Das erste Buch der Könige 4

EINHEITSUBERSETZUNG BIBEL	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 König Salomo war König von ganz Israel.	1 Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel.
2 Dies waren seine obersten Beamten: Asarja, der Enkel Zadoks, war Priester.	2 And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elihoref und Ahija, die Söhne Schischas, waren Staatsschreiber, Joschafat, der Sohn Ahiluds, war Sprecher des Königs.	3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;
4 Benaja, der Sohn Jojadas, war Heerführer [Zadok und Abjatar waren Priester].	4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, over the army; and Zadok, and Abiathar, priests;
5 Asarja, der Sohn Natans, war Vorgesetzter der Statthalter. Sabud, der Sohn Natans, war der Freund des Königs,	5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, over those who were assisting the king; Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the friend of the king;
6 Ahischar war Palastvorsteher und Adoniram, der Sohn Abdas, war Aufseher über die Fronarbeiten.	6 and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.
7 Salomo hatte zwölf Statthalter für ganz Israel, die den König und sein Haus versorgten. Je einen Monat im Jahr hatte ihn jeder zu versorgen.	7 And Solomon had twelve commanders over all of Israel, who offered yearly provisions for the king and his house. For each was ministering the necessities, by each month of the year.
8 Das sind ihre Namen: Der Sohn Hurs (war Statthalter) im Gebirge Efraim,	8 And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim;
9 der Sohn Dekers in Makaz, Schaalbim, Bet-Schemesch, Elon und Bet-Hanan,	9 Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;
10 der Sohn Heseds in Arubbot. Ihm unterstanden Socho und das ganze Gebiet von Hefer.	10 Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher;
11 Dem Sohn Abinadabs unterstand der ganze Höhenrücken von Dor. Er hatte Tafat, eine Tochter Salomos, zur Frau.	11 Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as wife;
12 Baana, der Sohn Ahiluds, verwaltete Taanach, Megiddo und ganz Bet-Schean, das an der Seite von Zaretan unterhalb von Jesreel liegt, (das ist das ganze Gebiet) von Bet-Schean bis Abel-Mehola und bis über Jokneam hinaus.	12 Baana, the son of Ahilud, who was reigning in Taanach, and Megiddo, and all of Bethshean, which is beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Bethshean as far as Abelmeholah, opposite Jokmeam;
13 Der Sohn Gebers (war Statthalter) in Ramot-Gilead. Ihm unterstanden die Zeltdörfer Jaïrs, des Sohnes des Manasse, in Gilead und der Kreis Argob im Baschan, sechzig große Städte mit Mauern und bronzenen Torriegeln.	13 Bengeber, in Ramoth Gilead, who had the town of Jair, the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; the same was first in the entire region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls that had bronze bars;
14 Ahinadab, der Sohn Iddos, (war Statthalter) in Mahanajim,	14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz in Naftali. Auch er hatte eine Tochter Salomos, nämlich Basemat, zur Frau.	15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage;
16 Baana, der Sohn Huschais, (war Statthalter) in Ascher und Bealot,	16 Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth;
17 Joschafat, der Sohn Paruachs, in Issachar,	17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Schimi, der Sohn Elas, in Benjamin.	18 Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber, der Sohn Uris, (verwaltete) in Gilead das Land Sihons, des Königs der Amoriter, und Ogs, des Königs des Baschan. Dazu kam ein Vogt im Land Juda.	19 Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan, over all who were in that land.
20 Das Volk von Juda und Israel war zahlreich wie der Sand am Meer. Es hatte zu essen und zu trinken und war glücklich.	20 Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
	21 Now Solomon had, in his dominion, all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt. And they offered gifts to him, and they served him all the days of his life.
	22 And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,
	23 ten fattened oxen, and twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred rams, aside from the venison of stags, roe deer, and gazelles, and fattened poultry.
	24 For he had obtained the entire region which was beyond the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, and all the kings of those regions. And he had peace on every side all around.
	25 And so, Judah and Israel were living without any fear, each one under his own vine and under his own fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, during all the days of Solomon.
	26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses.
	27 And the above-stated commanders of the king nourished these. And they also offered the necessities for the table of king Solomon, with immense diligence, each in his time.
	28 Also, they brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden, to the place where the king was, just as it was appointed to them.
	29 And God gave wisdom to Solomon, and an exceedingly great prudence, and a spacious heart, like the sand which is on the shore of the sea.
	30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians.
	31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And he was renowned in all the nations on every side.
	32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.
	33 And he discoursed about trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, to the hyssop which grows out from the wall. And he explained about beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.
	34 And they came from all the peoples in order to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who were hearing about his wisdom.