اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 3
| 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 |
Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh of Egypt. He married Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to live in the City of David until he finished building his palace, the Lord's Temple, and the walls surrounding Jerusalem.
| إِلَّا أَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَ فِي ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُبْنَ بَيْتٌ لِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ. | ٢ 2 |
In those days, however, the people still sacrificed on the high places because a Temple to honor the Lord hadn't yet been built.
| وَأَحَبَّ سُلَيْمَانُ ٱلرَّبَّ سَائِرًا فِي فَرَائِضِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَذْبَحُ وَيُوقِدُ فِي ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ. | ٣ 3 |
Solomon showed he loved the Lord by following the instructions of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned offerings on the high places.
| وَذَهَبَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِلَى جِبْعُونَ لِيَذْبَحَ هُنَاكَ، لِأَنَّهَا هِيَ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةُ ٱلْعُظْمَى، وَأَصْعَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ أَلْفَ مُحْرَقَةٍ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ. | ٤ 4 |
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the leading high place. Solomon presented one thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
| فِي جِبْعُونَ تَرَاءَى ٱلرَّبُّ لِسُلَيْمَانَ فِي حُلْمٍ لَيْلًا، وَقَالَ ٱللهُ: «ٱسْأَلْ مَاذَا أُعْطِيكَ». | ٥ 5 |
The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at Gibeon. God said to him, “Ask what you want me to give you.”
| 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 |
Solomon replied, “You showed your servant David, my father, great trustworthy love because he lived his life before you with faithfulness, doing what was right and committed to principle. You have continued to show this great trustworthy love by giving him a son to sit on his throne to this day.
| وَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهِي، أَنْتَ مَلَّكْتَ عَبْدَكَ مَكَانَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي، وَأَنَا فَتىً صَغِيرٌ لَا أَعْلَمُ ٱلْخُرُوجَ وَٱلدُّخُولَ. | ٧ 7 |
Now, Lord God, you have made me king in place of my father David. But I am like an inexperienced young boy who doesn't know what to do.
| وَعَبْدُكَ فِي وَسَطِ شَعْبِكَ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتَهُ، شَعْبٌ كَثِيرٌ لَا يُحْصَى وَلَا يُعَدُّ مِنَ ٱلْكَثْرَةِ. | ٨ 8 |
I, your servant, am here in among your chosen people, a great people that are so many they cannot be counted.
| فَأَعْطِ عَبْدَكَ قَلْبًا فَهِيمًا لِأَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَأُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَٱلشَّرِّ، لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ هَذَا؟» | ٩ 9 |
So please give me a mind that's receptive so I can rule your people well, understanding the difference between right and wrong, for who can rule this difficult people of yours?”
| فَحَسُنَ ٱلْكَلَامُ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ سَأَلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ. | ١٠ 10 |
The Lord considered that what Solomon asked for was good.
| 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 |
So God told him, “Because you asked for this, and you didn't ask for a long life, or wealth, or the death of your enemies, but instead you asked for understanding to know what is right,
| هُوَذَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ حَسَبَ كَلَامِكَ. هُوَذَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ قَلْبًا حَكِيمًا وَمُمَيِّزًا حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِثْلُكَ قَبْلَكَ وَلَا يَقُومُ بَعْدَكَ نَظِيرُكَ. | ١٢ 12 |
I am giving you what you asked for. I am giving you a mind that is wise, with an understanding of what is right, more than anyone else before you or after you.
| وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ أَيْضًا مَا لَمْ تَسْأَلْهُ، غِنًى وَكَرَامَةً حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَا يَكُونُ رَجُلٌ مِثْلَكَ فِي ٱلْمُلُوكِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِكَ. | ١٣ 13 |
I am also giving you what you did not ask for, wealth and status—so much so that no king will compare to you for the whole of your life.
| فَإِنْ سَلَكْتَ فِي طَرِيقِي وَحَفِظْتَ فَرَائِضِي وَوَصَايَايَ، كَمَا سَلَكَ دَاوُدُ أَبُوكَ، فَإِنِّي أُطِيلُ أَيَّامَكَ». | ١٤ 14 |
And if you follow my ways by keeping my laws and my commands, as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”
| فَٱسْتَيْقَظَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَإِذَا هُوَ حُلْمٌ. وَجَاءَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَصْعَدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَقَرَّبَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ، وَعَمِلَ وَلِيمَةً لِكُلِّ عَبِيدِهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Then Solomon woke up and realized he'd had a dream. He went back to Jerusalem, and stood in front of the Ark of the Lord's Agreement and he presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings, and he held a feast for all his officials.
| حِينَئِذٍ أَتَتِ ٱمْرَأَتَانِ زَانِيَتَانِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَوَقَفَتَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ. | ١٦ 16 |
Later two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him for judgment.
| فَقَالَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْوَاحِدَةُ: «ٱسْتَمِعْ يَاسَيِّدِي. إِنِّي أَنَا وَهَذِهِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ سَاكِنَتَانِ فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَقَدْ وَلَدْتُ مَعَهَا فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ. | ١٧ 17 |
One of the women spoke up, saying, “If it please Your Majesty: I share a house with this woman. I had a baby while she was living 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 |
Three days after the birth of my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were together; there was no one else in the house, just the two of us.
| فَمَاتَ ٱبْنُ هَذِهِ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ، لِأَنَّهَا ٱضْطَجَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ. | ١٩ 19 |
During the night this woman's son died because she rolled over on him.
| فَقَامَتْ فِي وَسَطِ ٱللَّيْلِ وَأَخَذَتِ ٱبْنِي مِنْ جَانِبِي وَأَمَتُكَ نَائِمَةٌ، وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ فِي حِضْنِهَا، وَأَضْجَعَتِ ٱبْنَهَا ٱلْمَيْتَ فِي حِضْنِي. | ٢٠ 20 |
She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while I was sleeping. She lay him close beside her to cuddle him, and she lay her dead son close beside me.
| فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ صَبَاحًا لِأُرَضِّعَ ٱبْنِي، إِذَا هُوَ مَيْتٌ. وَلَمَّا تَأَمَّلْتُ فِيهِ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ، إِذَا هُوَ لَيْسَ ٱبْنِيَ ٱلَّذِي وَلَدْتُهُ». | ٢١ 21 |
When I got up in the morning to nurse my son I saw that he was dead. When I looked closely at him in the light I realized it wasn't my son.”
| وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْأُخْرَى تَقُولُ: «كَلَّا، بَلِ ٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ وَٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ». وَهَذِهِ تَقُولُ: «لَا، بَلِ ٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ وَٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ». وَتَكَلَّمَتَا أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
The other woman argued, “No! My son is the one that's alive. Your son is the one that's dead.” The first woman objected, “No! Your son is the one that's dead. My son is the one that's alive.” They went on quarrelling in front of the king.
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «هَذِهِ تَقُولُ: هَذَا ٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ وَٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ، وَتِلْكَ تَقُولُ: لَا، بَلِ ٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ وَٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ». | ٢٣ 23 |
The king intervened, saying, “So this woman says ‘My son is the one that's alive. Your son is the one that's dead,’ while the other woman says, ‘No! Your son is the one that's dead. My son is the one that's alive.’”
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «اِيتُونِي بِسَيْفٍ». فَأَتَوْا بِسَيْفٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
“Bring me a sword,” the king ordered. So they brought him a sword.
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «ٱشْطُرُوا ٱلْوَلَدَ ٱلْحَيَّ ٱثْنَيْنِ، وَأَعْطُوا نِصْفًا لِلْوَاحِدَةِ وَنِصْفًا لِلْأُخْرَى». | ٢٥ 25 |
“Cut the child that's alive in two, and give half to one woman and half to another,” he commanded.
| 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 |
But the woman whose son was alive had so much love for him as a mother that she cried out to the king, “Please, Your Majesty, give her the boy! Don't kill him!” But the other woman said, “He won't be mine or yours—cut him in two!”
| فَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَقَالَ: «أَعْطُوهَا ٱلْوَلَدَ ٱلْحَيَّ وَلَا تُمِيتُوهُ فَإِنَّهَا أُمُّهُ». | ٢٧ 27 |
The king gave his verdict. “Give the child that's alive to the first woman,” he ordered. “On no account kill him, for she is his real mother.”
| وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْحُكْمِ ٱلَّذِي حَكَمَ بِهِ ٱلْمَلِكُ خَافُوا ٱلْمَلِكَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا حِكْمَةَ ٱللهِ فِيهِ لِإِجْرَاءِ ٱلْحُكْمِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
When everyone in Israel heard about the verdict the king had delivered, they had great respect for the king, because they recognized the wisdom God had given him to judge rightly.
