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1 Kralj Salomon bio je kralj nad svim Izraelom,
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
2 a evo njegovih odličnika: Azarja, sin Sadokov, svećenik;
and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
3 Elihoref i Ahija, sinovi Šišini, bilježnici; Jošafat, sin Ahiludov, savjetnik;
Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
4 Benaja, sin Jojadin, vojskovođa; Sadok i Ebjatar, svećenici.
Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
5 Azarja, sin Natanov, bio je nad namjesnicima; Zabud, sin Natanov, prijatelj kraljev;
Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
6 Ahišar, upravitelj dvora; Eliab, sin Joabov, zapovjednik vojske; Adoram, sin Abdin, nadstojnik za tlaku.
Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
7 Salomon je imao po svem Izraelu dvanaest namjesnika koji su opskrbljivali kralja i njegov dom; za svakoga je dolazio red da po jedan mjesec u godini podmiruje to uzdržavanje.
Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
8 Evo njihovih imena: ...sin Hurov, u gori Efrajimovoj;
Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
9 ...sin Dekerov, u Makasu, Šaalbimu, Bet Šemešu, Elonu do Bet Hanana;
Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
10 ...sin Hesedov, u Arubotu; pod njim bijaše Soho i sav kraj heferski;
Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
11 ...sin Abinadabov, nad svim okružjem dorskim; žena mu je bila Tafata, kći Salomonova;
Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
12 Baana, sin Ahiludov, u Tanaku i Megidu i u svem Bet Šeanu, koji je pokraj Saretana niže Jizreela, od Bet Šeana do Abel Mekole, i preko Jokmeama.
Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
13 ...sin Geberov, u Ramotu Gileadskom; njegova su bila Sela Jaira, sina Manašeova, koja su u Gileadu; imao je i područje Argob koje leži u Bašanu, šezdeset tvrdih gradova, opasanih zidovima i prijevornicama od tuča;
Ben-Geber, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
14 Ahinabad, sin Idov, u Mahanajimu;
Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
15 Ahimaas u Naftaliju; i on se oženio jednom Salomonovom kćeri - Bosmatom.
Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
16 Baana, sin Hušajev, u Ašeru i na visoravnima;
Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
17 Jošafat, sin Paruahov, u Jisakaru;
Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
18 Šimej, sin Elin, u Benjaminu;
Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
19 Geber, sin Urijin, u zemlji Gileadu, zemlji Sihona, kralja amorejskoga, i Oga, kralja bašanskoga. Povrh toga bio je još jedan namjesnik u zemlji.
Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
20 Juda i Izrael bili su mnogobrojni, bijaše ih kao pijeska na obali morskoj. Jeli su i pili i bili sretni.
There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
21 Salomon je proširio svoju vlast nad svim kraljevstvima od Rijeke sve do zemlje filistejske i do međe egipatske. Ona su donosila svoj danak i služila Salomonu sve dane njegova života.
Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
22 Svakoga je dana trebalo Salomonu za hranu: trideset kora finoga brašna i šezdeset kora običnog brašna,
[To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
23 deset ugojenih volova, dvadeset volova s paše, stotinu ovaca, osim jelena, srna, divokoza i ugojene peradi.
ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
24 Jer on je vladao nad svime onkraj Rijeke - od Tafse do Gaze, nad svim kraljevima s onu stranu Eufrata - i imao je mir po svim granicama naokolo.
Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
25 Juda i sav Izrael živjeli su bez straha, svaki pod svojom lozom i pod svojom smokvom, od Dana sve do Beer Šebe, svega vijeka Salomonova.
All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
26 Salomon je imao četrdeset tisuća konja za vuču i dvanaest tisuća za jahanje.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
27 Ti su se namjesnici brinuli o opskrbi kralja Salomona i sviju koji su imali dijela za kraljevim stolom, svaki po mjesec dana; i nisu dopuštali da ičega ponestane.
His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
28 I ječam i slamu za konje i tegleću marvu donosili su na mjesto gdje se zadržavao, svaki kako bi ga zapalo.
They also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
29 Jahve je dao Salomonu mudrost i izuzetnu razboritost i srce široko kao pijesak na obali morskoj.
God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
30 Mudrost je Salomonova bila veća od mudrosti svih sinova Istoka i od sve mudrosti Egipta.
He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
31 Bio je mudriji od svih ljudi, od Etana Ezrahanina, od Hemana, Kalkola i Darde, sinova Maholovih; njegovo se ime pronosilo među svim narodima unaokolo.
Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
32 Izrekao je tri tisuće mudrih izreka, a njegovih je pjesama bilo tisuću i pet.
He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
33 Zborio je o drveću: od cedra što je na Libanonu pa do izopa što klija na zidu; raspravljao je o životinjama, o pticama, o gmazovima i o ribama.
He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
34 Dolazili su od sviju naroda da čuju mudrost Salomonovu, od svih zemaljskih kraljeva koji su čuli glas o njegovoj mudrosti.
People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].

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