¹And Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had ended building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

¹[Ny nanambadian'i Solomona ny zanakavavin'i Farao, ary ny nisehoan'Andriamanitra taminy tao Gibeona, sy ny nangatahany fahendrena] Ary Solomona tonga vinanton'i Farao, mpanjakan'i Egypta, fa nanambady ny zanakavavin'i Farao izy ka nitondra azy ho any an-Tanànan'i Davida, mandra-pahavitany ny tranony sy ny tranon'i Jehovah ary ny màndan'i Jerosalema manodidina.

²Only, the people sacrificed on the high places; for there was no house built to the name of Jehovah, until those days.

²Kanefa ny olona mbola namono zavatra hatao fanatitra teny amin'ny fitoerana avo ihany, fa tsy mbola nisy trano vita ho an'ny anaran'i Jehovah hatramin'izany andro izany.

³And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

³Ary Solomona tia an'i Jehovah ka nizotra araka ny dian'i Davida rainy; nefa kosa izy mbola namono zavatra hatao fanatitra sy nandoro ditin-kazo manitra teny amin'ny fitoerana avo ihany.

⁴And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer up upon that altar.

⁴Ary ny mpanjaka nankany Gibeona hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra any, fa izany ilay fitoerana avo malaza; ka fanatitra dorana arivo no naterin'i Solomona teo amin'izany alitara izany.[Heb. lehibe]

⁵In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

⁵Tao Gibeona no nisehoan'i Jehovah tamin'i Solomona tamin'ny nofy nony alina; ary hoy Andriamanitra: Angataho izay tianao homeko anao.

⁶And Solomon said, Thou hast shewn unto thy servant David my father great loving-kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great loving-kindness, that thou hast given him a son who sits upon his throne, as it is this day.

⁶Dia hoy Solomona: Hianao efa naneho fahasoavana lehibe tamin'i Davida raiko mpanomponao, araka ny nandehanany teo anatrehanao tamin'ny tsi-fivadihana sy ny fahamarinana ary ny fahitsian'ny fony taminao, ary Hianao efa nitahiry izao fahasoavana lehibe izao ho azy, dia ny nanomezanao azy zanakalahy hipetraka eo amin'ny seza fiandrianany tahaka ny amin'izao anio izao.

⁷And now, Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child: I know not to go out and to come in.

⁷Ary ankehitriny, Jehovah Andriamanitro ô, Hianao efa nampanjaka ahy mpanomponao handimby an'i Davida raiko; nefa izaho dia mbola zaza ihany, ka tsy fantatro akory izay fivoaka sy fiditra.

⁸And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

⁸Ary izaho mpanomponao koa dia ao amin'ny olonao izay nofidinao, sady olona betsaka tsy tambo isaina ary tsy hita isa noho ny hamaroany.

⁹Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?

⁹Koa omeo ahy mpanomponao saina malady ho entiko mitsara ny olonao hahaizako manavaka ny soa sy ny ratsy; fa iza moa no mahay mitsara izao olonao betsaka izao? [Heb. fo mihaino]

¹⁰And the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

¹⁰Ary sitraky ny Tompo ny nangatahan'i Solomona izany zavatra izany;

¹¹And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment;

¹¹ka dia hoy Andriamanitra taminy: Satria nangataka izany zavatra izany ianao, fa tsy ny ho ela velona, na harena, na ny ain'ny fahavalonao, fa fahaizana hitsara no nangatahinao,

¹²behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

¹²dia, indro, efa nanao araka ny teninao Aho, ka indro, efa nanome anao saina hendry sady mahiratra, ka tsy nisy tahaka anao ny teo alohanao, ary tsy hisy ho tahaka anao ny ato aorianao.

¹³And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and glory; so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

¹³Ary na izay tsy nangatahinao aza dia efa nomeko anao koa, dia harena sy voninahitra, ka tsy hisy mpanjaka tahaka anao amin'ny andronao rehetra.[Na: nisy]

¹⁴And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will prolong thy days.

¹⁴Ary raha handeha amin'ny lalako ianao ka hitandrina ny lalàko sy ny didiko tahaka ny nandehanan'i Davida rainao, dia hataoko ho ela velona ianao.

¹⁵And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

¹⁵Ary dia nahatsiaro Solomona, ka indro fa nofy izany. Ary nony tonga tany Jerosalema izy, dia nitsangana teo anoloan'ny fiaran'ny faneken'i Jehovah ka nanatitra fanatitra odorana sy fanati-pihavanana, ary dia nanao fanasana ho an'ny mpanompony rehetra izy.

¹⁶Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

¹⁶[Ny nisehoan'ny fahendren'i Solomona tamin'ny nitsarany azy roa vavy ny amin'ilay zaza maty] Ary tamin'izany dia nisy vehivavy janga roa nankao amin'ny mpanjaka ka nitsangana teo anatrehany.

¹⁷And the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

¹⁷Ary hoy ilay vehivavy anankiray: Trarantitra ianao, tompokolahy, izaho sy ity vehivavy ity miray trano; ary teraka tao an-trano aho, sady tao koa izy.

¹⁸And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two were in the house.

¹⁸Ary nony efa velona hateloana aho, dia mba velona koa izavavy ity; ary izahay roa vavy ihany no tao; tsy nisy olon-kafa tao aminay tao an-trano, fa izahay roa vavy ihany.

¹⁹And this woman's child died in the night; because she had lain upon it.

¹⁹Ary maty tamin'ny alina ny zanak'izavavy ity, fa voatsindriny.

²⁰And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom.

²⁰Dia nifoha mamatonalina izy ka naka ny zanako teo amiko tamin'ilay natory iny aho ankizivavinao, dia nampandriny teo an-tratrany, fa ny azy maty napetrany teo an-tratrako.

²¹And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; and I considered it in the morning, and behold, it was not my son, whom I bore.

²¹Ary nony nifoha maraina hampinono ny zanako aho, indro fa maty izy; kanjo rehefa nofantariko sy nony maraina, dia indro fa tsy ny zanako naerako.

²²And the other woman said, No, for the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this one said, No, but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

²²Ary hoy kosa ilay anankiray: Tsia, fa ny velona no zanako, ary ny maty no zanakao. Fa hoy indray ny anankiray: Tsia, fa ny maty no zanakao, ary ny velona no zanako. izany no teniny teo anatrehan'ny mpanjaka.

²³Then said the king, The one says, This that is living is my son, and thy son is the dead; and the other says, No, for thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

²³Ary hoy ny mpanjaka: Ny anankiray manao hoe: Ity velona no zanako. ary ny maty no zanakao; ary hoy kosa ny anankiray: Tsia, fa ny maty no zanakao, ary ny velona no zanako.

²⁴And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

²⁴Koa itondray sabatra aho, hoy ny mpanjaka. Ary nentiny ny sabatra ho eo anatrehan'ny mpanjaka.

²⁵And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

²⁵Ary hoy ny mpanjaka: Sasaho ny zaza velona, ka omeo ny anankiray ny antsasany, ary ho an'ny anankiray kosa ny antsasany.

²⁶Then spoke the woman whose was the living child to the king, for her bowels yearned over her son, and she said, Ah, my lord! give her the living child, and in no wise put it to death. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine; divide it.

²⁶Fa niteny tamin'ny mpanjaka ravehivavy, renin'ny zaza velona satria nandevilevy ny fony noho ny amin'ny zanany ka nanao hoe: Tompokolahy ô, trarantitra ianao, omeo azy ihany ary ny zaza velona, fa aza dia vonoina re! Fa hoy kosa ny iray: Aoka tsy ho ahy tsy ho anao, fa zarao mihitsy.

²⁷And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.

²⁷Dia namaly ny mpanjaka ka nanao hoe: Omeo itsy ny zaza velona, fa aoka tsy hovonoina; fa io mihitsy no reniny.Ary raha ren'ny Isiraely rehetra izany fitsarana nataon'ny mpanjaka izany, dia natahotra ny mpanjaka izy, satria hitany fa misy fahendren'Andriamanitra ao am-pony ho entiny mitsara.

²⁸And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

²⁸Ary raha ren'ny Isiraely rehetra izany fitsarana nataon'ny mpanjaka izany, dia natahotra ny mpanjaka izy, satria hitany fa misy fahendren'Andriamanitra ao am-pony ho entiny mitsara.