2 Chronicles 2

1 Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

1 وَأَصْدَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ أَمْرَهُ بِبِنَاءِ هَيْكَلٍ لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ وَقَصْرٍ لِلْمَلِكِ.

2 So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.

2 وَاسْتَخْدَمَ فِي ذَلِكَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ حَمَّالٍ، وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفَ نَحَّاتٍ فِي الْجَبَلِ، يُشْرِفُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ وَسِتُّ مِئَةِ وَكِيلٍ.

3 Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

3 وَوَجَّهَ سُلَيْمَانُ رِسَالَةً إِلَى حُورَامَ مَلِكِ صُورٍ قَائِلاً: «كَمَا سَبَقَ أَنْ تَعَامَلْتَ مَعَ أَبِي، فَأَرْسَلْتَ لَهُ خَشَبَ أَرْزٍ لِيَبْنِيَ لَهُ قَصْراً يُقِيمُ فِيهِ،

4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

4 فَهَا أَنَا قَدْ عَقَدْتُ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى تَشْيِيدِ هَيْكَلٍ لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي لأُخَصِّصَهُ لَهُ، لأُوْقِدَ أَمَامَهُ بَخُوراً عَطِراً وَأُقَرِّبَ خُبْزَ التَّقْدِمَةِ الدَّائِمَ وَلأُصْعِدَ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ صَبَاحاً وَمَسَاءً، وَفِي السُّبُوتِ وَمَطَالِعِ الشُّهُورِ وَمَوَاسِمِ أَعْيَادِ إِلَهِنَا، كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

5 The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

5 وَالْهَيْكَلُ الَّذِي أَنَا مُزْمِعٌ بِنَاءَهُ هُوَ هَيْكَلٌ عَظِيمٌ، لأَنَّ إِلَهَنَا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الآلِهَةِ.

6 But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?

6 وَمَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ حَقّاً أَنْ يَبْنِيَ لَهُ هَيْكَلاً لأَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَسَمَاءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تَسَعُهُ! وَمَنْ أَنَا حَتَّى أَبْنِيَ لَهُ هَيْكَلاً إِلّا لِيَكُونَ لَهُ هَيْكَلاً لإِيقَادِ الْبَخُورِ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ!

7 Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

7 فَالآنَ أَرْسِلْ لِي رَجُلاً حَاذِقاً فِي فُنُونِ صِنَاعَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالنُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ، وَفِي صِنَاعَةِ الْقُمَاشِ الأَزْرَقِ وَالْبَنَفْسَجِيِّ وَالأَحْمَرِ، وَمَاهِراً فِي حِرْفَةِ النَّقْشِ، لِيَعْمَلَ مَعَ الصُّنَّاعِ الْمَهَرَةِ الْمُتَوَافِرِينَ لَدَيَّ فِي يَهُوذَا وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مِمَّنِ اخْتَارَهُمْ أَبِي دَاوُدُ.

8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours

8 وَزَوِّدْنِي بِخَشَبِ أَرْزٍ وَسَرْوٍ وَصَنْدَلٍ مِنْ لُبْنَانَ، لأَنَّنِي أَعْرِفُ أَنَّ رِجَالَكَ مَاهِرُونَ فِي قَطْعِ خَشَبِ لُبْنَانَ، فَيَتَعَاوَنَ رِجَالِي مَعَ رِجَالِكَ.

9 to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.

9 وَلْيُجَهِّزُوا لِي خَشَباً وَفِيراً، لأَنَّ الْهَيْكَلَ الَّذِي عَزَمْتُ عَلَى بِنَائِهِ هُوَ هَيْكَلٌ عَظِيمٌ وَمُدْهِشٌ،

10 I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”

10 وَأَنَا أَدْفَعُ أُجْرَةَ قَاطِعِي الْخَشَبِ: عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ كُرٍّ مِنَ الْقَمْحِ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ كِيسٍ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ، وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ بَثِّ خَمْرٍ، وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ بَرْمِيلِ زَيْتٍ».

11 Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

11 فَأَجَابَهُ حُورَامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ فِي رِسَالَةٍ قَائِلاً: «لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَحَبَّ حَقّاً شَعْبَهُ وَلّاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكاً.

12 And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

12 فَتَبَارَكَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ صَانِعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ الَّذِي رَزَقَ دَاوُدَ الْمَلِكَ ابْناً حَكِيماً مُتَمَيِّزاً بِالْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالْفَهْمِ لِيَبْنِيَ هَيْكَلاً لِلرَّبِّ وَقَصْراً لِنَفْسِهِ.

13 So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.

13 وَهَا أَنَا أُرْسِلُ الآنَ رَجُلاً حَاذِقاً خَبِيراً هُوَ حُورَامُ أَبِي،

14 He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.

14 ابْنُ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ سِبْطِ دَانٍ، مُتَزَوِّجَةٍ مِنْ رَجُلٍ صُورِيٍّ، بَارِعٌ فِي صِنَاعَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالنُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ وَالْخَشَبِ وَالْقُمَاشِ الأَزْرَقِ وَالْبَنَفْسَجِيِّ وَالْكَتَّانِ وَالأَحْمَرِ وَسَائِرِ فُنُونِ النَّقْشِ، وَتَنْفِيذِ مَا يُعْهَدُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رُسُومَاتٍ، فَيَعْمَلُ حُورَامُ هَذَا جَنْباً إِلَى جَنْبٍ مَعَ صُنَّاعِكَ وَصُنَّاعِ سَيِّدِي دَاوُدَ أَبِيكَ.

15 Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.

15 أَمَّا الْقَمْحُ وَالشَّعِيرُ وَالزَّيْتُ وَالْخَمْرُ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا سَيِّدِي، فَلْيَبْعَثْ بِها مَعَ رِجَالِهِ.

16 We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”

16 وَنَحْنُ نَقُومُ بِقَطْعِ الْخَشَبِ مِنْ لُبْنَانَ، عَلَى مِقْدَارِ حَاجَتِكَ، وَنَنْقُلُهُ إِلَيْكَ حُزَماً عَائِمَةً عَلَى الْبَحْرِ إِلَى مِينَاءِ يَافَا. وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ يَتِمُّ حَمْلُهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ».

17 Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.

17 وَأَحْصَى سُلَيْمَانُ جَمِيعَ الْغُرَبَاءِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ أَنْ كَانَ أَبُوهُ قَدْ سَبَقَ فَأَحْصَاهُمْ، فَوَجَدَهُمْ مِئَةً وَثَلاثَةً وَخَمْسِينَ أَلْفاً وِستَّ مِئَةٍ،

18 Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.

18 مِنْهُمْ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ حَمَّالٍ، وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفَ نَحَّاتٍ لِقَطْعِ حِجَارَةِ الْجَبَلِ، وَثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ وَسِتُّ مِئَةٍ أَقَامَهُمْ وُكَلاءَ لِلإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ.