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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.
Then, too, the queen of Sheba, having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, arrived to test him with enigmas.
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 entering into Jerusalem with a great retinue, and with riches, and with camels carrying aromatics, and with an exceedingly great quantity of gold and precious stones, she went to king Solomon. And she spoke to him all that she held in her heart.
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 taught her, in all the words that she had proposed to him. There was not any word which was able to be hidden from the king, or which he did not answer for her.
4 Esi fianyɔnu la kpɔ ale si gbegbe Solomo nya nu, ale si eƒe fiasã la nyoe,
Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
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 of his table, and the dwelling places of his servants, and the rows of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts that he was offering in the house of the Lord, she had no longer any 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 word is true, which I have heard in my own land,
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!
about your words and your wisdom. But I did not believe those who explained it to me, until I went myself and saw it with my own eyes. And I have discovered that the half of it has not been told to me: your wisdom and works are greater than the report that I have heard.
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!
Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your 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!”
Blessed is the Lord your God, whom you have greatly pleased, and who has placed you upon the throne of Israel. For the Lord loves Israel forever, and he has appointed you as king, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”
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.
Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and an exceedingly great amount of aromatics and precious stones. No greater quantity of aromatics was ever again brought forth as these, which the queen of Sheba gave to 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.
Then, too, the navy of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought an exceedingly great quantity of thyine wood and precious stones from Ophir.
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 the king made, from the thyine wood, the posts of the house of the Lord, and of the house of the king, and citharas and lyres for the musicians. No thyine trees of this kind were ever again brought forth or seen, even to the present 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.
Then king Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all that she desired and requested of him, aside from what he himself had offered to her from his royal bounty. And she returned and went away to her own land, with her servants.
14 Sika si Solomo xɔna ƒe sia ƒe la dea tɔn blaeve vɔ atɔ̃
Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
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.
aside from what was brought to him by the men who were over the tributes, and by the merchants, and by those selling every kind of small item, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the rulers of the land.
16 Fia Solomo tsɔ sika wɔ akpoxɔnu gã alafa eve. Wotsɔ sika kilogram etɔ̃ kple afã wɔ wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.
Also, king Solomon made two hundred large shields from the purest gold. He dispensed six hundred shekels of gold for the layers of one shield.
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 for the three hundred crescent-shaped shields of tested gold, there were three hundred minas of gold covering one shield. And the king placed these in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Fia la kpa fiazikpui gã aɖe. Etsɔ nyiɖu fa ɖe eme eye wòtsɔ sika nyuitɔ fa ɖe eŋu.
Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory. And he clothed it with a great quantity of red 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.
The throne had six steps, and the summit of the throne was rounded in the back section. And there were two hands, on one side and the other, holding the seat. And two lions were standing beside each hand,
20 Dzata wuieve le atrakpui adeawo ƒe axawo kple eve dzi. Fiazikpui aɖeke meganyo abe esia ene le fiaɖuƒe aɖeke me o.
with twelve little lions standing upon the six steps, on one side and the other. No similar work has been made, ever 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.
Moreover, all the vessels from which king Solomon would drink were of gold. And all the items in the house of the forest of Lebanon were of the purest gold. There was no silver, nor was any accounting made of silver in the days of 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 navy of the king, once every three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tarshish, bringing from there gold, and silver, and elephant tusks, and primates, and peacocks.
23 Ale Fia Solomo de ŋgɔ wu anyigbadzifiawo katã le kesinɔnuwo kple nunya me.
And so, king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches 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 all the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, so as to hear his wisdom, which God had granted to his heart.
25 Wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe tsɔa klosalo, sika, awuwo, aʋawɔnuwo, atike ʋeʋĩwo, sɔwo kple tedzisɔwo va nanɛ ƒe sia ƒe.
And each one brought him gifts, vessels of silver and of gold, clothing and weapons of war, as well as aromatics, and horses, and mules, throughout each 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 gathered together the chariots and horsemen. And he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he placed them in the walled cities, and 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 he caused silver to be as abundant in Jerusalem as stones, and he supplied a multitude of cedars like the sycamores that grow in the plains.
28 Wodɔa Solomo ƒe sɔwo tsoa Egipte kple Kue. Fia la ƒe asitsalawo ƒlea wo tso Kue.
And horses were brought for Solomon from Egypt and from Kue. For the merchants of the king were buying these from Kue. And they paid out the established price.
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.
Now a four-horse chariot would be sent from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. And in this manner, all the kings of the Hittites and of Syria were selling horses.
