And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהmade a marriage allianceיִּתְחַתֵּןwith Pharaohאֶת פַּרְעֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Egypt;מִצְרָיִםand he tookוַיִּקַּחthe daughterאֶת בַּתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהand brought herוַיְבִיאֶהָintoאֶלthe cityעִירof Davidדָּוִדuntilעַדhe had finishedכַּלֹּתוֹbuildingלִבְנוֹתhis houseאֶת בֵּיתוֹand the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand the wallוְאֶת חוֹמַתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםall around.סָבִיב
Only,רַקthe peopleהָעָםwere sacrificingמְזַבְּחִיםat the high places,בַּבָּמוֹתbecauseכִּיnoלֹאhouseבַיִתhad been builtנִבְנָהfor the nameלְשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהuntilעַדthoseהָהֵםdays.הַיָּמִים
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהlovedיֶּאֱהַבYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהwalkingלָלֶכֶתin the statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתof Davidדָּוִדhis father;אָבִיוonly,רַקat the high placesבַּבָּמוֹתheהוּאsacrificedמְזַבֵּחַand offered up in smoke.וּמַקְטִיר
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְwentיֵּלֶךְto Gibeonגִּבְעֹנָהto sacrificeלִזְבֹּחַthere,שָׁםforכִּיthatהִיאwas the greatהַ הַגְּדוֹלָהhigh place;בָּמָהa thousandאֶלֶףburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהofferedיַעֲלֶהonעַלthatהַהוּאaltar.הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
At GibeonבְּגִבְעוֹןYHWHיְהֹוָהappearedנִרְאָהtoאֶלSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהin a dreamבַּחֲלוֹםby night;הַלָּיְלָהand Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםsaid,יֹּאמֶר“AskשְׁאַלwhatמָהI shall giveאֶתֶּןyou.”לָךְ
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Youאַתָּהhave shownעָשִׂיתָyour servantעִם עַבְדְּךָDavidדָוִדmy fatherאָבִיgreatגָּדוֹלloyal love,חֶסֶדbecauseכַּאֲשֶׁרhe walkedהָלַךְbefore youלְפָנֶיךָin truthבֶּאֱמֶתand in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָהand in uprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַתof heartלֵבָבtoward you;עִמָּךְand you have keptוַתִּשְׁמָרfor himלוֹthisהַזֶּהgreatהַגָּדוֹלloyal loveאֶת הַחֶסֶדand have givenוַתִּתֶּןhimלוֹa sonבֵןto sitיֹשֵׁבonעַלhis throne,כִּסְאוֹasכַּit is this day.יּוֹם הַזֶּה
And now,וְעַתָּהYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָיyouאַתָּהhave made your servant kingהִמְלַכְתָּ אֶת עַבְדְּךָin place ofתַּחַתDavidדָּוִדmy father,אָבִיbut Iוְאָנֹכִיam a littleקָטֹןboy;נַעַרI do notלֹאknowאֵדַעhow to go outצֵאתor come in.וָבֹא
And your servantוְעַבְדְּךָis in the midstבְּתוֹךְof your peopleעַמְּךָwhomאֲשֶׁרyou have chosen,בָּחָרְתָּa greatרָבpeople,עַםthatאֲשֶׁרcannotלֹאbe numberedיִמָּנֶהorוְלֹאcountedיִסָּפֵרfor multitude.מֵרֹב
So giveוְנָתַתָּyour servantלְעַבְדְּךָa heartלֵבthat listens,שֹׁמֵעַto judgeלִשְׁפֹּטyour people,אֶת עַמְּךָto discernלְהָבִיןbetweenבֵּיןgoodטוֹבand evil;לְרָעforכִּיwhoמִיis ableיוּכַלto judgeלִשְׁפֹּטthisהַזֶּהpeople of yours,אֶת עַמְּךָso great?”הַכָּבֵד
And the thingוַ הַדָּבָרwas goodיִּיטַבin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof Adonai,אֲדֹנָיthatכִּיSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהhad askedשָׁאַלthisהַזֶּהthing.אֶת הַדָּבָר
And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרyou have askedשָׁאַלְתָּthisהַזֶּהthing,אֶת הַדָּבָרand have notוְלֹאaskedשָׁאַלְתָּfor yourselfלְּךָmanyרַבִּיםdays,יָמִיםand have notוְלֹאaskedשָׁאַלְתָּfor yourselfלְּךָriches,עֹשֶׁרand have notוְלֹאasked forשָׁאַלְתָּthe lifeנֶפֶשׁof your enemies,אֹיְבֶיךָbut have askedוְשָׁאַלְתָּfor yourselfלְּךָdiscernmentהָבִיןto hearלִשְׁמֹעַjustice,מִשְׁפָּט
look,הִנֵּהI have doneעָשִׂיתִיaccording to your words;כִּדְבָרֶיךָlook,הִנֵּהI have givenנָתַתִּיyouלְךָa wiseחָכָםand discerningוְנָבוֹןheart,לֵבso thatאֲשֶׁרlike youכָּמוֹךָthere has notלֹאbeenהָיָהanyone before you,לְפָנֶיךָand after youוְאַחֲרֶיךָnoneלֹאwill ariseיָקוּםlike you.כָּמוֹךָ
And alsoוְגַםwhatאֲשֶׁרyou have notלֹאaskedשָׁאַלְתָּI have givenנָתַתִּיyou,לָךְbothגַּםrichesעֹשֶׁרandגַּםglory,כָּבוֹדso thatאֲשֶׁרthere shall notלֹאbeהָיָהany manאִישׁlike youכָמוֹךָamong the kingsבַּמְּלָכִיםallכָּלyour days.יָמֶיךָ
And ifוְאִםyou walkתֵּלֵךְin my ways,בִּדְרָכַיkeepingלִשְׁמֹרmy statutesחֻקַּיand my commandments,וּמִצְוֺתַיasכַּאֲשֶׁרDavidדָּוִידyour fatherאָבִיךָwalked,הָלַךְthen I will prolongוְהַאַרַכְתִּיyour days.”אֶת יָמֶיךָ
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהwoke up,יִּקַץand he saw that it wasוְהִנֵּהa dream.חֲלוֹםAnd he cameוַיָּבוֹאto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof Adonai,אֲדֹנָיand offeredוַיַּעַלburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתand offeredוַיַּעַשׂpeace offerings,שְׁלָמִיםand madeוַיַּעַשׂa feastמִשְׁתֶּהfor allלְכָלhis servants.עֲבָדָיו
Thenאָזtwoשְׁתַּיִםwomen,נָשִׁיםprostitutes,זֹנוֹתcameתָּבֹאנָהtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְand stoodוַתַּעֲמֹדְנָהbefore him.לְפָנָיו
And the oneוַ הָאַחַתwomanהָאִשָּׁהsaid,תֹּאמֶר“Pardon me,בִּיmy lord:אֲדֹנִיIאֲנִיand thisוְ הַזֹּאתwomanהָאִשָּׁהliveיֹשְׁבֹתin oneבְּ אֶחָדhouse,בַיִתand I gave birthוָאֵלֵדwith her presentעִמָּהּin the house.בַּבָּיִת
And it happened,וַיְהִיon the third dayבַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁיafter I gave birth,לְלִדְתִּיthat thisהַזֹּאתwomanהָאִשָּׁהalsoגַּםgave birth.וַתֵּלֶדAnd weוַאֲנַחְנוּwere together;יַחְדָּוthere was noאֵיןstrangerזָרwith usאִתָּנוּin the house,בַּבַּיִתonlyזוּלָתִיthe twoשְׁתַּיִםof usאֲנַחְנוּin the house.בַּבָּיִת
And thisהַזֹּאתwoman’sהָאִשָּׁהsonבֶּןdiedוַיָּמָתin the night,לָיְלָהbecauseאֲשֶׁרshe layשָׁכְבָהon him.עָלָיו
And she roseוַתָּקָםin the middleבְּתוֹךְof the nightהַלַּיְלָהand tookוַתִּקַּחmy sonאֶת בְּנִיfrom beside me,מֵאֶצְלִיwhile your servantוַאֲמָתְךָwas asleep,יְשֵׁנָהand laid himוַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵהוּin her bosom,בְּחֵיקָהּand her deadהַמֵּתsonוְאֶת בְּנָהּshe laidהִשְׁכִּיבָהin my bosom.בְחֵיקִי
And I roseוָאָקֻםin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרto nurseלְהֵינִיקmy son,אֶת בְּנִיand I saw thatוְהִנֵּהhe was dead.מֵתBut I looked closelyוָאֶתְבּוֹנֵןat himאֵלָיוin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרand I saw thatוְהִנֵּהit was notלֹא הָיָהmy sonבְנִיwhomאֲשֶׁרI had borne.”יָלָדְתִּי
And the otherוַ הָאַחֶרֶתwomanהָאִשָּׁהsaid,תֹּאמֶר“No,לֹא כִיmy sonבְּנִיis the living one,הַחַיand your sonוּבְנֵךְis the dead one.”הַמֵּתAnd this oneוְזֹאתsaid,אֹמֶרֶת“No,לֹא כִיyour sonבְּנֵךְis the dead one,הַמֵּתand my sonוּבְנִיis the living one.”הֶחָיAnd they spokeוַתְּדַבֵּרְנָהbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaid,יֹּאמֶר“This oneזֹאתsays,אֹמֶרֶת‘Thisזֶהis my son,בְּנִיthe living one,הַחַיand your sonוּבְנֵךְis the dead one’;הַמֵּתand this oneוְזֹאתsays,אֹמֶרֶת‘No,לֹא כִיyour sonבְּנֵךְis the dead one,הַמֵּתand my sonוּבְנִיis the living one.’”הֶחָי
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Getקְחוּmeלִיa sword.”חָרֶבAnd they broughtוַיָּבִאוּthe swordהַחֶרֶבbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Cutגִּזְרוּthe livingהַחַיchildאֶת הַיֶּלֶדin two,לִשְׁנָיִםand giveוּתְנוּhalfאֶת הַחֲצִיto the oneלְאַחַתand halfוְאֶת הַחֲצִיto the other.”לְאֶחָת
Then the womanוַ הָאִשָּׁהwhoseאֲשֶׁרsonבְּנָהּwas the living oneהַחַיsaidתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְbecauseכִּיher inner partsרַחֲמֶיהָwere stirredנִכְמְרוּforעַלher son,בְּנָהּand she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Pardon me,בִּיmy lord,אֲדֹנִיgiveתְּנוּherלָהּthe livingהַחַיnewborn,אֶת הַיָּלוּדand do notוְ אַלby any meansהָמֵתput him to death!”תְּמִיתֻהוּBut this oneוְזֹאתsaid,אֹמֶרֶת“He shall beיִהְיֶהneitherגַּם לֹאmineלִיnorגַםyours;לָךְcut him!”גְּזֹרוּ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְansweredיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Giveתְּנוּherלָהּthe livingהַחַיnewborn,אֶת הַיָּלוּדand do notוְ לֹאby any meansהָמֵתput him to death;תְמִיתֻהוּsheהִיאis his mother.”אִמּוֹ
And allוַ כָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלheardיִּשְׁמְעוּthe judgmentאֶת הַמִּשְׁפָּטthatאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhad judged,שָׁפַטand they fearedוַיִּרְאוּthe king,מִפְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְforכִּיthey sawרָאוּthatכִּיthe wisdomחָכְמַתof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwas in himבְּקִרְבּוֹto executeלַעֲשׂוֹתjudgment.מִשְׁפָּט