第四章 1 Kings 4
1.所羅門作以色列眾人的王。
So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.
2.他的臣子記在下面:撒督的兒子亞撒利雅作祭司,
And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok—the priest;
3.示沙的兩個兒子以利何烈、亞希亞作書記,亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官,
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—recorder;
4.耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅作元帥,撒督和亞比亞他作祭司長,
Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar—priests;
5.拿單的兒子亞撒利雅作眾吏長,王的朋友拿單的兒子撒布得作領袖,
Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;
6.亞希煞作家宰,亞比大的兒子亞多尼蘭掌管服苦的人。
Ahishar—palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.
7.所羅門在以色列全地立了十二個官吏,使他們供給王和王家的食物,每年各人供給一月。
Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.
8.他們的名字記在下面:在以法蓮山地有便戶珥;
These are their names: Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim;
9.在瑪迦斯、沙賓、伯.示麥、以倫.伯.哈南有便底甲;
Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;
10.在亞魯泊有便希悉,他管理梭哥和希弗全地;
Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);
11.在多珥山岡【或譯:全境】有便亞比拿達,他娶了所羅門的女兒他法為妻;
Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
12.在他納和米吉多,並靠近撒拉他拿、耶斯列下邊的伯善全地,從伯善到亞伯米何拉直到約念之外,有亞希律的兒子巴拿;
Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;
13.在基列的拉末有便基別,他管理在基列的瑪拿西子孫睚珥的城邑,巴珊的亞珥歌伯地的大城六十座,都有城牆和銅閂;
Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);
14.在瑪哈念有易多的兒子亞希拿達;
Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim;
15.在拿弗他利有亞希瑪斯,他也娶了所羅門的一個女兒巴實抹為妻;
Ahimaaz—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
16.在亞設和亞祿有戶篩的兒子巴拿;
Baana son of Hushai—in Asher and in Aloth;
17.在以薩迦有帕路亞的兒子約沙法;
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;
18.在便雅憫有以拉的兒子示每;
Shimei son of Ela—in Benjamin;
19.在基列地,就是從前屬亞摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩之地,有烏利的兒子基別一人管理。
Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.