१ राजाहरू 10
1 जब शेबाकी रानीले परमप्रभुको नाउँको सम्बन्धमा सोलोमनको कीर्ति सुनिन्, उनी कठिन प्रश्नहरू लिएर तिनलाई जाँच गर्न आइन् ।
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
2 उनी मसलाहरू लादिएका ऊँटहरू, थुप्रै सुन र धेरै बहुमूल्य रत्नहरू लिएर ज्यादै ठुलो लावालश्करसाथ यरूशलेम आइन् । उनी आइपुगेपछि उनले आफ्नो ह्रदयमा भएका सबै कुरा सोलोमनलाई बताइन् ।
She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
3 सोलोमनले उनका सबै प्रश्नका जवाफ दिए । उनले सोधेका सबै प्रश्नको राजाले जवाफ दिए ।
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
4 जब शेबाकी रानीले सोलोमनका सबै बुद्धि, तिनले बनाएका राजदरबार,
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
5 तिनको टेबुलको भोजन, तिनका वरिपरि बस्ने अधिकारीहरू, तिनका अधिकारीहरूका काम र तिनीहरूका पोशाक, सेवा टहल गर्ने नोकर-चाकरहरू, तिनले परमप्रभुको घरमा बलिदान गर्ने होमबलिको तरिका देखिन्, तब उनी अवाक् भइन् ।
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
6 उनले राजालाई भनिन्, “तपाईंका वचन र तपाईंको बुद्धिको बारेमा मैले मेरो देशमा सुनेको कुरो साँचो रहेछ ।
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
7 म यहाँ नआएसम्म मैले सुनेको कुरामा मैले विश्वास गरिनँ । अब मेरा आफ्नै आँखाले मैले देखेको छु । तपाईंको बुद्धि र धन-सम्पत्तिको बारेमा मलाई आधा मात्र बताइएको रहेछ! तपाईंको कीर्ति मैले सुनेको भन्दा ज्यादा रहेछ ।
But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
8 तपाईंका पत्नीहरू कति प्रसन्न होलान्! तपाईंको बुद्धि सुन्न पाएकाले तपाईंको सामु निरन्तर खडा हुने तपाईंका सेवकहरू कति प्रसन्न होलान्!
How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
9 परमप्रभु तपाईंका परमेश्वरको स्तुति होस् जो तपाईंमा प्रसन्न हुनुहुन्छ र जसले तपाईंलाई इस्राएलको सिंहासनमा राख्नुभएको छ । परमप्रभुले इस्राएललाई सदाको निम्ति प्रेम गर्नुभएकाले न्याय र धार्मिकता कायम गर्न उहाँले तपाईंलाई राजा बनाउनुभएको छ ।”
Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
10 उनले राजालाई चार टन सुन र प्रशस्त मात्रामा मसलासाथै बहुमूल्य रत्नहरू दिइन् । शेबाकी रानीले सोलोमन राजालाई दिएकी जत्तिकै यति प्रशस्त मसला तिनलाई फेरि कहिल्यै दिइएन । ओपीरबाट सुन ल्याउने
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 हीरामका जहाजहरूले पनि ठुलो परिमाणमा चन्दनको काठ र बहुमूल्य पत्थरहरू ल्याउँथे ।
(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
12 राजाले ती चन्दनका काठहरूबाट परमप्रभुको मन्दिर र राजदरबारका खम्बाहरू बनाउनुका अतिरिक्त गायकहरूका लागि वीणा र सारङ्गीहरू बनाए । चन्दनको काठको यति धेरै परिमाण आजको दिनसम्म फेरि कहिल्यै देखिएको छैन ।
The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
13 राजा सोलोमनले शेबाकी रानीले इच्छा गरेकी हरेक थोक दिए । राजाले आफ्नो राजकीय उदारताका अतिरिक्ता उनले मागेकी हरेक कुरा दिए । यसरी उनी आफ्ना सेवकहरूसँगै आफ्नो देशमा फर्किन् ।
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
14 सोलोमनकहाँ वर्षेनी आउने गरेको सुनको ओजन तेइस टन थियो ।
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
15 यसबाहेक, पैकारीहरू र व्यापारीहरूले पनि सुन ल्याउँथे । अरब देशका सबै राजा र प्रादेशिक राज्यपालहरूले पनि सोलोमनकहाँ सुनचाँदी ल्याउने गर्थे ।
not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
16 सोलोमन राजाले पिटेको सुनबाट दुई सयवटा ठुला-ठुला ढाल बनाए । प्रत्येक ढाल बनाउन साढे तिन किलोग्राम लागेको थियो ।
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
17 तिनले पिटेको सुनका तिन सयवटा स-साना ढाल पनि बनाए । प्रत्येक ढालमा करिब डेढ किलोग्राम सुन लागेको थियो । राजाले तिनलाई लेबनानको वन भनिने राजदरबारमा राखे ।
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 त्यसपछि राजाले हस्ती-हाडको एउटा ठुलो सिंहासन बनाई त्यसलाई सबैभन्दा उत्तम सुनले मोहोरे ।
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
19 सिंहासनमा उक्लने छवटा खुड्किला थिए, र यसको पछाडिपट्टि गोलाकार टुप्पो थियो । बस्ने आसनको दुवैपट्टि हात अड्याउने बाहु थिए, र बाहुका छेउ-छेउमा उभिएका एक-एकवटा सिंह थिए ।
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
20 छवटै खुट्किलाको एक-एकपट्टि एउटा-एउटा सिंह गरी खुट्किलाहरूमा बाह्रवटा सिंह खडा थिए । अन्य कुनै पनि राज्यमा यस्तो किसिमको सिंहासन थिएन ।
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
21 सोलोमन राजाका सबै पिउने कचौरा सुनका थिए, र लेबनानको वन भनिने राजदरबारका भएका सबै पिउने कचौरा निखुर सुनका थिए । कुनै पनि कचौरा चाँदीको थिएन किनकि सोलोमनको समयमा चाँदीलाई मूल्यवान् ठानिदैनथ्यो ।
All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
22 हीरामका जहाजहरूसँगै समुद्रमा सोलोमन राजाका पनि जहाजहरू थिए । हरेक तिन वर्षमा एक पटक जहाजहरूले सुन, चाँदी, हस्ति-हाडसाथै ढेडु र बाँदरहरू ल्याउने गर्थे ।
For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
23 यसरी सोलोमन राजा धन-सम्पत्ति र बुद्धिमा संसारका सबै राजाभन्दा श्रेष्ठ थिए ।
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
24 परमेश्वरले सोलोमनको ह्रदयमा हालिदिनुभएको तिनको बुद्धि सुन्नलाई सारा दुनियाँले तिनको उपस्थितिको खोजी गर्थे ।
The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
25 तिनलाई भेट्नेहरूले हरेक वर्ष कोसेली, सुन र चाँदीका भाँडाकुँडाहरू, लुगाहरू, हातहतियार, मसलासाथै घोडा र खच्चरहरू ल्याउँथे ।
Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
26 सोलोमनले रथहरू र घोडचढीहरू जम्मा गरे । तिनका चौध सयवटा रथ र बाह्र हजार घोडचढी थिए जसलाई तिनले रथ राख्ने सहरहरू र आफूसितै यरूशलेममा पनि राख्ने गर्थे ।
Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
27 राजाले यरूशलेममा चाँदी जमिनको ढुङ्गासरह बनाए । तिनले देवदारुचाहिँ पहाडका जङ्गली अञ्जीरका बोटहरूसरह प्रशस्त तुल्याए ।
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
28 सोलोमनका घोडाहरू मिश्र र क्यूएबाट पैठारी गरिन्थे, अनि राजाका व्यापारीहरूले तिनलाई क्यूएबाट किन्ने गर्थे ।
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
29 मिश्रबाट चाँदीका छ सय सिक्कामा एउटा रथ र चाँदीको डेढ सय सिक्कामा एउटा घोडा किनिन्थ्यो । त्यसपछि यीमध्ये धेरैजसो हित्ती र अरामीहरूका राजाहरूलाई बेचिन्थे ।
A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
