2 Chronik 9
1 Auch die Königin von Saba hatte den Ruhm über Salomo vernommen. So kam sie nach Jerusalem, Salomo mit Rätseln zu prüfen, mit sehr großem Gefolge und mit Kamelen, beladen mit Spezereien und Gold in Menge und Edelsteinen. So kam sie zu Salomo. Da besprach sie mit ihm alles, was sie auf dem Herzen hatte.
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 Und Salomo gab ihr Antwort auf alle ihre Fragen. Nichts war Salomo verborgen, das er ihr nicht beantwortet hätte.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 Als die Königin von Saba die Weisheit Salomos sah, den Palast, den er erbaut,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 die Speisen seines Tisches, die Sitze seiner Diener, das Aufwarten seiner Bedienten, ihre Gewandung, seine Mundschenken und ihre Gewandung und sein Brandopfer, das er im Hause des Herrn darbrachte, da war sie außer sich.
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 Sie sprach zum König: "Wahrheit ist es, was ich in meinem Lande von deinen Sachen und deiner Weisheit vernommen habe.
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 Ich habe ihren Worten nicht geglaubt, bis ich selbst gekommen bin und es dann mit eigenen Augen gesehen habe. Dabei ist mir nicht die Hälfte der Fülle deiner Weisheit gemeldet worden. Du übertriffst den Ruhm, den ich vernommen habe.
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 Glücklich deine Mannen! Glücklich diese deine Diener, die allzeit vor dir stehen und deine Weisheit hören!
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 Gepriesen der Herr, dein Gott, der an dir Wohlgefallen gefunden, um dich auf seinen Thron als König für den Herrn, deinen Gott, zu setzen! Weil dein Gott Israel liebt und es ewig bestehen lassen will, darum hat er dich über sie zum König gesetzt, um Recht und Gerechtigkeit zu üben."
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 Sie gab dem König 120 Talente Gold, Spezereien in sehr großer Menge und Edelsteine. Nie hatte es solche Spezereien gegeben wie die, die Sabas Königin dem König Salomo geschenkt hatte.
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 Auch Churam und Salomos Knechte, die Gold aus Ophir holten, brachten Aloeholz und Edelsteine.
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 Und der König machte aus dem Aloeholz Treppen zum Hause des Herrn und zum Königshause und Zithern und Harfen für die Sänger.
12 Der König Salomo aber erfüllte der Königin von Saba all ihre Wünsche, noch über das hinaus, worum sie den König gebeten hatte. Sie kehrte nun heim und zog in ihr Land mit ihren Dienern.
13 Das Gewicht des Goldes, das für Salomo in einem Jahr einging, betrug 666 Goldtalente,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 außer dem, was die Kaufleute und Händler brachten. Auch alle abgabepflichtigen Könige und die Statthalter des Landes lieferten Salomo Gold und Silber.
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 Der König Salomo machte 200 Schilde aus geschlagenem Golde; auf jeden Schild verwendete er 600 Ring geschlagenes Gold.
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 Dazu 300 Schildchen aus geschlagenem Golde. Auf jedes Schildchen verwendete er 300 Ring geschlagenes Gold. Und der König tat sie in das Libanonwaldhaus.
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 Ferner machte der König einen großen Elfenbeinthron und überzog ihn mit reinem Golde.
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 Sechs Stufen hatte der Thron und eine Thronsessellehne. Sie waren mit Gold gefaßt, ebenso die Armlehnen auf beiden Seiten des Sitzplatzes. Und zwei Löwen standen neben den Lehnen.
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 Zwölf Löwen standen dort auf den sechs Stufen zu beiden Seiten. Solches ward für kein anderes Königreich gemacht.
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 Alle Trinkgefäße des Königs Salomo waren aus Gold und alle Geräte des Libanonwaldhauses von feinem Gold. Silber galt in Salomos Tagen für nichts.
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 Denn der König besaß Schiffe, die mit Churams Knechten nach Tarsis fuhren. Alle drei Jahre einmal kamen die Tarsisschiffe und brachten Gold und Silber, Elfenbein, Affen und Pfaue.
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 So übertraf der König Salomo alle Könige der Erde an Reichtum und Weisheit.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 Und alle Könige der Erde suchten Salomos Anblick, um seine Weisheit zu hören, die ihm Gott ins Herz gelegt hatte.
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 Sie brachten jeder seine Gabe, silberne und goldene Geräte, Gewänder, Waffen und Spezereien, Rosse und Maultiere, Jahr für Jahr.
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 Und Salomo besaß 4.000 Gespanne, Rosse und Wagen und 12.000 Reiter. Er legte sie in die Wagenstädte und in die Umgebung des Königs nach 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 Und er war Herrscher über alle Könige vom Strome bis zum Philisterland und bis zur Grenze Ägyptens.
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 Und der König machte das Silber zu Jerusalem den Steinen gleich und die Zedern gleich den Maulbeerbäumen in der Niederung.
[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 Man führte Rosse für Salomo aus Ägypten und aus allen Ländern ein.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 Ist nicht Salomos übrige Geschichte, die frühere und die spätere, aufgeschrieben in der Geschichte des Propheten Natan, in der Weissagung des Siloniten Achia und in der Offenbarung des Sehers Jedo an Nebats Sohn Jeroboam?
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 Salomo herrschte zu Jerusalem über ganz Israel vierzig Jahre.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 Alsdann legte sich Salomo zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn in seines Vaters David Stadt. Und sein Sohn Rechabeam ward König an seiner Statt.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
