1 T hen Solomon began to build Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh appeared to David his father, which he prepared in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

وَبَدَأ سُلَيْمانُ فِي بِناءِ بَيتِ اللهِ فِي القُدسِ فِي جَبَلِ المُرِيّا حَيثُ كانَ اللهُ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لِأبيه داوُدَ. وَهُوَ المَكانُ الَّذِي سَبَقَ أنْ أعَدَّهُ داوُدُ فِي بَيدَرِ أُرْنانَ اليَبُوسيِّ.

2 H e began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

بَدَأ سُلَيْمانُ العَمَلَ فِي اليَومِ الثّانِي مِنَ الَّشَّهرِ الثّاني مِنَ السَّنَةِ الرّابِعَةِ لِتَوَلّيهِ الحُكمَ.

3 N ow these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

وَهَذِهِ هِيَ القياساتُ الَّتِي استَخدَمَها سُلَيْمانُ فِي بِناءِ أساسِ بَيتِ الله: كانَ طُولُ الأساسِ سِتِّينَ ذِراعاً وَعَرضُهُ عِشرِينَ ذِراعاً. وَقَدِ استُخْدِمَتْ وِحْدَةُ الذِّراعِ القَدِيمَةِ لِلقِياسِ.

4 T he porch that was in front, its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

كانَ طُولُ الدِّهلِيزِ الَّذِي أمامَ الهَيكَلِ عِشرِينَ ذِراعاً وَارتِفاعُهُ عِشرِينَ ذِراعاً. وَغَشَّى سُلَيْمانُ الجِدارَ الداخِلِيِّ لِلدِّهلِيزِ بِذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ.

5 T he greater house he made a ceiling with cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

وَوَضَعَ سُلَيْمانُ ألواحاً مِنَ خَشَبِ السَّروِ عَلَى جُدرانِ الحُجْرَةِ الكُبْرَى، وَغَشّاها بذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ، وَنَقَشَ عَلَيها صُوَراً لِأشجارِ نَخِيلٍ وَسَلاسِلَ.

6 H e garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

وَزَيَّنَ سُلَيْمانُ الهَيكَلَ بِحِجارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ. وَقَدِ اسْتَوْرَدَ سُلَيْمانُ الذَّهَبَ الَّذِي استَخدَمَهُ مِنْ فَروايِمَ.

7 H e overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and its walls, and its doors, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.

وَغَشَّى سُلَيْمانُ الهَيكَلَ بِالذَّهَبِ مِنَ الدّاخِلِ. غَشِّى جُسُورَ السَّقفِ وَالأعتابِ وَالجُدرانِ وَالأبوابِ بِالذَّهَبِ. وَنَقَشَ صُوَراً لِمَلائِكَةِ الكَرُوبِيمَ عَلَى الجُدرانِ.

8 H e made the most holy house: its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

ثُمَّ عَمِلَ سُلَيْمانُ قُدسَ الأقداسِ. فَكانَ طُولُهُ عِشرِينَ ذِراعاً وَعَرضُهُ عِشرِينَ ذِراعاً. فَكانَ عَرضُهُ بِعَرضِ الهَيكَلِ. وَغَشَّى سُلَيْمانُ جُدرانَ قُدسِ الأقداسِ بِذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ بَلَغَ وَزنُهُ سِتَّ مِئِةِ قِنْطارٍ.

9 T he weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

وَبَلَغَ وَزنُ مَسامِيرِ الذَّهَبِ خَمسِينَ مِثْقالاً. وَغَشَّى سُلَيْمانُ الغُرَفَ العُلْوِيَّةَ بِالذَّهَبِ.

10 I n the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمانُ تِمْثالَينِ لِمَلاكَينِ كَرُوبَيْنَ فِي قُدسِ الأقداسِ، وَغَشّاهُما بِالذَّهَبِ.

11 T he wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

وَكانَ طُولُ كُلِّ جَناحٍ مِنْ أجنِحَةِ الكَرُوبِينَ خَمسَ أذرُعٍ، وَمَجمُوعُ أطوالِها عِشرِينَ ذِراعاً. كانَ الجَناحُ الأوَّلُ مُمتَدّاً لِيَلمِسَ الجِدارَ عَلَى الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الغُرفَةِ. أمّا الجَناحُ الآخَرُ فَيَلمِسُ جَناحَ الكَرُوبِ الآخَرِ.

12 T he wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

وَكانَ الجَناحُ الآخَرُ لِلكَرُوبِ الثّانِي، وَطُولُهُ خَمسَ أذرُعٍ، يَلمَسُ الجِدارَ الآخَرَ عَلَى الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الحُجْرَةِ.

13 T he wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

فَكانَ مَجمُوعُ أطوالِ أجنِحَةِ الكَرُوبَينِ المُنْبَسِطَةِ عِشرِينَ ذِراعاً. وَكانَتْ عُيُونُهُما تَتَّجِهُ إلَى الدّاخِلِ نَحوَ قُدسِ الأقداسِ.

14 H e made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

وَعَمِلَ سُلَيْمانُ السِّتارَةَ مِنْ أقمِشَةٍ زَرقاءَ وَأُرجُوانيَّةٍ وَحَمراءَ وَكِتّانٍ فاخِرٍ. وَرَسَمَ عَلَى السِّتارَةِ مَلائِكَةَ كَرُوبِيمَ.

15 A lso he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

وَنَصَبَ سُلَيْمانُ عَمُودَينِ أمامَ الهَيكَلِ طُولُ كُلٍّ مِنها خَمسٌ وَثَلاثُونَ ذراعاً. وَكانَ طُولُ تاجَي العَمُودَينِ خَمسَ أذرُعٍ.

16 H e made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

وَصَنَعَ داوُدُ سَلاسِلَ عَلى شَكلِ قِلادَةٍ، وَوَضَعَ السَّلاسِلَ عَلَى مُحِيطِ تاجَي العَمُودَينِ. وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمانُ مِئَةَ رُمّانَةٍ وَوَضَعَها عَلَى السَّلاسِلِ.

17 H e set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

ثُمَّ نَصَبَ العَمُودَينِ أمامَ الهَيكَلِ. فَكانَ أحَدُهُما عَلَى الجانِبِ الأيمَنِ، وَالآخَرُ عَلَى الجانِبِ الأيسَرِ. وَسَمَّى العَمُودَ الأيْمَنَ «ياكِينَ،» وَالأيسَرَ «بُوعَزَ.»