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 his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
3 i Elikòrefe naho i Akià ana’ i Sisà, mpanokitse, Iehosafate ana’ i Akilode, mpamolily;
Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha, were secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
4 i Benaià ana’ Iehoiada, mpifehe i valobohòkey, le mpisoroñe t’i Tsadoke naho i Abiatare;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5 i Azarià ana’ i Natane, ty mpifeleke o mpiaoloo; mpisoroñe naho mpiamy mpanjakay t’i Zabode ana’ i Natane;
Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend.
6 talè’ i anjombay t’i Akisare; vaho mpiaolo ty fañondrohan-kàba t’i Abdà.
Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected 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 one month in the year.
8 Zao o tahina’ iareoo: I Ben-Kore am-bohibohi’ i Efraime;
These were 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, Shaalbim, 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 Sokoh 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 Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his 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 son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of 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 son of Manasseh, that are in Gilead, and the region of Argob belonged to him, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze gate bars);
14 i Akinadabe, ana’ Idò, e Maknaime;
Ahinadab 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 married Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
16 i Ba’ anà, ana’ i Kosàý, e Asere naho e Bealote;
Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Iehosafate, ana’ i Paroà e Isakare;
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 i Simeý ana’ i Elà, e Beniamine;
Shimei 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.
and Geber 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 official who was in the land.
20 Nitozantozañe mira amo faseñe añ’ olon-driakeo t’Iehoda naho Israele ami’ty hamaro’e, nikama, ninoñe vaho nifale.
Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.
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.
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River 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 cors of fine flour and sixty cors 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 fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, 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 the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as 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 in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan 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.
Solomon had forty 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 officials 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.
They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.
29 Tinolon’ Añahare hihitse naho hilala ambone, t’i Selomò, naho arofo mangadagadañe, manahake ze hene’ faseñe añ’ olon-driakey.
God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore.
30 Nandikoatse ty hihi’ o anan-tatiñanañe iabio naho ty hihi’ i Mitsraime iaby ty hihi’ i Selomò.
Solomon's wisdom exceeded 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.
He was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol—and his fame reached all the surrounding nations.
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 and five in number.
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 described the plants, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He explained also about beasts, birds, creeping things, and 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.
People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
