1 Kings 4
1 ଏହିପରି ଶଲୋମନ ରାଜା ସମଗ୍ର ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଉପରେ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲେ।
2 ଏହିମାନେ ଥିଲେ ତାଙ୍କର ଅଧିପତି ଯେ କି ତାଙ୍କୁ ରାଜ୍ଯ ଶାସନ ରେ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରୁଥିଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସାଦୋକର ପୁତ୍ର ଯାଜକ ଅସରିଯ ପୁତ୍ରଗଣ ଥିଲେ।
3 ଶୀଶାର ପୁତ୍ର ଇଲୀହାରଫେ ଓ ଅହିଯ ଉଭୟ ବିଗ୍ଭରାଳଯ ରେ ଯାହା ହେଉଥିଲା ସମାନେେ ଲେଖୁଥିଲେ।
4 ୟିହୋଯାଦାର ପୁତ୍ର ବନାଯ ଥିଲା ସୈନ୍ଯ ବାହୀନିର ସନୋପତି
5 ନାଥନର ପୁତ୍ର ଅସରିଯ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ପ୍ରଧାନମାନଙ୍କ ମୂଖ୍ଯ ଥିଲା ଓ
6 ଅହୀଶାର୍ ରାଜାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରାସାଦର ଦାଯିତ୍ବ ରେ ଥିଲେ।
7 ଶ ଲୋମନ ସମଗ୍ର ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲକୁ ବାର ଭାଗ ରେ ବିଭକ୍ତ କରି ବାରଜଣ ଦଶାେଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷଙ୍କୁ ନିୟୁକ୍ତ କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ରାଜା ଓ ତାଙ୍କର ଗୃହ ପାଇଁ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଯୋଗଇଲେ। ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବର୍ଷ ମଧିଅରେ ଏକ ଏକ ମାସ ପାଇଁ ଖାଦ୍ୟଦ୍ରବ୍ଯ ଯୋଗଇଲେ।
8 ଏଗୁଡିକ ହେଉଛି ବାରଜଣ ଦଶାେଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷଙ୍କ ନାମ:
9 ମାକସ୍, ଶାଲବୀମ୍, ବୈଥ୍-ଶମେଶ, ଓ ଏଲୋନ-ବୈଥାନନର ଶାସନକର୍ତ୍ତା ଥିଲେ, ବିନ୍ଦକରେ।
10 ଅରୁବୋତ ରେ ବିନ୍- ହଷେଦ୍; ସୋଖୋ ଓ ସମୁଦାଯ ହଫରେ ପ୍ରଦେଶ ତା'ର ଅଧୀନ ଥିଲା।
11 ସମୁଦାଯ ଦୋର ଉପପର୍ବତ ବିନ୍-ଅବୀନାଦବ୍ର ଅଧିନ ଥିଲା। ସେ ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କର କ୍ଯା ଟାଫତକୁ ବିବାହ କରିଥିଲା।
12 ତାନକ୍ ଓ ମାଗିଦ୍ଦୋ ଓ ବୈଥ୍-ଶାନଠାରୁ ଆବେଲ୍ମହୋଲା ଓ ୟଗୂମିଯାମ ପାରି ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ସର୍ତ୍ତନ ନିକଟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ୟିଷ୍ରିଯଲେ ତଳେ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ବୈଥ୍-ଶାନ ରେ ଅହୀଲୂଦର ପୁତ୍ର ବାନା ରାଜ୍ଯପାଳ ଥିଲେ।
13 ବିନ୍-ଗବରରୋମାେତ୍-ଗିଲିଯଦର ଶାସକ ଥିଲେ। ମନଃଶିର ପୁତ୍ର ୟାଯୀରର ଗିଲିଯଦସ୍ଥିତ ସମସ୍ତ ଗ୍ରାମ ଓ ସହର ତାଙ୍କର ଅଧୀନ ଥିଲା। ବାଶନସ୍ଥ ଅର୍ ଗୋବ ଅଞ୍ଚଳ ରେ ଥିବା ପ୍ରାଚୀର ବେଷ୍ଟିତ ଓ ପିତ୍ତଳ ଅର୍ଗଳ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଷାଠିଏ ବୃହତ୍ ନଗର ତାଙ୍କର ଅଧୀନ ଥିଲା।
14 ମହନଯିମ ରେ ଇଦ୍ଦୋର ପୁତ୍ର ଅହୀନାଦବ୍।
15 ନପ୍ତାଲି ରେ ଅହୀମାସ୍ ଶାସକ ଥିଲେ ୟିଏ କି ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କର କନ୍ଯା ବାସମତ୍କୁ ବିବାହ କରିଥିଲା।
16 ଆଶରେ ଓ ବାଲୋ ରେ ହୂଶଯର ପୁତ୍ର ବାନା।
17 ଇଷାଖର ରେ ପାରୁହର ପୁତ୍ର ଯିହାଶାଫେଟ୍ ଶାସକ ଥିଲେ।
18 ବିନ୍ଯାମୀନ ରେ ଏଲାର ପୁତ୍ର ଶିମିଯି ଶାସକ ଥିଲେ।
19 ଇମାରେୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ରାଜା ସୀହାନରେ ଓ ବାଶନର ରାଜା ଓଗର ଗିଲିଯଦ ଦେଶ ରେ ଊରିର ପୁତ୍ର ଗବରେ; ସେ ଦେଶ ରେ ସେ ଏକମାତ୍ର ଦଶାେଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷ ଥିଲା।
20 ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଓ ଯିହୁଦା ରେ ବହୁ ଲୋକ ଥିଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସମୁଦ୍ର ତୀରସ୍ଥ ବାଲୁକା ସଦୃଶ ଅକଳନ ଥିଲେ। ମାତ୍ର ସମାନେେ ୟଥେଷ୍ଟ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପାନୀଯ ସହିତ ସୁଖ ରେ କାଳାତିପାତ କରୁଥିଲେ।
21 ଶଲୋମନ ଇଉଫ୍ ରଟେିଶ ଫରାତ୍ ନଦୀଠାରୁ ପଲେଷ୍ଟୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦେଶ ଓ ମିଶର ସୀମା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ସମସ୍ତ ରାଜ୍ଯ ଉପରେ ଶାସନ କଲେ। ଏହି ଦେଶଗୁଡିକ ଶ ଲୋମନଙ୍କୁ ଉପହାର ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ ପଠାଇଲେ ଏବଂ ଜୀବନସାରା ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଜା ହାଇେ ରହିଲେ।
22 ଶଲୋମନ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ମେଜରେ ଖାଉଥିଲେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ପରିମାଣର ଖାଦ୍ୟଦ୍ରବ୍ୟ ଦରକାର କରୁଥିଲେ:
23 30 ମହଣ ସରୁ ମଇଦା, 60 ମହଣ ସୁଜୀ, 10 ଗୋଟି ପୁଷ୍ଟ ଗୋରୁ, 20 ଗୋଟି ଗୋରୁ ଚରାସ୍ଥାନରୁ, 100 ମେଷ, ଏହାଛଡ଼ା ଅନେକ ହରିଣ, କୃଷ୍ଣସାର, ବନ ଗୋରୁ ଓ ପୁଷ୍ଟ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଥିଲେ।
24 ଶଲୋମନ ତିପ୍ସହଠାରୁ ଘସା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଫରାତ୍ ନଦୀର ପଶ୍ଚିମ ପାରିସ୍ଥିତ ସମସ୍ତ ଦେଶଗୁଡିକ ଉପରେ ଶାସନ କଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ରାଜ୍ଯର ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗର ସୀମା ରେ ଶାନ୍ତି ଥିଲା।
25 ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କ ରାଜତ୍ବ କାଳ ରେ ଦାନଠାରୁ ବରେଶବୋ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଯିହୁଦା ଓ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକ ନିଜ ନିଜ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାଲତା ଓ ଡିମ୍ବିରି ବୃକ୍ଷ ମୂଳ ରେ ନିରାପଦ ରେ ଅବସ୍ଥାନ କରୁଥିଲେ।
26 ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କର ରଥଗୁଡିକ ନିମନ୍ତେ 4,000 ଅଶ୍ବଶାଳା ଓ 12,000 ଅଶ୍ବାରୋହୀ ଥିଲେ।
27 ପ୍ରତି ମାସ ସହେି ବାର ଜଣ ରାଜ୍ଯପାଳମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ଜଣେ ଶଲୋମନ ରାଜା ଦ୍ବାରା ନିୟୁକ୍ତି ହେଲେ। ରାଜାଙ୍କର ସହେିମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ଖାଇବା ଟବେୁଲ୍ ରେ ଅଂଶ ନେଲେ, ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପାଇଁ ଖାଦ୍ୟଦ୍ରବ୍ଯ ଯୋଗଇଲେ। ସମାନେେ କିଛି ଊଣା ନକରି ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧିଷ୍ଟ ମାସ ପାଇଁ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଯୋଗଇଲେ।
28 ସହେି ଶାସକଗଣ ସମାନଙ୍କେର କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ଯ ଅନୁସାରେ ଦ୍ରୁତଗାମୀ ଅଶ୍ବଗୁଡିକୁ ବାର୍ଲି ଓ କୁଟା ଯୋଗଇଲେ। ଆଉ ମଧ୍ଯ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ନିଜ ନିଜ ନିରୂପିତ କର୍ମାନୁସା ରେ ଅଶ୍ବ ଦ୍ରୁତଗାମୀ ବାହନଗୁଡିକ ପାଇଁ ଅଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷମାନଙ୍କ ଥିବା ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଆଣିଲେ।
29 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଶ ଲୋମନଙ୍କୁ ଅତିଶଯ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ କଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ଜ୍ଞାନ ଅନ୍ତଦୃଷ୍ଟି ଓ ମହତ ବୁଝାମଣା ସମୁଦ୍ରବାଲୁକା ସଦୃଶ ଅକଳନ ହେଲା।
30 ପୂର୍ବ ଦେଶୀଯ ଓ ମିଶରୀଯ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କର ଜ୍ଞାନ ଅଧିକ ଥିଲା।
31 ସେ ପୃଥିବୀର ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକଙ୍କଠାରୁ ସେ ଅଧିକ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ହେଲେ। ସେ ଇଶ୍ରାଯୀଯ ଏଥନ୍ ଓ ମାହୋଲର ପୁତ୍ର ହମେନ୍ ଓ କଲ୍କୋଲ ଓ ଦର୍ଦା, ଏମାନଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ୟଶ ସମସ୍ତ ଦେଶର ଗ୍ଭରିଆଡେ ବ୍ଯାପିଗଲା।
32 ତାଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ କାଳ ମଧିଅରେ ସେ 3,000 ନୀତିକଥା ଓ 1,005 ଗୀତ ରଚନା କଲେ।
33 ସେ ପ୍ରକୃତି ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ ରେ ମଧ୍ଯ ବହୁକଥା ଜାଣିଲେ। ସେ ଲିବା ନୋନର ଏରସ ବୃକ୍ଷ ବିଷଯ ରେ ଓ ପ୍ରାଚୀର ରେ ଜନ୍ମିଥିବା ଏସୋବ ତୃଣ ବିଷଯ ରେ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦେଲେ। ସେ ପଶୁ, ପକ୍ଷୀ, ଉ ରୋଗାମୀ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ଓ ମତ୍ସ୍ଯମାନଙ୍କର ବିଷଯ ରେ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦେଲେ।
34 ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀସ୍ଥ ଲୋକମାନେ ରାଜା ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କର ଜ୍ଞାନ ବିଷଯ ଶୁଣିଲେ। ସମସ୍ତ ଦେଶର ରାଜାଗଣ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ରାଜା ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କ ଜ୍ଞାନ ବିଷଯ ରେ ଶୁଣିଲେ, ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ପଠାଇଲେ। ସମାନଙ୍କେ ନିକଟରୁ ସର୍ବଦେଶୀଯ ଲୋକେ ତାଙ୍କର ଜ୍ଞାନ କଥା ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଆସିଲେ।
1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
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 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
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 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; 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 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
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 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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 And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
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 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 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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 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 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
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.
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.
1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:
20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
23 This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
29 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.