1 Kings 4
1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.
[撒羅滿的朝臣]撒羅滿王作王統治全以色列。
2 And these were his princes, Azariah the sonne of Zadok the Priest,
以下是他所有的官吏﹕匝多克的兒子阿匝黎雅作大司祭，
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder,
史沙的兩個兒子厄里曷勒夫和阿希雅作書記，阿希路得的兒子約沙特作御史，
4 And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, and Zadok and Abiathar Priests,
約雅達的兒子貝納雅統率軍隊，【匝多克和厄貝雅塔爾為司祭，】
5 And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings friend,
納堂的兒子阿匝黎雅為太守之長，納堂的兒子匝步得為君王的朋友，
6 And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute.
阿希沙爾為家宰，阿貝達的兒子阿多尼蘭管理苦役。十二太守
7 And Salomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided vitailes for the King and his housholde: eche man had a moneth in the yeere to prouide vitailes.
撒羅滿另立了十二太守管理全以色列，供應君王和王室的食糧；一年之中每人供應一個月。
8 And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim:
他們的名字如下﹕胡爾的兒子.....管理厄弗辣因山地；
9 The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:
德刻爾的兒子...管理瑪卡茲、沙耳賓、貝特舍默士、阿雅隆及貝特哈南；
10 The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
赫達布的兒子...管理阿魯波特、索苛及赫斐爾全地；
11 The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife.
阿彼納達布的兒子...管理多爾全境，他娶了撒落滿的女兒塔法特為妻；
12 Baana the sonne of Ahilud in Taanach, and Megiddo, and in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Izreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, eue til beyond ouer against Iokmeam:
阿希路得的兒子巴阿納，管理塔納客、默基多直到約刻默罕外，以及位於依次勒耳下邊的全貝特商，曾貝特商直到靠近匝爾堂的阿貝耳默曷拉；
13 The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse.
革貝爾的兒子...管理辣摩特基肋阿得，和在基肋阿得地的默納協的兒子雅依爾的鄉村；在巴商阿爾哥布地，所有的六十座設有城牆和銅閂的大城市，也歸他管理；
14 Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:
依多的兒子阿希納達布管理瑪哈納殷；
15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of Salomon to wife:
阿希瑪茲管理納斐塔里，他也娶了撒羅滿的女兒巴色瑪特為妻；
16 Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:
胡瑟的兒子巴阿納管理阿協爾和則步隆；
17 Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.
帕魯亞的兒童約沙特管理依撒加爾；
18 Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:
厄拉的兒子史米管理本雅明；
19 Geber the sonne of Vri in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sihon King of the Amorites, and of Og King of Bashan, and was officer alone in the land.
烏黎的兒子革貝爾管理加得，即昔日屬阿摩黎王息紅和巴商王敖格的地區。猶大地區另派太守管理。
20 Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.
當時猶大和以色列人數，像海邊的沙粒那麼多；他們有吃有喝，非常快樂。
21 And Salomon reigned ouer all kingdomes, from the Riuer vnto the lande of the Philistims, and vnto the border of Egypt, and they brought presents, and serued Salomon all the dayes of his life.
[撒羅滿的富貴]由大河直至培肋舍特人地和埃及邊界諸王國，都在撒羅滿統治下；撒羅滿一生歲月中，這些王國都向他進貢，表示臣服。
22 And Salomons vitailes for one day were thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale:
撒羅滿每月所用的食品﹕細麵十「苛爾，」粗麵六十「苛爾；」
23 Ten fat oxen, and twentie oxen of the pastures, and an hundreth sheepe, beside hartes, and buckes, and bugles, and fat foule.
肥牛十隻，牧放的牛二十隻，羊一百隻；此外還有鹿、羚羊、麃子和肥禽。
24 For he ruled in all the region on the other side of the Riuer, from Tiphsah euen vnto Azzah, ouer all the Kings on the other side the Riuer: and he had peace round about him on euery side.
因為他統治大河西岸全境，從提斐撒到迦薩，大河西岸諸王都屬他權下，於是四鄰邊境都相安無事。
25 And Iudah and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his fig tree, from Dan, euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Salomon.
撒羅滿一生歲月中，從丹到貝爾舍巴的猶大和以色列人，都各安居在自己的葡萄樹和無花果樹下。
26 And Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.
撒羅滿有四千廄套車的馬，並有一萬二千匹坐騎。
27 And these officers prouided vitaile for king Salomon, and for all that came to King Salomons table, euery man his moneth, and they suffred to lacke nothing.
那些太守每人各按自己的月份，供應撒羅滿王和所有赴撒羅滿王宴席的人，而一無所缺。
28 Barley also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man according to his charge.
每人各按所受的命令，將飼養戰馬及駿馬的大麥和草料，送到所指定的地方。撒羅滿的智慧
29 And God gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,
天主賜給了撒羅滿絕大的智慧和聰明，心胸寬大，有如海邊的沙灘。
30 And Salomons wisdome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East and all the wisedome of Egypt.
撒羅滿的智慧超過所有東方人和埃及人的一切智慧。
31 For he was wiser then any man: yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about.
他比所有的人更有智慧﹕比則辣黑人厄堂，比瑪曷耳的兒子赫曼、加耳苛耳和達爾達都更有智慧﹔他的聲譽傳遍周圍列國。
32 And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
他說過三千句箴言，作的詩歌有一千五百首。
33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto the hyssope that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of foules, and of creeping thinges, and of fishes.
他講論過草木，從黎巴嫩山上長的香柏，到牆上寄生的牛膝草﹔也講論過走獸和飛禽，爬蟲和魚類。
34 And there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.
為此，萬民和各國的君王，凡聽說撒羅滿智慧的，都來聽他的智慧。準備建築聖殿
