2 Chronicles 9
1 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.
At nang mabalitaan ng reina sa Seba ang kabantugan ni Salomon, siya'y naparoon upang subukin si Salomon, sa mga mahirap na tanong sa Jerusalem, na may maraming kaakbay, at mga kamelyo na may pasang mga espesia, at ginto na sagana, at mga mahalagang bato: at nang siya'y dumating kay Salomon, kaniyang inihinga sa kaniya ang lahat na laman ng kaniyang dibdib.
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
At isinaysay ni Salomon sa kaniya ang lahat niyang tanong: at walang bagay na nalingid kay Salomon na hindi niya isinaysay sa kaniya.
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
At nang makita ng reina sa Seba ang karunungan ni Salomon, at ang bahay na kaniyang itinayo.
4 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.
At ang pagkain sa kaniyang dulang, at ang pagkaayos ng kaniyang mga alila, at ang tayo ng kaniyang mga tagapaglingkod, at ang kanilang mga pananamit, gayon din ang kaniyang mga tagahawak ng saro, at ang kanilang mga pananamit; at ang kaniyang sampahan na kaniyang sinasampahan sa bahay ng Panginoon: nawalan siya ng loob.
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
At sinabi niya sa hari, Tunay na balita ang aking narinig sa aking sariling lupain tungkol sa iyong mga gawa, at sa iyong karunungan.
6 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.
Gayon ma'y hindi ko pinaniwalaan ang kanilang mga salita hanggang sa ako'y dumating, at nakita ng aking mga mata: at, narito, ang kalahati ng kalakhan ng iyong karunungan ay hindi nasaysay sa akin: ikaw ay humigit sa kabantugan na aking narinig.
7 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!
Mapapalad ang iyong mga tao, at mapapalad itong iyong mga lingkod, na nagsisitayong palagi sa harap mo, at nangakakarinig ng iyong karunungan.
8 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.”
Purihin ang Panginoon mong Dios, na nalulugod sa iyo, na inilagay ka sa kaniyang luklukan, upang maging hari na ukol sa Panginoon mong Dios: sapagka't minamahal ng iyong Dios ang Israel, upang itatag magpakailan man, kaya't ginawa ka niyang hari sa kanila, upang magsagawa ng kahatulan at ng katuwiran.
9 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.
At siya'y nagbigay sa hari ng isang daan at dalawangpung talentong ginto, at mga espesia na totoong sagana, at mga mahalagang bato: ni nagkaroon pa man ng gayong espesia na gaya ng ibinigay ng reina sa Seba sa haring Salomon.
10 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.
At ang mga bataan naman ni Hiram, at ang mga bataan ni Salomon, na nagsipagdala ng ginto mula sa Ophir, nagsipagdala ng mga kahoy na algum at mga mahalagang bato.
At ginawang mga hagdanan ng hari ang mga kahoy na algum sa bahay ng Panginoon, at sa bahay ng hari, at mga alpa, at mga salterio na ukol sa mga mangaawit: at wala nang nakita pang gaya niyaon sa lupain ng Juda.
At ang haring Salomon ay nagbigay sa reina sa Seba ng lahat niyang nasa, anomang hiningi niya, bukod sa timbang ng kaniyang dinala sa hari. Sa gayo'y siya'y bumalik, at umuwi sa kaniyang sariling lupain, siya at ang kaniyang mga lingkod.
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
Ang timbang nga ng ginto na dumating kay Salomon sa isang taon ay anim na raan at anim na pu't anim na talentong ginto,
14 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.
Bukod doon sa dinala ng mga manglalako at mga mangangalakal; at ang lahat na hari sa Arabia at ang mga tagapamahala sa lupain ay nagsipagdala ng ginto at pilak kay Salomon.
15 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.
At ang haring Salomon ay gumawa ng dalawang daang kalasag na pinukpok na ginto: anim na raang siklo na pinukpok na ginto ang ginamit sa bawa't kalasag.
16 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.
At siya'y gumawa ng tatlong daang kalasag na pinukpok na ginto; tatlong daang siklo na ginto ang ginamit sa bawa't kalasag: at inilagay ng hari sa bahay na kahoy sa gubat ng Libano.
17 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.
Bukod dito'y gumawa ang hari ng isang malaking luklukang garing, at binalot ng taganas na ginto.
18 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.
At may anim na baytang sa luklukan, at isang gintong tungtungan, na mga nakakapit sa luklukan, at may mga pinakakamay sa bawa't tagiliran sa siping ng dako ng upuan, at dalawang leon ang nakatayo sa siping ng mga pinakakamay.
19 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.
At labing dalawang leon ang nakatayo roon sa isang dako at sa kabilang dako sa ibabaw ng anim na baytang: walang nagawang gayon sa alinmang kaharian.
20 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.
At ang lahat na sisidlang inuman ni Salomon ay ginto, at ang lahat ng sisidlan sa bahay na kahoy sa gubat ng Libano ay taganas na ginto; ang pilak ay hindi mahalaga sa mga kaarawan ni Salomon.
21 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).
Sapagka't ang hari ay may mga sasakyan na nagsisiparoon sa Tharsis na kasama ng mga bataan ni Hiram: minsan sa bawa't tatlong taon ay dumarating ang mga sasakyang dagat ng Tharsis, na nagsisipagdala ng ginto, at pilak, garing, at mga ungoy, at mga pabo real.
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
Sa gayo'y ang haring Salomon ay humihigit sa lahat ng hari sa lupa, sa kayamanan at sa karunungan.
23 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.
At hinanap ng lahat na hari sa lupa ang harapan ni Salomon, upang magsipakinig ng kaniyang karunungan, na inilagay ng Dios sa kaniyang puso.
24 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.
At sila'y nagsipagdala bawa't isa ng kanikaniyang kaloob, na mga sisidlang pilak, at mga sisidlang ginto, at damit, sandata, at mga espesia, mga kabayo, at mga mula, isang takdang kayamanan sa taon-taon.
25 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.
At si Salomon ay may apat na libong silungan ng kabayo at mga karo, at labing dalawang libong mangangabayo, na kaniyang mga inilagay sa mga bayan ng mga karo, at kasama ng hari sa Jerusalem.
26 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].
At siya'y nagpuno sa lahat ng mga hari mula sa Ilog hanggang sa lupain ng mga Filisteo, at sa hangganan ng Egipto.
27 [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.
At ginawa ng hari na maging parang mga bato ang pilak sa Jerusalem, at ang mga sedro ay ginawa niyang maging parang mga puno ng sikomoro na nasa mababang lupa, dahil sa kasaganaan.
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
At sila'y nagsipagdala ng mga kabayo kay Salomon mula sa Egipto, at mula sa lahat ng mga lupain.
29 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.
Ang iba nga sa mga gawa ni Salomon, na una at huli, di ba nangasusulat sa kasaysayan ni Nathan na propeta, at sa panghuhula ni Ahias na Silonita, at sa mga pangitain ni Iddo na tagakita tungkol kay Jeroboam na anak ni Nabat?
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
At si Salomon ay naghari sa Jerusalem sa buong Israel na apat na pung taon.
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
At natulog si Salomon na kasama ng kaniyang mga magulang, at siya'y nalibing sa bayan ni David na kaniyang ama: at si Roboam na kaniyang anak ay naghari na kahalili niya.
