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ソロモンの統治
1-6以下は、ソロモン王の閣僚名簿です。ツァドクの子アザルヤは祭司。シシャの子のエリホレフとアヒヤは書記。アヒルデの子ヨシャパテは記録作成と古文書保管の長官。エホヤダの子ベナヤは軍の最高司令官。ツァドクとエブヤタルは祭司。ナタンの子アザルヤは国務長官。ナタンの子ザブデは宮廷付き祭司で、王の相談役。アヒシャルは宮内長官。アブダの子アドニラムは労務長官。
7そのほか、ソロモンの宮廷には、各部族から一人ずつ選ばれた十二人の行政官がいて、各人が一年に一か月ずつ、王家のために交替で食糧の調達に当たりました。
8-19その十二人の名は次のとおりです。エフライムの山地を受け持つのはベン・フル。マカツ、シャアルビム、ベテ・シェメシュ、エロン・ベテ・ハナンを受け持つベン・デケル。ソコとヘフェルの全地とを含むアルボテを受け持つベン・ヘセデ。ソロモン王の娘タファテの夫で、ドルの高地を受け持つベン・アビナダブ。タナク、メギド、イズレエルの下手にあるツァレタンに近いベテ・シェアンの全土、ベテ・シェアンからアベル・メホラを越えてヨクモアムまでの全地域を受け持つ、アヒルデの子のバアナ。ギルアデにある、マナセの子ヤイルの村落を含むラモテ・ギルアデと、青銅の門のある城壁に囲まれた六十の町を含むバシャンのアルゴブ地方を受け持つベン・ゲベル。マハナイムを受け持つイドの子アヒナダブ。これもソロモン王の娘バセマテの夫で、ナフタリを受け持つアヒマアツ。アシェルとベアロテを受け持つフシャイの子バアナ。イッサカルを受け持つパルアハの子ヨシャパテ。ベニヤミンを受け持つエラの子シムイ。エモリ人のシホン王とバシャンのオグ王との領地を含む、ギルアデを受け持つ、ウリの子ゲベル。この上に長官がいて、彼らとその働きを監督していました。
20そのころ、イスラエルとユダは人口も増え、裕福な国となっていました。 21ソロモン王は、ユーフラテス川からペリシテ人の地、さらにエジプトの国境までの地を支配していました。そこに住む人々は、ソロモン王に貢ぎ物を納め、王が生きている間ずっと服従しました。
22王宮の一日分の食糧は、小麦粉三十コル（六千九百リットル）、大麦粉六十コル（一万三千八百リットル）、 23牛舎で太らせた牛十頭、放牧地で太らせた牛二十頭、羊百頭でした。そのほか、時に応じて、雄鹿、かもしか、子鹿、肥えた鳥などが調理されました。
24ソロモン王の支配は、ティフサフからガザに至る、ユーフラテス川の西の国々全部に及びました。しかも、この地方全体が平和でした。 25王の治世中、ユダとイスラエルの全国民は平和に暮らし、どの家庭も庭つきの家に住みました。 26王は、戦車を引く馬四万頭と、騎兵一万二千人を手に入れました。 27毎月、行政官たちは、王や宮廷用の食糧、 28王室の馬用の大麦とわらを用意しました。
29神はソロモン王に、豊かな知恵と理解力、さらに、どんなことにも興味を示す心をお与えになりました。 30事実、王の知恵は、どんな学者よりもまさっていたのです。 31王は、昔から知られるどんな知者よりも知恵があったので、その名声は周囲のすべての国々に広がりました。 32王は三千の格言と、一千五首の歌を作りました。 33また、動物、鳥、蛇、魚ばかりか、レバノン杉から石垣の割れ目に生えるヒソプに至るまで植物に通じる博学者でした。 34そのため多くの国々の王が、ソロモン王の助言を聞こうと使者を送って来ました。
1So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,4.2 priest: or, chief officer 3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.4.3 scribes: or, secretaries4.3 recorder: or, remembrancer 4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 5And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend: 6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.4.6 tribute: or, levy
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. 8And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:4.8 The son…: or, Ben-hur 9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:4.9 The son…: or, Ben-dekar 10The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:4.10 The son…: or, Ben-hesed 11The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:4.11 The son…: or, Ben-abinadab 12Baana 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: 13The 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:4.13 The son…: or, Ben-geber 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:4.14 Mahanaim: or, to Mahanaim 15Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 16Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 19Geber 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¶ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21And 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,4.22 provision: Heb. bread4.22 measures: Heb. cors 23Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. 24For 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. 25And 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.4.25 safely: Heb. confidently
26¶ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27And 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. 28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.4.28 dromedaries: or, mules, or, swift beasts
29¶ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31For 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. 32And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 33And 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. 34And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
