2 Seenaa 9
1 Mootittiin Shebaa waaʼee maqaa Solomoon dhageenyaan gaaffiiwwan jajjaboodhaan qortee isa ilaaluuf gara Yerusaalem dhufte. Isheenis miiltoo akka malee baayʼee wajjin gaalawwan urgooftuu, warqee hedduu fi dhagaawwan gati jabeeyyii baatan fudhattee dhufte; Solomoon bira geenyaanis waan garaa ishee jiru hunda isa wajjin haasofte.
The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
2 Solomoonis gaaffii ishee hundaaf deebii kenne; wanni inni isheef ibsuu dadhabe tokko iyyuu hin turre.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 Mootittiin Shebaa yommuu ogummaa Solomoon, masaraa mootummaa kan inni ijaare,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 nyaata maaddii isaa irratti dhiʼaatu, haala itti qondaaltonni isaa tataaʼan, hojjettoota uffata hojii uffatanii hojjetan, warra daadhii isaaf dhiʼeessanii fi aarsaa gubamu kan inni mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo keessatti dhiʼeesse argitetti akka malee dinqisiifatte.
she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
5 Isheenis mootichaan akkana jette; “Oduun ani waaʼee waan ati hojjetteetii fi waaʼee ogummaa keetii biyyuma kootti dhagaʼe sun dhugaa dha.
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 Ani garuu hamman dhufee ijuma kootiin argutti waan isaan jedhan sana hin amanne. Dhugumaan guddina ogummaa keetii keessaa walakkaan isaa iyyuu natti hin himamne; ati oduu ani dhagaʼe sana akka malee caalta.
But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
7 Namoonni kee hammam haa gammadan! Qondaaltonni kee warri yeroo hunda fuula kee dura dhadhaabatanii ogummaa kee dhagaʼan hammam haa gammadan!
The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
8 Waaqayyo Waaqni kee inni sitti gammadee akka ati mootii taatee Waaqayyo Waaqa keetiif bulchituuf teessoo isaa irra si teessise sun haa galateeffamu. Waaqni kee sababii Israaʼeliif jaalala qabuu fi sababii bara baraan jabeessee isaan dhaabuuf fedhii qabuuf akka ati murtii qajeelaa fi qajeelummaa eegduuf isaan irratti mootii si godheera.”
Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
9 Isheenis warqee taalaantii 120, urgooftuu akka malee baayʼee fi dhagaawwan gati jabeeyyii mootichaaf kennite. Urgooftuun akka urgooftuu mootittiin Shebaa Solomoon Mootichaaf kennite sanaa gonkumaa hin argamne.
Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
10 Namoonni Hiiraamii fi namoonni Solomoon biyya Oofiir irraa warqee fidan; akkasumas muka sandaliitii fi dhagaawwan gati jabeeyyii ni fidan.
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
11 Mootichis muka sandalii sana gulantaawwan mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyootii fi kan masaraa mootummaa, akkasumas baganaa fi kiraara faarfattootaa tolchuuf itti fayyadame. Wanni akkasiis takkumaa Yihuudaa keessatti hin argamne.
12 Solomoon Mootichis waan isheen barbaaddee fi waan isheen kadhatte hunda mootittii Shebaatiif ni kenne; inni waan isheen isaaf geessite caalaa kenneef. Isheenis ergasii kaatee miiltota ishee wajjin biyya ofii isheetti deebite.
13 Ulfinni warqee kan wagguma waggaan Solomooniif galu taalaantii 666 ture;
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 kunis gibira daldaltoota qabeenya gurguddaatii fi kan warra qabeenya xixinnaa irraa argamuu hin dabalatu. Akkasumas mootonni Arabaa fi bulchitoonni biyyaa hundi Solomooniif warqee fi meetii ni fidan.
That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Solomoon Mootichis warqee tumame irraa gaachanawwan gurguddaa dhibba lama ni tolche; tokkoon tokkoon gaachanawwan sanaas warqee saqilii dhibba jaʼa fixe.
King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
16 Akkasumas warqee tumame irraa gaachana xixinnaa dhibba sadii ni tolche. Tokkoon tokkoon gaachana sanaas warqee saqilii dhibba sadii fixe. Mootichis gaachanawwan kanneen Masaraa mootummaa kan Bosona Libaanoon keessa ni kaaʼe.
His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 Mootichis teessoo guddaa tokko ilka arbaa irraa hojjetee warqee qulqulluu itti uffise.
His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
18 Teessoon sun gulantaawwan jaʼa qaba ture; ejjenni miillaa kan warqee irraa hojjetame tokkos itti qabsiifamee ture. Karaa teessoo sanaa lamaaniinis waan harka irra kaaʼatanitu ture; tokkoo tokkoo waan harka irra kaaʼatan sanaa biras fakkii leencaa tokko tokkotu dhaabatee ture.
There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
19 Gulantaawwan jaʼaan sana irras leenconni kudha lama tokko fiixee tokkoon, fakkiin kaan immoo fiixee kaaniin dhadhaabachaa turan. Wanni akkasii takkumaa mootummaa biraa kamiif iyyuu hin tolfamne.
On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
20 Miʼi Solomoon Mootichi ittiin dhugu hundinuu warqee irraa hojjetame; miʼi Masaraa mootummaa kan Bosona Libaanoon jedhamu sanaa hundi immoo warqee qulqulluu irraa hojjetame. Sababii bara Solomoon keessa meetiin akka waan gatii hin qabne tokkootti ilaalamaa tureef wanni tokko iyyuu meetii irraa hin hojjetamne.
All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
21 Mootichis dooniiwwan daldalaa kanneen namoonni Huuraam oofan qaba ture. Isaanis waggaa sadii sadiitti yeroo tokko warqee, meetii fi ilka arbaa, qamalee fi jaldeessa fidanii ni dhufu ture.
The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
22 Solomoon Mootichi badhaadhummaa fi ogummaadhaan mootota addunyaa hunda ni caala ture.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 Mootonni addunyaa hundi ogummaa Waaqni garaa isaa keessa kaaʼe dhagaʼuuf Solomoon bira dhufuu barbaadu ture.
Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
24 Namni waggaa waggaatti isa bira dhufu hundinuu kennaa miʼa meetii fi kan warqee, uffata, miʼa lolaa, urgooftuu, fardeenii fi gaangolii fidaafii ture.
All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
25 Solomoon gola fardeenii fi gaariiwwanii kuma afur akkasumas fardeen kuma kudha lama kanneen magaalaawwan gaariiwwanii keessaa fi of bira Yerusaalem keessa kaaʼate qaba ture.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
26 Innis mootota Laga Efraaxiisiitii hamma biyya Filisxeemotaattii fi hamma daarii Gibxitti jiran hunda ni bulche.
Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
27 Mootichi akka meetiin Yerusaalem keessatti akkuma dhagaa baayʼatu, akka mukni birbirsaas akkuma mukkeen harbuu kanneen gaarran jalaatti baayʼatu ni godhe.
[During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
28 Fardeen Solomoon Gibxii fi biyyoota biraa hunda irraa bitamanii dhufan.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 Wanni bara mootummaa Solomoon keessa hojjetaman kan biraa, jalqabaa hamma dhumaatti kitaaba seenaa Naataan raajichaa keessatti, raajii Ahiiyaa namicha Shiiloo sanaa keessattii fi mulʼata Iddoon namichi waa himu sun waaʼee Yerobiʼaam ilma Nebaat arge keessatti barreeffamanii jiru mitii?
Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
30 Solomoon Yerusaalem keessatti mootii taʼee waggaa afurtama saba Israaʼel hunda ni bulche.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 Innis ergasii abbootii isaa wajjin boqotee magaalaa abbaa isaa, magaalaa Daawit keessatti ni awwaalame. Rehooboʼaam ilmi isaa iddoo isaa buʼee mootii ni taʼe.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
