1 Mga Hari 10
1 Nang mabalitaan ng reyna ng Seba ang katanyagan ni Solomon tungkol sa pangalan ni Yahweh, pumunta siya para subukin si Solomon sa pamamagitan ng mga mahihirap na tanong.
The queen [who ruled the] Sheba [area] heard that Yahweh had caused Solomon to become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer].
2 Dumating siya sa Jerusalem kasama ang isang napakahabang karawan, mga kamelyo na punong-puno ng mga pabango, maraming ginto, at maraming mga mamahaling bato. Nang siya ay dumating, sinabi niya kay Solomon lahat ng nasa loob ng kaniyang puso.
She came with a large group of wealthy/influential people, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the topics/things in which she was interested.
3 Sinagot ni Solomon lahat ng kaniyang mga katanungan. Wala ni isa man na kaniyang mga tanong ang hindi sinagot ng hari.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
4 Nang makita ng reyna ng Seba ang lahat ng karunungan ni Solomon, ang palasyo na kaniyang itinayo,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace;
5 ang pagkain sa kaniyang hapag-kainan at mga tirahan ng kaniyang mga lingkod at kanilang mga gawain at kanilang mga kasuotan, at saka mga taga-silbi niya ng inumin at ang paraan kung paano siya nag-alay ng mga handog na susunugin sa templo ni Yahweh, wala ng espiritu sa kaniya.
she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw where his officials lived (OR, how his officials were seated at the table), their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be offered. She was extremely amazed.
6 Sinabi niya sa hari, “Totoo nga, ang balita na aking narinig sa sarili kong lupain tungkol sa iyong mga salita at iyong karunungan.
She said to King Solomon, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
7 Hindi ko mapaniwalaan ang aking narinig hanggang sa dumating ako rito, at ngayon ay nakita ito ng aking mga mata. Wala pa pala sa kalahati ang nasabi sa akin tungkol sa iyong karunungan at kayamanan! Nahigitan mo ang katanyagan na aking nabalitaan.
But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. But really, what they told me is only half [of what they could have told me about you]. You are extremely wise and rich, more than what people told me.
8 Pinagpala ang iyong bayan, at pinagpala ang iyong mga lingkod na palaging nasa iyong harapan, dahil naririnig nila ang iyong karunungan.
Your wives are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
9 Nawa ay purihin si Yahweh ang inyong Diyos, na nalulugod sa iyo, na siyang naglagay sa iyo sa trono ng Israel. Dahil walang hanggang minahal ni Yahweh ang Israel, ginawa ka niyang hari, para gumawa ka ng katarungan at katuwiran.
Praise Yahweh, your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by causing you to become the king of Israel! God has always loved the Israeli people, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
10 Binigyan niya ang hari ng 120 talentong ginto at malaking halaga ng mga pabango at mga mamahaling mga bato. Wala nang mas higit pang halaga ng mga pabango tulad nitong mga ibinigay ng reyna ng Seba kay Haring Solomon ay kailanman naibigay pa muli sa kaniya.
Then the queen gave to the king [the things that she had brought. She gave him] almost five tons of gold and a large amount of spices and valuable gems. Never again did King Solomon receive more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
11 Ang mga barko ni Hiram, na nagdala ng ginto mula sa Ofir, ay nagdala rin mula sa Ofir ng napakaraming kahoy na algum at mga mamahaling bato.
In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, in which they had previously brought gold from Ophir, they also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems/valuable stones.
12 Gumawa ang hari ng mga haligi gamit ang kahoy na algum para sa templo ni Yahweh at para sa palasyo ng hari, at mga alpa at mga lira para sa mga mang-aawit. Wala nang mas madami pang bilang ng kahoy na algum ang dumating o nakita pa muli hanggang sa araw na ito.
King Solomon told his workers to use that wood to make railings/supports in the temple of Yahweh and in the king’s palace and also to make harps and lyres for the (musicians/men who played musical instruments). That wood was the largest amount of (OR, the finest) wood that had ever been seen [in Israel]. And no one since then has ever seen so much wood of that kind.
13 Ibinigay lahat ni Haring Solomon ang lahat ng maibigan ng reyna ng Seba, anuman ang hiniling niya, karagdagan sa mga ibinigay ni Solomon ayon sa kaniyang maharlikang kabutihang-loob. Kaya bumalik siya sa kaniyang sariling lupain kasama ang kaniyang mga lingkod.
King Solomon gave to the queen from Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her those gifts in addition to the gifts that he always gave [to other rulers who visited him]. Then she and the people who came with her returned to her own land.
14 Ngayon ang timbang ng ginto na dumating kay Solomon sa loob ng isang taon ay 666 talento ng ginto,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
15 bukod sa mga ginto na dinala ng mga mangangalakal at mga negosyante. Lahat ng mga hari na taga-Arabia at mga gobernador sa bansa ay nagdala rin ng ginto at pilak kay Solomon.
That was in addition to [the taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders, and the annual taxes paid by the kings of Arabia and by the governors of [the regions in] Israel.
16 Si Solomon ay nagpagawa ng dalawang-daang malalaking kalasag na binalutan ng ginto. Anim na raang siklo ng ginto ang napunta sa bawat isa.
King Solomon’s workers [took this] gold and hammered it into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put (almost 15 pounds/more than 6 kg.) of gold on each shield.
17 Nagpagawa rin siya ng tatlong-daang kalasag na binalutan ng ginto. Tatlong mina ng ginto ang napunta sa bawat kalasag; inilagay ang mga ito ng hari sa loob ng Palasyo ng Kagubatan ng Lebanon.
His workers made 300 smaller shields. They covered each of them with (almost 4 pounds/1.5 kg.) of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Pagkatapos ay nagpagawa ang hari ng isang malaking trono na gawa sa garing at nilatagan ito ng pinakamataas na uri ng ginto.
His workers also made for him a large throne. [Part of it was] covered with (ivory [decorations made from)] tusks of elephants and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
19 May anim na baytang papunta sa trono, at ang likod nito ay may pabilog na tuktok. May mga dantayan ng bisig sa magkabilang gilid ng upuan, at dalawang leon ang nakatayo sa tabi ng mga dantayan.
There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a statue of a lion on both sides of each step. So altogether there were twelve statues of lions. The back of the throne was rounded at the top. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a small statue of a lion. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
20 Labingdalawang leon ang nakatayo sa mga baytang, isa sa bawat magkabilang gilid sa bawat anim na baytang. Walang anumang trono kagaya nito sa alinmang kaharian.
21 Lahat ng iniinumang tasa ni Haring Solomon ay ginto, at lahat ng mga iniinumang tasa sa Palasyo ng Kagubatan ng Lebanon ay purong ginto. Walang pilak, dahil ang pilak ay hindi itinuturing na mahalaga noong panahon ni Solomon.
All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. They did not make things from silver, because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
22 Ang hari ay may mga grupo ng barko sa dagat na pumapalaot sa karagatan, kasama ang mga barko ni Hiram. Isang beses sa bawat tatlong taon ang mga barko ay nagdadala ng ginto, pilak, garing, gayundin ng mga bakulaw at mga malalaking unggoy.
The king had a (fleet/large number) of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
23 Kaya nahigitan ni Haring Solomon ang lahat ng hari sa mundo sa kayamanan at karunungan.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king.
24 Sinadya ng buong mundo ang presensiya ni Solomon para mapakinggan ang kaniyang karunungan, na inilagay ng Diyos sa kaniyang puso.
People from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had put into his mind.
25 Ang mga bumisita sa kaniya ay nagdala ng pagpaparangal, mga sisidlang gawa sa pilak at gawa sa ginto, mga damit, mga armas, pampalasa, gayundin ng mga kabayo at mga asno, taon taon.
All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons (OR, myrrh), or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
26 Sama-samang tinipon ni Solomon ang mga karwahe at mga mangangabayo. Mayroon siyang 1, 400 na mga karwahe at labing dalawang libong mangangabayo na inihimpil niya sa mga lungsod ng mga karwahe at sa kaniyang sarili sa Jerusalem.
Solomon acquired 1,400 chariots and 12,000 men who rode [on the horses] (OR, [in the chariots]). Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
27 Napakaraming pilak ang hari sa Jerusalem, kasing dami ng mga bato sa lupa. Ginawa niyang sagana ang mga kahoy na cedar gaya ng mga punong sikamoreng igos na nasa mabababang lupain.
During the years that Solomon was king, silver became as common in Jerusalem as stones; and [lumber from] cedar trees in the foothills of Judah was as plentiful as [lumber from] fig trees.
28 Nagmamay-ari si Solomon ng mga kabayo na nanggaling sa Ehipto at Cilicia. Ang mga mangangalakal ng hari ay binili ang mga iyon sa kawan, bawat isang kawan ay may halaga.
Solomon’s agents bought horses and supervised the men who brought them into Israel from the areas of Musri and Cilicia [that were famous for breeding horses].
29 Ang mga karwahe ay binili sa labas ng Ehipto sa halagang animnaraang siklo ng pilak bawat isa, at mga kabayo ng 150 siklo bawat isa. Pagkatapos karamihan sa mga ito ay ipinagbili sa lahat ng mga hari ng mga Heteo at Arameo.
In Musri they bought chariots and horses; they paid 600 pieces of silver for each chariot and 150 pieces of silver for each horse. They brought them to Israel. Then they sold many of them to the kings of the Heth people-group and the kings of Syria.
