1 Reyes 8
1 Entonces Salomón reunió a los ancianos de Israel con todos los jefes de las tribus, los jefes de las casas paternas de los hijos de Israel, ante el rey Salomón en Jerusalén, para hacer subir el arca de la alianza de Yahvé desde la ciudad de David, que es Sión.
Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem all the elders of Israel, all the leaders of the tribes, and the leaders of the clans. He wanted them to join in bringing Yahweh’s Sacred Chest from Zion [Hill to the temple], where it was in the part of the city called ‘The City of David’.
2 Todos los hombres de Israel se reunieron con el rey Salomón en la fiesta del mes de Etanim, que es el séptimo mes.
So all the Israeli leaders came to King Solomon during the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters, in October.
3 Vinieron todos los ancianos de Israel, y los sacerdotes recogieron el arca.
When they had all arrived, the priests lifted up the Sacred Chest
4 Trajeron el arca de Yahvé, la Carpa del Encuentro y todos los utensilios sagrados que estaban en la Carpa. Los sacerdotes y los levitas los subieron.
and brought it to the temple. The descendants of Levi [who assisted the priests] helped them to carry to the temple the Sacred Tent and all the sacred things that had been in the tent.
5 El rey Salomón y toda la congregación de Israel, que se había reunido con él, estaban con él ante el arca, sacrificando ovejas y ganado que no se podía contar ni numerar por la multitud.
Then King Solomon and many of the Israeli people who had gathered in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Chest sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices [because there were so many].
6 Los sacerdotes introdujeron el arca de la alianza de Yahvé en su lugar, en el santuario interior de la casa, en el lugar santísimo, bajo las alas de los querubines.
The the priests then brought the Sacred Chest into the Very Holy Place in the temple, and they placed it under the wings of the [statues of the] winged creatures.
7 Los querubines extendían sus alas sobre el lugar del arca, y los querubines cubrían el arca y sus varas por encima.
The wings of those statues spread out over the Sacred Chest and over the poles by which it was carried.
8 Los postes eran tan largos que los extremos de los postes se veían desde el lugar santo, delante del santuario interior, pero no se veían afuera. Allí están hasta el día de hoy.
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen [by people who were standing] at the entrance to the Most Holy Place, but they could not be seen [by people standing] outside the temple. Those poles are still there.
9 En el arca no había nada más que las dos tablas de piedra que Moisés puso allí en Horeb, cuando Yahvé hizo la alianza con los hijos de Israel, al salir de la tierra de Egipto.
The only things that were in the Sacred Chest were the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Sinai [Mountain], where Yahweh made an agreement with the people after they left Egypt.
10 Cuando los sacerdotes salieron del lugar santo, la nube llenó la casa de Yahvé,
When the priests came out of the temple, [suddenly] it was filled with a cloud.
11 de modo que los sacerdotes no podían estar de pie para ejercer su ministerio a causa de la nube, porque la gloria de Yahvé llenaba la casa de Yahvé.
It was the glory/radiance of Yahweh that filled the temple, with the result that the priests were not able to continue their work.
12 Entonces Salomón dijo: “Yahvé ha dicho que habitará en la espesa oscuridad.
Then Solomon prayed this: “Yahweh, you have placed the sun in the sky, but you have decided that you would live in very dark [clouds].
13 Ciertamente te he construido una casa de habitación, un lugar para que habites para siempre”.
I have built for you a magnificent temple, a place for you to live in forever.”
14 El rey volvió su rostro y bendijo a toda la asamblea de Israel; y toda la asamblea de Israel se puso de pie.
Then, while all the people stood there, the king turned around and faced them, and he [asked God to] bless them.
15 Dijo: “Bendito sea Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, que habló con su boca a David, tu padre, y con su mano lo ha cumplido, diciendo:
He said, “Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis belong! By his own power he has done what he promised to give to my father David. What he promised was this:
16 ‘Desde el día en que saqué a mi pueblo Israel de Egipto, no elegí ninguna ciudad de todas las tribus de Israel para edificar una casa, para que mi nombre estuviera allí; pero elegí a David para que estuviera sobre mi pueblo Israel.’
‘From the time that I brought my people out of Egypt, I have never chosen any city in Israel in which a temple should be built for my people to worship me there. But I chose you, David, to rule my people.”
17 “El corazón de mi padre era construir una casa para el nombre de Yahvé, el Dios de Israel.
[Then Solomon said], “My father David wanted to build a temple in order that we Israeli people could worship Yahweh our God there.
18 Pero Yahvé dijo a David, mi padre: “Ya que tenías en tu corazón construir una casa a mi nombre, hiciste bien en tenerlo.
But Yahweh said to him, ‘You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.
19 Sin embargo, no construirás la casa, sino que tu hijo, que saldrá de tu cuerpo, construirá la casa a mi nombre’.
However, you are not the one [who I want] to build it. It is one of your sons, who [I want to] build a temple for me.’
20 Yahvé ha cumplido su palabra que había pronunciado; porque yo me he levantado en lugar de David mi padre, y me he sentado en el trono de Israel, como Yahvé había prometido, y he edificado la casa para el nombre de Yahvé, el Dios de Israel.
And now Yahweh has done what he promised to do. I have become the king of Israel to succeed my father, and I am ruling my people, like Yahweh promised. I have [arranged for] this temple [to be] built for us Israelis to worship Yahweh, the God, to whom we Israelis belong.
21 Allí he puesto un lugar para el arca, en la que está la alianza de Yahvé, que hizo con nuestros padres cuando los sacó de la tierra de Egipto.”
I have also provided a place [in the temple] for the Sacred Chest in which are the two stone tablets [on which are engraved the Ten Commandments of] the agreement that Yahweh made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”
22 Salomón se puso de pie ante el altar de Yahvé, en presencia de toda la asamblea de Israel, y extendió sus manos hacia el cielo;
Then Solomon stood in front of the altar which was facing the Israeli people who had gathered there. He spread out his arms toward heaven,
23 y dijo: “Yahvé, Dios de Israel, no hay Dios como tú, ni en los cielos de arriba ni en la tierra de abajo; que guardas el pacto y la bondad amorosa con tus siervos que caminan ante ti de todo corazón;
and he prayed, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people [belong to/worship], there is no god like you up in heaven or down here on the earth. You solemnly promised that you would faithfully love us. And that is what you have done for us who earnestly do what you want us to do.
24 que has cumplido con tu siervo David, mi padre, lo que le prometiste. Sí, tú hablaste con tu boca, y lo has cumplido con tu mano, como sucede hoy.
You have done the things that you promised my father David, who served you [very well], that you would do. Truly, you promised to do these things for him, and today we see that by your power you have done them.
25 Ahora, pues, que Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, guarde con tu siervo David, mi padre, lo que le prometiste, diciendo: “No faltará de ti un hombre que se siente en el trono de Israel, con tal que tus hijos cuiden su camino, para andar delante de mí como tú has andado delante de mí”.
So now, Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [belong to/worship], please do the things that you promised my father that you would do. You told him that there would always be some of his descendants who would rule Israel, if they would conduct their lives as he did.
26 “Ahora, pues, Dios de Israel, te ruego que se cumpla tu palabra, que hablaste a tu siervo David, mi padre.
So now, God of us Israeli people, cause what you promised to do for my father David, who served you [well], to happen.
27 Pero, ¿acaso Dios va a habitar en la tierra? He aquí que el cielo y el cielo de los cielos no pueden contenerte; ¡cuánto menos esta casa que he construido!
But God, you cannot really live on the earth. There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven. So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.
28 Sin embargo, respeta la oración de tu siervo y su súplica, Yahvé, mi Dios, para escuchar el clamor y la oración que tu siervo hace hoy ante ti;
But Yahweh, my God, please listen to me while I am praying to you this day,
29 para que tus ojos estén abiertos hacia esta casa de noche y de día, hacia el lugar del que has dicho: ‘Mi nombre estará allí’; para escuchar la oración que tu siervo hace hacia este lugar.
Please keep protecting this temple night and day. This is the place about which you have said, ‘I will always be there.’ I request that you listen to me whenever I turn toward this temple and pray.
30 Escucha la súplica de tu siervo y de tu pueblo Israel, cuando oren hacia este lugar. Sí, escucha en el cielo, tu morada; y cuando oigas, perdona.
I request that when I pray to you and your people pray to you while they turn toward this place, that in your home in heaven you will hear us and forgive us [for the sins that we have committed].
31 “Si un hombre peca contra su prójimo, y se le impone un juramento para que jure, y viene y jura ante tu altar en esta casa,
If someone is accused of doing something wrong to another person, and they bring him to your altar outside this holy temple, and if he says, ‘I did not do that; may God punish me if I am not telling the truth,’
32 entonces escucha en el cielo, y actúa, y juzga a tus siervos, condenando al impío, para hacer recaer su camino sobre su propia cabeza, y justificando al justo, para darle según su justicia.
then you listen from heaven, and decide who is telling the truth. Then punish the person who is guilty as he deserves to be punished, and declare that the other person is innocent.
33 “Cuando tu pueblo Israel sea abatido ante el enemigo por haber pecado contra ti, si se vuelve a ti y confiesa tu nombre, y ora y te suplica en esta casa,
And when your Israeli people are defeated by their enemies [in a battle] because they have sinned against you, [and if they are forced to go to some distant country, ] if they turn away from their sinful behavior and turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], and if they plead [that you will forgive them],
34 entonces escucha en el cielo, y perdona el pecado de tu pueblo Israel, y hazlo volver a la tierra que diste a sus padres.
listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins that they [have committed], and bring them back to this land that you gave to our ancestors.
35 “Cuando el cielo se cierra y no hay lluvia porque han pecado contra ti, si oran hacia este lugar y confiesan tu nombre, y se convierten de su pecado cuando los afliges,
And when you do not allow any rain to fall on the land because your people have sinned against you, if they turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], if they turn away from their sinful behavior and [humbly] pray to you,
36 entonces escucha en el cielo, y perdona el pecado de tus siervos, y de tu pueblo Israel, cuando les enseñas el buen camino por el que deben andar; y envía la lluvia sobre tu tierra que has dado a tu pueblo como herencia.
listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins [that they have committed]. Teach them the right way to conduct their lives. Then send rain on this land that you have given to your people to belong to them [permanently].
37 “Si hay hambre en la tierra, si hay peste, si hay tizón, moho, langosta u oruga si su enemigo los asedia en la tierra de sus ciudades, cualquier plaga, cualquier enfermedad que haya,
And when the people of this land experience famines, or if there is a plague/illness that causes many people to become sick, or if [their crops are destroyed by] very hot winds or [by] mildew or [by] locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies surround any of their cities [in order to attack them], if any of those bad things happen to them,
38 cualquier oración y súplica que haga cualquier hombre, o todo tu pueblo Israel, que conozca cada uno la plaga de su propio corazón, y extienda sus manos hacia esta casa,
when your Israeli people earnestly plead with you knowing that they are suffering because they [have sinned], and if they stretch out their arms toward this temple and pray,
39 entonces escucha en el cielo, tu morada, y perdona, y actúa, y da a cada uno según todos sus caminos, cuyo corazón conoces (porque tú, sólo tú, conoces los corazones de todos los hijos de los hombres);
listen to them from your home in heaven, and forgive them, and help them. You are the only one who knows what people are thinking, so act toward everyone as they deserve,
40 para que te teman todos los días que vivan en la tierra que diste a nuestros padres.
in order that your people may then have an awesome respect for you, all the years that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.
41 “Además, en cuanto al extranjero, que no es de tu pueblo Israel, cuando venga de un país lejano por causa de tu nombre
There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israeli people who have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great and that you perform great miracles. If they come here to this temple to worship you and pray,
42 (porque oirán hablar de tu gran nombre y de tu mano poderosa y de tu brazo extendido), cuando venga y ore hacia esta casa,
43 escucha en el cielo, tu morada, y haz conforme a todo lo que el extranjero te pida; para que todos los pueblos de la tierra conozcan tu nombre, para que te teman, como tu pueblo Israel, y para que sepan que esta casa que he edificado se llama con tu nombre.
in your home in heaven, listen to their prayers, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that so that all the people-groups in the world will know about you and revere you, like we your Israeli people do. And then they will know that this temple that I have [caused to be] built to honor you, is where you [should be worshiped].
44 “Si tu pueblo sale a combatir contra su enemigo, por cualquier camino que lo envíes, y ora a Yahvé hacia la ciudad que tú has elegido y hacia la casa que he edificado a tu nombre,
And if you send your people to go to fight against their enemies, if they pray to you, wherever they are, if they turn toward this city that you have chosen and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you,
45 entonces escucha en el cielo su oración y su súplica, y mantén su causa.
listen in heaven to their prayers; listen to what they plead for you to do, and assist them.
46 Si pecan contra ti (pues no hay hombre que no peque), y te enojas con ellos y los entregas al enemigo, de modo que los llevan cautivos a la tierra del enemigo, lejos o cerca;
[It is true that] everyone sins. So, if your people sin against you, and you become angry with them, you may allow their enemies to defeat them and capture them and take them away to their enemies’ country, even to countries that are far away.
47 pero si se arrepienten en la tierra donde son llevados cautivos, y se vuelven, y te suplican en la tierra de los que los llevaron cautivos, diciendo: ‘Hemos pecado y hemos hecho perversamente hemos actuado con maldad,’
If that happens, while they are in those countries to which they were forced to go, if they sincerely repent and plead with you there saying ‘We have sinned and have done things that are very wicked,’
48 si se vuelven a ti con todo su corazón y con toda su alma en la tierra de sus enemigos que los llevaron cautivos, y te ruegan hacia su tierra que diste a sus padres, la ciudad que tú has elegido y la casa que yo he edificado a tu nombre,
if they very sincerely repent, and turn toward this land that you gave to our ancestors, and toward this city that you have chosen [to be the place where we should worship you], and toward this temple that I have [caused to be] built for you, and if they pray,
49 entonces escucha su oración y su súplica en el cielo, tu morada, y defiende su causa;
then from your home in heaven listen to them while they plead [for your help], and assist them.
50 y perdona a tu pueblo que ha pecado contra ti, y todas sus transgresiones en las que se ha rebelado contra ti; y dales compasión ante los que los llevaron cautivos, para que se compadezcan de ellos
Forgive them for all the sins that they [have committed] against you, and cause their enemies to be kind to them.
51 (porque son tu pueblo y tu herencia, que sacaste de Egipto, de en medio del horno de hierro);
Do not forget that the Israelis are your people; they are your special possession; you brought [our ancestors] out of Egypt where [they were greatly suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace.
52 para que tus ojos estén abiertos a la súplica de tu siervo y a la súplica de tu pueblo Israel, para escucharlos siempre que clamen a ti.
I request that you always listen to your Israeli people and to me, their king, and heed their prayers whenever they call out to you [to help them].
53 Porque tú los separaste de entre todos los pueblos de la tierra para que fueran tu herencia, como hablaste por medio de Moisés, tu siervo, cuando sacaste a nuestros padres de Egipto, Señor Yahvé”.
You chose them from all the other people-groups in the world to belong to you, which is what you told Moses to tell them when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”
54 Fue así que, cuando Salomón terminó de rezar toda esta oración y súplica a Yahvé, se levantó de delante del altar de Yahvé, de rodillas y con las manos extendidas hacia el cielo.
After Solomon had finished praying and pleading to Yahweh [for his help], he stood up in front of the altar where he had been kneeling. He lifted up his arms.
55 Se puso de pie y bendijo a toda la asamblea de Israel en voz alta, diciendo:
Then he [asked God to] bless all the Israeli people. [He prayed] loudly, saying,
56 “Bendito sea Yahvé, que ha dado descanso a su pueblo Israel, según todo lo que había prometido. No ha faltado ni una palabra de toda su buena promesa, que prometió por medio de Moisés, su siervo.
“Praise Yahweh, who has given us his people peace, like he promised that he would do. He has done every one of the good things that he promised to Moses, the man who served him [very well].
57 Que el Señor, nuestro Dios, esté con nosotros como estuvo con nuestros padres. Que no nos deje ni nos abandone,
I pray that our God will be with us like he was with our ancestors, and that he will never abandon us.
58 que incline nuestros corazones hacia él, para que andemos en todos sus caminos y guardemos sus mandamientos, sus estatutos y sus ordenanzas, que mandó a nuestros padres.
I pray that he will cause us to loyally serve him, to conduct our lives as he wants us to, and to obey all his commandments and statutes and laws that he gave to our ancestors.
59 Que estas palabras mías, con las que he suplicado ante Yahvé, estén cerca de Yahvé, nuestro Dios, de día y de noche, para que mantenga la causa de su siervo y la de su pueblo Israel, como cada día lo requiere;
I pray that Yahweh our God will never forget these words that I have prayed, pleading for his help; I pray that he will think about them by day and by night. I pray that he will always help [us] Israeli people and me, giving us the things that we need day by day.
60 para que todos los pueblos de la tierra sepan que Yahvé mismo es Dios. No hay otro.
If he does that, all the people-groups in the world will know that he is the only one who is God, and that there is no other one who is God.
61 “Sea, pues, perfecto vuestro corazón con Yahvé nuestro Dios, para andar en sus estatutos y guardar sus mandamientos, como hoy.”
I pray that you, [his people, ] will always be fully committed to Yahweh, and that you will obey all his statutes and commands, like you are doing now.”
62 El rey, y todo Israel con él, ofrecieron sacrificios ante Yahvé.
Then the king and all the Israeli people who were there offered sacrifices to Yahweh.
63 Salomón ofreció para el sacrificio de las ofrendas de paz, que ofreció a Yahvé, veintidós mil cabezas de ganado y ciento veinte mil ovejas. Así el rey y todos los hijos de Israel dedicaron la casa de Yahvé.
They sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then the king and all the people dedicated the temple.
64 Ese mismo día el rey santificó el centro del atrio que estaba frente a la casa de Yahvé, pues allí ofreció el holocausto, el presente y la grasa de los sacrificios de paz, porque el altar de bronce que estaba frente a Yahvé era demasiado pequeño para recibir el holocausto, el presente y la grasa de los sacrificios de paz.
On that day, the king also dedicated/set apart the middle part of the courtyard that was in front of the temple. Then he offered sacrifices that would be completely burned [in the courtyard], the offerings of grain and the fat of the animals that were sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. They sacrificed them there because the bronze altar was not big enough for all those sacrifices to be burned on it [that day].
65 Salomón celebró entonces la fiesta, y todo Israel con él, una gran asamblea, desde la entrada de Hamat hasta el arroyo de Egipto, en presencia de Yahvé nuestro Dios, durante siete días y siete días más, es decir, catorce días.
Then Solomon and all the Israeli people celebrated the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters for seven days. There was a huge crowd of people there, some of whom had come from [distant places like] Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].
66 Al octavo día despidió al pueblo, que bendijo al rey y se fue a sus tiendas alegres y contentos de corazón por toda la bondad que Yahvé había mostrado a su siervo David y a su pueblo Israel.
On the eighth day, Solomon sent the people to their homes. They all praised him and went home happy because of all the things that Yahweh had done to bless [King] David and his Israeli people.
