1 Kings 10
1 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].
Ketika ratu negeri Syeba mendengar kabar tentang Salomo, berhubung dengan nama TUHAN, maka datanglah ia hendak mengujinya dengan teka-teki.
2 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.
Ia datang ke Yerusalem dengan pasukan pengiring yang sangat besar, dengan unta-unta yang membawa rempah-rempah, sangat banyak emas dan batu permata yang mahal-mahal. Setelah ia sampai kepada Salomo, dikatakannyalah segala yang ada dalam hatinya kepadanya.
3 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Dan Salomo menjawab segala pertanyaan ratu itu; bagi raja tidak ada yang tersembunyi, yang tidak dapat dijawabnya untuk ratu itu.
4 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace;
Ketika ratu negeri Syeba melihat segala hikmat Salomo dan rumah yang telah didirikannya,
5 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.
makanan di mejanya, cara duduk pegawai-pegawainya, cara pelayan-pelayannya melayani dan berpakaian, minumannya dan korban bakaran yang biasa dipersembahkannya di rumah TUHAN, maka tercenganglah ratu itu.
6 She said to King Solomon, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
Dan ia berkata kepada raja: "Benar juga kabar yang kudengar di negeriku tentang engkau dan tentang hikmatmu,
7 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.
tetapi aku tidak percaya perkataan-perkataan itu sampai aku datang dan melihatnya dengan mataku sendiri; sungguh setengahnyapun belum diberitahukan kepadaku; dalam hal hikmat dan kemakmuran, engkau melebihi kabar yang kudengar.
8 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!
Berbahagialah para isterimu, berbahagialah para pegawaimu ini yang selalu melayani engkau dan menyaksikan hikmatmu!
9 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.”
Terpujilah TUHAN, Allahmu, yang telah berkenan kepadamu sedemikian, hingga Ia mendudukkan engkau di atas takhta kerajaan Israel! Karena TUHAN mengasihi orang Israel untuk selama-lamanya, maka Ia telah mengangkat engkau menjadi raja untuk melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran."
10 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.
Lalu diberikannyalah kepada raja seratus dua puluh talenta emas, dan sangat banyak rempah-rempah dan batu permata yang mahal-mahal; tidak pernah datang lagi begitu banyak rempah-rempah seperti yang diberikan ratu negeri Syeba kepada raja Salomo itu.
11 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.
Lagipula kapal-kapal Hiram, yang mengangkut emas dari Ofir, membawa dari Ofir sangat banyak kayu cendana dan batu permata yang mahal-mahal.
12 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.
Raja mengerjakan kayu cendana itu menjadi langkan untuk rumah TUHAN dan untuk istana raja, dan juga menjadi kecapi dan gambus untuk para penyanyi; kayu cendana seperti itu tidak datang dan tidak kelihatan lagi sampai hari ini.
13 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.
Raja Salomo memberikan kepada ratu negeri Syeba segala yang dikehendakinya dan yang dimintanya, selain apa yang telah diberikannya kepadanya sebagaimana layak bagi raja Salomo. Lalu ratu itu berangkat pulang ke negerinya bersama-sama dengan pegawai-pegawainya.
14 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
Adapun emas, yang dibawa kepada Salomo dalam satu tahun ialah seberat enam ratus enam puluh enam talenta,
15 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.
belum terhitung yang didapat dari saudagar-saudagar dan dari pedagang-pedagang dan dari semua raja Arab dan bupati-bupati di negeri itu.
16 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.
Raja Salomo membuat dua ratus perisai besar dari emas tempaan, enam ratus syikal emas dipakainya untuk setiap perisai besar;
17 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.
ia membuat juga tiga ratus perisai kecil dari emas tempaan, tiga mina emas dipakainya untuk setiap perisai kecil; lalu raja menaruh semuanya itu di dalam gedung "Hutan Libanon".
18 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.
Juga raja membuat takhta besar dari gading, yang disalutnya dengan emas tua.
19 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.
Takhta itu enam tingkatnya; pada takhta itu ada di sebelah belakang sebuah kepala bundar, dan pada kedua sisi tempat duduk ada kelek-kelek. Di samping kelek-kelek itu berdiri dua singa,
sedang dua belas singa berdiri di atas keenam tingkat itu sebelah-menyebelah; belum pernah diperbuat yang demikian bagi sesuatu kerajaan.
21 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.
Segala perkakas minuman raja Salomo dari emas dan segala barang di gedung "Hutan Libanon" itu dari emas murni; tidak ada barang perak, sebab orang menganggap perak tidak berharga pada zaman Salomo.
22 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).
Sebab di laut raja mempunyai kapal-kapal Tarsis bergabung dengan kapal-kapal Hiram; dan sekali tiga tahun kapal-kapal Tarsis itu datang membawa emas dan perak serta gading; juga kera dan burung merak.
23 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king.
Raja Salomo melebihi semua raja di bumi dalam hal kekayaan dan hikmat.
24 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.
Seluruh bumi berikhtiar menghadap Salomo untuk menyaksikan hikmat yang telah ditaruh Allah di dalam hatinya.
25 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.
Mereka datang masing-masing membawa persembahannya, yakni barang-barang perak dan barang-barang emas, pakaian, senjata, rempah-rempah, kuda dan bagal, dan begitulah tahun demi tahun.
26 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.
Salomo mengumpulkan juga kereta dan orang berkuda, sehingga ia mempunyai seribu empat ratus kereta dan dua belas ribu orang berkuda, yang semuanya ditempatkan dalam kota-kota kereta dan dekat raja di Yerusalem.
27 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.
Raja membuat banyaknya perak di Yerusalem sama seperti batu, dan banyaknya pohon kayu aras sama seperti pohon ara yang tumbuh di Daerah Bukit.
28 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].
Kuda untuk Salomo didatangkan dari Misraim dan dari Kewe; saudagar-saudagar raja membelinya dari Kewe dengan harga pasar.
29 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.
Sebuah kereta yang didatangkan dari Misraim berharga sampai enam ratus syikal perak, dan seekor kuda sampai seratus lima puluh syikal; dan begitu juga melalui mereka dikeluarkan semuanya itu kepada semua raja orang Het dan kepada raja-raja Aram.
