1 Kongebok 4
1 Kong Salomo var no konge yver heile Israel.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Og dei fremste menner han hadde var dette: Azarja Sadoksson var prest;
And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Elihoref og Ahia, søner åt Sisa, var riksskrivarar; Josafat Ahiludsson var kanslar;
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 Benaja Jojadason var set yver heren, og Sadok og Abjatar var prestar.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
5 Azarja Natansson var set yver futarne, Zabud Natansson var prest og ven med kongen;
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 Ahisar var drottsete, og Adoniram Abdason hadde tilsyn med pliktarbeidarane.
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was 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 officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
8 Dette er namni deira: Son åt Hur i fjellbygdi i Efraim;
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 son åt Deker i Mahas og i Sa’albim, Bet-Semes, Elon-Bet-Hanan;
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan:
10 son åt Hesed i Arubbot, som hadde Soko og heile Heferlandet;
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 son åt Ahinadab, som hadde heile høglandet Dor, og som fekk Tafat, dotter åt Salomo, til kona;
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to 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; 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 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;
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 Ahinadab Iddoson hadde Mahanajim;
Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ahima’as i Naftali; han og hadde teke ei dotter åt Salomo, Basmat, til kona;
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Ba’ana Husaison i Asser og Alot;
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Josafat Paruahsson i Issakar;
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Sime’i Elason i Benjamin;
Shimei the son of Elah, 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 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 Juda og Israel var då so mangmente som sanden ved havet; og dei åt og drakk og var glade.
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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.
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 Og dei matvaror Salomo trong for kvar dag, var nitti tunnor fint mjøl og eit hundrad og åtteti tunnor vanlegt mjøl,
And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23 ti gjødde uksar, tjuge utgangsuksar, hundrad sauer, umfram hjortar, gasellor, antilopar og gjødde fuglar.
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
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 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 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 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 Og Salomo hadde fyrti tusund par vognhestar og tolv tusund ridehestar.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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 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 Bygg og halm til hestarne og tråvarane sende dei, kvar etter sin tur, til den staden der han heldt til.
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 Og Gud gav Salomo visdom og ovstor kunnskap og eit vit som femnde vidt - liksom sanden ved havet,
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 so at visdomen åt Salomo var større enn visdomen hjå austmennerne og egyptarane.
And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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.
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 Han dikta tri tusund ordtøke, og songarne hans var eit tusund og fem i talet.
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a 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 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 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 there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
