1 Mpanjaka 11
1 F’ie nikoko ampela ambahiny maro t’i Selomò, tovo’ i anak’ ampela’ i Paròy, le ampela nte-Moabe, nte-Amone, nte Edome, nte-Tsidone, vaho nte-Kite;
King Solomon married many foreign women. First he married the daughter of the king of Egypt. He also married women from the Heth people-group and from the Moab, Ammon, and Edom people-groups, and from Sidon [city].
2 boak’ amo fifeheañe nitsarae’ Iehovà amo ana’ Israeleo ty hoe: Ko iolora’ areo, naho ko apoke hiharo-tihy ama’ areo; fa toe hampitolihe’ iereo amo ‘ndrahare’ iareoo ty arofo’ areo; ie nisazohe’ i Selomò am-pikokoañe.
He married them even though Yahweh had commanded the Israeli people, “Do not marry people from those areas, because if you do that, they will surely persuade you [IDM] to worship the gods that they worship!”
3 Nanambaly fiton-jato re ho tañanjomba’e naho sakeza telon-jato; vaho nampandrìke ty arofo’e o vali’eo.
Solomon married 700 women who were kings’ daughters. He also had 300 wives who were his slaves/servants. And his wives caused him to turn away [from worshiping God].
4 Ie nibey, le nampitolihe’ o vali’eo mb’an-drahare ankafankafa, vaho tsy nigahiñe am’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’e ka ty tro’e manahake ty arofo’ i Davide rae’ey.
By the time that Solomon became old, they had persuaded him to worship the gods from their countries. He was not completely dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God like his father [SYN] David had been.
5 Songa norihe’ i Selomò t’i Asterote ‘ndrahare’ o nte-Tsidoneo, naho i Milkome ty haloloa’ o nte-Amoneo.
Solomon worshiped Astarte, the goddess that the people of Sidon [worshiped], and he worshiped Molech, the disgusting god that the Ammon people-group [worshiped].
6 Aa le nanao hatsivokarañe am-pivazohoa’ Iehovà t’i Selomò, ie tsy nañorike Iehovà an-kaliforan-troke, manahake i Davide rae’e.
That’s how Solomon did things that Yahweh said were evil. He did not conduct his life like his father David had done; he did not conduct his life as Yahweh wanted him to.
7 Niranjie’ i Selomò an-kaboañe ey ty Kemose, i haloloa’ i Moabey, am-bohitse atiñana’ Ierosalaime ey, naho ho amy Moleke, ty haloloa’ o nte-Amoneo.
On the hill to the east of Jerusalem he built a place to worship Chemosh, the disgusting god that the Moab people-group [worshiped], and a place to worship Molech, the disgusting god that the Ammon people-group [worshiped].
8 Nanoa’e izay amo vali’e ambahiny iaby nañoro emboke naho nanao soroñe aman-drahare’eo.
He also built places where all his foreign wives could burn incense and offer sacrifices to the gods from their own countries.
9 Toly ndra niviñera’ Iehovà t’i Selomò, ty amy arofo’e nandifik’ am’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israeley, ie fa niheo ama’e indroe;
Even though Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped], had appeared to Solomon two times, and had commanded him to not worship foreign gods, Solomon refused to obey Yahweh. So Yahweh was angry with Solomon,
10 vaho linili’e ama’e ty amo raha zao te tsy horihe’e o ‘ndrahare ila’eo; fe tsy nambena’e i nandilia’ Iehovà azey.
11 Aa le hoe t’Iehovà amy Selomò, Kanao zao ty an-tro’o, naho tsy tana’o i fañinakoy naho o fañèko liniliko azoo, le toe ho riateko ama’o ty fifehea’o vaho hatoloko am-pitam-pitoro’o.
and said to him, “You have chosen to break the agreement that I made with you and to disobey what I commanded you. So I am surely not going to allow you to rule all of your kingdom. I am going to allow one of your officials to rule it.
12 Fe tsy hanoeko amo andro’oo, ty amy Davide rae’o, te mone ho tavaneko an-tañan’ ana’o.
But, because of [what I promised] your father David, I will allow you to rule all your kingdom while you are still [living]. [After you die], I will not allow your son to rule the whole kingdom [MTY].
13 Tsy ho fonga tavaneko i fifeheañey, fa hatoloko ami’ty ana’o ty fifokoañe raike ty amy Davide mpitoroko; naho ty am’ Ierosalaime jinobokoy.
But I will not take all the kingdom away from him. Instead, I will allow him to rule one tribe [besides the tribe of Judah], because of what I promised to David, who served me [well], and because [I want David’s descendants to rule in] Jerusalem, [where my temple is located].”
14 Le nampitroboe’ Iehovà rafelahy t’i Selomò; i Kadade nte-Edome, tirim-panjaka’ i Edome.
Yahweh caused Hadad, from the family of the kings in the Edom people-group, to rebel against Solomon.
15 Ie te Edome añe t’i Davide, naho fa nionjomb’eo handenteke o nikoromakeo t’Ioabe mpifehe i valobohòkey, ie fonga zinevo’e ze atao lahilahy Edome—
What happened was that previously, when David’s [army] had conquered the Edom people-group, his army commander Joab had gone there to [help] bury the [Israeli soldiers] who had been killed [in the battle]. Joab and his army remained in the Edom area for six months, and during that time they killed all the males of that area.
16 toe tàmbatse ao enem-bolañe t’Ioabe rekets’ Israele iaby ampara’ te naito’e ze fonga lahilahi’ i Edome—
17 le nitriban-day mb’e Mitsraime añe t’i Kadade naho ty ila’ o mpitoron-drae’eo, ie mbe anak’ ajaja t’i Kadade.
Hadad was a young child [at that time], and he had escaped to Egypt, along with some of his father’s servants from the Edom area.
18 Niavotse i Midiane iereo nivotrake e Parane, le nandrambe ondaty e Parane vaho nigodañe mb’e Mitsraime, mb’amy Parò Mpanjaka’ i Mitsraime mb’eo, le tinolo’e anjomba naho mahakama vaho tane.
They [went to the] Midian [region], and then they went to [the desert area at] Paran. Some other men joined them there. Then they all traveled to Egypt and went to see the king of Egypt. The king gave Hadad some land and ordered his servants to give him some food regularly.
19 Nanjo fañisohañe ra’elahy am-pahaoniña’ i Parò t’i Kadade, kanao natolo’e aze ho tañanjomba’e ty rahavaven-tañanjomba’e, ty rahavave’ i Takpanese mpanjaka ampela.
The king liked Hadad. As a result he gave him the sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, to be Hadad’s wife.
20 Nisamake i Genobate ana-dahi’e ho aze ty rahavave’ i Takpanese, ze nibeize’ i Takpanese añ’anjomba’ i Parò; vaho nitraok’ amo ana’ i Paròo añ’anjomba’ i Parò t’i Genobate.
Later Hadad’s wife gave birth to a son named Genubath. The sister of Tahpenes (raised him/brought him up) in the palace, where he lived with the king’s sons.
21 Aa ie jinanji’ i Kadade e Mitsraime añe te nitrao-pirotse aman-droae’e t’i Davide naho te nihomake t’Ioabe mpifehe’ i màroy, le hoe t’i Kadade amy Parò. Ampiavoto mb’ an-taneko añe.
While Hadad was in Egypt, he heard that David had died [EUP], and that Joab, the commander of David’s army, was also dead. So he said to the king of Egypt, “Please allow me to return to my own country.”
22 Le hoe t’i Parò ama’e, Fa inoñe ty tsy niampe tamako kanao mipay hañavelo mb’an-tane’o añe irehe? Tsy eo, hoe re, Fe apoho handeha avao.
But the king said to him, “Why do you want to go back to your country? Is there something that you lack that you want me to give to you?” Hadad replied, “No, but please just allow me to go.” [So the king allowed him to leave, and he returned to his own country and became the king of Edom].
23 Mbore nampitroboen’ Añahare ty rafelahy raike ka, i Rezone ana’ i Eliadà, i nilay amy talè’e Hadadezere mpanjaka’ i Tsobày,
God also caused another man named Rezon, the son of Eliada, to rebel against Solomon. Rezon had run away from his master, King Hadadezer of [the] Zobah [area north of Damascus].
24 namory ondaty ho mpiama’e vaho nimpifehe firimboñañe, ie fa zinama’ i Davide o e Tsobào, le nimb’e Damesèke mb’eo iereo nimoneñe ao, vaho nifehe e Damesèke.
Rezon then became the leader of a group of outlaws. That happened after David’s [army had defeated Hadadezer and] had [also] killed all [his soldiers]. Rezon and his men went to Damascus and started to live there, and [the people there] appointed him to be their king.
25 Nirafelahi’ Israele re amo hene andro’ i Selomòo, ie nitovoñe’e ty haemberañe nanoe’ i Kadadeo; niheje’e t’Israele vaho nifelek’ i Arame.
All during the time that Solomon was alive, while Rezon was ruling [not only Damascus but all of] Syria, he was an enemy of Israel and caused trouble for Israel like Hadad did.
26 Nañonjo fitañe amy mpanjakay ka t’Iarovame ana’ i Nebate nte-Efratà boake Tseredà, mpitoro’ i Selomò; Tseroà ty tahinan-drene’e, vantotse.
Another man who rebelled against [IDM] Solomon was one of his officials named Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. He was from Zeredah [town] in [the region where the tribe of] Ephraim [lives]. His mother was a widow named Zeruah.
27 Inao ty nañonjona’e fitañe amy mpanjakay: Niranjie’ i Selomò ty Milo vaho namboara’e o heba an-drova’ i Davide rae’eo.
This is what happened. Solomon’s workers were filling in the land/ground on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the walls [around the city].
28 Nifanalolahy an-kaozarañe t’Iarovame; le nioni’ i Selomò te nahimbañe i ajalahiy, vaho nampifehè’e aze o fitoloñañe añ’anjomba’ Iosefeo.
Jeroboam was a very capable young man. So, when Solomon saw that he worked very hard, he appointed him to supervise all the men who were forced to work in the areas where the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim live.
29 Ie henane zay, naho niavotse Ierosalaime t’Iarovame, te tendrek’ ama’e amy lia’ey t’i Akià nte-Silò, nisikin-damba vao, ie nivahiny an-kivok’ añe iereo roe.
One day when Jeroboam was walking alone along the road outside of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city] met him. Ahijah was wearing a new robe,
30 Rinambe’ i Akià i lamba vao ama’ey le niriate’e ho folo-ro’amby;
which he took off and tore into twelve pieces.
31 le hoe re amy Iarovame, Rambeso ty folo, fa hoe ty nafè’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele, Inao te ho riateko am-pità’ i Selomò i fifeheañey vaho hatoloko azo ty fifokoañe folo;
He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten of these pieces for yourself, because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says to you, ‘I am going to tear the kingdom from Solomon, and I am going to enable you to become the ruler of ten of the tribes [of Israel].
32 le hanañe fifokoañe raike re ty amy Davide mpitorokoy naho Ierosalaime, rova nijoboñeko amo hene fifokoa’ Israeleo,
Solomon’s [descendants] will still rule one tribe (OR, two tribes), because of [what I promised] David, a man who served me [very well], and because of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen from all the cities in Israel [to be the city where my people will worship me].
33 amy t’ie namorintseñe Ahy vaho mitalaho amy Astorete, mpanjaka-ampela’ o nte-Tsidoneo naho amy Kemose, ‘ndrahare’ o nte-Moabeo, naho amy Milkome, mpanjaka’ o ana’ i Amoneo vaho tsy mañavelo amo lalakoo hanoa’ iereo ty soa a masoko naho hifahatse amo fañèkoo vaho amo fepèkoo manahake i Davide rae’ey.
I am going to do this because Solomon has rejected me and has been worshiping Astarte, the goddess that the people of Sidon worship, Chemosh, the god that the Moab people-group worship, and Milcom, the god that the Ammon people-group worship. He has not conducted his life as I wanted him to. He has not obeyed my statutes and laws, like his father David did.
34 Tsy ho fonga tavaneko am-pità’e i fifeheañey; fa hanoeko mpifehe amo hene andro hiveloma’eo, ty amy Davide mpitoroko jinobokoy, ie nañambeñe o lilikoo naho o fañèkoo;
‘But I will not take the entire kingdom away from him. I will enable him to rule [Judah] all during the years that he is alive. I will do that because of [what I promised to do for] David, whom I chose [to be the king], and who served me [well], and who always obeyed my commandments and laws.
35 fe ho rambeseko am-pità’ i ana’ey i fifeheañey, vaho hatoloko azo i fifokoañe folo rey.
But I will take the [other] ten tribes of his kingdom and give them to you [to rule].
36 Le ho tolorako fifokoañe raike i ana’ey, hanaña’ i Davide mpitoroko ty failo añatrefako nainai’e e Ierosalaime ao, i rova jinoboko ho Ahy ampipohako ty añarakoy.
I will allow Solomon’s son to rule one tribe, in order that descendants [MET] of David will always rule in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to be the place where [my people worship] me [MTY].
37 Ho rambeseko irehe, le ho hene fehè’o ze satrin-tro’o, vaho ihe ty ho mpanjaka’ Israele.
I will enable you to become the king of Israel, and you will rule over all the territory that you want to.
38 Ie amy zao naho hene haoñe’o ze andiliako azo naho hañavelo amo lalakoo naho hanao ty vantañe a masoko, hañambeñe o fañèkoo naho o lilikoo manahake i Davide mpitorokoy le ho mpiama’o iraho vaho hanoako anjomba mijadoñe, manahake ty namboarako i Davide, vaho hatoloko ama’o t’Israele.
If you obey all that I command you to do, and conduct your life as I want you to, and if you do what I say is right by obeying my laws and commandments like David did, I will help you. I will make sure that your descendants will rule after you [die], like I [promised to] do for David.
39 Ie amy zay hampisotriako ty tiri’ i Davide fe tsy ho kitro añ’afe’e.
Because of [Solomon’s sins], I will punish David’s descendants, but I will not continue to punish them forever.’”
40 Aa le nipay hañoho-doza am’ Iarovame t’i Selomò; f’ie niongake nitriban-day mb’e Mitsraime añe, mb’amy Sisage mpanjaka’ i Mitsraime vaho nitambatse e Mitsraime añe ampara’ te nihomake t’i Selomò.
Solomon [found out what Ahijah told Jeroboam], so he tried to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam escaped and went to Egypt. He went to Shishak, the king of Egypt, and stayed with him until after Solomon died.
41 O fitoloña’ i Selomò ila’eo, naho o tolon-draha’e iabio, tsy fa sinokitse amy bokem-pitoloña’ i Selomòy hao?
[A record of] all the other things that Solomon did, and all the wise things that he [said and wrote], was written in the Book Telling what Solomon Did.
42 Ty hene andro nifehea’ i Selomò Israele e Ierosalaime ao le efa-polo taoñe.
He was the king in Jerusalem who ruled over all of Israel for 40 years.
43 Le nitrao-pirotse aman-droae’e t’i Selomò, naho nalentek’ an-drova’ i Davide rae’e ao; vaho nandimbe aze nifehe t’i Rekhavame, ana’e.
Then Solomon died [EUP], and was buried in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
