1 Reyes 5
1 Cuando Hiram, rey de Tiro, se enteró de que Salomón había sido ungido rey para suceder a su padre, envió embajadores a Salomón porque Hiram siempre había sido amigo de 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 este mensaje a Hiram:
Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
3 “Como sabes, mi padre David no pudo construir un Templo para honrar al Señor su Dios debido a las guerras que se libraron contra él desde todas las direcciones, hasta que el Señor conquistó a sus enemigos.
“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 el Señor, mi Dios, me ha dado paz por todas partes: no hay enemigos ni suceden cosas malas.
But now the Lord my God has given rest to me on all sides. And there is no adversary, nor occurrence of evil.
5 “Así que pienso construir un Templo para honrar al Señor, mi Dios, como el Señor le dijo a mi padre David. Le dijo: ‘Tu hijo, al que pondré en tu trono para que te suceda, construirá el Templo para honrarme’.
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 Ordena, pues, que se corten algunos cedros del Líbano para mí. Mis obreros ayudarán a los tuyos, y yo les pagaré a los tuyos con la tarifa que tú decidas, pues sabes que no tenemos a nadie que sepa cortar madera 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 escuchó el mensaje de Salomón, se alegró mucho y dijo: “¡Alabado sea hoy el Señor, porque le ha dado a David un hijo sabio para dirigir esta gran nación!”
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 esta respuesta a Salomón: “Gracias por tu mensaje. En cuanto a la madera de cedro y ciprés, haré todo lo que quieras.
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 obreros bajarán los troncos desde el Líbano hasta el mar, y los haré flotar en balsas por mar hasta donde tú decidas. Allí haré romper las balsas, y tú podrás llevarte los troncos. A cambio, me gustaría que me proporcionaras comida para 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 que Hiram le proporcionó a Salomón toda la madera de cedro y ciprés que quiso,
And so, Hiram gave to Solomon cedar trees and spruce trees, in accord with his whole will.
11 Salomón le dio a Hiram 20.000 coros de trigo para la comida y 20.000 coros de aceite de oliva para su casa. Salomón le proporcionaba 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 El Señor le dio a Salomón la sabiduría que le había prometido. Hiram y Salomón mantuvieron una buena relación e hicieron un tratado de paz entre ellos.
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 reclutó una fuerza de trabajo de 30.000 personas de todo Israel.
And king Solomon chose workers from all of Israel, and the conscription was of thirty thousand men.
14 Los enviaba en turnos de 10.000 cada mes al Líbano, de modo que estaban un mes en el Líbano y dos meses en casa, mientras Adoniram estaba a cargo de todo el personal que trabajaba en la obra.
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 Salomón tenía 70.000 hombres para transportar piedras, 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 así como 3.300 capataces a quienes puso a cargo de los trabajadores.
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 Siguiendo las órdenes del rey, extrajeron grandes bloques de piedra cuya producción era muy costosa, y colocaron estas piedras labradas como cimientos del Templo.
And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.
18 Entonces los constructores de Salomón y de Hiram, junto con los hombres de Guebal, cortaron la piedra. Prepararon la madera y la piedra para construir el Templo.
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.
