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].
La reina de Sabá tuvo noticia de la fama que Salomón se había adquirido para la gloria de Yahvé, y vino a probarle con enigmas.
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.
Llegó a Jerusalén con un séquito muy grande, con camellos que traían especias aromáticas, muchísimo oro y piedras preciosas. Y fue a ver a Salomón, con el cual habló de todo lo que había en su corazón.
3 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Salomón le respondió a todas sus preguntas; no hubo cosa que fuese escondida al Rey y de la cual no pudiese dar solución.
4 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace;
Al ver la reina de Sabá toda la sabiduría de Salomón, la casa que había edificado,
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.
los manjares de su mesa, las habitaciones de sus dignatarios, la manera de servir de sus criados y los trajes de ellos, sus coperos, y el holocausto que ofrecía en la Casa de Yahvé, quedó atónita,
6 She said to King Solomon, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
y dijo al rey Salomón: “Verdad es lo que oí decir en mi tierra respecto de ti y de tu sabiduría.
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.
Yo no creía lo dicho antes de haber venido y antes de haberlo visto con mis propios ojos; y he aquí que no me habían contado ni siquiera la mitad. Tu sabiduría y tu prosperidad son más grandes de lo que yo había oído.
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!
¡Dichosa tus gentes, dichosos estos tus siervos, que de continuo están en tu presencia y oyen tu sabiduría!
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.”
¡Bendito sea Yahvé, tu Dios, que se ha complacido en ti y te ha puesto sobre el trono de Israel! Porque Yahvé ama eternamente a Israel, y Él te ha constituido rey para que hagas juicio y justicia.”
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.
Luego regaló al rey ciento veinte talentos de oro, grandísima cantidad de especias aromáticas y piedras preciosas. Nunca más vino tanta cantidad de especias aromáticas como la que la reina de Sabá dio al rey Salomón.
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.
La flota de Hiram que traía oro de Ofir, trajo de Ofir también muchísima cantidad de madera de sándalo y de piedras preciosas.
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.
El rey hizo de la madera de sándalo balaustradas para la Casa de Yahvé y la casa del rey, y también cítaras y salterios para los cantores. Nunca jamás vino semejante madera de sándalo, ni se ha visto hasta el día de hoy.
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.
El rey Salomón dio a la reina de Sabá todo cuanto ella quiso y todo cuanto pidió, sin contar lo que además recibió de la regia munificencia de Salomón. Después se volvió y regresó a su país, acompañada de sus servidores.
14 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
El peso del oro que llegaba a Salomón cada año era de seiscientos sesenta y seis talentos de oro,
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.
fuera de lo que recibía de los mercaderes, del comercio de los traficantes, de todos los reyes de los beduinos y de los gobernadores del país.
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.
El rey Salomón fabricó doscientos escudos grandes de oro batido, empleando en cada escudo seiscientos siclos de oro;
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.
y trescientos escudos chicos de oro batido, empleando en cada escudo tres minas de oro, y los colocó el rey en la Casa del Bosque del Líbano.
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.
Hizo asimismo el rey un gran trono de marfil y lo guarneció de oro finísimo.
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.
Tenía el trono seis gradas y en la parte superior del trono un respaldo redondeado; tenía también brazos por uno y otro lado del asiento y dos leones de pie, junto a los brazos.
Doce leones estaban de pie allí sobre las seis gradas, a uno y otro lado. En ningún reino se fabricó jamás obra como esta.
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.
Todos los vasos en que bebía el rey Salomón eran de oro; asimismo toda la vajilla de la Casa del Bosque del Líbano era de oro fino. Nada era de plata, pues en tiempo de Salomón esta no se estimaba.
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).
Porque el rey tenía en el mar una flota de Tarsis, juntamente con la flota de Hiram. Una vez cada tres años venía la flota de Tarsis, trayendo oro, plata, marfil, monos y pavos reales;
23 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king.
de manera que en cuanto a riquezas y sabiduría el rey Salomón fue más grande que todos los reyes de la tierra.
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.
Y todo el mundo procuraba ver el rostro de Salomón, para oír la sabiduría que Dios había infundido en su corazón;
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.
y todos traían sus presentes, objetos de plata y objetos de oro, vestidos, armas, especias aromáticas, caballos y mulos. Así año tras año.
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.
Reunió Salomón carros y caballería; tenía mil cuatrocientos carros y doce mil jinetes, qué tenían su cuartel en las ciudades de los carros y en Jerusalén, junto al rey.
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.
El rey hizo que la plata en Jerusalén abundara como las piedras y la madera de cedro, y como los cabrahígos que crecen en llanura.
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].
Los caballos de Salomón venían de Egipto. Una caravana de comerciantes del rey los traía en grupos al precio (convenido).
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.
Un tiro de carro sacado de Egipto costaba seiscientos siclos de plata, y un caballo ciento cincuenta. También los traían en las mismas condiciones, por su intermedio, para todos los reyes de los heteos y para los reyes de la Siria.
