¹ولما قربت ايام وفاة داود اوصى سليمان ابنه قائلا

¹And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying,

²انا ذاهب في طريق الارض كلها. فتشدد وكن رجلا.

²I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man;

³احفظ شعائر الرب الهك اذ تسير في طرقه وتحفظ فرائضه وصاياه واحكامه وشهاداته كما هو مكتوب في شريعة موسى لكي تفلح في كل ما تفعل وحيثما توجهت.

³and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;

⁴لكي يقيم الرب كلامه الذي تكلم به عني قائلا اذا حفظ بنوك طريقهم وسلكوا امامي بالامانة من كل قلوبهم وكل انفسهم قال لا يعدم لك رجل عن كرسي اسرائيل.

⁴that Jehovah may confirm his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee, said he, a man upon the throne of Israel.

⁵وانت ايضا تعلم ما فعل بي يوآب ابن صروية ما فعل لرئيسي جيوش اسرائيل ابنير بن نير وعماسا بن يثر اذ قتلهما وسفك دم الحرب في الصلح وجعل دم الحرب في منطقته التي على حقويه وفي نعليه اللتين برجليه.

⁵And thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and upon his sandals that were on his feet.

⁶فافعل حسب حكمتك ولا تدع شيبته تنحدر بسلام الى الهاوية.

⁶And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.

⁷وافعل معروفا لبني برزلاي الجلعادي فيكونوا بين الآكلين على مائدتك لانهم هكذا تقدموا اليّ عند هربي من وجه ابشالوم اخيك.

⁷But shew kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came up to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

⁸وهوذا معك شمعي بن جيرا البنياميني من بحوريم. وهو لعنني لعنة شديدة يوم انطلقت الى محنايم وقد نزل للقائي الى الاردن فحلفت له بالرب قائلا اني لا اميتك بالسيف.

⁸And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day that I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Jehovah saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

⁹والآن فلا تبرره لانك انت رجل حكيم فاعلم ما تفعل به واحدر شيبته بالدم الى الهاوية.

⁹And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to do to him; but bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.

¹⁰واضطجع داود مع آبائه ودفن في مدينة داود.

¹⁰And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

¹¹وكان الزمان الذي ملك فيه داود على اسرائيل اربعين سنة. في حبرون ملك سبع سنين وفي اورشليم ملك ثلاثا وثلاثين سنة.

¹¹And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

¹²وجلس سليمان على كرسي داود ابيه وتثبّت ملكه جدا

¹²And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

¹³ثم جاء ادونيا بن حجيث الى بثشبع ام سليمان. فقالت أللسلام جئت. فقال للسلام.

¹³And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

¹⁴ثم قال. لي معك كلمة. فقالت تكلم.

¹⁴And he said, I have something to say to thee. And she said, Speak.

¹⁵فقال انت تعلمين ان الملك كان لي وقد جعل جميع اسرائيل وجوههم نحوي لاملك فدار الملك وصار لاخي لانه من قبل الرب صار له.

¹⁵And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces on me that I should reign; but the kingdom is turned about and is become my brother's, for it was his from Jehovah.

¹⁶والآن اسألك سوالا واحدا فلا ترديني فيه. فقالت له تكلم.

¹⁶And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.

¹⁷فقال قولي لسليمان الملك لانه لا يردك ان يعطيني ابيشج الشونمية امرأة.

¹⁷And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king -- for he will not refuse thee -- that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

¹⁸فقالت بثشبع حسنا. انا اتكلم عنك الى الملك.

¹⁸And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king.

¹⁹فدخلت بثشبع الى الملك سليمان لتكلمه عن ادونيا. فقام الملك للقائها وسجد لها وجلس على كرسيه ووضع كرسيا لام الملك فجلست عن يمينه.

¹⁹And Bathsheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne; and he caused a throne to be set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.

²⁰وقالت انما اسألك سوالا واحدا صغيرا. لا تردني. فقال لها الملك اسألي يا امي لاني لا اردك.

²⁰Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; refuse me not. And the king said to her, Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse thee.

²¹فقالت لتعط ابيشج الشونمية لادونيا اخيك امرأة.

²¹And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother as wife.

²²فاجاب الملك سليمان وقال لامه ولماذا انت تسألين ابيشج الشونمية لادونيا. فاسألي له الملك. لانه اخي الاكبر مني. له ولابياثار الكاهن وليوآب ابن صروية

²²And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

²³وحلف سليمان الملك بالرب قائلا هكذا يفعل لي الله وهكذا يزيد انه قد تكلم ادونيا بهذا الكلام ضد نفسه.

²³And king Solomon swore by Jehovah saying, God do so to me, and more also, -- Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life!

²⁴والآن حيّ هو الرب الذي ثبتني واجلسني على كرسي داود ابي والذي صنع لي بيتا كما تكلم انه اليوم يقتل ادونيا.

²⁴And now [as] Jehovah liveth, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

²⁵فارسل الملك سليمان بيد بناياهو بن يهوياداع فبطش به فمات.

²⁵And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who fell on him, that he died.

²⁶وقال الملك لابياثار الكاهن اذهب الى عناثوث الى حقولك لانك مستوجب الموت ولست اقتلك في هذا اليوم لانك حملت تابوت سيدي الرب امام داود ابي ولانك تذللت بكل ما تذلل به ابي.

²⁶And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Go to Anathoth, to thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death; but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst bear the ark of Adonai Jehovah before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

²⁷وطرد سليمان ابياثار عن ان يكون كاهنا للرب لاتمام كلام الرب الذي تكلم به على بيت عالي في شيلوه.

²⁷And Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

²⁸فأتى الخبر الى يوآب. لان يوآب مال وراء ادونيا ولم يمل وراء ابشالوم. فهرب يوآب الى خيمة الرب وتمسك بقرون المذبح.

²⁸And the report came to Joab (for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he had not turned after Absalom); and Joab fled to the tent of Jehovah, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

²⁹فأخبر الملك سليمان بان يوآب قد هرب الى خيمة الرب وها هو بجانب المذبح. فارسل سليمان بناياهو بن يهوياداع قائلا اذهب ابطش به.

²⁹And it was told king Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Jehovah; and behold, he is by the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall on him.

³⁰فدخل بناياهو الى خيمة الرب وقال له هكذا يقول الملك اخرج. فقال كلا ولكنني هنا اموت. فرد بناياهو الجواب على الملك قائلا هكذا تكلم يوآب وهكذا جاوبني.

³⁰And Benaiah came to the tent of Jehovah and said to him, Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said, No; for I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

³¹فقال له الملك افعل كما تكلم وابطش به وادفنه وازل عني وعن بيت ابي الدم الزكي الذي سفكه يوآب.

³¹And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; and take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.

³²فيرد الرب دمه على راسه لانه بطش برجلين بريئين وخير منه وقتلهما بالسيف وابي داود لا يعلم وهما ابنير بن نير رئيس جيش اسرائيل وعماسا بن يثر رئيس جيش يهوذا.

³²And Jehovah shall requite the blood which he shed upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, without my father David's knowledge: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

³³فيرتدّ دمهما على راس يوآب وراس نسله الى الابد ويكون لداود ونسله وبيته وكرسيه سلام الى الابد من عند الرب.

³³And their blood shall be requited upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Jehovah.

³⁴فصعد بناياهو بن يهويادع وبطش به وقتله فدفن في بيته في البرية.

³⁴And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him, and put him to death; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

³⁵وجعل الملك بناياهو بن يهوياداع مكانه على الجيش وجعل الملك صادوق الكاهن مكان ابياثار

³⁵And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host; and Zadok the priest the king put in the stead of Abiathar.

³⁶ثم ارسل الملك ودعا شمعي وقال له. ابن لنفسك بيتا في اورشليم واقم هناك ولا تخرج من هناك الى هنا او هنالك.

³⁶And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and abide there, and go not forth thence anywhere.

³⁷فيوم تخرج وتعبر وادي قدرون اعلمنّ بانك موتا تموت ويكون دمك على راسك.

³⁷And it shall be that on the day thou goest forth, and passest over the torrent of Kidron, ... know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

³⁸فقال شمعي للملك حسن الامر كما تكلم سيدي الملك كذلك يصنع عبدك. فاقام شمعي في اورشليم اياما كثيرة.

³⁸And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

³⁹وفي نهاية ثلاث سنين هرب عبدان لشمعي الى اخيش بن معكة ملك جتّ. فاخبروا شمعي قائلين هوذا عبداك في جتّ.

³⁹And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two servants of Shimei's ran away to Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath.

⁴⁰فقام شمعي وشدّ على حماره وذهب الى جتّ الى اخيش ليفتش على عبديه فانطلق شمعي وأتى بعبديه من جتّ.

⁴⁰Then Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath, to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

⁴¹فأخبر سليمان بان شمعي قد انطلق من اورشليم الى جتّ ورجع.

⁴¹And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.

⁴²فارسل الملك ودعا شمعي وقال له أما استحلفتك بالرب واشهدت عليك قائلا انك يوم تخرج وتذهب الى هنا وهنالك اعلمنّ بانك موتا تموت فقلت لي حسن الأمر. قد سمعت.

⁴²And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make thee swear by Jehovah, and protest to thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou goest forth, and walkest abroad anywhere, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst to me, The word that I have heard is good.

⁴³فلماذا لم تحفظ يمين الرب والوصية التي اوصيتك بها.

⁴³Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with?

⁴⁴ثم قال الملك لشمعي انت عرفت كل الشر الذي علمه قلبك الذي فعلته لداود ابي فليرد الرب شرك على راسك.

⁴⁴And the king said to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father; and Jehovah returns thy wickedness upon thine own head;

⁴⁵والملك سليمان يبارك وكرسي داود يكون ثابتا امام الرب الى الابد.

⁴⁵and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Jehovah for ever.

⁴⁶وأمر الملك بناياهو بن يهوياداع فخرج وبطش به فمات. وتثبت الملك بيد سليمان

⁴⁶And the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who went out and fell upon him, and he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.