1 Reyes 5
1 Hiram, rey de Tiro, después que oyó que ungieron rey a Salomón en lugar de su padre, también le envió a sus esclavos, pues Hiram siempre apreció a David.
Hiram, the king of Tyre, also sent his servants to Solomon. For he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father. Now Hiram had been a friend to David the entire time.
2 Salomón envió a decir a Hiram:
Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
3 Tú sabes que por causa de las guerras que lo rodearon, mi padre David no pudo edificar una Casa al Nombre de Yavé su ʼElohim, hasta que Yavé sometió a sus enemigos debajo de sus pies.
“You know the will of my father David, and that he was not able to build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were imminent all around him, until the Lord set them under the steps of his feet.
4 Pero ahora, Yavé mi ʼElohim me dio reposo por todas partes. No hay adversario ni calamidad.
But now the Lord my God has given rest to me on all sides. And there is no adversary, nor occurrence of evil.
5 Mira, me propongo construir una Casa al Nombre de Yavé mi ʼElohim, como Yavé habló a mi padre David: Tu hijo, al que sentaré en tu lugar en el trono, él edificará una Casa a mi Nombre.
For this reason, I intend to build a temple to the name of the Lord my God, just as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying: ‘Your son, whom I will set in your place, upon your throne, he himself shall build a house to my name.’
6 Por tanto, ahora ordena que corten cedros del Líbano para mí. Mis esclavos estarán con los tuyos, y te pagaré los salarios de tus esclavos según me digas. Porque tú sabes que no hay ninguno de nosotros que conozca acerca de la tala de árboles como los sidonios.
Therefore, order that your servants may cut down for me cedars from Lebanon. And let my servants be with your servants. Then I will give to you, for the wages of your servants, whatever you will ask. For you know that there is not a man among my people who knows how to cut wood as well as the Sidonians.”
7 Cuando Hiram oyó las palabras de Salomón, se alegró mucho y dijo: ¡Bendito sea Yavé hoy, porque dio a David un hijo sabio para que gobierne a ese pueblo tan numeroso!
Therefore, when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and he said, “Blessed be the Lord God this day, who gave to David a very wise son over this numerous people!”
8 Hiram envió respuesta a Salomón: Escuché lo que me enviaste a decir. Cumpliré tu deseo en lo relacionado con los árboles de cedro y los árboles de ciprés.
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: “I have heard the things that you would entrust to me. And I will do your whole will concerning the cedar trees and spruce trees.
9 Mis esclavos los bajarán del Líbano al mar. Yo los enviaré en balsas por el mar hasta el lugar que tú me indiques, los desatarán allí, y tú los recibirás. Y tú cumplirás mi deseo al dar provisiones a mi casa.
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. And I will arrange them together as rafts on the sea, as far as the place that you will indicate to me. And I will land them there, and you will take them. And you shall offer to me what is necessary to give food to my house.”
10 Así Hiram dio a Salomón toda la madera de cedro y de ciprés, en conformidad con todo su deseo.
And so, Hiram gave to Solomon cedar trees and spruce trees, in accord with his whole will.
11 Para el sustento de su casa, Salomón daba a Hiram 4.400.000 litros de trigo y 440.000 litros de aceite puro. Salomón daba esto a Hiram cada año.
Then Solomon offered to Hiram twenty thousand cor of wheat, as food for his house, and twenty cor of the purest oil. These things Solomon gave as a tribute to Hiram every year.
12 Yavé dio a Salomón sabiduría, como le prometió. Hubo paz entre Hiram y Salomón, y ambos hicieron un pacto.
And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he said to him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two struck a pact.
13 El rey Salomón decretó la recluta en todo Israel. Fueron reclutados 30.000 hombres,
And king Solomon chose workers from all of Israel, and the conscription was of thirty thousand men.
14 y los enviaba al Líbano, 10.000 por mes, por turno, para que pasaran un mes en el Líbano, y dos meses en sus casas. Adoniram estaba encargado de los reclutados.
And he sent them into Lebanon, ten thousand each month, in turns, so that for two months they were in their own houses. And Adoniram was over this type of conscription.
15 Además Salomón tenía 70.000 cargadores y 80.000 canteros en la región montañosa,
And Solomon had seventy thousand of those who were carrying burdens, and eighty thousand of those who cut stones from the mountain,
16 aparte de los 3.300 jefes que Salomón estableció al frente de la obra, los cuales daban órdenes a la gente que hacía el trabajo.
aside from the commanders who were over each work, in number three thousand and three hundred, who gave orders to the people and to those who were doing the work.
17 El rey mandó que extrajeran piedras grandes y costosas para colocar los cimientos de la Casa con piedras talladas.
And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.
18 Los constructores de Salomón, de Hiram y de Biblos prepararon la madera y tallaron las piedras para construir la Casa.
And these were shaped by the stoneworkers of Solomon and the stoneworkers of Hiram. And the men of Gebal also prepared the wood and the stones in order to build the house.
