1 Kings 4
1 Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
Kamano ruoth Solomon nobedo ruodh Israel duto.
2 and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
Magi ema ne jodonge madongo: Azaria wuod Zadok jadolo;
3 Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
Elihoref kod Ahija yawuot Shisha jogoro; Jehoshafat wuod Ahilud jachan weche.
4 Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
Benaya wuod Jehoyada jatend jolweny. Zadok kod Abiathar ma jodolo;
5 Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
Azaria wuod Nathan ma jatend jodong gwengʼ, Zabud wuod Nathan jadolo kendo jangʼad ni ruoth rieko;
6 Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
Ahishar ma jatend od ruoth; Adoniram wuod Abda ma jatend tij achune.
7 Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
Solomon bende ne nigi jotelo apar gariyo mane orito pinje manie Israel duto kendo ne choko gik moko ne ruoth kod joge. Moro ka moro kuomgi ne kelo chiemo kuom dwe achiel e higa.
8 Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
Magi e nying-gi: Ben-Hur norito pinje mag gode mag Efraim:
9 Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
Ben-Deker norito Makaz; Shalbim, Beth Shemesh kod Elon Bethhanan;
10 Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
Ben-Hesed norito Aruboth (Soko kod pinje duto mag Hefer).
11 Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
Ben-Abinadab norito Nafoth Dor (kendo nokendo Tafath ma nyar Solomon).
12 Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
Baana wuod Ahilud norito Tanak, gi Megido nyaka Beth Shan duto machiegni gi Zarethan man mwalo mar Jezreel, koa Beth Shan nyaka Abel Mehola man loka mar Jokmeam.
13 Ben-Geber, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
Ben-Geber norito Ramoth Gilead (kod kuonde dak mag Jair wuod Manase man Gilead kaachiel gi piny mar Argob manie Bashan kod mieche madongo piero auchiel molwor gi ohinga motegno kendo nigi lodi mag rangeye mag mula);
14 Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
Ahinadab wuod Ido norito Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
Ahimaz norito Naftali (kendo nokendo Basemath nyar Solomon);
16 Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
Baana wuod Hushai norito Asher kod Aloth.
17 Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
Jehoshafat wuod Parua norito Isakar;
18 Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
Shimei wuod Ela norito Benjamin;
19 Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
Geber wuod Uri norito Gilead (enie piny mane Sihon ruoth jo-Amor kod Og ruodh Bashan ne rito chon). En kende ema ne en jaduongʼ motelone gwengʼno.
20 There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
Oganda jo-Juda gi jo-Israel ne ngʼeny machalo ka kuoyo manie e dho nam; negichiemo, mi negimetho kendo negimor.
21 Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
Kendo Solomon nobedo ruodh pinyno duto chakre Aora maduongʼ mar Yufrate nyaka e piny jo-Filistia mochweyo nyaka giko piny Misri. Pinjegi duto ne kelo osuru ni Solomon bende ne gin e bwo lochne ndalo duto.
22 [To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
Chiemo mane Solomon nwangʼo odiechiengʼ kodiechiengʼ ne romo gunde piero auchiel mag mogo mayom kod gunde mia achiel gi piero ariyo ariyo mag mogo amoga;
23 ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
rwedhi apar machwe mopongʼ, rwedhi piero ariyo machwe kod rombe gi diek mia achiel kaachiel gi mwanda; ogunde, ring ngawo kod awendo machwe.
24 Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
Nimar nobedo gi loch kuom pinjeruodhi duto man yo podho chiengʼ mar Aora maduongʼ chakre Tifsa nyaka Gaza kendo ne en gi kwe gi joma olwore duto.
25 All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
E ndalo mag ngima mar Solomon Juda gi Israel chakre Dan nyaka Bersheba nodak gi kwe ka ngʼato ka ngʼato tiyo e puothe mar mzabibu kod ngʼope.
26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
Solomon ne nigi udi alufu piero angʼwen moger ni Farese kod Farese alufu apar gariyo.
27 His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
Jodong gwengʼno, moro ka moro e dweye ne chiwo ni ruoth Solomon gi welo duto mane oluongo, maonge gimoro amora morem.
28 They also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
Bende ngʼato ka ngʼato nokelo Shairi gi lum e kuondegi mag keno ne farese maywa geche kod farese mamoko.
29 God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
Nyasaye nomiyo Solomon rieko gi ngʼeyo matut moloyo kod winjo ma ok nyalo pimore mana ka kwoyo manie dho nam.
30 He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
Rieko Solomon ne duongʼ moloyo jorieko duto manie yo wuok chiengʼ, bende noduongʼ moloyo rieko duto mag Misri.
31 Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
Noriek moloyo ngʼato angʼata moriwo kata mana Ethan ja-Ezra kendo riek moloyo Heman gi Kalkol kod Darda yawuot Mahol. Kendo humbe nolandore e pinje molwore duto.
32 He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
Nogoyo ngeche alufu adek kendo wende mane owero noromo alufu achiel gi abich.
33 He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
Nowuoyo kuom kit yien kochako gi yiende Sida mag Lebanon nyaka owino magawore e kor udi. Bende nopuonjo ji kuom le kod winy gi le mamol kod rech.
34 People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].
Ji moa e pinje duto nobiro mondo owinji rieko Solomon koorgi gi ruodhi mag piny mane osewinjo humb riekone.
