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Tumulong si Haring Hiram sa Pagpapatayo ng Templo(A)

Si Hiram na hari ng Tiro ay nagsugo ng kanyang mga lingkod kay Solomon nang kanyang nabalitaan na si Solomon ay kanilang binuhusan ng langis upang maging hari na kapalit ng kanyang ama; sapagkat si Hiram ay naging kaibigan ni David.

Si Solomon ay nagsugo kay Hiram, na sinasabi,

“Alam mo na si David na aking ama ay hindi nakapagtayo ng bahay para sa pangalan ng Panginoon niyang Diyos dahil sa mga pakikidigma sa palibot niya sa bawat dako, hanggang sa inilagay sila ng Panginoon sa ilalim ng mga talampakan ng kanyang mga paa.

Ngunit ngayo'y binigyan ako ng Panginoon kong Diyos ng kapahingahan sa bawat dako; wala kahit kaaway, o kasawian man.

Kaya't(B) layunin kong magtayo ng bahay para sa pangalan ng Panginoon kong Diyos, gaya ng sinabi ng Panginoon kay David na aking ama, ‘Ang iyong anak na aking iluluklok sa iyong trono na kapalit mo ang magtatayo ng bahay para sa aking pangalan.’

Ngayo'y ipag-utos mo na ipagputol ako ng mga puno ng sedro sa Lebanon; at ang aking mga lingkod ay makakasama ng iyong mga lingkod at babayaran kita ng upa para sa iyong mga tauhan ayon sa iyong itatakda, sapagkat iyong alam na walang sinuman sa amin na nakakaputol ng mga troso na gaya ng mga Sidonio.”

Nang marinig ni Hiram ang mga salita ni Solomon, siya'y nagalak na mabuti, at nagsabi, “Purihin ang Panginoon sa araw na ito na nagbigay kay David ng isang pantas na anak upang mamahala sa dakilang bayang ito.”

At si Hiram ay nagsugo kay Solomon, na nagsasabi, “Narinig ko ang mensahe na iyong ipinadala sa akin. Aking gagawin ang lahat ng iyong ninanais tungkol sa troso na sedro at sipres.

Ibababa ang mga ito ng aking mga lingkod sa dagat mula sa Lebanon, at aking gagawing mga balsa upang dumaan sa dagat hanggang sa dakong iyong ituturo, at aking ipakakalag doon, at iyong tatanggapin; at tutugunan mo ang aking mga nais sa pagbibigay ng pagkain sa aking sambahayan.”

10 Sa gayo'y binigyan ni Hiram si Solomon ng lahat ng troso ng sipres na kanyang ninais.

11 Binigyan naman ni Solomon si Hiram ng dalawampung libong takal na trigo na pagkain ng kanyang sambahayan, at dalawampung takal na purong langis. Ito ang ibinibigay ni Solomon kay Hiram taun-taon.

12 Kaya't binigyan ng Panginoon si Solomon ng karunungan, gaya ng kanyang ipinangako sa kanya; at may kapayapaan sa pagitan ni Hiram at ni Solomon, at silang dalawa'y gumawa ng kasunduan.

13 Si Haring Solomon ay nagpataw ng sapilitang paggawa sa buong Israel at ang mga pinatawan ay tatlumpung libong lalaki.

14 Kanyang(C) sinugo sila sa Lebanon na sampu-sampung libo bawat buwan na halinhinan: isang buwan sa Lebanon, at dalawang buwan sa sariling bayan; at si Adoniram ang tagapamahala sa mga pinatawan.

15 Si Solomon ay mayroon ding pitumpung libong tagabuhat at walumpung libong tagatibag ng bato sa kaburulan,

16 bukod pa ang tatlong libo at tatlong daan na mga kapatas ni Solomon sa gawain, na namumuno sa mga taong gumagawa.

17 Sa utos ng hari, tumibag sila ng malalaki at mamahaling bato upang ilagay ang saligan ng bahay na may mga batong tinabas.

18 Kaya't ang mga tagapagtayo ni Solomon, at ang mga tagapagtayo ni Hiram at ang mga Gebalita ang pumutol at naghanda ng mga kahoy at ng mga bato upang itayo ang bahay.

'1 Mga Hari 5 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.

Wood and stone for the temple

[a] Because King Hiram[b] of Tyre was loyal to David throughout his rule, Hiram sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that Solomon had become king after his father. Solomon sent the following message to Hiram: “You know that my father David wasn’t able to build a temple for the name of the Lord my God. This was because of the enemies that fought him on all sides until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. Now the Lord my God has given me peace on every side, without enemies or misfortune. So I’m planning to build a temple for the name of the Lord my God, just as the Lord indicated to my father David, ‘I will give you a son to follow you on your throne. He will build the temple for my name.’ Now give the order and have the cedars of Lebanon cut down for me. My servants will work with your servants. I’ll pay your servants whatever price you set, because you know we have no one here who is skilled in cutting wood like the Sidonians.”

Hiram was thrilled when he heard Solomon’s message. He said, “Today the Lord is blessed because he has given David a wise son who is in charge of this great people.” Hiram sent word back to Solomon: “I have heard your message to me. I will do as you wish with the cedar and pinewood. My servants will bring the wood down the Lebanon Mountains to the sea. I’ll make rafts out of them and float them on the sea to the place you specify. There I’ll dismantle them, and you can carry them away. Now, as for what you must do for me in return, I ask you to provide for my royal house.”

10 So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and pinewood that he wanted. 11 In return, Solomon gave an annual gift to Hiram of twenty thousand kors[c] of wheat to eat, and twenty thousand kors of pure oil for his palace use. 12 Now the Lord made Solomon wise, just as he had promised. Solomon and Hiram made a covenant and had peace.

13 King Solomon called up a work gang of thirty thousand workers from all over Israel. 14 He sent ten thousand to work in Lebanon each month. Then they would spend two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the work gang. 15 Solomon had 70,000 laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the highlands. 16 This doesn’t include Solomon’s 3,300 supervisors in charge of the work, who had oversight over the laborers. 17 At the king’s command, they quarried huge stones of the finest quality in order to lay the temple’s foundation with carefully cut stone. 18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram, along with those of Byblos, prepared the timber and the stones for the construction of the temple.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:1 5:15 in Heb
  2. 1 Kings 5:1 Chronicles spells the king’s name Huram; for example, 2 Chron 2:3, 11-12; but cf 1 Chron 14:1 Kethib.
  3. 1 Kings 5:11 One kor is possibly equal to fifty gallons.

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

16 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.