1 Kings 3
1 And so the kingdom was confirmed in the hand of Solomon, and he was joined with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by affinity. For he took his daughter, and he led her into the city of David, until he completed building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem all around.
Y Salomón hizo parentesco con Faraón rey de Egipto, porque tomó por mujer la hija de Faraón, y trájola en la ciudad de David, entre tanto que acababa de edificar su casa, y la casa de Jehová, y los muros de Jerusalem al derredor.
2 But still the people immolated in the high places. For no temple had been built to the name of the Lord, even to that day.
Hasta entonces el pueblo sacrificaba en los altos; porque aun no había casa edificada al nombre de Jehová hasta aquellos tiempos.
3 Now Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David, his father, except that he immolated in the high places, and he burned incense.
Mas Salomón amó a Jehová andando en la institución de su padre David, solamente sacrificaba, y quemaba olores en altos.
4 And so, he went away to Gibeon, so that he might immolate there; for that was the greatest high place. Solomon offered upon that altar, at Gibeon, one thousand victims as holocausts.
E iba el rey a Gabaón, porque aquel era el alto principal, y sacrificaba allí: mil holocaustos sacrificaba Salomón sobre aquel altar.
5 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon, through a dream in the night, saying, “Request whatever you wish, so that I may give it to you.”
Y aparecióse Jehová a Salomón en Gabaón una noche en sueños, y dijo Dios: Pide lo que quisieres, que yo te dé.
6 And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to your servant David, my father, because he walked in your sight in truth and justice, and with an upright heart before you. And you have kept your great mercy for him, and you have given him a son sitting upon his throne, just as it is this day.
Y Salomón dijo: Tú hiciste gran misericordia a tu siervo David mi padre, de la manera que él anduvo delante de ti con verdad, con justicia, y con rectitud de corazón para contigo: y tú le has guardado esta tu grande misericordia, que le diste un hijo que se asentase en su trono, como parece en este día.
7 And now, O Lord God, you have caused your servant to reign in place of David, my father. But I am a small child, and I am ignorant of my entrance and departure.
Ahora pues, Jehová Dios mío, tú has puesto a mí tu siervo por rey en lugar de David mi padre: y yo soy mozo pequeño, que ni sé entrar, ni salir:
8 And your servant is in the midst of the people that you have chosen, an immense people, who are not able to be numbered or counted because of their multitude.
Y tu siervo está en medio de tu pueblo, al cual tú elegiste: un pueblo grande, que ni se puede contar, ni numerar por su multitud.
9 Therefore, give to your servant a teachable heart, so that he may be able to judge your people, and to discern between good and evil. For who will be able to judge this people, your people, who are so many?”
Da pues a tu siervo corazón dócil para juzgar a tu pueblo: para entender entre lo bueno y lo malo: porque ¿quién podrá gobernar este tu pueblo tan grande?
10 And the word was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon had requested this kind of thing.
Y agradó delante de Adonaí, que Salomón pidiese esto.
11 And the Lord said to Solomon: “Since you have requested this word, and you have not asked for many days or for wealth for yourself, nor for the lives of your enemies, but instead you have requested for yourself wisdom in order to discern judgment:
Y díjole Dios: Porque has demandado esto, y no pediste para ti muchos días, ni pediste para ti riquezas, ni pediste la vida de tus enemigos, mas demandaste para ti inteligencia para oír juicio:
12 behold, I have done for you according to your words, and I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so much so that there has been no one like you before you, nor anyone who will rise up after you.
He aquí, yo lo he hecho conforme a tus palabras: he aquí que yo te he dado corazón sabio y entendido tanto, que no haya habido antes de ti otro como tú, ni después de ti se levante otro como tú.
13 But also the things for which you did not ask, I have given to you, namely wealth and glory, so that no one has been like you among the kings in the all days before.
Y aun también las cosas que no pediste, te he dado: riquezas y gloria, que entre los reyes ninguno haya como tú en todos tus días.
14 And if you will walk in my ways, and keep my precepts and my commandments, just as your father walked, I will lengthen your days.”
Y si anduvieres en mis caminos, guardando mis estatutos y mis mandamientos, como tu padre David anduvo, yo alargaré tus días.
15 Then Solomon awakened, and he understood that it was a dream. And when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and he offered holocausts and made victims of peace offerings, and he held a great feast for all his servants.
Y como Salomón despertó, vio que era sueño: y vino a Jerusalem, y presentóse delante del arca del concierto de Jehová, y sacrificó holocaustos, e hizo pacíficos: e hizo banquete a todos sus siervos.
16 Then two women harlots went to the king, and they stood before him.
En aquella sazón vinieron dos mujeres rameras al rey, y presentáronse delante de él.
17 And one of them said: “I beg you, my lord, I and this woman were living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the room.
Y dijo la una mujer: ¡Ay! señor mío, yo y esta mujer morábamos en una misma casa: y yo parí en casa con ella.
18 Then, on the third day after I gave birth, she also gave birth. And we were together, with no other person with us in the house, only the two of us.
Y aconteció, que al tercero día después que yo parí, esta parió también: y morábamos nosotras ambas, que ninguno de fuera estaba en casa, sino nosotras dos en una casa.
19 Then this woman’s son died in the night. For while sleeping, she smothered him.
Y una noche el hijo de esta mujer murió, porque ella se acostó sobre él.
20 And rising up in the silent depths of the night, she took my son from my side, while I, your handmaid, was sleeping, and she set him in her bosom. Then she placed her dead son in my bosom.
Y esta se levantó a media noche, y tomóme mi hijo de junto a mí, estando yo tu sierva durmiendo, y púsole a su lado, y púsome a mi lado su hijo muerto.
21 And when I had arisen in the morning, so that I might give milk to my son, he appeared to be dead. But gazing upon him more diligently in the light of day, I realized that he was not mine, whom I had born.”
Y como yo me levanté por la mañana para dar el pecho a mi hijo, he aquí que estaba muerto. Y yo le miré por la mañana, y, he aquí que no era mi hijo, que yo había parido.
22 And the other woman responded: “It is not such as you say. Instead, your son is dead, but mine is alive.” To the contrary, she said: “You are lying. For my son lives, and your son is dead.” And in this manner, they were contending before the king.
Entonces la otra mujer dijo: No: mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto. Y la otra volvió a decir: No: tu hijo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive. Y de esta manera hablaban delante del rey.
23 Then said the king: “This one says, ‘My son is alive, and your son is dead.’ And the other responds, ‘No, instead your son is dead, but mine lives.’”
El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto. Y la otra dice: No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive.
24 Therefore the king said, “Bring a sword to me.” And when they had brought a sword before the king,
Entonces dijo el rey: Traédme una espada: y trajeron al rey una espada.
25 he said, “Divide the living infant in two parts, and give a half part to the one and a half part to the other.”
Y el rey dijo: Partíd por medio el niño vivo, y dad la mitad a la una, y la otra mitad a la otra.
26 But the woman, whose son was alive, said to the king, for her heart was moved concerning her son, “I beg you, my lord, give the living infant to her, and do not kill him.” To the contrary, the other said, “Let it be neither for me, nor for you, instead divide it.”
Entonces aquella mujer cuyo era el hijo vivo, dijo al rey (porque sus entrañas se le encendieron por su hijo, y dijo): ¡Ay! señor mío, dad a esta el niño vivo, no le matéis. Y la otra dijo: Ni a mí, ni a ti, sino partídle.
27 The king responded and said: “Give the living infant to this woman, and do not kill it. For she is his mother.”
Entonces el rey respondió, y dijo: Dad a esta el hijo vivo, y no le matéis: ella es su madre.
28 Then all of Israel heard about the judgment that the king had judged, and they feared the king, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to accomplish judgment.
Y todo Israel oyó aquel juicio, que había juzgado el rey, y hubieron temor del rey, porque vieron que había en él sabiduría de Dios para juzgar.
