٢ أخبار 1

١ 1 وَتَشَدَّدَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَتِهِ، وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُ مَعَهُ وَعَظَّمَهُ جِدًّا.

Solomon, son of David, strengthened his hold over the kingdom, and the Lord God was with him and made him extremely powerful.

٢ 2 وَكَلَّمَ سُلَيْمَانُ جَمِيعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْأُلُوفِ وَٱلْمِئَاتِ وَٱلْقُضَاةَ وَكُلَّ رَئِيسٍ فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ رُؤُوسَ ٱلْآبَاءِ،

Solomon sent for all the Israelite leaders, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every family leader.

٣ 3 فَذَهَبَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَكُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ مَعَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي جِبْعُونَ، لِأَنَّهُ هُنَاكَ كَانَتْ خَيْمَةُ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ، خَيْمَةُ ٱللهِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا مُوسَى عَبْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Solomon went with the whole assembly to the high place at Gibeon, for this was the site of God's Tent of Meeting that Moses, the Lord's servant, had made in the wilderness.

٤ 4 وَأَمَّا تَابُوتُ ٱللهِ فَأَصْعَدَهُ دَاوُدُ مِنْ قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ عِنْدَمَا هَيَّأَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ، لِأَنَّهُ نَصَبَ لَهُ خَيْمَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

David had brought up the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place in Jerusalem where he had set up a tent for it.

٥ 5 وَمَذْبَحُ ٱلنُّحَاسِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ بَصَلْئِيلُ بْنُ أُورِي بْنِ حُورَ، وَضَعَهُ أَمَامَ مَسْكَنِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَطَلَبَ إِلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانُ وَٱلْجَمَاعَةُ.

However, the bronze altar made by Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, was there in front of the Tent of the Lord, so that is where Solomon and the assembly went to worship.

٦ 6 وَأَصْعَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ هُنَاكَ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ ٱلنُّحَاسِ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ فِي خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ، أَصْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ أَلْفَ مُحْرَقَةٍ.

Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord, in front of the Tent of Meeting. There he presented one thousand burnt offerings.

٧ 7 فِي تِلْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةِ تَرَاءَى ٱللهُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱسْأَلْ مَاذَا أُعْطِيكَ».

That night God appeared to Solomon and told him, “Ask what you want me to give you.”

٨ 8 فَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ لِلهِ: «إِنَّكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ مَعَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي رَحْمَةً عَظِيمَةً وَمَلَّكْتَنِي مَكَانَهُ.

Solomon responded to God, “You showed trustworthy love without limit to my father David, and you have made me king in his place.

٩ 9 فَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْإِلَهُ لِيَثْبُتْ كَلَامُكَ مَعَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي، لِأَنَّكَ قَدْ مَلَّكْتَنِي عَلَى شَعْبٍ كَثِيرٍ كَتُرَابِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Lord God, please keep the promise you made to my father David. You have made me king over a nation that has as many people as the dust of the earth.

١٠ 10 فَأَعْطِنِي ٱلْآنَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً لِأَخْرُجَ أَمَامَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ وَأَدْخُلَ، لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ هَذَا ٱلْعَظِيمِ»

Please give me wisdom and knowledge to lead this people—for who can rule with justice this great people of yours?”

١١ 11 فَقَالَ ٱللهُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ هَذَا كَانَ فِي قَلْبِكَ، وَلَمْ تَسْأَلْ غِنًى وَلَا أَمْوَالًا وَلَا كَرَامَةً وَلَا أَنْفُسَ مُبْغِضِيكَ، وَلَا سَأَلْتَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً، بَلْ إِنَّمَا سَأَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً تَحْكُمُ بِهِمَا عَلَى شَعْبِي ٱلَّذِي مَلَّكْتُكَ عَلَيْهِ،

God told Solomon: “Because this is what you really wanted, and you didn't ask for wealth, possessions, or honor, or the death of those who hate you, or for a long life, but instead you asked for wisdom and knowledge so you can rule with justice my people that I have made you king over;

١٢ 12 قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً، وَأُعْطِيكَ غِنًى وَأَمْوَالًا وَكَرَامَةً لَمْ يَكُنْ مِثْلُهَا لِلْمُلُوكِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَبْلَكَ، وَلَا يَكُونُ مِثْلُهَا لِمَنْ بَعْدَكَ».

wisdom and knowledge is given to you. I will give you wealth, possessions, and honor as well, much more than any king who came before you has had, or who comes after you will ever have.”

١٣ 13 فَجَاءَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي جِبْعُونَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ أَمَامِ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ وَمَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Then Solomon returned to Jerusalem from the Tent of Meeting in Gibeon, and he ruled over Israel.

١٤ 14 وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانًا، فَكَانَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَمَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Solomon built up an army of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he placed in the chariot cities, and also with him in Jerusalem.

١٥ 15 وَجَعَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ وَٱلذَّهَبَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مِثْلَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ، وَجَعَلَ ٱلْأَرْزَ كَٱلْجُمَّيْزِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّهْلِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ.

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

١٦ 16 وَكَانَ مُخْرَجُ ٱلْخَيْلِ ٱلَّتِي لِسُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَجَمَاعَةُ تُجَّارِ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَخَذُوا جَلِيبَةً بِثَمَنٍ،

Solomon imported horses for himself from Egypt and Kue; the king's traders bought them in Kue.

١٧ 17 فَأَصْعَدُوا وَأَخْرَجُوا مِنْ مِصْرَ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةَ بِسِتِّ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَٱلْفَرَسَ بِمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ، وَهَكَذَا لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ أَرَامَ كَانُوا يُخْرِجُونَ عَنْ يَدِهِمْ.

A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred silver shekels, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. In the same way they exported them to all the Hittite kings and the Aramean kings.