1 Kings 4
1 And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Mfalme Sulemani alikuwa mfalme wa Israeli.
2 And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;
Hawa ndio waliokuwa wakuu wake: Azaria mwana wa Sadoki alikuwa kuhani.
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, chronicler;
Elihorefu na Ahiya mwana wa Shisha, walikuwa makatibu. Yehoshafati mwana wa Ahilui alikuwa mwandishi.
4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Benaya mwana wa Yehoyada alikuwa mkuu wa jeshi. Sadoki na Abiatahari walikuwa makuhani.
5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;
Azaria mwana wa Natahani ndiye aliyekuwa juu ya hawa maakida. Zabudi mwana wa Nathani alikuwa kuhani na rafiki wa mfalme.
6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.
Ahishari alikuwa mkuu wa nyumba. Adoniramu mwana wa Abda alikuwa mkuu wa watenda kazi.
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.
Sulemani alikuwa na maakida kumi na wawili juu ya Israeli yote, ambao walitoa chakula kwa mfalme na watu wake wote. Kila mtu alikuwa na zamu ya kuhudumia kwa mwezi mmoja katka mwaka.
8 And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.
Majina yao yalikuwa ndiyo haya: Beni Huri, Kutoka milima ya Efraimu;
9 Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.
Beni Dekeri wa Makazi, Shaalibimu, Bethi Shemeshi, na Elonbethi Hanaan;
10 Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
Beni Hesed, wa Arubothi (kutoka kwake alipatikana Sokohi na nchi yote ya Hefa);
11 Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
Ben Abinadabu, wa wilaya yote ya Dori (alikuwa na Tafathi binti wa mfalme ambaye alikuwa mke wake);
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.
Baana mwana wa Ahiludi, wa Taanaki na Megido, na Beth Shani iliyo upande mwingine wa Zarethani chini ya Yezreel, Kutoak Bethi Shani mpaka Abeli Mehola iliyo upande mwingine wa 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.
Ben Geberi, ya Ramothi Gileadi (kutoka kwake tunapata miji ya Yairi mwana wa Manase, ambayo iko Gileadi, na mkoa wa Arigobu ulikuwa wake, ambao uko Bashani, miji sitini yenye maboma na yenye nguzo za malango ya shaba);
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, at Mahanaim.
Ahinadabu mwana wa Ido, wa Mahanaimu;
15 Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.
Ahimaazi, wa Naftali (ambaye pia alimwoa Basimathi binti wa Sulemani kuwa mke wake);
16 Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.
Baana mwana wa Hushai, ya Asherina Bealothi;
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar.
Yehoshafati mwana wa Paruha, kwa Isakari;
18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin.
Shimei mwana wa Ela, wa 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 mwana wa Uri, katika nchi ya Gileadi, ambayo ni nchi ya Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori na Ogi mfalme wa Bashani, na yeye ndiye akida pekee aliyekuwa katika nchi hiyo.
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
Yuda na Israeli walikuwa wengi kama mchanga wa baharini. Nao walikuwa wakila na kunywa na kufurahi.
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.
Suleimani alitawala utawala wote kutoka mtoni hadi kwenye nchi ya Wafilisti na hadi kwenye mpaka wa Misri. Wote walileta kodi na walimtumikia Sulemani katika siku za maisha yake yote.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,
Mahitaji ya Sulemani kwa siku moja yalikuwa ni Kori thelathini za unga mzuri na kori unga wa ngano,
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.
makisai kumi walionona, na fahari ishirini wa malisho, na kondoo mia moja, nje ya ayala, paa, na kulungu na kuku walionona.
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.
Kwa kuwa utawala wake ulikuwa zaidi ya nchi yote upande huu wa mto, kutoka Tifsa mpaka Gaza, juu ya wafalme wote wa upande huu wa mto, naye alikuwa na amani pande zote.
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.
Yuda na Israeli waliishi kwa usalama, kila mtu chini y a mzabibu wake na chini ya mtini wake, kutoka Dani mpaka Beerisheba, siku zote za Sulemani.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Sulemani alikuwa na mabanda ya farasi arobaini elfu kwa ajili ya magari yake, na wapanda farasi elfu kumi na mbili.
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.
Na maakida walileta chakula kwa Sulemani na kwa wale walioketi kwenye meza ya mfalme Sulemani, kila mtu katika mwezi wake. Walihakikisha hakuna kinachopungua.
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.
Na pia walileta kwenye eneo husika shayiri na majani kwa ajili ya wale farasi wa magari na kwa wale farasi wa mbio kila mmoja alileta kadri alivyoweza.
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
Mungu alimpa Sulemani hekima kubwa, ufahamu, na upana wa uelewa kama mchanga wa baharini.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Hekima ya Sulemani ilizidi hekima ya watu wote wa mashariki na hekima yote ya Misri.
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.
Alikuwa na hekima kuliko wanaume wote - kuliko Ethani Muezrahi, Hemani, Kaliko, na Darda, wana wa Maholi - na habari zake zikaenea hadi kwenye mataifa yote yaliyomzunguka.
32 And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Aliongea mithali elfu tatu na idadi ya nyimbo zake zilikuwa elfu moja na tano.
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.
Aliifafanua mimea, kuanzia mierezi iliyoko Lebanoni hadi Hisopo imeao ukutani. Aliwafafanua wanyama, ndege, vitu vitambaavyo na samaki. Watu walikuja kutoka mataifa yote kuisikia hekima ya Sulemani.
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.
Watu walikuja kutoka falme zote za duniani waliosikia juu ya hekima yake.
