I Kings 10

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

وَسَمِعَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا بِخَبَرِ سُلَيْمَانَ لِمَجْدِ الرَّبِّ، فَأَتَتْ لِتَمْتَحِنَهُ بِمَسَائِلَ.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

فَأَتَتْ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ بِمَوْكِبٍ عَظِيمٍ جِدًّا، بِجِمَال حَامِلَةٍ أَطْيَابًا وَذَهَبًا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً. وَأَتَتْ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ وَكَلَّمَتْهُ بِكُلِّ مَا كَانَ بِقَلْبِهَا.

And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

فَأَخْبَرَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ بِكُلِّ كَلاَمِهَا. لَمْ يَكُنْ أَمْرٌ مَخْفِيًّا عَنِ الْمَلِكِ لَمْ يُخْبِرْهَا بِهِ.

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا كُلَّ حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَالْبَيْتَ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ،

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

وَطَعَامَ مَائِدَتِهِ، وَمَجْلِسَ عَبِيدِهِ، وَمَوْقِفَ خُدَّامِهِ وَمَلاَبِسَهُمْ، وَسُقَاتَهُ، وَمُحْرَقَاتِهِ الَّتِي كَانَ يُصْعِدُهَا فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، لَمْ يَبْقَ فِيهَا رُوحٌ بَعْدُ.

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «صَحِيحًا كَانَ الْخَبَرُ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ فِي أَرْضِي عَنْ أُمُورِكَ وَعَنْ حِكْمَتِكَ.

Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

وَلَمْ أُصَدِّقِ الأَخْبَارَ حَتَّى جِئْتُ وَأَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ، فَهُوَذَا النِّصْفُ لَمْ أُخْبَرْ بِهِ. زِدْتَ حِكْمَةً وَصَلاَحًا عَلَى الْخَبَرِ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ.

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

طُوبَى لِرِجَالِكَ وَطُوبَى لِعَبِيدِكَ هؤُلاَءِ الْوَاقِفِينَ أَمَامَكَ دَائِمًا السَّامِعِينَ حِكْمَتَكَ.

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

لِيَكُنْ مُبَارَكًا الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ الَّذِي سُرَّ بِكَ وَجَعَلَكَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَحَبَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ جَعَلَكَ مَلِكًا، لِتُجْرِيَ حُكْمًا وَبِرًّا».

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

وَأَعْطَتِ الْمَلِكَ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ وَأَطْيَابًا كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً. لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِثْلُ ذلِكَ الطِّيبِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ، الَّذِيِ أَعْطَتْهُ مَلِكَةُ سَبَا لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

وَكَذَا سُفُنُ حِيرَامَ الَّتِي حَمَلَتْ ذَهَبًا مِنْ أُوفِيرَ، أَتَتْ مِنْ أُوفِيرَ بِخَشَبِ الصَّنْدَلِ كَثِيرًا جِدًّا وَبِحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ.

And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

فَعَمِلَ سُلَيْمَانُ خَشَبَ الصَّنْدَلِ دَرَابَزِينًا لِبَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَبَيْتِ الْمَلِكِ، وَأَعْوَادًا وَرَبَابًا لِلْمُغَنِّينَ. لَمْ يَأْتِ وَلَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُ خَشَبِ الصَّنْدَلِ ذلِكَ إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

وَأَعْطَى الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ لِمَلِكَةِ سَبَا كُلَّ مُشْتَهَاهَا الَّذِي طَلَبَتْ، عَدَا مَا أَعْطَاهَا إِيَّاهُ حَسَبَ كَرَمِ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ. فَانْصَرَفَتْ وَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى أَرْضِهَا هِيَ وَعَبِيدُهَا.

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

وَكَانَ وَزْنُ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي أَتَى سُلَيْمَانَ فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتًّا وَسِتِّينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ.

Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

مَا عَدَا الَّذِي مِنْ عِنْدِ التُّجَّارِ وَتِجَارَةِ التُّجَّارِ وَجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ الْعَرَبِ وَوُلاَةِ الأَرْضِ.

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

وَعَمِلَ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مِئَتَيْ تُرْسٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّق، خَصَّ التُّرْسَ الْوَاحِدَ سِتُّ مِئَةِ شَاقِل مِنَ الذَّهَبِ.

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

وَثَلاَثَ مِئَةِ مِجَنٍّ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُطَرَّق. خَصَّ الْمِجَنَّ ثَلاَثَةُ أَمْنَاءٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ. وَجَعَلَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ فِي بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ.

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

وَعَمِلَ الْمَلِكُ كُرْسِيًّا عَظِيمًا مِنْ عَاجٍ وَغَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ إِبْرِيزٍ.

The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ سِتُّ دَرَجَاتٍ. وَلِلْكُرْسِيِّ رَأْسٌ مُسْتَدِيرٌ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، وَيَدَانِ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى مَكَانِ الْجُلُوسِ، وَأَسَدَانِ وَاقِفَانِ بِجَانِبِ الْيَدَيْنِ.

And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَسَدًا وَاقِفَةً هُنَاكَ عَلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ السِّتِّ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ. لَمْ يُعْمَلْ مِثْلُهُ فِي جَمِيعِ الْمَمَالِكِ.

And 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; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ شُرْبِ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ وَعْرِ لُبْنَانَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ، لاَ فِضَّةٍ، هِيَ لَمْ تُحْسَبْ شَيْئًا فِي أَيَّامِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

لأَنَّهُ كَانَ لِلْمَلِكِ فِي الْبَحْرِ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ مَعَ سُفُنِ حِيرَامَ. فَكَانَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ تَأْتِي مَرَّةً فِي كُلِّ ثَلاَثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. أَتَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ حَامِلَةً ذَهَبًا وَفِضَّةً وَعَاجًا وَقُرُودًا وَطَوَاوِيسَ.

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

فَتَعَاظَمَ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ فِي الْغِنَى وَالْحِكْمَةِ.

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

وَكَانَتْ كُلُّ الأَرْضِ مُلْتَمِسَةً وَجْهَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِتَسْمَعَ حِكْمَتَهُ الَّتِي جَعَلَهَا اللهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

وَكَانُوا يَأْتُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِهَدِيَّتِهِ، بِآنِيَةِ فِضَّةٍ وَآنِيَةِ ذَهَبٍ وَحُلَل وَسِلاَحٍ وَأَطْيَابٍ وَخَيْل وَبِغَال سَنَةً فَسَنَةً.

And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

وَجَمَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَرَاكِبَ وَفُرْسَانًا، فَكَانَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَأَقَامَهُمْ فِي مُدُنِ الْمَرَاكِبِ وَمَعَ الْمَلِكِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

وَجَعَلَ الْمَلِكُ الْفِضَّةَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مِثْلَ الْحِجَارَةِ، وَجَعَلَ الأَرْزَ مِثْلَ الْجُمَّيْزِ الَّذِي فِي السَّهْلِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ.

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

وَكَانَ مَخْرَجُ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي لِسُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَجَمَاعَةُ تُجَّارِ الْمَلِكِ أَخَذُوا جَلِيبَةً بِثَمَنٍ.

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

وَكَانَتِ الْمَرْكَبَةُ تَصْعَدُ وَتَخْرُجُ مِنْ مِصْرَ بِسِتِّ مِئَةِ شَاقِل مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، وَالْفَرَسُ بِمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ. وَهكَذَا لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ أَرَامَ كَانُوا يُخْرِجُونَ عَنْ يَدِهِمْ.