2 Crónicas 9
1 Cuando la reina de Sabá se enteró de la fama de Salomón, vino a poner a prueba a Salomón con preguntas difíciles en Jerusalén, con una caravana muy grande, con camellos que llevaban especias, oro en abundancia y piedras preciosas. Cuando llegó a Salomón, le habló de todo lo que tenía en su corazón.
Also, when the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem, with great riches and with camels which were carrying aromatics, and very much gold, and precious gems, so that she might test him with enigmas. And when she had approached Solomon, she spoke to him all that was in her heart.
2 Salomón respondió a todas sus preguntas. No hubo nada que se le ocultara a Salomón que no le dijera.
And Solomon explained for her all that she had proposed. And there was nothing that he did not make clear to her.
3 Cuando la reina de Sabá vio la sabiduría de Salomón, la casa que había construido,
And after she saw these things, specifically, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
4 la comida de su mesa, los asientos de sus sirvientes, la asistencia de sus ministros, su ropa, sus coperos y su vestimenta, y su ascenso por el que subía a la casa de Yahvé, no hubo más espíritu en ella.
indeed also the foods of his table, and the habitations of the servants, and the duties of his ministers, and their apparel, and also his cupbearers and their garments, and the victims which he was immolating in the house of the Lord, there was no longer any spirit in her, due to astonishment.
5 Ella dijo al rey: “Fue un informe verdadero el que oí en mi tierra sobre tus actos y tu sabiduría.
And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I had heard in my own land, about your virtues and wisdom.
6 Sin embargo, no creí sus palabras hasta que llegué y mis ojos lo vieron; y he aquí que la mitad de la grandeza de tu sabiduría no me fue contada. Superas la fama que he oído.
I did not believe those who described it, until I had arrived and my eyes had seen, and I had proven that not even half of your wisdom had been described to me. You have exceeded your fame with your virtue.
7 Dichosos tus hombres, y dichosos estos tus siervos, que están continuamente ante ti y oyen tu sabiduría.
Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you at all times and listen to your wisdom.
8 Bendito sea Yahvé, tu Dios, que se deleitó en ti y te puso en su trono para que fueras rey de Yahvé, tu Dios, porque tu Dios amó a Israel, para establecerlo para siempre. Por eso te hizo rey sobre ellos, para que hicieras justicia y rectitud”.
Blessed is the Lord your God, who willed to set you upon his throne as a king for the Lord your God. Since God loves Israel, he wishes to preserve them unto eternity. For this reason, he appointed you as king over them, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”
9 Ella le dio al rey ciento veinte talentos de oro, especias en gran abundancia y piedras preciosas. Nunca antes hubo tantas especias como las que la reina de Saba dio al rey Salomón.
Then she gave to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and an exceedingly great abundance of aromatics, and very precious gems. Never were there such aromatics as those that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
10 Los siervos de Hiram y los siervos de Salomón, que trajeron oro de Ofir, también llevaban madera de sándalo y piedras preciosas.
Then too, the servants of Hiram, with the servants of Solomon, brought gold from Ophir, and wood from thyine trees, and very precious gems.
11 El rey utilizó la madera de sándalo para hacer gradas para la casa de Yahvé y para la casa del rey, y arpas e instrumentos de cuerda para los cantantes. No se había visto nada igual en la tierra de Judá.
And the king made, from this particular thyine wood, steps in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king, and also harps and psalteries for the singing men. Never was there seen such wood in the land of Judah.
12 El rey Salomón le dio a la reina de Sabá todo lo que pidió, más de lo que había traído al rey. Entonces se volvió y se fue a su tierra, ella y sus sirvientes.
Then king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, and all that she requested, and much more than what she had brought to him. And returning, she went away to her own land with her servants.
13 El peso del oro que llegó a Salomón en un año fue de seiscientos sesenta y seis talentosde oro,
Now the weight of the gold, which was being brought to Solomon throughout each year, was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
14 además de lo que trajeron los comerciantes y mercaderes. Todos los reyes de Arabia y los gobernadores del país trajeron oro y plata a Salomón.
apart from the sum that the legates of various nations and the merchants were accustomed to bring, and apart from the gold and silver that all the kings of Arabia, and the princes of the lands, were bringing together for Solomon.
15 El rey Salomón hizo doscientos escudos grandes de oro batido. Seiscientos siclos de oro batido fueron para un escudo grande.
And so, king Solomon made two hundred gold spears, from six hundred gold pieces, the amount used for each spear,
16 Hizo trescientos escudos de oro batido. Trescientos siclos de oro fueron para un escudo. El rey los puso en la Casa del Bosque del Líbano.
and also three hundred gold shields, from three hundred gold pieces, which covered each shield. And the king placed them in the armory, which was situated in a forest.
17 Además, el rey hizo un gran trono de marfil y lo recubrió de oro puro.
Also, the king made a great ivory throne, and he clothed it with the purest gold.
18 Había seis escalones para el trono, con un escabel de oro, que estaban fijados al trono, y reposabrazos a cada lado junto al lugar del asiento, y dos leones de pie junto a los reposabrazos.
And there were six steps, by which he would ascend to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms, one on each side, and two lions standing beside the arms.
19 Doce leones se encontraban allí a un lado y al otro en los seis escalones. No se hizo nada parecido en ningún otro reino.
Moreover, there were twelve additional little lions standing upon the six steps on both sides. There was no similar throne in all the kingdoms.
20 Todos los vasos del rey Salomón eran de oro, y todos los vasos de la Casa del Bosque del Líbano eran de oro puro. La plata no se consideraba valiosa en los días de Salomón.
Also, all the vessels for the feasts of the king were of gold, and the vessels of the forest house of Lebanon were from the purest gold. For silver in those days was considered as nothing.
21 Porque el rey tenía barcos que iban a Tarsis con los servidores de Hiram. Una vez cada tres años, los barcos de Tarsis llegaban trayendo oro, plata, marfil, monos y pavos reales.
For indeed, the ships of the king went to Tarshish, with the servants of Hiram, once every three years. And they brought from there gold, and silver, and ivory, and primates, and peacocks.
22 Así, el rey Salomón superó a todos los reyes de la tierra en riqueza y sabiduría.
And so, Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in wealth and glory.
23 Todos los reyes de la tierra buscaban la presencia de Salomón para escuchar su sabiduría, que Dios había puesto en su corazón.
And all the kings of the lands were desiring to see the face of Solomon, so that they might hear the wisdom that God had granted to his heart.
24 Cada uno de ellos traía un tributo: vasos de plata, vasos de oro, ropa, armaduras, especias, caballos y mulas cada año.
And they were bringing to him gifts, vessels of silver and of gold, and garments, and armor, and aromatics, and horses, and mules, throughout each year.
25 Salomón tenía cuatro mil establos para caballos y carros, y doce mil jinetes que destinaba a las ciudades de los carros y al rey en Jerusalén.
Also, Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots and horsemen, and he appointed them to the cities of the chariots, and where the king was in Jerusalem.
26 Dominaba a todos los reyes desde el río hasta el país de los filisteos y hasta la frontera de Egipto.
Now he also exercised authority over all the kings from the river Euphrates as far as the land of the Philistines, and as far as the borders of Egypt.
27 El rey hizo que la plata fuera tan común en Jerusalén como las piedras, e hizo que los cedros fueran tan abundantes como los sicómoros que hay en las tierras bajas.
And he brought forth so much silver that it was as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones. And cedar trees were as great in number as the sycamores that spring up in the plains.
28 Trajeron caballos para Salomón de Egipto y de todas las tierras.
And horses were brought to him from Egypt and from every region.
29 Los demás hechos de Salomón, los primeros y los últimos, ¿no están escritos en la historia del profeta Natán, en la profecía de Ahías el silonita y en las visiones del vidente Iddo sobre Jeroboam hijo de Nabat?
Now the rest of the works of Solomon, the first and the last, have been written in the words of Nathan, the prophet, and in the books of Ahijah, the Shilonite, as well as in the vision of Iddo, the seer, against Jeroboam, the son of Nabat.
30 Salomón reinó en Jerusalén sobre todo Israel durante cuarenta años.
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all of Israel, for forty years.
31 Salomón durmió con sus padres, y fue enterrado en la ciudad de su padre David; y reinó en su lugar Roboam, su hijo.
And he slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Rehoboam, reigned in his place.
