1 Kongebok 4
1 Kong Salomo var no konge yver heile Israel.
Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel.
2 Og dei fremste menner han hadde var dette: Azarja Sadoksson var prest;
And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elihoref og Ahia, søner åt Sisa, var riksskrivarar; Josafat Ahiludsson var kanslar;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;
4 Benaja Jojadason var set yver heren, og Sadok og Abjatar var prestar.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, over the army; and Zadok, and Abiathar, priests;
5 Azarja Natansson var set yver futarne, Zabud Natansson var prest og ven med kongen;
Azariah, the son of Nathan, over those who were assisting the king; Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the friend of the king;
6 Ahisar var drottsete, og Adoniram Abdason hadde tilsyn med pliktarbeidarane.
and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.
7 Og Salomo hadde tolv bygdefutar yver heile Israel. Dei hadde på seg å forsyna kongen og kongsgarden hans; dei forsynte honom kvar sin månad um året.
And Solomon had twelve commanders over all of Israel, who offered yearly provisions for the king and his house. For each was ministering the necessities, by each month of the year.
8 Dette er namni deira: Son åt Hur i fjellbygdi i Efraim;
And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim;
9 son åt Deker i Mahas og i Sa’albim, Bet-Semes, Elon-Bet-Hanan;
Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;
10 son åt Hesed i Arubbot, som hadde Soko og heile Heferlandet;
Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher;
11 son åt Ahinadab, som hadde heile høglandet Dor, og som fekk Tafat, dotter åt Salomo, til kona;
Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as wife;
12 Ba’ana Ahiludsson i Ta’anak og Megiddo og i heile den luten av Bet-Sean som ligg attmed Sartan nedanfor Jizre’el, frå Bet-Sean til Ahel-Mehola og burtum Jokmeam;
Baana, the son of Ahilud, who was reigning in Taanach, and Megiddo, and all of Bethshean, which is beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Bethshean as far as Abelmeholah, opposite Jokmeam;
13 son åt Geber i Ramot i Gilead; han hadde Gileads-byarne åt Ja’ir Manasseson; han hadde Argoblandet, som ligg i Basan, seksti store byar med murar og koparslåer;
Bengeber, in Ramoth Gilead, who had the town of Jair, the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; the same was first in the entire region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls that had bronze bars;
14 Ahinadab Iddoson hadde Mahanajim;
Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim;
15 Ahima’as i Naftali; han og hadde teke ei dotter åt Salomo, Basmat, til kona;
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage;
16 Ba’ana Husaison i Asser og Alot;
Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth;
17 Josafat Paruahsson i Issakar;
Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Sime’i Elason i Benjamin;
Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber Urison i Gileadlandet, det landet som amoritarkongen Sihon og kong Og i Basan hadde havt; og han var den einaste futen i den landsluten.
Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan, over all who were in that land.
20 Juda og Israel var då so mangmente som sanden ved havet; og dei åt og drakk og var glade.
Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
21 Og Salomo rådde yver alle kongeriki frå Storelvi til Filistarlandet og heilt ned til landskilet imot Egyptarland. Dei sende gåvor til Salomo, og lydde honom so lenge han livde.
Now Solomon had, in his dominion, all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt. And they offered gifts to him, and they served him all the days of his life.
22 Og dei matvaror Salomo trong for kvar dag, var nitti tunnor fint mjøl og eit hundrad og åtteti tunnor vanlegt mjøl,
And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,
23 ti gjødde uksar, tjuge utgangsuksar, hundrad sauer, umfram hjortar, gasellor, antilopar og gjødde fuglar.
ten fattened oxen, and twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred rams, aside from the venison of stags, roe deer, and gazelles, and fattened poultry.
24 For han rådde yver heile landet på andre sida av Storelvi, frå Tifsah og heilt til Gaza, han stod yver alle kongarne på andre sida Storelvi, og han hadde fred rundt ikring,
For he had obtained the entire region which was beyond the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, and all the kings of those regions. And he had peace on every side all around.
25 so Juda og Israel sat trygt, kvar mann under sit vintre og under sitt fiketre, ifrå Dan radt til Be’erseba, so lenge Salomo livde.
And so, Judah and Israel were living without any fear, each one under his own vine and under his own fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, during all the days of Solomon.
26 Og Salomo hadde fyrti tusund par vognhestar og tolv tusund ridehestar.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses.
27 Og bygdefutarne forsynte kong Salomo og alle deim som gjekk til bords hjå kong Salomo kvar sin månad; dei let det ikkje skorta på nokon ting.
And the above-stated commanders of the king nourished these. And they also offered the necessities for the table of king Solomon, with immense diligence, each in his time.
28 Bygg og halm til hestarne og tråvarane sende dei, kvar etter sin tur, til den staden der han heldt til.
Also, they brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden, to the place where the king was, just as it was appointed to them.
29 Og Gud gav Salomo visdom og ovstor kunnskap og eit vit som femnde vidt - liksom sanden ved havet,
And God gave wisdom to Solomon, and an exceedingly great prudence, and a spacious heart, like the sand which is on the shore of the sea.
30 so at visdomen åt Salomo var større enn visdomen hjå austmennerne og egyptarane.
And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians.
31 Han var visare enn alle andre menneskje, visare enn ezrehiten Etan, Heman og Kalkol og Darda, sønerne åt Mahol; og det gjekk gjetord av honom hjå alle folki vida ikring.
And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And he was renowned in all the nations on every side.
32 Han dikta tri tusund ordtøke, og songarne hans var eit tusund og fem i talet.
Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.
33 Han tala um trei, like frå cederen på Libanon til isopen som veks uppetter murveggen; han tala um firfot-dyri og fuglarne, um krypdyri og fiskarne.
And he discoursed about trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, to the hyssop which grows out from the wall. And he explained about beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.
34 Frå alle land kom dei og vilde høyra på visdomen åt Salomo, frå alle kongarne på jordi som høyrde gjete kor vis han var.
And they came from all the peoples in order to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who were hearing about his wisdom.
