1 Athamaki 10
1 Rĩrĩa Mũthamaki mũndũ-wa-nja wa Sheba aiguire ngumo ya Solomoni na ũhoro wa ngwatanĩro yake na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova-rĩ, agĩũka kũmũgeria na ũndũ wa kũmũũria ciũria nditũ.
When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame concerning the name of Yahweh, she came to test him with hard questions.
2 Agĩkinya Jerusalemu arũmĩrĩirwo nĩ andũ aingĩ mũno, na ngamĩĩra ikuuĩte mahuti marĩa manungi wega, na thahabu nyingĩ mũno, na tũhiga twa goro, agĩthiĩ harĩ Solomoni, akĩaria nake maũndũ mothe marĩa maarĩ meciiria-inĩ make.
She came to Jerusalem with a very long caravan, with camels loaded with spices, much gold, and many precious gemstones. When she arrived, she told Solomon all that was in her heart.
3 Nake Solomoni agĩcookia ciũria ciake ciothe; gũtirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe mũthamaki aaremirwo nĩkũmũtaarĩria.
Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing she asked that the king did not answer.
4 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wa Sheba onire ũũgĩ wothe wa Solomoni o na nyũmba ya ũthamaki ĩrĩa aakĩte,
When the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, the palace that he had built,
5 na irio iria ciarĩ metha-inĩ yake, na ũrĩa anene ake maikaraga metha-inĩ, na ũrĩa ndungata iria ciatungataga ciehumbĩte, na arĩa maamũheaga gĩa kũnyua, o na magongona ma njino marĩa aarutagĩra hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, agĩkĩgega mũno.
the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the work of his servants and their clothing, also his cupbearers, and the manner in which he offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh, there was no more breath in her.
6 Akĩĩra Mũthamaki Solomoni atĩrĩ, “Ũhoro ũrĩa ndaiguire ndĩ bũrũri wakwa ũkoniĩ maũndũ marĩa wĩkĩte, o na ũũgĩ waku, nĩ ũhoro wa ma kũna.
She said to the king, “It is true, the report that I heard in my own land of your words and your wisdom.
7 No ndietĩkirie maũndũ macio nginya rĩrĩa ndĩrokire gũkũ, na ndĩreyonera na maitho makwa niĩ mwene. Ti-itherũ, o na ndierĩtwo nuthu ya maũndũ macio. Ũhoro wa ũũgĩ waku o na ũtonga waku, nĩikĩrĩte mũno makĩria ũrĩa wothe ndaiguĩte.
I did not believe what I heard until I came here, and now my eyes have seen it. Not half was told me about your wisdom and wealth! You have exceeded the fame that I heard about.
8 Kaĩ gũkena nĩ andũ aku-ĩ! Ningĩ gũkena nĩ anene aku arĩa marũgamaga mbere yaku hĩndĩ ciothe makaiguaga ũũgĩ waku!
How blessed are your wives, and how blessed are your servants who constantly stand before you, because they hear your wisdom.
9 Jehova Ngai waku arogoocwo, ũrĩa ũkenetio nĩwe, agagũikarĩria gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene gĩa Isiraeli. Tondũ wa wendo wa Jehova wa tene na tene kũrĩ Isiraeli, nĩagũtuĩte mũthamaki, nĩgeetha ũtũũrie kĩhooto na ũthingu.”
May Yahweh your God be praised, who has taken pleasure in you, who placed you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, he has made you king, for you to do justice and righteousness!”
10 Agĩkĩhe mũthamaki taranda igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ, cia thahabu, na mahuti marĩa manungi wega maingĩ mũno, na tũhiga twa goro. Gũtirĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩ kũrĩ kwarehwo mahuti manungi wega ta marĩa Mũthamaki mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wa Sheba aaheire Mũthamaki Solomoni.
She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a large amount of spices and precious stones. No greater amount of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon was ever given to him again.
11 (Marikabu cia Hiramu nĩ ciarehire thahabu kuuma Ofiri, o na ikĩrehe mĩrigo mĩnene ya mĩthandari na tũhiga twa goro kuuma kuo.
The fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a large amount of almug wood and precious stones.
12 Mũthamaki aahũthĩrire mĩthandari ĩyo gwaka itugĩ cia gũtiirĩrĩra hekarũ ya Jehova na cia nyũmba ya ũthamaki, na gũthondekera aini inanda cia mũgeeto o na cia kĩnũbi. Kuuma mũthenya ũcio gũtirĩ kwarehwo kuuma na nja kana gũkooneka mĩthandari mĩingĩ ũguo.)
The king made almug wood pillars for the temple of Yahweh and for the king's palace, and harps and lyres for the singers. No such quantity of almug wood has ever come or been seen again to this day.
13 Mũthamaki Solomoni nĩaheire mũthamaki ũcio mũndũ-wa-nja wa Sheba indo nyingĩ cia ũtaana wake na kĩrĩa kĩngĩ gĩothe eerirĩirie na aahooire. Thuutha ũcio Mũthamaki mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akiumagara hamwe na ndungata ciake agĩcooka bũrũri wake mwene.
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything she wished for, whatever she asked, in addition to what Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she returned to her own land with her servants.
14 Ũritũ wa thahabu ĩrĩa Solomoni aamũkagĩra o mwaka warĩ wa taranda magana matandatũ ma mĩrongo ĩtandatũ,
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
15 ĩtataranĩirio na igooti rĩa athũgũri na onjorithia na ya kuuma kũrĩ athamaki a Arabia, othe, na abarũthi a bũrũri.
besides the gold that the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors in the country also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
16 Mũthamaki Solomoni agĩthondeka ngo nene magana meerĩ cia thahabu hũũre; o ĩmwe yathondeketwo na ũritũ wa beka magana matandatũ cia thahabu.
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of gold went into each one.
17 Ningĩ agĩthondeka ngo nini magana matatũ cia thahabu hũũre; o ĩmwe yathondeketwo na ũritũ wa mina ithatũ cia thahabu. Mũthamaki agĩciiga Nyũmba ya Ũthamaki ĩrĩa yetagwo Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni.
He also made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three minas of gold went into each shield; the king put them into the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Ningĩ mũthamaki agĩthondeka gĩtĩ gĩa ũthamaki kĩnene mũno, kĩgemetio mwena wa na thĩinĩ na mĩguongo na mwena wa na nja gĩkagemio na thahabu therie.
Then the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with the finest gold.
19 Gĩtĩ kĩu kĩa ũnene kĩarĩ na ngathĩ ya makinya matandatũ, na thuutha wakĩo igũrũ kĩarĩ gĩa gĩthiũrũrĩ. Mĩena-inĩ yeerĩ ya gĩtĩ kĩu kĩarĩ na handũ ha kũigĩrĩra moko, na nĩ haarĩ na mĩhiano ya mĩrũũthi ĩrũgamĩte mĩena-inĩ yeerĩ ya moko macio.
There were six steps to the throne, and the back of it had a rounded top. There were armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
20 Mĩhiano ĩngĩ ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ ya mĩrũũthi yarũgamĩtio ngathĩ-inĩ ĩyo ya makinya matandatũ. O ikinya rĩa ngathĩ rĩarĩ na mũhiano wa mũrũũthi o mwena. Gũtirĩ gĩtĩ kĩngĩ ta kĩu gĩathondeketwo mbere ĩyo gĩa ũthamaki ũngĩ o na ũrĩkũ.
Twelve lions stood on the steps, one on each side of each of the six steps. There was no throne like it in any other kingdom.
21 Indo ciothe iria Mũthamaki Solomoni aanyuuagĩra ciarĩ cia thahabu, na indo ciothe cia nyũmba iria ciarĩ Nyũmba ya Ũthamaki ĩrĩa yetagwo Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni ciarĩ cia thahabu therie. Gũtiarĩ kĩndũ gĩathondeketwo na betha, nĩgũkorwo betha yatuagwo kĩndũ gĩtarĩ bata mũno matukũ-inĩ macio ma Solomoni.
All King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the drinking cups in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were silver, because silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.
22 Mũthamaki aarĩ na marikabu nyingĩ cia wonjoria iria-inĩ, hamwe na marikabu cia Hiramu. O riita rĩmwe thĩinĩ wa mĩaka ĩtatũ, nĩciacookaga ikuuĩte thahabu, na betha, na mĩguongo, na ngĩma, na nũgũ.
The king had at sea a fleet of oceangoing ships, along with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet brought gold, silver, and ivory, as well as apes and baboons.
23 Mũthamaki Solomoni aarĩ na ũtonga na ũũgĩ mũingĩ gũkĩra athamaki arĩa angĩ othe a thĩ.
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.
24 Andũ a thĩ yothe nĩmacaragia ũrĩa mangĩona Solomoni nĩguo maigue ũũgĩ ũrĩa Ngai eekĩrĩte ngoro-inĩ yake.
All the earth sought the presence of Solomon in order to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25 Andũ arĩa mookaga kũmuona mwaka o mwaka nĩmamũrehagĩra iheo; indo cia betha, na cia thahabu, na nguo ndaaya, na indo cia mbaara, na mahuti manungi wega, na mbarathi, na nyũmbũ.
Those who visited brought tribute, vessels of silver and of gold, and clothes, armor, and spices, as well as horses and mules, year after year.
26 Solomoni nĩacookanĩrĩirie ngaari cia ita na mbarathi; aarĩ na ngaari cia ita 1,400, na mbarathi 12,000 iria aigĩte matũũra-inĩ manene ma ngaari cia ita, na akaiga iria ingĩ hakuhĩ nake kũu Jerusalemu.
Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with himself in Jerusalem.
27 Mũthamaki nĩatũmire betha cingĩhe Jerusalemu o ta mahiga, mĩtarakwa nayo yarĩ mĩingĩ o ta mĩtĩ ya mĩkũyũ ĩrĩa ĩrĩ magũrũ-inĩ ma irĩma.
The king had silver in Jerusalem, as much as the stones on the ground. He made cedar wood to be as abundant as the sycamore fig trees that are in the lowlands.
28 Mbarathi cia Solomoni cioimaga bũrũri wa Misiri na Kilikia. Onjorithia a mũthamaki macigũraga kuuma Kilikia.
The horses that belonged to Solomon were imported from Egypt, and Kue and the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.
29 Ngaari ĩmwe ya ita maamĩgũraga kuuma Misiri, ĩkoima cekeri magana matandatũ cia betha, nayo mbarathi ĩmwe ĩkoima cekeri igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩtano. Nao nĩmaciendagĩria athamaki othe a Ahiti na a Suriata.
Chariots were purchased out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver each, and horses for 150 shekels each. Many of these were then sold to all the kings of the Hittites and Aram.
