< 2 Chronicles 9 >

1 The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
و چون ملکه سبا آوازه سلیمان را شنید باموکب بسیار عظیم و شترانی که به عطریات و طلای بسیار و سنگهای گرانبها بارشده بود به اورشلیم آمد، تا سلیمان را به مسائل امتحان کند. و چون نزد سلیمان رسید با وی ازهرچه در دلش بود گفتگو کرد.۱
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
و سلیمان تمامی مسائلش را برای وی بیان نمود و چیزی ازسلیمان مخفی نماند که برایش بیان نکرد.۲
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
وچون ملکه سبا حکمت سلیمان و خانه‌ای را که بناکرده بود،۳
4 she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
و طعام سفره او و مجلس بندگانش ونظم و لباس خادمانش را و ساقیانش و لباس ایشان و زینه‌ای را که به آن به خانه خداوندبرمی آمد دید، روح دیگر در او نماند.۴
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
پس به پادشاه گفت: «آوازه‌ای را که درولایت خود درباره کارها و حکمت تو شنیدم راست بود.۵
6 But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
اما تا نیامدم و به چشمان خود ندیدم اخبار آنها را باور نکردم، و همانا نصف عظمت حکمت تو به من اعلام نشده بود، و از خبری که شنیده بودم افزوده‌ای.۶
7 The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
خوشابه‌حال مردان تو وخوشابه‌حال این خادمانت که به حضور تو همیشه می ایستند و حکمت تو را می‌شنوند.۷
8 Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
متبارک بادیهوه خدای تو که بر تو رغبت داشته، تو را برکرسی خود نشانید تا برای یهوه خدایت پادشاه بشوی. چونکه خدای تو اسرائیل را دوست می‌دارد تا ایشان را تا به ابد استوار نماید، از این جهت تو را بر پادشاهی‌ایشان نصب نموده است تا داوری و عدالت را بجا آوری.»۸
9 Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
و به پادشاه صد و بیست وزنه طلا و عطریات از حد زیاده، وسنگهای گرانبها داد و مثل این عطریات که ملکه سبا به سلیمان پادشاه داد هرگز دیده نشد.۹
10 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
و نیز بندگان حورام و بندگان سلیمان که طلا از اوفیر می‌آوردند چوب صندل و سنگهای گرانبها آوردند.۱۰
و پادشاه از این چوب صندل زینه‌ها به جهت خانه خداوند و خانه پادشاه وعودها و بربطها برای مغنیان ساخت، و مثل آنهاقبل از آن در زمین یهودا دیده نشده بود.۱۱
و سلیمان پادشاه به ملکه سبا تمامی آرزوی او را که خواسته بود داد، سوای آنچه که او برای پادشاه آورده بود، پس با بندگانش به ولایت خود توجه نموده، برفت.۱۲
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
و وزن طلایی که در یک سال به سلیمان رسید ششصد و شصت و شش وزنه طلا بود.۱۳
14 That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
سوای آنچه تاجران و بازرگانان آوردند وجمیع پادشاهان عرب و حاکمان کشورها طلا ونقره برای سلیمان می‌آوردند.۱۴
15 King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
و سلیمان پادشاه دویست سپر طلای چکشی ساخت که برای هر سپر ششصد مثقال طلا بکار برده شد.۱۵
16 His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
و سیصد سپر کوچک طلای چکشی ساخت که برای هر سپر سیصد مثقال طلا بکار برده شد، وپادشاه آنها را در خانه جنگل لبنان گذاشت.۱۶
17 His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
وپادشاه تخت بزرگی از عاج ساخت و آن را به زرخالص پوشانید.۱۷
18 There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
و تخت را شش پله وپایندازی زرین بود که به تخت پیوسته بود و به این طرف و آن طرف نزد جای کرسیش دستها بود، ودو شیر به پهلوی دستها ایستاده بودند.۱۸
19 On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
ودوازده شیر از این طرف و آن طرف، بر آن شش پله ایستاده بودند که در هیچ مملکت مثل این ساخته نشده بود.۱۹
20 All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
و تمامی ظروف نوشیدنی سلیمان پادشاه از طلا و تمامی ظروف خانه جنگل لبنان از زر خالص بود، و نقره در ایام سلیمان هیچ به حساب نمی آمد۲۰
21 The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
زیرا که پادشاه را کشتیها بود که با بندگان حورام به ترشیش می‌رفت، و کشتیهای ترشیشی هر سه سال یک مرتبه می‌آمد، و طلا و نقره و عاج و میمونها وطاوسها می‌آورد.۲۱
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
پس سلیمان پادشاه در دولت و حکمت ازجمیع پادشاهان کشورها بزرگتر شد.۲۲
23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
و تمامی پادشاهان کشورها حضور سلیمان را می‌طلبیدندتا حکمتی را که خدا در دلش نهاده بود بشنوند.۲۳
24 All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
و هریکی از ایشان هدیه خود را از آلات نقره وآلات طلا و رخوت و اسلحه و عطریات و اسبهاو قاطرها یعنی قسمت هر سال را در سالش می‌آوردند.۲۴
25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
و سلیمان چهار هزار آخور به جهت اسبان و ارابه‌ها و دوازده هزار سوار داشت. و آنها را در شهرهای ارابه‌ها و نزد پادشاه دراورشلیم گذاشت.۲۵
26 Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
و بر جمیع پادشاهان از نهر(فرات ) تا زمین فلسطینیان و سرحد مصرحکمرانی می‌کرد.۲۶
27 [During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
و پادشاه نقره را در اورشلیم مثل سنگها و چوب سرو آزاد را مثل چوب افراغ که در صحراست فراوان ساخت.۲۷
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
و اسبها برای سلیمان از مصر و از جمیع ممالک می‌آوردند.۲۸
29 Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
و اما بقیه وقایع سلیمان از اول تا آخر آیاآنها در تواریخ ناتان نبی و در نبوت اخیای شیلونی و در رویای یعدوی رایی درباره یربعام بن نباط مکتوب نیست؟۲۹
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
پس سلیمان چهل سال در اورشلیم بر تمامی اسرائیل سلطنت کرد.۳۰
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
و سلیمان با پدران خود خوابید و او را در شهرپدرش داود دفن کردند و پسرش رحبعام در جای او پادشاه شد.۳۱

< 2 Chronicles 9 >