2 Crónicas 9
1 Y la reina de Sabá oyendo la fama de Salomón, vino a Jerusalem para tentar a Salomón con preguntas oscuras, con un muy grande ejército, con camellos cargados de olores, y oro en abundancia, y piedras preciosas. Y luego que vino a Salomón, habló con él todo lo que tenía en su corazón.
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.
2 Y Salomón le declaró todas sus palabras: ninguna cosa quedó que Salomón no le declarase.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 Y viendo la reina de Sabá la sabiduría de Salomón, y la casa que había edificado,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 Y las viandas de su mesa, y el asiento de sus siervos, y el estado de sus criados, y los vestidos de ellos, sus maestresalas y sus vestidos, y su subida por donde subía a la casa de Jehová, no quedó más espíritu en ella;
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.
5 Y dijo al rey: Verdad es lo que he oído en mi tierra de tus cosas, y de tu sabiduría:
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 Mas yo no creía las palabras de ellos, hasta que he venido, y mis ojos han visto; y he aquí que ni aun la mitad de la multitud de tu sabiduría me había sido dicha: porque tú añades sobre la fama que yo había oído.
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.
7 Bienaventurados tus varones, y bienaventurados estos tus siervos, que están siempre delante de ti, y oyen tu sabiduría.
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!
8 Jehová tu Dios sea bendito, que se ha agradado en ti, para ponerte sobre su trono por rey de Jehová tu Dios: por cuanto tu Dios ha amado a Israel, para afirmarle perpetuamente, y te puso por rey sobre ellos para que hagas juicio y justicia.
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.”
9 Y dio al rey ciento y veinte talentos de oro, y gran copia de especiería, y piedras preciosas: nunca hubo tal especiería como la que dio la reina de Sabá al rey Salomón.
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.
10 También los siervos de Hiram, y los siervos de Salomón, que habían traído el oro de Ofir, trajeron madera de almugim, y piedras preciosas.
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.
11 E hizo el rey de la madera de almugim gradas en la casa de Jehová, y en las casas reales, y arpas y salterios para los cantores: nunca en tierra de Judá fue vista madera semejante.
12 Y el rey Salomón dio a la reina de Sabá todo lo que ella quiso y le pidió, más de lo que ella había traído al rey: y ella se volvió y se fue a su tierra con sus siervos.
13 Y el peso de oro que venía a Salomón cada un año era seiscientos y sesenta y seis talentos de oro,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 Sin lo que traían los mercaderes y negociantes. Y también todos los reyes de Arabia, y los príncipes de la tierra, traían oro y plata a Salomón.
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.
15 Hizo también el rey Salomón doscientos paveses de oro de martillo, que tenía cada pavés seiscientas piezas de oro de martillo.
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.
16 Ítem, trescientos escudos de oro extendido, que tenía cada escudo trescientas piezas de oro. Y púsolos el rey en la casa del bosque del Líbano.
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.
17 Hizo también el rey un gran trono de marfil, y cubrióle de oro puro:
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.
18 Y al trono seis gradas, y un estrado de oro al trono, y arrimadizos de la una parte y de la otra al lugar del asiento, y dos leones, que estaban junto a los arrimadizos.
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.
19 Había también allí doce leones sobre las seis gradas de la una parte y de la otra: en todos los reinos nunca fue hecho otro tal.
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.
20 Toda la vajilla del rey Salomón era de oro, y toda la vajilla de la casa del bosque del Líbano de oro puro. En los días de Salomón la plata no era de estima.
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.
21 Porque la flota del rey iba a Társis con los siervos de Hiram, y cada tres años solían venir las naves de Társis, y traían oro, plata, marfil, simios, y pavos.
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).
22 Y excedió el rey Salomón a todos los reyes de la tierra en riqueza y en sabiduría.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 Y todos los reyes de la tierra procuraban ver el rostro de Salomón, por oír su sabiduría, que Dios había dado en su corazón.
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.
24 Y de estos cada uno traía su presente, vasos de plata, vasos de oro, vestidos, armas, especierías, caballos, y acémilas, todos los años.
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.
25 Tuvo también Salomón cuatro mil caballerizas para los caballos y carros, y doce mil caballeros, los cuales puso en las ciudades de los carros, y con el rey en Jerusalem.
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.
26 Y tuvo señorío sobre todos los reyes, desde el río hasta la tierra de los Filisteos, y hasta el término de Egipto.
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].
27 Y puso el rey plata en Jerusalem como piedras, y cedros como los cabrahígos que nacen por las campañas en abundancia.
[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.
28 Sacaban también caballos para Salomón de Egipto, y de todas las provincias.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 Lo demás de los hechos de Salomón primeros y postreros, ¿no está todo escrito en los libros de Natán profeta, y en la profecía de Ahías Silonita, y en las profecías de Addo vidente, contra Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat?
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.
30 Y reinó Salomón en Jerusalem sobre todo Israel cuarenta años.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 Y durmió Salomón con sus padres, y sepultáronle en la ciudad de David su padre: y reinó en su lugar Roboam su hijo.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
