| 1 وسمعت ملكة سبأ بخبر سليمان فاتت لتمتحن سليمان بمسائل الى اورشليم بموكب عظيم جدا وجمال حاملة اطيابا وذهبا بكثرة وحجارة كريمة فاتت الى سليمان وكلمته عن كل ما في قلبها. | 1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. |
| 2 فاخبرها سليمان بكل كلامها. ولم يخف عن سليمان أمر الا واخبرها به. | 2 And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from Solomon which he could not explain to her. |
| 3 فلما رأت ملكة سبا حكمة سليمان والبيت الذي بناه | 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, |
| 4 وطعام مائدته ومجلس عبيده وموقف خدامه وملابسهم وسقاته وملابسهم ومحرقاته التي كان يصعدها في بيت الرب لم تبق فيها روح بعد. | 4 the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, his cupbearers, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings which he offered at the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her. |
| 5 فقالت للملك صحيح الخبر الذي سمعته في ارضي عن امورك وعن حكمتك. | 5 And she said to the king, "The report was true which I heard in my own land of your affairs and of your wisdom, |
| 6 ولم اصدق كلامهم حتى جئت وأبصرت عيناي فهوذا لم أخبر بنصف كثرة حكمتك. زدت على الخبر الذي سمعته. | 6 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it; and behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report which I heard. |
| 7 فطوبى لرجالك وطوبى لعبيدك هؤلاء الواقفين امامك دائما والسامعين حكمتك. | 7 Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! |
| 8 ليكن مباركا الرب الهك الذي سرّ بك وجعلك على كرسيه ملكا للرب الهك. لان الهك احب اسرائيل ليثبته الى الابد قد جعلك عليهم ملكا لتجري حكما وعدلا. | 8 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them for ever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness." |
| 9 واهدت للملك مئة وعشرين وزنة ذهب واطيابا كثيرة جدا وحجارة كريمة. ولم يكن مثل ذلك الطيب الذي اهدته ملكة سبا للملك سليمان. | 9 Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones: there were no spices such as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. |
| 10 وكذا عبيد حورام وعبيد سليمان الذين جلبوا ذهبا من اوفير أتوا بخشب الصندل وحجارة كريمة. | 10 Moreover the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones. |
| 11 وعمل الملك خشب الصندل درجا لبيت الرب وبيت الملك واعوادا وربابا ولم ير مثلها قبل في ارض يهوذا. | 11 And the king made of the algum wood steps for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers; there never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah. |
| 12 واعطى الملك سليمان ملكة سبا كل مشتهاها الذي طلبت فضلا عما اتت به الى الملك. فانصرفت وذهبت الى ارضها هي وعبيدها | 12 And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land, with her servants. |
| 13 وكان وزن الذهب الذي جاء سليمان في سنة واحدة ست مئة وستا وستين وزنة ذهب | 13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, |
| 14 فضلا عن الذي جاء به التجار والمستبضعون. وكل ملوك العرب وولاة الارض كانوا يأتون بذهب وفضة الى سليمان. | 14 besides that which the traders and merchants brought; and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon. |
| 15 وعمل الملك سليمان مئتي ترس من ذهب مطرّق. خصّ الترس الواحد ست مئة شاقل من الذهب المطرّق. | 15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each shield. |
| 16 وثلاث مئة مجنّ من ذهب مطرّق. خصّ المجن الواحد ثلاث مئة شاقل من الذهب. وجعلها الملك في بيت وعر لبنان. | 16 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. |
| 17 وعمل الملك كرسيا عظيما من عاج وغشّاه بذهب خالص. | 17 The king also made a great ivory throne, and overlaid it with pure gold. |
| 18 وللكرسي ست درجات. وللكرسي موطئ من ذهب كلها متصلة ويدان من هنا ومن هناك على مكان الجلوس واسدان واقفان بجانب اليدين. | 18 The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold, which were attached to the throne, and on each side of the seat were arm rests and two lions standing beside the arm rests, |
| 19 واثنا عشر اسدا واقفة هناك على الدرجات الست من هنا ومن هناك. لم يعمل مثله في جميع الممالك. | 19 while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom. |
| 20 وجميع آنية شرب الملك سليمان من ذهب وجميع آنية بيت وعر لبنان من ذهب خالص. لم تحسب الفضة شيئا في ايام سليمان. | 20 All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. |
| 21 لان سفن الملك كانت تسير الى ترشيش مع عبيد حورام. وكانت سفن ترشيش تاتي مرة في كل ثلاث سنين حاملة ذهبا وفضة وعاجا وقرودا وطواويس. | 21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. |
| 22 فتعظم الملك سليمان على كل ملوك الارض في الغنى والحكمة. | 22 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. |
| 23 وكان جميع ملوك الارض يلتمسون وجه سليمان ليسمعوا حكمته التي جعلها الله في قلبه. | 23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. |
| 24 وكانوا ياتون كل واحد بهديته بآنية فضة وآنية ذهب وحلل وسلاح واطياب وخيل وبغال سنة فسنة | 24 Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. |
| 25 وكان لسليمان اربعة آلاف مذود خيل ومركبات واثنا عشر الف فارس فجعلها في مدن المركبات ومع الملك في اورشليم. | 25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. |
| 26 وكان متسلطا على جميع الملوك من النهر الى ارض الفلسطينيين والى تخوم مصر. | 26 And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. |
| 27 وجعل الملك الفضة في اورشليم مثل الحجارة وجعل الارز مثل الجمّيز الذي في السهل في الكثرة. | 27 And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. |
| 28 وكان مخرج خيل سليمان من مصر ومن جميع الاراضي. | 28 And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands. |
| 29 وبقية امور سليمان الاولى والاخيرة أما هي مكتوبة في اخبار ناثان النبي وفي نبوّة اخيا الشيلوني وفي رؤى يعدو الرائي على يربعام بن نباط. | 29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? |
| 30 وملك سليمان في اورشليم على كل اسرائيل اربعين سنة. | 30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. |
| 31 ثم اضطجع سليمان مع آبائه فدفنوه في مدينة داود ابيه وملك رحبعام ابنه عوضا عنه | 31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. |
