1 Koningen 4
1 Koning Salomon heerste over heel Israël.
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
2 Dit waren zijn rijksgroten: Azarjáhoe, de zoon van Sadok, was priester;
and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
3 Elichóref en Achi-ja, de zonen van Sjisja, waren geheimschrijvers; Jehosjafat, de zoon van Achiloed, was kanselier;
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 Benajáhoe, de zoon van Jehojada, was legeroverste;
Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
5 Azarjáhoe, de zoon van Natan, was opperlandvoogd; Zaboed, de zoon van Natan, was koninklijk raadsman;
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 Achisjar was hofmeester, en Adoniram, de zoon van Abda, was leider van de herendiensten.
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 Bovendien had Salomon twaalf landvoogden over geheel Israël, die den koning en zijn hof van alles moesten voorzien; één maand in het jaar moest ieder van hen daarvoor zorgen.
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 Hun namen waren: De zoon van Choer in het gebergte van Efraïm.
Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
9 De zoon van Déker te Makas, Sjaälbim, Bet-Sjémesj, Elon en Bet-Chanan.
Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
10 De zoon van Chésed te Aroebbot; tot zijn gebied behoorde Soko en het hele land van Chéfer.
Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
11 De zoon van Abinadab over het hele heuvelland van Dor; hij had Tafat, een dochter van Salomon, tot vrouw.
Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
12 Baäna, de zoon van Achiloed, over Taänak, Megiddo en geheel Bet-Sjean, dat bij Sartana ligt; dus het gebied beneden Jizreël van Bet-Sjean af tot Abel-Mechola, tot nog voorbij Jokmeam.
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 De zoon van Géber over Ramot in Gilad; tot zijn gebied behoorde de kampementen van Jaïr. De zoon van Manasse over Gilad en de landstreek Argob in Basjan; over zestig grote steden met muren en koperen sluitbomen.
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 Achinadab, de zoon van Iddo, over Machanáim.
Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
15 Achimáas in Neftali; ook hij had een dochter van Salomon, Basemat, tot vrouw genomen.
Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
16 Baäna, de zoon van Choesjai, over Aser en Bealot.
Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
17 Jehosjafat, de zoon van Paróeach, over Issakar.
Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
18 Sjimi de zoon van Ela, over Benjamin.
Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
19 Géber, de zoon van Oeri, over het land van Gilad, het land van Sichon, den koning der Amorieten, en dat van Og, den koning van Basjan. En er was één landvoogd in het land van Juda.
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 en Israël waren talrijk als het zand aan de zee; zij aten en dronken en waren vrolijk.
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 Want Salomon heerste over al de koninkrijken van de Rivier af tot aan het land der Filistijnen en tot aan de grens van Egypte; zij brachten Salomon schatting en waren hem onderdanig, zolang hij leefde.
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 De mondbehoefte van Salomon, voor één dag, bedroeg dertig kor bloem en zestig kor meel,
[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 tien vetgemeste en twintig gewone runderen en honderd schapen, behalve de reeën, gazellen, herten en het gemeste pluimvee.
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 En daar hij het hele gebied aan deze zijde van de Rivier, van Tifsach tot Gaza toe, met al de koningen van dat gebied in bedwang hield, had hij vrede aan alle kanten,
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 en zaten zowel de Judeërs als de Israëlieten, van Dan tot Beër-Sjéba, onbezorgd onder hun wijnstok en hun vijgeboom, zolang Salomon leefde.
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 Bovendien had Salomon vier duizend span paarden voor zijn strijdwagens en twaalfduizend rijpaarden.
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 Genoemde landvoogden nu voorzagen, ieder gedurende een maand, koning Salomon en allen, die aan de koninklijke tafel aanzaten van het benodigde, en zorgden er voor, dat niets ontbrak.
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 Het gerst en het stro voor de rij- en wagenpaarden brachten zij, ieder op zijn beurt, naar de plaats, waar het wezen moest.
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 Bovendien gaf God aan Salomon een zeer grote wijsheid, scherpzinnigheid en inzicht, zo groot als het zandige strand aan de zee.
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 De wijsheid van Salomon was groter dan die van alle Oosterlingen en alle Egyptenaren.
He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
31 Hij was wijzer dan alle mensen, wijzer zelfs dan Etan, de Ezrachiet, en dan Heman, Kalkol en Darda, de zonen van Machol, zodat hij beroemd was bij alle volkeren in het rond.
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 Salomon dichtte drieduizend spreuken en schreef vijfduizend liederen.
He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
33 Hij sprak over alle boomsoorten, van de ceder op de Libanon tot de hysop, die uit de muren schiet; ook over viervoeters, vogels, kruipende dieren en vissen.
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 Van alle volkeren stroomde men dan ook toe, om naar Salomons wijsheid te luisteren en hij ontving geschenken van alle koningen der aarde, die van zijn wijsheid hadden gehoord.
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].
