1 Kings 3

DOUAI-RHEIMS	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon, and he made affinity with Pharao the king of Egypt: for he took his daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.	1 وصاهر سليمان فرعون ملك مصر واخذ بنت فرعون واتى بها الى مدينة داود الى ان اكمل بناء بيته وبيت الرب وسور اورشليم حواليها.
2 But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: far there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day.	2 الا ان الشعب كانوا يذبحون في المرتفعات لانه لم يبن بيت لاسم الرب الى تلك الايام.
3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David his father, only he sacrificed in the high places: and burnt incense.	3 واحب سليمان الرب سائرا في فرائض داود ابيه الا انه كان يذبح ويوقد في المرتفعات.
4 He went therefore to Gabaon, to sacrifice there: for that was the great high place: a thousand victims for holocausts did Solomon offer upon that altar in Gabaon.	4 وذهب الملك الى جبعون ليذبح هناك. لانها هي المرتفعة العظمى. واصعد سليمان الف محرقة على ذلك المذبح.
5 And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying : Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.	5 في جبعون تراءى الرب لسليمان في حلم ليلا. وقال الله اسأل ماذا اعطيك.
6 And Solomon said: Thou hast shewn great mercy to thy servant David my father, even at, he walked before thee in truth, and justice, and an upright heart with thee: and thou hast kept thy great mercy for him, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.	6 فقال سليمان انك قد فعلت مع عبدك داود ابي رحمة عظيمة حسبما سار امامك بامانة وبر واستقامة قلب معك فحفظت له هذه الرحمة العظيمة واعطيته ابنا يجلس على كرسيه كهذا اليوم.
7 And now, O Lord God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a child, and know not how to go out and come in.	7 والآن ايها الرب الهي انت ملّكت عبدك مكان داود ابي وانا فتى صغير لا اعلم الخروج والدخول.
8 And thy servant is in the midst of the people which thou hast chosen, an immense people, which cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.	8 وعبدك في وسط شعبك الذي اخترته شعب كثير لا يحصى ولا يعد من الكثرة.
9 Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, and discern between good and evil. For who shall be able to judge this people, thy people which is so numerous?	9 فاعط عبدك قلبا فهيما لاحكم على شعبك واميّز بين الخير والشر لانه من يقدر ان يحكم على شعبك العظيم هذا.
10 And the word was pleasing to the Lord that Solomon had asked such a thing.	10 فحسن الكلام في عيني الرب لان سليمان سأل هذا الأمر.
11 And the Lord said to Solomon: Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life or riches, nor the lives of thy enemies, but hast asked for thyself wisdom to discern judgment,	11 فقال له الله من اجل انك قد سألت هذا الأمر ولم تسأل لنفسك اياما كثيرة ولا سألت لنفسك غنى ولا سألت انفس اعدائك بل سألت لنفسك تمييزا لتفهم الحكم
12 Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, insomuch that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee.	12 هوذا قد فعلت حسب كلامك. هوذا اعطيتك قلبا حكيما ومميزا حتى انه لم يكن مثلك قبلك ولا يقوم بعدك نظيرك.
13 Yea and the things also which thou didst not ask, I have given thee: to wit riches and glory, as that no one hath been like thee among the kings in all days heretofore.	13 وقد اعطيتك ايضا ما لم تسأله غنى وكرامة حتى انه لا يكون رجل مثلك في الملوك كل ايامك.
14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, and Beep my precepts, and my commandments, as thy father walked, I will lengthen thy days.	14 فان سلكت في طريقي وحفظت فرائضي ووصاياي كما سلك داود ابوك فاني اطيل ايامك.
15 And Solomon awaked, and perceived that it was a dream: and when he was come to Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered holocausts, and sacrificed victims of peace offerings, and made a great feast for all his servants.	15 فاستيقظ سليمان واذ هو حلم. وجاء الى اورشليم ووقف امام تابوت عهد الرب واصعد محرقات وقرّب ذبائح سلامة وعمل وليمة لكل عبيده
16 Then there came two women that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him:	16 حينئذ اتت امرأتان زانيتان الى الملك ووقفتا بين يديه.
17 And one of them said: I beseech thee, my lord, I and this woman dwelt in one house, and I was delivered of a child with her in the chamber.	17 فقالت المرأة الواحدة استمع يا سيدي. اني انا وهذه المرأة ساكنتان في بيت واحد وقد ولدت معها في البيت.
18 And the third day, after that I was delivered, she also was delivered, and we were together, and no other person with us in the house, only we two.	18 وفي اليوم الثالث بعد ولادتي ولدت هذه المرأة ايضا وكنا معا ولم يكن معنا غريب في البيت غيرنا نحن كلتينا في البيت.
19 And this woman's child died in the night: for in her sleep she overlaid him.	19 فمات ابن هذه في الليل لانها اضطجعت عليه.
20 And rising in the dead time of the night, she took my child from my side, while I thy handmaid was asleep, and laid it in her bosom: and laid her dead child in my bosom.	20 فقامت في وسط الليل واخذت ابني من جانبي وامتك نائمة واضجعته في حضنها واضجعت ابنها الميت في حضني.
21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold it was dead: but considering him more diligently when it was clear day, I found that it was not mine which I bore.	21 فلما قمت صباحا لارضع ابني اذا هو ميت. ولما تأملت فيه في الصباح اذا هو ليس ابني الذي ولدته.
22 And the other woman answered: It is not so as thou sayest, but thy child is dead, and mine is alive. On the contrary she said: Thou liest: for my child liveth, and thy child is dead. And in this manner they strove before the king.	22 وكانت المرأة الاخرى تقول كلا بل ابني الحي وابنك الميت. وهذه تقول لا بل ابنك الميت وابني الحي. وتكلمتا امام الملك.
23 Then said the king: The one saith, My child is alive, and thy child is dead. And the other answereth: Nay, but thy child is dead, and mine liveth.	23 فقال الملك هذه تقول هذا ابني الحي وابنك الميت وتلك تقول لا بل ابنك الميت وابني الحي.
24 The king therefore said: Bring me a sword. And when they had brought a sword before the king,	24 فقال الملك ايتوني بسيف. فاتوا بسيف بين يدي الملك.
25 Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.	25 فقال الملك اشطروا الولد الحي اثنين واعطوا نصفا للواحدة ونصفا للاخرى.
26 But the woman whose child was alive, said to the king, (for her bowels were moved upon her child,) I beseech thee, my lord, give her the child alive, and do not kill it. But the other said: Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.	26 فتكلمت المرأة التي ابنها الحي الى الملك. لان احشاءها اضطرمت على ابنها. وقالت استمع يا سيدي. اعطوها الولد الحي ولا تميتوه. واما تلك فقالت لا يكون لي ولا لك. اشطروه.
27 The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed, for she is the mother thereof.	27 فاجاب الملك وقال اعطوها الولد الحي ولا تميتوه فانها امه.
28 And all Israel heard the judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.	28 ولما سمع جميع اسرائيل بالحكم الذي حكم به الملك خافوا الملك لانهم رأوا حكمة الله فيه لاجراء الحكم