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Nagpangayo si Solomon sang Kaalam(A)

Paagi sa pagpangasawa ni Solomon sa anak sang Faraon, ang hari sang Egipto, nangin kadampig siya sang amo nga nasyon. Gindala niya ang iya asawa sa Banwa ni David[a] hasta nga natapos niya ang pagpatindog sang iya palasyo, sang templo sang Ginoo, kag sang mga pader sa palibot sang Jerusalem. Sadto nga tiyempo wala pa sing templo para sa kadungganan sang Ginoo, gani ang mga tawo nagahalad sa mga simbahan sa mataas nga mga lugar. Ginpakita ni Solomon ang iya paghigugma sa Ginoo paagi sa pagtuman sang mga pagsulundan nga ginbilin sang iya amay nga si David. Ugaling naghalad siya sang mga halad kag nagsunog sang mga insenso sa mga simbahan sa mataas nga mga lugar.

Isa ka tion, nagkadto si Haring Solomon sa Gibeon sa paghalad, kay ato didto ang pinakabantog nga simbahan sa mataas nga lugar. Naghalad siya sa halaran sing 1,000 ka mga halad nga ginasunog. Pagkagab-i, nagpakita sa iya ang Ginoo paagi sa damgo. Nagsiling ang Dios sa iya, “Pangayo sang bisan ano nga gusto mo nga ihatag ko sa imo.” Nagsabat si Solomon, “Ginpakitaan mo sang dako nga kaayo ang akon amay nga si David, nga imo alagad, tungod kay matutom siya sa imo, matarong, kag husto ang iya pagkabuhi. Padayon mo nga ginpakita sa iya ang imo dako nga kaayo paagi sa paghatag sa iya sang isa ka anak nga amo ang nagbulos sa iya bilang hari subong. Ginoo nga akon Dios, ako nga imo alagad amo ang ginbulos mo sa akon amay nga si David bilang hari, bisan tuod bataon pa ako kag indi makahibalo magpangulo. Kag karon ari ako upod sa katawhan nga imo ginpili nga indi maisip sa puwerte nga kadamo. Gani hatagi ako sang kaalam sa pagdumala sang imo katawhan kag sa paghibalo kon ano ang maayo kag ang malain. Kay sin-o bala ang makasarang sa pagdumala sining imo katawhan nga puwerte kadamo?”

10 Nalipay ang Ginoo sa ginpangayo ni Solomon. 11 Gani nagsiling ang Dios sa iya, “Tungod nga nagpangayo ka sang kaalam sa pagdumala sa akon katawhan kag wala ka nagpangayo sang malawig nga kabuhi ukon manggad ukon kamatayon sang imo mga kaaway, 12 ihatag ko sa imo ang imo ginpangayo. Hatagan ko ikaw sang kaalam kag pag-intiendi nga wala pa maangkon ni bisan sin-o sang una kag sa palaabuton nga panahon. 13 Hatagan ko man ikaw sang wala mo ginpangayo, nga amo ang manggad kag dungog, agod wala sing hari nga makapareho sa imo sa bug-os mo nga kabuhi. 14 Kag kon magsunod ka sa akon mga pamaagi kag magtuman sa akon mga pagsulundan kag mga sugo pareho sang ginhimo sang imo amay nga si David, hatagan ko ikaw sang malawig nga kabuhi.”

15 Nagbugtaw si Solomon, kag nareyalisar niya nga nagpakighambal ang Ginoo sa iya paagi sa damgo. Pagbalik ni Solomon sa Jerusalem, nagtindog siya sa atubangan sang Kahon sang Kasugtanan sang Ginoo, kag naghalad sang mga halad nga ginasunog kag mga halad nga para sa maayo nga relasyon. Nagpapunsyon siya dayon para sa tanan niya nga mga opisyal.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Banwa ni David: Ini isa ka lugar nga parte sang Jerusalem. Tan-awa sa 2 Sam. 5:7 kag 1 Har. 8:1 kag 9:24.

Solomon Asks for Wisdom(A)

Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married(B) his daughter.(C) He brought her to the City of David(D) until he finished building his palace(E) and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem. The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places,(F) because a temple had not yet been built for the Name(G) of the Lord. Solomon showed his love(H) for the Lord by walking(I) according to the instructions(J) given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.(K)

The king went to Gibeon(L) to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the Lord appeared(M) to Solomon during the night in a dream,(N) and God said, “Ask(O) for whatever you want me to give you.”

Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful(P) to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son(Q) to sit on his throne this very day.

“Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child(R) and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen,(S) a great people, too numerous to count or number.(T) So give your servant a discerning(U) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(V) between right and wrong. For who is able(W) to govern this great people of yours?”

10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked(X) for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment(Y) in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked.(Z) I will give you a wise(AA) and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not(AB) asked for—both wealth and honor(AC)—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal(AD) among kings. 14 And if you walk(AE) in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”(AF) 15 Then Solomon awoke(AG)—and he realized it had been a dream.(AH)

He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings(AI) and fellowship offerings.(AJ) Then he gave a feast(AK) for all his court.

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And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.

And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

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