1 Kings 4
1 And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Solomoni agĩthamaka Isiraeli guothe.
2 And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;
Aya nĩo maarĩ anene ake: Azaria mũrũ wa Zadoku aarĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai;
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, chronicler;
nao Elihorefu na Ahija, ariũ a Shisha, nĩo maarĩ aandĩki-marũa; na Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Ahiludu, ũrĩa waandĩkaga maũndũ ma ihinda rĩu;
4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
nake Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita; nao Zadoku na Abiatharu maarĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai;
5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;
nake Azaria mũrũ wa Nathani nĩwe warĩ mũrũgamĩrĩri wa anene a ngʼongo; nake Zabudu mũrũ wa Nathani aarĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai na mũtaari wa mũthamaki;
6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.
nake Ahisharu aarĩ mũrũgamĩrĩri wa nyũmba ya mũthamaki; nake Adoniramu mũrũ wa Abida aarĩ mũrũgamĩrĩri wa arĩa maarutithagio wĩra na hinya.
7 And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.
Ningĩ Solomoni aarĩ na abarũthi ikũmi na eerĩ arĩa marũgamĩrĩire ngʼongo ciothe cia Isiraeli, na nĩo maarehaga irio cia kũrĩĩo nĩ mũthamaki na andũ a nyũmba ya ũthamaki. O ũmwe wao aarehaga irio cia kũigana mweri ũmwe thĩinĩ wa mwaka.
8 And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.
Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma abarũthi acio: Beni-Huri nĩwe warũgamĩrĩire bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu;
9 Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.
na Beni-Dekeri akarũgamĩrĩra Makazu, na Shaalubimu, na Bethi-Shemeshu, na Eloni-Bethihanani;
10 Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
nake Beni-Hesedi akarũgamĩrĩra Arubothu (Soko na bũrũri wothe wa Heferi warĩ wake);
11 Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
na Beni-Abinadabu akarũgamĩrĩra Nafathu-Dori (nake nĩwe wahikĩtie Tafathu mwarĩ wa Solomoni);
12 Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.
na Baana mũrũ wa Ahiludu akarũgamĩrĩra Taanaka, na Megido, na Bethi-Shani guothe kũrigania na Zarethani mũhuro wa Jezireeli, kuuma Bethi-Shani nginya Abeli-Mehola kũngʼethera Jokimeamu;
13 Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.
Nake Beni-Geberi akarũgamĩrĩra Ramothu-Gileadi (itũũro cia Jairu mũrũ wa Manase kũu Gileadi ciarĩ ciake, o hamwe na ngʼongo cia Arigobu kũu Bashani, o na matũũra manene makuo mĩrongo ĩtandatũ maarigiicĩirio na thingo, na maarĩ na ihingo ciarĩ na mĩgĩĩko ya gĩcango);
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, at Mahanaim.
o nake Ahinadabu mũrũ wa Ido akarũgamĩrĩra Mahanaimu;
15 Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.
na Alimaazu akarũgamĩrĩra Nafitali (nake aahikĩtie Basemathu mwarĩ wa Solomoni);
16 Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.
na Baana mũrũ wa Hushai akarũgamĩrĩra Asheri na Alothu;
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar.
nake Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Parua akarũgamĩrĩra Isakaru;
18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin.
nake Shimei mũrũ wa Ela akarũgamĩrĩra Benjamini;
19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and [he was] the only superintendent that was in the land.
na Geberi mũrũ wa Uri akarũgamĩrĩra Gileadi (bũrũri wa Sihoni mũthamaki wa Aamori, na bũrũri wa Ogu mũthamaki wa Bashani). Nowe wiki warĩ barũthi wa gwatha rũgongo rũu.
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
Andũ a Juda na a Isiraeli maarĩ aingĩ mũno ta mũthanga wa iria-inĩ. Maarĩĩaga, na makanyua, na magakena.
21 And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Nake Solomoni nĩathamakĩire mothamaki mothe kuuma Rũũĩ rwa Farati nginya bũrũri wa Afilisti, o nginya mũhaka-inĩ wa Misiri. Mabũrũri macio nĩmamũrehagĩra igooti na magĩtũũra maathagwo nĩ Solomoni matukũ make mothe.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,
Mahũthĩro ma Solomoni ma o mũthenya maarĩ maya: kori mĩrongo ĩtatũ cia mũtu ũrĩa mũhinyu mũno, na kori mĩrongo ĩtandatũ cia mũtu,
23 ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.
ngʼombe ikũmi cia gũtuĩrwo, na ngʼombe mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ cia rũũru, na ngʼondu na mbũri igana rĩmwe, na thiiya, na thwariga, na thwara, o na nyoni iria noru cia mũciĩ iria irĩĩagwo.
24 For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩwe wathamakagĩra mothamaki mothe marĩa maarĩ ithũĩro rĩa Rũũĩ rwa Farati kuuma Tifisa nginya Gaza, na nĩ kwarĩ na thayũ mĩena yothe.
25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Rĩrĩa rĩothe Solomoni aarĩ muoyo-rĩ, Juda na Isiraeli, kuuma Dani nginya Birishiba, maatũũraga na thayũ o mũndũ mũgũnda-inĩ wake wa mĩthabibũ na mĩkũyũ.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Solomoni aarĩ na ciugũ cia mbarathi cia ita ngiri inya, na mbarathi ngiri ikũmi na igĩrĩ.
27 And 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 wanting.
Nao anene a ngʼongo, o mũndũ mweri wake nĩarehagĩra Mũthamaki Solomoni mahũthĩro ma kũmũigana hamwe na arĩa othe mookaga metha-inĩ yake. Ningĩ magatigĩrĩra atĩ gũtirĩ kĩndũ o na kĩmwe kĩagaga.
28 And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where [the superintendents] were, every man according to his charge.
Ningĩ nĩmarehaga igeri ciao cia cairi na nyeki, cia kũrĩĩo nĩ mbarathi cia ita na mbarathi icio ingĩ handũ harĩa haagĩrĩire.
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
Ngai nĩaheire Solomoni ũũgĩ na ũmenyi mũingĩ mũno wa maũndũ, na ũtaũku waingĩhĩte ta mũthanga ũrĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Ũũgĩ wa Solomoni warĩ mũnene gũkĩra ũũgĩ wa andũ othe a mwena wa irathĩro, o na ũgakĩra ũũgĩ wothe wa andũ a Misiri.
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.
Aarĩ mũũgĩ gũkĩra mũndũ ũngĩ o wothe, gwata Ethani ũrĩa Mũezara, na aarĩ mũũgĩ gũkĩra Hemani, na gũkĩra Kalikoli, na Darida, ariũ a Maholu. Ngumo yake ĩgĩtaamba kũrĩ ndũrĩrĩ iria ciothe ciathiũrũrũkĩirie kũu.
32 And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Nĩaathugundire thimo ngiri ithatũ, na nyĩmbo ciake ciarĩ ngiri ĩmwe na ithano.
33 And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Nĩataaragĩria ũhoro wa mũkũrĩre wa mĩmera, kuuma mũtarakwa wa Lebanoni o nginya mũthobi ũrĩa ũkũraga thingo-inĩ. Ningĩ nĩarutanaga ũhoro wa nyamũ na nyoni, na nyamũ iria itaambaga thĩ, na thamaki.
34 And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
Andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩmookaga gũthikĩrĩria ũũgĩ wa Solomoni matũmĩtwo nĩ athamaki othe a thĩ, arĩa maiguĩte ũhoro wa ũũgĩ wake.
