الملوك الأول 5 | الكتاب المقدس

الكتاب المقدس

الاستعدادات لبناء الهيكل

1 وَأَرْسَلَ حِيرَامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ وَفْداً إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ أَنَّهُ اعْتَلَى الْعَرْشَ خَلَفاً لأَبِيهِ، وَكَانَ حِيرَامُ صَدِيقاً مُحِبّاً لِدَاوُدَ. 2 فَكَتَبَ سُلَيْمَانُ رِسَالَةً إِلَى حِيرَامَ قَائِلاً: 3 «أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَبِي دَاوُدَ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ الْحُرُوبِ الَّتِي خَاضَهَا، حَتَّى أَظْفَرَهُ الرَّبُّ بِأَعْدَائِهِ وَأَخْضَعَهُمْ لَهُ. 4 أَمَّا الآنَ وَقَدْ أَرَاحَنِي الرَّبُّ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ، فَلَيْسَ مِنْ ثَائِرٍ أَوْ حَادِثَةِ شَرٍّ. 5 وَهَا أَنَا قَدْ نَوَيْتُ أَنْ أَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي، كَمَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ أَبِي: إِنَّ ابْنَكَ الَّذِي يَخْلُفُكَ عَلَى عَرْشِكَ هُوَ يَبْنِي بَيْتاً لاِسْمِي الْعَظِيمِ. 6 فَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَأْمُرَ رِجَالَكَ أَنْ يَقْطَعُوا لِي أَرْزاً مِنْ لُبْنَانَ، وَسَيَعْمَلُ رِجَالِي جَنْباً إِلَى جَنْبٍ مَعَ رِجَالِكَ، وَأَقُومُ أَنَا بِدَفْعِ أُجْرَةِ رِجَالِكَ بِمُوْجِبِ مَا تَرَاهُ، لأَنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَ قَوْمِي مَنْ يَمْهَرُ فِي قَطْعِ الأَخْشَابِ مِثْلَ الصِّيدُونِيِّينَ». 7 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ حِيرَامُ كَلامَ سُلَيْمَانَ، غَمَرَتْهُ الْبَهْجَةُ وَقَالَ: «مُبَارَكٌ الْيَوْمَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي رَزَقَ دَاوُدَ ابْناً حَكِيماً لِيَمْلِكَ عَلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ الْغَفِيرِ». 8 وَبَعَثَ حِيرَامُ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بِرِسَالَةٍ قَائِلاً: «قَدِ اطَّلَعْتُ عَلَى رِسَالَتِكَ وَسَأَعْمَلُ عَلَى تَلْبِيَةِ رَغْبَتِكَ بِشَأْنِ خَشَبِ الأَرْزِ وَخَشَبِ السَّرْوِ. 9 سَيَقُومُ رِجَالِي بِنَقْلِ الْخَشَبِ مِنْ جَبَلِ لُبْنَانَ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، وَيَرْبِطُونَ قِطَعَ الْخَشَبِ إِلَى بَعْضِهَا فِي حُزَمٍ ضَخْمَةٍ، يُعَوِّمُهَا رِجَالِي وَيُوَجِّهُونَهَا إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي تُعَيِّنُهُ، فَيُسَلِّمُونَهَا لِرِجَالِكَ، وَعَلَيْكَ لِقَاءَ ذَلِكَ، أَنْ تُمَوِّنَ قَصْرِي الْمَلَكِيَّ بِمَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ». 10 فَكَانَ حِيرَامُ يُوَفِّرُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ مَا يَطْلُبُهُ مِنْ خَشَبِ الأَرْزِ وَخَشَبِ سَرْوٍ، 11 وَيُقَدِّمُ سُلَيْمَانُ لِحِيرَامَ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ لِقَاءَ ذَلِكَ، عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ كُرِّ قَمْحٍ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ وَثَمَانِي مِئَةِ طُنٍّ) طَعَاماً لِقَصْرِهِ، وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ كُرِّ زَيْتٍ نَقِيٍّ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ وَثَمَانِي مِئَةِ لِتْرٍ). 12 وَمَنَحَ الرَّبُّ سُلَيْمَانَ حِكْمَةً كَمَا وَعَدَهُ، وَعَقَدَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَعَ حِيرَامَ مُعَاهَدَةَ سَلامٍ وَصَدَاقَةٍ. 13 وَسَخَّرَ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ ثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، 14 فَكَانَ يُرْسِلُ مِنْهُمْ عَشَرَةَ آلافٍ إِلَى لُبْنَانَ لِمُدَّةِ شَهْرٍ وَاحِدٍ مُنَاوَبَةً، فَيَقْضُونَ شَهْراً فِي لُبْنَانَ وَشَهْرَيْنِ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ. وَكَانَ أَدُونِيرَامُ الْمُشْرِفَ عَلَى تَنْظِيمِ عَمَلِيَّةِ التَّسْخِيرِ. 15 وَفَضْلاً عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ، كَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفاً مِنْ حَمَّالِي الْخَشَبِ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفاً مِنْ قَاطِعِي الْحِجَارَةِ فِي الْجَبَلِ، 16 مَاعَدَا ثَلاثَةَ آلافٍ وَثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ الْعُمَّالِ. 17 وَبِنَاءً عَلَى أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ قَامَ الْعُمَّالُ بِقَلْعِ حِجَارَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ، هَذَّبُوهَا فَصَارَتْ مُرَبَّعَةً، لاِسْتِخْدَامِهَا فِي أَسَاسِ بِنَاءِ الْهَيْكَلِ. 18 فَنَحَتَهَا بَنَّاؤُو سُلَيْمَانَ بِمُسَاعَدَةِ بَنَّائِي حِيرَامَ وَأَهْلِ جُبَيْلَ، وَهَيَّأُوا الأَخْشَابَ وَالْحِجَارَةَ لِتَشْيِيدِ الْهَيْكَلِ.

English Standard Version

Preparations for Building the Temple

1 ^[1] Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram always loved David. (2صم 5:11; 1أخ 14:1; 2أخ 2:3) 2 And Solomon sent word to Hiram, 3 “You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. (1أخ 22:8; 1أخ 28:3; 2أخ 2:3)

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4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune. (1مل 4:24; 1أخ 22:9) 5 And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’ (2صم 7:13; 1أخ 17:12; 1أخ 22:10; 1أخ 28:6)

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6 Now therefore command that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. And my servants will join your servants, and I will pay you for your servants such wages as you set, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.” 7 As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.” 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber. 9 My servants shall bring it down to the sea from Lebanon, and I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you direct. And I will have them broken up there, and you shall receive it. And you shall meet my wishes by providing food for my household.” (عز 3:7; حز 27:17; أع 12:20) 10 So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired, 11 while Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors^[2] of wheat as food for his household, and 20,000^[3] cors of beaten oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year. 12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty. (1مل 3:12) 13 King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men. (1مل 4:6; 1مل 9:15) 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in shifts. They would be a month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the draft. (1مل 4:6) 15 Solomon also had 70,000 burden-bearers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country, (1مل 9:20; 2أخ 2:18) 16 besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work. (1مل 4:5; 1مل 9:23) 17 At the king’s command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. (1مل 6:7; 1أخ 22:2) 18 So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house. (يش 13:5; حز 27:9)