I Regum 4

1 Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israel:

And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

2 et hi principes quos habebat: Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdotis:

and these [are] the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok [is] the priest;

3 Elihoreph, et Ahia filii Sisa scribae: Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis:

Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha [are] scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer;

4 Banaias filius Ioiadae super exercitum: Sadoc autem, et Abiathar sacerdotes.

and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests;

5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui assistebant regi: Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos, amicus regis:

and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king;

6 et Ahisar praepositus domus: et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa.

And Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] over the tribute.

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.

And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household — a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

8 Et haec nomina eorum: Benhur, in monte Ephraim.

and these [are] their names: 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-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

10 Bethhesed in Aruboth: ipsius erat Socho, et omnis terra Epher.

Ben-Hesed [is] in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

11 Benabinadab, cuius omnis Nephath Dor, Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem.

Ben-Abinadab [hath] all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became 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 Ben-Ahilud [hath] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.

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, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that [is] in Bashan, sixty great cities [with] wall and brazen bar.

14 Ahinadab filius Addo praeerat in Manaim.

Ahinadab son of Iddo [hath] Mahanaim.

15 Achimaas in Nephthali: sed et ipse habebat Basemath filiam Salomonis in coniugio.

Ahimaaz [is] in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.

16 Baana filius Husi, in Aser, et in Baloth.

Baanah Ben-Hushai [is] in Asher, and in Aloth.

17 Iosaphat filius Pharue, in Issachar.

Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar.

18 Semei filius Ela, in Beniamin.

Shimei Ben-Elah [is] 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 Ben-Uri [is] in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who [is] in the land.

20 Iuda et Israel innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine: comedentes, et bibentes, atque laetantes.

Judah and Israel [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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.

And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River [to] the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.

22 Erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta cori similae, et sexaginta cori farinae,

And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of 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 fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

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 he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about.

25 Habitabatque Iuda, et Israel absque timore ullo, unusquisque sub vite sua, et sub ficu sua, a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis.

And Judah dwelleth — and Israel — in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 Et habebat Salomon quadraginta millia praesepia equorum currulium, et duodecim millia equestrium.

And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti: sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo.

And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each [in] his month; they let nothing be lacking.

28 Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum, et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, iuxta constitutum sibi.

And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

29 Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam, quae est in littore maris.

And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge of the sea;

30 Et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Aegyptiorum,

and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;

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.

and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.

32 Locutus est quoque Salomon tria millia parabolas: et fuerunt carmina eius quinque millia.

And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one;

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.

and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,

34 Et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis, et ab universis regibus terrae, qui audiebant sapientiam eius.

and there come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom.