2 Tarihi 9
1 Sa’ad da sarauniyar Sheba ta ji shahararr Solomon, sai ta zo Urushalima tă gwada shi da tambayoyi masu wuya. Ta iso tare da ayari mai girma, da raƙuma ɗauke da kayan yaji, zinariya mai yawa, da kuma duwatsu masu daraja, ta zo wurin Solomon ta kuma yi magana da shi game da dukan abin da yake zuciyarta.
The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
2 Solomon ya amsa dukan tambayoyinta; babu wani abin da ya yi masa wuya yă bayyana mata.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 Sa’ad da sarauniyar Sheba ta ga hikimar Solomon da kuma fadan da ya gina,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 ta ga abincin da yake teburinsa, ta ga zaman fadawansa, bayi masu yin masa hidima cikin rigunansu, ta ga masu riƙe kwaf cikin rigunansu da kuma hadayun ƙonawar da ya yi a haikalin Ubangiji, sai mamaki ya kama ta.
she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
5 Ta ce wa sarki, “Labarin da na ji a ƙasata game da nasarorinka da hikimarka, gaskiya ne.
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 Amma ban gaskata abin da suka faɗa ba sai da na zo na kuma gani da idanuna. Tabbatacce, ko rabin girman hikimarka ba a faɗa mini ba, ka wuce labarin da na ji nesa ba kusa ba.
But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
7 Abin farin ciki ne ga mutanenka! Abin farin ciki ne ga fadawanka, waɗanda suke cin gaba da tsayawa a gabanka suna kuma jin hikimarka!
The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
8 Yabo ya tabbata ga Ubangiji Allahnka, wanda ya ji daɗi a cikinka ya sa ka a kan kujerar sarautarsa a matsayin sarki don ka yi mulkin domin Ubangiji Allahnka. Saboda ƙaunar Allahnka wa Isra’ila da kuma sha’awarsa na riƙe su har abada, ya naɗa ka sarki a bisansu, don ka yi adalci da kuma gaskiya.”
Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
9 Sa’an nan ta ba sarki talenti 120 na zinariya, kayan yaji masu yawa, da kuma duwatsu masu daraja. Ba a taɓa kasance da irin kayan yaji mai yawa kamar waɗanda sarauniyar Sheba ta ba wa sarki Solomon ba.
Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
10 (Mutanen Hiram da mutanen Solomon suka kawo zinariya daga Ofir, suka kuma kawo gungumen algum da duwatsu masu daraja.
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
11 Sarki ya yi amfani da gungumen algum don matakalan haikalin Ubangiji da kuma na fadan sarki, ya kuma yi garayu da molaye don mawaƙa. Ba a taɓa gani irinsu a Yahuda ba.)
12 Sarki Solomon ya ba sarauniyar Sheba duk abin da take so da kuma ta nema; ya ba ta fiye da abin da ta kawo masa. Sa’an nan ta tashi ta koma ƙasarta tare da masu rufe mata baya.
13 Nauyin zinariyar da Solomon yake karɓa shekara-shekara talenti 666 ne,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 ban da harajin da fatakai da’yan kasuwa suke biya. Haka kuma dukan sarakunan Arabiya da gwamnonin ƙasar suka kawo zinariya da azurfa wa Solomon.
That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Sarki Solomon ya yi manyan garkuwoyi ɗari biyu da zinariya; an yi kowane garkuwa da bekas ɗari shida na zinariya.
King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
16 Ya kuma yi ƙanana garkuwoyi zinariya ɗari uku, da bekas ɗari uku na zinariya a kowanne. Sarki ya sa su a cikin Fadan da ake kira Kurmin Lebanon.
His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 Sai sarki ya yi wata kujerar sarauta mai girma da aka shafe ta da hauren giwa, aka kuma dalaye ta da zinariya zalla.
His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
18 Kujerar tana da matakalai shida, da wurin sa ƙafa na zinariya haɗe da ita. A kowane gefen wurin zama, akwai wurin ajiye hannu, da zaki tsaye kusa da kowannensu.
There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
19 Zakoki goma sha biyu sun tsaya a kan matakalai shida, ɗaya a ƙarshen matakala guda. Ba a taɓa yin irin wannan abu don wata masarauta ba.
On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
20 Dukan kwaf na Sarki Solomon zinariya ne, kuma dukan kayayyakin gida a Fadan da ake kira Kurmin Lebanon zinariya ne zalla. Ba a yi wani abu da azurfa ba, domin ba a ɗauki azurfa a zamanin Solomon a bakin kome ba.
All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
21 Sarki yana da jerin jiragen ruwa na kasuwanci waɗanda mutanen Hiram ne suke kula da su. Sau ɗaya kowace shekara uku sukan dawo ɗauke da zinariya, azurfa, hauren giwa, gogo da kuma birai.
The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
22 Sarki Solomon ya fi arziki da hikima in aka kwatanta da dukan sauran sarakunan duniya.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 Dukan sarakunan duniya sun nemi su sadu da Solomon don su ji hikimar da Allah ya sa a zuciyarsa.
Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
24 Shekara, shekara, duk wanda ya zo wurinsa yakan kawo kyauta, kayayyakin azurfa da na zinariya, da riguna, makamai da kayan yaji, da dawakai da kuma alfadarai.
All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
25 Solomon ya kasance da wuraren ajiye dawakai dubu huɗu don dawakai da kekunan yaƙi, yana da dawakai dubu goma sha biyu waɗanda ya ajiye a biranen kekunan yaƙi da kuma tare da shi a Urushalima.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
26 Ya yi mulki bisa dukan sarakuna daga Kogi Yuferites zuwa ƙasar Filistiyawa, har zuwa iyakar Masar.
Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
27 Sarki ya sa azurfa ta zama barkatai a Urushalima kamar duwatsu, al’ul kuma da yawa kamar itatuwan fir a gindin tsaunuka.
[During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
28 An sayo dawakan Solomon daga Masar da kuma daga dukan sauran ƙasashe.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 Game da sauran ayyukan mulkin Solomon, daga farko har zuwa ƙarshe, an rubuta su a cikin tarihin annabi Natan, cikin annabcin Ahiya mutumin Shilo da kuma cikin wahayin Iddo mai gani game da Yerobowam ɗan Nebat.
Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
30 Solomon ya yi mulki a Urushalima a bisa dukan Isra’ila shekaru arba’in.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 Sa’an nan ya huta tare da kakanninsa, aka kuma binne shi cikin birnin Dawuda mahaifinsa. Rehobowam ɗansa kuwa ya gāje shi a matsayin sarki.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
