1 Og kong Salomo var konge over hele Israel.

King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

2 Og disse var de embedmennene han hadde: Asarja, sønn av Sadok, presten.

These were the officials beside him: Azariah, son of Zadok, the priest.

3 Elihoref og Ahia, sønner av Sisa, var sekretærer; Josafat, sønn av Ahilud, var historieskriver.

Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the recorder.

4 Benaja, sønn av Jojada, hadde kommandoen over hæren. Sadok og Abjatar var prester.

Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

5 Asarja, sønn av Natan, hadde tilsyn over herreembetsmennene. Zabud, sønn av Natan, var prest og kongens venn.

Azariah, son of Nathan, was over the officials; Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and advisor to the king.

6 Ahisar hadde tilsyn med palasset. Adoniram, sønn av Abda, hadde tilsyn med folkearbeidet.

Ahishar was in charge of the palace; Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.

7 Salomo hadde tolv herreembetsmenn over hele Israel, som forsørget kongen og hans husstand. Hver av dem hadde ansvaret for forsyningen i én måned i året.

Solomon had twelve officials over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and his household, each one responsible for providing throughout one month of the year.

8 Dette er navnene deres: Ben-Hur i Efraims fjelland.

These are their names: Ben-Hur was in the hill country of Ephraim.

9 Ben-Deker i Makas, Saalbim, Bet-Sjemesj og Elon Bét-Hanan.

Ben-Deker was in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

10 Ben-Hesed i Arubbot; Sokhoh og hele landet Hefer tilhørte ham.

Ben-Hesed was in Arubboth; to him belonged Socoh and the entire territory of Hepher.

11 Ben-Abinadab hadde hele Naftat-Dor; Tafath, Salomos datter, var hans kone.

Ben-Abinadab was in all the region of Dor. Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife.

12 Baana, sønn av Ahilud, i Taanak og Megiddo, og hele Bet-Sjean, sør for Saretan, under Jizreel, fra Bet-Sjean til Abel-Mehola, helt til Jokmeam bortover.

Baana, son of Ahilud, was in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-Shean to Abel-Meholah and beyond to Jokmeam.

13 Ben-Geber i Ramot-Gilead; til ham tilhørte landsbyene Jair, sønn av Manasse, i Gilead. Han hadde også regionen Argob i Basan: tretten store byer med murer og bronsebjelker.

Ben-Geber was in Ramoth-Gilead; he governed the villages of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead, and also the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty large walled cities and bronze gates.

14 Ahinadab, sønn av Iddo, i Mahanaim.

Ahinadab, son of Iddo, was in Mahanaim.

15 Ahimaas i Naftali. Også han tok Basemath, Salomos datter, til ekte.

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon.

16 Baana, sønn av Hushai, i Asher og Baalot.

Baana, son of Hushai, was in Asher and Bealoth.

17 Jehosjafat, sønn av Parua, i Jissakar.

Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, was in Issachar.

18 Sjimi, sønn av Ela, i Benjamin.

Shimei, son of Ela, was in Benjamin.

19 Geber, sønn av Uri, i Gileads land, landet som Sihon, kongen av amorittene, og Og, kongen av Basan, regjerte over. Det var én enkel landforvalter der.

Geber, son of Uri, was in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan. He was the only governor in that region.

20 Juda og Israel var mange, som sanden ved havet, de spiste, drakk og gledet seg.

Judah and Israel were numerous, as countless as the sand on the seashore. They ate, drank, and were joyful.