ملوك الأول 10 – NAV & NIRV

Ketab El Hayat

ملوك الأول 10:1-29

زيارة ملكة سبأ

1وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَتْ أَخْبَارُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِعْلائِهِ لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ مَسَامِعَ مَلِكَةِ سَبَأَ، قَدِمَتْ لِتُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْئِلَةً عَسِيرَةً، 2فَوَصَلَتْ أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي مَوْكِبٍ عَظِيمٍ جِدّاً، وَجِمَالٍ مُحَمَّلَةٍ بِأَطْيَابٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَفِيرٍ وَحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ، وَأَسَرَّتْ إِلَيْهِ بِكُلِّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهَا. 3فَأَجَابَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ كُلِّ أَسْئِلَتِهَا، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَعْجِزَ عَنْ شَرْحِ شَيْءٍ. 4وَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ كُلَّ حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَشَاهَدَتِ الْقَصْرَ الَّذِي شَيَّدَهُ، 5وَمَا يُقَدَّمُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ، وَمَجْلِسَ رِجَالِ دَوْلَتِهِ، وَمَوْقِفَ خُدَّامِهِ وَمَلابِسَهُمْ، وَسُقَاتَهُ وَمُحْرَقَاتِهِ الَّتِي كَانَ يُقَرِّبُهَا فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، اعْتَراهَا الذُّهُولُ الْعَمِيقُ، 6فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَلِكِ: «إِنَّ الأَخْبَارَ الَّتِي بَلَغَتْنِي فِي أَرْضِي عَنْ أُمُورِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ هِي حَقّاً صَحِيحَةٌ. 7وَلَمْ أُصَدِّقْهَا فِي بَادِئِ الأَمْرِ حَتَّى جِئْتُ وَشَاهَدْتُ، فَوَجَدْتُ أَنَّ مَا بَلَغَنِي لَا يُجَاوِزُ نِصْفَ الْحَقِيقَةِ، فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ حِكْمَتَكَ وَصَلاحَكَ يَزِيدَانِ عَمَّا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكَ. 8فَطُوبَى لِرِجَالِكَ وَطُوبَى لِخُدَّامِكَ الْمَاثِلِينَ دَائِماً فِي حَضْرَتِكَ يَسْمَعُونَ حِكْمَتَكَ. 9فَلْيَتَبَارَكِ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ الَّذِي سُرَّ بِكَ، وَأَجْلَسَكَ عَلَى عَرْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّهُ بِفَضْلِ مَحَبَّتِهِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ لإِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ أَقَامَكَ مَلِكاً لِتُجْرِيَ الْعَدْلَ وَالْبِرَّ». 10وَأَهْدَتِ الْمَلِكَ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ وَزْنَةً (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ وَثَلاثِ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَأَطْيَاباً كَثِيرَةً وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً، فَكَانَتِ التَّوَابِلُ الَّتِي أَهْدَتْهَا مَلِكَةُ سَبَأَ لِلْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنَ الْوَفْرَةِ بِحَيْثُ لَمْ يُجْلَبْ مِثْلُهَا فِي مَا بَعْدُ. 11وَجَلَبَتْ أَيْضاً سُفُنُ حِيرَامَ الَّتِي حَمَلَتِ الذَّهَبَ مِنْ أُوفِيرَ، خَشَبَ الصَّنْدَلِ بِكَمِّيَاتٍ وَافِرَةٍ جِدّاً وَحِجَارَةً كَرِيمَةً، 12فَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنْ خَشَبِ الصَّنْدَلِ دَرَابَزِيناً لِهَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَلِلْقَصْرِ، كَمَا صَنَعَ مِنْهُ أَعْوَاداً وَقِيثَارَاتٍ. وَلَمْ يُرَ وَلَمْ يُجْلَبْ حَتَّى الْيَوْمِ مِثْلُ خَشَبِ الصَّنْدَلِ ذَلِكَ لِكَثْرَتِهِ. 13وَأَعْطَى الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكَةَ سَبَأَ كُلَّ مَا رَغِبَتْ فِيهِ، فَضْلاً عَمَّا أَهْدَاهُ إِلَيْهَا وَفْقاً لِكَرَمِهِ. ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَتْ هِيَ وَحَاشِيَتُهَا إِلَى أَرْضِهَا.

ثراء سليمان وأمجاده

14وَكَانَ وَزْنُ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي حَصَلَ عَلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتّاً وَسِتِّينَ وَزْنَةَ ذَهَبٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفاً وَتِسْعِ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةٍ وَسَبْعِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً). 15فَضْلاً عَنْ عَوَائِدِ ضَرَائِبِ التُّجَّارِ وَأَرْبَاحِ تِجَارَتِهِ مَعَ مُلُوكِ الْعَرَبِ وَوُلاةِ الأَرْضِ. 16وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِئَتَيْ تُرْسٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْمَطْرُوقِ، اسْتَهْلَكَ كُلُّ تُرْسٍ مِنْهَا سِتَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ وَنِصْفِ الكِيلُو جِرَامِ) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ. 17وَثَلاثَ مِئَةِ دِرْعٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَطْرُوقٍ، اسْتَهْلَكَ كُلُّ دِرْعٍ مِنْهَا ثَلاثَةَ أَمْنَاءٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ (نَحْوَ كِيلُو وَثَمَانِي مِئَةِ جِرَامٍ)، وَجَعَلَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ فِي قَصْرِ غَابَةِ لُبْنَانَ. 18وَصَنَعَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَرْشاً عَظِيماً مِنْ عَاجٍ، غَشَّاهُ بِذَهَبٍ إِبْرِيزٍ. 19وَكَانَ لِلْعَرْشِ سِتُّ دَرَجَاتٍ، وَلَهُ رَأْسٌ مُسْتَدِيرٌ مِنَ الْخَلْفِ، وَمَسْنَدَانِ عَلَى جَانِبَيْهِ حَوْلَ مَوْضِعِ الْجُلُوسِ، وَأَسَدَانِ يَقِفَانِ إِلَى جُوَارِ الْمَسْنَدَيْنِ. 20وَأُقِيمَ عَلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ السِّتِّ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَسَداً، سِتّةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ جَانِبٍ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِهَذَا الْعَرْشِ نَظِيرٌ فِي كُلِّ الْمَمَالِكِ. 21أَمَّا جَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ شُرْبِ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَسَائِرُ آنِيَةِ قَصْرِ غَابَةِ لُبْنَانَ، فَكَانَتْ كُلُّهَا مَصْنُوعَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ، فَالْفِضَّةُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا قِيمَةٌ فِي أَيَّامِ سُلَيْمَانَ. 22وَكَانَ لِلْمَلِكِ أُسْطُولٌ بَحَرِيٌّ تِجَارِيٌّ يَعْمَلُ بِالْمُشَارَكَةِ مَعَ أُسْطُولِ حِيرَامَ. فَكَانَ هَذَا الأُسْطُولُ التِّجَارِيُّ يَأْتِي مَرَّةً كُلَّ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ مُحَمَّلاً بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْعَاجِ وَالْقُرُودِ وَالطَّوَاوِيسِ وَيُفَرِّغُهَا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. 23وَهَكَذَا تَعَاظَمَ شَأْنُ الْمَلِكِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْغِنَى وَالْحِكْمَةِ، 24وَتَوَافَدَ النَّاسُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَرْجَاءِ الأَرْضِ لِلْمُثُولِ فِي حَضْرَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَالاسْتِمَاعِ إِلَى حِكْمَتِهِ الَّتِي أَوْدَعَهَا اللهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ، 25فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَأْتِي حَامِلاً هَدَايَا مِنْ أَوَانٍ فِضِّيَّةٍ وَذَهَبِيَّةٍ، وَحُلَلٍ وَسِلاحٍ وَتَوَابِلَ وَخَيْلٍ وَبِغَالٍ سَنَةً بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ 26وَتَجَمَّعَ لَدَى سُلَيْمَانَ مَرَاكِبُ وَفُرْسَانٌ، فَكَانَتْ لَهُ أَلْفٌ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، فَوَزَّعَهُمْ عَلَى مُدُنِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَاحْتَفَظَ بِبَعْضٍ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. 27وَأَصْبَحَتِ الْفِضَّةُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ كَالْحَصَى لِكَثْرَتِهَا، كَمَا صَارَ خَشَبُ الأَرْزِ لِتَوَفُّرِهِ لَا يَزِيدُ قِيمَةً عَنْ خَشَبِ الْجُمَّيْزِ. 28وَقَدِ اسْتُوْرِدَتْ خَيْلُ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ تَقُوعَ، وَكَانَ تُجَّارُ الْمَلِكِ يَتَسَلَّمُونَهَا مِنْ تَقُوعَ بِثَمَنٍ مُعَيَّنٍ. 29وَشَرَعَ تُجَّارُ الْمَلِكِ يَسْتَوْرِدُونَ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ مِنْ مِصْرَ، فَيَدْفَعُونَ سِتَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامَاتٍ) مِنْ الْفِضَّةِ عَنْ كُلَّ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَمِئَةً وَخَمْسِينَ شَاقِلاً (نَحْوَ كِيلُو جِرَامَيْنِ) عَنْ كُلِّ فَرَسٍ. ثُمَّ يُصَدِّرُونَهَا لِجَمِيعِ مُلُوكِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ.

New International Reader’s Version

1 Kings 10:1-29

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon

1The queen of Sheba heard about how famous Solomon was. She also heard about how he served and worshiped the Lord. So she came to test Solomon with hard questions. 2She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large group of attendants. Her camels were carrying spices, huge amounts of gold, and valuable jewels. She came to Solomon and asked him about everything she wanted to know. 3Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything too hard for the king to explain to her. 4So the queen of Sheba saw how very wise Solomon was. She saw the palace he had built. 5She saw the food on his table. She saw his officials sitting there. She saw the robes of the servants who waited on everyone. She saw his wine tasters. And she saw the burnt offerings Solomon sacrificed at the Lord’s temple. She could hardly believe everything she had seen.

6She said to the king, “Back in my own country I heard a report about you. I heard about how much you had accomplished. I also heard about how wise you are. Everything I heard is true. 7But I didn’t believe those things. So I came to see for myself. And now I believe it! You are twice as wise and wealthy as people say you are. The report I heard doesn’t even begin to tell the whole story about you. 8How happy your people must be! How happy your officials must be! They always get to serve you and hear the wise things you say. 9May the Lord your God be praised. He takes great delight in you. He placed you on the throne of Israel. The Lord will love Israel for all time to come. That’s why he has made you king. He knows that you will do what is fair and right.”

10She gave the king four and a half tons of gold. She also gave him huge amounts of spices and valuable jewels. No one would ever bring to King Solomon as many spices as the queen of Sheba gave him.

11Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir. From there they also brought huge amounts of almugwood and valuable jewels. 12The king used the almugwood to make supports for the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He also used it to make harps and lyres for those who played the music. That much almugwood has never been brought into Judah or seen there since that day.

13King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted and asked for. That was in addition to what he had given her out of his royal riches. Then she left. She returned to her own country with her attendants.

Solomon’s Greatness

14Each year Solomon received 25 tons of gold. 15That didn’t include the money brought in by business and trade. It also didn’t include the money from all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the territories.

16King Solomon made 200 large shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed 15 pounds. 17He also made 300 small shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed seven and a half pounds. The king put all the shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

18Then he made a large throne. It was covered with ivory. And that was covered with fine gold. 19The throne had six steps. Its back had a rounded top. The throne had armrests on both sides of the seat. A statue of a lion stood on each side of the throne. 20Twelve lions stood on the six steps. There was one at each end of each step. Nothing like that throne had ever been made for any other kingdom. 21All of King Solomon’s cups were made out of gold. All the things used in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were made out of pure gold. Nothing was made out of silver. When Solomon was king, silver wasn’t considered to be worth very much. 22He had many ships that carried goods to be traded. His ships went to sea along with Hiram’s ships. Once every three years the ships returned. They brought gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.

23King Solomon was richer than all the other kings on earth. He was also wiser than they were. 24People from the whole world wanted to meet Solomon in person. They wanted to see for themselves how wise God had made him. 25Year after year, everyone who came to him brought a gift. They brought gifts made out of silver and gold. They brought robes, weapons and spices. They also brought horses and mules.

26Solomon had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept some of his horses and chariots in the chariot cities. He kept the others with him in Jerusalem. 27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones. He made cedar wood as common there as sycamore-fig trees in the western hills. 28Solomon got horses from Egypt and from Kue. The royal traders bought them from Kue at the current price. 29They weighed out 15 pounds of silver for a chariot from Egypt. And they weighed out almost four pounds of silver for a horse. They also sold horses and chariots to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Arameans.