1 Kings 4
1 Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
Kong Salomo var konge over hele Israel.
2 and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
Og dette var hans fornemste menn: Asarja, sønn av Sadok, var prest;
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 og Akia, sønner av Sisa, var statsskrivere; Josafat, Akiluds sønn, var historieskriver;
4 Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
Benaja, Jojadas sønn, var høvding over hæren; Sadok og Abjatar var prester;
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.
Asarja, Natans sønn, var over fogdene; Sabud, Natans sønn, var prest, kongens venn;
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].
Akisar var slottshøvding; Adoniram, Abdas sønn, hadde opsyn med dem som gjorde pliktarbeid.
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.
Salomo hadde satt tolv fogder over hele Israel; de forsynte kongen og hans hus med fødevarer; en måned om året hadde hver av dem å forsyne ham.
8 Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
Dette var deres navn: Hurs sønn på Efra'im-fjellet;
9 Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
Dekers sønn i Makas og Sa'albim og Bet-Semes og Elon-Bet-Hanan;
10 Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
Heseds sønn i Arubbot; han hadde Soko og hele Hefer-bygden;
11 Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
Abinadabs sønn hadde hele Dors høiland; han hadde Tafat, Salomos datter, til hustru;
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];
Ba'ana, Akiluds sønn, hadde Ta'anak og Megiddo og hele Bet-Sean, som ligger ved siden av Sartan nedenfor Jisre'el, fra Bet-Sean til Abel-Mehola og bortenfor 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.
Gebers sønn i Ramot i Gilead; han hadde Ja'irs, Manasses sønns byer i Gilead; han hadde også Argob-bygden i Basan, seksti store byer med murer og kobberbommer;
14 Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
Akinadab, Iddos sønn, hadde Mahana'im;
15 Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
Akima'as i Naftali; også han hadde tatt en datter av Salomo til hustru; hun hette Basmat;
16 Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
Ba'ana, sønn av Husai, i Aser og i Alot;
17 Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
Josafat, sønn av Paruah, Issakar;
18 Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
Sime'i, sønn av Ela, i 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, sønn av Uri, i Gileads land - det land som amoritterkongen Sihon og Basans konge Og hadde hatt - han var den eneste foged i de bygder.
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.
Juda og Israel var så mange som sanden ved havet; de åt og drakk og var glade.
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.
Og Salomo rådet over alle kongerikene fra elven til filistrenes land og like til Egyptens landemerke; de kom med gaver og tjente Salomo så lenge han levde.
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,
Av fødevarer gikk det hos Salomo for hver dag med tretti kor fint mel og seksti kor vanlig mel,
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.
ti gjødde okser og tyve drifteokser og hundre stykker småfe foruten hjorter og rådyr og dådyr og gjødde fugler.
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.
For han rådet over hele landet vestenfor elven, fra Tifsah like til Gasa, over alle kongene vestenfor elven, og han hadde fred på alle kanter rundt omkring.
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.
Og Juda og Israel bodde trygt, hver mann under sitt vintre og under sitt fikentre, fra Dan like til Be'erseba, så lenge Salomo levde.
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).
Salomo hadde firti tusen stallrum for sine vognhester og tolv tusen hestfolk.
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.
De fogder som er nevnt ovenfor, forsynte hver sin måned kong Salomo og alle som gikk til kong Salomos bord; de lot det ikke fattes på noget.
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.
Og bygget og halmen til vognhestene og traverne førte de til det sted hvor det skulde være, hver efter som det var ham foreskrevet.
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].
Gud gav Salomo visdom og overmåte megen innsikt og en forstand vidt omfattende som sanden på havets bredd.
30 He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
Salomos visdom var større enn alle Østens barns visdom og all egypternes visdom.
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.
Han var visere enn alle mennesker - visere enn esrahitten Etan og Mahols sønner Heman og Kalkol og Darda, og hans navn var kjent blandt alle hedningefolkene rundt omkring.
32 He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
Han laget tre tusen ordsprog, og hans sanger var et tusen og fem.
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.
Han talte om trærne, fra sederen på Libanon til isopen som vokser ut på veggen, og han talte om dyrene og om fuglene og om krypet og om fiskene.
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].
Og de kom fra alle folk for å høre Salomos visdom, fra alle jordens konger som hadde hørt om hans visdom.
