1 Reyes 8

1 Entonces Salomón convocó ante él, en Jerusalén, a los ancianos de Israel, incluidos todos los jefes de las tribus y los jefes de familia de los israelitas. Les ordenó que subieran con ellos el Arca del Pacto del Señor desde Sión, la Ciudad de David.

Then all those greater by birth of Israel, with the leaders of the tribes and the rulers of the families of the sons of Israel, gathered together before king Solomon at Jerusalem, so that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, from the city of David, that is, from Zion.

2 Todos los hombres de Israel se reunieron ante el rey Salomón en la fiesta que se celebra en el séptimo mes, el mes de Etanim.

And all of Israel assembled before king Solomon, on the solemn day in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

3 Cuando todos los ancianos de Israel se reunieron, los sacerdotes recogieron el Arca y trajeron el Arca del Señor y la Tienda del Encuentro con todos sus objetos sagrados.

And all the elders of Israel arrived, and the priests took up the ark.

4 Los sacerdotes y los levitas los subieron.

And they carried the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the covenant, and all the vessels of the Sanctuary, which were in the tabernacle; and the priests and the Levites carried these.

5 Delante del Arca, el rey Salomón y toda la congregación de Israel que se había reunido allí con él sacrificaron muchísimas ovejas y bueyes, ¡tan numerosos que no se podían contar!

Then king Solomon, and the entire multitude of Israel, who had assembled before him, advanced with him before the ark. And they immolated sheep and oxen, which could not be numbered or estimated.

6 Luego los sacerdotes llevaron el Arca del Pacto del Señor a su lugar en el santuario interior del Templo, el Lugar Santísimo, debajo de las alas de los querubines.

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the oracle of the temple, in the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.

7 Los querubines desplegaban sus alas sobre el lugar donde estaba el Arca, cubriendo el Arca y las varas para transportarla.

For indeed, the cherubim extended their wings over the place of the ark, and they protected the ark and its bars from above.

8 Las varas eran tan largas que los extremos podían verse desde el Lugar Santo, frente al santuario interior, pero no desde fuera. Allí están hasta el día de hoy.

And since the bars projected outward, their ends were visible from without, in the Sanctuary before the oracle; but they were not visible farther outward. And they have been in that place even to the present day.

9 No había nada en el Arca, aparte de las dos tablas de piedra que Moisés había colocado en ella en Horeb, donde el Señor había hecho un acuerdo con los israelitas después de salir de la tierra de Egipto.

Now inside the ark, there was nothing other than the two tablets of stone, which Moses had placed in it at Horeb, when the Lord formed a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they departed from the land of Egypt.

10 Cuando los sacerdotes salieron del Lugar Santo, la nube llenó el Templo del Señor.

Then it happened that, when the priests had exited from the Sanctuary, a cloud filled the house of the Lord.

11 Por causa de la nube, los sacerdotes no pudieron quedarse allí para realizar su servicio, pues la gloria del Señor había llenado el Templo del Señor.

And the priests were unable to stand and minister, because of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

12 Entonces Salomón dijo: “Señor, tú dijiste que vivirías en la espesa nube.

Then Solomon said: “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a cloud.

13 Ahora he construido para ti un Templo majestuoso, un lugar donde podrás vivir para siempre”.

Building, I have built a house as your dwelling place, your most firm throne forever.”

14 El rey se volvió hacia toda la asamblea de Israel que estaba de pie y los bendijo,

And the king turned his face, and he blessed the entire assembly of Israel. For the entire assembly of Israel was standing.

15 diciendo: “Alabado sea el Señor, el Dios de Israel, que con su propio poder ha cumplido la promesa que hizo a mi padre David cuando dijo:

And Solomon said: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to my father David, and who, with his own hands, has perfected it, saying:

16 ‘Desde el día en que saqué a mi pueblo Israel de Egipto no he elegido ninguna ciudad de las tribus de Israel como lugar para construir un Templo en mi honor. Pero he elegido a David como rey de mi pueblo Israel’.

‘From the day when I led my people Israel away from Egypt, I did not choose any city out of all the tribes of Israel, so that a house would be built, and so that my name might be there. Instead, I chose David to be over my people Israel.’

17 “Mi padre David quería realmente construir un Templo para honrar al Señor, el Dios de Israel.

And my father David wanted to build a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

18 Pero el Señor le dijo a mi padre David: ‘Tu viste el deseo de construir un Templo para honrarme, y fue bueno que realmente quisieras hacerlo.

But the Lord said to my father David: ‘Since you have planned in your heart to build a house to my name, you have done well by considering this plan in your mind.

19 Pero no serás tú quien construya este Templo, sino tu hijo que te va a nacer: él construirá el Templo para honrarme’.

Yet truly, you shall not build a house for me. Instead, your son, who shall go forth from your loins, he himself shall build a house to my name.’

20 “Ahora el Señor ha cumplido la promesa que hizo. He sucedido a mi padre David y me he sentado en el trono de Israel, tal como el Señor había prometido. He construido el Templo para honrar al Señor, el Dios de Israel.

The Lord has confirmed his word which he spoke. And so I stand in place of my father David, and I sit upon the throne of Israel, just as the Lord said. And I have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

21 He dispuesto allí un lugar para el Arca, que contiene el pacto del Señor que hizo con nuestros antepasados cuando los sacó de la tierra de Egipto”.

And there I have appointed a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he struck with our fathers, when they went forth from the land of Egypt.”

22 Entonces Salomón se paró frente al altar del Señor, ante toda la asamblea de Israel, y extendió sus manos hacia el cielo.

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, in the sight of the assembly of Israel, and he extended his hands toward heaven.

23 Y dijo: “Señor, Dios de Israel, no hay Dios como tú en el cielo de arriba ni en la tierra de abajo. Tú mantienes tu palabra de amor fielcon tus siervos, los que te siguen de todo corazón.

And he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, nor on the earth below. You preserve covenant and mercy with your servants, who walk before you with all their heart.

24 Has cumplido la promesa que le hiciste a tu siervo David, mi padre. Tú mismo lo prometiste, y por tu propio poder lo has cumplido hoy.

You have fulfilled, for your servant David, my father, that which you said to him. With your mouth, you spoke; and with your hands, you completed; just as this day proves.

25 Así que ahora, Señor, Dios de Israel, te ruego que también cumplas la promesa que hiciste a tu siervo, mi padre David, cuando le dijiste: ‘Nunca dejará de haber un descendiente que se siente en mi presencia en el trono de Israel, siempre que se asegure de seguirme como tú lo has hecho’.

Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, fulfill, for your servant David, my father, that which you spoke to him, saying, ‘There shall not be taken away from you a man before me, who may sit upon the throne of Israel, if only your sons will guard their way, so that they walk before me, just as you have walked in my sight.’

26 Ahora, Dios de Israel, cumple la promesa que hiciste a nuestro siervo, mi padre David.

And now, O Lord God of Israel, establish your words, which you spoke to your servant David, my father.

27 “¿Pero vivirá Dios realmente aquí en la tierra? Los cielos, incluso los más altos, no pueden contenerte, ¡y mucho menos este Templo que he construido!

Is it, then, to be understood that truly God would dwell upon the earth? For if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, are not able to contain you, how much less this house, which I have built?

28 Por favor, escucha la oración de tu siervo y su petición, Señor Dios mío. Por favor, escucha las peticiones y las oraciones que tu siervo presenta hoy ante ti.

Yet look with favor upon the prayer of your servant and upon his petitions, O Lord, my God. Listen to the hymn and the prayer, which your servant prays before you this day,

29 Que vigiles este Templo día y noche, cuidando el lugar donde dijiste que serías honrado. Que escuches la oración que tu siervo eleva hacia este lugar,

so that your eyes may be open over this house, night and day, over the house about which you said, ‘My name shall be there,’ so that you may heed the prayer that your servant is praying in this place to you.

30 y que escuches la petición de tu siervo y de tu pueblo Israel cuando oran hacia este lugar. Por favor, escucha desde el cielo donde vives. Que escuches y perdones.

So may you heed the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel, whatever they will pray for in this place, and so may you heed them in your dwelling place in heaven. And when you heed, you will be gracious.

31 “Cuando alguien peca contra otro y se le exige un juramento ante tu altar en este Templo,

But if any man sins against his neighbor, and he has any kind of an oath by which he is bound, and he arrives because of the oath, before your altar in your house,

32 escucha desde el cielo: actúa y juzga a tus siervos. Devuelve la culpa a los culpables; reivindica y recompensa a los que hacen el bien.

you will hear in heaven, and you will act and judge your servants, condemning the impious, and repaying his own way upon his own head, but justifying the just, and rewarding him in accord with his justice.

33 “Cuando tu pueblo Israel sea derrotado por un enemigo porque ha pecado contra ti, y si vuelve arrepentido a ti, orando por el perdón en este Templo,

And if your people Israel will have fled from their enemies, because they have sinned against you, and doing penance and confessing to your name, shall arrive and pray and petition you in this house,

34 entonces escucha desde el cielo y perdona el pecado de tu pueblo Israel, y haz que vuelva a la tierra que le diste a él y a sus antepasados.

listen in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and lead them back to the land, which you gave to their fathers.

35 “Si los cielos se cierran y no llueve porque tu pueblo ha pecado contra ti, si orancon su mirada hacia este lugar y si vuelven arrepentidos a ti, apartándose de su pecado porque los has castigado,

And if the heavens have closed, so that there is no rain, because of their sins, and they, praying in this place, shall do penance to your name, and shall be converted from their sins, by occasion of their afflictions,

36 entonces escucha desde el cielo y perdona el pecado de tus siervos, tu pueblo Israel. Enséñales el buen camino para que puedan andar por él, y envía la lluvia sobre la tierra que has dado a tu pueblo como posesión.

hear them from heaven, and forgive the sins of your servants and of your people Israel. And reveal to them the good way, along which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as a possession.

37 “Si hay hambre en la tierra, o enfermedad, o tizón o moho en las cosechas, o si hay langostas u orugas, o si un enemigo viene a sitiar las ciudades de la tierra – sea cualquier tipo de plaga o cualquier tipo de enfermedad –

Then, if famine rises over the land, or pestilence, or corrupt air, or blight, or locust, or mildew, or if their enemy afflicts them, besieging the gates, or any harm or infirmity,

38 entonces cualquier oración o apelación que haga un israelita o todo tu pueblo Israel – incluso cualquiera que, reconociendo sus problemas y dolores – oremirando hacia este Templo,

or whatever curse or divine intervention may happen to any man among your people Israel, if anyone understands, having been wounded in his heart, and if he will have extended his hands in this house,

39 entonces escucha desde el cielo, el lugar donde vives, y perdona. Contéstales según la forma en que viven sus vidas, porque tú sabes cómo son realmente las personas por dentro, y sólo tú conoces el verdadero carácter de las personas.

you will hear in heaven, in your dwelling place, and you will forgive. And you will act so that you give to each one in accord with his own ways, just as you see in his heart, for you alone know the heart of all the sons of men.

40 Entonces te respetarán y seguirán tus caminos todo el tiempo que vivan en la tierra que les diste a nuestros antepasados.

So may they fear you, all the days that they live upon the face of the land, which you have given to our fathers.

41 “En cuanto a los extranjeros que no pertenecen a tu pueblo Israel, sino que vienen de una tierra lejana,

Moreover, the foreigner too, who is not of your people Israel, when he will have arrived from a distant land because of your name, for they shall hear about your great name, and your strong hand,

42 – habiendo oído hablar de tu gran naturaleza y poder para ayudarlos, – que cuando vengan y oren hacia este Templo,

and your outstretched arm everywhere: so when he arrives and prays in this place,

43 tú escúchalos desde el cielo, el lugar donde vives, y dales lo que piden. De esta manera, todos los habitantes de la tierra llegarán a conocerte y respetarte, al igual que tu propio pueblo Israel. También sabrán que este Templo que he construido está dedicado a ti.

you will listen in heaven, in the firmament of your dwelling place. And you will do all the things, for which that foreigner will have called upon you. So may all the peoples of the earth learn to fear your name, just as your people Israel do. And so may they show that your name has been invoked over this house, which I have built.

44 “Cuando tu pueblo vaya a luchar contra sus enemigos, donde quiera que lo envíes, y cuando oren, mirando hacia la ciudad que has elegido y la casa que he construido para honrarte,

And if your people have gone out to war against their enemies, along whatever way you will send them, they shall pray to you in the direction of the city, which you have chosen, and toward the house, which I have built to your name.

45 entonces escucha desde el cielo lo que están orando y pidiendo, y apoya su causa.

And you will hear in heaven their prayers and their petitions. And you will accomplish judgment for them.

46 “Si pecan contra ti – y no hay nadie que no peque – podrás enojarte con ellos y entregarlos a un enemigo que los lleve como prisioneros a una tierra extranjera, cercana o lejana.

But if they sin against you, for there is no man who does not sin, and you, being angry, deliver them to their enemies, and they will have been led away as captives to the land of their enemies, whether far or near,

47 Pero si recapacitan en su tierra de cautiverio y se arrepienten y te piden misericordia, diciendo: ‘Hemos pecado, hemos hecho el mal, hemos actuado con maldad’,

and if they do penance in their heart, in the place of captivity, and having been converted, make supplication to you in their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned; we acted unjustly; we committed impiety,’

48 y vuelven a ti con total sinceridad en sus pensamientos y actitudes allí en su tierra de cautiverio; y oran mirando hacia la tierra que les diste a sus antepasados, la ciudad que elegiste y el Templo que he construido para honrarte,

and they return to you with all their heart and all their soul, in the land of their enemies, to which they have been led away as captives, and if they pray to you in the direction of their land, which you gave to their fathers, and of the city, which you have chosen, and of the temple, which I have built to your name:

49 entonces escucha desde el cielo, el lugar donde vives, responde y apoya su causa.

you will hear in heaven, in the firmament of your throne, their prayers and their petitions. And you will accomplish their judgment.

50 Perdona a tu pueblo que ha pecado contra ti, todos los actos de rebeldía que ha cometido contra ti. Haz que quienes los han capturado se apiaden de ellos.

And you will forgive your people, who have sinned against you, and all their iniquities, by which they have transgressed against you. And you will grant to them mercy in the sight of those who have made them captives, so that they may take pity on them.

51 Porque ellos son tu pueblo, te pertenecen. Tú los sacaste de Egipto, de en medio de un horno donde se funde el hierro.

For they are your people and your inheritance, whom you have led away from the land of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron.

52 “Presta atención a las peticiones de tu siervo, y a las de tu pueblo Israel, y responde siempre que te invoquen.

So may your eyes be open to the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel. And so may you heed them in all the things about which they will call upon you.

53 Porque los apartaste de todas las naciones del mundo como un pueblo que te pertenece, tal como lo declaraste por medio de tu siervo Moisés cuando sacaste a nuestros padres de Egipto”.

For you have separated them to yourself as an inheritance, from among all the peoples of the earth, just as you spoke by Moses, your servant, when you led our fathers away from Egypt, O Lord God.”

54 Cuando Salomón terminó de hacer todas estas oraciones y peticiones al Señor, se levantó ante el altar del Señor, donde había estado arrodillado con las manos extendidas hacia el cielo.

And it happened that, when Solomon had completed praying this entire prayer and supplication to the Lord, he rose up from the sight of the altar of the Lord. For he had fixed both knees upon the ground, and he had extended his hands toward heaven.

55 Entonces Salomón se puso de pie, y en voz alta bendijo a toda la asamblea de Israel, diciendo:

Then he stood and blessed the entire assembly of Israel in a great voice, saying:

56 “Alabado sea el Señor, que ha dado descanso a su pueblo Israel según todo lo que prometió. Ni una sola palabra ha fallado entre todas las buenas promesas que hizo por medio de su siervo Moisés.

“Blessed is the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel, in accord with all that he said. Not even one word, out of all the good things that he spoke by his servant Moses, has fallen away.

57 Que el Señor, nuestro Dios, esté con nosotros como lo estuvo con nuestros antepasados. Que nunca nos deje ni nos abandone.

May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our fathers, not abandoning us, and not rejecting us.

58 Que nos ayude a acercarnos a él, a seguir todos sus caminos y a cumplir los mandamientos, estatutos y reglamentos que ordenó a nuestros antepasados.

But may he incline our hearts to himself, so that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and whatever judgments he commanded to our fathers.

59 Que estas palabras mías con las que he hecho mi petición en presencia del Señor estén ante el Señor, nuestro Dios, día y noche. Así él podrá apoyar la causa de su siervo y de su pueblo Israel como es necesario cada día,

And may these my words, by which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God, day and night, so that he may accomplish judgment for his servant and for his people Israel, throughout each day.

60 para que todos en la tierra sepan que el Señor es Dios y que no hay otro.

So may all the peoples of the earth know that the Lord himself is God, and there is no other beside him.

61 Así que asegúrense de estar completamente comprometidos con el Señor, nuestro Dios, tal como lo están hoy, y sean diligentes en seguir sus estatutos y cumplir sus mandamientos”.

Also, may our hearts be perfect with the Lord our God, so that we may walk in his decrees, and keep his commandments, as also on this day.”

62 Entonces el rey y todo Israel ofrecieron sacrificios ante el Señor.

Then the king, and all of Israel with him, immolated victims before the Lord.

63 Salomón presentó como ofrendas de paz al Señor 22.000 bueyes y 120.000 ovejas. De este modo, el rey y todo el pueblo de Israel dedicaron el Templo del Señor.

And Solomon slew sacrifices of peace offerings, which he immolated to the Lord: twenty-two thousand oxen, and twenty thousand one hundred sheep. And the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the temple of the Lord.

64 Ese mismo día, el rey dedicó el centro del patio frente al Templo del Señor. Allí presentó los holocaustos, las ofrendas de grano y la grasa de las ofrendas de paz, ya que el altar de bronce que estaba en la presencia del Señor era demasiado pequeño para contener todas estas ofrendas.

On that day, the king sanctified the middle of the atrium, which was before the house of the Lord. For in that place, he offered holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of peace offerings. For the bronze altar, which was before the Lord, was too small and was not able to hold the holocaust, and the sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings.

65 Entonces Salomón, junto con todo Israel, observó la fiesta ante el Señor, nuestro Dios, durante siete días, y luego otros siete días; en total, catorce días. Era una gran asamblea de gente, que venía desde tan lejos como Lebó-jamat hasta el Wadi de Egipto.

Then Solomon made, at that time, a celebratory festival, and all of Israel with him, a great multitude, from the entrance of Hamath to the river of Egypt, in the sight of the Lord our God, for seven days plus seven days, that is, fourteen days.

66 Un día después Salomón envió al pueblo a casa. Bendijeron al rey y se fueron a casa, llenos de alegría y felices por todas las cosas buenas que el Señor había hecho por su siervo David y por su pueblo Israel.

And on the eighth day, he dismissed the people. And blessing the king, they set out for their tents, rejoicing and cheerful in heart over all the good things that the Lord had done for his servant David and for his people Israel.