدِ اللهِ ، لِمَوطِئِ قَدَمَيِّ إلَهِنا. وَأعدَدْتُ لِبِنائِهِ.

3 B ut God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.’

لَكِنَّ اللهَ قالَ لِي: لا يَجُوزُ لَكَ أنْ تَبنِي بَيتاً لاسْمِي، لِأنَّكَ رَجُلُ حَربٍ، وَقَدْ سَفَكْتَ دِماءً كَثِيرَةً.

4 H owever Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

«لَكِنَّ اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، اختارَنِي مِنْ بَينِ كُلِّ عائِلَتِي لِأكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ إلَى الأبَدِ. فَقَدِ اختارَ يَهُوذا قائِداً. وَمِنْ بَيتِ يَهُوذا اختارَ عائِلَتِي. وَمِنْ بَينِ إخْوَتِي شاءَ أنْ يَجْعَلَنِي أنا مَلِكاً عَلَى كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ.

5 O f all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s kingdom over Israel.

وَمِنْ بَينِ كُلِّ أبنائِيَ – وَقَدْ أعطانِيَ اللهُ أبناءً كَثِيرِينَ – اختارَ ابْنِي سُلَيْمانَ لِلْجُلُوسِ عَلَى عَرشِ مَملَكَةِ اللهِ ، إسْرائِيلَ.

6 H e said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

وَقالَ لِي: ‹ابنُكَ سُلَيْمانُ هُوَ الَّذِي سَيَبنِي بَيتِي وَساحاتِي، لِأنِّي قَدِ اختَرتُهُ لِيَكُونَ لِيَ ابناً، وَأكُونَ لَهُ أباً.

7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.’

وَسَأُثَبِّتُ إلَى الأبَدِ مَملَكَتَهُ، إذا كانَ جادّاً فِي اتِّباعِ وَصايايَ وَفَرائِضِي كَما يَفعَلُ اليَومَ.›»

8 N ow therefore, in the sight of all Israel, Yahweh’s assembly, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Yahweh your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.

وَقالَ دَاوُدُ: «وَالآنَ أطلُبُ إلَيكُمْ، بشَهادَةِ جَمِيعِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، جَماعَةِ اللهِ ، وَعَلَى مَسمَعِ إلَهِنا، أنْ تَتَّبِعُوا وَصايا إلَهِكُمْ بِكُلِّ تَدقِيقٍ، لِكَي تَملِكُوا هَذِهِ الأرْضَ الطَّيِّبَةَ، وَتُورِّثُوها لِأبْنائِكُمْ إلَى الأبَدِ.

9 Y ou, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

«أمّا أنْتَ يا ابْنِي سُلَيْمانَ، فَاعرِفْ إلَهَ أبِيكَ، وَاخدِمْهُ بِقَلبٍ سَلِيمٍ وَرُوحٍ راغِبَةٍ، لِأنَّ اللهَ يَفحَصُ كُلَّ القُلُوبِ، وَيَفهَمُ كُلَّ الأفكارِ. اسْعَ إلَيهِ، وَسَتَجِدُهُ. أمّا إذا تَرَكْتَهُ فَسَيَرْفُضُكَ إلَى الأبَدِ.

10 T ake heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”

وَها قَدِ اختارَكَ اللهُ لِتَبْنِيَ بَيتاً مُقَدَّساً. فَتَشَجَّعْ وَابْدأِ العَمَلَ.»

11 T hen David gave to Solomon his son the plans for the porch of the temple, for its houses, for its treasuries, for its upper rooms, for its inner rooms, for the place of the mercy seat;

ثُمَّ أعْطَى داوُدُ ابنَهُ سُلَيْمانَ مُخَطَّطَ دِهلِيزِ الهَيكَلِ وَمَبانِيهِ وَمَخازِنِهِ، وَغُرَفِهِ العُلْوِيَّةِ، وَغُرفَةِ كُرسِيِّ الرَّحمَةِ.

12 a nd the plans of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of Yahweh’s house, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;

وَأعطاهُ مُخَطَّطاً لِكُلِّ ما كانَ فِي ذِهنِهِ لِبِناءِ ساحَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ وَلِكُلِّ الغُرَفِ المُحِيطَةِ بِها، وَلِكُلِّ مَخازِنِ بَيتِ اللهِ، وَلِكُلِّ المَخازِنِ المُخَصَّصَةِ لِلعَطايا المُقَدَّمَةِ للهِ.

13 a lso for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of Yahweh’s house, and for all the vessels of service in Yahweh’s house;

وَأعطاهُ نِظامَ فِرَقِ الكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ، وَلِكُلِّ عَمَلِ خِدمَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ ، وَلِكُلِّ الآنِيَةِ باستِعمالاتِها المُختَلِفَةِ فِي خِدمَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

14 o f gold by weight for the gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;

وَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أوزانَ آنِيَةِ الذَّهَبِ بِحَسَبِ اسْتِخدامِها، وَأوزانَ آنِيَةِ الفِضَّةِ وَجَمِيعِ الآنِيَةِ باسْتِعمالاتِها المُختَلِفَةِ.

15 b y weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;

كَما بَيَّنَ لَهُ أوزانَ المنائِرِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ وَسُرُجِها، وَأوزانَ المنائِرِ الفِضِّيَّةِ وَسُرُجِها بِحَسَبِ اسْتِخدامِها.

16 a nd the gold by weight for the tables of show bread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver;

وَبَيَّنَ لَهُ وَزنَ الذَّهَبِ اللّازِمِ لِصُنعِ مَوائِدِ الخُبزِ المُقَدَّسِ، وَوَزنَ الفِضَّةِ لِصُنعِ المَوائِدِ الفِضِّيَّةِ،

17 a nd the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;

وَوَزنَ الذَّهَبِ النَقِيِّ لِصُنْعِ المَلاقِطِ وَطاساتِ الرَّشِّ وَالأبارِيقِ وَالأطباقِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ وَالأطباقِ الفِضِّيَّةِ، وَوَزْنَ كُلِّ طَبَقٍ مِنها.

18 a nd for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the plans for the chariot, and the cherubim that spread out and cover the ark of Yahweh’s covenant.

وَبَيَّنَ لَهُ وَزنَ الذَّهَبِ المُصَفَّى اللّازِمِ لِصُنعِ مَذْبَحِ البَخُورِ. وَبَيَّنَ لَهُ نَمُوذَجَ المَركَبَةِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ – أي مَلاكَيِ الكَرُوبِيمَ اللَّذينِ يَفرِدانِ أجنِحَتَهُما وَيُظَلِّلانِ صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ.

19 “ All this”, said David, “I have been made to understand in writing from Yahweh’s hand, even all the works of this pattern.”

أعطَى داوُدُ سُلَيْمانَ هَذِهِ التَّعلِيماتِ مَكتُوبَةً، كَما اسْتَلَمَها مِنَ اللهِ. وَشَرَحَها لَهُ بِكُلِّ تَفْصِيلٍ بَحَسَبِ المُخَطَّطاتِ.

20 D avid said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of Yahweh’s house is finished.

ثُمَّ قالَ داوُدُ لابْنِهِ سُلَيْمانَ: «تَشَدَّدْ وَتَشَجَّعْ وَنَفِّذْ هَذا الأمْرَ. وَلا تَخَفْ وَلا تَفْشَلْ. لِأنَّ اللهَ ، إلَهِي مَعَكَ. لَنْ يَتَخَلَّى عَنْكَ وَلَنْ يَترُكَكَ إلَى أنْ تُنهِيَ كُلَّ عَمَلِ خِدمَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

21 B ehold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of God’s house. Every willing man who has skill, for any kind of service, shall be with you in all kinds of work. Also the captains and all the people will be entirely at your command.”

وَها هِيَ فِرَقُ الكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ لِكُلِّ خِدمَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ. وَتَحْتَ تَصَرُّفِكَ كُلُّ العُمّالِ الماهِرِينَ فِي أيَّةِ خِدْمَةٍ. وَمَعكَ أيضاً المَسؤُولُونَ وَكُلُّ الشَّعبِ.»