1 Reyes 8

1 Entonces el rey Salomón reunió en Jerusalén a los ancianos de Israel, todos los jefes de las tribus y los líderes de las casas paternas de los hijos de Israel ante él, para llevar el Arca del Pacto de Yavé desde la ciudad de David, la cual es Sion.

Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to him in Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.

2 Todos los hombres de Israel se congregaron ante el rey Salomón en la solemnidad del mes de Etanim, que es el mes séptimo.

And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, the seventh month.

3 Cuando todos los ancianos de Israel llegaron, los sacerdotes levantaron el Arca.

And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

4 Los sacerdotes y los levitas llevaron el Arca de Yavé, el Tabernáculo de Reunión y todos los utensilios sagrados que había dentro del Tabernáculo.

They took up the ark of the Lord, and the Tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels which were in the Tent; all these the priests and the Levites took up.

5 El rey Salomón y toda la congregación de Israel que se había reunido con él, estaban delante del Arca para sacrificar ovejas y becerros, tantos que no pudieron ser contados ni calculados por su gran cantidad.

And King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there, were with him before the ark, making offerings of sheep and oxen more than might be numbered.

6 Entonces los sacerdotes introdujeron el Arca del Pacto de Yavé en su lugar en el Santuario Interior de la Casa, en el Lugar Santísimo, debajo de las alas de los querubines.

And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones.

7 Porque los querubines extienden las alas sobre el lugar del Arca, de modo que los querubines cubren el Arca y sus varas por encima.

For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

8 Pero las varas eran tan largas que sus extremos se podían ver desde el Lugar Santo, que estaba delante del Santuario Interior, sin embargo no podían verse desde afuera. Y así están hasta hoy.

The rods were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place, in front of the inmost room; but they were not seen from outside: and there they are to this day.

9 Ninguna cosa había en el Arca excepto las dos tablas de piedra que Moisés puso allí en Horeb, donde Yavé hizo Pacto con los hijos de Israel cuando salieron de la tierra de Egipto.

There was nothing in the ark but the two flat stones which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made an agreement with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt.

10 Aconteció que al salir los sacerdotes del Santuario, la nube llenó la Casa de Yavé.

Now when the priests had come out of the holy place, the house of the Lord was full of the cloud,

11 Los sacerdotes no pudieron continuar ministrando por causa de la nube, porque la gloria de Yavé llenó la Casa de Yavé.

So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud, for the house of the Lord was full of the glory of the Lord.

12 Entonces Salomón dijo: Yavé afirmó que Él viviría en [la] densa oscuridad.

Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men;

13 Ciertamente te edifiqué una Casa sublime, un lugar donde mores para siempre.

So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

14 Mientras toda la congregación de Israel se mantenía en pie, el rey volvió su rostro y la bendijo:

Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

15 Bendito sea Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, Quien cumplió con su mano lo que habló por boca de mi padre David:

And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to David my father, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

16 Desde el día cuando saqué a mi pueblo Israel de Egipto, no escogí ninguna ciudad de todas las tribus de Israel para edificar una Casa donde esté mi Nombre, aunque escogí a David para que gobernara a mi pueblo Israel.

From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; but I made selection of David to be king over my people Israel.

17 Estuvo en el corazón de mi padre David el anhelo de edificar una Casa al Nombre de Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

18 Pero Yavé dijo a mi padre David: Por cuanto estuvo en tu corazón el anhelo de edificar Casa a mi Nombre, bien has hecho en tener esto en tu corazón.

But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

19 Pero tú no edificarás la Casa, sino un hijo tuyo. Él edificará la Casa a mi Nombre.

But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

20 Yavé cumplió su Palabra, pues yo me levanté en lugar de mi padre David. Me senté en el trono de Israel, como Yavé habló, edifiqué la Casa al Nombre de Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel,

And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

21 y dispuse en ella lugar para el Arca, en la cual está el Pacto de Yavé que Él hizo con nuestros antepasados cuando los sacó de la tierra de Egipto.

In it I have made a place for the ark, in which is the agreement which the Lord made with our fathers, when he took them out of the land of Egypt.

22 Luego Salomón se paró ante el altar de Yavé, frente a toda la congregación de Israel. Extendió sus manos al cielo

Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and stretching out his hands to heaven,

23 y dijo: ¡Oh Yavé, ʼElohim de Israel! No hay ʼElohim como Tú, ni arriba en el cielo ni abajo en la tierra. Tú guardas el Pacto y la misericordia hacia tus esclavos que andan delante de Ti con todo su corazón.

Said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on the earth; keeping faith and mercy unchanging for your servants, while they go in your ways with all their hearts.

24 Tú cumpliste lo que prometiste a mi padre, tu esclavo David. Con tu boca lo hablaste y con tu mano lo cumpliste, como [se ve ]hoy.

And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

25 Ahora pues, oh Yavé, ʼElohim de Israel, cumple con mi padre, tu esclavo David, lo que Tú le prometiste: No te faltará varón que se siente en el trono de Israel delante de Mí, con tal que tus hijos guarden su camino para andar delante de Mí, como tú lo hiciste.

So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel before me, if only your children give attention to their ways, walking before me as you have done.

26 Ahora pues, oh ʼElohim de Israel, te ruego que sea confirmada tu Palabra que hablaste a tu esclavo mi padre David.

So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.

27 Aunque, ¿en verdad ʼElohim morará en la tierra? Ciertamente el cielo y el más alto cielo no pueden contenerte, ¡cuánto menos esta Casa que edifiqué!

But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

28 Sin embargo, oh Yavé, ʼElohim mío, Tú prestarás atención a la oración de tu esclavo y a su súplica, para escuchar el clamor que tu esclavo hace hoy ante tu Presencia.

Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God, and to his prayer for grace; give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant sends up to you this day;

29 Que tus ojos estén abiertos de noche y de día hacia esta Casa, hacia el lugar del cual dijiste: Allí estará mi Nombre, para escuchar la oración que tu esclavo haga en este lugar.

That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

30 Escucha la oración de tu esclavo y de tu pueblo Israel en este lugar. Escucha desde el lugar de tu morada en el cielo, y cuando escuches, perdona.

Give ear to the prayers of your servant, and the prayers of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear in heaven your living-place, and hearing, have mercy.

31 Cuando algún hombre peque contra otro, y se le exija juramento y entre en esta Casa para jurar ante tu altar,

If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:

32 entonces escucha Tú desde el cielo. Haz justicia a tus esclavos al condenar al perverso, para que su conducta recaiga sobre su propia cabeza, justificar al justo y darle según su justicia.

Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving your decision against the wrongdoer, so that punishment for his sins may come on his head; and, by your decision, keeping from evil him who has done no wrong.

33 Cuando tu pueblo Israel sea derrotado por el enemigo porque pecó contra Ti, si ellos se vuelven a Ti, confiesan tu Nombre, oran y te hacen súplicas en esta Casa,

When your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to you again, honouring your name, making prayers to you and requesting your grace in this house:

34 escucha Tú desde el cielo, perdona el pecado de tu pueblo Israel y hazlos volver a la tierra que diste a sus antepasados.

Then give ear in heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back again into the land which you gave to their fathers.

35 Cuando el cielo esté cerrado y no llueva porque ellos pecaron contra ti, si oran en este lugar, confiesan tu Nombre y se vuelven de su pecado por el cual los afligiste,

When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because of their sin against you; if they make prayers with their faces turned to this place, honouring your name and turning away from their sin when you send trouble on them:

36 escucha Tú en el cielo y perdona el pecado de tus esclavos, de tu pueblo Israel. Ciertamente, enséñales el buen camino por el cual deben andar y dales lluvia sobre tu tierra que diste a tu pueblo como heredad.

Then give ear in heaven, so that the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, may have forgiveness, when you make clear to them the good way in which they are to go; and send rain on your land which you have given to your people for their heritage.

37 Cuando llegue a la tierra hambre, pestilencia, honguillo, parásito, saltamontes o pulgón, o cuando su enemigo asedie la puerta de su ciudad, cualquiera que sea la plaga o la enfermedad,

If there is no food in the land, or if there is disease, or if the fruits of the earth are damaged through heat or water, locust or worm; if their towns are shut in by their attackers; whatever trouble, whatever disease there may be:

38 toda oración y súplica que haga cualquier hombre de todo tu pueblo Israel, y cada uno reconozca la aflicción de su mismo corazón y extienda sus manos hacia esta Casa,

Whatever prayer or request for your grace is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, whatever his trouble may be, whose hands are stretched out to this house:

39 escucha Tú desde el cielo, el lugar de tu morada, perdona y aplica lo que merezca cada uno según todos sus procedimientos, pues Tú conoces su corazón. Porque solo Tú conoces los corazones de todos los hijos de hombres,

Give ear in heaven your living-place, acting in mercy; and give to every man whose secret heart is open to you, the reward of all his ways; for you, and you only, have knowledge of the hearts of all the children of men:

40 para que te teman todos los días que vivan sobre la tierra que Tú diste a nuestros antepasados.

So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathers.

41 Asimismo, el extranjero, que no es de tu pueblo Israel y venga de un país lejano por causa de tu Nombre,

And as for the man from a strange land, who is not of your people Israel; when he comes from a far country because of the glory of your name:

42 porque oirán de tu gran Nombre, tu poderosa mano y tu brazo extendido, y venga y ore en esta Casa,

(For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm; ) when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house:

43 escucha Tú desde el cielo, el lugar de tu morada. Haz conforme a todo lo que el extranjero te pida, para que todos los pueblos de la tierra conozcan tu Nombre, a fin de que te teman como tu pueblo Israel y sepan que esta Casa que construí está consagrada a tu Nombre.

Give ear in heaven your living-place, and give him his desire, whatever it may be; so that all the peoples of the earth may have knowledge of your name, worshipping you as do your people Israel, and that they may see that this house which I have put up is truly named by your name.

44 Cuando tu pueblo salga a la batalla contra el enemigo, cualquiera que sea el camino por el cual los envíes, y oren a Yavé en dirección a la ciudad que Tú escogiste, a la Casa que edifiqué a tu Nombre,

If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they make their prayer to the Lord, turning their faces to this town of yours and to this house which I have made for your name:

45 escucha Tú su oración y súplica en el cielo y ampara su causa.

Give ear in heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.

46 Si pecan contra Ti, porque no hay hombre que no peque, y te aíras contra ellos y los entregas al enemigo, de modo que sean llevados cautivos a la tierra del enemigo, sea lejos o cerca;

If they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin, ) and you are angry with them and give them up into the power of those who are fighting against them, so that they take them away as prisoners into a strange land, far off or near;

47 si en la tierra a donde fueron llevados cautivos, ellos reflexionan, se vuelven y te suplican: Pecamos, cometimos iniquidad, actuamos impíamente;

And if they take thought, in the land where they are prisoners, and are turned again to you, crying out in prayer to you in that land, and saying, We are sinners, we have done wrong, we have done evil;

48 si en la tierra de sus enemigos, a donde los llevaron cautivos, ellos se vuelven a Ti con todo su corazón y toda su alma, y oran a Ti en dirección a la tierra que diste a sus antepasados, hacia la ciudad que Tú elegiste y a la Casa que edifiqué a tu Nombre,

And with all their heart and soul are turned again to you, in the land of those who took them prisoners, and make their prayer to you, turning their eyes to this land which you gave to their fathers, and to the town which you took for yourself, and the house which I made for your name:

49 escucha su oración y súplica en el cielo, el lugar de tu morada, ampara su causa

Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to them;

50 y perdona a tu pueblo que pecó contra Ti, todas sus transgresiones que cometieron contra Ti. Ordena que sean objeto de la misericordia de aquellos que los llevaron cautivos, para que tengan compasión de ellos,

Answering with forgiveness the people who have done wrong against you, and overlooking the evil which they have done against you; let those who made them prisoners be moved with pity for them, and have pity on them;

51 porque son tu pueblo y heredad que Tú sacaste de Egipto, de en medio del horno de hierro.

For they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;

52 Estén tus ojos abiertos a la súplica de tu esclavo y la súplica de tu pueblo Israel para escucharlos en todo aquello que te invoquen.

Let your eyes be open to your servant's prayer for grace and to the prayer of your people Israel, hearing them when their cry comes to you.

53 Porque Tú los separaste de entre todos los pueblos de la tierra para que fueran tu heredad, como hablaste por medio de tu esclavo Moisés cuando sacaste a nuestros antepasados de Egipto, oh ʼAdonay Yavé.

For you made them separate from all the peoples of the earth, to be your heritage, as you said by Moses your servant, when you took our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.

54 Sucedió que cuando Salomón terminó de hacer toda esta oración y súplica a Yavé, se levantó de su posición de rodillas, con sus manos extendidas al cielo, delante del altar de Yavé.

Then Solomon, after making all these prayers and requests for grace to the Lord, got up from his knees before the altar of the Lord, where his hands had been stretched out in prayer to heaven;

55 Al ponerse en pie, bendijo en alta voz a toda la congregación de Israel:

And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,

56 ¡Bendito sea Yavé, Quien dio descanso a su pueblo Israel, de acuerdo con todo lo que Él habló! No falló ni una de todas sus buenas Palabras que habló por medio de su esclavo Moisés.

Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every word of all his oath, which he gave by the hand of Moses his servant, has come true.

57 Como estuviste con nuestros antepasados, así Yavé nuestro ʼElohim está con nosotros. No nos desampare ni nos abandone,

Now may the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from us or give us up;

58 e incline nuestro corazón hacia Él, para que andemos en todos sus caminos y guardemos sus Mandamientos, Estatutos y Ordenanzas que Él mandó a nuestros antepasados.

Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and his decisions, which he gave to our fathers.

59 Que estas palabras mías con las cuales supliqué delante de Yavé, estén cerca de Yavé nuestro ʼElohim día y noche, para que Él ampare la causa de su esclavo y de su pueblo Israel, según la necesidad de cada día,

And may these my words, the words of my prayer to the Lord, be before the Lord our God day and night, so that he may see right done to his servant and to his people Israel, day by day as we have need.

60 a fin de que todos los pueblos de la tierra sepan que Yavé es ʼElohim y no hay otro.

So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the Lord is God, and there is no other.

61 Que sea íntegro su corazón ante Yavé nuestro ʼElohim, para que anden en sus Leyes y guarden sus Mandamientos, como hoy.

Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God, walking in his laws and keeping his orders as at this day.

62 Entonces el rey y todo Israel ofrecieron sacrificios delante de Yavé.

Now the king, and all Israel with him, were making offerings before the Lord.

63 Salomón ofreció en sacrificio a Yavé como ofrenda de paz 22.000 becerros y 120.000 ovejas. Así el rey y todos los hijos de Israel consagraron la Casa de Yavé.

And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel kept the feast of the opening of the Lord's house.

64 Aquel mismo día el rey consagró la parte central del patio que estaba delante de la Casa de Yavé, pues allí preparó el holocausto, la ofrenda vegetal y la grasa de los sacrificios de paz, porque el altar de bronce que estaba delante de Yavé fue demasiado pequeño para contener el holocausto, la ofrenda vegetal y las grasas de los sacrificios de paz.

The same day the king made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, offering there the burned offering and the meal offering and the fat of the peace-offerings; for there was not room on the brass altar of the Lord for the burned offerings and the meal offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings.

65 Así Salomón y todo Israel, una inmensa congregación que acudió desde la entrada de Hamat hasta el arroyo de Egipto, celebraron la solemnidad delante de Yavé nuestro ʼElohim durante siete días, y aun durante otros siete días, es decir, durante 14 días.

So Solomon and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, (for the people had come together from the way into Hamath to the river of Egypt, ) kept the feast at that time before the Lord our God, for two weeks, even fourteen days.

66 Al octavo día despidió al pueblo. Ellos bendijeron al rey y se fueron a sus tiendas gozosos y alegres de corazón por todo el bien que Yavé mostró a su esclavo David y su pueblo Israel.

And on the eighth day he sent the people away, and, blessing the king, they went to their tents full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David his servant and to Israel his people.