1 Chronicles 22

1 Then David said, “Here, [at the edge of Jerusalem, ] is where [we will build] the temple for our God Yahweh, and where [we will make] the altar for burning the offerings that the Israeli [people will bring].”

Entonces David dijo: “Aquí estará la casa del Señor Dios, y este es el lugar para el altar de los holocaustos para Israel”.

2 So David commanded that the foreigners who lived in Israel must gather together. [When they did that, ] he appointed [some of those] men to [cut huge] stones [from the quarries] and to smooth their surfaces, to be used to build the temple of God.

Entonces David dio órdenes de convocar a los extranjeros que vivían en la tierra de Israel, y asignó a canteros para que prepararan piedras labradas para construir la casa de Dios.

3 David provided a large amount of iron for making nails and hinges for the doors in the gates of the temple. He also provided so much bronze [for making the altar and various utensils], that no one could weigh it all.

David proporcionó mucho hierro para hacer los clavos de las puertas de entrada y de los soportes, así como más bronce del que se podía pesar.

4 He also provided [money for buying] a large amount of cedar logs. Because there was a huge number of them, no one was able to count them. Those were logs that men from Tyre and Sidon [cities] sent to David.

Proporcionó más troncos de cedro de los que se podían contar, porque la gente de Sidón y Tiro le había traído a David una enorme cantidad de troncos de cedro.

5 David [provided all those things because he] thought, “My son Solomon is still young and he does not know what he needs to know [about building], and the temple of Yahweh must be (magnificent/very beautiful). It must be a glorious building that will become famous, and people throughout the world must consider it to be glorious/splendid. So now I will begin to prepare for it to be built, [and Solomon will be responsible for building it].” So David collected a great amount of building materials before he died.

David se dijo: “Mi hijo Salomón es todavía joven e inexperto, y la casa que va a construir para el Señor debe ser realmente magnífica, famosa y gloriosa en todo el mundo. Tengo que empezar a prepararla”. Así que David se aseguró de tener listos muchos materiales de construcción antes de morir.

6 [When] David [was old, he] summoned his son Solomon, and told him that he should arrange for a temple to be built for Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped].

Luego mandó llamar a su hijo Salomón y le encargó que construyera una casa para el Señor, el Dios de Israel.

7 He said to him, “I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to honor [MTY] Yahweh, my God.

David le dijo a Salomón: “Hijo mío, siempre había querido construir una casa para honrar al Señor, mi Dios.

8 But Yahweh told [a prophet to tell] me, ‘You have killed many men [MTY] in the battles that you have fought. I have seen the blood of all the people whom you killed, so you will not be the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY].

Pero el Señor me dijo: ‘Has derramado mucha sangre y has participado en muchas guerras. No debes construir una casa para honrarme porque te he visto derramar mucha sangre en la tierra.

9 But you will have a son [who will be king of Israel after you die]. He will be a man who is peaceful and quiet, [not a man who kills others]. And I will cause that there will be peace between him and his enemies who are in all the nearby lands. His name will be Solomon, [which sounds like the word for peace]. During the time that he is king, people in Israel will be peaceful and safe.

Pero tendrás un hijo que será un hombre de paz. Le daré la paz de todos sus enemigos en las naciones de alrededor. Salomón será su nombre, y concederé paz y tranquilidad a Israel durante su reinado.

10 He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY]. He will be [like] a son to me, and I will cause some of his descendants to rule [MTY] over Israel forever [HYP].’

Él es quien construirá una casa para honrarme. Él será mi hijo, y yo seré su padre. Y me aseguraré de que el trono de su reino sobre Israel dure para siempre’.

11 “So now, my son, I hope/wish that Yahweh will help you, and enable you to be successful in arranging for building the temple of Yahweh, your God, which is what he said that you would do.

“Ahora, hijo mío, que el Señor te acompañe para que logres construir la casa del Señor, tu Dios, tal como él dijo que lo harías.

12 I also hope/wish that he will enable you to be wise and to understand what you need to know, and enable you to obey his laws while you rule over Israel.

Que el Señor te dé inteligencia y entendimiento cuando te ponga al frente de Israel, para que cumplas la ley del Señor, tu Dios.

13 If you carefully obey all the laws and regulations/commands that Yahweh gave to Moses to give to us Israeli people, you will be successful. So be steadfast/strong and courageous. Do not be afraid of anything, and do not become discouraged!

Entonces tendrás éxito, siempre y cuando sigas las leyes y los reglamentos que el Señor, a través de Moisés, le ordenó a Israel. ¡Sé fuerte y valiente! ¡No tengas miedo ni te desanimes!

14 “I have tried hard to provide [materials] for [building] the temple of Yahweh. I have provided nearly 4,000 tons of gold, and nearly 40,000 tons of silver. I have also provided a very large amount of iron and bronze; no one has been able to weigh it all. I have also gathered/provided lumber and stone [for the walls of the temple], but you may need to get some more of those things.

“Mira, me he tomado muchas molestias para proveer la casa del Señor: 100.000 talentos de oro, 1.000.000 de talentos de plata, y bronce y hierro, más de lo que se puede pesar.

15 There are many men [in Israel] who have good ability to cut big stones for making stone walls, and carpenters, and men who are very skilled at making various kinds of things.

También he proporcionado madera y piedra, pero tendrás que añadir más.

16 There are many men who know how to make things from gold and silver and bronze and iron. So now [I say to you], begin the work [of building the temple], and I hope/wish that Yahweh will help/be with you.”

Tienes muchos trabajadores, como canteros, albañiles, carpinteros y toda clase de artesanos del oro, la plata, el bronce y el hierro, sin límite. Así que ponte en marcha, y que el Señor te acompañe”.

17 Then David commanded that all the Israeli leaders must assist Solomon. He said to them,

David también ordenó a todos los dirigentes de Israel que ayudaran a su hijo Salomón.

18 “Yahweh our God is certainly with/helping you [RHQ]. He has allowed you to have peace with all the nearby nations [RHQ]. He has enabled my [army] to conquer [IDM] them, so now Yahweh and my people control them.

“¿No está el Señor Dios contigo? ¿No te ha dado la paz en todas tus fronteras?”, preguntó. “¿Por qué? Porque ha puesto a los habitantes de la tierra bajo mi poder, y ahora están sometidos al Señor y a su pueblo.

19 Now you must obey Yahweh completely. Help Solomon to arrange for building the temple for Yahweh God, in order that you can bring the Sacred Chest that contains the Ten Commandments and the other sacred items that belong to God into the temple that you will build to honor Yahweh.”

Ahora, con toda tu mente y tu corazón, toma la decisión definitiva de adorar siempre al Señor, tu Dios. Comienza a construir el santuario del Señor Dios, Entonces podrás llevar el Arca del Pacto del Señor y las cosas sagradas de Dios a la casa que se va a construir para honrar al Señor”.