Kronika 2 9
1 Esi Seba fianyɔnu se ale si Fia Solomo ƒe ŋkɔ ɖi hoo la, eva Yerusalem be yeadoe akpɔ kple biabia sesẽwo. Ekplɔ eŋume kple subɔla geɖewo ɖe asi eye wòtsɔ atike ʋeʋĩwo, sika kple kpe xɔasiwo ɖe kposɔ geɖewo dzi vɛ fũu eye wòƒo nu kple fia la tso nu siwo katã nɔ eƒe susu me la ŋuti.
And, the queen of Sheba, heard the report of Solomon, so she came to prove Solomon with abstruse questions, in Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels bearing spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones, —and, when she was come to Solomon, she spake with him, as to all that was near her heart.
2 Fia Solomo te ŋu ɖo eƒe biabiawo katã ŋu, naneke menɔ ɣaɣla ɖi o. Enya nu sia nu eye wòte ŋu ɖe nu sia nu me nɛ.
And Solomon answered her all her questions, —and there was nothing hidden from Solomon, which he told her not.
3 Esi fianyɔnu la kpɔ ale si gbegbe Solomo nya nu, ale si eƒe fiasã la nyoe,
And, when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built;
4 nuɖuɖu nyui siwo woɖo kplɔ̃ dzi, subɔla geɖewo kple awu nyui siwo wodo, ahakulawo kple numevɔ geɖe siwo wòsana na Yehowa la, eƒe nu ku.
and the food of his table, and the seats of his servants, and the standing of his attendants, with their apparel, and his cupbearers, and their apparel, and his ascent whereby he used to ascend the house of Yahweh, then was there in her no more spirit.
5 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 unto the king, True was the word, which I heard in my own land, —concerning thine affairs, and concerning thy wisdom.
6 Nyemexɔe se o va se ɖe esime meva ɖo afi sia eye mekpɔe kple nye ŋutɔ nye ŋkuwo. Le nyateƒe me la, womegblɔ ale si wò nunya de ŋgɔe la ƒe afã gɔ̃ hã nam o. Ekɔ gbɔ nutsotso siwo mese la ŋu sasasa.
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I had come and mine own eyes had seen, when lo! there had not been told me, the half of the fulness of thy wisdom, —thou dost exceed the report which I heard.
7 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!
How happy! are thy men, and how happy! are these thy servants, —who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.
8 Woakafu Yehowa, wò Mawu la ame si ŋu wò nu nyo eye wòtsɔ wò da ɖe eƒe fiazikpui dzi be nànye fia, anɔ Yehowa, wò Mawu la teƒe le lɔlɔ̃ si wò Mawu tsɔ na Israel kple eƒe didi be yealé wo ɖe asi ɖaa ta la, eɖo wò Fiae ɖe wo nu be nàdrɔ̃ ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe eye nàhe dzɔdzɔenyenye vɛ.”
Yahweh thy God be blessed, who hath delighted in thee, to set thee upon his throne as king unto Yahweh thy God. Because of the love of thy God unto Israel, to establish them unto times age-abiding, therefore hath he set thee over them, as king, to execute justice and righteousness.
9 Tete 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 unto the king, a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance and precious stones, —and there was none like that spice, which the queen of Sheba gave unto King Solomon.
10 Fia Hiram kple Solomo ƒe tɔdziʋukulawo tsɔ sika si tso Ofir kple papawuti kple kpe xɔasi geɖewo hã vɛ.
Moreover also, the servants of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought sandal-wood and precious stones.
11 Fia Solomo tsɔ papawutiwo wɔ atrakpuiwo na gbedoxɔ la kple fiasã la kple kasaŋkuwo kple saŋkuwo na hadzilawo. Womekpɔ haƒonu nyui mawo tɔgbi kpɔ le Yudanyigba blibo la dzi o.
And the king made of the sandal-wood, stairs unto the house of Yahweh, and unto the house of the king, also lyres and harps, for the singers, —and there were none seen like them before, in the land of Judah.
12 Fia Solomo tsɔ nunana geɖewo na Seba fianyɔnu la eye woƒe home de esi fianyɔnu la nae nu hafi wògatsɔ nu sia nu si fianyɔnu la biae la nɛ. Azɔ la, fianyɔnu la kple eƒe amewo trɔ yi wo de.
And, King Solomon, gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides [a return for] that which she had brought unto the king, —so she turned, and went away to her own land, she, and her servants.
13 Sika si Solomo xɔna ƒe sia ƒe la dea tɔn blaeve vɔ atɔ̃,
Now, the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold;
14 ga si asitsalawo tsɔna vɛ nɛ la mele eme o. Hekpe ɖe esia ŋu la, Arabia fiawo katã kple anyigba la dzi mɔmefiawo tsɔa sika kple klosalo vɛ na Solomo.
besides what came in from the subjugated, and what the travelling merchants were bringing in, —and, all the kings of Arabia and the pashas of the land, were bringing gold and silver, unto Solomon.
15 Fia Solomo tsɔ sika wɔ akpoxɔnu gã alafa eve. Wotsɔ sika kilogram etɔ̃ kple afã wɔ wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.
And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold, —six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold, overlay one shield;
16 Egatsɔ sika wɔ akpoxɔnu ɖagbitɔ alafa etɔ̃, ɖe sia ɖe ƒe kpekpeme nye kilo eve. Fia la tsɔ nu siawo da ɖe Lebanon ƒe Avexɔ me le eƒe fiasã la me.
also three hundred bucklers of beaten gold, three hundred [shekels] of gold, overlay one buckler, —and the king placed them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
17 Fia la kpa fiazikpui gã aɖe. Etsɔ nyiɖu fa ɖe eme eye wòtsɔ sika nyuitɔ fa ɖe eŋu.
And the king made a great throne of ivory, —and overlaid it with pure gold;
18 Etsɔ sika wɔ atrakpui ade kple afɔɖodzinu ɖeka kple abɔɖoƒewo ɖe fiazikpui la ŋu. Abɔɖoƒe nɔ zikpuia ƒe axa eveawo dzi eye wowɔ dzata si le tsitre la da ɖe abɔɖoƒe aveawo ƒe axadzi.
and there were six steps to the throne, and a footstool in gold, unto the throne, made fast, and supports, on this side and on that, unto the seat, —and, two lions, standing by the supports;
19 Dzata wuieve le atrakpuifɔflɔ adeawo ƒe axawo kple eve dzi. Fiazikpui aɖeke meganyo abe esia ene le fiaɖuƒe aɖeke me o.
and, twelve lions, standing there upon the six steps, on this side and on that, —there was never made the like, for any kingdom.
20 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 anyinɔɣi la, womebua klosalo be enye nu xɔasi o.
And, all the drinking vessels of King Solomon, were of gold, and, all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon, were of purified gold, —there was no silver, it was esteemed, in the days of Solomon, as nothing.
21 Asitsatɔdziʋu geɖewo nɔ fia la si siwo yia asigbe le atsiaƒu dzi kple Hiram ƒe dɔlawo tɔwo. Wotrɔna gbɔna zi ɖeka le ƒe etɔ̃ me kple sika, klosalo, nyiɖu kple kese ƒomevi vovovowo kple xewo.
For, the ships of the king, used to go to Tarshish, with the servants of Huram, —once in three years, came in the ships of Tarshish, bearing gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks.
22 Ale Fia Solomo de ŋgɔ wu anyigbadzifiawo katã le kesinɔnuwo kple nunya me.
And so King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth, —as to riches, and wisdom.
23 Fiawo tsoa dukɔ ɖe sia ɖe me vana Solomo gbɔ hena aɖaŋuxɔxɔ eye be woaɖo to nunya si Mawu tsɔ de eƒe dzi me.
And, all the kings of the earth, were seeking the face of Solomon, —to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart;
24 Wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe tsɔa klosalo, sika kple awuwo, aʋawɔnuwo, atike ʋeʋĩwo, sɔwo kple tedzisɔwo vana nɛ ƒe sia ƒe.
and, they, were bringing in every man his present—utensils of silver, and utensils of gold, and mantles, armour, and spices, horses and mules, —the need of a year in a year.
25 Hekpe ɖe esiawo ŋu la, sɔ akpe ene, siwo wowɔ nɔƒe na, kple tasiaɖamwo kpakple sɔdola akpe wuieve nɔ Solomon si le tasiaɖamduwo me kple Yerusalem hena fia la ŋu dzɔdzɔ.
And Solomon had four thousand stalls of horses, and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, —and he settled them in the chariot cities, and with the king in Jerusalem.
26 Solomo ɖu fia ɖe fia kple fiaɖuƒe ɖe sia ɖe dzi tso Frat tɔsisi la to yi Filistitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi heyi keke Egipte ƒe liƒo dzi.
And he ruled over all the kings, —from the river [Euphrates], even up to the land of the Philistines, yea up to the bounds of Egypt.
27 Ena 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 the silver in Jerusalem like the stones, —and, the cedar trees, made he like the sycomores which are in the lowland, for abundance.
28 Wotsɔa sɔwo tso Egipte kple dukɔ bubuwo me vɛ nɛ.
And they used to bring horses out of Egypt unto Solomon, and out of all lands.
29 Woŋlɔ nu bubu siwo Fia Solomo wɔ la ɖe Nyagblɔɖila Natan ƒe ŋutinyawo kple Nyagblɔɖila Ahiya, Silotɔ la ƒe nyagblɔɖiwo kple nukpɔla, ldo ƒe nu siwo wòkpɔ tso Yeroboam, Nebat ƒe vi ŋu la me.
Now, the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
30 Ale Fia Solomo ɖu fia le Yerusalem ɖe Israel dukɔ blibo la dzi ƒe blaene.
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel, forty years.
31 Esi wòku la, woɖii ɖe fofoa, David ƒe du la me eye via Rehoboam ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe.
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father, —and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
