I Regum 4
1 erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israhel
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
2 et hii principes quos habebat Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdos
and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
3 Helioreph et Ahia filii Sesa scribae Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis
Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
4 Banaias filius Ioiadae super exercitum Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes
Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui adsistebant regi Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos amicus regis
Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
6 et Ahisar praepositus domus et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa
Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
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
Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
8 et haec nomina eorum Benhur in monte Ephraim
Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
9 Bendecar in Macces et in Salebbim et in Bethsemes et Helon Bethanan
Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
10 Benesed in Araboth ipsius erat Soccho et omnis terra Epher
Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
11 Benabinadab cuius omnis Nepthad Dor Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem
Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo et universam Bethsan quae est iuxta Sarthana subter Hiezrahel a Bethsan usque Abelmeula e regione Iecmaan
Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
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, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
14 Ahinadab filius Addo praeerat in Manaim
Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
15 Ahimaas in Nepthali sed et ipse habebat Basmath filiam Salomonis in coniugio
Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
16 Baana filius Usi in Aser et in Balod
Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
17 Iosaphat filius Pharue in Isachar
Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
18 Semei filius Hela in Beniamin
Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad in terra Seon regis Amorrei et Og regis Basan super omnia quae erant in illa terra
Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
20 Iuda et Israhel innumerabiles sicut harena maris in multitudine comedentes et bibentes atque laetantes
There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
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
Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
22 erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta chori similae et sexaginta chori farinae
[To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
23 decem boves pingues et viginti boves pascuales et centum arietes excepta venatione cervorum caprearum atque bubalorum et avium altilium
ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
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
Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
25 habitabatque Iudas et Israhel absque timore ullo unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis
All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
26 et habebat Salomon quadraginta milia praesepia equorum currulium et duodecim milia equestrium
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
27 nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo
His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
28 hordeum quoque et paleas equorum et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex iuxta constitutum sibi
They also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
29 dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis et latitudinem cordis quasi harenam quae est in litore maris
God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
30 et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Aegyptiorum
He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in 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
Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
32 locutus est quoque Salomon tria milia parabolas et fuerunt carmina eius quinque et mille
He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
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
He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
34 et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis et ab universis regibus terrae qui audiebant sapientiam eius
People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].
