I Regum 4
1 erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israhel
`Forsothe kyng Salomon was regnynge on al Israel.
2 et hii principes quos habebat Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdos
And these weren the princes which he hadde; Azarie, sone of Sadoch, preest;
3 Helioreph et Ahia filii Sesa scribae Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis
Helioreb, and Haia, sones of Sila, `weren scryueyns; Josophat, sone of Achilud, was chaunseler;
4 Banaias filius Ioiadae super exercitum Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes
Banaie, sone of Joiada, was on the oost; forsothe Sadoch and Abiathar weren preestis;
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui adsistebant regi Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos amicus regis
Azarie, sone of Nathan, was on hem that stoden niy the kyng; Zabul, the sone of Nathan, was preest, `that is, greet and worschipful, a freend of the kyng;
6 et Ahisar praepositus domus et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa
and Ahiasar was stiward of the hows; and Adonyram, sone of Adda, was on the tributis.
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
Forsothe Salomon hadde twelue `prefectis, ether cheef minystrys, on al Israel, that yauen lijflode to the kyng, and to his hows; sotheli bi ech monethe bi it silf in the yeer, ech prefect bi hym silf mynystride necessaries.
8 et haec nomina eorum Benhur in monte Ephraim
And these ben the names of hem; Benhur, in the hil of Effraym;
9 Bendecar in Macces et in Salebbim et in Bethsemes et Helon Bethanan
Bendechar, in Macces, and in Salebbym, and in Bethsames, and in Helon, and in Bethanan;
10 Benesed in Araboth ipsius erat Soccho et omnis terra Epher
Beneseth, in Araboth; forsothe Socco, and al the lond of Epher was his;
11 Benabinadab cuius omnis Nepthad Dor Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem
Benabidanab, whos was al Neptad, hadde Dortaphaed, `Solomons douyter, to wijf.
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo et universam Bethsan quae est iuxta Sarthana subter Hiezrahel a Bethsan usque Abelmeula e regione Iecmaan
Bena, sone of Achilud, gouernyde Thaneth, and Mageddo, and al Bethsan, which is bisidis Sarthana, vndur Jezrael, fro Bethsan `til to Abelmeula, euene ayens Zelmaan.
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
Bengaber in Ramoth of Galaad hadde Anothiair, of the sone of Manasses, in Galaad; he was souereyn in al the cuntrey of Argob, which is in Basan, to sixti greet citees and wallid, that hadden brasun lockis.
14 Ahinadab filius Addo praeerat in Manaim
Achymadab, sone of Addo, was souereyn in Manaym;
15 Ahimaas in Nepthali sed et ipse habebat Basmath filiam Salomonis in coniugio
Achymaas was in Neptalym, but also he hadde Bachsemath, douyter of Salomon, in wedloc;
16 Baana filius Usi in Aser et in Balod
Banaa, sone of Husy, was in Aser, and in Balod;
17 Iosaphat filius Pharue in Isachar
Josephat, sone of Pharue, was in Ysachar; Semey, sone of Hela, was in Beniamyn;
18 Semei filius Hela in Beniamin
Gaber,
19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad in terra Seon regis Amorrei et Og regis Basan super omnia quae erant in illa terra
sone of Sury, was in the lond of Galaad, and in the lond of Seon, kyng of Amorrey, and of Og, kyng of Basan, on alle thingis, that weren in that lond.
20 Iuda et Israhel innumerabiles sicut harena maris in multitudine comedentes et bibentes atque laetantes
Juda and Israel weren vnnoumbrable, as the soond of the see in multitude, etynge, and drynkynge, and beynge glad.
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
Forsothe Solomon was in his lordschip, and hadde alle rewmes, as fro the flood of the lond of Filisteis `til to the laste part of Egipt, of men offrynge yiftis to hym, and seruynge to hym, in alle the daies of his lijf.
22 erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta chori similae et sexaginta chori farinae
Forsothe the mete of Salomon was bi ech day, thritti chorus of clene flour of whete, and sixti chorus of mele,
23 decem boves pingues et viginti boves pascuales et centum arietes excepta venatione cervorum caprearum atque bubalorum et avium altilium
ten fatte oxis, and twenti oxis of lesewe, and an hundrid wetheris, outakun huntyng of hertys, of geet, and of buglis, and of briddis maad fat.
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 helde al the cuntrei that was biyende the flood, as fro Caphsa `til to Gasa, and alle the kyngis of tho cuntreis; and he hadde pees bi ech part in cumpas.
25 habitabatque Iudas et Israhel absque timore ullo unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis
And Juda and Israel dwelliden withouten ony drede, ech man vndur his vyne, and vndur his fige tree, fro Dan `til to Bersabe, in alle the daies of Salomon.
26 et habebat Salomon quadraginta milia praesepia equorum currulium et duodecim milia equestrium
And Salomon hadde fourty thousynd cratchis of horsis for charis, and twelue thousynde of roode horsis; and the forseid prefectis nurshiden tho horsis.
27 nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo
But also with greet bisynesse thei yauen necessaries to the boord of kyng Salomon in her tyme;
28 hordeum quoque et paleas equorum et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex iuxta constitutum sibi
also thei brouyten barli, and forage of horsis and werk beestis, in to the place where the king was, `bi ordenaunce to hem.
29 dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis et latitudinem cordis quasi harenam quae est in litore maris
Also God yaf to Salomon wisdom, and prudence ful myche, and largenesse of herte, as the soond which is in the brenke of the see.
30 et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Aegyptiorum
And the wisdom of Solomon passide the wisdom of alle eest men, and Egipcians;
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 wisere than alle men; he was wisere than Ethan Esraite, and than Eman, and than Cacal, and than Dorda, the sones of Maol; and he was named among alle folkis bi cumpas.
32 locutus est quoque Salomon tria milia parabolas et fuerunt carmina eius quinque et mille
And Salomon spak thre thousynde parablis, and hise songis weren fyue thousynde;
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 disputide of trees fro a cedre which is in the Lyban, `til to the ysope that goith out of the wal; he disputide of werk beestis, and briddis, and crepynge beestis, and fischis.
34 et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis et ab universis regibus terrae qui audiebant sapientiam eius
And thei camen fro alle puplis to here the wisdom of Salomon, and fro alle kyngis of erthe, that herden his wisdom.
