1 أخبار 22

١ 1 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «هُنَا يَكُونُ مَكَانُ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ الإِلَهِ، وَهُنَا يُشَيَّدُ مَذْبَحُ مُحْرَقَاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And David said, This is the house of the Lord the [true] God, and this is the altar for the burnt-offering for Israel.

٢ 2 وَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ بِحَشْدِ كُلِّ الأَجَانِبِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَكَلَّفَ النَّحَّاتِينَ مِنْهُمْ بِنَحْتِ حِجَارَةٍ مُرَبَّعَةٍ لِبِنَاءِ بَيْتِ اللهِ.

And David ordered to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel: and he appointed [them] to be masons to hew cut stones to build the house of God.

٣ 3 وَأَعَدَّ دَاوُدُ حَدِيداً كَثِيراً لِعَمَلِ مَسَامِيرَ لِمَصَارِيعِ الأَبْوَابِ وَالْوُصَلِ، وَنُحَاساً وَفِيراً يَتَعَذَّرُ وَزْنُهُ،

And iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings, did David prepare; and copper in abundance, [which] could not be weighed;

٤ 4 وَخَشَبَ أَرْزٍ، لَا يُمْكِنُ إِحْصَاؤُهُ، لأَنَّ الصِّيدُونِيِّينَ وَالصُّورِيِّينَ حَمَلُوا إِلَى دَاوُدَ كَمِّيَّاتٍ هَائِلَةً مِنْ خَشَبِ الأَرْزِ.

Also cedar-trees [which] could not be counted; for the Zidonians and the Tyrians had brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.

٥ 5 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «إِنَّ ابْنِي سُلَيْمَانَ مَا بَرِحَ صَغِيراً وَغَضّاً، وَالْبَيْتُ الَّذِي يُبْنَى لِلرَّبِّ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَاِئعَ الشُّهْرَةِ مُعَظَّماً فِي جَمِيعِ الأَرَاضِي، فَعَلَيَّ أَنْ أُجَهِّزَ لَهُ مِنَ الآنَ مَوَادَّ الْبِنَاءِ». وَهَكَذَا جَهَّزَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ مَا أَمْكَنَهُ مِنْ مَوَادِّ الْبِنَاءِ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ.

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built [in honor] of the Lord must be exceedingly great, for fame and for glory throughout all the countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David made abundant preparation before his death.

٦ 6 ثُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى ابْنَهُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَوْصَاهُ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ هَيْكَلاً لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord the God of Israel.

٧ 7 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ: «يَا بُنَيَّ، كَانَ فِي نِيَّتِي أَنْ أَبْنِيَ هَيْكَلاً لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي.

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the Lord my God;

٨ 8 وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ خَاطَبَنِي قَائِلاً: لَقَدْ أَهْرَقْتَ دِمَاءً كَثِيرَةً عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَخُضْتَ حُرُوباً عَظِيمَةً، وَلِهَذَا لَا يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لاِسْمِي؛

But there came concerning me the word of the Lord, saying, Blood in abundance hast thou shed, and great wars hast thou made: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because much blood hast thou shed upon the earth before me.

٩ 9 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يُوْلَدُ لَكَ ابْنٌ يَكُونُ رَجُلَ سَلامٍ وَأَمْنٍ، وَأَنَا أُرِيحُهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِهِ الْمُحِيطِينَ بِهِ، فَيَكُونُ اسْمُهُ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَأَجْعَلُ السَّلامَ وَالسَّكِينَةَ يَسُودَانِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أَيَّامِهِ.

Behold, a son will be born to thee, he it is who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for Solomon [[The Peaceful]] shall be his name, and peace and quietness will I bestow on Israel in his days.

١٠ 10 هُوَ يَبْنِي بَيْتاً لاِسْمِي، وَيَكُونُ لِيَ ابْناً، وَأَنَا لَهُ أَباً، وأُثَبِّتُ عَرْشَهُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

He it is who shall build a house unto my name; and he shall be unto me as a son, and I will be unto him as a father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

١١ 11 وَالآنَ يَا ابْنِي لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَكَ فَيُحَالِفَكَ التَّوْفِيقُ فِي بِنَاءِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ عَنْكَ،

Now, my son, may the Lord be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee.

١٢ 12 وَلْيَمْنَحْكَ الرَّبُّ فِطْنَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً عِنْدَمَا يُوَلِّيكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ لِتُطِيعَ شَرِيعَةَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ،

Only may the Lord give thee intelligence and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel, so that thou mayest observe the law of the Lord thy God.

١٣ 13 حِينَئِذٍ تُفْلِحُ، إِذْ تَحْرِصُ عَلَى مُمَارَسَةِ الْفَرَائِضِ وَالأَحْكَامِ الَّتِي أَمَرَ بِها الرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَسَنَّهَا لإِسْرَائِيلَ. تَشَجَّعْ وَتَقَوَّ، لَا تَجْزَعْ وَلا تَرْتَعِبْ.

Then wilt thou prosper, if thou observe to practise the statutes and the ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; be not afraid, nor be thou dismayed.

١٤ 14 وَهَا أَنَا قَدْ كَابَدْتُ كُلَّ مَشَقَّةٍ لأُعِدَّ لِبِنَاءِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ: مِئَةَ أَلْفِ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّ مِئَةِ طُنٍّ) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَأَلْفَ أَلْفِ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ سِتَّةٍ وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ طُنٍّ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، وَنُحَاساً وَحَدِيداً لَا يُمْكِنُ وَزْنُهُ لِوَفْرَتِهِ. وَقَدْ جَهَّزْتُ أَيْضاً خَشَباً وَحِجَارَةً، وَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُضِيفَ عَلَيْهَا.

And, behold, during my affliction have I prepared for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand times thousand talents of silver; and of copper and iron [as much as] cannot be weighed; for in [such] abundance was it: and wood and stone have I prepared; and thou must add thereto.

١٥ 15 وَلَدَيْكَ عَدَدٌ غَفِيرٌ مِنَ الْعُمَّالِ، مِنْ نَحَّاتِينَ وَبَنَّائِينَ وَنَجَّارِينَ، وَكُلُّ مَاهِرٍ فِي كُلِّ حِرْفَةٍ.

Moreover there are with thee in abundance workmen, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skilful men for every kind of work.

١٦ 16 وَقَدْ تَوَافَرَ لَدَيْكَ مَا لَا يُحْصَى مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالنُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ. فَقُمْ وَاعْمَلْ، وَلْيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَكَ».

The gold, the silver, and the copper, and the iron cannot be numbered: arise, [therefore, ] and be doing, and may the Lord be with thee.

١٧ 17 وَأَوْصَى دَاوُدُ جَمِيعَ رُؤَسَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِمُعَاوَنَةِ ابْنِهِ سُلَيْمَانَ،

And David gave a charge to all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying, ]

١٨ 18 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَلَيْسَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ مَعَكُمْ وَقَدْ أَرَاحَكُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ، إِذْ نَصَرَنِي عَلَى أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الأَرْضِ، فَخَضَعَتْ أُمَمُهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ وَأَمَامَ شَعْبِهِ.

Behold the Lord your God is with you; and he hath given you rest on every side; for he hath given up into my hand the inhabitants of the land, and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

١٩ 19 فَاعْقِدُوا الْعَزْمَ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَنُفُوسِكُمْ عَلَى طَلَبِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ، وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى بِنَاءِ مَقْدِسِ الرَّبِّ الإِلَهِ لِتَنْقُلُوا تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ وَآنِيَةَ قُدْسِ اللهِ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ الَّذِي يُبْنَى لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ».

Now direct your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; and arise, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord the [true] God, [in order] to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built unto the name of the Lord.