1 Kings 4

1 So King Solomon ruled over Israel,

1 وَمَلَكَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

2 and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;

2 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ كِبَارِ مُعَاوِنِيهِ: عَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ صَادُوقَ الْكَاهِنِ،

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

3 وَأَلِيحُورَفُ وَأَخِيَّا ابْنَا شِيشَا كَاتِبَا الْبَلاطِ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ الْمَسْؤُولُ عَنِ السِّجِلاتِ،

4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

4 وَبَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ قَائِدُ الْجَيْشِ، وَصَادُوقُ وَأَبِيَاثَارُ كَاهِنَانِ،

5 Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

5 وَعَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ نَاثَانَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ وُكَلاءِ الْمَنَاطِقِ، وَزَابُودُ بْنُ نَاثَانَ كَاهِنٌ وَنَدِيمُ الْمَلِكِ،

6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

6 وَأَخِيشَارُ مُدِيرُ شُؤُونِ الْقَصْرِ، وَأَدُونِيرَامُ بْنُ عَبْدَا مَسْؤُولٌ عَنِ الأَشْغَالِ الشَّاقَّةِ.

7 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,

7 وَعَيَّنَ سُلَيْمَانُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَكِيلاً مُوَزَّعِينَ عَلَى أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَهِدَ إِلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ بِإِمْدَادِ الْقَصْرِ وَأَهْلِهِ بِالْمُؤَنِ شَهْراً مِنْ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ.

8 and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

8 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ: ابْنُ حُورَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

9 Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

9 ابْنُ دَقَرَ فِي مَاقَصَ وَشَعَلُبِّيمَ وَبَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَأَيْلُونِ بَيْتِ حَانَانَ.

10 Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

10 ابْنُ حَسَدَ فِي أَرْبُوتَ، وَكَانَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ سُوكُوهَ وَسَائِرِ أَرْضِ حَافَرَ أَيْضاً.

11 Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

11 ابْنُ أَبِينَادَابَ، زَوْجُ طَافَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فِي كُلِّ مُرْتَفَعَاتِ دُورٍ.

12 Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;

12 بَعْنَا بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ فِي تَعْنَكَ وَمَجِدُّو وَكُلِّ بَيْتِ شَانٍ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِصُرْتَانَ أَسْفَلَ يَزْرَعِيلَ، فَضْلاً عَنْ كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شَانٍ وَآبَلِ مَحُولَةَ حَتَّى يَقْمَعَامَ.

13 Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

13 ابْنُ جَابَرَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ قُرَى يَائِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى فِي جِلْعَادَ، وَإِقْلِيمُ أَرْجُوبَ فِي بَاشَانَ، وَهِيَ سِتُّونَ مَدِينَةً ذَاتَ أَسْوَارٍ وَبَوَّابَاتٍ لَهَا أَرْتَاجٌ نُحَاسِيَّةٌ.

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;

14 أَخِينَادَابُ بْنُ عُدُّو فِي مَحَنَايِمَ.

15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);

15 أَخِيمَعَصُ فِي نَفْتَالِي، وَهُوَ أَيْضاً تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ بَاسِمَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

16 Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;

16 بَعْنَا بْنُ حُوشَايَ فِي أَشِيرَ وَبَعَلُوتَ.

17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;

17 يَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ فَارُوحَ فِي يَسَّاكَرَ.

18 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;

18 شِمْعِي بْنُ أَيْلا فِي بِنْيَامِينَ.

19 Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.

19 جَابِرُ بْنُ أُورِي فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لِسِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، وَكَانَ يُشْرِفُ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ الْوُكَلاءِ مُرَاقِبٌ وَاحِدٌ عَامٌّ.

20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

20 وَكَانَ عَدَدُ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ كَرَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ لَا يُحْصَى، وَكَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ وَيَتَمَتَّعُونَ بِالسَّعَادَةِ.

21 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

21 وَامْتَدَّ سُلْطَانُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمَمَالِكِ الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَحَتَّى تُخُومِ مِصْرَ. فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْمَمَالِكُ تُقَدِّمُ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ وَتَخْضَعُ لَهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.

22 Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,

22 وَكَانَتْ مُتَطَلَّبَاتُ الْقَصْرِ الْيَوْمِيَّةُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ثَلاثِينَ كُرَّ سَمِيذٍ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ آلافٍ وَمِئَتَيْ لِتْرٍ)، وَسِتِّينَ كُرَّ دَقِيقٍ،

23 ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.

23 وَعَشَرَةَ ثِيرَانٍ مُسَمَّنَةٍ، وَعِشْرِينَ ثَوْراً مِنَ الْمَرَاعِي، وَمِئَةَ خَرُوفٍ، فَضْلاً عَنِ الأَيَائِلِ وَالْغِزْلانِ وَالْيَحَامِيرِ وَالإِوَزِّ الْمُسَمَّنِ،

24 For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.

24 لأَنَّ سُلْطَانَهُ كَانَ مُمْتَدّاً عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ مِنْ تَفْسَحَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ وَعَلَى مُلُوكِهَا، فَكَانَ السَّلامُ يُحِيطُ بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ.

25 Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

25 وَتَمَتَّعَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَيَهُوذَا بِالأَمْنِ طَوَالَ حَيَاةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِالْجُلُوسِ تَحْتَ ظِلالِ كَرْمَتِهِ وَتِينَتِهِ مِنْ دَانٍ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ

26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

26 وَكَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ مِذْوَدٍ لِخَيْلِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ.

27 Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.

27 وَكَانَ وُكَلاءُ الْمَنَاطِقِ، كُلٌّ فِي شَهْرِهِ، يَمُدُّونَ الْمَلِكَ سُلَيْمَانَ وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ بِالْمَؤُونَةِ، فَلَمْ يَفْتَقِرُوا إِلَى شَيْءٍ.

28 Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.

28 وَكَذَلِكَ جَلَبُوا الشَّعِيرَ وَالتِّبْنَ لِخَيْلِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَسِوَاهَا مِنَ الْجِيَادِ إِلَى الْمَوَاضِعِ الْمُعَيَّنَةِ لِكُلِّ وَكِيلٍ.

29 And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

29 وَوَهَبَ اللهُ سُلَيْمَانَ حِكْمَةً وَفَهْماً فَائِقَيْنِ، وَرَحَابَةَ صَدْرٍ غَيْرَ مُتَنَاهِيَةٍ.

30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

30 وَتَفَوَّقَتْ حِكْمَةُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَبْنَاءِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَكُلِّ حِكْمَةِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ.

31 He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

31 فَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ حِكْمَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ مِثْلَ إِيثَانَ الأَزْرَاحِيِّ وَهِيمَانَ وَكَلْكُولَ وَدَرْدَعَ أَبْنَاءِ مَاحُولَ. وَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ.

32 Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

32 وَنَطَقَ بِثَلاثَةِ آلافِ مَثَلٍ، وَبَلَغَتْ أَنَاشِيدُهُ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ قَصَائِدَ.

33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

33 وَوَصَفَ الْحَيَاةَ النَّبَاتِيَّةَ بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ أَشْجَارُ الأَرْزِ فِي لُبْنَانَ، وَالزُّوفَا النَّابِتُ فِي الْحَائِطِ، كَمَا وَصَفَ الْبَهَائِمَ وَالطَّيْرَ وَالزَّوَاحِفَ وَالسَّمَكَ.

34 So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

34 فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ لِيَسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، مُوْفَدِينَ مِنْ قِبَلِ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ بَلَغَتْهُمْ أَخْبَارُ حِكْمَتِهِ.