1 Kings 4
1 Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
El rey Salomón gobernó sobre todo Israel.
2 and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
Estos eran sus funcionarios: Azarías, hijo de Sadoc, era el sacerdote;
3 Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
Elijoref y Ahías, hijos de Sisá, eran los secretarios del rey. Josafat, hijo de Ajilud, llevaba los registros reales.
4 Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
Benaía, hijo de Joyadá, era el comandante del ejército. Sadoc y Abiatar eran sacerdotes.
5 Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
Azarías, hijo de Natán, estaba a cargo de los gobernadores. Zabud, hijo de Natán, era sacerdote y consejero del rey.
6 Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
Ajisar era el administrador del palacio. Adoniram, hijo de Abdá, estaba a cargo de los obligados a trabajar para el rey.
7 Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
Salomón tenía doce gobernadores de zona cuyas responsabilidades abarcaban todo Israel, proporcionando alimentos para el rey y su casa. Cada uno, a su vez, organizaba los suministros para un mes del año.
8 Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
Sus nombres eran: Ben-Jur, en la región montañosa de Efraín;
9 Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
Ben Decar en Macaz, Salbín, Bet-semes y Elon-bet-Janán;
10 Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
Ben Jésed en Arubot (Soco y toda la tierra de Héferle pertenecían);
11 Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
Ben Abinadab, en todo Nafat-dor (Tafat, la hija de Salomón, era su esposa);
12 Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
Baná, hijo de Ajilud, en Tanac y Meguido, en toda la zona de Bet Seán, cerca de Saretán, debajo de Jezrel, y desde Bet-seán hasta Abel-Mejolá y a través de Jocmeán;
13 Ben-Geber, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
Ben-guéber, en Ramot de Galaad (las ciudades de Jair, hijo de Manasés, en Galaad le pertenecían, así como la región de Argob en Basán, con sesenta grandes ciudades con murallas y barras de bronce);
14 Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
Ajinadab, hijo de Idó, en Majanayin;
15 Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
Ajimaz, en Neftalí (se había casado con Basemat, hija de Salomón);
16 Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
Baaná, hijo de Husay, en Aser y en Alot;
17 Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
Josafat, hijo de Parúa, en Isacar;
18 Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
Simí, hijo de Elá, en Benjamín;
19 Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
Geber hijo de Uri, en la tierra de Galaad, (la antigua tierra de Sehón, rey de los amorreos, y de Og, rey de Basán. También había un gobernador que estaba sobre la tierra de Judá).
20 There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
Judá e Israel habían llegado a ser tan numerosos como la arena en la orilla de la fuente de metal. Comían, bebían y eran felices.
21 Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
Salomón dominaba todos los reinos desde el río Éufrates hasta el país de los filisteos, hasta la frontera de Egipto. Presentaron tributo a Salomón y le sirvieron durante su vida.
22 [To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
La comida que necesitaba cada día la corte de Salomón era de treinta coros de la mejor harina y sesenta coros de harina;
23 ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
diez reses engordadas, veinte reses de pasto, cien ovejas, así como ciervos, gacelas, corzos y aves de corral engordadas.
24 Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
Porque Salomón gobernaba toda la región al oeste del Éufrates, desde Tifa hasta Gaza, sobre todos los reinos al oeste del Éufrates. Y tenía paz por todos lados a su alrededor. Tuvo paz en todas las fronteras.
25 All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
Durante la vida de Salomón, todos los habitantes de Judá e Israel vivían con seguridad, desde Dan hasta Beerseba. Cada uno tenía su propia vid e higuera.
26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
Salomón tenía 40.000 establos para los caballos de sus carros y 12.000 auriculares.
27 His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
Cada mes, los gobernadores de la zona proporcionaban por turnos comida al rey Salomón y a todos los que comían en su mesa. Se aseguraban de que no faltara nada.
28 They also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
También entregaban cebada y paja donde se necesitaban para los caballos de los carros y las carretas.
29 God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
Dios le dio a Salomón sabiduría, un discernimiento muy grande y un entendimiento tan extenso como la arena de la orilla de la fuente de metal.
30 He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
La sabiduría de Salomón era mayor que la de todos los sabios de Oriente, mayor que toda la sabiduría de Egipto.
31 Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
Era más sabio que cualquiera, más sabio que Etán el ezraíta, más sabio que Hemán, Calcol y Darda, hijos de Mahol. Su fama se extendió por las naciones que le rodeaban.
32 He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
Salomón compuso tres mil proverbios y mil cinco canciones.
33 He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
Podía hablar del conocimiento de los árboles, desde el cedro del Líbano hasta el hisopo que crece en los muros. Enseñó sobre los animales, las aves, los reptiles y los peces.
34 People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].
Gente de todas las naciones acudía a escuchar la sabiduría de Salomón. Eran enviadas por todos los reyes de la tierra, que habían oído hablar de su sabiduría.
