1 Kings 10
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with riddles.
Malkia wa Sheba aliposikia uvumi wa Sulemani kuhusu jina la BWANA, alikuja kumjaribu kwa maswali magumu.
2 And she came to Jerusalem with an exceedingly great train, with camels bearing spices, and gold in great abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that was on her heart.
Alikuja Yerusalemu na msafara mrefu, pamoja na ngamia waliokuwa wamebeba mizigo ya manukato, dhahabu nyingi, na mawe mengi ya thamani, akamwambia Sulemani yote yaliyokuwa moyoni mwake.
3 And Solomon solved [for] her all her questions: nothing remained hidden from the king, which he did not tell her.
Sulemani akajibu maswali yake yote. Hapakuwepo na swali ambalo aliuliza na mfalme akashindwa kujibu.
4 And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
Malkia wa Sheba alipoona hekima yote ya Sulemani, na ikulu aliyokuwa amejenga,
5 And the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord: there was no more spirit in her.
chakula cha mezani kwake, kuketi kwa watumishi wake, kazi ya watumishi wake na kuvaa kwao, pia wanyweshaji wake, na jinsi alivyotoa sadaka za kuteketezwa katika nyumba ya BWANA, roho yake ilizimia.
6 And she said to the king, The truth only was the word that I heard in my own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
Akamwambia mfalme, “Ni kweli, ile taarifa ambayo nimeisikia nchini kwangu juu ya maneno yako na hekima yako.
7 And I believed not in the words, until I came, and my eyes saw [all]: and, behold, the half hath not been told me; thou excellest in wisdom and prosperity the report which I have heard.
Sikuamini kile nilichosikia hadi nilipofika hapa, na sasa macho yangu yamejionea. Hata nusu ya hekima na utajiri wako! Umezidi uvumi ambao nilikuwa nimesikia.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom.
Tazama jinsi walivyobarikiwa wake zako, na jinsi walivyobarikwa watumishi wako ambao daima husimama mbele yako, kwa sababu wanasikia hekima zako.
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath had delight in thee, to place thee on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loveth Israel for ever, therefore hath he made thee king, to do justice and righteousness.
BWANA, Mungu wako asifiwe, ambaye amependezwa na wewe, ambaye alikuweka kwenye kiti cha enzi cha Israeli. Kwa sababu BWANA aliipenda Israeli milele, na sasa amekufanya wewe kuwa mfalme, ili kwamba utoe hukumu ya kweli na ya haki.
10 And she gave to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there came no more spices in such abundance as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
Basi Malikia alimpatia mfalme zaidi ya kilo 4500 za dhahabu na kiasi kikubwa cha mawe ya thamani. Hapakuwahi kutokea kiasi kikubwa cha viungo kama hiki ambacho Malkia wa Sheba alitoa kwa mfalme Sulemani kuwahi kutolewa tena.
11 And also the ship of Hiram, that fetched gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir in great abundance sandal-wood and precious stones.
Ile merikebu ya Hiramu, ambayo ilileta dhahabu kutoka Ofri, pia ilileta Kutoka Ofri kiasi kikubwa cha miti ya msandali na vito vya thamani.
12 And the king made of the sandal-wood a railing for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, and harps and psalteries for the singers: there came no such sandal-wood, nor was it seen [again] until this day.
Mfalme alitengeneza nguzo za hekalu kwa ajili ya hekalu la BWANA na kwa nyumba ya mfalme, na vinubi na vinanda kwa hao waimbaji. haijatokea kiasi cha miti ya misandali kama hicho ambacho kimewahi kutokea hadi leo.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her pleasure, whatsoever she asked, beside what Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned about and went to her own country, she and her servants.
Mfame Sulemani alimpatia Malkia wa Sheba kila kitu ambacho alihitaji, na kila kitu alichoomba, na zaidi ya yote Sulemani alimpatia kwa ukarimu wake vitu vya kifalme. Kisha akarudi kwake na watumishi wake.
14 Now the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold,
Kiasi cha dhahabu ambazo zililetwa kwa Sulemani kwa mwaka mmoja kilikuwa takribani kilo elfu ishirini na tatu za dhahabu,
15 Beside [what he had] of the traveling tradesmen, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of the kings of confederate nations, and of the governors of the country.
zaidi ya dhahabu ambazo wafanya biashara na wachuuzi walileta. Wafame wote wa Uarabuni na maliwali wa nchi pia walileta dhahabu na fedha kwa Sulemani.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold he used for each one target.
Mfalme Sulemani alitengeneza ngao mia mbili za dhahabu iliyofuliwa, shekeli mia sita za dhahabu zilichukuliwa pamoja na ngao.
17 And [he made] three hundred shields of beaten gold; three manehs of gold he used for each one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Pia alitengeneza ngao mia tatu za dhahabu iliyofuliwa. Mane tatu za dhahabu ziliambatana pamoja na ngao moja moja; mfalme aliviweka katika ikulu ya mwitu ya Lebanoni.
18 The king also made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
Kisha mfalme akafanya kiti kikubwa cha enzi kwa pembe na akakisakafia kwa dhahabu laini.
19 The throne had six steps, and there was a round top on the throne behind; and there were arms on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms.
Hicho kiti kilikuwa na ngazi sita, na kitako chake kilikuwa cha mviringo. Na kilikuwa kimezungushiwa kwa mikono pande zake zote. Na simba wawili walisimama pembeni mwa ile mikono.
20 And twelve lions stood there upon the six steps on both sides: there was not the like made in any other kingdom.
Kulikuwa na simba kumi na wawili waliokuwa wamesimama kwenye ile ngazi. Moja katika kila upande wa ngazi hizo. Hapakuwepo na kiti kama hicho katika ufalme mwingine.
21 And all king Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver; it was not valued in the days of Solomon at the least.
Vikombe vyote vya kunywea vya mfalme Sulemani vilikuwa vya dhahabu. Na vikombe vyote vya kunywea vya ikulu ya mwitu wa Lebanoni vilikuwa vya dhahabu safi. Hapakuwepo na kikombe cha fedha, kwa sababu fedha haikuwa na thamani katika siku za Sulemani.
22 For the king had a Tharshish-ship at sea with the ship of Hiram: once in three years the Tharshish-ship used to come home, laden with gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Mfalme alikuwa na merikebu za kusafiri pamoja na merikebu za Hiramu. Mara moja kila mwaka merikebu zilileta dhahabu, fedha, na pembe za ndovu, pamoja na nyani na tumbili.
23 And king Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
Kwa hiyo mfalme Sulemani aliwazidi wafalme wote ulimwenguni katika utajiri n a hekiima.
24 And [men of] all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
Dunia yote ilitafuta uwepo wa Sulemani ili kusikia hekima yake, ambayo Mungu alikuwa ameweka katika moyo wake.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules: and so year by year.
Na wote waliomtembelea walilipa Kodi, vyombo vya fedha na vya dhahabu, na nguo na manukato na silaha na farasi na nyumbu, mwaka baada ya mwaka.
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he quartered in the cities for chariots, and near the king at Jerusalem.
Sulemani alikusanya pamoja magari n a wapanda farasi. Alikuwa na magari 1, 400 na wapanda farasi elfu kumi na mbili ambao alikuwa amewaweka kwenye miji ya magari pamoja naye Yerusalemu.
27 And the king rendered the silver in Jerusalem like stones, and the cedars he rendered like the sycamore-trees that are in the lowlands, for abundance.
Mfalme alikuwa na fedha kule Yerusalemu, pamoja na mawe ardhini. Alitengeneza miti ya mierezi kuwa mingi kama mikuyu iliyo katika nyanda za chini.
28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt; and a company of the king's merchants bought a quantity at a price.
Sulemani alimiliiki farasi waliokuwa wamenunuliwa kutoka Misri na Kilikia. Wachuuzi wa mfalme waliwanunua kwa makundi, kila kundi kwa bei yake.
29 And a chariot-team came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
Magari yalinunuliwa kutoka Misri kwa shekeli mia sita za fedha kila moja, na farasi kwa shekeli 150 kila moja. Vitu vingi katika hivi baadaye viliuzwa kwa wafalme wote wa Wahiti na Aramu.
