1 Kings 4
1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Mfalme Sulemani alikuwa mfalme wa Israeli.
2 And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
Hawa ndio waliokuwa wakuu wake: Azaria mwana wa Sadoki alikuwa kuhani.
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehosaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
Elihorefu na Ahiya mwana wa Shisha, walikuwa makatibu. Yehoshafati mwana wa Ahilui alikuwa mwandishi.
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:
Benaya mwana wa Yehoyada alikuwa mkuu wa jeshi. Sadoki na Abiatahari walikuwa makuhani.
5 And Azariah the son of Nathan [was] over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan [was] principal officer, [and] the king's friend:
Azaria mwana wa Natahani ndiye aliyekuwa juu ya hawa maakida. Zabudi mwana wa Nathani alikuwa kuhani na rafiki wa mfalme.
6 And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute.
Ahishari alikuwa mkuu wa nyumba. Adoniramu mwana wa Abda alikuwa mkuu wa watenda kazi.
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
Sulemani alikuwa na maakida kumi na wawili juu ya Israeli yote, ambao walitoa chakula kwa mfalme na watu wake wote. Kila mtu alikuwa na zamu ya kuhudumia kwa mwezi mmoja katka mwaka.
8 And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
Majina yao yalikuwa ndiyo haya: Beni Huri, Kutoka milima ya Efraimu;
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:
Beni Dekeri wa Makazi, Shaalibimu, Bethi Shemeshi, na Elonbethi Hanaan;
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him [pertained] Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Beni Hesed, wa Arubothi (kutoka kwake alipatikana Sokohi na nchi yote ya Hefa);
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for a wife:
Ben Abinadabu, wa wilaya yote ya Dori (alikuwa na Tafathi binti wa mfalme ambaye alikuwa mke wake);
12 Baana the son of Ahilud; [to him pertained] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, [even] to [the place that is] beyond Jokneam:
Baana mwana wa Ahiludi, wa Taanaki na Megido, na Beth Shani iliyo upande mwingine wa Zarethani chini ya Yezreel, Kutoak Bethi Shani mpaka Abeli Mehola iliyo upande mwingine wa Jokimeamu;
13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; to him [also pertained] the region of Argob, which [is] in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars:
Ben Geberi, ya Ramothi Gileadi (kutoka kwake tunapata miji ya Yairi mwana wa Manase, ambayo iko Gileadi, na mkoa wa Arigobu ulikuwa wake, ambao uko Bashani, miji sitini yenye maboma na yenye nguzo za malango ya shaba);
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo [had] Mahanaim:
Ahinadabu mwana wa Ido, wa Mahanaimu;
15 Ahimaaz [was] in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon for a wife:
Ahimaazi, wa Naftali (ambaye pia alimwoa Basimathi binti wa Sulemani kuwa mke wake);
16 Baanah the son of Hushai [was] in Asher and in Aloth:
Baana mwana wa Hushai, ya Asherina Bealothi;
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
Yehoshafati mwana wa Paruha, kwa Isakari;
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
Shimei mwana wa Ela, wa Benjamini;
19 Geber the son of Uri [was] in the country of Gilead, [in] the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer who [was] in the land.
na Geberi mwana wa Uri, katika nchi ya Gileadi, ambayo ni nchi ya Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori na Ogi mfalme wa Bashani, na yeye ndiye akida pekee aliyekuwa katika nchi hiyo.
20 Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
Yuda na Israeli walikuwa wengi kama mchanga wa baharini. Nao walikuwa wakila na kunywa na kufurahi.
21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Suleimani alitawala utawala wote kutoka mtoni hadi kwenye nchi ya Wafilisti na hadi kwenye mpaka wa Misri. Wote walileta kodi na walimtumikia Sulemani katika siku za maisha yake yote.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal.
Mahitaji ya Sulemani kwa siku moja yalikuwa ni Kori thelathini za unga mzuri na kori unga wa ngano,
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowls.
makisai kumi walionona, na fahari ishirini wa malisho, na kondoo mia moja, nje ya ayala, paa, na kulungu na kuku walionona.
24 For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side of the river: and he had peace on all sides around him.
Kwa kuwa utawala wake ulikuwa zaidi ya nchi yote upande huu wa mto, kutoka Tifsa mpaka Gaza, juu ya wafalme wote wa upande huu wa mto, naye alikuwa na amani pande zote.
25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Yuda na Israeli waliishi kwa usalama, kila mtu chini y a mzabibu wake na chini ya mtini wake, kutoka Dani mpaka Beerisheba, siku zote za Sulemani.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Sulemani alikuwa na mabanda ya farasi arobaini elfu kwa ajili ya magari yake, na wapanda farasi elfu kumi na mbili.
27 And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
Na maakida walileta chakula kwa Sulemani na kwa wale walioketi kwenye meza ya mfalme Sulemani, kila mtu katika mwezi wake. Walihakikisha hakuna kinachopungua.
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries they brought to the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.
Na pia walileta kwenye eneo husika shayiri na majani kwa ajili ya wale farasi wa magari na kwa wale farasi wa mbio kila mmoja alileta kadri alivyoweza.
29 And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea-shore.
Mungu alimpa Sulemani hekima kubwa, ufahamu, na upana wa uelewa kama mchanga wa baharini.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Hekima ya Sulemani ilizidi hekima ya watu wote wa mashariki na hekima yote ya Misri.
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.
Alikuwa na hekima kuliko wanaume wote - kuliko Ethani Muezrahi, Hemani, Kaliko, na Darda, wana wa Maholi - na habari zake zikaenea hadi kwenye mataifa yote yaliyomzunguka.
32 And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
Aliongea mithali elfu tatu na idadi ya nyimbo zake zilikuwa elfu moja na tano.
33 And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that [is] in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping animals, and of fishes.
Aliifafanua mimea, kuanzia mierezi iliyoko Lebanoni hadi Hisopo imeao ukutani. Aliwafafanua wanyama, ndege, vitu vitambaavyo na samaki. Watu walikuja kutoka mataifa yote kuisikia hekima ya Sulemani.
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
Watu walikuja kutoka falme zote za duniani waliosikia juu ya hekima yake.
