1 Kings 4
1 Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
Basi Mfalme Solomoni akatawala Israeli yote.
2 and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
Hawa ndio waliokuwa maafisa wake wakuu: Kuhani: Azaria mwana wa Sadoki;
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.
Elihorefu na Ahiya, wana wa Shisha: waandishi; Yehoshafati mwana wa Ahiludi: karani;
4 Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
Benaya mwana wa Yehoyada: jemadari mkuu wa jeshi; Sadoki na Abiathari: makuhani;
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 mwana wa Nathani: kiongozi wa maafisa wa wilaya; Zabudi mwana wa Nathani: kuhani na mshauri binafsi wa mfalme;
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].
Ahishari: msimamizi wa jumba la kifalme; Adoniramu mwana wa Abda: msimamizi wa kazi za kulazimisha.
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.
Pia Solomoni alikuwa na watawala kumi na wawili wa wilaya katika Israeli yote, walioleta mahitaji kwa mfalme na kwa watu wa nyumbani kwa mfalme. Kila mmoja alitoa chakula kwa mwezi mmoja katika mwaka.
8 Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
Majina yao ni haya: Ben-Huri: katika nchi ya vilima ya Efraimu;
9 Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
Ben-Dekeri: katika Makasi, Shaalbimu, Beth-Shemeshi na Elon-Bethhanani;
10 Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
Ben-Hesedi: katika Arubothi (Soko na nchi yote ya Heferi zilikuwa zake);
11 Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
Ben-Abinadabu: katika Nafoth-Dori (alimwoa Tafathi binti Solomoni);
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 mwana wa Ahiludi: katika Taanaki na Megido, na katika Beth-Shani yote karibu na Sarethani chini ya Yezreeli, kuanzia Beth-Shani hadi Abel-Mehola kupita hadi Yokmeamu;
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-Geberi: katika Ramoth-Gileadi (makao ya Yairi mwana wa Manase katika Gileadi ilikuwa miji yake, pamoja na wilaya ya Argobu katika Bashani na miji yake mikubwa sitini yenye kuzungukwa na kuta zenye makomeo ya shaba);
14 Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
Ahinadabu mwana wa Ido: katika Mahanaimu;
15 Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
Ahimaasi: katika Naftali (alikuwa amemwoa Basemathi binti Solomoni);
16 Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
Baana mwana wa Hushai: katika Asheri na katika Bealothi;
17 Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
Yehoshafati mwana wa Parua: katika Isakari;
18 Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
Shimei mwana wa Ela: katika Benyamini;
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.
Geberi mwana wa Uri: katika Gileadi (nchi ya Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori na nchi ya Ogu mfalme wa Bashani). Naye alikuwa ndiye mtawala pekee katika eneo hilo.
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.
Watu wa Yuda na Israeli walikuwa wengi kama mchanga wa pwani; walikula, wakanywa na kufurahi.
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.
Mfalme Solomoni akatawala katika falme zote kuanzia Mto Frati hadi nchi ya Wafilisti, hadi kwenye mpaka wa Misri. Nchi hizi zilileta ushuru na zilikuwa chini ya Solomoni, siku zote za maisha yake.
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,
Mahitaji ya Solomoni ya kila siku yalikuwa kori thelathini za unga laini, kori sitini za unga wa kawaida.
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.
Ngʼombe kumi wa zizini, ngʼombe ishirini wa malisho, kondoo na mbuzi mia moja, pamoja na ayala, paa, kulungu na kuku wazuri sana.
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.
Kwa kuwa Solomoni alitawala falme zote magharibi ya mto, kuanzia Tifsa hadi Gaza, naye akawa na amani pande zote.
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.
Wakati wa maisha ya Solomoni Yuda na Israeli, kuanzia Dani mpaka Beer-Sheba, wakaishi salama kila mtu chini ya mzabibu wake na chini ya mtini wake.
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).
Solomoni alikuwa na mabanda 4,000 ya magari ya vita, na farasi 12,000.
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.
Maafisa wa eneo hilo, kila mmoja katika mwezi wake, walileta mahitaji kwa ajili ya Mfalme Solomoni na wote waliokula mezani mwa mfalme. Walihakikisha kuwa hakuna chochote kilichopungua.
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.
Pia walileta sehemu walizopangiwa za shayiri na majani kwa ajili ya farasi wavutao magari na farasi wengine mahali palipostahili.
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].
Mungu akampa Solomoni hekima na akili kubwa, pia ufahamu mpana usiopimika kama mchanga ulioko pwani ya bahari.
30 He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
Hekima ya Solomoni ilikuwa kubwa kuliko hekima ya watu wote wa Mashariki na kubwa kuliko hekima yote ya 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.
Alikuwa na hekima kuliko kila mwandishi, akiwemo Ethani Mwezrahi: kuliko Hemani, Kalkoli na Darda, wana wa Maholi. Umaarufu wake ukaenea kwa mataifa yote yaliyomzunguka.
32 He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
Akanena mithali 3,000 na nyimbo zake zilikuwa 1,005.
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.
Akaelezea maisha ya mimea kuanzia mwerezi wa Lebanoni hadi hisopo iotayo ukutani. Pia akafundisha kuhusu wanyama na ndege, wanyama wenye damu baridi, wakiwemo samaki.
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].
Watu wa mataifa yote wakaja kusikiliza hekima ya Solomoni, waliotumwa na wafalme wote wa ulimwengu, waliokuwa wamesikia juu ya hekima yake.
