I Reis, 4

1. O rei Salomão reinava sobre todo o Israel.

1. So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

2. Estes são os ministros que o assistiam: Azarias, filho do sacerdote Sadoc;

2. And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

3. Elioref e Aías, filhos de Sisa, escribas; Josafá, filho de Ailud, cronista;

3. Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

4. Banaías, filho de Joiada, general do exército; Sadoc e Abiatar, sacerdotes;

4. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:

5. Azarias, filho de Natã, chefe dos inten­dentes; Zabud, filho de Natã, conselheiro privado do rei;

5. 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. Aisar, prefeito do palácio; e Adoniram, filho de Abda, dirigente dos trabalhos.

6. And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute.

7. Salomão tinha doze intendentes estabelecidos sobre todo o Israel, que proviam às necessidades do rei e de sua casa, cada um durante um mês do ano.

7. 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. Estes são os seus nomes: o filho de Hur, na montanha de Efraim;

8. And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9. o filho de Decar, em Maces, em Salebim, em Bet-Sames e em Aialon de Bet-Hanã;

9. The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

10. o filho de Hesed, em Arubot, do qual dependia Soco e toda a terra de Héfer;

10. The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him [pertained] Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

11. o filho de Abinadab, que tinha os altos de Dor e era casado com Tabaat, filha de Salomão;

11. The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

12. Baana, filho de Ailud, que tinha Tanac e Meguido e todo o Betsã, perto de Sartana, debaixo de Jezrael, desde Betsã, até Abel-Meúla e até além de Jecmaam;

12. Baana the son of Ahilud; [to him pertained] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, [even] unto [the place that is] beyond Jokneam:

13. o filho de Gaber, em Ramot de Galaad, que tinha as aldeias de Jair, filho de Manassés, situadas em Galaad, toda a região de Argob em Basã, sessenta cidades grandes e muradas, que tinham fechaduras de bronze;

13. The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; 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. Ainadab, filho de Ado, em Maanaim;

14. Ahinadab the son of Iddo [had] Mahanaim:

15. Aquimaás, em Neftali, casado também com uma filha de Salomão, chamada Basemat;

15. Ahimaaz [was] in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

16. Baana, filho de Husi, em Aser e em Baalot;

16. Baanah the son of Hushai [was] in Asher and in Aloth:

17. Josafá, filho de Farué, em Issacar;

17. Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18. Semei, filho de Ela, em Benjamim;

18. Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19. Gaber, filho de Uri, na terra de Galaad, pátria de Seon, rei dos amorreus e de Og, rei de Basã; havia um só intendente para toda essa região.

19. 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. A população de Judá e de Israel era tão numerosa como a areia na praia do mar; comiam, bebiam e alegravam-se.

20. Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

21.

21. 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.

22. And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

23.

23. Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

24.

24. 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.

25. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26.

26. And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea shore.

30.

30. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31.

31. 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.

32. And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

33.

33. 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.

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34. And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.