اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 10

١ 1 وَسَمِعَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا بِخَبَرِ سُلَيْمَانَ لِمَجْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَأَتَتْ لِتَمْتَحِنَهُ بِمَسَائِلَ.

And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.

٢ 2 فَأَتَتْ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ بِمَوْكِبٍ عَظِيمٍ جِدًّا، بِجِمَالٍ حَامِلَةٍ أَطْيَابًا وَذَهَبًا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً. وَأَتَتْ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ وَكَلَّمَتْهُ بِكُلِّ مَا كَانَ بِقَلْبِهَا.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train; and [there came] camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and she came in to Solomon, and told him all that was in her heart.

٣ 3 فَأَخْبَرَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ بِكُلِّ كَلَامِهَا. لَمْ يَكُنْ أَمْرٌ مَخْفِيًّا عَنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لَمْ يُخْبِرْهَا بِهِ.

And Solomon answered all her questions: and there was not a question overlooked by the king which he did not answer her.

٤ 4 فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا كُلَّ حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلَّذِي بَنَاهُ،

And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,

٥ 5 وَطَعَامَ مَائِدَتِهِ، وَمَجْلِسَ عَبِيدِهِ، وَمَوْقِفَ خُدَّامِهِ وَمَلَابِسَهُمْ، وَسُقَاتَهُ، وَمُحْرَقَاتِهِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ يُصْعِدُهَا فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لَمْ يَبْقَ فِيهَا رُوحٌ بَعْدُ.

and the provision of Solomon and the sitting of his attendants, and the standing of his servants, and his raiment, and his cup-bearers, and his whole-burnt-offering which he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was utterly amazed.

٦ 6 فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «صَحِيحًا كَانَ ٱلْخَبَرُ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ فِي أَرْضِي عَنْ أُمُورِكَ وَعَنْ حِكْمَتِكَ.

And she said to king Solomon, [It was] a true report which I heard in my land of thy words and thy wisdom.

٧ 7 وَلَمْ أُصَدِّقِ ٱلْأَخْبَارَ حَتَّى جِئْتُ وَأَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ، فَهُوَذَا ٱلنِّصْفُ لَمْ أُخْبَرْ بِهِ. زِدْتَ حِكْمَةً وَصَلَاحًا عَلَى ٱلْخَبَرِ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ.

But I believed not them that told me, until I came and my eyes saw: and, behold, the words as they reported to me are not the half: thou hast exceeded in goodness all the report which I heard in my land.

٨ 8 طُوبَى لِرِجَالِكَ وَطُوبَى لِعَبِيدِكَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ أَمَامَكَ دَائِمًا ٱلسَّامِعِينَ حِكْمَتَكَ.

Blessed [are] thy wives, blessed [are] these thy servants who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.

٩ 9 لِيَكُنْ مُبَارَكًا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ ٱلَّذِي سُرَّ بِكَ وَجَعَلَكَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَحَبَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ جَعَلَكَ مَلِكًا، لِتُجْرِيَ حُكْمًا وَبِرًّا».

Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has taken pleasure in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel to establish [him] for ever; and he has made thee king over them, to execute judgment with justice, and in their causes.

١٠ 10 وَأَعْطَتِ ٱلْمَلِكَ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ وَأَطْيَابًا كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً. لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ٱلطِّيبِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ، ٱلَّذِيِ أَعْطَتْهُ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

And she gave to Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and very many spices, and precious stones: there had not come any other spices so abundant as those which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.

١١ 11 وَكَذَا سُفُنُ حِيرَامَ ٱلَّتِي حَمَلَتْ ذَهَبًا مِنْ أُوفِيرَ، أَتَتْ مِنْ أُوفِيرَ بِخَشَبِ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ كَثِيرًا جِدًّا وَبِحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ.

And the ship of Chiram which brought the gold from Suphir, brought very much hewn timber and precious stones.

١٢ 12 فَعَمِلَ سُلَيْمَانُ خَشَبَ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ دَرَابَزِينًا لِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَبَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَأَعْوَادًا وَرَبَابًا لِلْمُغَنِّينَ. لَمْ يَأْتِ وَلَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُ خَشَبِ ٱلصَّنْدَلِ ذَلِكَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

And the king made the hewn timber [into] buttresses of the house of the Lord and the king's house, and lyres and harps for singers: such hewn timber had not come upon the earth, nor have been seen anywhere until this day.

١٣ 13 وَأَعْطَى ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ لِمَلِكَةِ سَبَا كُلَّ مُشْتَهَاهَا ٱلَّذِي طَلَبَتْ، عَدَا مَا أَعْطَاهَا إِيَّاهُ حَسَبَ كَرَمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ. فَٱنْصَرَفَتْ وَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى أَرْضِهَا هِيَ وَعَبِيدُهَا.

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, whatsoever she asked, besides all that he had given her by the hand of king Solomon: and she returned, and came into her own land, she and her servants.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ وَزْنُ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّذِي أَتَى سُلَيْمَانَ فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتًّا وَسِتِّينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ.

And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.

١٥ 15 مَا عَدَا ٱلَّذِي مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلتُّجَّارِ وَتِجَارَةِ ٱلتُّجَّارِ وَجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ ٱلْعَرَبِ وَوُلَاةِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Besides the tributes of them that were subjects, both merchants and all the kings of the [country] beyond [the river], and of the princess of the land.

١٦ 16 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مِئَتَيْ تُرْسٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّقٍ، خَصَّ ٱلتُّرْسَ ٱلْوَاحِدَ سِتُّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ.

And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.

١٧ 17 وَثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ مِجَنٍّ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّقٍ. خَصَّ ٱلْمِجَنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَمْنَاءٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ. وَجَعَلَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ فِي بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ.

And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

١٨ 18 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كُرْسِيًّا عَظِيمًا مِنْ عَاجٍ وَغَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ إِبْرِيزٍ.

And the king made a great ivory throne, and gilded it with pure gold.

١٩ 19 وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ سِتُّ دَرَجَاتٍ. وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ رَأْسٌ مُسْتَدِيرٌ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، وَيَدَانِ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى مَكَانِ ٱلْجُلُوسِ، وَأَسَدَانِ وَاقِفَانِ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ.

The throne [had] six steps, and calves in bold relief to the throne behind it, and side-pieces on either hand of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the side-pieces,

٢٠ 20 وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَسَدًا وَاقِفَةً هُنَاكَ عَلَى ٱلدَّرَجَاتِ ٱلسِّتِّ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ. لَمْ يُعْمَلْ مِثْلُهُ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْمَمَالِكِ.

and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on either side: it was not so done in any [other] kingdom.

٢١ 21 وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ شُرْبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ، لَا فِضَّةٍ، هِيَ لَمْ تُحْسَبْ شَيْئًا فِي أَيَّامِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

And all the vessels made by Solomon [were] of gold, and the lavers [were] golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.

٢٢ 22 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ لِلْمَلِكِ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ مَعَ سُفُنِ حِيرَامَ. فَكَانَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ تَأْتِي مَرَّةً فِي كُلِّ ثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. أَتَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ حَامِلَةً ذَهَبًا وَفِضَّةً وَعَاجًا وَقُرُودًا وَطَوَاوِيسَ.

For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea with the ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of Tharsis, [laden with] gold and silver, and wrought stones, and hewn stones.

٢٣ 23 فَتَعَاظَمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُلُوكِ ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ.

And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

٢٤ 24 وَكَانَتْ كُلُّ ٱلْأَرْضِ مُلْتَمِسَةً وَجْهَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِتَسْمَعَ حِكْمَتَهُ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَهَا ٱللهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which the Lord [had] put into his heart.

٢٥ 25 وَكَانُوا يَأْتُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِهَدِيَّتِهِ، بِآنِيَةِ فِضَّةٍ وَآنِيَةِ ذَهَبٍ وَحُلَلٍ وَسِلَاحٍ وَأَطْيَابٍ وَخَيْلٍ وَبِغَالٍ سَنَةً فَسَنَةً.

And they brought every one their gifts, vessels of gold, and raiment, and stacte, and spices, and horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

٢٦ 26 وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَرَاكِبَ وَفُرْسَانًا، فَكَانَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَأَقَامَهُمْ فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْمَرَاكِبِ وَمَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And Solomon had four thousand mares for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he put them in the cities of his chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem: and he ruled over all the kings from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.

٢٧ 27 وَجَعَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مِثْلَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ، وَجَعَلَ ٱلْأَرْزَ مِثْلَ ٱلْجُمَّيْزِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّهْلِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ.

And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as the sycamores in the plain for multitude.

٢٨ 28 وَكَانَ مَخْرَجُ ٱلْخَيْلِ ٱلَّتِي لِسُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَجَمَاعَةُ تُجَّارِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَخَذُوا جَلِيبَةً بِثَمَنٍ.

And the goings forth of Solomon's horsemen [was] also out of Egypt, and the king's merchants [were] of Thecue; and they received them out of Thecue at a price.

٢٩ 29 وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةُ تَصْعَدُ وَتَخْرُجُ مِنْ مِصْرَ بِسِتِّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَٱلْفَرَسُ بِمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ. وَهَكَذَا لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ أَرَامَ كَانُوا يُخْرِجُونَ عَنْ يَدِهِمْ.

And that which proceeded out of Egypt went up [thus, even] a chariot for a hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for fifty [shekels] of silver: and thus for all the kings of the Chettians, and the kings of Syria, they came out by sea.