I Regum 4
1 erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israhel
And king Solomon reigned over Israel.
2 et hii principes quos habebat Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdos
And these [are] the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc.
3 Helioreph et Ahia filii Sesa scribae Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis
Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder.
4 Banaias filius Ioiadae super exercitum Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes
And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc and Abiathar [were] priests.
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui adsistebant regi Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos amicus regis
And Ornia the son of Nathan [was] over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan [was] the king's friend.
6 et Ahisar praepositus domus et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa
And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the [chief] steward; and Eliab the son of Saph [was] over the family: and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute.
7 habebat autem Salomon duodecim praefectos super omnem Israhel qui praebebant annonam regi et domui eius per singulos enim menses in anno singuli necessaria ministrabant
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one's turn came to supply for a month in the year.
8 et haec nomina eorum Benhur in monte Ephraim
And these [were] their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one.
9 Bendecar in Macces et in Salebbim et in Bethsemes et Helon Bethanan
The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.
10 Benesed in Araboth ipsius erat Soccho et omnis terra Epher
The son of Esdi in Araboth; his [was] Socho, and all the land of Opher.
11 Benabinadab cuius omnis Nepthad Dor Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem
All Nephthador [belonged to] the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo et universam Bethsan quae est iuxta Sarthana subter Hiezrahel a Bethsan usque Abelmeula e regione Iecmaan
Bana son of Achiluth [had] Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and [his was] the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maeber Lucam, one.
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
The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him [fell] the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.
14 Ahinadab filius Addo praeerat in Manaim
Achinadab son of Saddo, [had] Maanaim.
15 Ahimaas in Nepthali sed et ipse habebat Basmath filiam Salomonis in coniugio
Achimaas [was] in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.
16 Baana filius Usi in Aser et in Balod
Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,
17 Iosaphat filius Pharue in Isachar
Josaphat son of Phuasud [was] in Issachar.
18 Semei filius Hela in Beniamin
Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.
19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad in terra Seon regis Amorrei et Og regis Basan super omnia quae erant in illa terra
Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, [the land] of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.
20 Iuda et Israhel innumerabiles sicut harena maris in multitudine comedentes et bibentes atque laetantes
And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and [they execute] every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they omit nothing.
21 Salomon autem erat in dicione sua habens omnia regna sicut a flumine terrae Philisthim usque ad terminum Aegypti offerentium sibi munera et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitae eius
And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.
22 erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta chori similae et sexaginta chori farinae
And these [were] the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,
23 decem boves pingues et viginti boves pascuales et centum arietes excepta venatione cervorum caprearum atque bubalorum et avium altilium
and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.
24 ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem quae erat trans flumen quasi a Thapsa usque Gazam et cunctos reges illarum regionum et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu
For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about.
25 habitabatque Iudas et Israhel absque timore ullo unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis
26 et habebat Salomon quadraginta milia praesepia equorum currulium et duodecim milia equestrium
27 nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo
28 hordeum quoque et paleas equorum et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex iuxta constitutum sibi
29 dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis et latitudinem cordis quasi harenam quae est in litore maris
And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the seashore.
30 et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Aegyptiorum
And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt.
31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus sapientior Aethan Ezraita et Heman et Chalcal et Dorda filiis Maol et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum
And he was wiser than all [other] men: and he was wiser than Gaethan the Zarite, and [than] Aenan, and [than] Chalcad and Darala the son of Mal.
32 locutus est quoque Salomon tria milia parabolas et fuerunt carmina eius quinque et mille
And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.
33 et disputavit super lignis a cedro quae est in Libano usque ad hysopum quae egreditur de pariete et disseruit de iumentis et volucribus et reptilibus et piscibus
And he spoke of trees, from the cedar in Libanus even to the hyssop which comes out through the wall: he spoke also of cattle, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fishes.
34 et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis et ab universis regibus terrae qui audiebant sapientiam eius
And all the nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and [ambassadors] from all the kings of the earth, as many as heard of his wisdom.
