1 Mpanjaka 4
1 Nifeleke Israele iaby t’i Selomò mpanjaka.
King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Le zao o roandria’eo: i Azarià, ana’ i Tsadoke mpisoroñe,
These were the officials whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the cohen;
3 i Elikòrefe naho i Akià ana’ i Sisà, mpanokitse, Iehosafate ana’ i Akilode, mpamolily;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
4 i Benaià ana’ Iehoiada, mpifehe i valobohòkey, le mpisoroñe t’i Tsadoke naho i Abiatare;
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were cohanim;
5 i Azarià ana’ i Natane, ty mpifeleke o mpiaoloo; mpisoroñe naho mpiamy mpanjakay t’i Zabode ana’ i Natane;
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king's friend;
6 talè’ i anjombay t’i Akisare; vaho mpiaolo ty fañondrohan-kàba t’i Abdà.
and Ahishar was over the palace; and Eliab son of Joab was over the army; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
7 Nanam-pifeleke folo-ro’amby t’i Selomò nifehe Israele iaby, o namahañe i mpanjakay naho i anjomba’eio. Songa namahañe volañe raik’ ami’ty taoñe.
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
8 Zao o tahina’ iareoo: I Ben-Kore am-bohibohi’ i Efraime;
These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 i Ben-Dekere e Makatse naho e Betesemese naho e Elone-Bete-Khanàne;
Ben Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
10 i Ben-Kesede e Arobote; aze ka t’i Sokò naho ze hene tane e Kefere;
Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
11 i Ben’ abinadabe amy fari’ i Dore, aze t’i Tafate anak’ ampela’ i Selomò tañanjomba’e.
Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
12 I Baana, ana’ i Akilode, aze t’i Taanake, i Megidò naho i Beteseane iaby marine’ i Tsaretane ambane’ Iizreèle boake Beteseane pak’ Abel-mekolà mb’an-kalo’ Iokneame ao;
Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
13 i Ben-Gebere, e Ramote-gilade, aze o rova’ Iaere ana’ i Menasè e Giladeo; aze ka ty fari’ i Argobe e Basane ao, rova enempolo jabajaba reketse kijoly naho sikadañe torisike;
Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him belonged the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
14 i Akinadabe, ana’ Idò, e Maknaime;
Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 i Akimatse e Naftalý ao; nengae’e ka t’i Basmate, anak’ ampela’ i Selomò,
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
16 i Ba’ anà, ana’ i Kosàý, e Asere naho e Bealote;
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Iehosafate, ana’ i Paroà e Isakare;
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 i Simeý ana’ i Elà, e Beniamine;
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 i Gebere ana’ i Orý, an-tane’ i Gilade, an-tane’ i Sikone mpanjaka’ o nte-Amoreo, naho a i Oge mpanjaka’ i Basane; vaho raike ty mpifehe i tane iabiy.
Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only prefect in the land of Judah.
20 Nitozantozañe mira amo faseñe añ’ olon-driakeo t’Iehoda naho Israele ami’ty hamaro’e, nikama, ninoñe vaho nifale.
Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
21 Nifehe ze hene fifeheañe boak’ amy Sakay pak’an-tane’ o nte-Pelistio, sikala añ’efe-tane’ i Mitsraime; sindre ninday roroñe vaho nitoroñe i Selomò amo fonga andro niveloma’eo.
And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms, from the River, and to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 Ty anjara’ i Selomò ami’ty andro raike le mona’e telo-polo kore, vaho mahakama enempolo kore;
Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,
23 añombe vondrake folo naho añombe boak’ am-piandrazañe roa-polo naho añondry zato, rekets’ ayale naho tsebý naho yakmore vaho voroñe vondrake.
ten head of fat cattle, and twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.
24 Amy te nifeheze’e iaby i tane boak’ amy Sakay atoiy, boak’ e Tipsà pake Gazà; fonga nifehè’e o mpanjaka an-dafe’ i Sakay atoio; vaho nierañerañe iaby ty nañohok’ aze.
For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
25 Aa le niaiñ’ añoleñañe t’Iehoda naho Israele, songa ondaty ambane’ i vahe’ey naho i sakoa’ey, boake Dane pake Beersebà, amo hene’ andro’ i Selomòo.
Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Nanañe kijan-tsoavala efats’ ale ho a o sarete’eo t’i Selomò naho mpiningi-tsoavala rai-ale-tsi-ro’arivo.
And Solomon had four thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Namahañe mahakama amy Selomò i mpifeleke rey, ho amy maro nimoak’ am-pandambaña’ i Selomò mpanjakay, songa ondaty ami’ty vola’e, le tsy ama’e ty nengañe mipoke.
Those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
28 Vaho nandesa’ iareo vare hordea naho ahetse o soavalao vaho o soavala mpipitsikeo sindre mb’ an-toe’e ao, songa ondaty ty amy lili’ey.
And they also brought barley and straw for the horses and the steeds to the place where the officers were, every man according to his duty.
29 Tinolon’ Añahare hihitse naho hilala ambone, t’i Selomò, naho arofo mangadagadañe, manahake ze hene’ faseñe añ’ olon-driakey.
God gave Solomon wisdom and exceptional insight, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.
30 Nandikoatse ty hihi’ o anan-tatiñanañe iabio naho ty hihi’ i Mitsraime iaby ty hihi’ i Selomò.
Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the people of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 Toe nahihitse te amy ze kila ondaty, naho te amy Etane nte-Zerake naho i Hemane naho i Kal’kole naho i Dardà vaho o ana’ i Makoleo; le nifohin-tahinañe amy ze hene fifeheañe mb’eo mb’eo.
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.
32 Telo-arivo ty razan-drehake nitaroñe’e, vaho arivo-lime amby o sabo’eo.
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
33 Nitalilie’e ze hatae iaby, ty mendoraveñe e Lebanone añe naho i seva mitiry an-tsifin-kijoliy; tinaro’e ze biby naho voroñe naho ze raha milalilaly vaho fiañe.
He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of crawling creatures, and of fish.
34 Nimb’ eo boak’ amy ze kilakila’ ndaty ty hijanjiñe o hihi’ i Selomòo; niboak’ amy ze hene mpanjaka’ ty tane toy ty nahajanjiñe i hihi’ey.
There came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
