The Queen of Sheba
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
Na malkia wa Sheba aliposikia habari za Sulemani juu ya jina la Bwana, alikuja ili amjaribu kwa maswali ya fumbo.
2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
Akaingia Yerusalemu na wafuasi wengi sana, na ngamia wachukuao manukato, na dhahabu nyingi sana, na vito vya thamani; alipomfikilia Sulemani, akazungumza naye mambo yote aliyokuwa nayo moyoni.
3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
Naye Sulemani akamfumbulia maswali yake yote; wala hakukuwa na neno alilofichiwa mfalme asimwambie.
4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
Naye malkia wa Sheba alipoona hekima yote ya Sulemani, na nyumba aliyokuwa ameijenga,
5 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
na chakula cha mezani pake, na watumishi wake walivyokaa, na kusimamia kwao wangoje wake, na mavazi yao, na wanyweshaji wake, na daraja yake ya kupandia mpaka nyumba ya Bwana, roho yake ilizimia.
6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
Akamwambia mfalme, Ndizo kweli habari zile nilizozisikia katika nchi yangu za mambo yako na za hekima yako.
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
Lakini mimi sikuzisadiki habari hizo, hata nilipokuja na kuona kwa macho yangu; tena, tazama, sikuambiwa nusu; wewe umezidi kwa hekima na kufanikiwa kuliko habari nilizozisikia.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Heri watu wako, na heri watumishi hawa wako, wasimamao mbele yako siku zote, wakisikia hekima yako.
9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
Na ahimidiwe Bwana, Mungu wako, aliyependezwa nawe, ili akuweke juu ya kiti cha enzi cha Israeli; kwa kuwa Bwana amewapenda Israeli milele, kwa hiyo amekufanya kuwa mfalme, ufanye hukumu na haki.
10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
Basi akampa mfalme talanta za dhahabu mia na ishirini, na manukato mengi, mengi sana, na vito vya thamani; wala haukuja tena wingi wa manukato, kama hayo malkia wa Sheba aliyompa mfalme Sulemani.
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
Tena merikebu za Hiramu, zilizochukua dhahabu kutoka Ofiri, zikaleta kutoka Ofiri miti ya msandali mingi sana, na vito vya thamani.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
Mfalme akafanya kwa mia hiyo ya msandali nguzo za nyumba ya Bwana, na za nyumba ya mfalme, na vinubi na vinanda vya hao waimbaji; wala haikuja miti ya msandali kama hiyo, wala haikuonekana, hata leo.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
Naye mfalme Sulemani akampa malkia wa Sheba haja yake yote, kila alilotaka, zaidi ya hayo aliyopewa na Sulemani kwa ukarimu wake wa kifalme. Basi, akarudi akaenda zake katika nchi yake, yeye na watumishi wake.
Wealth and Splendour
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Basi uzani wa dhahabu iliyomfikia Sulemani mwaka mmoja, ndio talanta mia sita sitini na sita,
15 beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
zaidi ya faida ya wachuuzi, na bidhaa ya wafanya biashara, na ya wafalme wote wa hao waliochanganyika, na ya maliwali wa nchi.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
Mfalme Sulemani akafanya ngao mia mbili za dhahabu iliyofuliwa; kila ngao moja ilipata shekeli mia sita za dhahabu.
17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Na vigao mia tatu vya dhahabu iliyofuliwa; kila kigao kimoja kilipata mane tatu za dhahabu. Mfalme akaviweka katika nyumba ya mwitu wa Lebanoni.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
Tena mfalme akafanya kiti cha enzi kikubwa cha pembe, akakifunikiza kwa dhahabu iliyo safi.
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
Kiti kile kilikuwa na daraja sita, na juu yake kimeviringana nyuma; na mikono huko na huko mahali pa kuketi, na simba wawili wakisimama kando ya hiyo mikono.
20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
Na simba kumi na wawili wamesimama juu ya daraja sita huko na huko; wala hakikufanyika kwa mkono wake katika ufalme wo wote.
21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
Na vyombo vyote vya kunywea vya mfalme Sulemani vilikuwa vya dhahabu, na vyombo vyote vya nyumba ya mwitu wa Lebanoni vilikuwa vya dhahabu iliyosafika; hakuna vya fedha, fedha haikuhesabiwa kuwa kitu siku za Sulemani.
22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Kwa kuwa mfalme alikuwa na merikebu za Tarshishi baharini pamoja na merikebu za Hiramu; mara moja katika miaka mitatu huja merikebu za Tarshishi, zikileta dhahabu, na fedha, na pembe, na nyani, na tausi.
23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
Basi mfalme Sulemani akawapita wafalme wote wa duniani kwa mali, na kwa hekima.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
Ulimwengu wote ukamtafuta Sulemani uso wake, ili waisikie hekima yake, Mungu aliyomtia moyoni.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
Wakaleta kila mtu zawadi yake, vyombo vya fedha, na vyombo vya dhahabu, na mavazi, na silaha, na manukato, na farasi, na nyumbu, hesabu yake ya mwaka kwa mwaka.
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Sulemani akakusanya magari na wapandao farasi; naye alikuwa na magari elfu na mia nne, na wapandao farasi kumi na mbili elfu, aliowaweka katika miji ya magari, na pamoja na mfalme huko Yerusalemu.
27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
Mfalme akafanya fedha humo Yerusalemu kuwa kama mawe, na mierezi akaifinya kuwa kama mikuyu iliyomo Shefela, kwa kuwa mingi.
28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
Nao farasi aliokuwa nao Sulemani wakaletwa toka Misri; wakapewa wafanya biashara wake mfalme kwa makundi, kila kundi na thamani yake.
29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
Tena gari huja kutoka katika Misri kwa shekeli mia sita za fedha, na farasi mmoja kwa mia hamsini; vivyo watu wakawaletea wafalme wote wa Wahiti, na wafalme wa Shamu, mikononi mwao.
