The Bible

1

Myr shen va ree Solomon ny ree er ooilley Israel.

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

2

As ad shoh va ny princeyn va fo; Azariah, mac Zadok yn saggyrt;

And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

3

Elihoreph as Ahiah, mec Shisha, scrudeyryn; Jehoshaphat mac Ahilud, yn recortysser.

Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

4

As va Benaiah mac Jehoiada harrish y cheshaght-chaggee; as Zadok as Abiathar va ny saggyrtyn.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

5

As va Azariah mac Nathan harrish ny fir-oik; as Zabud mac Nathan va'n ard fer-oik, as carrey'n ree;

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

As va Ahishar harrish y lught-thie; as Adoniram mac Abda harrish ny keeshyn.

And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

7

As v'ec Solomon daa fir-oik jeig harrish ooilley Israel, va goaill kiarail son beaghey da'n ree as lught e hie; dagh dooinney mee 's, vleïn dy ghoaill kiarail.

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

As shoh va ny enmyn oc: Mac Hur, ayns cronk Ephraim.

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9

Mac Dokar, ayns Makaz, as ayns Shaalbim, as Beth-shemesh, as Elon-beth-hanan.

The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

10

Mac Hesed, ayns Aruboth; fo-syn va Sochoh, as ooilley thalloo Hepher.

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

11

Mac Abinadab, ayns ooilley cheer Dor; echey va Taphath inneen Solomon son ben.

The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

12

Baana, mac Ahilud; fo-syn va Taanach as Megiddo, as ooilley Beth-shean, ta liorish Zartanah liorish Jezreel, veih Beth-shean gys Abel-meholah, eer gys yn ynnyd t'er cheu elley jeh Jokneam.

Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

13

Mac Geber ayns Ramoth-gilead; fo-syn va baljyn Jair mac Vanasseh, t'ayns Gilead: fo-syn va myrgeddin cheer Argob t'ayns Bashan, three-feed dy ard-valjyn mooarey lesh voallaghyn, as boltyn prashey,

The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; 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

Va Mahanaim fo Ahinadab mac Iddo.

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

15

Va Ahimaaz ayns Naphtali; ghow eh myrgeddin Basmath inneen Solomon son ben.

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

16

Va Baanah mac Hushai ayns Asher as ayns Aloth.

Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17

Jehoshaphat mac Paruah ayns Issachar.

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18

Shimei mac Elah ayns Benjamin.

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19

Va Geber mac Uri ayns cheer Ghilead, ayns cheer Sihon ree ny Amoriteyn, as Og ree Vashan; as eh va'n ynrycan fir-oik va 'sy cheer.

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

Va Judah as Israel ymmodee, myr genniagh ny marrey ayns earroo, gee as giu, as jannoo glen mie.

Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

21

As ren Solomon reill harrish dy chooilley reeriaght veih'n awin [Euphrates] gys cheer ny Philistinee, as gys cagliagh Egypt: hug ad lhieu giootyn, as hirveish ad Solomon ooilley laghyn e vea.

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

As va beaghey Solomon son un laa jeih towseyn as feed dy flooyr veein, as three-feed towse dy veinn,

And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

23

Jeih muirht, as feed dow ass nyn aber keead keyrrey, marish feeaih fyrryn as bwoirryn jeh dy chooilley horch, as eeanlee roauyrey.

Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

24

Son va reiltys echey harrish ooilley'n cheer er cheu shoh jeh'n awin, veih Tiphsah eer gys Azzah, harrish ooilley ny reeaghyn cheu shoh jeh'n awin: as va shee echey er dy chooilley heu mygeayrt-y-mysh.

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

As ren Judah as Israel baghey dy sauchey, dy chooilley ghooinney fo e villey-feeyney as fo e villey-figgagh hene, veih Dan eer gys Beer-sheba, rish slane lhing Solomon.

And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26

As va da-eed thousane manjoor cour cabbil ec Solomon son e ainee, as daa housane jeig dy varkee.

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27

As chiare ny fir-olk shoh beaghey cour ree Solomon, as cour ooilley ny haink gys boayrd ree Solomon, dagh dooinney 'sy vee echey: cha row ad laccal nhee erbee.

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

Oarn myrgeddin as coonlagh son ny cabbil as ny dromedareeyn hug ad lhieu gys yn ynnyd raad va ny fir-oik, dagh dooinney cordail rish e churrym.

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

As hug Jee da Solomon creenaght as tushtey erskyn towse, as feoiltys cree, eer myr y gheinnagh ta rish oirr ny marrey.

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30

As va creenaght Solomon erskyn creenaght ooilley cloan y cheer har, as ooilley creenaght Egypt.

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31

Son v'eh ny s'creeney na dooinney erbee; na Ethan yn Ezrahite, as Heman as Chalcol, as Darda, mec Mahol: as hie goo jeh trooid ooilley ny cheeraghyn mygeayrt.

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

As loayr eh three thousaneyn dy raaghyn creeney: as va e arraneyn thousane as queig.

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

33

As hug eh coontey jeh biljyn, veih'n billey-cedar t'ayns Lebanon eer gys y hyssop ta gaase ass y voal: hug eh coontey myrgeddin jeh beiyn, as jeh eeanlee, as jeh ny beishteigyn snauee, as jeh eeastyn.

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

As haink sleih veih dy chooilley ard dy eaishtagh rish creenaght Solomon, veih ooilley reeaghyn y thallooin, va er chlashtyn jeh e chreenaght.

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.