1 Tuʻi 4
1 Ko ia naʻe pule ai ʻae tuʻi ko Solomone ki ʻIsileli kātoa.
King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Pea ko eni ia ʻae houʻeiki naʻe ʻiate ia; ko ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki.
These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Mo Iliolefi mo ʻAhia, ko e ongo foha ʻo Sisa, ko e ongo tangata tohi; mo Sihosafate ko e foha ʻo ʻAhilute, ko e tangata tohi meʻa ia.
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
4 Pea ko Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata naʻe pule ki he kautau: pea ko Satoki mo ʻApaiata ko e ongo taulaʻeiki:
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 Pea ko ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo Netane naʻe pule ia ki he kau matāpule: pea ko Saputi ko e foha ʻo Netane ko e matāpule lahi ia, pea ko e kāinga ia ʻoe tuʻi:
Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
6 Pea naʻe pule ʻa ʻAhisali ki he kakai ʻoe fale: pea naʻe pule ʻa ʻAtonilami ko e foha ʻo ʻApita ki he tukuhau.
Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labour.
7 Pea naʻe ʻia Solomone ʻae kau matāpule ʻe toko hongofulu ma ua, naʻe puleʻi ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa, ke tokonaki ʻae meʻakai maʻae tuʻi pea mo hono kau nofoʻanga; naʻe tokonaki ʻi he taʻu ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻi hono māhina.
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
8 Pea ko honau hingoa eni: Ko e foha ʻo Uli, mei he moʻunga ʻo ʻIfalemi:
These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ko e foha ʻo Tekeli, ʻi Makasi, pea ʻi Sealipimi, mo Pete-Semesi, mo ʻEloni-Pete-Hanani:
Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
10 Ko e foha ʻo Hesiti, ʻi ʻAlupoti; naʻe ʻaʻana ʻa Soko, pea mo e fonua kotoa pē ʻo Hefeli:
Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
11 Ko e foha ʻo ʻApinatapi, ʻi he fonua kotoa pē ʻo Toa; ko ia ia naʻe maʻu ʻa Tafati ko e ʻofefine ʻo Solomone ko hono uaifi:
Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
12 Ko Paʻana ko e foha ʻo ʻAhilute; naʻe ʻoʻona ʻa Tenaki, mo Mekito, mo Pete-Seani kātoa, ʻaia ʻoku ofi ki Salitana ki lalo ʻi Sesilili, mei Pete-Seani ki ʻEpeli-Mihola, ʻo aʻu ki he potu ki kō atu ʻi Sokiniami.
Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
13 Ko e foha ʻo Kepa, ʻi Lemoti-Kiliati: naʻe ʻoʻona ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻo Saili ko e foha ʻo Manase, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Kiliati; naʻe ʻoʻona foki ʻae fonua ʻo ʻAlikopo, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Pesani, ko e kolo lahi ʻe tolungofulu kuo ʻāʻi, pea matapā ʻaki ʻae palasa:
Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
14 Ko ʻAhinatapi ko e foha ʻo Ito, naʻe ʻaʻana ʻa Mehanemi:
Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ko ʻAhimasi naʻe ʻi Nafitali; naʻe maʻu foki ʻe ia ʻa Pasimati ko e ʻofefine ʻo Solomone ko hono uaifi:
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
16 Ko Peana ko e foha ʻo Husai, naʻe ʻi ʻAseli pea mo ʻAloti:
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Ko Sihosafate ko e foha ʻo Palua, naʻe ʻi ʻIsaka:
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Ko Simi ko e foha ʻo Ila, naʻe ʻi Penisimani.
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Ko Kepa ko e foha ʻo Uli, naʻe ʻi he fonua ʻo Kiliati, mo e fonua ʻo Sihoni ko e tuʻi ʻoe kakai ʻAmoli, pea mo Oki ko e tuʻi ʻo Pesani; pea ko e matāpule tokotaha pe ia ʻi he fonua.
Geber the 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 officer who was in the land.
20 Pea naʻe fuʻu tokolahi ʻa Siuta mo ʻIsileli, ʻo hangē ko e ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahi ʻa honau tokolahi, ʻi he kai, mo e inu, pea mo e fai fakafiefia.
Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
21 Pea naʻe pule ʻa Solomone ki he puleʻanga kotoa pē mei he vaitafe ʻo aʻu atu ki he fonua ʻoe kakai Filisitia, pea ʻe aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻIsipite: naʻa nau ʻomi koloa, ʻo tukuhau kia Solomone lolotonga ʻae ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene moʻui.
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 Pea ko e meʻakai ʻa Solomone ki he ʻaho pe taha, ko e fuaʻanga ʻe tolungofulu ʻoe mahoaʻa lelei, mo e fuaʻanga ʻe onongofulu ʻoe mahoaʻa ʻe taha,
Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,
23 Ko e fanga pulu sino ʻe hongofulu, mo e fanga pulu ʻe uofulu mei he potu mohukuʻia, mo e fanga sipi ʻe teau, ka ʻoku lau kehe ʻae fanga haʻate mo e fanga ʻanitelope, mo e fanga tia, mo e fanga manupuna naʻe fafangaʻi ke ngako.
ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
24 He naʻe aʻu atu ʻa ʻene pule ki he potu kotoa pē ʻi he kauvaitafe ki heni, mei Tifisa ʻo ʻalu atu ki Kesa, ki he ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pē ʻi he kauvai ki heni ʻoe vaitafe: pea naʻe melino pe ia ʻi he potu fulipē naʻe takatakai ʻiate ia.
For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River; and he had peace on all sides around him.
25 Pea naʻe nofo taʻemanavahē ʻa Siuta mo ʻIsileli, taki taha ʻae tangata ʻi hono lalo vaine mo e lolo fiki ʻoʻona, mei Tani ʻo aʻu ki Peasipa, ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo Solomone.
Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Solomone ʻae potu tuʻuʻanga ʻe fā mano ki he fanga hoosi ʻo ʻene ngaahi saliote, pea mo e kau heka hoosi ʻe tokotaha mano ma toko ua afe.
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Pea naʻe tokonaki ʻe he kau matāpule ko ia ʻae meʻakai mā ʻae tuʻi ko Solomone, pea maʻanautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu ki he keinangaʻanga ʻa Solomone, ko e tangata taki taha ʻi hono māhina: naʻe ʻikai te nau masiva ʻi ha meʻa.
Those officers 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 Naʻa nau ʻomi foki, ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻo hangē ko ʻene ngāue ʻaʻana, ʻae paʻale mo e kauʻi koane maʻae fanga hoosi mo e fanga manu veʻevave, ki he potu naʻe ʻi ai ʻae kau matāpule.
They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
29 Pea naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kia Solomone ʻae poto lahi ʻaupito mo e loto faʻa fakakaukau, mo e loto fuʻu lahi, ʻo hangē ko e ʻoneʻone ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he matātahi.
God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
30 Pea naʻe lahi hake ʻae poto ʻa Solomone ʻi he poto ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua fakahahake, mo e poto kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsipite.
Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 He naʻe poto lahi hake ia ʻi he kakai kotoa pē; ʻo lahi hake ʻia Etani ko e tangata Esalai, mo Hemani, mo Kalikoli, mo Talita, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Maholi: pea naʻe aʻu atu ʻa ʻene ongoongolelei ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē naʻe tuʻu takatakai ai.
For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
32 Pea naʻa ne lea ʻaki ʻae lea fakatātā ʻe tolu afe: pea naʻe taha afe ma nima ʻa ʻene hiva.
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand and five.
33 Pea naʻa ne fakamatala ʻae ngaahi ʻakau, mei he ʻakau ko e sita ʻoku ʻi Lepanoni ʻo aʻu hifo ki he ʻisope ʻoku tupu mai mei he funga ʻoe ʻā: naʻa ne lea foki ki he ngaahi fanga manu, mo e fanga manupuna, mo e meʻa ʻoku totolo, pea mo e ngaahi ika.
He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
34 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae niʻihi mei he kakai kotoa pē ke fanongo ki he poto ʻa Solomone, mei he ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pē ʻo māmani, ʻaia naʻe fanongo ki heʻene poto.
People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
