اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 10

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

The queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she came to Jerusalem to test him with tough questions.

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

She brought with her a very large entourage, with camels loaded with spices, large amounts of gold, and precious gemstones. She came to Solomon and asked him about everything she had on her mind.

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

Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing he couldn't explain to her.

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

When the queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wisdom, and the palace he had built,

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

the food on the table, how his officials lived, how his servants operated and how they were dressed, the clothes of the waiters, and the burnt offerings he presented at the Lord's Temple, she was so astonished she could hardly breathe.

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

She told the king, “It's true what I heard in my own country about your proverbs and your wisdom!

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

But I didn't believe what they told me until I came and saw with my own eyes. In fact, I wasn't told the half of it—the extent of your wisdom far exceeds what I heard!

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

How happy your people must be! How happy those who work for you, who stand here every day listening to your 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».

Praise the Lord your God who is so pleased with you, who placed you on his throne as king to rule on his behalf. Because of the love of your God for Israel he has made them secure forever, and he has made you king over them to do what is fair and right.”

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.

She presented the king with one hundred and twenty talents of gold, huge amounts of spices and precious stones. Never before had there been spices like those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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

(Hiram's fleet of ships brought gold from Ophir, and also carried algum wood 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.

The king used the algum wood to make steps for the Temple and for the royal palace, and into lyres and harps for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.)

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.

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she wanted, whatever she asked for. This was in addition to the usual gifts he had generously given her. Then she and her attendants returned home to her own country.

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

The weight of gold that Solomon received each year was 666 talents,

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

not including that received from traders and merchants, and all the kings of Arabia and governors of the land.

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

King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold. Each shield required six hundred shekels of hammered gold.

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

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold. Each of these shields required three gold minas. The king placed them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

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

The king also made a great throne of ivory, and covered 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, with a rounded top at the back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with lions standing beside the armrests.

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

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one on opposite ends of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any 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.

All of King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. No silver was used, because it was not valued 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.

The king had a fleet of ships from Tarshish crewed by Hiram's sailors. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive with a cargo of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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

King Solomon was greater than any other king on earth in wealth and wisdom.

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

The whole world wanted to meet Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had placed in his mind.

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

Year after year, every visitor would bring gifts—articles of silver and gold, clothes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

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

Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen. He kept them in the chariot towns, and also with him in Jerusalem.

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

The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore-figs in the foothills.

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

Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue—the royal merchants purchased them in Kue.

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.

A chariot imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse a hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the Hittite kings, and to the Aramean kings.