1 Kings 4
1 King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Solomoni agĩthamaka Isiraeli guothe.
2 These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;
Aya nĩo maarĩ anene ake: Azaria mũrũ wa Zadoku aarĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.
nao Elihorefu na Ahija, ariũ a Shisha, nĩo maarĩ aandĩki-marũa; na Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Ahiludu, ũrĩa waandĩkaga maũndũ ma ihinda rĩu;
4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. 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 Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.
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 Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.
nake Ahisharu aarĩ mũrũgamĩrĩri wa nyũmba ya mũthamaki; nake Adoniramu mũrũ wa Abida aarĩ mũrũgamĩrĩri wa arĩa maarutithagio wĩra na hinya.
7 Solomon had twelve area governors whose responsibilities covered the whole of Israel, providing food for the king and his household. Each one in turn arranged supplies for one month of 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 Their names were: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma abarũthi acio: Beni-Huri nĩwe warũgamĩrĩire bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu;
9 Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;
na Beni-Dekeri akarũgamĩrĩra Makazu, na Shaalubimu, na Bethi-Shemeshu, na Eloni-Bethihanani;
10 Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);
nake Beni-Hesedi akarũgamĩrĩra Arubothu (Soko na bũrũri wothe wa Heferi warĩ wake);
11 Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
na Beni-Abinadabu akarũgamĩrĩra Nafathu-Dori (nake nĩwe wahikĩtie Tafathu mwarĩ wa Solomoni);
12 Baana, son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, the whole of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and across to Jokmeam;
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 (the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, with sixty great cities having walls and bronze bars);
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, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
o nake Ahinadabu mũrũ wa Ido akarũgamĩrĩra Mahanaimu;
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
na Alimaazu akarũgamĩrĩra Nafitali (nake aahikĩtie Basemathu mwarĩ wa Solomoni);
16 Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;
na Baana mũrũ wa Hushai akarũgamĩrĩra Asheri na Alothu;
17 Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;
nake Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Parua akarũgamĩrĩra Isakaru;
18 Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;
nake Shimei mũrũ wa Ela akarũgamĩrĩra Benjamini;
19 Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, (the former country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. There was also a governor who was over the land of Judah).
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 had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.
Andũ a Juda na a Isiraeli maarĩ aingĩ mũno ta mũthanga wa iria-inĩ. Maarĩĩaga, na makanyua, na magakena.
21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, right up to the border of Egypt. They presented tribute to Solomon and served him during his lifetime.
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 The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors 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 fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.
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 Solomon ruled over the whole region west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza—over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. He had peace on every border.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩwe wathamakagĩra mothamaki mothe marĩa maarĩ ithũĩro rĩa Rũũĩ rwa Farati kuuma Tifisa nginya Gaza, na nĩ kwarĩ na thayũ mĩena yothe.
25 During Solomon's lifetime, everyone in Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan to Beersheba. Each one had their own vine and fig tree.
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 Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.
Solomoni aarĩ na ciugũ cia mbarathi cia ita ngiri inya, na mbarathi ngiri ikũmi na igĩrĩ.
27 Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.
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 also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.
Ningĩ nĩmarehaga igeri ciao cia cairi na nyeki, cia kũrĩĩo nĩ mbarathi cia ita na mbarathi icio ingĩ handũ harĩa haagĩrĩire.
29 God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.
Ngai nĩaheire Solomoni ũũgĩ na ũmenyi mũingĩ mũno wa maũndũ, na ũtaũku waingĩhĩte ta mũthanga ũrĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria.
30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.
Ũũgĩ wa Solomoni warĩ mũnene gũkĩra ũũgĩ wa andũ othe a mwena wa irathĩro, o na ũgakĩra ũũgĩ wothe wa andũ a Misiri.
31 He was wiser than anyone, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation spread through the nations around.
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 composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.
Nĩaathugundire thimo ngiri ithatũ, na nyĩmbo ciake ciarĩ ngiri ĩmwe na ithano.
33 He was able to discuss knowledge of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall. He taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
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 People from all nations came to hear Solomon's wisdom. They were sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard about his wisdom.
Andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩmookaga gũthikĩrĩria ũũgĩ wa Solomoni matũmĩtwo nĩ athamaki othe a thĩ, arĩa maiguĩte ũhoro wa ũũgĩ wake.
