1 Kings 4
1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.
Mfalme Sulemani alikuwa mfalme wa Israeli.
2 These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
Hawa ndio waliokuwa wakuu wake: Azaria mwana wa Sadoki alikuwa kuhani.
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
Elihorefu na Ahiya mwana wa Shisha, walikuwa makatibu. Yehoshafati mwana wa Ahilui alikuwa mwandishi.
4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Benaya mwana wa Yehoyada alikuwa mkuu wa jeshi. Sadoki na Abiatahari walikuwa makuhani.
5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, 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 Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
Ahishari alikuwa mkuu wa nyumba. Adoniramu mwana wa Abda alikuwa mkuu wa watenda kazi.
7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
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 These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
Majina yao yalikuwa ndiyo haya: Beni Huri, Kutoka milima ya Efraimu;
9 Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
Beni Dekeri wa Makazi, Shaalibimu, Bethi Shemeshi, na Elonbethi Hanaan;
10 Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
Beni Hesed, wa Arubothi (kutoka kwake alipatikana Sokohi na nchi yote ya Hefa);
11 Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
Ben Abinadabu, wa wilaya yote ya Dori (alikuwa na Tafathi binti wa mfalme ambaye alikuwa mke wake);
12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
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 Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
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, in Mahanaim;
Ahinadabu mwana wa Ido, wa Mahanaimu;
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
Ahimaazi, wa Naftali (ambaye pia alimwoa Basimathi binti wa Sulemani kuwa mke wake);
16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
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 Ela, in Benjamin;
Shimei mwana wa Ela, wa Benjamini;
19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, 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 numerous 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 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute 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 Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,
Mahitaji ya Sulemani kwa siku moja yalikuwa ni Kori thelathini za unga mzuri na kori unga wa ngano,
23 ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
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 on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side 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 Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, 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 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 Those officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
Na maakida walileta chakula kwa Sulemani na kwa wale walioketi kwenye meza ya mfalme Sulemani, kila mtu katika mwezi wake. Walihakikisha hakuna kinachopungua.
28 They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
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 God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
Mungu alimpa Sulemani hekima kubwa, ufahamu, na upana wa uelewa kama mchanga wa baharini.
30 Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east 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—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
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 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.
Aliongea mithali elfu tatu na idadi ya nyimbo zake zilikuwa elfu moja na tano.
33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
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 People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
Watu walikuja kutoka falme zote za duniani waliosikia juu ya hekima yake.
