1 Ndị Eze 3
1 Solomọn na Fero eze Ijipt jikọtara onwe ha nʼotu, ọ lụrụ nwa nwanyị Fero. Ọ kpọbatara ya nʼobodo Devid ruo mgbe o wusiri ụlọeze ya na ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, na mgbidi gbara Jerusalem gburugburu.
And Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the City of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem all around.
2 Nʼoge ahụ, ndị Izrel ka na-achụ aja ha nʼebe dị elu niile, nʼihi na ewubeghị ụlọnsọ ukwu nye aha Onyenwe anyị.
Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.
3 Ma Solomọn gosiri ịhụnanya nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ, site na ịgbaso ntụziaka niile nke Devid nna ya nyere ya, ọ bụ naanị na ọ chụrụ ọtụtụ aja dị iche iche, na ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nʼebe dị elu dị iche iche.
Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
4 Eze gara Gibiọn nʼihi ịchụ aja, nʼihi na ebe ahụ bụ ebe kachasị mkpa, dị elu. Solomọn chụrụ otu puku aja nsure ọkụ nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja ahụ.
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
5 Na Gibiọn, Onyenwe anyị mere ka Solomọn hụ ya anya na nrọ nke abalị, Chineke sịrị ya, “Rịọọ ihe ọbụla ị chọrọ ka m nye gị.”
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."
6 Solomọn zara sị, “I gosila ohu gị bụ nna m Devid obi ebere dị ukwuu, nʼihi na ọ bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nye gị, onye ezi omume nakwa onye obi ya ziri ezi. Ị nọgidela na-egosi ya obi ebere dị ukwuu, nyekwa ya nwa nwoke ga-anọkwasị nʼocheeze ya nʼụbọchị taa.
Solomon said, "You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
7 “Ugbu a, Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke m, i meela ohu gị eze nʼọnọdụ nna m, bụ Devid. Ma abụ m naanị nwantakịrị na-amaghị otu esi apụ ma na-abatakwa.
Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.
8 Ohu gị nọ nʼebe a, nʼetiti ndị gị ị họpụtara, ndị bara ụba nke ukwuu, ndị a na-adịghị agụta ọnụ nʼihi nʼọnụọgụgụ ha babigara ụba oke.
Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.
9 Ya mere, nye ohu gị uche nghọta nke m ga-eji chịa ndị gị, na ịghọta ihe dị iche nʼetiti ezi ihe na ajọ ihe. Nʼihi na onye pụrụ ịchịkọta ndị gị a dị ukwuu?”
Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?"
10 Ọ masịrị Onyenwe anyị na Solomọn rịọrọ nke a.
The speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11 Ya mere, Chineke zara sị ya, “Nʼihi na ị rịọrọ amamihe na nghọta ị ga-eji chịa ndị m, ma ị rịọghị m ka m nye gị ndụ ogologo, maọbụ akụnụba, maọbụ ọnwụ nye ndị iro gị.
God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;
12 Aga m eme dịka ihe ị rịọrọ si dị. Aga m enye gị obi maara ihe na uche ịghọta ihe ziri ezi, nke ga-abụ na ọ dịghị onye ọbụla dịka gị, ọ dịghịkwa onye ọbụla ga-adị ka gị.
look, I have done according to your word. Look, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there has been none like you before you, neither after you shall any arise like you.
13 Ọzọkwa, aga m enyekwa gị ihe ndị ahụ ị na-arịọghị m, akụnụba, na nsọpụrụ, ka ọ ga-abụ nʼụbọchị niile nke ndụ gị, ị gaghị enwe onye ọbụla ga-adị ka gị nʼetiti ndị eze niile.
I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you, all your days.
14 Ọ bụrụkwa na i jee ije nʼụzọ m niile, debe iwu m, meekwa ihe m gwara gị, dịka nna gị Devid mere, aga m enye gị ogologo ndụ.”
If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days."
15 Mgbe ahụ, Solomọn si nʼụra teta, ghọtakwa na ọ bụ nrọ ka ọ na-arọ. Ọ lọtara na Jerusalem bata guzo nʼihu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, chụọ aja nsure ọkụ na aja udo. Emesịa, o meere ndị na-ejere ya ozi oke oriri.
Solomon awoke; and look, it was a dream. Then he arose and came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
16 Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, ụmụ nwanyị akwụna abụọ bịakwutere eze, guzo nʼihu ya.
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
17 Otu nʼime ha gwara ya sị, “Onyenwe m, mụ na nwanyị a bi nʼotu ụlọ. Anyị abụọ dịkwa ime. Ma eburu m ya ụzọ mụọ nwa nke m.
The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house.
18 Mgbe ụbọchị atọ gasịrị ka m mụsịrị nwa, ya onwe ya mụkwara nwa nke ya. Naanị anyị abụọ bi, o nweghị onye ọzọ binyere anyị.
It happened the third day after I delivered, that this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house.
19 “Ma nʼotu abalị, nwa ya nwụrụ mgbe o dinakwasịrị ya nʼoge ọ na-arahụ ụra.
This woman's child died in the night, because she lay on it.
20 Mgbe o biliri nʼetiti abalị, chọpụtara na nwa ya anwụọla, o kuuru ya nibe ya nʼakụkụ m, kurukwanụ nwa nke m dị ndụ nibe nʼakụkụ ya onwe ya.
She arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
21 Nʼisi ụtụtụ, mgbe m tetara nʼụra chọọ inye nwa m ara, achọpụtara m na ọ nwụọla. Ma mgbe m leziri ya anya nke ọma ka chi bọrọ, ahụrụ m na nwa mụ na ya dina abụghị nwa nke m mụrụ.”
When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, look, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, look, it was not my son, whom I bore."
22 Mgbe ahụ, nwanyị nke ọzọ kwuru sị, “Mba, nwantakịrị ahụ dị ndụ bụ nwa m, ma nke nwụrụ anwụ bụ nwa gị.” Nwanyị nke mbụ zara sị, “Mba, ọ bụghị eziokwu; nwa nke nwụrụ anwụ bụ nke gị, ma nke dị ndụ bụ nke m.” Otu a ka ha si na-arụrịta ụka nʼihu eze.
The other woman said, "No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son." This said, "No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son." Thus they spoke before the king.
23 Eze kwuru sị, “Onye nke a na-asị, ‘Nwa m bụ nke dị ndụ, ma nke gị bụ nke nwụrụ anwụ,’ mgbe onye nke ọzọ na-asị, ‘Mba! Nwa gị bụ nke nwụrụ anwụ, ma nke m bụ nke dị ndụ.’”
Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead;' and the other says, 'No; but your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.'"
24 Mgbe ahụ, eze sịrị, “Wetara m mma agha.” Ya mere, ha wetaara eze mma agha.
The king said, "Get me a sword." They brought a sword before the king.
25 Eze nyere iwu sị, “Kpọwaa nwa ahụ dị ndụ ụzọ abụọ, were otu ọkara nye otu onye, werekwa nke ọzọ nye onye nke ọzọ.”
The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."
26 Nwanyị ahụ nwa ya dị ndụ jupụtara nʼọmịiko nʼebe nwa ya nọ, ọ gwara eze sị, “Biko, onyenwe m, kunye ya nwantakịrị ahụ dị ndụ. Egbukwala ya.” Ma onye nke ọzọ sịrị, “Kpọwaa ya abụọ. Nwa a agaghị abụ nke gị, ọ gaghị abụkwa nke m.”
Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it." But the other said, "It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it."
27 Mgbe ahụ, eze kpebiri ikpe sị, “Kuru nwantakịrị a dị ndụ kunye ya nwanyị ahụ chọrọ ka ọ dị ndụ. Egbula ya, nʼihi na nwanyị ahụ bụ nne ya.”
Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."
28 Mgbe ndị Izrel niile nụrụ otu eze si kpebie ikpe a, ha sitere nʼịtụ egwu nye eze nsọpụrụ, nʼihi na ha hụrụ na o si nʼaka Chineke nweta amamihe ikpe ikpe ziri ezi.
All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
