2 Dnevnika 9
1 A carica Savska èu glas o Solomunu, pa doðe u Jerusalim da iskuša Solomuna zagonetkama sa silnom pratnjom i s kamilama koje nošahu mirisa i zlata vrlo mnogo i dragog kamenja; i došavši k Solomunu govori s njim o svemu što joj bješe u srcu.
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 I Solomun joj odgovori na sve rijeèi njezine; ne bješe od cara sakriveno ništa da joj ne bi odgovorio.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 A kad carica Savska vidje mudrost Solomunovu i dom koji bješe sazidao,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 I jela na stolu njegovu, i stanove sluga njegovijeh i dvorbu dvorana njegovijeh i odijelo njihovo, i peharnike njegove i njihovo odijelo, i njegove žrtve paljenice koje prinošaše u domu Gospodnjem, ona doðe izvan sebe,
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 Pa reèe caru: istina je što sam èula u svojoj zemlji o stvarima tvojim i o mudrosti tvojoj.
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 Ali ne htjeh vjerovati što govorahu dokle ne doðem i vidim svojim oèima; a gle, ni pola mi nije kazano o velikoj mudrosti tvojoj; nadvisio si glas koji sam slušala.
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 Blago ljudima tvojim i blago svijem slugama tvojim, koje jednako stoje pred tobom i slušaju mudrost tvoju.
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 Da je blagosloven Gospod Bog tvoj, kojemu si omilio, te te posadi na prijesto svoj da caruješ mjesto Gospoda Boga svojega; jer Bog tvoj ljubi Izrailja da bi ga utvrdio dovijeka, zato im postavi tebe carem da sudiš i dijeliš pravicu.
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 Potom dade caru sto i dvadeset talanata zlata i vrlo mnogo mirisa i dragoga kamenja; nigda više ne bi takvih mirisa kakve dade carica Savska caru Solomunu.
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 I sluge Hiramove i sluge Solomunove koje donesoše zlata iz Ofira, dovezoše drveta almugima i dragoga kamenja.
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 I naèini car od toga drveta almugima put u dom Gospodnji i u dom carev, i gusle i psaltire za pjevaèe; nigda se prije nijesu vidjele take stvari u zemlji Judinoj.
12 A car Solomun dade carici Savskoj što god zaželje i zaiska osim uzdarja za ono što bješe donijela caru. Potom ona otide i vrati se u zemlju svoju sa slugama svojim.
13 A zlata što dohoðaše Solomunu svake godine bješe šest stotina i šezdeset i šest talanata,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 Osim onoga što donošahu trgovci i oni koji prodavahu mirise; i svi carevi arapski i glavari zemaljski donošahu Solomunu zlato i srebro.
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 I naèini car Solomun dvjesta štitova od kovanoga zlata, šest stotina sikala kovanoga zlata dajuæi na jedan štit,
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 I tri stotine malijeh štitova od kovanoga zlata, dajuæi trista sikala zlata na jedan štitiæ. I ostavi ih car u domu od šume Livanske.
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 I naèini car velik prijesto od slonove kosti, i obloži ga èistijem zlatom.
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 A bijaše šest basamaka u prijestola, i podnožje od zlata sastavljeno s prijestolom, i ruèice s obje strane sjedišta, i dva lava stajahu pokraj ruèica.
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 I dvanaest lavova stajaše na šest basamaka otud i odovud. Ne bi taki naèinjen ni u kojem carstvu.
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 I svi sudovi iz kojih pijaše car Solomun bijahu zlatni, i svi sudovi u domu od šume Livanske bijahu od èistoga zlata; od srebra ne bješe ništa; srebro bješe ništa za vremena Solomunova.
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 Jer careve laðe hoðahu u Tarsis sa slugama Hiramovijem: jedanput u tri godine vraæahu se laðe Tarsiske donoseæi zlato i srebro, slonove kosti i majmune i paune.
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 Tako car Solomun bijaše veæi od svijeh careva zemaljskih bogatstvom i mudrošæu.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 I svi carevi zemaljski tražahu da vide Solomuna da èuju mudrost njegovu, koju mu dade Gospod u srce.
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 I donošahu mu svi dare, sudove srebrne i sudove zlatne, i haljine i oružje i mirise, konje i mazge svake godine,
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 Tako da imaše Solomun èetiri tisuæe staja za konje i kola, i dvanaest tisuæa konjika, koje namjesti po gradovima gdje mu bijahu kola i kod sebe u Jerusalimu.
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 I vladaše nad svijem carevima od rijeke do zemlje Filistejske i do meðe Misirske.
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 I uèini car, te u Jerusalimu bješe srebra kao kamena, a kedrovijeh drva kao divljih smokava koje rastu po polju, tako mnogo.
[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 I dovoðahu Solomunu konje iz Misira i iz svijeh zemalja.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 A ostala djela Solomunova prva i pošljednja nijesu li zapisana u knjizi Natana proroka i u proroèanstvu Ahije Silomljanina i u utvari Ida vidioca o Jerovoamu sinu Navatovu?
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 A carova Solomun u Jerusalimu nad svijem Izrailjem èetrdeset godina.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 I poèinu Solomun kod otaca svojih, i pogreboše ga u gradu Davida oca njegova; a na njegovo mjesto zacari se Rovoam sin njegov.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
