1 Kings 10
1 And the queen of Saba, having; heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.
Ɛberɛ a Sebahemmaa tee Salomo edin a ahyeta na ɛhyɛ Awurade din animuonyam no, ɔde nsɛmmisa a anoyie yɛ den bɛsɔɔ Salomo hwɛeɛ.
2 And entering into Jerusalem with a great train, and riches, and camels that carried spices, and an immense quantity of gold, and precious stones, she came to king Solomon, and spoke to him all that she had in her heart.
Ɔde nʼasomfoɔ a wɔdɔɔso yie kaa ne ho baa Yerusalem. Na nyoma a wɔsoso nnuhwam, sikakɔkɔɔ bebree ne aboɔdemmoɔ ka wɔn ho. Ɛberɛ a ɔhyiaa Salomo no, wɔdwennwenee nsɛm bebree a na ɛwɔ ɔhemmaa ani so no ho.
3 And Solomon informed her of all the things she proposed to him: there was not any word the king was ignorant of, and which he could not answer her.
Wɔdii biribiara a enti ɔbaa saa nsrahwɛ no ho nkɔmmɔ, maa Salomo yii ne nsɛmmisa biara ano sɛdeɛ ɛsɛ.
4 And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
Seba Ɔhemmaa hunuu nyansa a Salomo wɔ ne ahemfie a wasi no,
5 And the meat of his table, and the apartments of his servants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts, which he offered in the house of the Lord: she had no longer any spirit in her,
ne ho dwirii no. Nnuane a ɔhunuu sɛ ɛsisi ne didipono so no yɛɛ no nwanwa. Sɛdeɛ na wahyehyɛ ne fie so ahwɛfoɔ no ne wɔn ntadeɛ papa bi a ɛhyehyɛ wɔn, ne sɛdeɛ nkuruwakurafoɔ ne wɔn ntadeɛ yuu ne ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ a Salomo bɔɔ no Awurade Asɔredan mu hɔ no yɛɛ no ahodwirie.
6 And she said to the king: The report is true, which I heard in my own country,
Ɔhemmaa no firii ahodwirie mu ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Nsɛm a metee wɔ me ɔman mu a ɛfa dwuma a woatumi adi ne wo nyansabunu ho no nyinaa yɛ nokorɛ!
7 Concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom. And I did not believe them that told me, till I came myself, and saw with my own eyes, and have found that the half hath not been told me: thy wisdom and thy works, exceed the fame which I heard.
Na mennye nni kɔsii sɛ mebɛduruu ha a mʼankasa mede mʼani abɛhunu yi. Nokorɛm, sɛɛ mannte asɛm no mu fa mpo. Wo nyansa ne wo nkɔsoɔ no boro deɛ wɔka kyerɛɛ me no so koraa.
8 Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.
Anigyeɛ bɛn na saa nnipa yi renya? Adom bɛn na wo mpanimfoɔ a wɔne wowɔ ha anɔpa ne awia tie wo renya mfiri wo nyansa yi mu?
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, whom thou hast pleased, and who hath set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord hath loved Israel for ever, and hath appointed thee king, to do judgment and justice.
Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn no yɛ kɛseɛ ampa. Nʼani gye wo ho, enti ɔde wo asi Israel ahennwa so. Ɛfiri sɛ, ɔdɔ a Awurade de dɔ Israel no yɛ ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da. Wasi wo ɔhene sɛ wode atɛntenenee ne teneneeyɛ bɛbu ɔman no.”
10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there was brought no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.
Na ɔkyɛɛ ɔhene no sikakɔkɔɔ tɔno 4 ne fa, nnuhwan bebree ne aboɔdemmoɔ. Obiara ammfa nnuhwam dodoɔ saa ammɛkyɛ Salomo bio, sɛdeɛ Sebahemmaa de bɛkyɛɛ no no.
11 (The navy also of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir great plenty of thyine trees, and precious stones.
Nanso, ɛberɛ a Huram ahyɛn no firi Ofir de sikakɔkɔɔ baeɛ no, na samfona nnua bebree ne aboɔdemmoɔ ka ho.
12 And the king made of the thyine trees the rails of the house of the Lord, and of the king’s house, and citterns and harps for singers: there were no such thyine trees as these brought, nor seen unto this day.)
Ɔhene de samfona nnua no yɛɛ aforoeɛ wɔ Awurade Asɔredan ne ahemfie no mu, ɛnna ɔde bi yɛɛ asankuo ne mmɛnta maa nnwomsiaafoɔ. Ɛbɛsi saa ɛberɛ no ne saa ɛberɛ no akyi, na obiara mfaa samfona nnua a ɛyɛ fɛ saa nkɔɔ hɔ da.
13 And king Solomon gave the queen of Saba all that she desired, and asked of him: besides what he offered he himself of his royal bounty. And she returned, and went to her own country with her servants.
Biribiara a Sebahemmaa bisaa ɔhene Salomo no, ɔde maa no kaa deɛ amanneɛ enti, ɔnam ayamyɛ so de maa no no ho. Ɛno akyi, Sebahemmaa ne nʼasomfoɔ no sane kɔɔ wɔn kurom.
14 And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold:
Afe biara, na Salomo nya sikakɔkɔɔ bɛyɛ tɔno 25.
15 Besides that which the men brought him that were over the tributes, and the merchants, and they that sold by retail, and all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the country.
Adwadeɛ a na ɔnya firi adwadifoɔ, Arabia ahemfo ne asase no so amradofoɔ no nkyɛn nka ho.
16 And Solomon made two hundred shields of the purest gold: he allowed six hundred sides of gold for the plates of one shield.
Ɔhene Salomo maa wɔde sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔaboro, yɛɛ akyɛm akɛseɛ ahanu a emu biara sikakɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ mu no mu duru yɛ kilogram nson.
17 And three hundred targets of fine gold: three hundred pounds of gold covered one target: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Libanus.
Ɔsane yɛɛ sikakɔkɔɔ akokyɛm nketewa ahasa a wɔde hamre boroeɛ a na sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔde yɛɛ emu biara no mu duru bɛyɛ kilogram mmiɛnsa ne fa. Ɔhene no kɔkoraa saa akokyɛm yi wɔ Lebanon Kwaeɛ Ahemfie mu.
18 King Solomon also made a great throne of ivory: and overlaid it with the finest gold.
Na ɔhene no de asonse yɛɛ ahennwa kɛseɛ bi, na ɔde sikakɔkɔɔ amapa huraa ho.
19 It had six steps: and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were two hands on either side holding the seat: and two lions stood, one at each hand.
Na ahennwa no wɔ atwedeɛ ntiasoɔ nsia na nʼakyi yɛ kurukuruwa. Ahennwa no wɔ nsa wɔ benkum ne nifa, na wɔayɛ agyata sɛso mmienu asisi hɔ.
20 And twelve little lions stood upon the six steps on the one side and on the other: there was no such work made in any kingdom.
Salomo sane yɛɛ agyata sɛso dumienu a ɔbaako biara gyina atwedeɛ ntiasoɔ nsia no mu biara benkum ne nifa. Ahennwa biara nni ewiase a wɔbɛtumi de atoto Salomo deɛ no ho.
21 Moreover all the vessels, out of which king Solomon drank, were of gold: and all the furniture of the house of the forest of Libanus was of most pure gold: there was no silver, nor was any account made of it in the days of Solomon:
Ɔhene Salomo nkuruwa nyinaa, sikakɔkɔɔ amapa na wɔde yɛeɛ. Saa ara na nneɛma ahodoɔ a ɛwɔ Lebanon Kwaeɛ Ahemfie mu no nso teɛ. Wɔamfa dwetɛ anyɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, Salomo berɛ so no, na wɔbu dwetɛ ade teta bi.
22 For the king’s navy, once in three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tharsis, and brought from thence gold, and silver, and elephants’ teeth, and apes, and peacocks.
Na ɔhene no wɔ ɛpo so adwadihyɛn bebree a ɛne Huram deɛ no yɛ adwuma bɔ mu. Mfeɛ mmiɛnsa biara, ahyɛn no ba prɛko a sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ, asonse, nkaatia, nkontromfi ne kohaa ahyehyɛ wɔn ma.
23 And king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches, and wisdom.
Enti, ɔhene Salomo bɛyɛɛ ɔdefoɔ ne onyansafoɔ sene ɔhene biara wɔ asase so nyinaa.
24 And all the earth desired to see Solomon’s face, to hear his wisdom, which God had given in his heart.
Ahemfo fifiri aman nyinaa so bɛsraa no, tiee ne nyansasɛm a Onyankopɔn de adom no no bi.
25 And every one brought him presents, vessels of silver and of gold, garments and armour, and spices, and horses and mules every year.
Afe biara mu, obiara a ɔbɛba abɛsra no no brɛ no akyɛdeɛ te sɛ dwetɛ, sikakɔkɔɔ, ntadeɛ, akodeɛ, nnuhwam, apɔnkɔ ne mfunumpɔnkɔ.
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horseman: and he bestowed them in fenced cities, and with the king in Jerusalem.
Salomo nyaa nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔ bebree. Na ɔwɔ nteaseɛnam apem ahanan ne apɔnkɔ ɔpedumienu. Ɔde emu fa kɛseɛ guguu nteaseɛnam nkuropɔn no so ɛnna ɔmaa ebi nso kaa Yerusalem.
27 And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains.
Ɔhene no maa dwetɛ buu te sɛ aboɔ wɔ Yerusalem. Na ntweneduro nnua a ɛsom bo no nso buu so sɛ akyee nnua a ɛfifiri wɔ mmepɔ ase wɔ Yuda asase so.
28 And horses were brought for Solomon out of Egypt, and Coa: for the king’s merchants brought them out of Coa, and bought them at a set price.
Na wɔkra Salomo apɔnkɔ no firi Misraim ne Kilikia, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔhene adwadifoɔ no nya no yie wɔ Kilikia.
29 And a chariot of four horses came out of Egypt, for six hundred sides of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. And after this manner did all the kings of the Hethites, and of Syria, sell horses.
Saa ɛberɛ no, na wɔtumi tɔ Misraim nteaseɛnam a wɔde ba Yerusalem no nnwetɛbena kilogram nson, na apɔnkɔ nso, wɔtumi tɔ no nnwetɛbena kilogram mmienu. Wɔn nso kɔtontɔnn wɔn mu pii nso maa Hetifoɔ ne Aram ahemfo.
