१ राजाहरू 10
1 जब शेबाकी रानीले परमप्रभुको नाउँको सम्बन्धमा सोलोमनको कीर्ति सुनिन्, उनी कठिन प्रश्नहरू लिएर तिनलाई जाँच गर्न आइन् ।
The queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she came to Jerusalem to test him with tough 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 brought with her a very large entourage, with camels loaded with spices, large amounts of gold, and precious gemstones. She came to Solomon and asked him about everything she had on her mind.
3 सोलोमनले उनका सबै प्रश्नका जवाफ दिए । उनले सोधेका सबै प्रश्नको राजाले जवाफ दिए ।
Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing he couldn't explain to her.
4 जब शेबाकी रानीले सोलोमनका सबै बुद्धि, तिनले बनाएका राजदरबार,
When the queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wisdom, and 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 on the table, how his officials lived, how his servants operated and how they were dressed, the clothes of the waiters, and the burnt offerings he presented at the Lord's Temple, she was so astonished she could hardly breathe.
6 उनले राजालाई भनिन्, “तपाईंका वचन र तपाईंको बुद्धिको बारेमा मैले मेरो देशमा सुनेको कुरो साँचो रहेछ ।
She told the king, “It's true what I heard in my own country about your proverbs and your wisdom!
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 didn't believe what they told me until I came and saw with my own eyes. In fact, I wasn't told the half of it—the extent of your wisdom far exceeds what I heard!
8 तपाईंका पत्नीहरू कति प्रसन्न होलान्! तपाईंको बुद्धि सुन्न पाएकाले तपाईंको सामु निरन्तर खडा हुने तपाईंका सेवकहरू कति प्रसन्न होलान्!
How happy your people must be! How happy those who work for you, who stand here every day listening to 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 ।”
Praise the Lord your God who is so pleased with you, who placed you on his throne as king to rule on his behalf. Because of the love of your God for Israel he has made them secure forever, and he has made you king over them to do what is fair and right.”
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
She presented the king with one hundred and twenty talents of gold, huge amounts of spices and precious stones. Never before had there been spices like those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 हीरामका जहाजहरूले पनि ठुलो परिमाणमा चन्दनको काठ र बहुमूल्य पत्थरहरू ल्याउँथे ।
(Hiram's fleet of ships brought gold from Ophir, and also carried algum 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 used the algum wood to make steps for the Temple and for the royal palace, and into lyres and harps for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.)
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 wanted, whatever she asked for. This was in addition to the usual gifts he had generously given her. Then she and her attendants returned home to her own country.
14 सोलोमनकहाँ वर्षेनी आउने गरेको सुनको ओजन तेइस टन थियो ।
The weight of gold that Solomon received 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 that received from traders and merchants, and all the kings of Arabia 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 shields of hammered gold. Each shield required six hundred shekels of hammered gold.
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. Each of these shields required three gold minas. The king placed them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 त्यसपछि राजाले हस्ती-हाडको एउटा ठुलो सिंहासन बनाई त्यसलाई सबैभन्दा उत्तम सुनले मोहोरे ।
The king also made a great throne of ivory, and covered 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, with a rounded top at the back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with lions standing beside the armrests.
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 on opposite ends 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 of King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. No silver was used, because it was not valued 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 ।
The king had a fleet of ships from Tarshish crewed by Hiram's sailors. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive with a cargo of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
23 यसरी सोलोमन राजा धन-सम्पत्ति र बुद्धिमा संसारका सबै राजाभन्दा श्रेष्ठ थिए ।
King Solomon was greater than any other king on earth in wealth and wisdom.
24 परमेश्वरले सोलोमनको ह्रदयमा हालिदिनुभएको तिनको बुद्धि सुन्नलाई सारा दुनियाँले तिनको उपस्थितिको खोजी गर्थे ।
The whole world wanted to meet Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had placed in his mind.
25 तिनलाई भेट्नेहरूले हरेक वर्ष कोसेली, सुन र चाँदीका भाँडाकुँडाहरू, लुगाहरू, हातहतियार, मसलासाथै घोडा र खच्चरहरू ल्याउँथे ।
Year after year, every visitor would bring gifts—articles of silver and gold, clothes, 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 horsemen. He kept them in the chariot towns, 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 plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore-figs 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 in 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 imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse a hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the Hittite kings, and to the Aramean kings.
