1 Kings 3
1 ତା'ପରେ ଶଲୋମନ ମିଶରର ରାଜା ସହିତ ଚୁକ୍ତି କରି ଫାରୋଙ୍କ କନ୍ଯାକୁ ବିବାହ କଲେ ଓ ତାକୁ ଦାଉଦ ନଗରକୁ ଆଣିଲେ। ସହେି ସମୟରେ ସେ ନିଜ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସାଦ ଓ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ମନ୍ଦିର ନିର୍ମାଣ କରୁଥିଲେ। ସେ ମଧ୍ଯ ୟିରୁଶାଲମର ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗ ରେ ଏକ ପ୍ରାଚୀର ନିର୍ମାଣ କରୁଥିଲେ।
2 କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ରେ ମନ୍ଦିର ନିର୍ମାଣ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ଶଷେ ହାଇେ ନ ଥିଲା। ତେଣୁ ଲୋକମାନେ ନାନା ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ବଳିଦାନ କରୁଥିଲେ।
3 ଶଲୋମନ ନିଜ ପିତା ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ବିଧି ଅନୁସାରେ ଆଚରଣ କରି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ ରମେ ପ୍ରକାଶ କଲେ। କବଳେ ସେ ପଶୁବଳି ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କଲେ ଓ ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ଧୂପ ଜଳାଇଲେ।
4 ଶ ଲୋମନ ବଳିଦାନ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଗିବିଯୋନକୁ ଗଲେ, କାରଣ ତାହା ବଡ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀ ଥିଲା। ସେ ସହେି ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ଉପରେ ଏକ ସହସ୍ର ହାମବେଳି ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କଲେ।
5 ଶଲୋମନ ଗିବିଯୋନ ରେ ଥିଲା ବେଳେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ରାତ୍ରି ରେ ସ୍ବପ୍ନ ରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶନ ଦେଲେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସ୍ବପ୍ନ ରେ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯାହା ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛ ମାଗ, ଆମ୍ଭେ ତାହା ଦବୋ।
6 ଶ ଲୋମନ ଉତ୍ତର କଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାରେ ପିତା ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦାସ ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଅତ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଦୟାଳୁ ଥିଲ। ସେ ଧାର୍ମିକତା ଓ ନ୍ଯାଯ ପଥରେ ୟାଇ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରୁଥିବାରୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ମହାଦୟା କରିଥିଲ। ଆଉ ମଧ୍ଯ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତାହାପାଇଁ ଏହି ମହାଦୟା ରଖିଅଛ ଯେ ଆଜିର ନ୍ଯାଯ ରେ ତାଙ୍କର ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ସିଂହାସନ ରେ ବସାଇଛ।
7 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାରେ ପିତା ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ପଦ ରେ ଏହି ଦାସକୁ ରାଜା କରିଅଛ। କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ମାତ୍ର ଏକ ବାଳକ ଅଟେ। ମୁଁ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ବାଟ ଦଖାଇବୋ ପାଇଁ ଅନଭିଜ୍ଞ।
8 ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦାସ ତୁମ୍ଭର ମନୋନୀତ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ଅଛି। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ସଂଖ୍ଯା ଅଗଣନ। ତେଣୁ ଜଣେ ଶାସକ ନିଶ୍ଚଯ ବହୁତ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି କରିବ।
9 ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି, ଠିକ୍ ଓ ଭୂଲ୍ ବାଛିବା ପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେତେ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଦିଅ ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଦିଅ। ମାେତେ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଦିଅ ଯେପରି ମୁଁ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ନ୍ଯାଯ ସହିତ ଶାସନ ଓ ବିଗ୍ଭର କରିପା ରେ। କାରଣ ଏହା ବିନା ଏହି ମହା ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀର କିଏ ନ୍ଯାଯ କରିପାରିବ?
10 ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କ ଏହି ବିଷଯ ମାଗିବା ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ହେଲେ।
11 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିଜ ପାଇଁ ଦୀର୍ଘ ପରମାଯୁ ମାଗିନାହିଁ କି ନିଜପାଇଁ ବିପୁଳ ଐଶ୍ବର୍ୟ୍ଯ ମାଗିନାହିଁ, କି ନିଜର ଶତୃମାନଙ୍କର ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ମାଗିନାହିଁ, ମାତ୍ର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ନ୍ଯାଯ ଶାସନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଜ୍ଞାନ ମାଗିଅଛ।
12 ତେଣୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯାହା ମାଗିଲ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତାହା ଦବୋକୁ ଯାଉଛୁ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଜ୍ଞାନି ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ କରାଇବା। ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଏପରି ମହତ୍ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଦବୋ ଯେ, ଅତୀତ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ସମାନ କହେି ନ ଥିଲେ କି ଭବିଷ୍ଯତ ରେ କହେି ହବେେ ନାହିଁ।
13 ଏହା ବ୍ଯତୀତ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାଗି ନଥିବା ଜିନିଷ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଦବୋ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ପ୍ରଚୁର ସମ୍ପତ୍ତି ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ ଦବୋ ଯେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଜୀବନ କାଳ ରେ ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ କହେି ତୁମ୍ଭ ସମାନ ହବେେ ନାହିଁ।
14 ତୁମ୍ଭ ପିତା ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ପରି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯଦି ଆମ୍ଭର ବ୍ଯବସ୍ଥା ଓ ଆଜ୍ଞା ପାଳନ କରିବ ଓ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରିବ, ତବେେ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଦୀର୍ଘଜିବୀ କରିବା।
15 ତା'ପରେ ଶଲୋମନ ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହେଲେ ଓ ଜାଣିଲେ ଯେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ବପ୍ନାଦେଶ କରଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ସେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ୟାଇ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିଯମ ସିନ୍ଦୁକ ସମ୍ମୁଖ ରେ ଦଣ୍ତାଯମାନ ହାଇେ ହାମବେଳି ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କଲେ ଓ ସେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ମଙ୍ଗଳାର୍ଥକ ବଳି ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରି ନିଜର କର୍ମଗ୍ଭରୀ ଓ ଅନୁଚରମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏକ ଭୋଜି ଦେଲେ।
16 ଦିନେ ଦୁଇଜଣ ଗଣିକା ରାଜାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସି ତାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖ ରେ ଠିଆ ହେଲେ।
17 ଜଣେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକ କହିଲା, ହେ ମାରେ ମହାରାଜା, ଆମ୍ଭେ ଦୁଇଜଣ ଏକତ୍ର ଗୋଟିଏ ଛାତ ତଳେ ବାସ କରୁଥିଲୁ ଓ ଆମ୍ଭେ ଉଭୟେ ଗର୍ଭବତୀ ହାଇେଥିଲୁ। ସହେି ଘ ରେ ତା' ସହିତ ବାସ କରୁଥିବା ବେଳେ ମୁଁ ଏକ ସନ୍ତାନ ପ୍ରସବ କଲି।
18 ମାହେର ପ୍ରସବର ତୃତୀୟ ଦିବସ ରେ ଏହି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକ ମଧ୍ଯ ଏକ ସନ୍ତାନ ପ୍ରସବ କଲା। ସହେି ଘ ରେ ଆମ୍ଭ ଦୁହିଁଙ୍କ ବ୍ଯତୀତ ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ଲୋକ ନଥିଲେ।
19 ଦିନେ ରାତ୍ରି ରେ ଏହି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଲୋକ ତା'ର ପିଲା ଉପରେ ଲଦି ହାଇେ ଶାଇେ ପଡିବାରୁ ତା'ର ପିଲାଟି ମରିଗଲା।
20 ତେଣୁ ସହେି ମଧ୍ଯରାତ୍ରି ରେ ମୁଁ ଶାଇେଥିଲା ବେଳେ ସେ ମାରେ ସନ୍ତାନକୁ ନଇୟୋଇ ତା'ର ମୃତ ସନ୍ତାନକୁ ମାେ କୋଳ ରେ ଶୁଆଇ ଦଲୋ।
21 ପରଦିନ ପ୍ରଭାତ ରେ ମୁଁ ଯେତବେେଳେ ମାରେ ସନ୍ତାନକୁ ସ୍ତନପାନ କରାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଉଠିଲି, ପିଲାଟି ମୃତ ପାଇଲି। ମୁଁ ଭଲକରି ନିରୀକ୍ଷଣ କରି ଜାଣିଲି, ସେ ମାରେସନ୍ତାନ ନୁହେଁ।
22 କିନ୍ତୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି କହିଲା, ନା, ଜୀବିତ ସନ୍ତାନଟି ମାରେ ପୁଅ ଓ ମୃତ ସନ୍ତାନଟି ତୁମ୍ଭର ପୁଅ।
23 ତତ୍ପରେ ରାଜା ଶଲୋମନ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଉଭୟ ଜୀବିତ ସନ୍ତାନଟିକୁ ନିଜର ଓ ମୃତ ସନ୍ତାନଟି ଅନ୍ୟର ବୋଲି କହୁଛ।
24 ଏଣୁ ରାଜା ଶଲୋମନ ଗୋଟିଏ ଖଡ୍ଗ ଆଣିବାକୁ ଜଣେ ଦାସକୁ ଆଦେଶ କଲେ।
25 ପୁଣି ରାଜା କହିଲେ, ଏହି ଜୀବିତ ସନ୍ତାନଟିକୁ ଦୁଇଖଣ୍ତ କରି କାଟି ଜଣକୁ ଅଧେ ଓ ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣକୁ ଅଧେ ଦଇଦେିଅ।
26 ଦ୍ବିତୀୟ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି କହିଲା, ତାହା ଅତି ଉତ୍ତମ କଥା, ପିଲାଟିକୁ ଦୁଇଖଣ୍ତ କରିଦିଅ। ପିଲାଟି ଆମ୍ଭ ଦୁଇଜଣଙ୍କର କାହାରି ହବେ ନାହିଁ।
27 ତା'ପରେ ରାଜା ଶଲୋମନ କହିଲେ, ପ୍ରଥମ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି ହେଉଛି ଜୀବିତ ପିଲାର ପ୍ରକୃତ ମାଆ, ପିଲାଟିକୁ ତାକୁ ଦିଅ। ତାକୁ ହତ୍ଯା କର ନାହିଁ।
28 ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ସମଗ୍ର ଲୋକେ ରାଜାଙ୍କର ନ୍ଯାଯ ବିଗ୍ଭର ଶୁଣିଲେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ କଲେ। କାରଣ ସମାନେେ ଜାଣିଲେ ରାଜାଙ୍କର ବିଗ୍ଭର କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ତାଙ୍କ ହୃଦଯ ରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଦତ୍ତ ଜ୍ଞାନ ରହିଛି।
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.
1 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.
3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
9 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.
12 And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
13 And the Lord said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
14 Then said I, Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.