2 Tawarikh 9
1 Ketika ratu negeri Syeba mendengar kabar tentang Salomo, maka dengan pasukan pengiring yang sangat besar dan dengan unta-unta yang membawa rempah-rempah, banyak emas dan batu permata yang mahal-mahal datanglah ia ke Yerusalem hendak menguji Salomo dengan teka-teki. Setelah ia sampai kepada Salomo, dipercakapkannyalah segala yang ada dalam hatinya dengan dia.
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 Dan Salomo menjawab segala pertanyaan ratu itu; bagi Salomo tidak ada yang tersembunyi, yang tidak dapat dijawabnya untuk ratu itu.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 Ketika ratu negeri Syeba melihat hikmat Salomo dan rumah yang telah didirikannya,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 makanan di mejanya, cara duduk pegawai-pegawainya, cara pelayan-pelayannya melayani dan berpakaian, juru-juru minumannya dan pakaian mereka, dan korban bakaran yang biasa dipersembahkannya di rumah TUHAN, maka tercenganglah ratu itu.
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 Dan ia berkata kepada raja: "Benar juga kabar yang kudengar di negeriku tentang engkau dan tentang hikmatmu,
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 tetapi aku tidak percaya perkataan-perkataan mereka sampai aku datang dan melihatnya dengan mataku sendiri; sungguh, setengah dari hikmatmu yang besar itu belum diberitahukan kepadaku; engkau melebihi kabar yang kudengar.
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 Berbahagialah orang-orangmu, dan berbahagialah para pegawaimu ini yang selalu melayani engkau dan menyaksikan hikmatmu!
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 Terpujilah TUHAN, Allahmu, yang telah berkenan kepadamu sedemikian, hingga Ia mendudukkan engkau di atas takhta-Nya sebagai raja untuk TUHAN, Allahmu! Karena Allahmu mengasihi orang Israel, maka Ia menetapkan mereka untuk selama-lamanya, dan menjadikan engkau raja atas mereka untuk melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran."
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 Lalu diberikan kepada raja seratus dua puluh talenta emas, dan sangat banyak rempah-rempah dan batu permata yang mahal-mahal; tidak pernah lagi ada rempah-rempah seperti yang diberikan ratu negeri Syeba kepada raja Salomo itu.
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 Lagipula hamba-hamba Huram dan hamba-hamba Salomo, yang membawa emas dari Ofir, membawa juga kayu cendana dan batu permata yang mahal-mahal.
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 Raja mengerjakan kayu cendana itu menjadi tangga-tangga untuk rumah TUHAN dan istana raja, dan juga menjadi kecapi dan gambus untuk para penyanyi. Hal seperti itu tidak pernah kelihatan sebelumnya di tanah Yehuda.
12 Raja Salomo memberikan kepada ratu negeri Syeba segala yang dikehendakinya dan yang dimintanya, melebihi yang dibawa ratu itu untuk raja. Lalu ratu itu berangkat pulang ke negerinya bersama-sama dengan pegawai-pegawainya.
13 Adapun berat emas, yang dibawa kepada Salomo dalam satu tahun ialah seberat enam ratus enam puluh enam talenta,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 belum terhitung yang dibawa oleh saudagar-saudagar dan pedagang-pedagang; juga semua raja Arab dan bupati-bupati di negeri itu membawa emas dan perak kepada Salomo.
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 Raja Salomo membuat dua ratus perisai besar dari emas tempaan, enam ratus syikal emas tempaan dipakainya untuk setiap perisai besar;
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 ia membuat juga tiga ratus perisai kecil dari emas tempaan, tiga ratus syikal emas dipakainya untuk setiap perisai kecil; lalu raja menaruh semuanya itu di dalam gedung "Hutan Libanon".
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 Juga raja membuat takhta besar dari gading, yang disalutnya dengan emas murni.
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 Takhta itu enam tingkatnya, dan tumpuan kakinya dari emas, yang dipautkan pada takhta itu, dan pada kedua sisi tempat duduk ada kelek-kelek. Di samping kelek-kelek itu berdiri dua singa,
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 sedang dua belas singa berdiri di atas keenam tingkat itu sebelah-menyebelah; belum pernah diperbuat yang demikian bagi sesuatu kerajaan.
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 Segala perkakas minuman raja Salomo dari emas dan segala barang di gedung "Hutan Libanon" itu dari emas murni; perak tidak dianggap berharga pada zaman Salomo.
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 Sebab raja mempunyai kapal-kapal yang berlayar ke Tarsis bersama-sama dengan orang-orang Huram; dan sekali tiga tahun kapal-kapal Tarsis itu datang membawa emas dan perak serta gading; juga kera dan burung merak.
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 Raja Salomo melebihi semua raja di bumi dalam hal kekayaan dan hikmat.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 Semua raja di bumi berikhtiar menghadap Salomo untuk menyaksikan hikmat yang telah ditaruh Allah di dalam hatinya.
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 Mereka datang masing-masing membawa persembahannya, yakni barang-barang perak dan barang-barang emas, pakaian, senjata, rempah-rempah, kuda dan bagal, dan begitulah tahun demi tahun.
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 Salomo mempunyai juga empat ribu kandang untuk kuda-kudanya dan kereta-keretanya dan dua belas ribu orang berkuda, yang ditempatkan dalam kota-kota kereta dan dekat raja di Yerusalem.
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 Dan ia memerintah atas semua raja mulai dari sungai Efrat sampai negeri orang Filistin dan sampai ke tapal batas Mesir.
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 Raja membuat banyaknya perak di Yerusalem sama seperti batu, dan banyaknya pohon kayu aras sama seperti pohon ara yang tumbuh di Daerah Bukit.
[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 Kuda untuk Salomo didatangkan dari Misraim dan dari segala negeri.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 Selebihnya dari riwayat Salomo dari awal sampai akhir, bukankah semuanya itu tertulis dalam riwayat nabi Natan dan dalam nubuat Ahia, orang Silo itu, dan dalam penglihatan-penglihatan Ido, pelihat itu, tentang Yerobeam bin Nebat?
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 memerintah di Yerusalem atas seluruh Israel empat puluh tahun lamanya.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 Kemudian Salomo mendapat perhentian bersama-sama dengan nenek moyangnya, dan ia dikuburkan di kota Daud, ayahnya. Maka Rehabeam, anaknya, menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
