Divrei Hayamim I 17-29

יז:א   וַיְהִי, כַּאֲשֶׁר יָשַׁב דָּוִיד בְּבֵיתוֹ; וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶל-נָתָן הַנָּבִיא, הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּבֵית הָאֲרָזִים, וַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יקוק, תַּחַת יְרִיעוֹת.17:1 And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet: 'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD dwelleth under curtains.'
ב   וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל-דָּוִיד, כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבְךָ עֲשֵׂה:  כִּי הָא-לקים, עִמָּךְ. 2 And Nathan said unto David: 'Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.'
ג   וַיְהִי, בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא; וַיְהִי, דְּבַר-א-לקים, אֶל-נָתָן, לֵאמֹר.3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying:
ד   לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל-דָּוִיד עַבְדִּי, כֹּה אָמַר יקוק:  לֹא אַתָּה תִּבְנֶה-לִּי הַבַּיִת, לָשָׁבֶת.4 'Go and tell David My servant: Thus saith the LORD: Thou shalt not build Me a house to dwell in;
ה   כִּי לֹא יָשַׁבְתִּי, בְּבַיִת, מִן-הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתִי אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה; וָאֶהְיֶה מֵאֹהֶל אֶל-אֹהֶל, וּמִמִּשְׁכָּן.5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day; but have [gone] from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle [to another].
ו   בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי, בְּכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, הֲדָבָר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶת-אַחַד שֹׁפְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי לִרְעוֹת אֶת-עַמִּי לֵאמֹר:  לָמָּה לֹא-בְנִיתֶם לִי, בֵּית אֲרָזִים.6 In all places wherein I have walked among all Israel, spoke I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying: Why have ye not built Me a house of cedar?
ז   וְעַתָּה כֹּה-תֹאמַר לְעַבְדִּי לְדָוִיד,   כֹּה אָמַר יקוק צְבָאוֹת, אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיךָ מִן-הַנָּוֶה, מִן-אַחֲרֵי הַצֹּאן--לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד, עַל עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל.7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David:Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people Israel;
ח   וָאֶהְיֶה עִמְּךָ, בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ, וָאַכְרִית אֶת-כָּל-אוֹיְבֶיךָ, מִפָּנֶיךָ; וְעָשִׂיתִי לְךָ שֵׁם, כְּשֵׁם הַגְּדוֹלִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ.8 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.
ט   וְשַׂמְתִּי מָקוֹם לְעַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּנְטַעְתִּיהוּ, וְשָׁכַן תַּחְתָּיו, וְלֹא יִרְגַּז, עוֹד; וְלֹא-יוֹסִיפוּ בְנֵי-עַוְלָה לְבַלֹּתוֹ, כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה.9 And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disquieted no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,
י   וּלְמִיָּמִים, אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי שֹׁפְטִים עַל-עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהִכְנַעְתִּי, אֶת-כָּל-אוֹיְבֶיךָ; וָאַגִּד לָךְ, וּבַיִת יִבְנֶה-לְּךָ יקוק.10 even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that the LORD will build thee a house.
יא   וְהָיָה, כִּי-מָלְאוּ יָמֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת עִם-אֲבֹתֶיךָ, וַהֲקִימוֹתִי אֶת-זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה מִבָּנֶיךָ; וַהֲכִינוֹתִי, אֶת-מַלְכוּתוֹ.11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
יב   הוּא יִבְנֶה-לִּי, בָּיִת; וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶת-כִּסְאוֹ, עַד-עוֹלָם.12 He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
יג   אֲנִי אֶהְיֶה-לּוֹ לְאָב, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה-לִּי לְבֵן; וְחַסְדִּי, לֹא-אָסִיר מֵעִמּוֹ, כַּאֲשֶׁר הֲסִירוֹתִי, מֵאֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנֶיךָ.13 I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;
יד   וְהַעֲמַדְתִּיהוּ בְּבֵיתִי וּבְמַלְכוּתִי, עַד-הָעוֹלָם; וְכִסְאוֹ, יִהְיֶה נָכוֹן עַד-עוֹלָם.14 but I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.'
טו   כְּכֹל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, וּכְכֹל הֶחָזוֹן הַזֶּה--כֵּן דִּבֶּר נָתָן, אֶל-דָּוִיד. 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
טז   וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד, וַיֵּשֶׁב לִפְנֵי יקוק; וַיֹּאמֶר, מִי-אֲנִי יקוק א-לקים וּמִי בֵיתִי, כִּי הֲבִיאֹתַנִי, עַד-הֲלֹם.16 Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said: 'Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far?
יז   וַתִּקְטַן זֹאת בְּעֵינֶיךָ א-לקים, וַתְּדַבֵּר עַל-בֵּית-עַבְדְּךָ לְמֵרָחוֹק; וּרְאִיתַנִי, כְּתוֹר הָאָדָם הַמַּעֲלָה--יקוק א-לקים.17 And this was a small thing in Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me after the manner of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
יח   מַה-יּוֹסִיף עוֹד דָּוִיד אֵלֶיךָ, לְכָבוֹד אֶת-עַבְדֶּךָ; וְאַתָּה, אֶת-עַבְדְּךָ יָדָעְתָּ.18 What can David say yet more unto Thee concerning the honour which is done to Thy servant? for Thou knowest Thy servant.
יט   יקוק--בַּעֲבוּר עַבְדְּךָ וּכְלִבְּךָ, עָשִׂיתָ אֵת כָּל-הַגְּדוּלָּה הַזֹּאת:  לְהֹדִיעַ, אֶת-כָּל-הַגְּדֻלּוֹת.19 O LORD, for Thy servant's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
כ   יקוק אֵין כָּמוֹךָ, וְאֵין א-לקים זוּלָתֶךָ, בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-שָׁמַעְנוּ, בְּאָזְנֵינוּ.20 O LORD, there is none like Thee, neither is there any God beside Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
כא   וּמִי כְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל, גּוֹי אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ:  אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ הָא-לקים לִפְדּוֹת לוֹ עָם, לָשׂוּם לְךָ שֵׁם גְּדֻלּוֹת וְנֹרָאוֹת--לְגָרֵשׁ מִפְּנֵי עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר-פָּדִיתָ מִמִּצְרַיִם, גּוֹיִם.21 And who is like Thy people Israel, a nation one in the earth, whom God went to redeem unto Himself for a people, to make Thee a name by great and tremendous things, in driving out nations from before Thy people, whom Thou didst redeem out of Egypt.
כב   וַתִּתֵּן אֶת-עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ, לְעָם--עַד-עוֹלָם; וְאַתָּה יקוק, הָיִיתָ לָהֶם לֵא-לקים.22 For Thy people Israel didst Thou make Thine own people for ever; and Thou, LORD, becamest their God.
כג   וְעַתָּה יקוק--הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ עַל-עַבְדְּךָ וְעַל-בֵּיתוֹ, יֵאָמֵן עַד-עוֹלָם; וַעֲשֵׂה, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ.23 And now, O LORD, let the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken.
כד   וְיֵאָמֵן וְיִגְדַּל שִׁמְךָ עַד-עוֹלָם, לֵאמֹר--יקוק צְבָאוֹת א-לקי יִשְׂרָאֵל, א-לקים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל; וּבֵית-דָּוִיד עַבְדְּךָ, נָכוֹן לְפָנֶיךָ.24 Yea, let it be established, and let Thy name be magnified for ever, that it may be said: The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Thy servant shall be established before Thee.
כה   כִּי אַתָּה א-לקי, גָּלִיתָ אֶת-אֹזֶן עַבְדְּךָ, לִבְנוֹת לוֹ, בָּיִת; עַל-כֵּן מָצָא עַבְדְּךָ, לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶיךָ.25 For Thou, O my God, hast revealed to Thy servant that Thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath Thy servant taken heart to pray before Thee.
כו   וְעַתָּה יקוק, אַתָּה-הוּא הָא-לקים; וַתְּדַבֵּר, עַל-עַבְדְּךָ, הַטּוֹבָה, הַזֹּאת.26 And now, O LORD, Thou alone art God, and hast promised this good thing unto Thy servant;
כז   וְעַתָּה, הוֹאַלְתָּ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת-בֵּית עַבְדְּךָ, לִהְיוֹת לְעוֹלָם, לְפָנֶיךָ:  כִּי-אַתָּה יקוק בֵּרַכְתָּ, וּמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם. 27 and now it hath pleased Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue for ever before Thee; for Thou, O LORD, hast blessed, and so let [Thy servant] be blessed for ever.'
יח:א   וַיְהִי, אַחֲרֵי-כֵן, וַיַּךְ דָּוִיד אֶת-פְּלִשְׁתִּים, וַיַּכְנִיעֵם; וַיִּקַּח אֶת-גַּת וּבְנֹתֶיהָ, מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּים.18:1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
ב   וַיַּךְ, אֶת-מוֹאָב; וַיִּהְיוּ מוֹאָב עֲבָדִים לְדָוִיד, נֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה.2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents.
ג   וַיַּךְ דָּוִיד אֶת-הֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ-צוֹבָה, חֲמָתָה, בְּלֶכְתּוֹ, לְהַצִּיב יָדוֹ בִּנְהַר-פְּרָת.3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah by Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.
ד   וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִיד מִמֶּנּוּ אֶלֶף רֶכֶב, וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים פָּרָשִׁים, וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף, אִישׁ רַגְלִי; וַיְעַקֵּר דָּוִיד אֶת-כָּל-הָרֶכֶב, וַיּוֹתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ מֵאָה רָכֶב.4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
ה   וַיָּבֹא, אֲרַם דַּרְמֶשֶׂק, לַעְזוֹר, לַהֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָה; וַיַּךְ דָּוִיד בַּאֲרָם, עֶשְׂרִים-וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף אִישׁ.5 And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men.
ו   וַיָּשֶׂם דָּוִיד, בַּאֲרַם דַּרְמֶשֶׂק, וַיְהִי אֲרָם לְדָוִיד, עֲבָדִים נֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה; וַיּוֹשַׁע יקוק לְדָוִיד, בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָךְ.6 Then David put [garrisons] in Aram Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
ז   וַיִּקַּח דָּוִיד, אֵת שִׁלְטֵי הַזָּהָב, אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ, עַל עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעָזֶר; וַיְבִיאֵם, יְרוּשָׁלִָם.7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
ח   וּמִטִּבְחַת וּמִכּוּן עָרֵי הֲדַדְעֶזֶר, לָקַח דָּוִיד נְחֹשֶׁת רַבָּה מְאֹד; בָּהּ עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה, אֶת-יָם הַנְּחֹשֶׁת וְאֶת-הָעַמּוּדִים, וְאֵת, כְּלֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת. 8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
ט   וַיִּשְׁמַע, תֹּעוּ מֶלֶךְ חֲמָת:  כִּי הִכָּה דָוִיד, אֶת-כָּל-חֵיל הֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ-צוֹבָה.9 And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
י   וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת-הֲדוֹרָם-בְּנוֹ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ-דָּוִיד לשאול- (לִשְׁאָל-) לוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם וּלְבָרְכוֹ, עַל אֲשֶׁר נִלְחַם בַּהֲדַדְעֶזֶר וַיַּכֵּהוּ--כִּי-אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוֹת תֹּעוּ, הָיָה הֲדַדְעָזֶר; וְכֹל, כְּלֵי זָהָב וָכֶסֶף--וּנְחֹשֶׁת.10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him--because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; for Hadarezer had wars with Tou--and [he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
יא   גַּם-אֹתָם, הִקְדִּישׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד לַיקוק, עִם-הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב, אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂא מִכָּל-הַגּוֹיִם--מֵאֱדוֹם וּמִמּוֹאָב וּמִבְּנֵי עַמּוֹן, וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמֵעֲמָלֵק.11 These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
יב   וְאַבְשַׁי בֶּן-צְרוּיָה, הִכָּה אֶת-אֱדוֹם בְּגֵיא הַמֶּלַח, שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר, אָלֶף.12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
יג   וַיָּשֶׂם בֶּאֱדוֹם נְצִיבִים, וַיִּהְיוּ כָל-אֱדוֹם עֲבָדִים לְדָוִיד; וַיּוֹשַׁע יקוק אֶת-דָּוִיד, בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָךְ.13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
יד   וַיִּמְלֹךְ דָּוִיד, עַל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיְהִי, עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה--לְכָל-עַמּוֹ.14 And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
טו   וְיוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה, עַל-הַצָּבָא; וִיהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן-אֲחִילוּד, מַזְכִּיר.15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
טז   וְצָדוֹק בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֶבְיָתָר, כֹּהֲנִים; וְשַׁוְשָׁא, סוֹפֵר.16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
יז   וּבְנָיָהוּ, בֶּן-יְהוֹיָדָע, עַל-הַכְּרֵתִי, וְהַפְּלֵתִי; וּבְנֵי-דָוִיד הָרִאשֹׁנִים, לְיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ. 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
יט:א   וַיְהִי, אַחֲרֵי-כֵן, וַיָּמָת, נָחָשׁ מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵי-עַמּוֹן; וַיִּמְלֹךְ בְּנוֹ, תַּחְתָּיו.19:1 And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
ב   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶעֱשֶׂה-חֶסֶד עִם-חָנוּן בֶּן-נָחָשׁ, כִּי-עָשָׂה אָבִיו עִמִּי חֶסֶד, וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִיד מַלְאָכִים, לְנַחֲמוֹ עַל-אָבִיו; וַיָּבֹאוּ עַבְדֵי דָוִיד אֶל-אֶרֶץ בְּנֵי-עַמּוֹן, אֶל-חָנוּן--לְנַחֲמוֹ.2 And David said: 'l will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
ג   וַיֹּאמְרוּ שָׂרֵי בְנֵי-עַמּוֹן לְחָנוּן, הַמְכַבֵּד דָּוִיד אֶת-אָבִיךָ בְּעֵינֶיךָ, כִּי-שָׁלַח לְךָ, מְנַחֲמִים; הֲלֹא בַּעֲבוּר לַחְקֹר וְלַהֲפֹךְ וּלְרַגֵּל, הָאָרֶץ, בָּאוּ עֲבָדָיו, אֵלֶיךָ.3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun: 'Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?'
ד   וַיִּקַּח חָנוּן אֶת-עַבְדֵי דָוִיד, וַיְגַלְּחֵם, וַיִּכְרֹת אֶת-מַדְוֵיהֶם בַּחֵצִי, עַד-הַמִּפְשָׂעָה; וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם.4 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their hips, and sent them away.
ה   וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיַּגִּידוּ לְדָוִיד עַל-הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּשְׁלַח לִקְרָאתָם, כִּי-הָיוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים נִכְלָמִים מְאֹד; וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁבוּ בִירֵחוֹ, עַד אֲשֶׁר-יְצַמַּח זְקַנְכֶם וְשַׁבְתֶּם. 5 Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.'
ו   וַיִּרְאוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן, כִּי הִתְבָּאֲשׁוּ עִם-דָּוִיד; וַיִּשְׁלַח חָנוּן וּבְנֵי עַמּוֹן אֶלֶף כִּכַּר-כֶּסֶף, לִשְׂכֹּר לָהֶם מִן-אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם וּמִן-אֲרַם מַעֲכָה וּמִצּוֹבָה, רֶכֶב, וּפָרָשִׁים.6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Aram-naharaim, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.
ז   וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ לָהֶם שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף רֶכֶב, וְאֶת-מֶלֶךְ מַעֲכָה וְאֶת-עַמּוֹ, וַיָּבֹאוּ, וַיַּחֲנוּ לִפְנֵי מֵידְבָא;   וּבְנֵי עַמּוֹן, נֶאֶסְפוּ מֵעָרֵיהֶם, וַיָּבֹאוּ, לַמִּלְחָמָה. 7 So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and encamped before Medeba.And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
ח   וַיִּשְׁמַע, דָּוִיד; וַיִּשְׁלַח, אֶת-יוֹאָב, וְאֵת כָּל-צָבָא, הַגִּבּוֹרִים.8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
ט   וַיֵּצְאוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן, וַיַּעַרְכוּ מִלְחָמָה פֶּתַח הָעִיר; וְהַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר-בָּאוּ, לְבַדָּם בַּשָּׂדֶה.9 And the children of Ammon came out and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
י   וַיַּרְא יוֹאָב, כִּי-הָיְתָה פְנֵי-הַמִּלְחָמָה אֵלָיו--פָּנִים וְאָחוֹר; וַיִּבְחַר, מִכָּל-בָּחוּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיַּעֲרֹךְ, לִקְרַאת אֲרָם.10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Arameans.
יא   וְאֵת, יֶתֶר הָעָם, נָתַן, בְּיַד אַבְשַׁי אָחִיו; וַיַּעַרְכוּ, לִקְרַאת בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן.11 And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
יב   וַיֹּאמֶר, אִם-תֶּחֱזַק מִמֶּנִּי אֲרָם--וְהָיִיתָ לִּי, לִתְשׁוּעָה;   וְאִם-בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן יֶחֶזְקוּ מִמְּךָ, וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּיךָ.12 And he said: 'If the Arameans be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me;but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
יג   חֲזַק וְנִתְחַזְּקָה בְּעַד-עַמֵּנוּ, וּבְעַד עָרֵי א-לקינוּ; וַיקוק, הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָיו יַעֲשֶׂה.13 Be of good courage, and let us prove strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the LORD do that which seemeth Him good.'
יד   וַיִּגַּשׁ יוֹאָב וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר-עִמּוֹ, לִפְנֵי אֲרָם--לַמִּלְחָמָה; וַיָּנוּסוּ, מִפָּנָיו.14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle to meet the Arameans; and they fled before him.
טו   וּבְנֵי עַמּוֹן רָאוּ, כִּי-נָס אֲרָם, וַיָּנוּסוּ גַם-הֵם מִפְּנֵי אַבְשַׁי אָחִיו, וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִירָה; וַיָּבֹא יוֹאָב, יְרוּשָׁלִָם. 15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Arameans were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
טז   וַיַּרְא אֲרָם, כִּי נִגְּפוּ לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ מַלְאָכִים, וַיּוֹצִיאוּ אֶת-אֲרָם אֲשֶׁר מֵעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר; וְשׁוֹפַךְ שַׂר-צְבָא הֲדַדְעֶזֶר, לִפְנֵיהֶם.16 And when the Arameans saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and brought out the Arameans that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
יז   וַיֻּגַּד לְדָוִיד, וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֶת-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲבֹר הַיַּרְדֵּן, וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵהֶם, וַיַּעֲרֹךְ אֲלֵהֶם; וַיַּעֲרֹךְ דָּוִיד לִקְרַאת אֲרָם, מִלְחָמָה, וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ, עִמּוֹ.17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Arameans, they fought with him.
יח   וַיָּנָס אֲרָם, מִלִּפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיַּהֲרֹג דָּוִיד מֵאֲרָם שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים רֶכֶב, וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ רַגְלִי; וְאֵת שׁוֹפַךְ שַׂר-הַצָּבָא, הֵמִית.18 And the Arameans fled before Israel; and David slew of the Arameans the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
יט   וַיִּרְאוּ עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעֶזֶר, כִּי נִגְּפוּ לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיַּשְׁלִימוּ עִם-דָּוִיד, וַיַּעַבְדֻהוּ; וְלֹא-אָבָה אֲרָם, לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת-בְּנֵי-עַמּוֹן עוֹד. 19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him; neither would the Arameans help the children of Ammon any more.
כ:א   וַיְהִי לְעֵת תְּשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה לְעֵת צֵאת הַמְּלָכִים, וַיִּנְהַג יוֹאָב אֶת-חֵיל הַצָּבָא וַיַּשְׁחֵת אֶת-אֶרֶץ בְּנֵי-עַמּוֹן וַיָּבֹא וַיָּצַר אֶת-רַבָּה, וְדָוִיד, יֹשֵׁב בִּירוּשָׁלִָם; וַיַּךְ יוֹאָב אֶת-רַבָּה, וַיֶּהֶרְסֶהָ.20:1 And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.
ב   וַיִּקַּח דָּוִיד אֶת-עֲטֶרֶת-מַלְכָּם מֵעַל רֹאשׁוֹ וַיִּמְצָאָהּ מִשְׁקַל כִּכַּר-זָהָב, וּבָהּ אֶבֶן יְקָרָה, וַתְּהִי, עַל-רֹאשׁ דָּוִיד; וּשְׁלַל הָעִיר הוֹצִיא, הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד.2 And David took the crown of Malcam from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
ג   וְאֶת-הָעָם אֲשֶׁר-בָּהּ הוֹצִיא, וַיָּשַׂר בַּמְּגֵרָה וּבַחֲרִיצֵי הַבַּרְזֶל וּבַמְּגֵרוֹת, וְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה דָוִיד, לְכֹל עָרֵי בְנֵי-עַמּוֹן; וַיָּשָׁב דָּוִיד וְכָל-הָעָם, יְרוּשָׁלִָם. 3 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
ד   וַיְהִי, אַחֲרֵי-כֵן, וַתַּעֲמֹד מִלְחָמָה בְּגֶזֶר, עִם-פְּלִשְׁתִּים; אָז הִכָּה סִבְּכַי הַחֻשָׁתִי, אֶת-סִפַּי מִילִידֵי הָרְפָאִים--וַיִּכָּנֵעוּ.4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giants; and they were subdued.
ה   וַתְּהִי-עוֹד מִלְחָמָה, אֶת-פְּלִשְׁתִּים; וַיַּךְ אֶלְחָנָן בֶּן-יעור (יָעִיר), אֶת-לַחְמִי אֲחִי גָּלְיָת הַגִּתִּי--וְעֵץ חֲנִיתוֹ, כִּמְנוֹר אֹרְגִים. 5 And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
ו   וַתְּהִי-עוֹד מִלְחָמָה, בְּגַת; וַיְהִי אִישׁ מִדָּה, וְאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו שֵׁשׁ-וָשֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע, וְגַם-הוּא, נוֹלַד לְהָרָפָא.6 And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born unto the giant.
ז   וַיְחָרֵף, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיַּכֵּהוּ, יְהוֹנָתָן, בֶּן-שִׁמְעָא, אֲחִי דָוִיד.7 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
ח   אֵל נוּלְּדוּ לְהָרָפָא, בְּגַת; וַיִּפְּלוּ בְיַד-דָּוִיד, וּבְיַד-עֲבָדָיו. 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
כא:א   וַיַּעֲמֹד שָׂטָן, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיָּסֶת, אֶת-דָּוִיד, לִמְנוֹת, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל.21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.
ב   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶל-יוֹאָב, וְאֶל-שָׂרֵי הָעָם, לְכוּ סִפְרוּ אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, מִבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע וְעַד-דָּן; וְהָבִיאוּ אֵלַי, וְאֵדְעָה אֶת-מִסְפָּרָם.2 And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people: 'Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.'
ג   וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב, יוֹסֵף יקוק עַל-עַמּוֹ כָּהֵם מֵאָה פְעָמִים--הֲלֹא אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ, כֻּלָּם לַאדֹנִי לַעֲבָדִים; לָמָּה יְבַקֵּשׁ זֹאת אֲדֹנִי, לָמָּה יִהְיֶה לְאַשְׁמָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל.3 And Joab said: 'The LORD make His people a hundred times so many more as they are; but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?'
ד   וּדְבַר-הַמֶּלֶךְ, חָזַק עַל-יוֹאָב; וַיֵּצֵא יוֹאָב, וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ בְּכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיָּבֹא, יְרוּשָׁלִָם.4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
ה   וַיִּתֵּן יוֹאָב אֶת-מִסְפַּר מִפְקַד-הָעָם, אֶל-דָּוִיד; וַיְהִי כָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים וּמֵאָה אֶלֶף אִישׁ, שֹׁלֵף חֶרֶב, וִיהוּדָה, אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ שֹׁלֵף חָרֶב.5 And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword; and Judah was four hundred three-score and ten thousand men that drew sword.
ו   וְלֵוִי, וּבִנְיָמִן, לֹא פָקַד, בְּתוֹכָם:  כִּי-נִתְעַב דְּבַר-הַמֶּלֶךְ, אֶת-יוֹאָב.6 But Levi and Benjamin he did not number among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
ז   וַיֵּרַע בְּעֵינֵי הָא-לקים, עַל-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה; וַיַּךְ, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל. 7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He smote Israel.
ח   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד, אֶל-הָא-לקים, חָטָאתִי מְאֹד, אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי אֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה; וְעַתָּה, הַעֲבֶר-נָא אֶת-עֲווֹן עַבְדְּךָ, כִּי נִסְכַּלְתִּי, מְאֹד. 8 And David said unto God: 'I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing; but now, put away, I beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.'
ט   וַיְדַבֵּר יקוק אֶל-גָּד, חֹזֵה דָוִיד לֵאמֹר.9 And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:
י   לֵךְ וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֶל-דָּוִיד לֵאמֹר, כֹּה אָמַר יקוק, שָׁלוֹשׁ, אֲנִי נֹטֶה עָלֶיךָ:  בְּחַר-לְךָ אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה, וְאֶעֱשֶׂה-לָּךְ.10 'Go and speak unto David, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.'
יא   וַיָּבֹא גָד, אֶל-דָּוִיד; וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּה-אָמַר יקוק, קַבֶּל-לָךְ.11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Take which thou wilt:
יב   אִם-שָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁנִים רָעָב, וְאִם-שְׁלֹשָׁה חֳדָשִׁים נִסְפֶּה מִפְּנֵי-צָרֶיךָ וְחֶרֶב אוֹיְבֶיךָ לְמַשֶּׂגֶת, וְאִם-שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים חֶרֶב יקוק וְדֶבֶר בָּאָרֶץ, וּמַלְאַךְ יקוק מַשְׁחִית בְּכָל-גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל:  וְעַתָּה רְאֵה, מָה-אָשִׁיב אֶת-שֹׁלְחִי דָּבָר. 12 either three years of famine; or three months to be swept away before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to Him that sent me.'
יג   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶל-גָּד, צַר-לִי מְאֹד; אֶפְּלָה-נָּא בְיַד-יקוק, כִּי-רַבִּים רַחֲמָיו מְאֹד, וּבְיַד-אָדָם, אַל-אֶפֹּל.13 And David said unto Gad: 'I am in a great strait; let me fall now into the hand of the LORD, for very great are His mercies; and let me not fall into the hand of man.'
יד   וַיִּתֵּן יקוק דֶּבֶר, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיִּפֹּל, מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, שִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף, אִישׁ.14 So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel; and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
טו   וַיִּשְׁלַח הָא-לקים מַלְאָךְ לִירוּשָׁלִַם, לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ, וּכְהַשְׁחִית רָאָה יקוק וַיִּנָּחֶם עַל-הָרָעָה, וַיֹּאמֶר לַמַּלְאָךְ הַמַּשְׁחִית רַב עַתָּה הֶרֶף יָדֶךָ; וּמַלְאַךְ יקוק עֹמֵד, עִם-גֹּרֶן אָרְנָן הַיְבוּסִי. 15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was about to destroy, the LORD beheld, and He repented Him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel: 'It is enough; now stay thy hand.' And the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
טז   וַיִּשָּׂא דָוִיד אֶת-עֵינָיו, וַיַּרְא אֶת-מַלְאַךְ יקוק עֹמֵד בֵּין הָאָרֶץ וּבֵין הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ, נְטוּיָה עַל-יְרוּשָׁלִָם; וַיִּפֹּל דָּוִיד וְהַזְּקֵנִים מְכֻסִּים בַּשַּׂקִּים, עַל-פְּנֵיהֶם.16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD standing between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
יז   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶל-הָא-לקים הֲלֹא אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי לִמְנוֹת בָּעָם, וַאֲנִי-הוּא אֲשֶׁר-חָטָאתִי וְהָרֵעַ הֲרֵעוֹתִי, וְאֵלֶּה הַצֹּאן, מֶה עָשׂוּ; יקוק א-לקי, תְּהִי נָא יָדְךָ בִּי וּבְבֵית אָבִי, וּבְעַמְּךָ, לֹא לְמַגֵּפָה. 17 And David said unto God: 'Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let Thy hand, I pray Thee, O LORD my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against Thy people, that they should be plagued.'
יח   וּמַלְאַךְ יקוק אָמַר אֶל-גָּד, לֵאמֹר לְדָוִיד:  כִּי יַעֲלֶה דָוִיד, לְהָקִים מִזְבֵּחַ לַיקוק, בְּגֹרֶן, אָרְנָן הַיְבֻסִי.18 Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
יט   וַיַּעַל דָּוִיד בִּדְבַר-גָּד, אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּשֵׁם יקוק.19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the LORD.
כ   וַיָּשָׁב אָרְנָן, וַיַּרְא אֶת-הַמַּלְאָךְ, וְאַרְבַּעַת בָּנָיו עִמּוֹ, מִתְחַבְּאִים; וְאָרְנָן, דָּשׁ חִטִּים.20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
כא   וַיָּבֹא דָוִיד, עַד-אָרְנָן; וַיַּבֵּט אָרְנָן, וַיַּרְא אֶת-דָּוִיד, וַיֵּצֵא מִן-הַגֹּרֶן, וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְדָוִיד אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה.21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed down to David with his face to the ground.
כב   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶל-אָרְנָן, תְּנָה-לִּי מְקוֹם הַגֹּרֶן, וְאֶבְנֶה-בּוֹ מִזְבֵּחַ, לַיקוק; בְּכֶסֶף מָלֵא תְּנֵהוּ לִי, וְתֵעָצַר הַמַּגֵּפָה מֵעַל הָעָם.22 Then David said to Ornan: 'Give me the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build thereon an altar unto the LORD; for the full price shalt thou give it me; that the plague may be stayed from the people.'
כג   וַיֹּאמֶר אָרְנָן אֶל-דָּוִיד קַח-לָךְ, וְיַעַשׂ אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָיו; רְאֵה נָתַתִּי הַבָּקָר לָעֹלוֹת, וְהַמּוֹרִגִּים לָעֵצִים וְהַחִטִּים לַמִּנְחָה--הַכֹּל נָתָתִּי.23 And Ornan said unto David: 'Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes; lo, I give thee the oxen for burnt-offerings, and the threshing-instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal-offering; I give it all'
כד   וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד, לְאָרְנָן, לֹא, כִּי-קָנֹה אֶקְנֶה בְּכֶסֶף מָלֵא:  כִּי לֹא-אֶשָּׂא אֲשֶׁר-לְךָ, לַיקוק, וְהַעֲלוֹת עוֹלָה, חִנָּם.24 And king David said to Ornan: 'Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price; for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.'
כה   וַיִּתֵּן דָּוִיד לְאָרְנָן, בַּמָּקוֹם, שִׁקְלֵי זָהָב, מִשְׁקָל שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת.25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
כו   וַיִּבֶן שָׁם דָּוִיד מִזְבֵּחַ לַיקוק, וַיַּעַל עֹלוֹת וּשְׁלָמִים; וַיִּקְרָא, אֶל-יקוק, וַיַּעֲנֵהוּ בָאֵשׁ מִן-הַשָּׁמַיִם, עַל מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה. 26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon the LORD; and He answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.
כז   וַיֹּאמֶר יקוק לַמַּלְאָךְ, וַיָּשֶׁב חַרְבּוֹ אֶל-נְדָנָהּ.27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword back into the sheath thereof.
כח   בָּעֵת הַהִיא--בִּרְאוֹת דָּוִיד כִּי-עָנָהוּ יקוק, בְּגֹרֶן אָרְנָן הַיְבוּסִי; וַיִּזְבַּח, שָׁם.28 At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
כט   וּמִשְׁכַּן יקוק אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה בַמִּדְבָּר, וּמִזְבַּח הָעוֹלָה--בָּעֵת הַהִיא:  בַּבָּמָה, בְּגִבְעוֹן.29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt-offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
ל   וְלֹא-יָכֹל דָּוִיד לָלֶכֶת לְפָנָיו, לִדְרֹשׁ א-לקים:  כִּי נִבְעַת--מִפְּנֵי, חֶרֶב מַלְאַךְ יקוק. 30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was terrified because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
כב:א   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד--זֶה הוּא, בֵּית יקוק הָא-לקים; וְזֶה-מִּזְבֵּחַ לְעֹלָה, לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. 22:1 Then David said: 'This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.'
ב   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד--לִכְנוֹס אֶת-הַגֵּרִים, אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיַּעֲמֵד חֹצְבִים, לַחְצוֹב אַבְנֵי גָזִית, לִבְנוֹת, בֵּית הָא-לקים.2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
ג   וּבַרְזֶל לָרֹב לַמִּסְמְרִים לְדַלְתוֹת הַשְּׁעָרִים, וְלַמְחַבְּרוֹת--הֵכִין דָּוִיד; וּנְחֹשֶׁת לָרֹב, אֵין מִשְׁקָל.3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
ד   וַעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים, לְאֵין מִסְפָּר:  כִּי-הֵבִיאוּ הַצִּידֹנִים וְהַצֹּרִים עֲצֵי אֲרָזִים, לָרֹב--לְדָוִיד. 4 and cedar-trees without number; for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.
ה   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד, שְׁלֹמֹה בְנִי נַעַר וָרָךְ, וְהַבַּיִת לִבְנוֹת לַיקוק לְהַגְדִּיל לְמַעְלָה לְשֵׁם וּלְתִפְאֶרֶת לְכָל-הָאֲרָצוֹת, אָכִינָה נָּא לוֹ; וַיָּכֶן דָּוִיד לָרֹב, לִפְנֵי מוֹתוֹ.5 And David said: 'Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries; I will therefore make preparation for him.' So David prepared abundantly before his death.
ו   וַיִּקְרָא, לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ; וַיְצַוֵּהוּ לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת, לַיקוק א-לקי יִשְׂרָאֵל. 6 Then He called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
ז   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד, לִשְׁלֹמֹה:  בנו (בְּנִי)--אֲנִי הָיָה עִם-לְבָבִי, לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לְשֵׁם יקוק א-לקי.7 And David said to Solomon: 'My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God.
ח   וַיְהִי עָלַי דְּבַר-יקוק, לֵאמֹר, דָּם לָרֹב שָׁפַכְתָּ, וּמִלְחָמוֹת גְּדֹלוֹת עָשִׂיתָ:  לֹא-תִבְנֶה בַיִת, לִשְׁמִי--כִּי דָּמִים רַבִּים, שָׁפַכְתָּ אַרְצָה לְפָנָי.8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying: Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars; thou shalt not build a house unto My name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in My sight.
ט   הִנֵּה-בֵן נוֹלָד לָךְ, הוּא יִהְיֶה אִישׁ מְנוּחָה, וַהֲנִיחוֹתִי לוֹ מִכָּל-אוֹיְבָיו, מִסָּבִיב:  כִּי שְׁלֹמֹה יִהְיֶה שְׁמוֹ, וְשָׁלוֹם וָשֶׁקֶט אֶתֵּן עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָמָיו.9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
י   הוּא-יִבְנֶה בַיִת, לִשְׁמִי, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה-לִּי לְבֵן, וַאֲנִי-לוֹ לְאָב; וַהֲכִינוֹתִי כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל--עַד-עוֹלָם.10 He shall build a house for My name; and he shall be to Me for a son, and I will be to him for a father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
יא   עַתָּה בְנִי, יְהִי יקוק עִמָּךְ; וְהִצְלַחְתָּ, וּבָנִיתָ בֵּית יקוק א-לקיךָ, כַּאֲשֶׁר, דִּבֶּר עָלֶיךָ.11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as He hath spoken concerning thee.
יב   אַךְ יִתֶּן-לְךָ יקוק שֵׂכֶל וּבִינָה, וִיצַוְּךָ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלִשְׁמוֹר, אֶת-תּוֹרַת יקוק א-לקיךָ.12 Only the LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
יג   אָז תַּצְלִיחַ--אִם-תִּשְׁמוֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת-הַחֻקִּים וְאֶת-הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים, אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יקוק אֶת-מֹשֶׁה עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל; חֲזַק וֶאֱמָץ, אַל-תִּירָא וְאַל-תֵּחָת.13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel; be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.
יד   וְהִנֵּה בְעָנְיִי הֲכִינוֹתִי לְבֵית-יקוק, זָהָב כִּכָּרִים מֵאָה-אֶלֶף וְכֶסֶף אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים כִּכָּרִים, וְלַנְּחֹשֶׁת וְלַבַּרְזֶל אֵין מִשְׁקָל, כִּי לָרֹב הָיָה; וְעֵצִים וַאֲבָנִים הֲכִינוֹתִי, וַעֲלֵיהֶם תּוֹסִיף.14 Now, behold, in my straits I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
טו   וְעִמְּךָ לָרֹב, עֹשֵׂי מְלָאכָה--חֹצְבִים, וְחָרָשֵׁי אֶבֶן וָעֵץ; וְכָל-חָכָם, בְּכָל-מְלָאכָה.15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in any manner of work;
טז   לַזָּהָב לַכֶּסֶף וְלַנְּחֹשֶׁת וְלַבַּרְזֶל, אֵין מִסְפָּר; קוּם וַעֲשֵׂה, וִיהִי יקוק עִמָּךְ.16 of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.'
יז   וַיְצַו דָּוִיד לְכָל-שָׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לַעְזֹר לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ. 17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son:
יח   הֲלֹא יקוק א-לקיכֶם עִמָּכֶם, וְהֵנִיחַ לָכֶם מִסָּבִיב:  כִּי נָתַן בְּיָדִי, אֵת יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ, וְנִכְבְּשָׁה הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי יקוק, וְלִפְנֵי עַמּוֹ.18 'Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath He not given you rest on every side? for He hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before His people.
יט   עַתָּה, תְּנוּ לְבַבְכֶם וְנַפְשְׁכֶם, לִדְרוֹשׁ, לַיקוק א-לקיכֶם; וְקוּמוּ, וּבְנוּ אֶת-מִקְדַּשׁ יקוק הָא-לקים, לְהָבִיא אֶת-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יקוק וּכְלֵי קֹדֶשׁ הָא-לקים, לַבַּיִת הַנִּבְנֶה לְשֵׁם-יקוק. 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek after the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.'
כג:א   וְדָוִיד זָקֵן, וְשָׂבַע יָמִים; וַיַּמְלֵךְ אֶת-שְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.23:1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
ב   וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֶת-כָּל-שָׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם.2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
ג   וַיִּסָּפְרוּ, הַלְוִיִּם, מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה, וָמָעְלָה; וַיְהִי מִסְפָּרָם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם לִגְבָרִים, שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁמוֹנָה אָלֶף.3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
ד   מֵאֵלֶּה, לְנַצֵּחַ עַל-מְלֶאכֶת בֵּית-יקוק, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף; וְשֹׁטְרִים וְשֹׁפְטִים, שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים.4 Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges;
ה   וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים, שֹׁעֲרִים; וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים, מְהַלְלִים לַיקוק, בַּכֵּלִים, אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְהַלֵּל. 5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.'
ו   וַיֶּחָלְקֵם דָּוִיד, מַחְלְקוֹת;   לִבְנֵי לֵוִי, לְגֵרְשׁוֹן קְהָת וּמְרָרִי. 6 And David divided them into coursesaccording to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
ז   לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי, לַעְדָּן וְשִׁמְעִי. 7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei.
ח   בְּנֵי לַעְדָּן, הָרֹאשׁ יְחִיאֵל וְזֵתָם וְיוֹאֵל--שְׁלֹשָׁה. 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
ט   בְּנֵי שִׁמְעִי, שלמות (שְׁלֹמִית) וַחֲזִיאֵל וְהָרָן--שְׁלֹשָׁה; אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת, לְלַעְדָּן. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.
י   וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעִי--יַחַת זִינָא, וִיעוּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה; אֵלֶּה בְנֵי-שִׁמְעִי, אַרְבָּעָה.10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
יא   וַיְהִי-יַחַת הָרֹאשׁ, וְזִיזָה הַשֵּׁנִי; וִיעוּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה, לֹא-הִרְבּוּ בָנִים, וַיִּהְיוּ לְבֵית אָב, לִפְקֻדָּה אֶחָת. 11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
יב   בְּנֵי קְהָת, עַמְרָם יִצְהָר חֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵל--אַרְבָּעָה. 12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
יג   בְּנֵי עַמְרָם, אַהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה; וַיִּבָּדֵל אַהֲרֹן לְהַקְדִּישׁוֹ קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים הוּא-וּבָנָיו, עַד-עוֹלָם--לְהַקְטִיר לִפְנֵי יקוק לְשָׁרְתוֹ וּלְבָרֵךְ בִּשְׁמוֹ, עַד-עוֹלָם.13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before the LORD, to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name for ever.
יד   וּמֹשֶׁה, אִישׁ הָא-לקים--בָּנָיו, יִקָּרְאוּ עַל-שֵׁבֶט הַלֵּוִי. 14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among the tribe of Levi.
טו   בְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה, גֵּרְשׁוֹם וֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר.15 The sons of Moses: Gershom, and Eliezer.
טז   בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹם, שְׁבוּאֵל הָרֹאשׁ.16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
יז   וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי-אֱלִיעֶזֶר, רְחַבְיָה הָרֹאשׁ; וְלֹא-הָיָה לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר בָּנִים אֲחֵרִים, וּבְנֵי רְחַבְיָה רָבוּ לְמָעְלָה. 17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
יח   בְּנֵי יִצְהָר, שְׁלֹמִית הָרֹאשׁ.18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
יט   בְּנֵי, חֶבְרוֹן--יְרִיָּהוּ הָרֹאשׁ, אֲמַרְיָה הַשֵּׁנִי, יַחֲזִיאֵל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, וִיקַמְעָם הָרְבִיעִי.19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
כ   בְּנֵי, עֻזִּיאֵל--מִיכָה הָרֹאשׁ, וְיִשִּׁיָּה הַשֵּׁנִי.20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
כא   בְּנֵי מְרָרִי מַחְלִי וּמוּשִׁי, בְּנֵי מַחְלִי אֶלְעָזָר וְקִישׁ.21 The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar, and Kish.
כב   וַיָּמָת, אֶלְעָזָר, וְלֹא-הָיוּ לוֹ בָּנִים, כִּי אִם-בָּנוֹת; וַיִּשָּׂאוּם בְּנֵי-קִישׁ, אֲחֵיהֶם.22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
כג   בְּנֵי מוּשִׁי, מַחְלִי וְעֵדֶר וִירֵמוֹת--שְׁלוֹשָׁה. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
כד   אֵלֶּה בְנֵי-לֵוִי לְבֵית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לִפְקוּדֵיהֶם, בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמוֹת לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם, עֹשֵׂה הַמְּלָאכָה, לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית יקוק--מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה, וָמָעְלָה.24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
כה   כִּי אָמַר דָּוִיד, הֵנִיחַ יקוק א-לקי-יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעַמּוֹ; וַיִּשְׁכֹּן בִּירוּשָׁלִַם, עַד-לְעוֹלָם.25 For David said: 'The LORD, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto His people, and He dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever;
כו   וְגַם, לַלְוִיִּם--אֵין-לָשֵׂאת אֶת-הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת-כָּל-כֵּלָיו, לַעֲבֹדָתוֹ.26 and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.'
כז   כִּי בְדִבְרֵי דָוִיד הָאַחֲרוֹנִים, הֵמָּה מִסְפַּר בְּנֵי-לֵוִי, מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה, וּלְמָעְלָה.27 For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
כח   כִּי מַעֲמָדָם לְיַד-בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן, לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית יקוק, עַל-הַחֲצֵרוֹת וְעַל-הַלְּשָׁכוֹת, וְעַל-טָהֳרַת לְכָל-קֹדֶשׁ--וּמַעֲשֵׂה, עֲבֹדַת בֵּית הָא-לקים.28 For their station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
כט   וּלְלֶחֶם הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת וּלְסֹלֶת לְמִנְחָה, וְלִרְקִיקֵי הַמַּצּוֹת, וְלַמַּחֲבַת, וְלַמֻּרְבָּכֶת; וּלְכָל-מְשׂוּרָה, וּמִדָּה.29 for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
ל   וְלַעֲמֹד בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר, לְהֹדוֹת וּלְהַלֵּל לַיקוק; וְכֵן, לָעָרֶב.30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
לא   וּלְכֹל הַעֲלוֹת עֹלוֹת, לַיקוק, לַשַּׁבָּתוֹת, לֶחֳדָשִׁים וְלַמֹּעֲדִים--בְּמִסְפָּר כְּמִשְׁפָּט עֲלֵיהֶם תָּמִיד, לִפְנֵי יקוק.31 and to offer all burnt-offerings unto the LORD, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before the LORD;
לב   וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת-מִשְׁמֶרֶת אֹהֶל-מוֹעֵד, וְאֵת מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ, וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת, בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֲחֵיהֶם--לַעֲבֹדַת, בֵּית יקוק. 32 and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD.
כד:א   וְלִבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן, מַחְלְקוֹתָם:  בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן--נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא, אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָר.24:1 And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
ב   וַיָּמָת נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא לִפְנֵי אֲבִיהֶם, וּבָנִים לֹא-הָיוּ לָהֶם; וַיְכַהֲנוּ, אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָר.2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
ג   וַיֶּחָלְקֵם דָּוִיד--וְצָדוֹק מִן-בְּנֵי אֶלְעָזָר, וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ מִן-בְּנֵי אִיתָמָר:  לִפְקֻדָּתָם, בַּעֲבֹדָתָם.3 And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.
ד   וַיִּמָּצְאוּ בְנֵי-אֶלְעָזָר רַבִּים לְרָאשֵׁי הַגְּבָרִים, מִן-בְּנֵי אִיתָמָר--וַיַּחְלְקוּם:  לִבְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר רָאשִׁים לְבֵית-אָבוֹת, שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, וְלִבְנֵי אִיתָמָר לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם, שְׁמוֹנָה.4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight.
ה   וַיַּחְלְקוּם בְּגוֹרָלוֹת, אֵלֶּה עִם-אֵלֶּה:  כִּי-הָיוּ שָׂרֵי-קֹדֶשׁ וְשָׂרֵי הָא-לקים, מִבְּנֵי אֶלְעָזָר וּבִבְנֵי אִיתָמָר. 5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for they were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
ו   וַיִּכְתְּבֵם שְׁמַעְיָה בֶן-נְתַנְאֵל הַסּוֹפֵר מִן-הַלֵּוִי, לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִים וְצָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵן וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֶבְיָתָר, וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת, לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם--בֵּית-אָב אֶחָד, אָחֻז לְאֶלְעָזָר, וְאָחֻז אָחֻז, לְאִיתָמָר. 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites: one father's house being taken for Eleazar, and proportionately for Ithamar.
ז   וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל הָרִאשׁוֹן, לִיהוֹיָרִיב,   לִידַעְיָה, הַשֵּׁנִי. 7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah;
ח   לְחָרִם,   הַשְּׁלִישִׁי,   לִשְׂעֹרִים, הָרְבִעִי. 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim;
ט   לְמַלְכִּיָּה,   הַחֲמִישִׁי,   לְמִיָּמִן, הַשִּׁשִּׁי. 9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin;
י   לְהַקּוֹץ,   הַשְּׁבִעִי,   לַאֲבִיָּה, הַשְּׁמִינִי. 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah;
יא   לְיֵשׁוּעַ,   הַתְּשִׁעִי,   לִשְׁכַנְיָהוּ, הָעֲשִׂרִי. 11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah;
יב   לְאֶלְיָשִׁיב,   עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר,   לְיָקִים, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim;
יג   לְחֻפָּה,   שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר,   לְיֶשֶׁבְאָב, אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר. 13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab;
יד   לְבִלְגָּה,   חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר,   לְאִמֵּר, שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר. 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer;
טו   לְחֵזִיר, שִׁבְעָה   עָשָׂר,   לְהַפִּצֵּץ, שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר. 15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez;
טז   לִפְתַחְיָה, תִּשְׁעָה   עָשָׂר,   לִיחֶזְקֵאל, הָעֶשְׂרִים. 16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel;
יז   לְיָכִין, אֶחָד   וְעֶשְׂרִים,   לְגָמוּל, שְׁנַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים. 17 the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul;
יח   לִדְלָיָהוּ, שְׁלֹשָׁה   וְעֶשְׂרִים,   לְמַעַזְיָהוּ, אַרְבָּעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים. 18 the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
יט   אֵלֶּה פְקֻדָּתָם לַעֲבֹדָתָם, לָבוֹא לְבֵית-יקוק כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם, בְּיַד, אַהֲרֹן אֲבִיהֶם:  כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ, יקוק א-לקי יִשְׂרָאֵל. 19 These were the orderings of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD according to the ordinance given unto them by the hand of Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
כ   וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי, הַנּוֹתָרִים:  לִבְנֵי עַמְרָם שׁוּבָאֵל, לִבְנֵי שׁוּבָאֵל יֶחְדְּיָהוּ. 20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
כא   לִרְחַבְיָהוּ--לִבְנֵי רְחַבְיָהוּ, הָרֹאשׁ יִשִּׁיָּה. 21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
כב   לַיִּצְהָרִי שְׁלֹמוֹת, לִבְנֵי שְׁלֹמוֹת יָחַת. 22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
כג   וּבְנָי, יְרִיָּהוּ; אֲמַרְיָהוּ, הַשֵּׁנִי, יַחֲזִיאֵל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, יְקַמְעָם הָרְבִיעִי. 23 And Benai, Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
כד   בְּנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל מִיכָה, לִבְנֵי מִיכָה שמור (שָׁמִיר).24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
כה   אֲחִי מִיכָה יִשִּׁיָּה,   לִבְנֵי יִשִּׁיָּה זְכַרְיָהוּ. 25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
כו   בְּנֵי מְרָרִי מַחְלִי וּמוּשִׁי,   בְּנֵי יַעֲזִיָּהוּ בְנוֹ. 26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son,
כז   בְּנֵי, מְרָרִי--לְיַעֲזִיָּהוּ בְנוֹ, וְשֹׁהַם וְזַכּוּר וְעִבְרִי. 27 even the sons of Merari through Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
כח   לְמַחְלִי, אֶלְעָזָר, וְלֹא-הָיָה לוֹ, בָּנִים. 28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
כט   לְקִישׁ, בְּנֵי-קִישׁ יְרַחְמְאֵל. 29 Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.
ל   וּבְנֵי מוּשִׁי, מַחְלִי וְעֵדֶר וִירִימוֹת; אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי הַלְוִיִּם, לְבֵית אֲבֹתֵיהֶם.30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.
לא   וַיַּפִּילוּ גַם-הֵם גּוֹרָלוֹת לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם בְּנֵי-אַהֲרֹן, לִפְנֵי דָוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ וְצָדוֹק וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ, וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת, לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם--אָבוֹת הָרֹאשׁ, לְעֻמַּת אָחִיו הַקָּטָן. 31 These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
כה:א   וַיַּבְדֵּל דָּוִיד וְשָׂרֵי הַצָּבָא לַעֲבֹדָה, לִבְנֵי אָסָף וְהֵימָן וִידוּתוּן, הנביאים (הַנִּבְּאִים) בְּכִנֹּרוֹת בִּנְבָלִים, וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִם; וַיְהִי, מִסְפָּרָם, אַנְשֵׁי מְלָאכָה, לַעֲבֹדָתָם.25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:
ב   לִבְנֵי אָסָף, זַכּוּר וְיוֹסֵף וּנְתַנְיָה וַאֲשַׂרְאֵלָה--בְּנֵי אָסָף:  עַל, יַד-אָסָף, הַנִּבָּא, עַל-יְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ.2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph; under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied according to the direction of the king.
ג   לִידוּתוּן--בְּנֵי יְדוּתוּן גְּדַלְיָהוּ וּצְרִי וִישַׁעְיָהוּ חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ שִׁשָּׁה, עַל יְדֵי אֲבִיהֶם יְדוּתוּן בַּכִּנּוֹר, הַנִּבָּא, עַל-הֹדוֹת וְהַלֵּל לַיקוק. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six; under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.
ד   לְהֵימָן--בְּנֵי הֵימָן בֻּקִּיָּהוּ מַתַּנְיָהוּ עֻזִּיאֵל שְׁבוּאֵל וִירִימוֹת חֲנַנְיָה חֲנָנִי, אֱלִיאָתָה גִדַּלְתִּי וְרֹמַמְתִּי עֶזֶר, יָשְׁבְּקָשָׁה מַלּוֹתִי, הוֹתִיר מַחֲזִיאֹת.4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
ה   כָּל-אֵלֶּה בָנִים לְהֵימָן, חֹזֵה הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּדִבְרֵי הָא-לקים--לְהָרִים קָרֶן; וַיִּתֵּן הָא-לקים לְהֵימָן, בָּנִים אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר--וּבָנוֹת שָׁלוֹשׁ.5 all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
ו   כָּל-אֵלֶּה עַל-יְדֵי אֲבִיהֶם בַּשִּׁיר בֵּית יקוק, בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם נְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרוֹת, לַעֲבֹדַת, בֵּית הָא-לקים--עַל יְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ, אָסָף וִידוּתוּן וְהֵימָן.6 All these were under the hands of their fathers for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the direction of the king--Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
ז   וַיְהִי מִסְפָּרָם עִם-אֲחֵיהֶם, מְלֻמְּדֵי-שִׁיר לַיקוק:  כָּל-הַמֵּבִין--מָאתַיִם, שְׁמוֹנִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה.7 And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
ח   וַיַּפִּילוּ גּוֹרָלוֹת מִשְׁמֶרֶת, לְעֻמַּת כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדוֹל--מֵבִין, עִם-תַּלְמִיד. 8 And they cast lots ward against [ward], as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
ט   וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל הָרִאשׁוֹן, לְאָסָף--לְיוֹסֵף;   גְּדַלְיָהוּ, הַשֵּׁנִי--הוּא-וְאֶחָיו   וּבָנָיו, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve;
י   הַשְּׁלִשִׁי זַכּוּר, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים   עָשָׂר. 10 The third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
יא   הָרְבִיעִי, לַיִּצְרִי--בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 11 The fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
יב   הַחֲמִישִׁי   נְתַנְיָהוּ, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
יג   הַשִּׁשִּׁי בֻקִּיָּהוּ, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים   עָשָׂר. 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
יד   הַשְּׁבִעִי יְשַׂרְאֵלָה, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 14 The seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
טו   הַשְּׁמִינִי   יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
טז   הַתְּשִׁיעִי מַתַּנְיָהוּ, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו   שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
יז   הָעֲשִׂירִי שִׁמְעִי, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 17 The tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
יח   עַשְׁתֵּי-   עָשָׂר עֲזַרְאֵל, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 18 The eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
יט   הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר לַחֲשַׁבְיָה,   בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כ   לִשְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר שׁוּבָאֵל, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים   עָשָׂר. 20 For the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כא   לְאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר מַתִּתְיָהוּ, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 21 For the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כב   לַחֲמִשָּׁה   עָשָׂר לִירֵמוֹת, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 22 For the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כג   לְשִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר לַחֲנַנְיָהוּ, בָּנָיו   וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 23 For the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כד   לְשִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר לְיָשְׁבְּקָשָׁה, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים   עָשָׂר. 24 For the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כה   לִשְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר לַחֲנָנִי, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 25 For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כו   לְתִשְׁעָה   עָשָׂר לְמַלּוֹתִי, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 26 For the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כז   לְעֶשְׂרִים, לֶאֱלִיָּתָה--בָּנָיו   וְאֶחָיו, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 27 For the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כח   לְאֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִים לְהוֹתִיר, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים   עָשָׂר. 28 For the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
כט   לִשְׁנַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים לְגִדַּלְתִּי, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 29 For the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
ל   לִשְׁלֹשָׁה   וְעֶשְׂרִים לְמַחֲזִיאוֹת, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 30 For the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
לא   לְאַרְבָּעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים   לְרוֹמַמְתִּי עָזֶר, בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. 31 For the four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
כו:א   לְמַחְלְקוֹת, לְשֹׁעֲרִים--לַקָּרְחִים, מְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ בֶן-קֹרֵא מִן-בְּנֵי אָסָף.26:1 For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
ב   וְלִמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ, בָּנִים--זְכַרְיָהוּ הַבְּכוֹר, יְדִיעֲאֵל הַשֵּׁנִי, זְבַדְיָהוּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, יַתְנִיאֵל הָרְבִיעִי.2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth;
ג   עֵילָם הַחֲמִישִׁי יְהוֹחָנָן הַשִּׁשִּׁי, אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי הַשְּׁבִיעִי.3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
ד   וּלְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם, בָּנִים--שְׁמַעְיָה הַבְּכוֹר, יְהוֹזָבָד הַשֵּׁנִי, יוֹאָח הַשְּׁלִשִׁי וְשָׂכָר הָרְבִיעִי, וּנְתַנְאֵל הַחֲמִישִׁי.4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth;
ה   עַמִּיאֵל הַשִּׁשִּׁי יִשָּׂשכָר הַשְּׁבִיעִי, פְּעֻלְּתַי הַשְּׁמִינִי:  כִּי בֵרְכוֹ, א-לקים. 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.
ו   וְלִשְׁמַעְיָה בְנוֹ נוֹלַד בָּנִים, הַמִּמְשָׁלִים לְבֵית אֲבִיהֶם:  כִּי-גִבּוֹרֵי חַיִל, הֵמָּה.6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valour.
ז   בְּנֵי שְׁמַעְיָה, עָתְנִי וּרְפָאֵל וְעוֹבֵד אֶלְזָבָד אֶחָיו--בְּנֵי-חָיִל; אֱלִיהוּ, וּסְמַכְיָהוּ.7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael and Obed and Elzabad his brethren, valiant men; Elihu also, and Semachiah.
ח   כָּל-אֵלֶּה מִבְּנֵי עֹבֵד אֱדֹם, הֵמָּה וּבְנֵיהֶם וַאֲחֵיהֶם, אִישׁ-חַיִל בַּכֹּחַ, לַעֲבֹדָה--שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁנַיִם, לְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם.8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom.
ט   וְלִמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ, בָּנִים וְאַחִים בְּנֵי-חָיִל--שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר. 9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.
י   וּלְחֹסָה מִן-בְּנֵי-מְרָרִי, בָּנִים--שִׁמְרִי הָרֹאשׁ כִּי לֹא-הָיָה בְכוֹר, וַיְשִׂימֵהוּ אָבִיהוּ לְרֹאשׁ.10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief--for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief--
יא   חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַשֵּׁנִי טְבַלְיָהוּ הַשְּׁלִשִׁי, זְכַרְיָהוּ הָרְבִעִי; כָּל-בָּנִים וְאַחִים לְחֹסָה, שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר.11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
יב   לְאֵלֶּה מַחְלְקוֹת הַשֹּׁעֲרִים לְרָאשֵׁי הַגְּבָרִים, מִשְׁמָרוֹת--לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם:  לְשָׁרֵת, בְּבֵית יקוק.12 These courses of the doorkeepers, even the chief men, had wards over against their brethren, to minister in the house of the LORD.
יג   וַיַּפִּילוּ גוֹרָלוֹת כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדוֹל, לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם--לְשַׁעַר וָשָׁעַר. 13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
יד   וַיִּפֹּל הַגּוֹרָל מִזְרָחָה, לְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ; וּזְכַרְיָהוּ בְנוֹ יוֹעֵץ בְּשֶׂכֶל, הִפִּילוּ גּוֹרָלוֹת, וַיֵּצֵא גוֹרָלוֹ, צָפוֹנָה.14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
טו   לְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם, נֶגְבָּה; וּלְבָנָיו, בֵּית הָאֲסֻפִּים.15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the Storehouse.
טז   לְשֻׁפִּים וּלְחֹסָה, לַמַּעֲרָב, עִם שַׁעַר שַׁלֶּכֶת, בַּמְסִלָּה הָעוֹלָה; מִשְׁמָר, לְעֻמַּת מִשְׁמָר. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, ward against ward.
יז   לַמִּזְרָח, הַלְוִיִּם שִׁשָּׁה, לַצָּפוֹנָה לַיּוֹם אַרְבָּעָה, לַנֶּגְבָּה לַיּוֹם אַרְבָּעָה;   וְלָאֲסֻפִּים, שְׁנַיִם שְׁנָיִם.17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day,and for the Storehouse two and two.
יח   לַפַּרְבָּר, לַמַּעֲרָב--אַרְבָּעָה, לַמְסִלָּה, שְׁנַיִם, לַפַּרְבָּר.18 For the Precinct westward, four at the causeway, and two at the Precinct.
יט   אֵלֶּה, מַחְלְקוֹת הַשֹּׁעֲרִים, לִבְנֵי הַקָּרְחִי, וְלִבְנֵי מְרָרִי.19 These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
כ   וְהַלְוִיִּם--אֲחִיָּה, עַל-אוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית הָא-לקים, וּלְאֹצְרוֹת, הַקֳּדָשִׁים. 20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God, and over the treasuries of the hallowed things.
כא   בְּנֵי לַעְדָּן בְּנֵי הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לְלַעְדָּן, רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְלַעְדָּן הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי--יְחִיאֵלִי. 21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
כב   בְּנֵי, יְחִיאֵלִי--זֵתָם וְיוֹאֵל אָחִיו, עַל-אֹצְרוֹת בֵּית יקוק. 22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
כג   לַעַמְרָמִי, לַיִּצְהָרִי, לַחֶבְרוֹנִי, לָעָזִּיאֵלִי.23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites;
כד   וּשְׁבֻאֵל בֶּן-גֵּרְשׁוֹם בֶּן-מֹשֶׁה, נָגִיד עַל-הָאֹצָרוֹת. 24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasuries.
כה   וְאֶחָיו, לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר--רְחַבְיָהוּ בְנוֹ וִישַׁעְיָהוּ בְנוֹ, וְיֹרָם בְּנוֹ, וְזִכְרִי בְנוֹ, ושלמות (וּשְׁלֹמִית) בְּנוֹ.25 And his brethren by Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
כו   הוּא שְׁלֹמוֹת וְאֶחָיו, עַל כָּל-אֹצְרוֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הִקְדִּישׁ דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְשָׂרֵי-הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת--וְשָׂרֵי הַצָּבָא.26 This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
כז   מִן-הַמִּלְחָמוֹת וּמִן-הַשָּׁלָל, הִקְדִּישׁוּ--לְחַזֵּק, לְבֵית יקוק.27 Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD.
כח   וְכֹל הַהִקְדִּישׁ שְׁמוּאֵל הָרֹאֶה, וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן-קִישׁ, וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר, וְיוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה--כֹּל, הַמַּקְדִּישׁ, עַל יַד-שְׁלֹמִית, וְאֶחָיו. 28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
כט   לַיִּצְהָרִי כְּנַנְיָהוּ וּבָנָיו, לַמְּלָאכָה הַחִיצוֹנָה עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל--לְשֹׁטְרִים, וּלְשֹׁפְטִים.29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
ל   לַחֶבְרוֹנִי חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ וְאֶחָיו בְּנֵי-חַיִל אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע-מֵאוֹת, עַל פְּקֻדַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל, מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן, מַעְרָבָה--לְכֹל מְלֶאכֶת יקוק, וְלַעֲבֹדַת הַמֶּלֶךְ.30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward; for all the business of the LORD, and for the service of the king.
לא   לַחֶבְרוֹנִי יְרִיָּה הָרֹאשׁ, לַחֶבְרוֹנִי לְתֹלְדֹתָיו לְאָבוֹת--בִּשְׁנַת הָאַרְבָּעִים לְמַלְכוּת דָּוִיד, נִדְרָשׁוּ, וַיִּמָּצֵא בָהֶם גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִל, בְּיַעְזֵיר גִּלְעָד.31 Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers' houses. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
לב   וְאֶחָיו בְּנֵי-חַיִל, אַלְפַּיִם וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת--רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת; וַיַּפְקִידֵם דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ, עַל-הָראוּבֵנִי וְהַגָּדִי וַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַמְנַשִּׁי, לְכָל-דְּבַר הָא-לקים, וּדְבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ. 32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers' houses, whom king David made overseers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.
כז:א   וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִסְפָּרָם רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת וְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶם הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת-הַמֶּלֶךְ לְכֹל דְּבַר הַמַּחְלְקוֹת, הַבָּאָה וְהַיֹּצֵאת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחֹדֶשׁ, לְכֹל, חָדְשֵׁי הַשָּׁנָה:  הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת, הָאַחַת--עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 27:1 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
ב   עַל הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה, לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן--יָשָׁבְעָם, בֶּן-זַבְדִּיאֵל; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
ג   מִן-בְּנֵי-פֶרֶץ, הָרֹאשׁ לְכָל-שָׂרֵי הַצְּבָאוֹת--לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן. 3 Of the children of Perez was he, and the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
ד   וְעַל מַחֲלֹקֶת הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי, דּוֹדַי הָאֲחוֹחִי וּמַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, וּמִקְלוֹת, הַנָּגִיד; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his course, and Mikloth the ruler; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
ה   שַׂר הַצָּבָא הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, בְּנָיָהוּ בֶן-יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן רֹאשׁ; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף.5 The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the priest, chief; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
ו   הוּא בְנָיָהוּ גִּבּוֹר הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים, וְעַל-הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים; וּמַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עַמִּיזָבָד בְּנוֹ. 6 This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty; and of his course was Ammizabad his son.
ז   הָרְבִיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִי, עֲשָׂהאֵל אֲחִי יוֹאָב, וּזְבַדְיָה בְנוֹ, אַחֲרָיו; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
ח   הַחֲמִישִׁי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי, הַשַּׂר שַׁמְהוּת הַיִּזְרָח; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
ט   הַשִּׁשִּׁי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשִּׁשִּׁי, עִירָא בֶן-עִקֵּשׁ הַתְּקוֹעִי; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
י   הַשְּׁבִיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי, חֶלֶץ הַפְּלוֹנִי מִן-בְּנֵי אֶפְרָיִם; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
יא   הַשְּׁמִינִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי, סִבְּכַי הַחֻשָׁתִי לַזַּרְחִי; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
יב   הַתְּשִׁיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִי, אֲבִיעֶזֶר הָעַנְּתוֹתִי לבנימיני (לַבֵּן יְמִינִי); וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
יג   הָעֲשִׂירִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי, מַהְרַי הַנְּטוֹפָתִי לַזַּרְחִי; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Mahrai, the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
יד   עַשְׁתֵּי-עָשָׂר לְעַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר הַחֹדֶשׁ, בְּנָיָה הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִי מִן-בְּנֵי אֶפְרָיִם; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
טו   הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַחֹדֶשׁ, חֶלְדַּי הַנְּטוֹפָתִי לְעָתְנִיאֵל; וְעַל, מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה, אָלֶף. 15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
טז   וְעַל, שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל--לָראוּבֵנִי נָגִיד, אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן-זִכְרִי;   לַשִּׁמְעוֹנִי--שְׁפַטְיָהוּ, בֶּן-מַעֲכָה. 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;
יז   לְלֵוִי חֲשַׁבְיָה בֶן-קְמוּאֵל, לְאַהֲרֹן צָדוֹק. 17 of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;
יח   לִיהוּדָה, אֱלִיהוּ מֵאֲחֵי דָוִיד;   לְיִשָּׂשכָר--עָמְרִי, בֶּן-מִיכָאֵל. 18 of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
יט   לִזְבוּלֻן, יִשְׁמַעְיָהוּ בֶּן-עֹבַדְיָהוּ;   לְנַפְתָּלִי--יְרִימוֹת, בֶּן-עַזְרִיאֵל. 19 of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel;
כ   לִבְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם, הוֹשֵׁעַ בֶּן-עֲזַזְיָהוּ; לַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה, יוֹאֵל בֶּן-פְּדָיָהוּ. 20 of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;
כא   לַחֲצִי הַמְנַשֶּׁה גִּלְעָדָה, יִדּוֹ בֶּן-זְכַרְיָהוּ;   לְבִנְיָמִן--יַעֲשִׂיאֵל, בֶּן-אַבְנֵר. 21 of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;
כב   לְדָן, עֲזַרְאֵל בֶּן-יְרֹחָם; אֵלֶּה, שָׂרֵי שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.22 of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
כג   וְלֹא-נָשָׂא דָוִיד מִסְפָּרָם, לְמִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וּלְמָטָּה:  כִּי אָמַר יקוק, לְהַרְבּוֹת אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם.23 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under; because the LORD had said He would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.
כד   יוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה הֵחֵל לִמְנוֹת, וְלֹא כִלָּה, וַיְהִי בָזֹאת קֶצֶף, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְלֹא עָלָה הַמִּסְפָּר, בְּמִסְפַּר דִּבְרֵי-הַיָּמִים לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד. 24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.
כה   וְעַל אֹצְרוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ, עַזְמָוֶת בֶּן-עֲדִיאֵל;   וְעַל הָאֹצָרוֹת בַּשָּׂדֶה בֶּעָרִים וּבַכְּפָרִים, וּבַמִּגְדָּלוֹת, יְהוֹנָתָן, בֶּן-עֻזִּיָּהוּ. 25 And over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasuries in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah;
כו   וְעַל, עֹשֵׂי מְלֶאכֶת הַשָּׂדֶה, לַעֲבֹדַת, הָאֲדָמָה--עֶזְרִי, בֶּן-כְּלוּב. 26 and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub;
כז   וְעַל-הַכְּרָמִים--שִׁמְעִי, הָרָמָתִי;   וְעַל שֶׁבַּכְּרָמִים לְאֹצְרוֹת הַיַּיִן, זַבְדִּי הַשִּׁפְמִי. 27 and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite;
כח   וְעַל-הַזֵּיתִים וְהַשִּׁקְמִים אֲשֶׁר בַּשְּׁפֵלָה, בַּעַל חָנָן הַגְּדֵרִי;   וְעַל-אֹצְרוֹת הַשֶּׁמֶן, יוֹעָשׁ. 28 and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the Lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash;
כט   וְעַל-הַבָּקָר הָרֹעִים בַּשָּׁרוֹן, שטרי (שִׁרְטַי) הַשָּׁרוֹנִי;   וְעַל-הַבָּקָר, בָּעֲמָקִים, שָׁפָט, בֶּן-עַדְלָי. 29 and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shirtai the Sharonite; and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai;
ל   וְעַל-הַגְּמַלִּים--אוֹבִיל, הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִי;   וְעַל-הָאֲתֹנוֹת, יֶחְדְּיָהוּ הַמֵּרֹנֹתִי. 30 and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite;
לא   וְעַל-הַצֹּאן, יָזִיז הַהַגְרִי; כָּל-אֵלֶּה שָׂרֵי הָרְכוּשׁ, אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד. 31 and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
לב   וִיהוֹנָתָן דּוֹד-דָּוִיד יוֹעֵץ, אִישׁ-מֵבִין וְסוֹפֵר הוּא; וִיחִיאֵל בֶּן-חַכְמוֹנִי, עִם-בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ. 32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons;
לג   וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל, יוֹעֵץ לַמֶּלֶךְ; וְחוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּי, רֵעַ הַמֶּלֶךְ. 33 and Ahithophel was the king's counsellor; and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend;
לד   וְאַחֲרֵי אֲחִיתֹפֶל, יְהוֹיָדָע בֶּן-בְּנָיָהוּ וְאֶבְיָתָר, וְשַׂר-צָבָא לַמֶּלֶךְ, יוֹאָב. 34 and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's host was Joab.
כח:א   וַיַּקְהֵל דָּוִיד אֶת-כָּל-שָׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שָׂרֵי הַשְּׁבָטִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמַּחְלְקוֹת הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת-הַמֶּלֶךְ וְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת וְשָׂרֵי כָל-רְכוּשׁ-וּמִקְנֶה לַמֶּלֶךְ וּלְבָנָיו עִם-הַסָּרִיסִים וְהַגִּבּוֹרִים, וּלְכָל-גִּבּוֹר חָיִל--אֶל-יְרוּשָׁלִָם.28:1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and cattle of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valour, unto Jerusalem.
ב   וַיָּקָם דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ, עַל-רַגְלָיו, וַיֹּאמֶר, שְׁמָעוּנִי אַחַי וְעַמִּי:  אֲנִי עִם-לְבָבִי לִבְנוֹת בֵּית מְנוּחָה לַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יקוק, וְלַהֲדֹם רַגְלֵי א-לקינוּ, וַהֲכִינוֹתִי, לִבְנוֹת.2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said: 'Hear me, my brethren, and my people; as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
ג   וְהָא-לקים אָמַר לִי, לֹא-תִבְנֶה בַיִת לִשְׁמִי:  כִּי אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֹת אַתָּה, וְדָמִים שָׁפָכְתָּ.3 But God said unto me: Thou shalt not build a house for My name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
ד   וַיִּבְחַר יקוק א-לקי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּי מִכֹּל בֵּית-אָבִי, לִהְיוֹת לְמֶלֶךְ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעוֹלָם--כִּי בִיהוּדָה בָּחַר לְנָגִיד, וּבְבֵית יְהוּדָה בֵּית אָבִי; וּבִבְנֵי אָבִי--בִּי רָצָה, לְהַמְלִיךְ עַל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.4 Howbeit the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for He hath chosen Judah to be prince, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;
ה   וּמִכָּל-בָּנַי--כִּי רַבִּים בָּנִים, נָתַן לִי יקוק; וַיִּבְחַר בִּשְׁלֹמֹה בְנִי--לָשֶׁבֶת עַל-כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּת יקוק, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.5 and of all my sons--for the LORD hath given me many sons--He hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
ו   וַיֹּאמֶר לִי--שְׁלֹמֹה בִנְךָ, הוּא-יִבְנֶה בֵיתִי וַחֲצֵרוֹתָי:  כִּי-בָחַרְתִּי בוֹ לִי לְבֵן, וַאֲנִי אֶהְיֶה-לּוֹ לְאָב.6 And He said unto me: Solomon thy son, he shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be to Me for a son, and I will be to him for a father.
ז   וַהֲכִינוֹתִי אֶת-מַלְכוּתוֹ, עַד-לְעוֹלָם:  אִם-יֶחֱזַק, לַעֲשׂוֹת מִצְותַי וּמִשְׁפָּטַי--כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה.7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do My commandments and Mine ordinances, as at this day.
ח   וְעַתָּה לְעֵינֵי כָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל קְהַל-יקוק, וּבְאָזְנֵי א-לקינוּ, שִׁמְרוּ וְדִרְשׁוּ, כָּל-מִצְות יקוק א-לקיכֶם--לְמַעַן תִּירְשׁוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה, וְהִנְחַלְתֶּם לִבְנֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵיכֶם עַד-עוֹלָם.8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.
ט   וְאַתָּה שְׁלֹמֹה-בְנִי דַּע אֶת-א-לקי אָבִיךָ וְעָבְדֵהוּ, בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם וּבְנֶפֶשׁ חֲפֵצָה--כִּי כָל-לְבָבוֹת דּוֹרֵשׁ יקוק, וְכָל-יֵצֶר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת מֵבִין:  אִם-תִּדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יִמָּצֵא לָךְ, וְאִם-תַּעַזְבֶנּוּ יַזְנִיחֲךָ לָעַד.9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts; if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off for ever.
י   רְאֵה עַתָּה, כִּי-יקוק בָּחַר בְּךָ לִבְנוֹת-בַּיִת לַמִּקְדָּשׁ--חֲזַק וַעֲשֵׂה. 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.'
יא   וַיִּתֵּן דָּוִיד לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ אֶת-תַּבְנִית הָאוּלָם וְאֶת-בָּתָּיו וְגַנְזַכָּיו וַעֲלִיֹּתָיו, וַחֲדָרָיו הַפְּנִימִים--וּבֵית הַכַּפֹּרֶת.11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch [of the temple], and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the place of the ark-cover;
יב   וְתַבְנִית, כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בָרוּחַ עִמּוֹ, לְחַצְרוֹת בֵּית-יקוק וּלְכָל-הַלְּשָׁכוֹת, סָבִיב--לְאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית הָא-לקים, וּלְאֹצְרוֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים.12 and the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, for the courts of the house of the LORD, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the hallowed things;
יג   וּלְמַחְלְקוֹת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם, וּלְכָל-מְלֶאכֶת עֲבוֹדַת בֵּית-יקוק; וּלְכָל-כְּלֵי, עֲבוֹדַת בֵּית-יקוק.13 also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD:
יד   לַזָּהָב בַּמִּשְׁקָל לַזָּהָב, לְכָל-כְּלֵי עֲבוֹדָה וַעֲבוֹדָה; לְכֹל כְּלֵי הַכֶּסֶף בְּמִשְׁקָל, לְכָל-כְּלֵי עֲבוֹדָה וַעֲבוֹדָה.14 of gold by weight for the vessels of gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; of silver for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;
טו   וּמִשְׁקָל לִמְנֹרוֹת הַזָּהָב, וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶם זָהָב, בְּמִשְׁקַל-מְנוֹרָה וּמְנוֹרָה, וְנֵרֹתֶיהָ; וְלִמְנֹרוֹת הַכֶּסֶף בְּמִשְׁקָל לִמְנוֹרָה וְנֵרֹתֶיהָ, כַּעֲבוֹדַת מְנוֹרָה וּמְנוֹרָה.15 by weight also for the candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps thereof, of gold, by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof; and for the candlesticks of silver, silver by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick;
טז   וְאֶת-הַזָּהָב מִשְׁקָל לְשֻׁלְחֲנוֹת הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת, לְשֻׁלְחַן וְשֻׁלְחָן; וְכֶסֶף, לְשֻׁלְחֲנוֹת הַכָּסֶף.16 and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver;
יז   וְהַמִּזְלָגוֹת וְהַמִּזְרָקוֹת וְהַקְּשָׂות, זָהָב טָהוֹר; וְלִכְפוֹרֵי הַזָּהָב בְּמִשְׁקָל לִכְפוֹר וּכְפוֹר, וְלִכְפוֹרֵי הַכֶּסֶף בְּמִשְׁקָל לִכְפוֹר וּכְפוֹר.17 and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the jars, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
יח   וּלְמִזְבַּח הַקְּטֹרֶת זָהָב מְזֻקָּק, בַּמִּשְׁקָל; וּלְתַבְנִית הַמֶּרְכָּבָה, הַכְּרוּבִים זָהָב לְפֹרְשִׂים, וְסֹכְכִים, עַל-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יקוק.18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, even the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
יט   הַכֹּל בִּכְתָב מִיַּד יקוק, עָלַי הִשְׂכִּיל--כֹּל, מַלְאֲכוֹת הַתַּבְנִית. 19 'All this [do I give thee] in writing, as the LORD hath made me wise by His hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.'
כ   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ, חֲזַק וֶאֱמַץ וַעֲשֵׂה--אַל-תִּירָא, וְאַל-תֵּחָת:  כִּי יקוק א-לקים א-לקי, עִמָּךְ--לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַעַזְבֶךָּ, עַד-לִכְלוֹת כָּל-מְלֶאכֶת עֲבוֹדַת בֵּית-יקוק.20 And David said to Solomon his son: 'Be strong and of good courage, and do it; fear not, nor be dismayed; for the LORD God, even my God, is with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD be finished.
כא   וְהִנֵּה, מַחְלְקוֹת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם, לְכָל-עֲבוֹדַת, בֵּית הָא-לקים; וְעִמְּךָ בְכָל-מְלָאכָה לְכָל-נָדִיב בַּחָכְמָה, לְכָל-עֲבוֹדָה, וְהַשָּׂרִים וְכָל-הָעָם, לְכָל-דְּבָרֶיךָ. 21 And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God; and there shall be with thee in all manner of work every willing man that hath skill, for any manner of service; also the captains and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.'
כט:א   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ לְכָל-הַקָּהָל, שְׁלֹמֹה בְנִי אֶחָד בָּחַר-בּוֹ א-לקים נַעַר וָרָךְ; וְהַמְּלָאכָה גְדוֹלָה--כִּי לֹא לְאָדָם הַבִּירָה, כִּי לַיקוק א-לקים.29:1 And David the king said unto all the congregation: 'Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
ב   וּכְכָל-כֹּחִי הֲכִינוֹתִי לְבֵית-א-לקי, הַזָּהָב לַזָּהָב וְהַכֶּסֶף לַכֶּסֶף וְהַנְּחֹשֶׁת לַנְּחֹשֶׁת הַבַּרְזֶל לַבַּרְזֶל, וְהָעֵצִים, לָעֵצִים; אַבְנֵי-שֹׁהַם וּמִלּוּאִים אַבְנֵי-פוּךְ וְרִקְמָה, וְכֹל אֶבֶן יְקָרָה וְאַבְנֵי-שַׁיִשׁ--לָרֹב.2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
ג   וְעוֹד, בִּרְצוֹתִי בְּבֵית א-לקי, יֶשׁ-לִי סְגֻלָּה, זָהָב וָכָסֶף:  נָתַתִּי לְבֵית-א-לקי לְמַעְלָה, מִכָּל-הֲכִינוֹתִי לְבֵית הַקֹּדֶשׁ.3 Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
ד   שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים כִּכְּרֵי זָהָב, מִזְּהַב אוֹפִיר; וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים כִּכַּר-כֶּסֶף מְזֻקָּק, לָטוּחַ קִירוֹת הַבָּתִּים.4 even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, wherewith to overlay the walls of the houses;
ה   לַזָּהָב לַזָּהָב וְלַכֶּסֶף לַכֶּסֶף, וּלְכָל-מְלָאכָה בְּיַד חָרָשִׁים; וּמִי מִתְנַדֵּב, לְמַלֹּאות יָדוֹ הַיּוֹם לַיקוק.5 of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto the LORD?'
ו   וַיִּתְנַדְּבוּ שָׂרֵי הָאָבוֹת וְשָׂרֵי שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת, וּלְשָׂרֵי, מְלֶאכֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ.6 Then the princes of the fathers' houses, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly;
ז   וַיִּתְּנוּ לַעֲבוֹדַת בֵּית-הָא-לקים, זָהָב כִּכָּרִים חֲמֵשֶׁת-אֲלָפִים וַאֲדַרְכֹנִים רִבּוֹ, וְכֶסֶף כִּכָּרִים עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים, וּנְחֹשֶׁת רִבּוֹ וּשְׁמוֹנַת אֲלָפִים כִּכָּרִים; וּבַרְזֶל, מֵאָה-אֶלֶף כִּכָּרִים.7 and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.
ח   וְהַנִּמְצָא אִתּוֹ אֲבָנִים, נָתְנוּ לְאוֹצַר בֵּית-יקוק--עַל יַד-יְחִיאֵל, הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי.8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
ט   וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ הָעָם, עַל-הִתְנַדְּבָם, כִּי בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם, הִתְנַדְּבוּ לַיקוק; וְגַם דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ, שָׂמַח שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a whole heart they offered willingly to the LORD; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
י   וַיְבָרֶךְ דָּוִיד אֶת-יקוק, לְעֵינֵי כָּל-הַקָּהָל; וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד, בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יקוק א-לקי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִינוּ, מֵעוֹלָם, וְעַד-עוֹלָם.10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation; and David said: 'Blessed be Thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
יא   לְךָ יקוק הַגְּדֻלָּה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת, וְהַנֵּצַח וְהַהוֹד, כִּי-כֹל, בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ:  לְךָ יקוק הַמַּמְלָכָה, וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ.11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and Thou art exalted as head above all.
יב   וְהָעֹשֶׁר וְהַכָּבוֹד, מִלְּפָנֶיךָ, וְאַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בַּכֹּל, וּבְיָדְךָ כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה; וּבְיָדְךָ, לְגַדֵּל וּלְחַזֵּק לַכֹּל.12 Both riches and honour come of Thee, and Thou rulest over all; and in Thy hand is power and might; and in Thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
יג   וְעַתָּה א-לקינוּ, מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ; וּמְהַלְלִים, לְשֵׁם תִּפְאַרְתֶּךָ.13 Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name.
יד   וְכִי מִי אֲנִי, וּמִי עַמִּי, כִּי-נַעְצֹר כֹּחַ, לְהִתְנַדֵּב כָּזֹאת:  כִּי-מִמְּךָ הַכֹּל, וּמִיָּדְךָ נָתַנּוּ לָךְ.14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.
טו   כִּי-גֵרִים אֲנַחְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ וְתוֹשָׁבִים, כְּכָל-אֲבֹתֵינוּ:  כַּצֵּל יָמֵינוּ עַל-הָאָרֶץ, וְאֵין מִקְוֶה.15 For we are strangers before Thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.
טז   יקוק א-לקינוּ--כֹּל הֶהָמוֹן הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר הֲכִינֹנוּ, לִבְנוֹת-לְךָ בַיִת לְשֵׁם קָדְשֶׁךָ:  מִיָּדְךָ היא (הוּא), וּלְךָ הַכֹּל.16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build Thee a house for Thy holy name cometh of Thy hand, and is all Thine own.
יז   וְיָדַעְתִּי א-לקי--כִּי אַתָּה בֹּחֵן לֵבָב, וּמֵישָׁרִים תִּרְצֶה; אֲנִי, בְּיֹשֶׁר לְבָבִי הִתְנַדַּבְתִּי כָל-אֵלֶּה, וְעַתָּה עַמְּךָ הַנִּמְצְאוּ-פֹה, רָאִיתִי בְשִׂמְחָה לְהִתְנַדֶּב-לָךְ.17 I know also, my God, that Thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy Thy people, that are present here, offer willingly unto Thee.
יח   יקוק, א-לקי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבֹתֵינוּ, שָׁמְרָה-זֹּאת לְעוֹלָם, לְיֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבוֹת לְבַב עַמֶּךָ; וְהָכֵן לְבָבָם, אֵלֶיךָ.18 O LORD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever, even the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and direct their heart unto Thee;
יט   וְלִשְׁלֹמֹה בְנִי, תֵּן לֵבָב שָׁלֵם, לִשְׁמוֹר מִצְותֶיךָ, עֵדְותֶיךָ וְחֻקֶּיךָ; וְלַעֲשׂוֹת הַכֹּל, וְלִבְנוֹת הַבִּירָה אֲשֶׁר-הֲכִינוֹתִי. 19 and give unto Solomon my son a whole heart, to keep Thy commandments, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made, provision.'
כ   וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לְכָל-הַקָּהָל, בָּרְכוּ-נָא אֶת-יקוק א-לקיכֶם; וַיְבָרְכוּ כָל-הַקָּהָל, לַיקוק א-לקי אֲבֹתֵיהֶם, וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיקוק, וְלַמֶּלֶךְ.20 And David said to all the congregation: 'Now bless the LORD your God.' And all the congregation blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and prostrated themselves before the LORD, and before the king.
כא   וַיִּזְבְּחוּ לַיקוק זְבָחִים וַיַּעֲלוּ עֹלוֹת לַיקוק, לְמָחֳרַת הַיּוֹם הַהוּא--פָּרִים אֶלֶף אֵלִים אֶלֶף כְּבָשִׂים אֶלֶף, וְנִסְכֵּיהֶם; וּזְבָחִים לָרֹב, לְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel;
כב   וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ לִפְנֵי יקוק, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא--בְּשִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה; וַיַּמְלִיכוּ שֵׁנִית לִשְׁלֹמֹה בֶן-דָּוִיד, וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ לַיקוק לְנָגִיד וּלְצָדוֹק לְכֹהֵן.22 and did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
כג   וַיֵּשֶׁב שְׁלֹמֹה עַל-כִּסֵּא יקוק לְמֶלֶךְ, תַּחַת-דָּוִיד אָבִיו--וַיַּצְלַח; וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו, כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel hearkened to him.
כד   וְכָל-הַשָּׂרִים, וְהַגִּבֹּרִים, וְגַם, כָּל-בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד--נָתְנוּ יָד, תַּחַת שְׁלֹמֹה הַמֶּלֶךְ.24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
כה   וַיְגַדֵּל יקוק אֶת-שְׁלֹמֹה לְמַעְלָה, לְעֵינֵי כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיִּתֵּן עָלָיו, הוֹד מַלְכוּת, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-הָיָה עַל-כָּל-מֶלֶךְ לְפָנָיו, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל. 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
כו   וְדָוִיד, בֶּן-יִשָׁי, מָלַךְ, עַל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
כז   וְהַיָּמִים, אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל--אַרְבָּעִים, שָׁנָה:  בְּחֶבְרוֹן מָלַךְ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים, וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם מָלַךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ.27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
כח   וַיָּמָת בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה, שְׂבַע יָמִים עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד; וַיִּמְלֹךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ, תַּחְתָּיו.28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
כט   וְדִבְרֵי דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ, הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִים--הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים, עַל-דִּבְרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל הָרֹאֶה, וְעַל-דִּבְרֵי נָתָן הַנָּבִיא, וְעַל-דִּבְרֵי גָּד הַחֹזֶה.29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the words of Samuel the seer, and in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Gad the seer;
ל   עִם כָּל-מַלְכוּתוֹ, וּגְבוּרָתוֹ; וְהָעִתִּים, אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ עָלָיו וְעַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְעַל, כָּל-מַמְלְכוֹת הָאֲרָצוֹת. 30 with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.