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وَصَاهَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ فِرْعَوْنَ مَلِكَ مِصْرَ، وَأَخَذَ بِنْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَتَى بِهَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَنْ أَكْمَلَ بِنَاءَ بَيْتِهِ وَبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَسُورِ أُورُشَلِيمَ حَوَالَيْهَا. ١ 1
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
إِلَّا أَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَ فِي ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُبْنَ بَيْتٌ لِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ. ٢ 2
Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days.
وَأَحَبَّ سُلَيْمَانُ ٱلرَّبَّ سَائِرًا فِي فَرَائِضِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَذْبَحُ وَيُوقِدُ فِي ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ. ٣ 3
And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father. Only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
وَذَهَبَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِلَى جِبْعُونَ لِيَذْبَحَ هُنَاكَ، لِأَنَّهَا هِيَ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةُ ٱلْعُظْمَى، وَأَصْعَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ أَلْفَ مُحْرَقَةٍ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ. ٤ 4
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings upon that altar.
فِي جِبْعُونَ تَرَاءَى ٱلرَّبُّ لِسُلَيْمَانَ فِي حُلْمٍ لَيْلًا، وَقَالَ ٱللهُ: «ٱسْأَلْ مَاذَا أُعْطِيكَ». ٥ 5
In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
فَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ: «إِنَّكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ مَعَ عَبْدِكَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي رَحْمَةً عَظِيمَةً حَسْبَمَا سَارَ أَمَامَكَ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَبِرٍّ وَٱسْتِقَامَةِ قَلْبٍ مَعَكَ، فَحَفِظْتَ لَهُ هَذِهِ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ ٱلْعَظِيمَةَ وَأَعْطَيْتَهُ ٱبْنًا يَجْلِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. ٦ 6
And Solomon said, Thou have shown to thy servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee. And thou have kept for him this great loving kindness, that thou have given him a son to sit on his throne as it is this day.
وَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهِي، أَنْتَ مَلَّكْتَ عَبْدَكَ مَكَانَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي، وَأَنَا فَتىً صَغِيرٌ لَا أَعْلَمُ ٱلْخُرُوجَ وَٱلدُّخُولَ. ٧ 7
And now, O Jehovah my God, thou have made thy servant king instead of David my father. And I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.
وَعَبْدُكَ فِي وَسَطِ شَعْبِكَ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتَهُ، شَعْبٌ كَثِيرٌ لَا يُحْصَى وَلَا يُعَدُّ مِنَ ٱلْكَثْرَةِ. ٨ 8
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou have chosen, a great people that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
فَأَعْطِ عَبْدَكَ قَلْبًا فَهِيمًا لِأَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَأُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَٱلشَّرِّ، لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ هَذَا؟» ٩ 9
Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people?
فَحَسُنَ ٱلْكَلَامُ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ سَأَلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ. ١٠ 10
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱللهُ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ قَدْ سَأَلْتَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ، وَلَمْ تَسْأَلْ لِنَفْسِكَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً وَلَا سَأَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ غِنًى، وَلَا سَأَلْتَ أَنْفُسَ أَعْدَائِكَ، بَلْ سَأَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ تَمْيِيزًا لِتَفْهَمَ ٱلْحُكْمَ، ١١ 11
And God said to him, Because thou have asked this thing, and have not asked for thyself long life, neither have asked riches for thyself, nor have asked the life of thine enemies, but have asked for thyself understanding to discern justice,
هُوَذَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ حَسَبَ كَلَامِكَ. هُوَذَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ قَلْبًا حَكِيمًا وَمُمَيِّزًا حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِثْلُكَ قَبْلَكَ وَلَا يَقُومُ بَعْدَكَ نَظِيرُكَ. ١٢ 12
behold, I have done according to thy word. Lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there has been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like thee.
وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ أَيْضًا مَا لَمْ تَسْأَلْهُ، غِنًى وَكَرَامَةً حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَا يَكُونُ رَجُلٌ مِثْلَكَ فِي ٱلْمُلُوكِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِكَ. ١٣ 13
And I have also given thee that which thou have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like thee all thy days.
فَإِنْ سَلَكْتَ فِي طَرِيقِي وَحَفِظْتَ فَرَائِضِي وَوَصَايَايَ، كَمَا سَلَكَ دَاوُدُ أَبُوكَ، فَإِنِّي أُطِيلُ أَيَّامَكَ». ١٤ 14
And if thou will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David walked, then I will lengthen thy days.
فَٱسْتَيْقَظَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَإِذَا هُوَ حُلْمٌ. وَجَاءَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَصْعَدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَقَرَّبَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ، وَعَمِلَ وَلِيمَةً لِكُلِّ عَبِيدِهِ. ١٥ 15
And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
حِينَئِذٍ أَتَتِ ٱمْرَأَتَانِ زَانِيَتَانِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَوَقَفَتَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ. ١٦ 16
Then two women who were harlots came to the king, and stood before him.
فَقَالَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْوَاحِدَةُ: «ٱسْتَمِعْ يَاسَيِّدِي. إِنِّي أَنَا وَهَذِهِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ سَاكِنَتَانِ فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَقَدْ وَلَدْتُ مَعَهَا فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ. ١٧ 17
And the one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. And I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ بَعْدَ وِلَادَتِي وَلَدَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ أَيْضًا، وَكُنَّا مَعًا، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَنَا غَرِيبٌ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ غَيْرَنَا نَحْنُ كِلْتَيْنَا فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ. ١٨ 18
And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also. And we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, except we two in the house.
فَمَاتَ ٱبْنُ هَذِهِ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ، لِأَنَّهَا ٱضْطَجَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ. ١٩ 19
And this woman's child died in the night, because she lay upon it.
فَقَامَتْ فِي وَسَطِ ٱللَّيْلِ وَأَخَذَتِ ٱبْنِي مِنْ جَانِبِي وَأَمَتُكَ نَائِمَةٌ، وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ فِي حِضْنِهَا، وَأَضْجَعَتِ ٱبْنَهَا ٱلْمَيْتَ فِي حِضْنِي. ٢٠ 20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ صَبَاحًا لِأُرَضِّعَ ٱبْنِي، إِذَا هُوَ مَيْتٌ. وَلَمَّا تَأَمَّلْتُ فِيهِ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ، إِذَا هُوَ لَيْسَ ٱبْنِيَ ٱلَّذِي وَلَدْتُهُ». ٢١ 21
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead. But when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son whom I bore.
وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْأُخْرَى تَقُولُ: «كَلَّا، بَلِ ٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ وَٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ». وَهَذِهِ تَقُولُ: «لَا، بَلِ ٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ وَٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ». وَتَكَلَّمَتَا أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ٢٢ 22
And the other woman said, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And the other woman said, No, but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «هَذِهِ تَقُولُ: هَذَا ٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ وَٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ، وَتِلْكَ تَقُولُ: لَا، بَلِ ٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ وَٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ». ٢٣ 23
Then the king said, The one says, This is my son that lives, and thy son is the dead. And the other says, No, but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «اِيتُونِي بِسَيْفٍ». فَأَتَوْا بِسَيْفٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ٢٤ 24
And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «ٱشْطُرُوا ٱلْوَلَدَ ٱلْحَيَّ ٱثْنَيْنِ، وَأَعْطُوا نِصْفًا لِلْوَاحِدَةِ وَنِصْفًا لِلْأُخْرَى». ٢٥ 25
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
فَتَكَلَّمَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلَّتِي ٱبْنُهَا ٱلْحَيُّ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، لِأَنَّ أَحْشَاءَهَا ٱضْطَرَمَتْ عَلَى ٱبْنِهَا، وَقَالَتِ: «ٱسْتَمِعْ يَا سَيِّدِي. أَعْطُوهَا ٱلْوَلَدَ ٱلْحَيَّ وَلَا تُمِيتُوهُ». وَأَمَّا تِلْكَ فَقَالَتْ: «لَا يَكُونُ لِي وَلَا لَكِ. اُشْطُرُوهُ». ٢٦ 26
Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine. Divide it.
فَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَقَالَ: «أَعْطُوهَا ٱلْوَلَدَ ٱلْحَيَّ وَلَا تُمِيتُوهُ فَإِنَّهَا أُمُّهُ». ٢٧ 27
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and by no means kill it; she is the mother of it.
وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْحُكْمِ ٱلَّذِي حَكَمَ بِهِ ٱلْمَلِكُ خَافُوا ٱلْمَلِكَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا حِكْمَةَ ٱللهِ فِيهِ لِإِجْرَاءِ ٱلْحُكْمِ. ٢٨ 28
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged. And they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

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