1 Mga Hari 10
1 At nang mabalitaan ng reina sa Seba ang kabantugan ni Salomon tungkol sa pangalan ng Panginoon, ay naparoon siya upang subukin niya siya ng mga mahirap na tanong.
The queen [who ruled the] Sheba [area] heard that Yahweh had caused Solomon to become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer].
2 At siya'y naparoon sa Jerusalem na may maraming kaakbay, may mga kamelyo na may pasang mga espesia at totoong maraming ginto, at mga mahalagang bato: at nang siya'y dumating kay Salomon ay kaniyang inihinga sa kaniya ang lahat na laman ng kaniyang dibdib.
She came with a large group of wealthy/influential people, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the topics/things in which she was interested.
3 At isinaysay ni Salomon sa kaniya ang lahat ng kaniyang mga tanong: walang bagay na lihim sa hari na hindi niya isinaysay sa kaniya.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
4 At nang makita ng reina sa Seba ang buong karunungan ni Salomon, at ang bahay na kaniyang itinayo,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace;
5 At ang pagkain sa kaniyang dulang, at ang pagkaayos ng kaniyang mga alila, at ang tayo ng kaniyang mga tagapangasiwa, at ang kanilang mga pananamit, at ang kaniyang mga tagahawak ng saro, at ang kaniyang sampahan na kaniyang sinasampahan sa bahay ng Panginoon; ay nawalan siya ng diwa.
she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw where his officials lived (OR, how his officials were seated at the table), their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be offered. She was extremely amazed.
6 At sinabi niya sa hari, Tunay na balita ang aking narinig sa aking sariling lupain tungkol sa iyong mga gawa, at sa iyong karunungan.
She said to King Solomon, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
7 Gayon may hindi ko pinaniwalaan ang mga salita hanggang sa ako'y dumating, at nakita ng aking mga mata: at, narito, ang kalahati ay hindi nasaysay sa akin: ang iyong karunungan at pagkaginhawa ay higit kay sa kabantugan na aking narinig.
But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. But really, what they told me is only half [of what they could have told me about you]. You are extremely wise and rich, more than what people told me.
8 Maginhawa ang iyong mga lalake, maginhawa ang iyong mga lingkod na ito, na nagsisitayong palagi sa harap mo, at nakakarinig ng iyong karunungan.
Your wives are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
9 Purihin ang Panginoon mong Dios, na nalulugod sa iyo, upang ilagay ka sa luklukan ng Israel: sapagka't minamahal ng Panginoon ang Israel magpakailan man, kaya't ginawa ka niyang hari upang gumawa ng kahatulan at ng katuwiran.
Praise Yahweh, your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by causing you to become the king of Israel! God has always loved the Israeli people, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
10 At siya'y nagbigay sa hari ng isang daan at dalawang pung talentong ginto, at mga espesia na totoong sagana, at mga mahalagang bato; kailan ma'y hindi nagkaroon ng gayong kasaganaan ng mga espesia, gaya ng mga ito na ibinigay ng reina sa Seba sa haring Salomon.
Then the queen gave to the king [the things that she had brought. She gave him] almost five tons of gold and a large amount of spices and valuable gems. Never again did King Solomon receive more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
11 At ang mga sasakyang dagat naman ni Hiram na nagsipagdala ng ginto mula sa Ophir, ay nagsipagdala ng saganang kahoy na almug at mga mahalagang bato mula sa Ophir.
In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, in which they had previously brought gold from Ophir, they also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems/valuable stones.
12 At ginawa ng hari na mga haligi ang mga kahoy na almug sa bahay ng Panginoon, at sa bahay ng hari, at ginawa ring mga alpa. At mga salterio sa mga mangaawit: kailan ma'y hindi dumating ang mga gayong kahoy na almug, o nakita man, hanggang sa araw na ito.
King Solomon told his workers to use that wood to make railings/supports in the temple of Yahweh and in the king’s palace and also to make harps and lyres for the (musicians/men who played musical instruments). That wood was the largest amount of (OR, the finest) wood that had ever been seen [in Israel]. And no one since then has ever seen so much wood of that kind.
13 At ang haring Salomon ay nagbigay sa reina sa Seba ng lahat niyang naibigan, at lahat niyang hiningi, bukod doon sa ibinigay ni Salomon sa kaniya na kaloob-hari. Sa gayo'y bumalik siya, at umuwi sa kaniyang sariling lupain, siya, at ang kaniyang mga lingkod.
King Solomon gave to the queen from Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her those gifts in addition to the gifts that he always gave [to other rulers who visited him]. Then she and the people who came with her returned to her own land.
14 Ang timbang nga ng ginto na dumating kay Salomon sa isang taon ay anim na raan at anim na pu't anim na talentong ginto,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
15 Bukod doon sa dinala ng mga naglalako, at sa kalakal ng mga mangangalakal, at sa lahat na hari ng halohalong bayan, at sa mga gobernador sa lupain.
That was in addition to [the taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders, and the annual taxes paid by the kings of Arabia and by the governors of [the regions in] Israel.
16 At ang haring Salomon ay gumawa ng dalawang daang kalasag na pinukpok na ginto: anim na raang siklong ginto ang ginamit sa bawa't kalasag.
King Solomon’s workers [took this] gold and hammered it into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put (almost 15 pounds/more than 6 kg.) of gold on each shield.
17 At siya'y gumawa ng tatlong daang ibang kalasag na pinukpok na ginto: tatlong librang ginto ang ginamit sa bawa't kalasag: at ipinaglalagay ng hari sa bahay na kahoy sa gubat ng Libano.
His workers made 300 smaller shields. They covered each of them with (almost 4 pounds/1.5 kg.) of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Bukod dito'y gumawa ang hari ng isang malaking luklukang garing, at binalot ng gintong pinakamainam.
His workers also made for him a large throne. [Part of it was] covered with (ivory [decorations made from)] tusks of elephants and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
19 May anim na baytang sa luklukan, at ang pinakalangit ng luklukan ay mabilog sa likuran: at may mga pinakakamay sa bawa't tagiliran sa siping ng dako ng upuan, at dalawang leon ang nakatayo sa siping ng mga pinakakamay.
There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a statue of a lion on both sides of each step. So altogether there were twelve statues of lions. The back of the throne was rounded at the top. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a small statue of a lion. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
20 At labing dalawang leon ang nakatayo roon sa isang dako at sa kabilang dako sa ibabaw ng anim na baytang: walang nagawang gayon sa alinmang kaharian.
21 At ang lahat na sisidlang inuman ng haring Salomon ay ginto, at ang lahat na sisidlan sa bahay na kahoy sa gubat ng Libano ay taganas na ginto: walang pilak; hindi mahalaga ito sa mga kaarawan ni Salomon.
All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. They did not make things from silver, because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
22 Sapagka't ang hari ay mayroon sa dagat ng mga sasakyan na yari sa Tharsis na kasama ng mga sasakyang dagat ni Hiram: minsan sa bawa't tatlong taon ay nanggagaling ang mga sasakyang dagat na yari sa Tharsis, na nagdadala ng ginto, at pilak, at garing, at mga unggoy, at mga pabo real.
The king had a (fleet/large number) of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
23 Sa gayo'y ang haring Salomon ay humigit sa lahat ng mga hari sa lupa sa kayamanan at sa karunungan.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king.
24 At hinanap ng buong lupa ang harapan ni Salomon, upang makinig ng kaniyang karunungan, na inilagay ng Dios sa kaniyang puso.
People from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had put into his mind.
25 At sila'y nagsipagdala bawa't isa ng kanikaniyang kaloob, na mga sisidlang pilak, at mga sisidlang ginto, at damit, at sandata, at mga espesia, mga kabayo, at mga mula, na sanggayon taontaon.
All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons (OR, myrrh), or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
26 At pinisan ni Salomon ang mga karo, at ang mga mangangabayo: at siya'y may isang libo't apat na raang karo, at labing dalawang libong mangangabayo, na kaniyang inilagay sa mga bayan ng mga karo, at kasama ng hari sa Jerusalem.
Solomon acquired 1,400 chariots and 12,000 men who rode [on the horses] (OR, [in the chariots]). Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
27 At ginawa ng hari na maging gaya ng mga bato ang pilak sa Jerusalem, at ang mga sedro, ay ginawa niyang maging gaya ng mga puno ng sikomoro na nasa mababang lupa dahil sa kasaganaan.
During the years that Solomon was king, silver became as common in Jerusalem as stones; and [lumber from] cedar trees in the foothills of Judah was as plentiful as [lumber from] fig trees.
28 At ang mga kabayo na tinatangkilik ni Salomon ay inilabas sa Egipto: at ang mga mangangalakal ng hari ay nagsitanggap ng kawan ng mga yaon, bawa't kawan ay sa halaga.
Solomon’s agents bought horses and supervised the men who brought them into Israel from the areas of Musri and Cilicia [that were famous for breeding horses].
29 At kanilang isinasampa at inilalabas sa Egipto ang isang karo sa halagang anim na raang siklong pilak, at ang isang kabayo, ay sa isang daan at limangpu: at gayon sa lahat ng mga hari sa mga Hetheo, at sa mga hari sa Siria ay kanilang inilabas sa pamamagitan nila.
In Musri they bought chariots and horses; they paid 600 pieces of silver for each chariot and 150 pieces of silver for each horse. They brought them to Israel. Then they sold many of them to the kings of the Heth people-group and the kings of Syria.
