1 Kings 4
1 Thus was king Solomon king over all Israel.
Salomo telah menjadi raja atas seluruh negeri Israel.
2 And these were the princes whom he had: 'Azaryahu the son of Zadok the priest;
Inilah pejabat-pejabat tinggi yang diangkat oleh Salomo: Imam-imam: Zadok, Azarya anak Zadok, Abyatar. Sekretaris negara: Elihoref dan Ahia, yaitu anak-anak Sisia. Bendahara negara: Yosafat anak Ahilud. Panglima angkatan bersenjata: Benaya, anak Yoyada. Pengawas para bupati: Azarya, anak Natan. Penasehat raja: Imam Zabud, anak Natan. Kepala rumah tangga istana: Ahisar. Kepala pekerja rodi: Adoniram, anak Abda.
3 Elichoreph and Achiyah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Achilud, the recorder;
4 And Benayahu the son of Yehoyada' over the army; and Zadok and Ebyathar priests;
5 And Azaryahu the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was an officer of state and the king's friend;
6 And Achishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of 'Abda was over the tribute.
7 And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household: one month in the year had the particular one to procure provisions.
Salomo mengangkat dua belas bupati di seluruh negeri Israel. Tugas mereka ialah mengumpulkan dari wilayah mereka bahan makanan untuk raja dan seisi istananya. Setiap bupati secara bergilir bertanggung jawab atas hal itu selama satu bulan setiap tahun.
8 And these are their names: Ben-chur on the mountain of Ephraim;
Kedua belas bupati itu dikepalai oleh seorang gubernur. Inilah nama para bupati itu dan wilayah kekuasaan mereka: Ben-Hur: daerah pegunungan Efraim. Ben-Deker: kota Makas, Saalbim, Bet-Semes, Elon, Bet-Hanan. Ben-Hesed: kota Arubot, Sokho, dan seluruh daerah Hefer. Ben-Abinadab, suami Tafat putri Salomo: seluruh daerah Dor. Baana anak Ahilud: kota Taanakh, Megido, dan seluruh daerah dekat Bet-Sean, dekat kota Sartan di sebelah selatan kota Yizreel sampai sejauh kota Abel-Mehola dan kota Yokmeam. Ben-Geber: kota Ramot di Gilead, kampung-kampung di Gilead milik kaum Yair keturunan Manasye, daerah Argob di Basan; seluruhnya 60 kota besar yang diperkuat dengan benteng dan palang-palang perunggu pada gerbang-gerbangnya. Ahinadab anak Ido: daerah Mahanaim. Ahimaas, suami Basmat putri Salomo: daerah Naftali. Baana anak Husai: daerah Asyer, kota Alot. Yosafat anak Paruah: daerah Isakhar. Simei anak Ela: daerah Benyamin. Geber anak Uri: daerah Gilead, yang dahulu dikuasai Sihon raja Amori, dan Og raja Basan.
9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Sha'albim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-chanan;
10 Ben-chessed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Chepher;
11 Ben-abinadab, in all the district of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for wife;
12 Ba'ana the son of Achilud in Tha'anach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zarethanah beneath Yizre'el, from Beth-shean to Abel-mecholah, as far as beyond Yokme'am;
13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gil'ad; to him pertained the villages of Ya'ir the son of Menasseh, which are in Gil'ad; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars;
14 Achinadab the son of 'Iddo in Machanayim;
15 Achima'az in Naphtali; he also took Bahsemath the daughter of Solomon for wife;
16 Ba'anah the son of Chushai in Asher and in Be'aloth;
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruach, in Issachar;
18 Shim'i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber the son of Uri in the country of Gil'ad, the country of Sichon the king of the Emorites, and of 'Og the king of Bashan; besides the one superintendent who was in the land.
20 Judah and Israel were numerous, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude; and they ate and drank, and made merry.
Rakyat Yehuda dan Israel banyaknya seperti pasir di tepi laut. Mereka mempunyai cukup makanan dan minuman serta hidup senang.
21 And Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt, which brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Setiap keluarga mempunyai kebun anggur dan kebun ara. Seumur hidup Salomo rakyat di seluruh Yehuda dan Israel dari Dan sampai ke Bersyeba hidup aman dan tentram. Sebab, semua raja di sebelah barat Efrat takluk kepadanya, dan semua bangsa dari negara-negara di sekitar kerajaannya bersahabat dengan dia. Tanah di sebelah barat Sungai Efrat dari Tifsah di tepi Sungai Efrat terus ke barat ke kota Gaza di Filistin sampai ke perbatasan Mesir, seluruhnya dikuasai oleh Salomo. Bangsa-bangsa di negeri itu takluk kepadanya dan membayar upeti. Bahan-bahan makanan yang diperlukan oleh Salomo setiap hari adalah 5.000 liter tepung halus, 10.000 liter tepung kasar, 10 sapi kandang, 20 sapi padang, dan 100 domba. Selain itu, juga rusa, kijang, menjangan dan unggas.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, and sixty kors of meal,
23 Ten fatted oxen, and twenty pasture oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Thiphsach even to Gazzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25 And Judah and Israel dwelt in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba', all the days of Solomon.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls for the horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Salomo mempunyai 12.000 tentara berkuda dan 40.000 kandang untuk kuda-kuda yang menarik kereta-keretanya.
27 And those superintendents provided for king Solomon, and for all that came near unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.
Secara bergilir, selama sebulan, setiap bupati menyerahkan bahan makanan untuk Raja Salomo dan untuk semua orang yang mendapat makanan dari istana, sehingga mereka tidak kekurangan sesuatu pun.
28 The barley also and the straw for the horses and the runners did they bring unto the place where he might be, every man according to his prescription.
Setiap bupati itu memberikan juga gandum dan jerami untuk semua kuda Salomo, baik kuda tunggangan maupun kuda kereta. Makanan hewan itu dibawa ke kandang-kandang kuda sebanyak yang dibutuhkan.
29 And God gave unto Solomon wisdom and understanding exceedingly much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
Allah memberikan kepada Salomo hikmat, dan pengetahuan yang luar biasa, serta pengertian yang amat dalam.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Di negeri-negeri timur dan di Mesir tak ada orang yang lebih pandai dari dia.
31 And he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrachite, and Heman, and Kalkol, and Darda', the sons of Machol: and his name was [spread] among all the nations round about.
Ia benar-benar terpandai dari semua orang. Ia melebihi Etan orang Ezrahi, Heman, Kalkol dan Darda anak-anak Mahol. Nama Salomo terkenal di mana-mana di negeri-negeri sekeliling kerajaannya.
32 And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Ada 3.000 pepatah dan lebih dari seribu nyanyian yang dikarangnya.
33 And he spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on the Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spoke also concerning the beasts, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes.
Ia sanggup berbicara tentang pohon-pohon dan tanaman-tanaman--dari pohon cemara Libanon sampai kepada rerumput hisop yang tumbuh pada dinding-dinding batu. Ia berbicara juga mengenai binatang-binatang, seperti misalnya unggas, binatang melata dan ikan.
34 And men came from all the people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
Raja-raja di seluruh dunia mendengar tentang kepandaian Salomo sehingga mereka mengutus orang kepadanya untuk mendengarkan dia.
