I Kings 3

وَصَاهَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ فِرْعَوْنَ مَلِكَ مِصْرَ، وَأَخَذَ بِنْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَتَى بِهَا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَنْ أَكْمَلَ بِنَاءَ بَيْتِهِ وَبَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَسُورِ أُورُشَلِيمَ حَوَالَيْهَا.

And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's 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.

إِلاَّ أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَ فِي الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُبْنَ بَيْتٌ لاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ.

Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

وَأَحَبَّ سُلَيْمَانُ الرَّبَّ سَائِرًا فِي فَرَائِضِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَذْبَحُ وَيُوقِدُ فِي الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ.

And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

وَذَهَبَ الْمَلِكُ إِلَى جِبْعُونَ لِيَذْبَحَ هُنَاكَ، لأَنَّهَا هِيَ الْمُرْتَفَعَةُ الْعُظْمَى، وَأَصْعَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ أَلْفَ مُحْرَقَةٍ عَلَى ذلِكَ الْمَذْبَحِ.

And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

فِي جِبْعُونَ تَرَاءَى الرَّبُّ لِسُلَيْمَانَ فِي حُلْمٍ لَيْلاً، وَقَالَ اللهُ: «اسْأَلْ مَاذَا أُعْطِيكَ».

In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

فَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ: «إِنَّكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ مَعَ عَبْدِكَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي رَحْمَةً عَظِيمَةً حَسْبَمَا سَارَ أَمَامَكَ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَبِرّ وَاسْتِقَامَةِ قَلْبٍ مَعَكَ، فَحَفِظْتَ لَهُ هذِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ الْعَظِيمَةَ وَأَعْطَيْتَهُ ابْنًا يَجْلِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ كَهذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

وَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلهِي، أَنْتَ مَلَّكْتَ عَبْدَكَ مَكَانَ دَاوُدَ أَبِي، وَأَنَا فَتىً صَغِيرٌ لاَ أَعْلَمُ الْخُرُوجَ وَالدُّخُولَ.

And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

وَعَبْدُكَ فِي وَسَطِ شَعْبِكَ الَّذِي اخْتَرْتَهُ، شَعْبٌ كَثِيرٌ لاَ يُحْصَى وَلاَ يُعَدُّ مِنَ الْكَثْرَةِ.

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

فَأَعْطِ عَبْدَكَ قَلْبًا فَهِيمًا لأَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَأُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ، لأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدُِرُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ الْعَظِيمِ هذَا؟»

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

فَحَسُنَ الْكَلاَمُ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ سَأَلَ هذَا الأَمْرَ.

And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

فَقَالَ لَهُ اللهُ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ قَدْ سَأَلْتَ هذَا الأَمْرَ، وَلَمْ تَسْأَلْ لِنَفْسِكَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً وَلاَ سَأَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ غِنًى، وَلاَ سَأَلْتَ أَنْفُسَ أَعْدَائِكَ، بَلْ سَأَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ تَمْيِيزًا لِتَفْهَمَ الْحُكْمَ،

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

هُوَذَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ حَسَبَ كَلاَمِكَ. هُوَذَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ قَلْبًا حَكِيمًا وَمُمَيِّزًا حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِثْلُكَ قَبْلَكَ وَلاَ يَقُومُ بَعْدَكَ نَظِيرُكَ.

Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ أَيْضًا مَا لَمْ تَسْأَلْهُ، غِنًى وَكَرَامَةً حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لاَ يَكُونُ رَجُلٌ مِثْلَكَ فِي الْمُلُوكِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِكَ.

And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

فَإِنْ سَلَكْتَ فِي طَرِيقِي وَحَفِظْتَ فَرَائِضِي وَوَصَايَايَ، كَمَا سَلَكَ دَاوُدُ أَبُوكَ، فَإِنِّي أُطِيلُ أَيَّامَكَ».

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

فَاسْتَيْقَظَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَإِذَا هُوَ حُلْمٌ. وَجَاءَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ وَأَصْعَدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَقَرَّبَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلاَمَةٍ، وَعَمِلَ وَلِيمَةً لِكُلِّ عَبِيدِهِ.

And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

حِينَئِذٍ أَتَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ زَانِيَتَانِ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ وَوَقَفَتَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ.

Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْوَاحِدَةُ: «اسْتَمِعْ يَا سَيِّدِي. إِنِّي أَنَا وَهذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ سَاكِنَتَانِ فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَقَدْ وَلَدْتُ مَعَهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ.

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ بَعْدَ وِلاَدَتِي وَلَدَتْ هذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَيْضًا، وَكُنَّا مَعًا، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَنَا غَرِيبٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ غَيْرَنَا نَحْنُ كِلْتَيْنَا فِي الْبَيْتِ.

And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

فَمَاتَ ابْنُ هذِهِ فِي اللَّيْلِ، لأَنَّهَا اضْطَجَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ.

And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

فَقَامَتْ فِي وَسَطِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَخَذَتِ ابْنِي مِنْ جَانِبِي وَأَمَتُكَ نَائِمَةٌ، وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ فِي حِضْنِهَا، وَأَضْجَعَتِ ابْنَهَا الْمَيْتَ فِي حِضْنِي.

And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ صَبَاحًا لأُرَضِّعَ ابْنِي، إِذَا هُوَ مَيْتٌ. وَلَمَّا تَأَمَّلْتُ فِيهِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، إِذَا هُوَ لَيْسَ ابْنِيَ الَّذِي وَلَدْتُهُ».

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

وَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الأُخْرَى تَقُولُ: «كَلاَّ، بَلِ ابْنِيَ الْحَيُّ وَابْنُكِ الْمَيْتُ». وَهذِهِ تَقُولُ: «لاَ، بَلِ ابْنُكِ الْمَيْتُ وَابْنِيَ الْحَيُّ». وَتَكَلَّمَتَا أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ.

And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «هذِهِ تَقُولُ: هذَا ابْنِيَ الْحَيُّ وَابْنُكِ الْمَيْتُ، وَتِلْكَ تَقُولُ: لاَ، بَلِ ابْنُكِ الْمَيْتُ وَابْنِيَ الْحَيُّ».

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «اِيتُونِي بِسَيْفٍ». فَأَتَوْا بِسَيْفٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْمَلِكِ.

And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «اشْطُرُوا الْوَلَدَ الْحَيَّ اثْنَيْنِ، وَأَعْطُوا نِصْفًا لِلْوَاحِدَةِ وَنِصْفًا لِلأُخْرَى».

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

فَتَكَلَّمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي ابْنُهَا الْحَيُّ لِلْمَلِكِ، لأَنَّ أَحْشَاءَهَا اضْطَرَمَتْ عَلَى ابْنِهَا، وَقَالَتِ: «اسْتَمِعْ يَا سَيِّدِي. أَعْطُوهَا الْوَلَدَ الْحَيَّ وَلاَ تُمِيتُوهُ». وَأَمَّا تِلْكَ فَقَالَتْ: «لاَ يَكُونُ لِي وَلاَ لَكِ. اُشْطُرُوهُ».

Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

فَأَجَابَ الْمَلِكُ وَقَالَ: «أَعْطُوهَا الْوَلَدَ الْحَيَّ وَلاَ تُمِيتُوهُ فَإِنَّهَا أُمُّهُ».

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْحُكْمِ الَّذِي حَكَمَ بِهِ الْمَلِكُ خَافُوا الْمَلِكَ، لأَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا حِكْمَةَ اللهِ فِيهِ لإِجْرَاءِ الْحُكْمِ.

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.