Premier livre des Rois 4

JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Le roi Salomon fut roi sur tout Israël,	1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 et voici quels étaient ses grands officiers: Azaryahu fils de Sadoq, prêtre.	2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Elihaph et Ahiyya, fils de Shisha, secrétaires. Yehoshaphat fils d'Ahilud, héraut.	3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 (Benayahu, fils de Yehoyada, chef de l'armée. Sadoq et Ebyatar, prêtres.)	4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
5 Azaryahu fils de Natân, chef des préfets. Zabud fils de Natân, familier du roi.	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 Ahishar, maître du palais. Eliab fils de Joab, chef de l'armée. Adoram fils d'Abda, chef de la corvée.	6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
7 Salomon avait douze préfets sur tout Israël, qui approvisionnaient le roi et sa maison; il revenait àchacun d'y pourvoir un mois par an.	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 Voici leurs noms: Fils de Hur, dans la montagne d'Ephraïm.	8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 Fils de Déqer, à Mahaç, Shaalbim, Bet-Shémesh, Ayyalôn, Bet-Hanân.	9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:
10 Fils de Hésed, à Arubbot; il avait Soko et tout le pays de Héphèr.	10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 Fils d'Abinadab: tous les coteaux de Dor. Tabaat, fille de Salomon, fut sa femme.	11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
12 Baana fils d'Ahilud, à Tanak et Megiddo jusqu'au-delà de Yoqméam, et tout Bet-Shéân au-dessousde Yizréel, depuis Bet-Shéân jusqu'à Abel-Mehola, qui est vers Cartân.	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 Fils de Géber, à Ramot de Galaad; il avait les Douars de Yaïr, fils de Manassé, qui sont en Galaad;il avait le territoire d'Argob qui est en Bashân, 60 villes fortes, emmurées et verrouillées de bronze.	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 fils d'Iddo, à Mahanayim.	14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ahimaaç, en Nephtali; lui aussi épousa une fille de Salomon, Basmat.	15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Baana fils de Hushaï, dans Asher et aux falaises.	16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Yehoshaphat fils de Paruah, en Issachar.	17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Shiméï fils d'Ela, en Benjamin.	18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
19 Géber fils d'Uri, au pays de Gad, le pays de Sihôn roi des Amorites et d'Og roi du Bashân. En plus,il y avait un préfet qui était dans le pays.	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 Juda et Israël étaient nombreux, aussi nombreux que le sable qui est au bord de la mer; ilsmangeaient et buvaient et vivaient heureux.	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.