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1 Kings 3-5 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Solomon Asks for Wisdom 3 Solomon made a peace treaty with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David. This was when Solomon was still building his palace, the Temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The Temple to honor the Lord had not yet been finished, so people were still making animal sacrifices on altars at the high places. 3 Solomon showed that he loved the Lord by obeying everything his father David told him to do, except that Solomon continued to go to the high places to offer sacrifices and to burn incense. 4 King Solomon went to Gibeon to offer a sacrifice because that was the most important high place. He offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 While Solomon was at Gibeon, the Lord came to him at night in a dream. God said, “Solomon, ask me what you want me to give you.” 6 Solomon answered, “You were very kind and loyal to your servant, my father David. He was faithful to you and lived a good, honest life. And you showed him the greatest kindness when you let his son take his place as king. 7 Lord my God, you have made me the king in my father’s place, but I am like a small child. I don’t have the wisdom I need to do what I must do. 8 I am your servant here among your chosen people. There are so many that they cannot be counted. 9 So I ask you to give me the wisdom to rule and judge them well and to help me know the difference between right and wrong. Without such great wisdom, it would be impossible to rule this great nation.” 10 The Lord was happy that Solomon asked for wisdom. 11 So God said to him, “You did not ask for long life and riches for yourself. You did not ask for the death of your enemies. You asked for the wisdom to listen and make the right decisions. 12 So I will give you what you asked for. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make you wiser than anyone who ever lived or ever will live. 13 And I will also give you what you did not ask for. You will have riches and honor all your life. There will be no other king in the world as great as you. 14 And I will give you a long life if you follow me and obey my laws and commands as your father David did.” 15 Solomon woke up and knew that God had spoken to him in the dream. Then Solomon went to Jerusalem and stood before the Box of the Lord’s Agreement. He offered a burnt offering and fellowship offerings to the Lord and then gave a party for all of his officials. Proof of Solomon’s Wisdom 16 One day two prostitutes came to Solomon and stood before the king. 17 One of the women said, “Sir, this woman and I live in the same house. We were both pregnant and ready to give birth to our babies. I had my baby while she was there with me. 18 Three days later she also gave birth to her baby. There was no one else in the house with us, just the two of us. 19 One night while this woman was asleep with her baby, the baby died. 20 That night while I was asleep, she took my son from my bed and carried him to her bed. Then she put the dead baby in my bed. 21 In the morning I woke up and was about to feed the baby when I saw he was dead. When I looked at him more closely, I saw that he was not my baby.” 22 But the other woman said, “No! The dead baby is yours, and the one still alive is mine!” But the first woman said, “No, you are wrong! The dead baby is yours! The one that is still alive is mine.” So the two women argued in front of the king. 23 Then King Solomon said, “Each of you says that the living baby is your own and that the dead baby belongs to the other woman.” 24 Then King Solomon sent his servant to get a sword. 25 He told the servant, “Cut the living baby in two and give one half of the baby to each woman.” 26 The second woman said, “Yes, cut him in two. Then neither of us will have him.” But the first woman, the real mother, loved her son and said to the king, “Please, sir, don’t kill the baby! Give him to her.” 27 Then King Solomon said, “Stop, don’t kill the baby. Give him to this woman. She is the real mother.” 28 The people of Israel respected the king when they heard about this decision. They saw he had the wisdom of God to make the right decisions. Solomon’s Kingdom 4 King Solomon ruled over all Israel. 2 These are the names of his leading officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, had the job of writing notes about what happened in the courts; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote notes about the history of the people; 4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the commander of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5 Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and an advisor to King Solomon; 6 Ahishar was responsible for everything in the king’s palace; Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the slaves. 7 Israel was divided into twelve districts. Solomon chose governors to rule over each district. These governors were ordered to gather food from their districts and give it to the king and his family. Each of the twelve governors was responsible for giving food to the king one month each year. 8 These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben Hur was governor of the hill country of Ephraim. 9 Ben Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan. 10 Ben Hesed was governor of Arubboth, Socoh, and Hepher. 11 Ben Abinadab was governor of Naphoth Dor. He was married to Taphath, daughter of Solomon. 12 Baana son of Ahilud was governor of Taanach and Megiddo and all of Beth Shean next to Zarethan. This was below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah across from Jokmeam. 13 Ben Geber was governor of Ramoth Gilead. He was governor of all the towns and villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead. He was also governor of the district of Argob in Bashan. In this area there were 60 cities with big walls around them. These cities also had bronze bars on the gates. 14 Ahinadab son of Iddo was governor of Mahanaim. 15 Ahimaaz was governor of Naphtali. He was married to Basemath the daughter of Solomon. 16 Baana son of Hushai was governor of Asher and Aloth. 17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was governor of Issachar. 18 Shimei son of Ela was governor of Benjamin. 19 Geber son of Uri was governor of Gilead. There had been two kings in this area, King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan, but Solomon appointed only one governor for that district. 20 In Judah and Israel there were as many people as sand on the seashore. The people were happy and had plenty to eat and drink. 21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines. His kingdom went as far as the border of Egypt. These countries sent gifts to Solomon, and they obeyed him all of his life. 22-23 This is the amount of food that Solomon needed each day for himself and for everyone who ate at his table: 150 bushels of fine flour, 300 bushels of flour, 10 cattle that were fed grain, 20 cattle that were raised in the fields, 100 sheep, wild animals such as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and game birds. 24 Solomon ruled over all the countries west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And Solomon had peace along all the borders of his kingdom. 25 During Solomon’s life everyone in Judah and Israel, all the way from Dan to Beersheba, lived in peace and security. The people were at peace sitting under their own fig trees and grapevines. 26 Solomon had places to keep 4000 horses for his chariots and he had 12,000 horse soldiers. 27 And each month one of the twelve district governors gave King Solomon everything he needed for all the people who ate at the king’s table. 28 The district governors also gave the king enough straw and barley for the chariot horses and the riding horses. Everyone brought this grain to the necessary places. Solomon’s Wisdom 29 God made Solomon very wise. Solomon could understand more than you can imagine. 30 He was wiser than anyone in the East or in Egypt. 31 He was wiser than anyone on earth, even Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol—Heman, Calcol, and Darda. King Solomon became famous in all the surrounding countries. 32 By the end of his life, he had written 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs. 33 Solomon also knew very much about nature. He taught about many different kinds of plants—everything from the great cedar trees of Lebanon to the little vines that grow out of the walls. He also taught about animals, birds, and snakes. 34 People from every nation came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom. Kings all over the world sent their people to listen to him. Solomon and Hiram 5 Hiram was the king of Tyre. He had always been David’s friend. So when Hiram heard that Solomon had become the new king after David, he sent his servants to Solomon. 2 This is what Solomon said to King Hiram: 3 “You remember that my father, King David, had to fight many wars all around him. So he was never able to build a temple to honor the Lord his God. King David was waiting until the Lord allowed him to defeat all his enemies. 4 But now the Lord my God has given me peace along all the borders of my country. I have no enemies, and my people are in no danger. 5 “The Lord made a promise to my father David. He said, ‘I will make your son king after you, and he will build a temple to honor me.’ Now, I plan to build that temple to honor the Lord my God. 6 And so I ask you to help me. Send your men to Lebanon to cut down cedar trees for me. My servants will work with yours. I will pay you any price that you decide as your servants’ wages, but I need your help. Our carpenters are not as good as the carpenters of Sidon.” 7 Hiram was very happy when he heard what Solomon asked. He said, “I praise the Lord today for giving David a wise son to rule this great nation!” 8 Then Hiram sent this message to Solomon: “I heard what you asked for. I will give you all the cedar trees and the fir trees you want. 9 My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. Then I will tie them together and float them down the shore to the place you choose. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them from there. As payment for this, you will give food to all those who live in my palace.” 10 So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and fir logs that he wanted. 11 Solomon gave Hiram about 120,000 bushels of wheat and about 120,000 gallons of pure olive oil every year for his family. 12 The Lord made Solomon wise as he had promised. Hiram and Solomon made a treaty between themselves and were at peace with one another. 13 King Solomon forced 30,000 men of Israel to help in this work. 14 He chose a man named Adoniram to be in charge of them. Solomon divided the men into three groups with 10,000 men in each group. Each group worked one month in Lebanon and then went home for two months. 15 Solomon also forced 80,000 men to work in the hill country cutting stone. There were also 70,000 men to carry the stones. 16 There were 3300 men to supervise the workers. 17 King Solomon commanded them to cut large, expensive stones for the foundation of the Temple. 18 Then Solomon and Hiram’s builders and the men from Byblos carved the stones and prepared them and the logs for use in building the Temple.
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1 राजा 4 Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) सुलेमानको राज्य-शासन 4 राजा सुलेमानले इस्राएलका जनता माथि शासन गर्न थाले। 2 शासन गर्नमा उनलाई सहयोग गर्ने प्रमुख अधिकारीहरूको नाम यी हुन्: सादोकका छोरा अजर्याह, अजर्याह पूजाहारी थिए। 3 शीशाका छोराहरू एलीहोरेप र अहियाह। एलीहोरेप र अहियाह लेखकहरू थिए। अहीलूदका छोरा यहोशापात। यहोशापात जनगणको इतिहासको विवरण लेख्ने गर्दथे। 4 यहोयादाका छोरा बनायाह। बनायाह सेनापति थिए। सादोक र एबीयातार। यिनीहरू पूजाहारीहरू थिए। 5 नातानका छोरा अजर्याह। अजर्याह जिल्ला राजापालको हाक्किम थिए। नातानका छोरा याबूद। याबूद राजा सुलेमानका सल्लाहकार अनि पूजाहारी थिए। 6 अहीशार। अहीशार महलको प्रत्येक वस्तुका लागि जिम्मेवार थिए। अब्दाका छोरा अदोनीरामः अदोनीराम दासहरूको अध्यक्ष थिए। 7 इस्राएललाई बाह्रवटा क्षेत्रहरूमा विभाजन गरिएको थियो जसलाई जनपद भनिन्थ्यो। सुलेमानले प्रत्येक जनपदको राजपाल छान्ने गर्दथे। राजपाललाई आफ्नो जनपदबाट खाद्य संकलन गर्ने अनि राजा तथा उनको परिवारलाई खाद्यान दिने आदेश दिइएको थियो। प्रत्येक बर्षको एक महीनामा राजालाई खाद्यान सामाग्री जम्मा गर्ने दायित्व बाह्र जना राजपालहरू माथि थियो। 8 बाह्रजना राजपालहरूका नाउँ यी हुन्; बेनहर एप्रैमको पार्वत्य प्रदेशको राजपाल थिए। 9 माकश, शाल्बीम, बेतशेमेश अनि एलोनरबेत-तनानका राजपाल बेन्दकेर थिए। 10 अरूबोत, सोको अनि हेपेरका राजपाल बेन-हेसेद थिए। 11 बेन अबीनादाब नपोत दोरका राजपाल थिए। उनले सुलेमानकी छोरी तापत-सँग विवाह गरेका थिए। 12 अहीलूदका छोरा बाना तानाक अनि मगिद्दो तथा सारतानको छेउमा भएको सबै बेतशानको राजपाल थिए। यो यिज्रेलको तल बेत-शानदेखि लिएर योकमाम पारि आबेल-महोलासम्म थियो। 13 बेन-गेबेर रामोत गिलादका राज्यपाल थिए। उनी गिलादमा मनश्शेका छोरा याईरको सबै शहरहरू अनि गाउँका पनि राज्यपाल थिए। उनी बाशानमा अर्गोब अञ्चलका पनि शासक थिए। यस इलाकामा वरिपरि ठूला-ठूला पर्खालले घेरेका साठ्ठीवटा शहरहरू थिए। अनि शहरहरूको मूल ढोकामा काँसाका बारहरू थिए। 14 इद्दोका छोरा अहीनादाब महनेमका राजपाल थिए। 15 अहीमास नप्तालीका राजपाल थिए। उनको विवाह सुलेमानकी छोरी बासमत सँग भएको थियो। 16 हूशैका छोरा बाना आशेर र आलोतका राजपाल थिए। 17 पारूहका छोरा यहोशापात इस्साकारका राजपाल थिए। 18 एलाका छोरा शिमी बिन्यामीनका राजपाल थिए। 19 ऊरीका छोरा गेबेर गिलादका राजपाल थिए। गिलाद त्यो प्रदेश थियो जहाँ एमोरीहरूका राजा सीहोन अनि बाशानका राजा ओग शासन गर्दथिए। तर गेबेर मात्र यस जनपदका राजपाल थिए। 20 यहूदा र इस्राएलमा धेरै संख्यामा मानिसहरू थिए। मानिसहरूको संख्या समुद्रतटका बालुवाका कण जति नै थिये। मानिसहरू सुखी जीवन व्यतीत गर्दैथिएः तिनीहरू खानपीन गर्दथिए अनि खुशी थिए। 21 सुलेमान यूफ्रेटिस नदी देखि लिएर पलिश्ती मानिसहरूको धर्ती-सम्म शासन गर्दथे। उनको राज्य मिश्र देशको सीमानासम्म फिंजिएको थियो। यी देशहरूले सुलेमानकहाँ उपहार पठाए अनि जीवनभरि नै आज्ञा पालन गरिरहे। 22-23 सुलेमानलाई प्रत्येक दिन चाहिने खाध्य सामग्री यो थियो ऊ आफ्नै निम्ति अनि उनीसँगै मेजमा भोजन गर्ने सबै मानिसहरूका निम्तिः 30 मुरी राम्रो पिठो, 60 मुरी अन्न, 10 वटा राम्रो अन्न खाने गाईहरू, 20 वटा मैदानमा पालीएको गाईहरू, 100 वटा भेंडाहरू, जंगली जनावरहरू जस्तो मृग, जराया, चित्तल अनि शिकार गरिएका चराहरू। 24 सुलेमान यूफ्रेटिस नदीको पश्चिम तिरका सबै देशहरूमा शासन गर्दथे। यो क्षेत्र तिप्सादेखि गाजाँसम्म थियो। सुलेमानले राज्यको चारैतिर शान्ति कायम गरेका थिए। 25 सुलेमानको जीवनकालमा यहूदा अनि इस्राएलमा, दानदेखि बेर्शेबासम्मका सबै मानिसहरू शान्ति अनि सुरक्षामा थिए। मानिसहरू आफ्नै अंजीरका रूख अनि दाखको लहरा मुनी शान्तिका साथ बस्ने गर्दथे। 26 सुलेमानसित उनका रथहरूका 4,000 घोडाहरू राख्ने र घोड सैनिकहरू बस्ने ठाउँ थियो अनि उनीसित 12,000 घोडाको हेरविचार गर्ने मानिसहरू (सएसहरू) थिए। 27 प्रत्येक महीना बाह्र जनपद मध्ये एक जना राजपालले सुलेमानलाई ती जिनिसहरू दिने गर्दथे जो उनलाई चाहिन्थ्यो। राजाको मेजमा भोजन गर्ने प्रत्येक मानिसका लागि यो पर्याप्त थियो। 28 शासकहरूले यी पशुहरूका निम्ति प्रचुर मात्रमा खाना अनि जौं जुटाउने गर्थे। तिनीहरूले ती अन्नहरू निश्चित ठाउँमा ल्याए। सुलेमानको बुद्धि 29 परमेश्वरले सुलेमानलाई ज्यादै बुद्धिमान बनाउनुभयो। सुलेमान धेरै किसिमका कुरा बुझ्न सक्थे। उनको बुद्धि यति महान, थियो कि, कल्पना गर्न सकिन्न। 30 सुलेमान पूर्वी देशहरूका सबै मानिसहरू अनि सबै मिश्रीहरू भन्दा ज्ञानी थिए। 31 उनी विश्वमा सबै मानिसहरूभन्दा बढी बुद्धिमानी थिए। उनी एज्रही एतानभन्दा पनि बढी बुद्धिमान थिए। उनी हेमान, कलकोल अनि दर्दा भन्दा बढी बुद्धिमान थिए। यिनीहरू माहोलका छोरा थिए। राजा सुलेमान इस्राएल र यहूदाको वरिपरिका सबै देशहरूमा प्रख्यात भए। 32 आफ्नो जीवन-कालमा सुलेमानले 3,000 ज्ञानवर्द्धक शिक्षाहरू अनि 1,005 गीतहरू रचे। 33 सुलेमान प्रकृतिको विषयमा धेरै जान्दथे। उनले लबानोनका विशाल देवदारू रूखहरूको विषयमा शिक्षा दिंद थिए, बाबरी बिरूवाको विषयमा जो भित्ताहरू माथि उम्रिन्थ्ये। उनले जनावरहरू, चराचुरूङ्गी, घस्रने जन्तुहरू अनि माछाको विषयमा पनि वार्तालाप गर्दथे। 34 सबै राष्ट्रहरूका मानिसहरू राजा सुलेमानको ज्ञानका कुरा सुन्न आउने गर्दथे। सबै राष्ट्रका राजाहरू आफ्ना बुद्धिमान मानिसहरूलाई राजा सुलेमानको कुरा सुन्न पठाउँने गर्दथे।