1 Crónicas 22

1 Entonces David dijo: Este es el templo del Señor Dios, y este es el altar para las ofrendas quemadas de Israel.

Then David said, “Here, [at the edge of Jerusalem, ] is where [we will build] the temple for our God Yahweh, and where [we will make] the altar for burning the offerings that the Israeli [people will bring].”

2 Y David dio órdenes de reunir a todos los hombres extranjeros que estaban en la tierra de Israel; y puso a los cortadores de piedras a trabajar, cortando piedras para construir el templo de Dios.

So David commanded that the foreigners who lived in Israel must gather together. [When they did that, ] he appointed [some of those] men to [cut huge] stones [from the quarries] and to smooth their surfaces, to be used to build the temple of God.

3 Y juntó una gran cantidad de hierro, para los clavos de las puertas y de las bisagras; y bronce, más en peso de lo que podría medirse;

David provided a large amount of iron for making nails and hinges for the doors in the gates of the temple. He also provided so much bronze [for making the altar and various utensils], that no one could weigh it all.

4 Y una inmensidad de cedros, porque los sidonios y los hombres de Tiro vinieron con una gran cantidad de cedros para David.

He also provided [money for buying] a large amount of cedar logs. Because there was a huge number of them, no one was able to count them. Those were logs that men from Tyre and Sidon [cities] sent to David.

5 Y David dijo: Salomón, mi hijo, es joven y de tierna edad, y la casa que se va a poner para el Señor debe ser muy grande, algo maravilloso y glorioso en todos los países; Así pues, prepararé lo que se necesite para ello. Entonces David preparó una gran cantidad de material antes de su muerte.

David [provided all those things because he] thought, “My son Solomon is still young and he does not know what he needs to know [about building], and the temple of Yahweh must be (magnificent/very beautiful). It must be a glorious building that will become famous, and people throughout the world must consider it to be glorious/splendid. So now I will begin to prepare for it to be built, [and Solomon will be responsible for building it].” So David collected a great amount of building materials before he died.

6 Entonces envió a buscar a su hijo Salomón, y le dio órdenes para la construcción de una casa para el Señor, el Dios de Israel.

[When] David [was old, he] summoned his son Solomon, and told him that he should arrange for a temple to be built for Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped].

7 Y David dijo a Salomón: Hijo mío, mi deseo era edificar una casa para el nombre del Señor mi Dios.

He said to him, “I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to honor [MTY] Yahweh, my God.

8 Pero vino a mí la palabra del Señor que me decía: Has derramado mucha sangre y has hecho grandes guerras; No permitiré que seas el constructor de una casa para mi nombre, debido a las vidas que has tomado sobre la tierra ante mis ojos.

But Yahweh told [a prophet to tell] me, ‘You have killed many men [MTY] in the battles that you have fought. I have seen the blood of all the people whom you killed, so you will not be the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY].

9 Pero tendrás un hijo que será un hombre de paz; y le daré descanso de las guerras por todos lados. Su nombre será Salomón, y en su tiempo daré a Israel paz y tranquilidad;

But you will have a son [who will be king of Israel after you die]. He will be a man who is peaceful and quiet, [not a man who kills others]. And I will cause that there will be peace between him and his enemies who are in all the nearby lands. His name will be Solomon, [which sounds like the word for peace]. During the time that he is king, people in Israel will be peaceful and safe.

10 Él será el constructor de un templo para mi nombre; él será para mí un hijo, y yo seré para él un padre; y afirmará el reino de su gobierno sobre Israel para siempre.

He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY]. He will be [like] a son to me, and I will cause some of his descendants to rule [MTY] over Israel forever [HYP].’

11 Ahora, hijo mío, que el Señor esté contigo; y te prospere, y construye la casa del Señor tu Dios, conforme a lo que ha prometido que tú harías.

“So now, my son, I hope/wish that Yahweh will help you, and enable you to be successful in arranging for building the temple of Yahweh, your God, which is what he said that you would do.

12 Solo el Señor te dé sabiduría y conocimiento de sus órdenes para Israel, para que guardes la ley del Señor tu Dios.

I also hope/wish that he will enable you to be wise and to understand what you need to know, and enable you to obey his laws while you rule over Israel.

13 Y todo irá bien para ti, si cuidas de guardar las leyes y las reglas que el Señor le dio a Moisés para Israel: sé fuerte y confía; No tengas miedo y no te preocupes.

If you carefully obey all the laws and regulations/commands that Yahweh gave to Moses to give to us Israeli people, you will be successful. So be steadfast/strong and courageous. Do not be afraid of anything, and do not become discouraged!

14 Ahora, mira, aunque soy pobre, he preparado para la casa del Señor cien mil talentos de oro y un millón de talentos de plata; y un peso de bronce y hierro sin medida, porque hay en abundancia; y he preparado la madera y la piedra, y pueden añadirle más.

“I have tried hard to provide [materials] for [building] the temple of Yahweh. I have provided nearly 4,000 tons of gold, and nearly 40,000 tons of silver. I have also provided a very large amount of iron and bronze; no one has been able to weigh it all. I have also gathered/provided lumber and stone [for the walls of the temple], but you may need to get some more of those things.

15 Y tienes un gran número de obreros, cortadores y obreros de piedra y madera, y expertos en todo tipo de trabajos.

There are many men [in Israel] who have good ability to cut big stones for making stone walls, and carpenters, and men who are very skilled at making various kinds of things.

16 En oro y plata, bronce y hierro más de lo que puede estar numerado. ¡Arriba! entonces, y trabaja; y que el Señor esté contigo.

There are many men who know how to make things from gold and silver and bronze and iron. So now [I say to you], begin the work [of building the temple], and I hope/wish that Yahweh will help/be with you.”

17 Entonces David ordenó a todos los jefes de Israel que prestaran su ayuda a su hijo Salomón, diciendo:

Then David commanded that all the Israeli leaders must assist Solomon. He said to them,

18 ¿No está el Señor tu Dios contigo? ¿Y no te ha dado reposo por todos lados? porque el Señor ha entregado a la gente de la tierra en mis manos, y la tierra es vencida delante del Señor y ante su gente.

“Yahweh our God is certainly with/helping you [RHQ]. He has allowed you to have peace with all the nearby nations [RHQ]. He has enabled my [army] to conquer [IDM] them, so now Yahweh and my people control them.

19 Ahora da tu corazón y tu alma a la adoración del Señor tu Dios; y comienza a trabajar en la construcción del lugar santo del Señor Dios, para que puedas poner el cofre del pacto del Señor y los vasos sagrados de Dios en él templo que debe hacerse para el nombre del Señor.

Now you must obey Yahweh completely. Help Solomon to arrange for building the temple for Yahweh God, in order that you can bring the Sacred Chest that contains the Ten Commandments and the other sacred items that belong to God into the temple that you will build to honor Yahweh.”