I Regum 4
1 Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israel:
King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 et hi principes quos habebat: Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdotis:
These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
3 Elihoreph, et Ahia filii Sisa scribæ: Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis:
Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha, were secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
4 Banaias filius Ioiadæ super exercitum: Sadoc autem, et Abiathar sacerdotes.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui assistebant regi: Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos, amicus regis:
Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend.
6 et Ahisar præpositus domus: et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa.
Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected to forced labor.
7 Habebat autem Salomon duodecim præfectos super omnem Israel, qui præbebant annonam regi et domui eius: per singulos enim menses in anno, singuli necessaria ministrabant.
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.
8 Et hæc nomina eorum: Benhur, in monte Ephraim.
These were their names: Ben-Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Bendecar, in Macces, et in Salebim, et in Bethsames, et in Elon, et in Bethanan.
Ben-Deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
10 Benhesed in Aruboth: ipsius erat Socho, et omnis terra Epher.
Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Sokoh and all the land of Hepher);
11 Benabinadab, cuius omnis Nephath Dor, Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem.
Ben-Abinadab, in all Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo, et universam Bethsan, quæ est iuxta Sarthana subter Iezrael, a Bethsan usque Abelmehula e regione Iecmaan.
Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;
13 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: habebat Avothiair filii Manasse in Galaad, ipse præerat in omni regione Argob, quæ est in Basan, sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis, quæ habebant seras æreas.
Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him belonged the towns of Jair son of Manasseh, that are in Gilead, and the region of Argob belonged to him, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze gate bars);
14 Ahinadab filius Addo præerat in Manaim.
Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Achimaas in Nephthali: sed et ipse habebat Basemath filiam Salomonis in coniugio.
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
16 Baana filius Husi, in Aser, et in Baloth.
Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Iosaphat filius Pharue, in Issachar.
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Semei filius Ela, in Beniamin.
Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Gaber filius Uri, in terra Galaad, in terra Sehon regis Amorrhæi et Og regis Basan, super omnia quæ erant in illa terra.
and Geber 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 official who was in the land.
20 Iuda et Israel innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine: comedentes, et bibentes, atque lætantes.
Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.
21 Salomon autem erat in ditione sua, habens omnia regna a flumine terræ Philisthiim usque ad terminum Ægypti: offerentium sibi munera, et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitæ eius.
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 Erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta cori similæ, et sexaginta cori farinæ,
Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,
23 decem boves pingues, et viginti boves pascuales, et centum arietes, excepta venatione cervorum, caprearum, atque bubalorum, et avium altilium.
ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
24 Ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem, quæ erat trans flumen, a Thaphsa usque ad Gazan, et cunctos reges illarum regionum: et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu.
For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.
25 Habitabatque Iuda, et Israel absque timore ullo, unusquisque sub vite sua, et sub ficu sua, a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis.
Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Et habebat Salomon quadraginta millia præsepia equorum currilium, et duodecim millia equestrium.
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis præfecti: sed et necessaria mensæ regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura præbebant in tempore suo.
Those officials 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 Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum, et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, iuxta constitutum sibi.
They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.
29 Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam, quæ est in littore maris.
God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore.
30 Et præcedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Ægyptiorum,
Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus: sapientior Ethan Ezrahita, et Heman, et Chalcol, et Dorda filiis Mahol: et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum.
He was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol—and his fame reached all the surrounding nations.
32 Locutus est quoque Salomon tria millia parabolas: et fuerunt carmina eius quinque et mille.
He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five in number.
33 Et disputavit super lignis a cedro, quæ est in Libano, usque ad hyssopum, quæ egreditur de pariete: et disseruit de iumentis, et volucribus, et reptilibus, et piscibus.
He described the plants, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He explained also about beasts, birds, creeping things, and fish.
34 Et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis, et ab universis regibus terræ, qui audiebant sapientiam eius.
People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
