I Regum 4
1 Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israel:
King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
2 et hi principes quos habebat: Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdotis:
These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;
3 Elihoreph, et Ahia filii Sisa scribae: Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis:
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.
4 Banaias filius Ioiadae super exercitum: Sadoc autem, et Abiathar sacerdotes.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui assistebant regi: Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos, amicus regis:
Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.
6 et Ahisar praepositus domus: et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa.
Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.
7 Habebat autem Salomon duodecim praefectos super omnem Israel, qui praebebant annonam regi et domui eius: per singulos enim menses in anno, singuli necessaria ministrabant.
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 Et haec nomina eorum: Benhur, in monte Ephraim.
Their names were: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Bendecar, in Macces, et in Salebim, et in Bethsames, et in Elon, et in Bethanan.
Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 Bethhesed in Aruboth: ipsius erat Socho, et omnis terra Epher.
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);
11 Benabinadab, cuius omnis Nephath Dor, Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem.
Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo, et universam Bethsan, quae est iuxta Sarthana subter Iezrael, a Bethsan usque Abelmehula e regione Iecmaan.
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 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: habebat Avothiair filii Manasse in Galaad, ipse praeerat in omni regione Argob, quae est in Basan, sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis, quae habebant seras aereas.
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 filius Addo praeerat in Manaim.
Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Achimaas in Nephthali: sed et ipse habebat Basemath filiam Salomonis in coniugio.
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
16 Baana filius Husi, in Aser, et in Baloth.
Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Iosaphat filius Pharue, in Issachar.
Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Semei filius Ela, in Beniamin.
Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Gaber filius Uri, in terra Galaad, in terra Sehon regis Amorrhaei et Og regis Basan, super omnia quae erant in illa terra.
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 Iuda et Israel innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine: comedentes, et bibentes, atque laetantes.
Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.
21 Salomon autem erat in ditione sua, habens omnia regna secum a flumine terrae Philisthiim usque ad terminum Aegypti: offerentium sibi munera, et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitae eius.
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 Erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta cori similae, et sexaginta cori farinae,
The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;
23 decem boves pingues, et viginti boves pascuales, et centum arietes, excepta venatione cervorum, caprearum, atque bubalorum, et avium altilium.
ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.
24 Ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem, quae erat trans flumen, quasi a Thaphsa usque ad Gazan, et cunctos reges illarum regionum: et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu.
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 Habitabatque Iuda, et Israel absque timore ullo, unusquisque sub vite sua, et sub ficu sua, a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis.
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 Et habebat Salomon quadraginta millia praesepia equorum currulium, et duodecim millia equestrium.
Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.
27 Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti: sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo.
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 Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum, et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, iuxta constitutum sibi.
They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.
29 Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam, quae est in littore maris.
God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.
30 Et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Aegyptiorum,
Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.
31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus: sapientior Ethan Ezrahitae, et Heman, et Chalcol, et Dorda filiis Mahol: et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum.
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 Locutus est quoque Salomon tria millia parabolas: et fuerunt carmina eius quinque millia.
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.
33 Et disputavit super lignis a cedro, quae est in Libano, usque ad hyssopum, quae egreditur de pariete: et disseruit de iumentis, et volucribus, et reptilibus, et piscibus.
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 Et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis, et ab universis regibus terrae, qui audiebant sapientiam eius.
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.
