1 Bakonzi 4
1 Mokonzi Salomo akonzaki Isalaele mobimba.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Tala bakambi oyo bazalaki kosala na ye elongo: Azaria, koko ya Nganga-Nzambe Tsadoki;
And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Eliyorefi mpe Ayiya, bana mibali ya Shisha, bazalaki bakomi mikanda; Jozafati, mwana mobali ya Ayiludi, azalaki mobombi mikanda;
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 Benaya, mwana mobali ya Yeoyada, azalaki mokonzi ya mampinga; Tsadoki mpe Abiatari, bazalaki Banganga-Nzambe;
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
5 Azaria, mwana mobali ya Natan, azalaki mokonzi ya babateli biloko ya mokonzi; Zabudi, mwana mobali ya Natan, azalaki Nganga-Nzambe mpe mopesi toli ya mokonzi;
And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
6 Ayishari, mobateli biloko ya ndako ya mokonzi; Adonirami, mwana mobali ya Abida, azalaki mokengeli bato ya misala makasi.
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
7 Kati na Isalaele mobimba, Salomo atiaki mpe bayangeli zomi na mibale ya bituka, oyo bazalaki na mokumba ya komema biloko mpo na mokonzi mpe mpo na ndako na ye. Moyangeli moko na moko asengelaki kopesa biloko mpo na sanza moko na mobu.
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
8 Tala bakombo na bango: Beni-Uri: moyangeli ya etuka ya bangomba ya Efrayimi;
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 Beni-Dekeri: moyangeli ya Makatsi, Shaalibimi, Beti-Shemeshi, Eloni mpe Beti-Anani;
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:
10 Beni-Esedi: moyangeli ya Aruboti (Soko mpe mokili mobimba ya Eferi);
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 Beni-Abinadabi: moyangeli ya Dori; abalaki Tafati, mwana mwasi ya Salomo;
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
12 Baana, mwana mobali ya Ayiludi: moyangeli ya Taanaki, Megido mpe Beti-Sheani mobimba, pembeni ya Tsaritani, na se ya Jizireyeli, wuta na Beti-Sheani, na Abele-Meola mpe koleka Yokimeami;
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
13 Beni-Geberi: azalaki kovanda na Ramoti kati na Galadi mpe azalaki moyangeli ya bamboka ya Yairi, mwana mobali ya Manase, kati na Galadi, mpe ya Arigobi kati na Bashani oyo ezalaki na bingumba tuku motoba oyo batonga makasi mpe bikangelo bikuke ya bamir na yango ezalaki ya bibende ya bronze.
The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
14 Ayinadabi, mwana mobali ya Ido: moyangeli ya Maanayimi;
Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ayimaatsi: moyangeli ya Nefitali. Ye mpe abalaki Basimati, mwana mwasi ya Salomo.
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Baana, mwana mobali ya Ushayi: moyangeli ya Aseri mpe ya Bealoti;
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Jozafati, mwana mobali ya Paruya: moyangeli ya Isakari;
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Shimei, mwana mobali ya Ela: moyangeli ya Benjame.
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
19 Geberi, mwana mobali ya Uri: moyangeli ya Galadi (mokili ya Sikoni, mokonzi ya bato ya Amori; mpe mokili ya Ogi, mokonzi ya Bashani). Mpe na likolo ya bayangeli nyonso, ezalaki na moyangeli moko oyo azalaki kokamba bango.
Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
20 Bato ya Yuda mpe ya Isalaele bazalaki ebele lokola zelo ya libongo ya ebale monene; bazalaki kolia, komela mpe bazalaki na esengo.
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
21 Salomo azalaki kokonza bikolo wana nyonso, kobanda na ebale Efrate kino na mokili ya bato ya Filisitia, mpe kino koleka mondelo ya Ejipito. Na bomoi na ye mobimba, bikolo yango ezalaki kofuta mpako epai na ye mpe ezalaki na se ya bokonzi na ye.
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 Tala bilei ya Salomo ya mokolo na mokolo: bakilo nkoto libwa ya semule mpe bakilo nkoto zomi na mwambe ya farine,
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23 bangombe zomi ya mafuta, bangombe tuku mibale ya esobe, bameme mpe bantaba nkama moko, bakisa bamboloko, bambuli, bankayi mpe bandeke ya mafuta.
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
24 Azalaki kokonza bikolo nyonso na ngambo ya weste ya Efrate, kobanda na Tifisa kino na Gaza, elongo na bakonzi nyonso ya ngambo yango; mpe azalaki na kimia elongo na bikolo nyonso ya zingazinga.
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25 Na mikolo nyonso ya bomoi ya Salomo, bato ya Yuda mpe ya Isalaele, kobanda na Dani kino na Beri-Sheba, bazalaki na kimia, moto na moto azalaki kovanda na se ya banzete na ye ya vino mpe ya figi.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Salomo azalaki na mapango nkoto minei ya bampunda mpe basoda oyo batambolaka likolo ya bampunda, nkoto zomi na mibale.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Bayangeli ya bituka bazalaki komema bilei, moto na moto na sanza na ye, mpo na mokonzi Salomo mpe mpo na bato nyonso oyo bazalaki kolia na mesa ya mokonzi; bazalaki kosala ete eloko moko te ezanga.
And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
28 Bazalaki mpe komema bambuma ya orje mpe matiti mpo na bampunda, ndenge mobateli biloko ya mokonzi azalaki kokatela bango.
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
29 Nzambe apesaki Salomo bwanya, boyebi mingi, mpe mayele ya kososola makambo mingi, ata ezali ebele lokola zelo ya libongo ya ebale monene.
And Elohim gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 Bwanya ya Salomo ezalaki makasi koleka bwanya ya bato nyonso ya ngambo ya este mpe ya Ejipito.
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 Azalaki na bwanya koleka bato nyonso; koleka ata Etani, moto ya Ezera; Emani, Kalikoli mpe Darida, bana mibali ya Maoli. Boye, sango na ye epanzanaki kati na bikolo nyonso ya zingazinga.
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
32 Asalaki masese nkoto misato mpe banzembo nkoto moko na mitano.
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
33 Alobaki na tina na banzete, kobanda na nzete ya sedele ya Libani kino na nzete ya izope oyo ebimaka na mir; azalaki mpe koloba na tina na banyama mpe bandeke, na tina na bikelamu oyo etambolaka na libumu mpe na tina na bambisi ya mayi.
And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
34 Bakonzi ya bikolo nyonso ya mokili, oyo bazalaki koyoka sango ya bwanya ya Salomo, bazalaki kotinda bato, wuta na bikolo na bango, mpo na kokende koyoka bwanya na ye.
And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
