1 Kings 3
1 And Solomon allied himself with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem on every side.
Solomo wɔ ɖeka kple Farao, Egipte fia eye wòɖe via nyɔnu aɖe. Ekplɔe va David ƒe du la me va se ɖe esime wòawu eƒe fiasã la kple Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la tutu kple gliɖoɖo ƒo xlã Yerusalem nu.
2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built to the name of the LORD, until those days.
Le ɣe ma ɣi la, Israel saa vɔ le vɔsamlekpuiwo dzi le toawo dzi elabena wometu Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ haɖe o.
3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
Fia Solomo lɔ̃ Yehowa eye wòzɔ ɖe fofoa, Fia David ƒe ɖoɖowo katã nu negbe ale si wòyi vɔwo sasa kple dzudzɔdodo dzi le toawo dzi ko.
4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
Vɔsamlekpui siwo nɔ toawo dzi la dometɔ xɔŋkɔtɔe nye esi nɔ Gibeon; Fia la yi afi ma eye wòsa numevɔ akpe ɖeka!
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
Yehowa ɖe eɖokui fiae le zã ma me eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Bia nu sia nu si dze ŋuwò la eye matsɔe ana wò!”
6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shown to thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Solomo ɖo eŋu be, “Èwɔ dɔmenyo gã na wò dɔla, fofonye, David elabena eɖi anukware na wò. Ewɔ nu dzɔdzɔe eye eƒe dzi to mɔ ɖeka. Èyi edzi, ɖe amenuveve gã sia fiae eye nèna viŋutsue be wòanɔ eƒe fiazikpui dzi egbea.
7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
“Azɔ la, Oo Yehowa, nye Mawu, èɖo wò dɔla fiae ɖe fofonye, David teƒe, ke nye la, ɖevi sue ko menye, nyemenya ale si mawɔ nye dɔdeasiwoe o.
8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Azɔ la, wò dɔla le afii, le wò ame tiatiawo dome, dukɔ si lolo eye ameawo sɔ gbɔ ale gbegbe be womate ŋu axlẽ wo o.
9 Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
Na dzi nyanu wò dɔla ale be wòate ŋu aɖu wò dukɔ dzi eye wòade vovototo nyui kple vɔ̃ dome elabena ame kae ate ŋu aɖu wò dukɔ gã sia dzi?”
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Edzɔ dzi na Aƒetɔ la be Solomo bia nu sia
11 And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thy enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
eya ta Mawu gblɔ nɛ be, “Esi nèbia esia eye menye agbe didi loo alo kesinɔnuwo na ɖokuiwò o loo alo wò futɔwo ƒe ku o ke boŋ dzi nyanu be yeatsɔ atso afia nyui ta la,
12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like thee.
mawɔ nu si nèbia la na wò. Mana dzi nyanu kple dzi si sea nu gɔme la wò ale be tɔwò tɔgbi aɖeke manɔ anyi fifia loo alo akpɔ gbeɖe o.
13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like thee all thy days.
Gawu la, matsɔ nu si mèbia o la hã akpee na wò, kesinɔnuwo kple bubu siaa, ale be le wò agbemeŋkekewo katã me la, fia aɖeke masɔ kpli wò o
14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
eye ne èzɔ le nye mɔwo dzi, nèwɔ ɖe nye sewo kple ɖoɖowo dzi abe ale si fofowò, David wɔ ene la, mana agbe didi wò.”
15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
Solomo nyɔ eye wòdze sii be drɔ̃e yeku. Etrɔ va Yerusalem eye wòva tsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ƒe nubablaɖaka la ŋgɔ, sa numevɔ kple akpedavɔ eye wòɖo kplɔ̃ gã aɖe na eŋumewo katã.
16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
Gbe ɖeka la, ɖetugbi eve siwo nye gbolowo la tsɔ nya aɖe va fia la gbɔ be wòatso eme na yewo.
17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
Ɖeka gblɔ be, “Nye aƒetɔ, nye kple nyɔnu sia míele aƒe ɖeka me. Medzi vi esime wònɔ afi ma kplim.
18 And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, except us two in the house.
Esi medzi vi ŋkeke etɔ̃ megbe la, nyɔnu sia hã dzi vi. Mí ame evea koe nɔ aƒea me.
19 And this woman’s child died in the night; because she lay on him.
“Ke le zã me la, emlɔ anyi, mli ɖamlɔ via dzi eye ɖevia ku.
20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
Efɔ zã ma me dzaa va tsɔ vinye le gbɔnye esi menɔ alɔ̃ dɔm. Etsɔ via kukua de nye abɔwo dome eye wòtsɔ tɔnye yi ɖamlɔ eɖokui gbɔ.
21 And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead: but when I had looked at him in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I bore.
Esi ŋu be yeake eye mebe mana no vidzĩa la, mekpɔ be eku! Melé ŋku ɖe eŋu nyuie eye medze sii be menye vinyee o.”
22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.
Nyɔnu evelia hã gblɔ be, “Etɔ tututue nye vidzĩ kuku la eye tɔnyee nye esi le agbe.” Nyɔnu gbãtɔ be, “Ao, vidzĩ kuku lae nye tɔwò eye agbagbeae nye tɔnye.” Ale wohe nya sia le fia la ŋkume.
23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
Fia la gblɔ be, “Ame si gblɔ be, ‘Vinyee nye agbagbea, eye viwòe nye kukua,’ eye ame keme be, ‘Ao! Viwòe nye kukua eye vinyee nye agbagbea.’”
24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
Azɔ fia la gblɔ be, “Enyo, mitsɔ yi vɛ nam” Ale wotsɔ yi vɛ na fia la.
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Fia la na gbe hegblɔ be, “Mima ɖevi gbagbe la ɖe akpa eve me eye miatsɔ afã eveawo na nyɔnu eve siawo ɖekaɖekae!”
26 Then spoke the woman whose the living child was to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means slay him. But the other said, Let he be neither mine nor thine, but divide him.
Nyɔnu si tɔe nye ɖevi gbagbe la eye wòlɔ̃ via ŋutɔŋutɔ la do ɣli be, “Ao! Kpao! Aƒetɔ! Tsɔ ɖevi gbagbe la na nyɔnu evelia faa! Mègawui o!” Ke nyɔnu evelia ya gblɔ be, “Enyo, ekema ɖevia maganye tɔwò loo alo tɔnye o; mimae na mí!”
27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and by no means slay him: she is his mother.
Fia la gblɔ be, “Tsɔ ɖevi gbagbea na nyɔnu si di be ɖevia nanɔ agbe, elabena eyae nye ɖevi la dada!”
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
Fia Solomo ƒe nyametsotso sia kaka ɖe dukɔ blibo la me enumake eye ameawo katã ƒe nu ku esi wodze si nunya gã si Mawu nae.
