1 Ndị Eze 4
1 Ya mere Solomọn ghọrọ eze ndị Izrel niile.
King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
2 Ndị a bụ aha ndịisi ọchịchị obodo eze Solomọn họpụtara inyere ya aka. Azaraya, nwa Zadọk bụ onye nchụaja.
These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;
3 Elihoref na Ahija, ụmụ ndị ikom Shisha, bụ ndị ode akwụkwọ. Jehoshafat, nwa Ahilud bụ onye na-edekọ akụkọ.
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.
4 Benaya, nwa Jehoiada bụ onyeisi agha ndị Izrel. Zadọk na Abịata, bụ ndị nchụaja.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5 Azaraya nwa Netan bụ onyeisi na-elekọta ndị na-ejere eze ozi. Zabud nwa Netan bụ onye nchụaja na onye ndụmọdụ nye eze.
Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.
6 Ahisha, bụ onyeisi na-elekọta nʼụlọeze. Adoniram nwa Abda bụ onyeisi na-elekọta ndị ọrụ mmanye.
Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.
7 Eze Solomọn họpụtara ndị ikom iri na abụọ ndị o mere ndịisi ga-elekọta akụkụ iri na abụọ nke o mere ka Izrel dịrị. Mmadụ iri na abụọ ndị a nwekwa ọrụ iwetara eze ihe oriri. Nwoke ọbụla nʼime ha nwe iwetara eze na ezinaụlọ ya ihe oriri otu ọnwa nʼafọ.
Solomon had twelve area governors whose responsibilities covered the whole of Israel, providing food for the king and his household. Each one in turn arranged supplies for one month of the year.
8 Nke a bụ aha ndị ikom iri na abụọ ahụ. Ben-Hua, onye na-achị ala ugwu ugwu Ifrem.
Their names were: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-Deka, onye na-achị Makaz, na Shaalbim na Bet-Shemesh, na Elọn Bethanan.
Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 Ben-Hesed, onye na-achị Arubot, na Soko, na Ala Hefa niile.
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);
11 Ben-Abinadab, onye na-achị ala elu elu Doa. Nwoke a lụrụ Tafat, nwa nwanyị Solomọn.
Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
12 Baana, nwa Ahilud, onye na-achị Teanak, na Megido nʼakụkụ Bet-Shan niile, nke dị nʼakụkụ Zaretan na ndịda Jezril, sitekwa na Bet-Shan ruo Ebel-Mehola gafee ma ruokwa Jokmeam.
Baana, son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, the whole of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and across to Jokmeam;
13 Ben-Geba, onye na-achị Ramọt Gilead, na obodo niile nke ikwu Jaịa, nwa Manase nwere nʼime Gilead, na akụkụ Agob niile nke dị na Bashan, na iri obodo ukwu isii e ji mgbidi gbaa gburugburu, nke nwekwara mkpọrọ bronz e ji kpụọ ụzọ ya.
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, with sixty great cities having walls and bronze bars);
14 Ahinadab nwa Ido, onye na-achị Mahanaim.
Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz, onye na-achị Naftalị (ọ lụkwara nwa nwanyị Solomọn a na-akpọ Basemat).
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
16 Baana nwa Hushaị, onye na-achị Asha na Alot.
Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Jehoshafat nwa Parua onye na-achị Isaka.
Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Shimei nwa Ela onye na-achị Benjamin.
Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Gebea nwa Uri, onye na-achị Gilead (ala Saịhọn eze ndị Amọrait, na nke Ọg eze Bashan). Naanị ya ka e doro dịka gọvanọ ala ahụ.
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, (the former country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. There was also a governor who was over the land of Judah).
20 Nʼoge a, ndị Juda na Izrel bara ụba nʼọnụọgụgụ dịka aja dị nʼakụkụ osimiri. Ha dịkwa ukwuu nʼọnụọgụgụ. Ha na-eri na-aṅụ, na-emekwa onwe ha obi ụtọ.
Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.
21 Ala niile Solomọn na-achị sitere nʼoke osimiri Yufretis ruo ala ndị Filistia, rukwaa nʼoke ala ndị Ijipt. Ndị niile a lụgburu nʼagha nʼobodo ndị a na-atụta ụtụ ha na-enye Solomọn. Ha nọgidekwara nʼokpuru Solomọn ụbọchị niile nke ndụ ya.
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, right up to the border of Egypt. They presented tribute to Solomon and served him during his lifetime.
22 Ihe oriri a na-ewebata nʼụlọ Solomọn ụbọchị niile bụ otu narị bushel ụtụ ọka na iri bushel asatọ, na iri akpa ọka a kwọrọ akwọ isii,
The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;
23 na ehi iri mara abụba, na iri ehi abụọ a zụrụ nʼebe a na-azụ anụ, na narị atụrụ na ewu. A gụnyeghị anụ ele na mgbada na oke ele na ọkụkọ ọma a na-ewebata.
ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.
24 Nʼihi na ọ chịrị alaeze niile a ruo nʼakụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ nke osimiri Yufretis, site na Tifsa ruo na Gaza. O nwekwara udo nʼakụkụ niile.
For Solomon ruled over the whole region west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza—over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. He had peace on every border.
25 Nʼoge ndụ Solomọn niile, Juda na Izrel site na Dan ruo Bịasheba bi nʼudo. Nwoke ọbụla nọ nʼokpuru osisi vaịnị na nʼokpuru osisi fiig nke ya.
During Solomon's lifetime, everyone in Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan to Beersheba. Each one had their own vine and fig tree.
26 Ọnụọgụgụ ụlọ a na-etinye ụgbọ agha ịnyịnya na-adọkpụ nke Solomọn nwere dị puku anọ. Ọnụọgụgụ ịnyịnya a na-agba agba o nwere dị puku iri na abụọ.
Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.
27 Nʼọnwa ọbụla, ndị ahụ a họpụtara ịchị Izrel na-ewetara eze Solomọn na ndị ụlọ ya ihe oriri. Ha adịghị ekwekwa ka otu ihe kọọ nʼụlọ ya.
Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.
28 Ha na-ewetakwa ọka balị na ahịhịa ọka nʼebe o kwesiri, maka ịnyịnya na-adọkpụ ụgbọ agha na ịnyịnya ụkwụ ọsọ ndị ọzọ dịka ihe ha ketara nʼụtụ si dị.
They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.
29 Chineke nyere Solomọn amamihe, na uche nghọta, na mmụọ ịmụta ọtụtụ ihe nke bara ụba dịka aja dị nʼakụkụ osimiri.
God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.
30 Amamihe Solomọn dị ukwuu karịa amamihe ndị si ọwụwa anyanwụ. Nʼezie, ọ dị ukwuu karịakwa amamihe ndị maara ihe nʼIjipt.
Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.
31 Ọ maara ihe karịa onye ọbụla, karịa Etan onye Ezra, na Heman, na Kalkol, na Dada, ụmụ ndị ikom Mahol. Ihe banyere ịdị ukwuu ya gbasara na mba niile gbara ha gburugburu.
He was wiser than anyone, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation spread through the nations around.
32 Ọ tụrụ puku ilu atọ, deekwa abụ ọnụọgụgụ ha dị otu puku na ise.
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.
33 O kwuru okwu banyere osisi, site na osisi sida nke Lebanọn ruo nʼahịhịa hisọp nke na-eto na mgbidi aja, na ihe banyere ụmụ anụmanụ na anụ ufe, na anụ na-akpụgharị nʼala nakwa azụ.
He was able to discuss knowledge of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall. He taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
34 Ndị eze niile dị nʼụwa bụ ndị bịara ịnụrụ banyere amamihe ya zitere ndị si na mba niile dị iche iche ịnụrụ okwu amamihe Solomọn.
People from all nations came to hear Solomon's wisdom. They were sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard about his wisdom.
