1 Kings 3
1 Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
Ary Solomona tonga vinanton’ i Farao, mpanjakan’ i Egypta, fa nanambady ny zanakavavin’ i Farao izy ka nitondra azy ho any an-Tanànan’ i Davida, mandra-pahavitany ny tranony sy ny tranon’ i Jehovah ary ny màndan’ i Jerosalema manodidina.
2 The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
Kanefa ny olona mbola namono zavatra hatao fanatitra teny amin’ ny fitoerana avo ihany, fa tsy mbola nisy trano vita ho an’ ny anaran’ i Jehovah hatramin’ izany andro izany.
3 And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Ary Solomona tia an’ i Jehovah ka nizotra araka ny dian’ i Davida rainy; nefa kosa izy mbola namono zavatra hatao fanatitra sy nandoro ditin-kazo manitra teny amin’ ny fitoerana avo ihany.
4 Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
Ary ny mpanjaka nankany Gibeona hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra any, fa izany ilay fitoerana avo malaza; ka fanatitra dorana arivo no naterin’ i Solomona teo amin’ izany alitara izany.
5 One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
Tao Gibeona no nisehoan’ i Jehovah tamin’ i Solomona tamin’ ny nofy nony alina; ary hoy Andriamanitra: Angataho izay tianao homeko anao.
6 Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
Dia hoy Solomona: Hianao efa naneho fahasoavana lehibe tamin’ i Davida raiko mpanomponao, araka ny nandehanany teo anatrehanao tamin’ ny tsi-fivadihana sy ny fahamarinana ary ny fahitsian’ ny fony taminao, ary Hianao efa nitahiry izao fahasoavana lehibe izao ho azy, dia ny nanomezanao azy zanakalahy hipetraka eo amin’ ny seza fiandrianany tahaka ny amin’ izao anio izao.
7 And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
Ary ankehitriny, Jehovah Andriamanitro ô, Hianao efa nampanjaka ahy mpanomponao handimby an’ i Davida raiko; nefa izaho dia mbola zaza ihany, ka tsy fantatro akory izay fivoaka sy fiditra.
8 Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
Ary izaho mpanomponao koa dia ao amin’ ny olonao izay nofidinao, sady olona betsaka tsy tambo isaina ary tsy hita isa noho ny hamaroany.
9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
Koa omeo ahy mpanomponao saina malady ho entiko mitsara ny olonao hahaizako manavaka ny soa sy ny ratsy; fa iza moa no mahay mitsara izao olonao betsaka izao?
10 Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.
Ary sitraky ny Tompo ny nangatahan’ i Solomona izany zavatra izany;
11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
ka dia hoy Andriamanitra taminy: Satria nangataka izany zavatra izany ianao, fa tsy ny ho ela velona, na harena, na ny ain’ ny fahavalonao, fa fahaizana hitsara no nangatahinao,
12 behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
dia, indro, efa nanao araka ny teninao Aho, ka indro, efa nanome anao saina hendry sady mahiratra, ka tsy nisy tahaka anao ny teo alohanao, ary tsy hisy ho tahaka anao ny ato aorianao.
13 Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
Ary na izay tsy nangatahinao aza dia efa nomeko anao koa, dia harena sy voninahitra, ka tsy hisy mpanjaka tahaka anao amin’ ny andronao rehetra.
14 So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
Ary raha handeha amin’ ny lalako ianao ka hitandrina ny lalàko sy ny didiko tahaka ny nandehanan’ i Davida rainao, dia hataoko ho ela velona ianao.
15 Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
Ary dia nahatsiaro Solomona, ka indro fa nofy izany. Ary nony tonga tany Jerosalema izy, dia nitsangana teo anoloan’ ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah ka nanatitra fanatitra odorana sy fanati-pihavanana, ary dia nanao fanasana ho an’ ny mpanompony rehetra izy.
16 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
Ary tamin’ izany dia nisy vehivavy janga roa nankao amin’ ny mpanjaka ka nitsangana teo anatrehany.
17 One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.
Ary hoy ilay vehivavy anankiray: Trarantitra ianao, tompokolahy, izaho sy ity vehivavy ity miray trano; ary teraka tao an-trano aho, sady tao koa izy.
18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.
Ary nony efa velona hateloana aho, dia mba velona koa izavavy ity; ary izahay roa vavy ihany no tao; tsy nisy olon-kafa tao aminay tao an-trano, fa izahay roa vavy ihany.
19 During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.
Ary maty tamin’ ny alina ny zanak’ izavavy ity, fa voatsindriny.
20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
Dia nifoha mamatonalina izy ka naka ny zanako teo amiko tamin’ ilay natory iny aho ankizivavinao, dia nampandriny teo an-tratrany, fa ny azy maty napetrany teo an-tratrako.
21 The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
Ary nony nifoha maraina hampinono ny zanako aho, indro fa maty izy; kanjo rehefa nofantariko sy nony maraina, dia indro fa tsy ny zanako naerako.
22 “No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
Ary hoy kosa ilay anankiray: Tsia, fa ny velona no zanako, ary ny maty no zanakao. Fa hoy indray ny anankiray: Tsia, fa ny maty no zanakao, ary ny velona no zanako. Izany no teniny teo anatrehan’ ny mpanjaka.
23 Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
Ary hoy ny mpanjaka: Ny anankiray manao hoe: Ity velona no zanako, ary ny maty no zanakao; ary hoy kosa ny anankiray: Tsia, fa ny maty no zanakao, ary ny velona no zanako.
24 The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
Koa itondray sabatra aho, hoy ny mpanjaka. Ary nentiny ny sabatra ho eo anatrehan’ ny mpanjaka.
25 and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
Ary hoy ny mpanjaka: Sasaho ny zaza velona, ka omeo ny anankiray ny antsasany, ary ho an’ ny anankiray kosa ny antsasany.
26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
Fa niteny tamin’ ny mpanjaka ravehivavy, renin’ ny zaza velona satria nandevilevy ny fony noho ny amin’ ny zanany ka nanao hoe: Tompokolahy ô, trarantitra ianao, omeo azy ihany ary ny zaza velona, fa aza dia vonoina re! Fa hoy kosa ny iray: Aoka tsy ho ahy tsy ho anao, fa zarao mihitsy.
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
Dia namaly ny mpanjaka ka nanao hoe: Omeo itsy ny zaza velona, fa aoka tsy hovonoina; fa io mihitsy no reniny.
28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
Ary raha ren’ ny Isiraely rehetra izany fitsarana nataon’ ny mpanjaka izany, dia natahotra ny mpanjaka izy, satria hitany fa misy fahendren’ Andriamanitra ao am-pony ho entiny mitsara.
