1 Kraljevima 4
1 Kralj Salomon bio je kralj nad svim Izraelom,
King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 a evo njegovih odličnika: Azarja, sin Sadokov, svećenik;
These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elihoref i Ahija, sinovi Šišini, bilježnici; Jošafat, sin Ahiludov, savjetnik;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
4 Benaja, sin Jojadin, vojskovođa; Sadok i Ebjatar, svećenici.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 Azarja, sin Natanov, bio je nad namjesnicima; Zabud, sin Natanov, prijatelj kraljev;
Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
6 Ahišar, upravitelj dvora; Eliab, sin Joabov, zapovjednik vojske; Adoram, sin Abdin, nadstojnik za tlaku.
Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labour.
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 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 Evo njihovih imena: ...sin Hurov, u gori Efrajimovoj;
These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 ...sin Dekerov, u Makasu, Šaalbimu, Bet Šemešu, Elonu do Bet Hanana;
Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
10 ...sin Hesedov, u Arubotu; pod njim bijaše Soho i sav kraj heferski;
Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
11 ...sin Abinadabov, nad svim okružjem dorskim; žena mu je bila Tafata, kći Salomonova;
Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
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.
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 ...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, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
14 Ahinabad, sin Idov, u Mahanajimu;
Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaas u Naftaliju; i on se oženio jednom Salomonovom kćeri - Bosmatom.
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
16 Baana, sin Hušajev, u Ašeru i na visoravnima;
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Jošafat, sin Paruahov, u Jisakaru;
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Šimej, sin Elin, u Benjaminu;
Shimei the son of Ela, in 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.
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 officer who was in the land.
20 Juda i Izrael bili su mnogobrojni, bijaše ih kao pijeska na obali morskoj. Jeli su i pili i bili sretni.
Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
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 ruled over all the kingdoms from the River 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 Svakoga je dana trebalo Salomonu za hranu: trideset kora finoga brašna i šezdeset kora običnog brašna,
Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,
23 deset ugojenih volova, dvadeset volova s paše, stotinu ovaca, osim jelena, srna, divokoza i ugojene peradi.
ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
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.
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 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.
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 Salomon je imao četrdeset tisuća konja za vuču i dvanaest tisuća za jahanje.
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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.
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 I ječam i slamu za konje i tegleću marvu donosili su na mjesto gdje se zadržavao, svaki kako bi ga zapalo.
They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
29 Jahve je dao Salomonu mudrost i izuzetnu razboritost i srce široko kao pijesak na obali morskoj.
God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
30 Mudrost je Salomonova bila veća od mudrosti svih sinova Istoka i od sve mudrosti Egipta.
Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of 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.
For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
32 Izrekao je tri tisuće mudrih izreka, a njegovih je pjesama bilo tisuću i pet.
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand and five.
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 spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
34 Dolazili su od sviju naroda da čuju mudrost Salomonovu, od svih zemaljskih kraljeva koji su čuli glas o njegovoj mudrosti.
People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
