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1 A car Solomun carovaše nad svijem Izrailjem.
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
2 A ovo bijahu knezovi njegovi: Azarija, sin Sadokov, namjesnik;
and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
3 Elioref i Ahija, sinovi Sisini, pisari; Josafat, sin Ahiludov, pametar;
Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
4 Venaja, sin Jodajev, vojvoda; a Sadok i Avijatar sveštenici;
Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
5 A Azarija, sin Natanov, bješe nad pristavima; a Zavud, sin Natanov, prvi vijeænik, prijatelj carev;
Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
6 A Ahisar upravitelj dvorski; a Adoniram sin Avdin nad carskim poslenicima.
Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
7 I imaše Solomun dvanaest pristava po svemu Izrailju, koji hranjahu cara i sav dom njegov; po mjesec dana u godini svaki bijaše dužan hraniti.
Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
8 A ovo su im imena: sin Urov u gori Jefremovoj;
Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
9 Sin Dekerov u Makasu i u Salvimu i Vetsemesu i Elonu Vet-ananskom;
Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
10 Sin Esedov u Aruvotu; pod njim bijaše Sohot i sva zemlja Eferova;
Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
11 Sin Avinadavov nad svijem krajem Dorskim; žena mu bješe Tafata kæi Solomunova;
Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
12 Vana sin Ahiludov nad Tenahom i Megidonom i svijem Vet-Sanom, koji je do Sartane pod Jezraelom, od Vet-Sana do Avel-Meola, do preko Jok-Meama;
Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
13 Sin Geverov u Ramotu Galadskom; imaše sela Jaira sina Manasijina u Galadu i kraj Argovski u Vasanu, šezdeset velikih gradova sa zidovima i prijevornicama mjedenijem;
Ben-Geber, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
14 Ahinadav sin Idov u Mahanajimu;
Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
15 Ahimas u Neftalimu; i on bješe oženjen kæerju Solomunovom Vasematom;
Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
16 Vana sin Husajev u Asiru i u Alotu;
Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
17 Josafat sin Farujin u Isaharu;
Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
18 Simej sin Ilin u Venijaminu;
Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
19 Gever sin Urijev u zemlji Galadskoj, u zemlji Siona cara Amorejskoga i Oga cara Vasanskoga; jedan bješe pristav u toj zemlji.
Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
20 Jude i Izrailja bijaše mnogo kao pijeska pokraj mora; i jeðahu i pijahu i veseljahu se.
There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
21 A Solomun vladaše svijem carstvima od rijeke do zemlje Filistejske i do meðe Misirske, i donošahu dare i služahu Solomunu svega vijeka njegova.
Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
22 A hrana Solomunova bijaše na dan trideset kora bijeloga brašna, i šezdeset kora drugoga brašna;
[To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
23 Deset volova ugojenijeh i dvadeset s paše, i sto ovaca, osim jelena i srna i divokoza i ugojenijeh ptica.
ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
24 Jer on vladaše svuda s ovu stranu rijeke od Tapse do Gaze, nad svijem carevima s ovu stranu rijeke, i bješe miran sa sviju strana unaokolo.
Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
25 I življahu Juda i Izrailj bez straha, svaki pod svojom lozom i pod svojom smokvom, od Dana do Virsaveje, svega vijeka Solomunova.
All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
26 I imaše Solomun èetrdeset tisuæa konja za jaslima za kola svoja, i dvadeset tisuæa konjika.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
27 I pristavi hranjahu cara Solomuna i sve koji dolažahu za sto cara Solomuna, svaki svoga mjeseca, i ne dadijahu da se èega premakne.
His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
28 A jeèam i slamu za konje i za mazge donošahu na mjesto gdje bijahu, svaki kako mu bijaše odreðeno.
They also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
29 I Bog dade mudrost Solomunu i razum vrlo velik i srce prostrano kao pijesak na brijegu morskom.
God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
30 Jer mudrost Solomunova bijaše veæa od mudrosti svijeh istoènijeh naroda i od sve mudrosti Misirske.
He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
31 Mudriji bijaše od svakoga èovjeka, i od Etana Ezraita i od Emana i od Halkola i od Darde, sinova Maolovijeh; i razglasi se ime njegovo po svijem narodima unaokolo.
Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
32 I izgovori tri tisuæe prièa, i bijaše pjesama njegovijeh tisuæa i pet.
He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
33 Govorio je i o drveæu, od kedra na Livanu do isopa koji nièe iz zida; govorio je i o stoci i o pticama i o bubinama i o ribama.
He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
34 I dolažahu iz svijeh naroda da èuju mudrost Solomunovu, od svijeh careva na zemlji, koji èuše za mudrost njegovu.
People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].
