列王紀上 4
1 [撒羅滿的朝臣]撒羅滿王作王統治全以色列。
King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
2 以下是他所有的官吏﹕匝多克的兒子阿匝黎雅作大司祭，
These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;
3 史沙的兩個兒子厄里曷勒夫和阿希雅作書記，阿希路得的兒子約沙特作御史，
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.
4 約雅達的兒子貝納雅統率軍隊，【匝多克和厄貝雅塔爾為司祭，】
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5 納堂的兒子阿匝黎雅為太守之長，納堂的兒子匝步得為君王的朋友，
Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.
6 阿希沙爾為家宰，阿貝達的兒子阿多尼蘭管理苦役。十二太守
Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.
7 撒羅滿另立了十二太守管理全以色列，供應君王和王室的食糧；一年之中每人供應一個月。
Solomon had twelve area governors whose responsibilities covered the whole of Israel, providing food for the king and his household. Each one in turn arranged supplies for one month of the year.
8 他們的名字如下﹕胡爾的兒子.....管理厄弗辣因山地；
Their names were: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 德刻爾的兒子...管理瑪卡茲、沙耳賓、貝特舍默士、阿雅隆及貝特哈南；
Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 赫達布的兒子...管理阿魯波特、索苛及赫斐爾全地；
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);
11 阿彼納達布的兒子...管理多爾全境，他娶了撒落滿的女兒塔法特為妻；
Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
12 阿希路得的兒子巴阿納，管理塔納客、默基多直到約刻默罕外，以及位於依次勒耳下邊的全貝特商，曾貝特商直到靠近匝爾堂的阿貝耳默曷拉；
Baana, son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, the whole of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and across to Jokmeam;
13 革貝爾的兒子...管理辣摩特基肋阿得，和在基肋阿得地的默納協的兒子雅依爾的鄉村；在巴商阿爾哥布地，所有的六十座設有城牆和銅閂的大城市，也歸他管理；
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, with sixty great cities having walls and bronze bars);
14 依多的兒子阿希納達布管理瑪哈納殷；
Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 阿希瑪茲管理納斐塔里，他也娶了撒羅滿的女兒巴色瑪特為妻；
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
16 胡瑟的兒子巴阿納管理阿協爾和則步隆；
Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;
17 帕魯亞的兒童約沙特管理依撒加爾；
Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 厄拉的兒子史米管理本雅明；
Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 烏黎的兒子革貝爾管理加得，即昔日屬阿摩黎王息紅和巴商王敖格的地區。猶大地區另派太守管理。
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, (the former country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. There was also a governor who was over the land of Judah).
20 當時猶大和以色列人數，像海邊的沙粒那麼多；他們有吃有喝，非常快樂。
Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.
21 [撒羅滿的富貴]由大河直至培肋舍特人地和埃及邊界諸王國，都在撒羅滿統治下；撒羅滿一生歲月中，這些王國都向他進貢，表示臣服。
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, right up to the border of Egypt. They presented tribute to Solomon and served him during his lifetime.
22 撒羅滿每月所用的食品﹕細麵十「苛爾，」粗麵六十「苛爾；」
The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;
23 肥牛十隻，牧放的牛二十隻，羊一百隻；此外還有鹿、羚羊、麃子和肥禽。
ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.
24 因為他統治大河西岸全境，從提斐撒到迦薩，大河西岸諸王都屬他權下，於是四鄰邊境都相安無事。
For Solomon ruled over the whole region west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza—over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. He had peace on every border.
25 撒羅滿一生歲月中，從丹到貝爾舍巴的猶大和以色列人，都各安居在自己的葡萄樹和無花果樹下。
During Solomon's lifetime, everyone in Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan to Beersheba. Each one had their own vine and fig tree.
26 撒羅滿有四千廄套車的馬，並有一萬二千匹坐騎。
Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.
27 那些太守每人各按自己的月份，供應撒羅滿王和所有赴撒羅滿王宴席的人，而一無所缺。
Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.
28 每人各按所受的命令，將飼養戰馬及駿馬的大麥和草料，送到所指定的地方。撒羅滿的智慧
They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.
29 天主賜給了撒羅滿絕大的智慧和聰明，心胸寬大，有如海邊的沙灘。
God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.
30 撒羅滿的智慧超過所有東方人和埃及人的一切智慧。
Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.
31 他比所有的人更有智慧﹕比則辣黑人厄堂，比瑪曷耳的兒子赫曼、加耳苛耳和達爾達都更有智慧﹔他的聲譽傳遍周圍列國。
He was wiser than anyone, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation spread through the nations around.
32 他說過三千句箴言，作的詩歌有一千五百首。
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.
33 他講論過草木，從黎巴嫩山上長的香柏，到牆上寄生的牛膝草﹔也講論過走獸和飛禽，爬蟲和魚類。
He was able to discuss knowledge of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall. He taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
34 為此，萬民和各國的君王，凡聽說撒羅滿智慧的，都來聽他的智慧。準備建築聖殿
People from all nations came to hear Solomon's wisdom. They were sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard about his wisdom.
