1 Mga Hari 5
Magandang Balita Biblia
Paghahanda sa Pagtatayo ng Templo(A)
5 Matagal nang magkaibigan si Hiram na hari ng Tiro at si Haring David. Kaya't nang mabalitaan nitong si Solomon ay pinili na bilang hari, at siyang kahalili ng kanyang amang si David, nagpadala agad ito ng mga sugo kay Solomon. 2 Nagsugo rin sa kanya si Solomon at ganito ang ipinasabi: 3 “Alam po ninyo na ang ama kong si David ay hindi nakapagtayo ng Templo para kay Yahweh na kanyang Diyos. Ito'y dahil sa mga digmaang hinarap niya sa magkabi-kabilang panig hanggang sa pagtagumpayin siya ni Yahweh laban sa lahat niyang mga kaaway. 4 Ngunit binigyan ako ngayon ng Diyos kong si Yahweh ng kapayapaan sa buong kaharian. Wala na akong kaaway at wala nang panganib na pinangangambahan. 5 Kaya(B) binabalak kong ipagtayo ng isang templo si Yahweh na aking Diyos. Gaya ng pangako niya sa aking ama, ‘Ang anak mo na pauupuin ko sa iyong trono bilang kahalili ang siyang magtatayo ng aking Templo.’ 6 Kaya hinihiling ko sa inyong Kamahalan na bigyan ako ng mga tauhang puputol ng mga sedar sa Lebanon. Babayaran ko sila sa halagang itatakda ninyo. Tutulong sa kanila ang mga tauhan ko sapagkat hindi sila sanay magputol ng mga punongkahoy tulad ng mga taga-Sidon.”
7 Lubos na ikinatuwa ni Hiram nang marinig niya ang kahilingang iyon ni Solomon. Kaya't sinabi niya, “Purihin si Yahweh sa araw na ito sapagkat binigyan niya si David ng isang anak na marunong mamahala sa kanyang dakilang sambayanan!” 8 At ganito ang naging tugon ni Hiram kay Solomon: “Natanggap ko ang iyong mensahe. Handa akong magbigay sa inyo ng lahat ng kailangan ninyong kahoy na sedar at sipres. 9 Ilulusong ng aking mga tauhan ang mga troso buhat sa Lebanon hanggang sa dagat. Buhat naman doon ay babalsahin hanggang sa daungan na inyong mapili. Pagdating doon, saka paghihiwa-hiwalayin upang inyong ipahakot. Bilang kapalit, bibigyan naman ninyo ako ng mga pagkain para sa aking mga tauhan.”
10 Kaya't pinadalhan ni Hiram si Solomon ng lahat ng kahoy na sedar at sipres na kailangan nito. 11 Taun-taon naman ay pinadadalhan ni Solomon si Hiram ng 100,000 takal ng trigo at 110,000 galong langis ng olibo para sa mga tauhan nito.
12 Si Solomon nga'y binigyan ni Yahweh ng karunungan tulad ng kanyang ipinangako. Naging magkaibigan sina Solomon at Hiram, at gumawa sila ng kasunduan ng pagkakaibigan.
13 Iniutos ni Solomon sa buong Israel ang sapilitang pagtatrabaho ng 30,000 kalalakihan. 14 Ipinadadala(C) niya sa Lebanon ang mga ito, 10,000 bawat pangkat. Isang buwan sila sa Lebanon, at dalawang buwan sa kani-kanilang tahanan. Si Adoniram ang tagapangasiwa ng sapilitang paggawang ito. 15 Si Solomon ay may walumpung libong tagatibag ng mga bato sa bundok at pitumpung libong tagahakot ng mga ito. 16 Umabot sa 3,300 naman ang mga kapatas na namamahala sa mga manggagawa. 17 Sa utos ng hari, nagtatabas sila ng malalaking bato upang gamiting pundasyon ng Templo. 18 Katulong din ng mga tauhan ni Solomon at ni Hiram ang mga taga-Biblos sa pagtibag ng bato at pagputol ng kahoy na ginamit sa pagtatayo ng Templo.
1 Kings 5
Legacy Standard Bible
Covenant with Hiram King of Tyre
5 [a](A)Then Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for (B)Hiram had [b]always been one who loved David. 2 And (C)Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, 3 “You know that (D)David my father was unable to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars which surrounded him, until Yahweh put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now (E)Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor [c]calamity. 5 So behold, (F)I [d]intend to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh spoke to David my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he will build the house for My name.’ 6 So now, command that they cut for me (G)cedars from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
7 Now it happened, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he was very glad and said, “Blessed be Yahweh today, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.” 8 So Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent me; I will do [e]what you desire concerning the cedar and cypress timber. 9 My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea (H)to the place where you [f]direct me, and I will have them broken up there, and you shall carry them away. Then (I)you shall accomplish my desire by giving food to my household.” 10 So [g]Hiram [h]gave Solomon [i]as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber. 11 (J)Solomon then gave Hiram [j]20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and [k]20 kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year. 12 (K)Now Yahweh gave wisdom to Solomon, just as He [l]promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them cut a covenant.
13 And (L)King Solomon raised up forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers [m]numbered 30,000 men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in [n]shifts; they were in Lebanon a month and two months at home. And (M)Adoniram was over the forced laborers. 15 And (N)Solomon had 70,000 [o]who carried loads, and 80,000 hewers of stone in the mountains, 16 (O)besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were over the [p]project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work. 17 Then (P)the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, precious stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. 18 So Solomon’s builders and [q]Hiram’s builders and (Q)the Gebalites [r]carved them out, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 5:1 Ch 5:15 in Heb
- 1 Kings 5:1 Lit all the day
- 1 Kings 5:4 Lit evil occurrence
- 1 Kings 5:5 Lit say
- 1 Kings 5:8 Lit all your pleasure
- 1 Kings 5:9 Lit send
- 1 Kings 5:10 Heb Hirom
- 1 Kings 5:10 Lit was giving
- 1 Kings 5:10 Lit all his desire
- 1 Kings 5:11 Approx. 130,000 bu. or 4,600 metric tons
- 1 Kings 5:11 Approx. 130 bu. or 4,600 l
- 1 Kings 5:12 Lit spoke to
- 1 Kings 5:13 Lit was
- 1 Kings 5:14 Lit changes
- 1 Kings 5:15 Or burden bearers
- 1 Kings 5:16 Lit work
- 1 Kings 5:18 Heb Hirom’s
- 1 Kings 5:18 Or chiseled
1 Kings 5
New International Version
Preparations for Building the Temple(A)
5 [a]When Hiram(B) king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. 2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
3 “You know that because of the wars(C) waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build(D) a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.(E) 4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest(F) on every side, and there is no adversary(G) or disaster. 5 I intend, therefore, to build a temple(H) for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’(I)
6 “So give orders that cedars(J) of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.”
7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord(K) today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”
8 So Hiram sent word to Solomon:
“I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs. 9 My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea(L), and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food(M) for my royal household.”
10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, 11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors[b] of wheat as food(N) for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths[c][d] of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year. 12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom,(O) just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.(P)
13 King Solomon conscripted laborers(Q) from all Israel—thirty thousand men. 14 He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram(R) was in charge of the forced labor. 15 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills, 16 as well as thirty-three hundred[e] foremen(S) who supervised the project and directed the workers. 17 At the king’s command they removed from the quarry(T) large blocks of high-grade stone(U) to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. 18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram(V) and workers from Byblos(W) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.
- 1 Kings 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
- 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
- 1 Kings 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
- 1 Kings 5:16 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 2:2,18) thirty-six hundred
1 Kings 5
King James Version
5 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.
2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 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.
4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
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