1 Rois 4
1 Le roi Salomon était roi de tout Israël.
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
2 Voici les princes qu'il avait: Azaria, fils de Tsadok, prêtre;
and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
3 Elihoreph et Achija, fils de Schisha, scribes; Josaphat, fils d'Ahilud, archiviste;
Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
4 Benaja, fils de Jehojada, chef de l'armée; Tsadok et Abiathar, prêtres;
Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
5 Azaria, fils de Nathan, était à la tête des officiers; Zabud, fils de Nathan, était ministre en chef, ami du roi;
Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
6 Ahishar était à la tête de la maison; Adoniram, fils d'Abda, était à la tête des hommes soumis au travail forcé.
Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
7 Salomon avait douze officiers sur tout Israël, qui fournissaient la nourriture au roi et à sa famille. Chaque homme devait faire des provisions pour un mois de l'année.
Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
8 Voici leurs noms: Ben Hur, dans la montagne d'Éphraïm;
Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
9 Ben Deker, à Makaz, à Shaalbim, à Beth Shemesh et à Elon Beth Hanan;
Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
10 Ben Hesed, à Arubboth (Socoh et tout le pays de Hepher lui appartenaient);
Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
11 Ben Abinadab, dans toute la hauteur de Dor (il avait pour femme Taphath, la fille de Salomon);
Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
12 Baana, fils d'Ahilud, à Taanach et à Megiddo, et tout Beth Shean qui est à côté de Zarethan, au-dessous de Jezreel, depuis Beth Shean jusqu'à Abel Meholah, jusqu'au-delà de Jokmeam;
Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
13 Ben Geber, à Ramoth Gilead (les villes de Jaïr, fils de Manassé, qui sont en Galaad, lui appartenaient; et la région d'Argob, qui est en Basan, soixante grandes villes avec des murs et des barres de bronze, lui appartenaient);
Ben-Geber, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
14 Ahinadab, fils d'Iddo, à Mahanaïm;
Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
15 Ahimaaz, à Nephtali (il prit aussi pour femme Basemath, fille de Salomon);
Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
16 Baana, fils de Hushaï, à Aser et à Bealoth;
Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
17 Josaphat, fils de Paruah, en Issachar;
Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
18 Shimei, fils d'Ela, en Benjamin;
Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
19 Geber, fils d'Uri, dans le pays de Galaad, le pays de Sihon, roi des Amorites, et d'Og, roi de Basan.
Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
20 Juda et Israël étaient en foule comme le sable qui est au bord de la mer, mangeant, buvant et s'amusant.
There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
21 Salomon régnait sur tous les royaumes, depuis le fleuve jusqu'au pays des Philistins et jusqu'à la frontière de l'Égypte. Ils apportaient un tribut et servaient Salomon tous les jours de sa vie.
Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
22 La provision de Salomon pour un jour était de trente cors de fine farine, soixante mesures de farine,
[To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
23 dix têtes de bétail gras, vingt têtes de bétail de pâturage et cent moutons, sans compter les cerfs, les gazelles, les chevreuils et les volailles engraissées.
ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
24 Il dominait sur tout ce qui est de ce côté du fleuve, depuis Tiphsah jusqu'à Gaza, sur tous les rois de ce côté du fleuve, et il avait la paix de tous côtés autour de lui.
Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
25 Juda et Israël vécurent en sécurité, chacun sous sa vigne et sous son figuier, depuis Dan jusqu'à Beer Schéba, pendant toute la durée de Salomon.
All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
26 Salomon avait quarante mille stalles de chevaux pour ses chars, et douze mille cavaliers.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
27 Ces officiers fournissaient la nourriture au roi Salomon et à tous ceux qui venaient à la table du roi Salomon, chacun dans son mois. Ils ne manquèrent de rien.
His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
28 On apportait aussi de l'orge et de la paille pour les chevaux et les coursiers au lieu où se trouvaient les officiers, chacun selon son devoir.
They also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
29 Dieu donna à Salomon une sagesse abondante, de l'intelligence et de la largeur d'esprit, comme le sable qui est au bord de la mer.
God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
30 La sagesse de Salomon surpassait la sagesse de tous les enfants de l'Orient et toute la sagesse de l'Égypte.
He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
31 Car il était plus sage que tous les hommes, plus sage qu'Éthan d'Esdras, qu'Héman, que Calcol et que Darda, les fils de Mahol, et sa renommée était dans toutes les nations d'alentour.
Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
32 Il prononçait trois mille proverbes, et ses chansons étaient au nombre de mille cinq.
He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
33 Il parlait des arbres, depuis le cèdre du Liban jusqu'à l'hysope qui pousse sur la muraille; il parlait aussi des animaux, des oiseaux, des reptiles et des poissons.
He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
34 Des gens de toutes les nations vinrent écouter la sagesse de Salomon, envoyés par tous les rois de la terre qui avaient entendu parler de sa sagesse.
People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].
