1 Ar-ari 10
1 Idi nadamag ti reyna ti Seba ti kinalatak ni Solomon maipanggep iti nagan ni Yahweh, napan isuna tapno subukenna isuna babaen kadagiti naririkut a saludsod.
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].
2 Napan isuna idiay Jerusalem nga addaan iti adu a kakuyog a nagdaliasat, karaman dagiti kamelio a nagawit kadagiti bangbanglo, adu unay a balitok, ken adu a napapateg a batbato. Idi dimteng isuna, imbagana kenni Solomon dagiti amin nga adda iti pusona.
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.
3 Sinungbatan amin ni Solomon dagiti saludsodna. Awan ti sinaludsodna a saan a sinungbatan ni Solomon.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
4 Idi nakita ti reyna ti Seba ti amin a kinasirib ni Solomon, ti palasio nga impatakderna,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace;
5 ti taraon iti lamisaanna ken dagiti panagtugaw dagiti adipenna ken dagiti trabaho dagiti adipenna ken dagiti kawesda, kasta met ti taga-idasar ti kopana ken ti wagas a panangidatonna kadagiti daton a mapuoran idiay balay ni Yahweh, awanen ti bileg kenkuana.
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.
6 Kinunana iti ari, “Pudno, ti damag a nangngegak iti bukodko a daga maipapan kadagiti saom ken kinasiribmo.
She said to King Solomon, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
7 Saanko a pinati ti nangngegko agingga nga immayak ditoy, ket ita nakita daytoy dagiti matak. Saan a naibaga kaniak ti kagudua maipanggep iti kinasirib ken kinabaknangmo! Limmabeska iti kinalatak a nangngegak.
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.
8 Anian a naggasat dagiti tattaom, ken anian a naggasat dagiti adipenmo a kankanayon nga agserserbi kenka, gapu ta mangngegda ti kinasiribmo.
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!
9 Madaydayaw koma ni Yahweh a Diosmo, a maragsakan kenka, a nangisaad kenka iti trono ti Israel. Gapu ta ay-ayaten ni Yahweh ti Israel iti agnanayon, pinagbalinnaka nga ari, tapno agbalinka a nalinteg nga ukom ken aramidem ti nainkalintegan!”
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.”
10 Innikkanna ti ari iti 120 a talento ti balitok ken adu a bangbanglo ken napapateg a batbato. Awanen iti ad-adu pay a kas iti kaadu dagitoy a bangbanglo nga inted ti reyna ti Seba kenni Ari Solomon a naited manen kenkuana.
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.
11 Dagiti adu a barko ni Hiram nga aglaylayag, a nangiyeg iti balitok manipud Ofir, ket nangiyeg met manipud Ofir iti adu a kayo nga almug ken napapateg a batbato.
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.
12 Nagaramid ti ari kadagiti adigi manipud iti kayo nga almug para iti templo ni Yahweh ken para iti palasio ti ari, ken dagiti arpa ken dagiti lira para kadagiti kumakanta. Awan iti kasta a kaadu iti kayo nga almug ti naipan wenno nakita manen agpapan ita nga aldaw.
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.
13 Inted ni Ari Solomon iti reyna ti Saba ti amin a kinalikagumanna, aniaman a kiniddawna, malaksid pay kadagiti inted ni Solomon kenkuana manipud iti kinaparabur ti ari. Nagsubli ngarud isuna iti bukodna a daga a kaduana dagiti adipenna.
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.
14 Ita, ti kadagsen ti balitok a simmangpet kenni Solomon iti makatawen ket 666 a talento dagiti balitok,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
15 malaksid ti balitok nga inyeg dagiti agisuksukat ken agtagtagilako. Nangiyeg met dagiti amin nga ari ti Arabia ken dagiti gobernador iti pagilian iti balitok ken pirak kenni Solomon.
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.
16 Nangaramid ni Ari Solomon iti dua gasut a dadakkel a kalasag a napitpit a balitok. Innem a gasut a siklo ti balitok ti naaramat iti tunggal maysa.
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.
17 Nangaramid pay isuna iti tallo gasut a kalasag a napitpit a balitok. Tallo a libra ti balitok ti naaramat iti tunggal kalasag; inkabil dagitoy ti ari idiay Palasio iti Bakir ti Lebanon.
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.
18 Ket nangaramid ti ari iti maysa a dakkel a trono a marfil ket kinalupkopanna daytoy iti kasasayaatan a balitok.
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.
19 Adda innem a tukad ti agdan nga agturong iti trono, ket nagbukel ti tuktok ti likudan daytoy. Adda pagparabawan kadagiti ima iti tunggal sikigan ti pagtugawan, ken dua a sinan-leon a nakatakder iti abay dagiti pagparabawan kadagiti ima.
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.
20 Sangapulo ket dua a sinan-leon ti nakatakder kadagiti tukad, maysa iti tunggal igid ti tunggal maysa kadagiti innem a tukad. Awan iti kas iti daytoy a trono iti uray sadinoman a pagarian.
21 Balitok amin dagiti paginuman a kopa ni Ari Solomon, ken puro a balitok amin dagiti paginuman a kopa idiay Palasio iti Kabakiran ti Lebanon. Awan ti pirak, gapu ta saan a maibilang a napateg ti pirak kadagiti al-aldaw ni Solomon.
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.
22 Addaan ti ari kadagiti adu nga aglaylayag a barko iti baybay, a kakadua dagiti adu nga aglaylayag a barko ni Hiram. Maminsan iti tallo a tawen a mangisangpet iti balitok, pirak, ken marfil, kasta met kadagiti sunggo ken kadagiti bakes dagiti adu nga aglaylayag a barko.
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).
23 Isu a naartapan ni Ari Solomon dagiti amin nga ari iti lubong iti kinabaknang ken iti kinasirib.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king.
24 Binirok dagiti amin a tattao iti daga ti presensia ni Solomon tapno denggenda ti kinasiribna, nga inkabil ti Dios iti pusona.
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.
25 Nangiyeg dagiti simarungkar kadagiti sagut, al-alikamen a pirak ken balitok, ken kawkawes, kabal, ken kadagiti bangbanglo, kasta met kadagiti kabalio ken mulo, iti tinawen.
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.
26 Nagurnong ni Solomon kadagiti lugan a pakigubat ken lallaki a kumakabalio. Addaan isuna iti 1, 400 a lugan a pakigubat ken sangapiulo ket dua a ribu a kabalio nga inkabilna kadagiti siudad a pakaikabkabilan dagiti lugan a pakigubat ken agraman iti ayanna idiay Jerusalem.
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.
27 Addaan ti ari iti pirak idiay Jerusalem, a kas kaadu dagiti bato iti daga. Pinaaduna iti kayo a sedro a kas iti kaadu dagiti kayo a sikomoro nga igos nga adda kadagiti nababa a daga.
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.
28 Addaan ni Solomon kadagiti kabalio a nagatang manipud Egipto ken Cilicia. Arba-arban ti pananggatang dagitoy dagiti agtagtagilako ti ari, kada arban ti gatadna.
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].
29 Nagatang ti tunggal lugan a pakigubat manipud idiay Egipto iti innem a gasut a siklo ti pirak, ken dagiti kabalio ket 150 a siklo iti tunggal maysa. Ket adu kadagitoy ket nailako kadagiti amin nga ari dagiti Heteo ken ti Aram.
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.
