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1 Esi Seba fianyɔnu se ale si Solomo xɔ ŋkɔe kple kadodo si le eya kple Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ dome la, eva be yeadoe kpɔ kple biabia sesẽ aɖewo.

Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.

2 Eva ɖo Yerusalem kple kposɔ geɖe siwo tsɔ atike ʋeʋĩwo, sika kple kpe xɔasiwo. Etsɔ nya geɖe siwo nɔ eƒe susu me la ɖo Solomo ƒe ŋkume.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels weighted down with spices, and stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

3 Fia Solomo te ŋu ɖo eƒe biabiawo katã ŋu, naneke menɔ ɣaɣla ɖee o. Enya nu sia nu eye wòte ŋu ɖe nu sia nu me nɛ.

And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which the king did not make clear to her.

4 Esi fianyɔnu la kpɔ ale si gbegbe Solomo nya nu, ale si eƒe fiasã la nyoe,

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

5 nuɖuɖu nyui siwo woɖo kplɔ̃ dzi, subɔla geɖewo kple awu nyui siwo wodo, Fia la ƒe ahakulawo kple numevɔ geɖe siwo wòsana na Yehowa la, eƒe nu ku.

And the food at his table, and all his servants seated there, and those who were waiting on him in their places, and their robes, and his wine-servants, and the burned offerings which he made in the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.

6 Seba fianyɔnu la gblɔ na fia la be, “Nutsotso siwo katã mese le nye ŋutɔ nye dukɔ me tso wò dzidzedzekpɔkpɔwo kple wò nunya ŋu la nye nyateƒe.

And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

7 Nyemexɔe se o va se ɖe esime meva ɖo afi sia. Ke azɔ la, nye ŋutɔ mekpɔ wo katã na ɖokuinye! Kpɔ ɖa, womegblɔ ale si tututu nuwo le la ƒe afã gɔ̃ hã nam o! Wò nunya kple kesinɔtɔnyenye ƒo nu siwo katã mese kpɔ la ta!

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.

8 Wò amewo akpɔ dzidzɔ ŋutɔ, dzidzɔ ka gbegbe wò dɔnunɔla siwo tsia tsitre ɖe wò ŋkume ɣe sia ɣi eye wosea wò nunya la makpɔ o!

Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

9 Woakafu Yehowa, wò Mawu, ame si tia wò eye wòtsɔ wò da ɖe Israel ƒe fiazikpui dzi. Yehowa ƒe lɔlɔ̃ mavɔ na Israel wɔe be, wòtsɔ wò na wo abe woƒe fia ene be nàdrɔ̃ ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe eye nàɖu wò amewo dzi le mɔ dzɔdzɔe nu!”

May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

10 Eye Seba fianyɔnu la tsɔ sika tɔn ene, atikeʋeʋĩ gbogbo aɖewo kple kpe xɔasiwo na fia la. Ame aɖeke metsɔ atikeʋeʋĩ aɖeke vɛ kpɔ nenema abe esiwo Seba fianyɔnu la tsɔ na Fia Solomo ene o.

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never again was such a wealth of spices seen as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

11 Esi Fia Hiram ƒe tɔdziʋuwo tsɔ sika tso Ofir vɛ na Fia Solomo la, wotsɔ papawuti kple kpe xɔasi geɖewo hã vɛ nɛ.

And the sea-force of Hiram, in addition to gold from Ophir, came back with much sandal-wood and jewels.

12 Solomo tsɔ papawutiawo wɔ sɔtiwo na gbedoxɔ la kple fiasã la kple saŋkuwo kple kasaŋkuwo na eƒe hadzilawo. Wometsɔ ati nyui sia tɔgbi vɛ nɛ kpɔ do ŋgɔ loo alo kplɔ esia ɖo kpɔ o.

And from the sandal-wood the king made pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, and instruments of music for the makers of melody: never has such sandal-wood been seen to this day.

13 Le nunana siwo Seba fianyɔnu la tsɔ vɛ na Fia Solomo ta la, Fia Solomo hã na nu sia nu si fianyɔnu la biae hekpe ɖe nunana siwo eya ŋutɔ dzra ɖo be yeanae la ŋuti eye fianyɔnu la kple eƒe subɔlawo trɔ yi wo de.

And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.

14 Sika si Solomo xɔna ƒe sia ƒe la dea tɔn blaeve vɔ atɔ̃

Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;

15 hekpe ɖe adzɔ siwo wòxɔna tso adzɔdolawo kple asitsalawo kple Arabia fiawo katã kple mɔmefia siwo le anyigba la dzi ɖum la gbɔ ŋu.

In addition to what came to him from the business of the traders, and from all the kings of the Arabians, and from the rulers of the country.

16 Fia Solomo tsɔ sika wɔ akpoxɔnu gã alafa eve. Wotsɔ sika kilogram etɔ̃ kple afã wɔ wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.

And Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it.

17 Egatsɔ sika wɔ akpoxɔnu ɖagbitɔ alafa etɔ̃. Wotsɔ sika kilogram etɔ̃ kple afã wɔ wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe. Fia la tsɔ nu siawo da ɖe Lebanon ƒe Avexɔ la me le eƒe fiasã la me.

And he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, with three pounds of gold in every cover: and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.

18 Fia la kpa fiazikpui gã aɖe. Etsɔ nyiɖu fa ɖe eme eye wòtsɔ sika nyuitɔ fa ɖe eŋu.

Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold.

19 Atrakpui ade nɔ fiazikpui la ŋu eye wowɔ afi si wodea mee la nogoo. Abɔɖoƒe nɔ zikpuia ƒe axa eveawo dzi eye wowɔ dzata si le tsitre la da ɖe abɔɖoƒe aveawo ƒe axadzi.

There were six steps going up to it, and the top of it was round at the back, there were arms on the two sides of the seat, and two lions by the side of the arms;

20 Dzata wuieve le atrakpui adeawo ƒe axawo kple eve dzi. Fiazikpui aɖeke meganyo abe esia ene le fiaɖuƒe aɖeke me o.

And twelve lions were placed on the one side and on the other side on the six steps: there was nothing like it in any kingdom.

21 Wotsɔ sika wɔ kplu siwo katã me Fia Solomo noa nu le eye nenema ke wotsɔ sika nyuitɔ wɔ nuɖugba kple nuɖaze siwo katã nɔ Lebanon ƒe Avexɔ la me. Womewɔ naneke kple klosalo o elabena le Solomo ƒe ɣeyiɣiwo me la, womebua klosalo be enye nu xɔasi o.

And all King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold; not one was of silver, for no one gave a thought to silver in the days of King Solomon.

22 Asitsatɔdziʋu geɖewo nɔ fia la si siwo yia asigbe le atsiaƒu dzi kple Hiram tɔwo. Wotrɔna gbɔna zi ɖeka le ƒe etɔ̃ me kple sika, klosalo, nyiɖu kple kese ƒomevi vovovowo kple xewo.

For the king had Tarshish-ships at sea with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the Tarshish-ships came with gold and silver and ivory and monkeys and peacocks.

23 Ale Fia Solomo de ŋgɔ wu anyigbadzifiawo katã le kesinɔnuwo kple nunya me.

And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

24 Xexea me tɔwo katã vaa Solomo gbɔ hena aɖaŋuxɔxɔ eye be woaɖo to nunya si Mawu tsɔ de eƒe dzi me.

And from all over the earth they came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

25 Wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe tsɔa klosalo, sika, awuwo, aʋawɔnuwo, atike ʋeʋĩwo, sɔwo kple tedzisɔwo va nanɛ ƒe sia ƒe.

And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts of transport, regularly year by year.

26 Tasiaɖam akpe ɖeka alafa ene kple sɔdola akpe wuieve nɔ Solomo si. Wonɔ tasiaɖamduwo me eye ɖewo nɔ fia la gbɔ le Yerusalem.

And Solomon got together war-carriages and horsemen; he had one thousand, four hundred carriages and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he kept, some in the carriage-towns and some with the king at Jerusalem.

27 Fia la na klosalo bɔ ɖe Yerusalem abe ale si kpewo nɔa mɔ dzi ene eye wowɔa sedati ŋu dɔ abe ale si wowɔa gboti si bɔ fũu la ŋu dɔ ene.

And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

28 Wodɔa Solomo ƒe sɔwo tsoa Egipte kple Kue. Fia la ƒe asitsalawo ƒlea wo tso Kue.

And Solomon's horses came from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders got them at a price from Kue.

29 Wodɔ tasiaɖam tso Egipte esi ƒe asie nye klosaloga kilogram adre kple sɔ si ƒe asie nye klosaloga kilogram ɖeka kple afã. Woawo hã dzraa wo na dutafiawo, ame siwo nye Hititɔwo kple Aramtɔwo ƒe fiawo.

A war-carriage might be got from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; they got them at the same rate for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.