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Sulaymon Egamizdan donolik soʻraydi
1 Sulaymon Misr shohi — firʼavnning qizlaridan biriga uylanib, firʼavn bilan aloqasini mustahkamladi, xotinini esa Quddusdagi Dovud qalʼasiga olib keldi. U oʻz saroyini, Egamizning uyini va Quddus atrofidagi devorni bitirgunga qadar, xotini oʻsha yerda yashadi. 2 Xalq hali ham turli joylardagi sajdagohlarda qurbonlik qilib yurardi, chunki oʻsha kunlargacha Egamizga atab bir uy qurilmagan edi.
3 Sulaymon Egamizni sevardi, shuning uchun otasi Dovudning koʻrsatmalari boʻyicha yurardi. Lekin u ham sajdagohlarda qurbonlik qilar va tutatqi tutatardi.
4 Shoh qurbonlik qilish uchun Givonga ketdi. Chunki eng asosiy sajdagoh oʻsha yerda edi. Sulaymon ilgari ham oʻsha qurbongohda minglab kuydiriladigan qurbonliklar keltirgan edi.
5 Sulaymon Givonda kechasi tush koʻrdi. Tushida Egamiz zohir boʻldi. Xudo unga:
— Tila tilagingni! — dedi.
6 Sulaymon aytdi:
— Ey Xudoyim! Otam Dovud Sening quling edi. Otam Senga sodiq boʻlib, solihlik bilan, toʻgʻri koʻngil bilan yurgani uchun unga ulugʻ sevgingni koʻrsatding. Otamga marhamat qilib, bugun uning taxtiga oʻtirmogʻi uchun unga bir oʻgʻil ato etding. 7 Ey Egam Xudo, endi bu qulingni otam Dovud oʻrniga shoh qilding. Men esa bir yosh boladayman, koʻp narsaga aqlim yetmaydi, nima qilishimni ham bilmayman. 8 Endi men, quling, Oʻzing tanlab olgan xalqni boshqarishim lozim. Koʻpligidan bu xalqni hisoblab chiqishning imkoni ham yoʻq. 9 Endi xalqingga shohlik qilishim uchun menga aql–idrok bergin, toki yaxshilik bilan yomonlikning farqiga borayin. Binobarin, Sening shu qadar behisob xalqingga kim hukmronlik qila oladi?!
10 Sulaymon soʻragan narsalar Rabbiyga maʼqul boʻldi. 11 Soʻng Xudo unga dedi:
— Sen oʻzing uchun uzoq umr soʻramading, oʻzing uchun boylik istamading, dushmanlaringning jonini soʻramading. Aksincha, toʻgʻri hukm etmoq uchun oʻzingga aql–idrok soʻrading. 12 Oʻzingning soʻraganingga koʻra, senga donishmandlik va aql–idrok ato qilaman. Sendan avval oʻzingga oʻxshagani dunyoga kelmagan edi, bundan soʻng ham senga oʻxshagani dunyoga kelmas. 13 Yana oʻzing soʻramagan narsalarni — boylik va shon–shuhratni ham beraman: umring boʻyi shohlar orasida senga teng keladigani boʻlmas. 14 Sen ham otang Dovud singari, Mening yoʻllarimdan yursang, farmonlarimga, amrlarimga rioya qilsang, umringni yanada uzaytiraman.
15 Sulaymon uygʻonib ketdi, hammasi tush edi. Shundan keyin u Quddusga keldi va Egamizning Ahd sandigʻi oldida turib, kuydiriladigan qurbonliklarni va tinchlik qurbonliklarini keltirdi, hamma aʼyonlariga ziyofat berdi.
Sulaymonning donishmandligidan bir lavha
16 Bir kuni ikkita fohisha xotin shohning huzuriga kelib, uning oldiga kirishdi. 17 Xotinlardan biri gap boshladi:
— Hazrati oliylari! Men mana bu ayol bilan bir uyda yashayman. U bilan uyda qolganimda, mening koʻzim yoridi. 18 Shundan keyin, uchinchi kuni bu ayol ham farzand koʻrdi. Xullas, biz birga edik. Uyda faqat ikkovimiz, boshqa odam yoʻq edi. 19 Manavi xotin kechasi bolasini bosib olgan ekan, bolasi oʻlib qolibdi. 20 Yarim kechasi turib, men uxlab yotganimda, oʻgʻlimni bagʻrimdan olib, oʻzining yoniga qoʻyibdi. Nobud boʻlgan bolasini esa mening yonimga yotqizib qoʻyibdi. 21 Bolamni emizish uchun saharda tursam, u jonsiz yotgan ekan. Faqat tong yorishgandagina mening oʻgʻlim emasligini bildim.
22 Ikkinchi xotin esa:
— Yoʻq, tirigi — mening oʻgʻlim, oʻlgan bola — seniki! — dedi.
Birinchisi esa:
— Yoʻq, oʻlgan bola — seniki, tirigi — meniki! — dedi.
Shunday qilib, ular shoh huzurida mojaro qilishdi. 23 Nihoyat, shoh dedi:
— Biringiz: “Tirigi — mening oʻgʻlim, nobud boʻlgani — seniki”, deyapsiz. Ikkinchingiz esa: “Yoʻq, nobud boʻlgani — seniki, tirigi — meniki”, deyapsiz.
24 Shundan keyin shoh:
— Menga bir qilich olib kelinglar! — deb buyurdi. Shohga qilich olib kelishdi. 25 — Tirik bolani ikkiga boʻlinglar. Yarmini biriga, yarmini esa ikkinchisiga beringlar! — deb buyurdi.
26 Shu zahoti bolasi tirik qolgan ayol shohga dedi:
— Hazrati oliylari! Tirik qolgan bolani manavi ayolga beravering! Uni oʻldirmasangiz boʻldi!
Bu ayolning farzandi uchun joni achirdi.
Narigisi esa:
— Menga ham boʻlmasin, senga ham, ikkiga boʻlaveringlar! — dedi.
27 Shu onda shoh:
— Toʻxtanglar, bolani oʻldirmanglar! — dedi. — Bolani rahmdil ayolga beringlar, onasi oʻshadir.
28 Shoh chiqargan bu hukmni butun Isroil xalqi eshitdi. Shundan keyin shohdan hayiqadigan boʻldilar, chunki eʼtibor bersalar, adolatli hukm qilish uchun Xudo unga donishmandlik ato qilgan ekan.
1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. 3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
5 ¶ In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. 15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
16 ¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 19 And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. 22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it . 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
