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Boqoraddii Shebaa Oo Booqatay Sulaymaan

10 Boqoraddii Shebaa markay maqashay Sulaymaan warkiisii ku saabsanaa xagga magaca Rabbiga ayay ugu timid inay ku imtixaanto su'aalo adadag. Oo waxay Yeruusaalem la timid dad aad u badan, iyo awr badan oo ay ku raran yihiin uunsi, iyo dahab aad u badan, iyo dhagaxyo qaali ah; oo markay Sulaymaan u timid wixii qalbigeeda ku jiray oo dhan ayay kala hadashay. Sulaymaanna wuxuu uga jawaabay su'aalaheedii oo dhan; oo wax boqorka ka qarsoonaa oo uusan u sheegin ma jirin. Boqoraddii Shebaana markay aragtay xigmaddii Sulaymaan oo dhan, iyo gurigii uu dhisay, iyo cuntadii miiskiisa, iyo fadhigii addoommadiisa, iyo hawshii adeegayaashiisa, iyo dharkoodii, iyo kuwiisii cabniinka siin jiray, iyo wixii uu guriga Rabbiga ku fuuli jiray, naf dambe iyadii kuma hadhin. Markaasay boqorkii ku tidhi, Warkii aan dalkaygii ku maqlay ee ku saabsanaa falimahaaga iyo xigmaddaadu run buu ahaa. Habase yeeshee erayadaas ma aan rumaysan jeeraan imid oo ay indhahaygu arkeen; oo weliba badhna la iima sheegin. Xigmaddaada iyo barwaaqadaadu way ka sii badan yihiin warkii aan maqlay. Waxaa faraxsan raggaaga, oo waxaa faraxsan addoommadaadan had iyo goorba hortaada taagan oo xigmaddaadana maqla. Waxaa mahad leh Rabbiga Ilaahaaga ah oo kugu farxay inuu kugu fadhiisiyo carshiga reer binu Israa'iil. Rabbigu weligiisba wuu jeclaaday reer binu Israa'iil, oo sidaas aawadeed ayuu boqor kaaga dhigay inaad samaysid xukun iyo caddaalad. 10 Markaasay boqorkii siisay boqol iyo labaatan talanti oo dahab ah, iyo uunsi faro badan, iyo dhagaxyo qaali ah; uma iman uunsi dambe oo u badan sidii kii boqoradda Shebaa ay siisay Boqor Sulaymaan. 11 Oo Xiiraam doonniyihiisii Oofir dahab ka keenay, waxay kaloo Oofir ka keeneen geedo almuug ah oo badan, iyo dhagaxyo qaali ah. 12 Oo boqorkiina geedihii almuugga ahaa ayuu tiirar uga dhigay gurigii Rabbiga, iyo gurigii boqorka, oo wuxuu kaloo nimankii gabayaaga ahaa uga sameeyey kataarado iyo shareerado; oo ilaa maantadan la joogo geedo almuug ah oo kuwaas oo kale ah ma iman, lamana arkin. 13 Oo Boqor Sulaymaanna wuxuu boqoraddii Shebaa siiyey wax alla wixii ay doonaysay oo dhan oo ay weyddiisatay, oo ayan ku jirin wixii uu Sulaymaan u siiyey sharafta boqornimadiisa, markaasay noqotay oo dalkeedii tagtay iyadii iyo addoommadeediiba.

Sharaftii Sulaymaan

14 Haddaba dahabkii sannad kasta Sulaymaan u iman jiray miisaankiisu wuxuu ahaa lix boqol iyo lix iyo lixdan talanti oo dahab ah, 15 oo intaasuna kuma jirin wixii ay keeni jireen geddisleyda iyo baayacmushtariyaasha, iyo boqorradii dalka Carabta oo dhan, iyo taliyayaashii waddanka. 16 Markaasaa Boqor Sulaymaan wuxuu sameeyey laba boqol oo gaashaan waaweyn oo dahab la tumay ah; oo gaashaan weynba waxaa galay lix boqol oo sheqel oo dahab ah. 17 Oo haddana wuxuu kaloo sameeyey saddex boqol oo gaashaan oo yaryar oo dahab la tumay ah, oo gaashaan yarba waxaa galay saddex mina oo dahab ah, markaasaa boqorku iyagii dhigay gurigii ku yiil kaynta Lubnaan. 18 Oo weliba boqorku wuxuu kaloo sameeyey carshi weyn oo foolmaroodi ah, oo wuxuu ku dahaadhay dahabkii ugu fiicnaa. 19 Carshigu wuxuu lahaa jaranjaro lix tallaabo ah, oo carshiga xaggiisa sare ee dambena way wareegsanayd; oo kursiga meeshiisa lagu fadhiisto labadeeda dhinacba waxay lahayd meelo xusullada la saarto, oo meelaha xusullada la saartana dhinacooda waxaa taagnaa laba libaax. 20 Oo jaranjaradii lixdeedii tallaabo labadooda dhinac waxaa ka taagnaa laba iyo toban libaax; oo boqortooyana saas oo kale looguma samayn. 21 Oo Boqor Sulaymaan weelashiisii wax lagu cabbi jiray oo dhammu waxay wada ahaayeen dahab; gurigii kaynta Lubnaan weelashiisii oo dhammuna waxay wada ahaayeen dahab saafi ah, oo midna lagama samayn lacag, waayo, wakhtigii Sulaymaan lacag waxba qiimo ma lahayn. 22 Maxaa yeelay, boqorku wuxuu badda ku lahaa doonniyo Tarshiish u dhoofa oo ay la jiraan Xiiraam doonniyihiisa; oo saddexdii sannadoodba mar bay doonniyihii Tarshiish iman jireen, oo waxay keeni jireen dahab, iyo lacag, iyo foolmaroodi, iyo daayeerro, iyo daa'uusyo. 23 Sidaasuu Boqor Sulaymaan xagga maalka iyo xagga xigmaddaba ugaga hor maray boqorradii dunida oo dhan. 24 Oo dunida oo dhammuna waxay doondooneen Sulaymaan inay arkaan oo ay maqlaan xigmaddii Ilaah qalbigiisa geliyey. 25 Oo nin waluba wuxuu sannad kasta u keeni jiray hadiyaddiis oo ay ka mid yihiin weelal lacag ah, iyo weelal dahab ah, iyo dhar, iyo hub, iyo uunsi, iyo fardo, iyo baqlo. 26 Sulaymaanna wuxuu urursaday gaadhifardood iyo rag fardooley ah; oo wuxuu lahaa kun iyo afar boqol oo gaadhifaras, iyo laba iyo toban kun oo nin oo fardooley ah, oo wuxuu fadhiisiyey magaalooyinkii gaadhifardoodka, oo qaarna boqorkay Yeruusaalem la joogeen. 27 Oo boqorku wuxuu lacag Yeruusaalem kaga dhigay sida dhagaxyo oo kale, oo geedo kedar ahna wuxuu u soo badiyey oo ka dhigay sida geedaha darayga ah oo dhulka hoose ka baxa oo kale. 28 Fardihii Sulaymaan haystayna waxaa laga keenay dalka Masar, oo boqorka baayacmushtariyaashiisii ayaa raxan raxan u soo kaxeeyey, iyagoo raxanba iib gaar ah siiyey. 29 Oo gaadhifaras wuxuu Masar kaga soo bixi jiray lix boqol oo sheqel oo lacag ah, farasna boqol iyo konton sheqel; oo saasoo kalay ugu wada keeni jireen boqorradii reer Xeed oo dhan iyo boqorradii reer Suuriyaba.

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon(A)

10 When the queen of Sheba(B) heard about the fame(C) of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.(D) Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan(E)—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind. Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her. When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built, the food on his table,(F) the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at[a] the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. But I did not believe(G) these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth(H) you have far exceeded the report I heard. How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear(I) your wisdom! Praise(J) be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love(K) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice(L) and righteousness.”

10 And she gave the king 120 talents[b] of gold,(M) large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

11 (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir;(N) and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood[c] and precious stones. 12 The king used the almugwood to make supports[d] for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.)

13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

Solomon’s Splendor(O)

14 The weight of the gold(P) that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,[e] 15 not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields(Q) of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[f] of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[g] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(R)

18 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them. 20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom. 21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.(S) Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days. 22 The king had a fleet of trading ships[h](T) at sea along with the ships(U) of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

23 King Solomon was greater in riches(V) and wisdom(W) than all the other kings of the earth. 24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom(X) God had put in his heart. 25 Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift(Y)—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.

26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses;(Z) he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[i] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 27 The king made silver as common(AA) in Jerusalem as stones,(AB) and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig(AC) trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[j]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 29 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[k] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites(AD) and of the Arameans.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:5 Or the ascent by which he went up to
  2. 1 Kings 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
  3. 1 Kings 10:11 Probably a variant of algumwood; also in verse 12
  4. 1 Kings 10:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  5. 1 Kings 10:14 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
  6. 1 Kings 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
  7. 1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.
  8. 1 Kings 10:22 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish
  9. 1 Kings 10:26 Or charioteers
  10. 1 Kings 10:28 Probably Cilicia
  11. 1 Kings 10:29 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms