列王紀上 4
1 [撒羅滿的朝臣]撒羅滿王作王統治全以色列。
And so it came to pass, that, 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，
Now, these, were his chief officers of state, —Azariah 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, sons of Shisha, scribes, —Jehoshaphat 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 son of Jehoiada, over the army, —and Zadok and Abiathar 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 son of Nathan, over the governors, —and Zabud son of Nathan, minister, 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, over the household, —and Adoniram son of Abda, over the tribute.
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。
And, Solomon, had twelve governors over all Israel, who used to sustain the king and his household, —for a month in the year, was it appointed unto each one, to find sustenance.
8 他們的名字如下﹕胡爾的兒子.....管理厄弗辣因山地；
And, 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, pertaineth 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, all the height of Dor, —Taphath daughter of Solomon, had he to 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, —and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean as far as Abel-meholah, as far as over against 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, son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, his, was the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities, with walls and with bars of bronze;
14 依多的兒子阿希納達布管理瑪哈納殷；
Ahinadab son of Iddo, towards 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, —moreover, he, took Basemath daughter of Solomon, to wife;
16 胡瑟的兒子巴阿納管理阿協爾和則步隆；
Banna 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 land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, being, the one governor, that was in the land.
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 that is by the sea, for multitude, —eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
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, became ruler over all the kingdoms, from the River [even unto] the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt, —and these were bringing presents, and serving 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；」
And it came to pass, that 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 fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, —besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted 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 as far as Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, —and he had, peace, on all sides of him, round about.
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。
And Judah and Israel dwelt securely, every man under his own vine, and under his own fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-sheba, —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 it came to pass that, Solomon, had forty 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。
And these governors provided sustenance for King Solomon, and for all that drew near unto the table of King Solomon, every man in his month, —they let, nought, 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
Barley also and crushed straw, for the horses and for the swift beasts, brought they in unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.
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。
And God gave wisdom unto Solomon, and discernment, and very great largeness of heart, —like the sand that is on the shore of the sea:
30 撒羅滿的智慧超過所有東方人和埃及人的一切智慧。
so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East, —and all the wisdom of the Egyptians,
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。
so that he was wiser than any man—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, sons of Mahol, —and it came to pass that, his name, was throughout all the nations round about.
32 他說過三千句箴言，作的詩歌有一千五百首。
And he spake three thousand proverbs, —and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and 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。
And he discoursed of trees—from the cedar that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop, that springeth out in the wall, —and he discoursed of beasts and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
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
And there came in, of all the peoples, to hear the wisdom of Solomon—of all the kings of the earth, who heard his wisdom.
