2 Weche Mag Ndalo 9
1 Kane ruoth madhako mar Sheba owinjo humb Solomon, nobiro Jerusalem mondo ruoth oteme gi penj matek. Nobiro gi ji kod gik moko mangʼeny kaka ngamia motingʼo gik mangʼwe ngʼar, dhahabu mangʼeny, kaachiel gi kite ma nengogi tek. Nobiro ir Solomon ma owuoyo kode kuom gima noparo.
The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
2 Solomon nodwoko penjoge duto maonge matek mane ok onyal dwoke.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 Kane ruoth madhako mar Sheba oneno rieko Solomon kaachiel kod ode mar dak manosegero,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 gi chiemo mane ni e mesane, gi bet mar jodonge, gi rwakruok mar jotije mapogo chiemo, gi rwakruok mar jotije machiwo divai kod misango miwangʼo pep mane otimo e hekalu Jehova Nyasaye, dhoge nomoko.
she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
5 Nowachone ruoth niya, “Kare humb timbeni kod riekoni mane awinjo e pinya awuon en adier!
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 To ne ok ayie gi weche mane giwacho nyaka nabiro maneno gi wangʼa awuon. Adier kata nus mar duongʼ riekoni ne ok onyisa; iriek moloyo humbi manyocha awinjo.
But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
7 Mano kaka jogi mor manade! En mor manade ne jotendi mosiko kachungʼ e nyimi kendo winjo riekoni!
The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
8 Pak odogne Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachi mosebedo mamor kodi moketi e kom lochne kaka ruoth mondo itine Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachi. Nikech hera ma Nyasachi oherogo Israel to gi dwarone mondo oritgi nyaka chiengʼ omiyo oseketi ruodhgi mondo ingʼad bura makare.”
Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
9 Eka nomiyo ruoth dhahabu ma pekne romo kilo alufu angʼwen mia abich, gi gik mangʼeny mangʼwe ngʼar kaachiel gi kite ma nengogi tek. Ne pok obetie gik mangʼeny mangʼwe ngʼar marom gi mago mane Ruoth madhako mar Sheba omiyo Ruoth Solomon.
Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
10 (Jo-Hiram kod jo-Solomon nokelo dhahabu moa Ofir bende negikelo yiend Algumo kod kite ma nengogi tek.
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
11 Ruoth notiyo gi yiend Algumo kuom loso raidhi mag hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye kaachiel gi ode mar loch bende notiyo kodgi kuom loso nyatiti kod orutu ni jothum. Yien machalo kama ne pod ok one e piny Juda nyaka nene.)
12 Ruoth Solomon nomiyo ruoth madhako mar Sheba gik moko duto mane chunye dwaro kendo mane okwayo; kendo nomiye gik moko mangʼeny moloyo gik mane okelone. Eka nowuok mi odok e pinye kaachiel gi jotije.
13 Pek dhahabu mane Solomon yudo higa ka higa ne nyalo romo kilo alufu piero ariyo gabich,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 ka ok okwan mago mag osuch jo-ohala gi johono. To ruodhi mag piny Arabu kod jotend piny bende nokelone Solomon dhahabu kod fedha.
That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Ruoth Solomon nochwogo kuodi madongo mia ariyo mag dhahabu kendo kuot ka kuot nochwog gi dhahabu ma pekne romo kilo adek gi nus.
King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
16 Bende nochwogo okumbni matindo mia adek mobaw gi dhahabu, okumba ka okumba nobaw gi dhahabu ma pekne romo kilo adek gi nus. Magi duto ruoth noketo e ode manogero e Bungu mag Lebanon.
His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 Eka ruoth noloso kom loch maduongʼ ma iye obaw gi lak liech kendo ngʼeye obaw gi dhahabu mopwodhi.
His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
18 Kom duongʼno ne nigi raidhi mag kuonde minyono auchiel gi raten tielo mar dhahabu mane ochuog kuome. Bethene ariyo ne nigi bede miyienge bat, ka kido mar sibuor molosi ochungʼ e bath moro ka moro.
There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
19 Kido mar sibuoche apar gariyo nochungi e kuonde auchiel minyono kiidho kidhi e kom duongʼ ka moro ka moro ochungi e giko raidh auchiel koni gi koni. Onge pinyruoth moro amora manoseloso kom ruoth machalo kama.
On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
20 Kikombe duto mag Ruoth Solomon nolos gi dhahabu, kod gige ot duto mokonyorego e ode mane ni e Bungu mag Lebanon nolos gi dhahabu mopwodhi. Onge gima nolos gi fedha nikech fedha nokaw ni nengone yot e kinde Solomon.
All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
21 Ruoth ne nigi yiedhi mangʼeny mag ohala mane jo-Hiram kwangʼ-go. Dichiel bangʼ higni adek ka higni adek negidwogo ka gitingʼo dhahabu gi fedha gi leke liech gi ongʼeche kod bimbe.
The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
22 Ruoth Solomon ne nigi mwandu mangʼeny kod rieko moloyo ruodhi mamoko duto mag piny.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 Ruodhi duto mag pinje ne biro ir Solomon mondo oyud rieko mane Nyasaye oketo e chunye.
Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
24 Higa ka higa, ngʼato ka ngʼato manobiro nokelo mich kaka gik molos gi fedha kod dhahabu, kandho, gige lweny, gik mangʼwe ngʼar, farese kod punde.
All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
25 Solomon ne nigi udi alufu angʼwen mag farese kod geche lweny kaachiel gi farese alufu apar gariyo manokano e mier madongo mag geche lweny to moko bende ne en-go Jerusalem.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
26 Norito ruodhi manie bwo lochne chakre Aora Yufrate nyaka e piny jo-Filistia nyaka chop e giko tongʼ gi kod Misri.
Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
27 Ruoth nomiyo fedha obedo manwangʼo yot ka kidi akida Jerusalem kendo yiend sida ne ngʼeny mana ka yiend ngʼowu ma otwi e got.
[During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
28 Solomon nokelo farese koa Misri kod pinje mamoko duto.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 Weche moko duto mag loch Solomon, chakruokgi nyaka gikogi, donge ondikgi e kitabu mar Nathan janabi, e kitabu motingʼo weche Ahija ja-Shilo kod e kitap Ido janeno manofwenyorene kuom Jeroboam wuod Nebat?
Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
30 Solomon nobedo ruodh jo-Israel duto ka en Jerusalem kuom higni piero angʼwen.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 Eka notho moyweyo gi kwerene mi noyike e dala Daudi wuon-gi. Rehoboam wuode nobedo ruoth kare.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
