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 was king over all 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 the officials whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, 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, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
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，】
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and 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，
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king's friend;
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
and Ahishar was over the palace; and Eliab son of Joab was over the army; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
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 officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
8 他們的名字如下﹕胡爾的兒子.....管理厄弗辣因山地；
These are their names: 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, and in Shaalbim, and 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 (to him belonged Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
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 all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as 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 the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond 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 (to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him belonged the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
14 依多的兒子阿希納達布管理瑪哈納殷；
Ahinadab the 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 also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
16 胡瑟的兒子巴阿納管理阿協爾和則步隆；
Baana the 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 the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 厄拉的兒子史米管理本雅明；
Shimei the 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 the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only prefect in 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 were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
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。
And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms, from the River, and to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 撒羅滿每月所用的食品﹕細麵十「苛爾，」粗麵六十「苛爾；」
Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures 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 head of fat cattle, and twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.
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 he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
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。
Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 撒羅滿有四千廄套車的馬，並有一萬二千匹坐騎。
And Solomon had four thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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。
Those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
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
And they also brought barley and straw for the horses and the steeds to the place where the officers were, every man according to his duty.
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 Solomon wisdom and exceptional insight, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is 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 excelled the wisdom of all the people of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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。
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.
32 他說過三千句箴言，作的詩歌有一千五百首。
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
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 spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of crawling creatures, and of 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
There came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
