2 Chronicles 9
1 The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, 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 things/topics in which she was interested.
Idi nadamag ti reyna iti Seba ti kinalatak ni Solomon, napan isuna idiay Jerusalem tapno suotenna isuna babaen kadagiti naririgat a saludsod. Napan isuna a nangikuyog iti adu nga adipen, agraman kadagiti kamelio a nakargaan kadagiti rekrekado, adu a balitok, ken adu a napapateg a bato. Idi dimteng isuna iti ayan ni Solomon, imbagana kenkuana dagiti amin nga adda iti pusona.
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Sinungbatan ni Solomon dagiti amin a saludsodna; awan ti narigat unay kenni Solomon; awan ti saludsod a saanna a nasungbatan.
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
Idi nakita ti reyna ti Seba ti kinasirib ni Solomon ken ti palasio a binangonna,
4 she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw 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 completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
ti makan iti lamisaanna, ti pagnanaedan dagiti adipenna, ti trabaho dagiti adipenna ken ti pagan-anayda, kasta met dagiti para-idasarna iti arak ken dagiti pagan-anayda, ken ti wagas iti panangidatonna iti daton a maipuor iti balay ni Yahweh, nasdaaw iti kasta unay isuna.
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
Kinunana iti ari, “Pudno, ti nadamagko iti bukodko a daga maipapan kadagiti sasaom ken iti kinasiribmo.
6 But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
Saanko a pinati dagiti nadamagko agingga a dimtengak ditoy, ket ita, nakitak daytoy. Awan pay kagudua ti naibaga kaniak maipapan iti kinasirib ken kinabaknangmo! Nalatlatakka nga adayu ngem iti mangmangngegko.
7 The men who work for you 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!
Anian a nagasat dagiti tattaom, ken anian a nagasat dagiti adipenmo a kankanayon a nakatakder iti sangoanam, gapu ta mangmangngegda ti kinasiribmo.
8 Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
Madaydayaw koma ni Yahweh a Diosmo, a naay-ayo kenka, a nangisaad kenka iti tronona, tapno agbalin nga ari para kenni Yahweh a Diosmo. Gapu ta ay-ayaten ti Diosmo ti Israel, tapno mataginayonda, pinagbalinnaka nga arida, tapno ipatungpalmo ti hustisia ken kinalinteg!”
9 Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
Inikkanna ti ari iti 120 a talento a balitok ken kadagiti nakaad-adu a rekrekado ken kadagiti napapateg a bato. Awan ti naited kenni Ari Solomon a kas iti kaadu dagitoy a rekrekado nga inted ti reyna ti Seba kenkuana.
10 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
Nangiyeg pay dagiti adipen ni Hiram ken dagiti adipen ni Solomon a nangiyeg iti balitok manipud iti Ofir kadagiti algum a kayo ken kadagiti napapateg a bato.
Babaen kadagiti algum a kayo, nangaramid ti ari kadagiti agdan ti balay ni Yahweh ken ti balayna, kasta met kadagiti arpa ken lira nga agpaay kadagiti tumutukar. Awan pay ti kastoy a kayo a nakita iti daga ti Juda.
Inted ni Ari Solomon iti reyna ti Seba ti amin a kinayatna, aniaman a kiniddawna, a kas nayon ti maisukat iti inyegna iti ari. Nagawid ngarud isuna iti bukodna a daga, isuna ken dagiti adipenna.
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
Ita, 666 a talento ti kadagsen ti balitok a dimteng kenni Solomon iti maysa a tawen,
14 That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
malaksid kadagiti balitok nga inyeg dagiti agtagtagilako ken dagiti komersiante. Nangiyeg pay dagiti amin nga ari ti Arabia ken dagiti gobernador iti pagilian kenni Solomon iti balitok ken pirak.
15 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 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
Nagaramid ni Solomon iti dua gasut a dadakkel a kalasag manipud iti napitpit a balitok. Innem a gasut a siklo a balitok ti naikabil iti tunggal maysa.
16 His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
Nagaramid pay isuna iti tallo gasut a kalasag manipud iti napitpit a balitok. Tallo a minas iti balitok ti naikabil iti tunggal kalasag; inkabil ti ari dagitoy iti uneg ti Palasio iti Kabakiran ti Lebanon.
17 His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
Kalpasanna, nangaramid ti ari iti dakkel a trono a marfil sana kinalupkopan daytoy iti puro a balitok.
18 There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
Adda innem a pangal a mapan iti trono, ken nagbukel ti tuktok ti trono. Adda dagiti pagsadagan ti ima iti tunggal sikigan ti tugaw, ken dua a sinan-leon a nakatakder iti abay dagiti pagsadagan ti ima.
19 On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
Sangapulo ket dua a sinan-leon ti nakatakder iti innem a pangal, maysa iti tunggal sikigan ti innem a pangal. Awan ti trono a kasla iti daytoy iti uray sadinoman a pagarian.
20 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.
Balitok amin a kopa ni Ari Solomon, ken puro a balitok dagiti amin a kopa iti Balay iti Kabakiran ti Lebanon. Awan ti naaramid manipud iti pirak gapu ta saan a maibilang a napateg ti pirak kadagiti aldaw ni Solomon.
21 The king had a fleet 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).
Addaan ti ari kadagiti bunggoy dagiti barko nga aglaylayag iti taaw, a makikuykuyog iti bunggoy ti barko ni Hiram. Tunggal tallo a tawen, agisangpet dagiti bunggoy dagiti barko iti balitok, pirak, ken marfil, kasta met kadagiti bakes ken burangen.
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
Isu nga inartapan ni Ari Solomon dagiti amin nga ari iti lubong iti kinabaknang ken kinasirib.
23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
Sapsapulen dagiti amin nga ari iti daga ti presensia ni Solomon tapno dumngegda iti kinasiribna, nga inkabil ti Dios iti pusona.
24 All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
Tinawen nga adda ited a sagut dagiti mangsarungkar kenkuana, dagiti pagkargaan a naaramid manipud iti pirak ken balitok, dagiti pagan-anay, armas, ken dagiti rekrekado, kasta met dagiti kabalio ken mulo.
25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
Addaan ni Ari Solomon iti uppat a ribu a siled para kadagiti kabalio ken karuahe, ken sangapulo ket dua a ribu a lallaki nga agkabkabalio, nga impuestona kadagiti siudad ti karuahe ken agraman iti ayanna idiay Jerusalem.
26 Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
Inturayanna amin nga ari manipud iti Karayan Eufrates agingga iti daga dagiti Filisteo, ken agingga iti beddeng ti Egipto.
27 [During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
Addaan ti ari iti pirak idiay Jerusalem, a kas iti kaadu dagiti bato iti daga. Pinagbalinna dagiti kayo a sedro a kas kawadwad dagiti kayo a sikamoro nga adda kadagiti kapatadan.
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
Nangiyegda kadagiti kabalio kenni Solomon manipud iti Egipto ken kadagiti amin a daga.
29 Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
No maipapan met kadagiti dadduma a banbanag maipanggep kenni Solomon, manipud panangrugina agingga iti kamaudiananna, saan kadi a naisurat dagitoy iti Pakasaritaan ni Profeta Natan, iti Padto ni Ahija a taga-Silo, ken kadagiti Sirmata ni Iddo a Profeta maipanggep kenni Jeroboam a putot a lalaki ni Nebat?
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
Nagturay ni Solomon idiay Jerusalem iti entero nga Israel iti uppat a pulo a tawen.
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
Pimmusay isuna ket intabon dagiti tattao iti siudad ni David nga amana; ni Rehoboam a putotna a lalaki ti simmukat kenkuana nga ari.
