1 Kings 4
1 And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Solomoni agĩthamaka Isiraeli guothe.
2 And these were the princes which he had: Azarias the son of Sadoc the priest:
Aya nĩo maarĩ anene ake: Azaria mũrũ wa Zadoku aarĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai;
3 Elihoreph, and Ahia, the sons of Sisa, scribes: Josaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder:
nao Elihorefu na Ahija, ariũ a Shisha, nĩo maarĩ aandĩki-marũa; na Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Ahiludu, ũrĩa waandĩkaga maũndũ ma ihinda rĩu;
4 Banaias the son of Joiada, over the army: and Sadoc and Abiathar priests.
nake Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita; nao Zadoku na Abiatharu maarĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai;
5 Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, 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 Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.
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 governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his household: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.
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: Benhur, in mount Ephraim,
Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma abarũthi acio: Beni-Huri nĩwe warũgamĩrĩire bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu;
9 Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.
na Beni-Dekeri akarũgamĩrĩra Makazu, na Shaalubimu, na Bethi-Shemeshu, na Eloni-Bethihanani;
10 Benhesed in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.
nake Beni-Hesedi akarũgamĩrĩra Arubothu (Soko na bũrũri wothe wa Heferi warĩ wake);
11 Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor, he had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife.
na Beni-Abinadabu akarũgamĩrĩra Nafathu-Dori (nake nĩwe wahikĩtie Tafathu mwarĩ wa Solomoni);
12 Bana the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula over against Jecmaan.
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 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: he had the towns of Jair the son of Manasses in Galaad, he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.
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 Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.
o nake Ahinadabu mũrũ wa Ido akarũgamĩrĩra Mahanaimu;
15 Achimaas in Nephtali: he also had Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife.
na Alimaazu akarũgamĩrĩra Nafitali (nake aahikĩtie Basemathu mwarĩ wa Solomoni);
16 Baana the son of Husi, in Aser and in Baloth.
na Baana mũrũ wa Hushai akarũgamĩrĩra Asheri na Alothu;
17 Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.
nake Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Parua akarũgamĩrĩra Isakaru;
18 Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.
nake Shimei mũrũ wa Ela akarũgamĩrĩra Benjamini;
19 Gaber the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites and of Og the king of Basan, over all that were in that 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 Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
Andũ a Juda na a Isiraeli maarĩ aingĩ mũno ta mũthanga wa iria-inĩ. Maarĩĩaga, na makanyua, na magakena.
21 And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him, 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 the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore 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 fat oxen and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred rams, besides venison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fowls.
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 all the country which was beyond the river, from Thaphsa to Gazan, and all the kings of those countries: and he had peace on every side 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 Juda and Israel dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, 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 chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.
Solomoni aarĩ na ciugũ cia mbarathi cia ita ngiri inya, na mbarathi ngiri ikũmi na igĩrĩ.
27 And the foresaid governors of the king fed them: and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon’s table, with great care in their time.
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 They brought barley also and straw for the horses, and beasts, to the place where the king was, according as it was appointed them.
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 to Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart 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 the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians,
Ũũgĩ wa Solomoni warĩ mũnene gũkĩra ũũgĩ wa andũ othe a mwena wa irathĩro, o na ũgakĩra ũũgĩ wothe wa andũ a Misiri.
31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all 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 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.
Nĩaathugundire thimo ngiri ithatũ, na nyĩmbo ciake ciarĩ ngiri ĩmwe na ithano.
33 And he treated about trees from the cedar that is in Libanus, unto the hyssop that cometh out of the wall: and he discoursed of beasts, 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 they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who 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.
