1 Kings 3

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1 With the royal power firmly in his grasp, Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. The daughter of Pharaoh, whom he married, he brought to the City of David, until he should finish building his palace, and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.	1 Εκαμε δε ο Σολομων επιγαμιαν μετα του Φαραω, βασιλεως της Αιγυπτου, και ελαβε την θυγατερα του Φαραω? και εφερεν αυτην εις την πολιν Δαβιδ, εωσου ετελειωσε να οικοδομη τον οικον αυτου και τον οικον του Κυριου και το τειχος της Ιερουσαλημ κυκλω.
2 However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, for up to that time no temple had been built to the name of the LORD.	2 Πλην ο λαος εθυσιαζεν επι τους υψηλους τοπους, επειδη δεν ητο ωκοδομημενος οικος εις το ονομα του Κυριου, εως των ημερων εκεινων.
3 Solomon loved the LORD, and obeyed the statutes of his father David; yet he offered sacrifice and burned incense on the high places.	3 Και ηγαπησεν ο Σολομων τον Κυριον, περιπατων εις τα προσταγματα Δαβιδ του πατρος αυτου? μονον εθυσιαζε και εθυμιαζεν επι τους υψηλους τοπους.
4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, because that was the most renowned high place. Upon its altar Solomon offered a thousand holocausts.	4 Και υπηγεν ο βασιλευς εις Γαβαων, δια να θυσιαση εκει? διοτι εκεινος ητο ο υψηλος τοπος ο μεγας? χιλια ολοκαυτωματα προσεφερεν ο Σολομων επι το θυσιαστηριον εκεινο.
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, "Ask something of me and I will give it to you."	5 Εφανη δε ο Κυριος εν Γαβαων εις τον Σολομωντα καθ' υπνον δια νυκτος? και ειπεν ο Θεος, Ζητησον τι να σοι δωσω.
6 Solomon answered: "You have shown great favor to your servant, my father David, because he behaved faithfully toward you, with justice and an upright heart; and you have continued this great favor toward him, even today, seating a son of his on his throne.	6 Ο δε Σολομων ειπε, Συ εκαμες μεγα ελεος προς τον δουλον σου Δαβιδ τον πατερα μου, επειδη περιεπατησεν ενωπιον σου εν αληθεια και εν δικαιοσυνη και εν ευθυτητι καρδιας μετα σου? και εφυλαξας εις αυτον το μεγα τουτο ελεος και εδωκας εις αυτον υιον καθημενον επι του θρονου αυτου, καθως την ημεραν ταυτην?
7 O LORD, my God, you have made me, your servant, king to succeed my father David; but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.	7 και τωρα, Κυριε Θεε μου, συ εκαμες τον δουλον σου βασιλεα αντι Δαβιδ του πατρος μου? και εγω ειμαι παιδαριον μικρον? δεν εξευρω πως να εξερχωμαι και να εισερχωμαι?
8 I serve you in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted.	8 και ο δουλος σου ειναι εν μεσω του λαου σου, τον οποιον εξελεξας, λαου μεγαλου, οστις εκ του πληθους δεν δυναται να αριθμηθη ουδε να λογαριασθη?
9 Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong. For who is able to govern this vast people of yours?"	9 δος λοιπον εις τον δουλον σου καρδιαν νοημονα εις το να κρινη τον λαον σου, δια να διακρινω μεταξυ καλου και κακου? διοτι τις δυναται να κρινη τον λαον σου τουτον τον μεγαν;
10 The LORD was pleased that Solomon made this request.	10 Και ηρεσεν ο λογος εις τον Κυριον, οτι ο Σολομων εζητησε το πραγμα τουτο.
11 So God said to him: "Because you have asked for this--not for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies, but for understanding so that you may know what is right--	11 Και ειπεν ο Θεος προς αυτον, Επειδη εζητησας το πραγμα τουτο, και δεν εζητησας εις σεαυτον πολυζωιαν, και δεν εζητησας εις σεαυτον πλουτη, και δεν εζητησας την ζωην των εχθρων σου, αλλ' εζητησας εις σεαυτον συνεσιν δια να εννοης κρισιν,
12 I do as you requested. I give you a heart so wise and understanding that there has never been anyone like you up to now, and after you there will come no one to equal you.	12 ιδου, εκαμα κατα τους λογους σου? ιδου, εδωκα εις σε καρδιαν σοφην και συνετην, ωστε δεν εσταθη προτερον σου ομοιος σου, ουδε μετα σε θελει αναστηθη ομοιος σου?
13 In addition, I give you what you have not asked for, such riches and glory that among kings there is not your like.	13 ετι δε εδωκα εις σε και ο, τι δεν εζητησας, και πλουτον και δοξαν, ωστε μεταξυ των βασιλεων δεν θελει εισθαι ουδεις ομοιος σου καθ' ολας τας ημερας σου?
14 And if you follow me by keeping my statutes and commandments, as your father David did, I will give you a long life."	14 και εαν περιπατης εις τας οδους μου, φυλαττων τα διαταγματα μου και τας εντολας μου, καθως περιεπατησε Δαβιδ ο πατηρ σου, τοτε θελω μακρυνει τας ημερας σου.
15 When Solomon awoke from his dream, he went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, offered holocausts and peace offerings, and gave a banquet for all his servants.	15 Και εξυπνησεν ο Σολομων? και ιδου, ητο ενυπνιον. Και ηλθεν εις Ιερουσαλημ και εσταθη ενωπιον της κιβωτου της διαθηκης του Κυριου, και προσεφερεν ολοκαυτωματα και εκαμεν ειρηνικας προσφορας και εκαμε συμποσιον εις παντας τους δουλους αυτου.
16 Later, two harlots came to the king and stood before him.	16 Τοτε ηλθον δυο γυναικες πορναι προς τον βασιλεα και εσταθησαν εμπροσθεν αυτου.
17 One woman said: "By your leave, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth in the house while she was present.	17 Και ειπεν η μια γυνη, Ω, κυριε μου εγω και η γυνη αυτη κατοικουμεν εν τη αυτη οικια, και εγεννησα συγκατοικουσα μετ' αυτης?
18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were alone in the house; there was no one there but us two.	18 την δε τριτην ημεραν αφου εγω εγεννησα, εγεννησε και η γυνη αυτη? και ημεθα ομου? δεν ητο ξενος μεθ' ημων εν τη οικια? μονον ημεις αι δυο ημεθα εν τη οικια?
19 This woman's son died during the night; she smothered him by lying on him.	19 και την νυκτα απεθανεν ο υιος της γυναικος ταυτης, επειδη εκοιμηθη επ' αυτον?
20 Later that night she got up and took my son from my side, as I, your handmaid, was sleeping. Then she laid him in her bosom, after she had laid her dead child in my bosom.	20 και αυτη σηκωθεισα το μεσονυκτιον, ελαβε τον υιον μου εκ του πλαγιου μου, ενω η δουλη σου εκοιματο, και εβαλεν αυτον εις τον κολπον αυτης? τον δε υιον αυτης τον νεκρον εβαλεν εις τον κολπον μου?
21 I rose in the morning to nurse my child, and I found him dead. But when I examined him in the morning light, I saw it was not the son whom I had borne."	21 και οτε εσηκωθην το πρωι, δια να θηλασω τον υιον μου, ιδου, ητο νεκρος? πλην αφου το πρωι παρετηρησα αυτο, ιδου, δεν ητο ο υιος μου τον οποιον εγεννησα.
22 The other woman answered, "It is not so! The living one is my son, the dead one is yours." But the first kept saying, "No, the dead one is your child, the living one is mine!" Thus they argued before the king.	22 Η δε αλλη γυνη ειπεν, Ουχι, αλλ' ο ζων ειναι ο υιος μου, ο δε νεκρος ειναι ο υιος σου. Η δε ειπεν, Ουχι, αλλ' ο νεκρος ειναι ο υιος σου, ο δε ζων ειναι ο υιος μου. Ουτως ελαλησαν ενωπιον του βασιλεως.
23 Then the king said: "One woman claims, 'This, the living one, is my child, and the dead one is yours.' The other answers, 'No! The dead one is your child; the living one is mine.'"	23 Και ειπεν ο βασιλευς, Η μεν λεγει, Ουτος ο ζων ειναι ο υιος μου, ο δε νεκρος ειναι ο υιος σου? η δε λεγει, Ουχι, αλλ' ο νεκρος ειναι ο υιος σου, ο δε ζων ειναι ο υιος μου.
24 The king continued, "Get me a sword." When they brought the sword before him,	24 Και ειπεν ο βασιλευς, φερετε μοι μαχαιραν. Και εφεραν την μαχαιραν εμπροσθεν του βασιλεως.
25 he said, "Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other."	25 Και ειπεν ο βασιλευς, Διαιρεσατε εις δυο το παιδιον το ζων, και δοτε το ημισυ εις την μιαν και το ημισυ εις την αλλην.
26 The woman whose son it was, in the anguish she felt for it, said to the king, "Please, my lord, give her the living child--please do not kill it!" The other, however, said, "It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it!"	26 Τοτε η γυνη, της οποιας ητο ο υιος ο ζων, ελαλησε προς τον βασιλεα, διοτι τα σπλαγχνα αυτης επονεσαν δια τον υιον αυτης, και ειπεν, Ω, κυριε μου, δος εις αυτην το παιδιον το ζων, και κατ' ουδενα τροπον μη θανατωσης αυτο. Η δε αλλη ειπε, Μητε ιδικον μου ας ηναι, μητε ιδικον σου? διαιρεσατε αυτο.
27 The king then answered, "Give the first one the living child! By no means kill it, for she is the mother."	27 Τοτε αποκριθεις ο βασιλευς, ειπε, Δοτε εις αυτην το παιδιον το ζων, και κατ' ουδενα τροπον μη θανατωσητε αυτο? αυτη ειναι μητηρ αυτου.
28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they were in awe of him, because they saw that the king had in him the wisdom of God for giving judgment.	28 Και ηκουσε πας ο Ισραηλ περι της κρισεως, την οποιαν ο βασιλευς εκρινε, και εφοβηθησαν τον βασιλεα? διοτι ειδον οτι σοφια Θεου ητο εν αυτω δια να καμνη κρισιν?