Fiawo 1 3
1 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.
and be related Solomon with Pharaoh king Egypt and to take: marry [obj] daughter Pharaoh and to come (in): bring her to(wards) city David till to end: finish he to/for to build [obj] house: home his and [obj] house: temple LORD and [obj] wall Jerusalem around
2 Le ɣe ma ɣi la, Israel saa vɔ le vɔsamlekpuiwo dzi le toawo dzi elabena wometu Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ haɖe o.
except [the] people to sacrifice in/on/with high place for not to build house: home to/for name LORD till [the] day [the] they(masc.)
3 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.
and to love: lover Solomon [obj] LORD to/for to go: walk in/on/with statute David father his except in/on/with high place he/she/it to sacrifice and to offer: offer
4 Vɔsamlekpui siwo nɔ toawo dzi la dometɔ xɔŋkɔtɔe nye esi nɔ Gibeon; Fia la yi afi ma eye wòsa numevɔ akpe ɖeka!
and to go: went [the] king Gibeon [to] to/for to sacrifice there for he/she/it [the] high place [the] great: large thousand burnt offering to ascend: offer up Solomon upon [the] altar [the] he/she/it
5 Yehowa ɖe eɖokui fiae le zã ma me eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Bia nu sia nu si dze ŋuwò la eye matsɔe ana wò!”
in/on/with Gibeon to see: see LORD to(wards) Solomon in/on/with dream [the] night and to say God to ask what? to give: give to/for you
6 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.
and to say Solomon you(m. s.) to make: do with servant/slave your David father my kindness great: large like/as as which to go: walk to/for face: before your in/on/with truth: faithful and in/on/with righteousness and in/on/with uprightness heart with you and to keep: obey to/for him [obj] [the] kindness [the] great: large [the] this and to give: give to/for him son: child to dwell upon throne his like/as day: today [the] this
7 “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.
and now LORD God my you(m. s.) to reign [obj] servant/slave your underneath: instead David father my and I youth small not to know to come out: come and to come (in): come
8 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.
and servant/slave your in/on/with midst people your which to choose people many which not to count and not to recount from abundance
9 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?”
and to give: give to/for servant/slave your heart to hear: understand to/for to judge [obj] people your to/for to understand between good to/for bad: evil for who? be able to/for to judge [obj] people your [the] heavy [the] this
10 Edzɔ dzi na Aƒetɔ la be Solomo bia nu sia
and be good [the] word: thing in/on/with eye: appearance Lord for to ask Solomon [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this
11 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,
and to say God to(wards) him because which to ask [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this and not to ask to/for you day many and not to ask to/for you riches and not to ask soul: life enemy your and to ask to/for you to understand to/for to hear: judge justice
12 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.
behold to make: do like/as word your behold to give: give to/for you heart wise and to understand which like you not to be to/for face: before your and after you not to arise: rise like you
13 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
and also which not to ask to give: give to/for you also riches also glory which not to be like you man: anyone in/on/with king all day your
14 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.”
and if to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct my to/for to keep: obey statute: decree my and commandment my like/as as which to go: walk David father your and to prolong [obj] day your
15 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.
and to awake Solomon and behold dream and to come (in): come Jerusalem and to stand: stand to/for face: before ark covenant Lord and to ascend: offer up burnt offering and to make: offer peace offering and to make feast to/for all servant/slave his
16 Gbe ɖeka la, ɖetugbi eve siwo nye gbolowo la tsɔ nya aɖe va fia la gbɔ be wòatso eme na yewo.
then to come (in): come two woman to fornicate to(wards) [the] king and to stand: stand to/for face: before his
17 Ɖeka gblɔ be, “Nye aƒetɔ, nye kple nyɔnu sia míele aƒe ɖeka me. Medzi vi esime wònɔ afi ma kplim.
and to say [the] woman [the] one please lord my I and [the] woman [the] this to dwell in/on/with house: home one and to beget with her in/on/with house: home
18 Esi medzi vi ŋkeke etɔ̃ megbe la, nyɔnu sia hã dzi vi. Mí ame evea koe nɔ aƒea me.
and to be in/on/with day [the] third to/for to beget me and to beget also [the] woman [the] this and we together nothing be a stranger with us in/on/with house: home exception two we in/on/with house: home
19 “Ke le zã me la, emlɔ anyi, mli ɖamlɔ via dzi eye ɖevia ku.
and to die son: child [the] woman [the] this night which to lie down: lay down upon him
20 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.
and to arise: rise in/on/with midst [the] night and to take: take [obj] son: child my from beside me and maidservant your sleeping and to lie down: lay down him in/on/with bosom: embrace her and [obj] son: child her [the] to die to lie down: lay down in/on/with bosom: embrace my
21 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.”
and to arise: rise in/on/with morning to/for to suckle [obj] son: child my and behold to die and to understand to(wards) him in/on/with morning and behold not to be son: child my which to beget
22 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.
and to say [the] woman [the] another not for son: child my [the] alive and son: child your [the] to die and this to say not for son: child your [the] to die and son: child my [the] alive and to speak: speak to/for face: before [the] king
23 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.’”
and to say [the] king this to say this son: child my [the] alive and son: child your [the] to die and this to say not for son: child your [the] to die and son: child my [the] alive
24 Azɔ fia la gblɔ be, “Enyo, mitsɔ yi vɛ nam” Ale wotsɔ yi vɛ na fia la.
and to say [the] king to take: bring to/for me sword and to come (in): bring [the] sword to/for face: before [the] king
25 Fia la na gbe hegblɔ be, “Mima ɖevi gbagbe la ɖe akpa eve me eye miatsɔ afã eveawo na nyɔnu eve siawo ɖekaɖekae!”
and to say [the] king to cut [obj] [the] youth [the] alive to/for two and to give: give [obj] [the] half to/for one and [obj] [the] half to/for one
26 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!”
and to say [the] woman which son: child her [the] alive to(wards) [the] king for to grow warm compassion her upon son: child her and to say please lord my to give: give to/for her [obj] [the] to beget [the] alive and to die not to die him and this to say also to/for me also to/for you not to be to cut
27 Fia la gblɔ be, “Tsɔ ɖevi gbagbea na nyɔnu si di be ɖevia nanɔ agbe, elabena eyae nye ɖevi la dada!”
and to answer [the] king and to say to give: give to/for her [obj] [the] to beget [the] alive and to die not to die him he/she/it mother his
28 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.
and to hear: hear all Israel [obj] [the] justice: judgement which to judge [the] king and to fear: revere from face of [the] king for to see: examine for wisdom God in/on/with entrails: among his to/for to make: do justice
