¹Ja Saalomon sai vaaraoga, Egiptuse kuningaga, languks: ta võttis vaarao tütre ja viis selle Taaveti linna, seniks kui ta oli valmis ehitanud oma koja, Issanda koja ja müüri ümber Jeruusalemma.

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.

²Aga rahvas ohverdas alles ohvriküngastel, sest Issanda nimele ei olnud kuni selle ajani koda ehitatud.

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

³Saalomon armastas küll Issandat, käies oma isa Taaveti seadluste järgi, aga ta ohverdas ja suitsutas alles ohvriküngastel.

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

⁴Nõnda läks kuningas Gibeoni, et seal ohverdada, sest see oli suur ohvripaik; tuhat põletusohvrit ohverdas Saalomon sealsel altaril.

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.

⁵Gibeonis ilmutas Issand ennast Saalomonile öösel unes; ja Jumal ütles: 'Palu, mida ma sulle peaksin andma!'

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

⁶Ja Saalomon vastas: 'Sina osutasid oma sulasele, mu isale Taavetile, suurt heldust, kuna ta su ees käis tões ja õiguses ning oli õiglase südamega sinu vastu. Ja sina säilitasid temale selle suure helduse ning andsid temale poja, kes ta aujärjel istuks, nagu praegu ongi.

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.

⁷Ja nüüd, Issand, mu Jumal, sa oled tõstnud oma sulase kuningaks mu isa Taaveti asemele; aga mina olen nagu pisike poiss - ei mõista minna ega tulla.

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.

⁸Ja su sulane on su rahva keskel, kelle sa oled ära valinud - suur rahvas, keda ei saa ära lugeda ega arvutada rohkuse pärast.

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.

⁹Anna seepärast oma sulasele sõnakuulelik süda, et ta võiks su rahvale kohut mõista ning vahet teha hea ja kurja vahel; sest kes suudaks muidu kohut mõista sellele sinu suurele rahvale?'

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?

¹⁰Et Saalomon just seda palus, siis oli see kõne Issanda silmis hea.

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

¹¹Ja Jumal ütles temale: 'Sellepärast et sa palusid seda ega palunud enesele pikka iga, rikkust ja oma vaenlaste hinge, vaid palusid mõistust, et kuulata, mis õige on,

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;

¹²siis ma teen, vaata, nagu sa ütled: näe, ma annan sulle targa ja mõistliku südame, nõnda et sinu sarnast ei ole olnud enne sind ega tõuse sinu sarnast ka mitte pärast sind.

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.

¹³Aga ka seda, mida sa ei ole palunud, ma annan sulle, niihästi rikkust kui au, nõnda et kogu su eluajal ei ole ükski kuningas sinu sarnane.

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.

¹⁴Ja kui sa käid minu teedel, pidades minu määrusi ja käske, nõnda nagu käis su isa Taavet, siis ma pikendan su elupäevi.'

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.

¹⁵Ja Saalomon ärkas, ja vaata, see oli olnud unenägu. Kui ta tuli Jeruusalemma, siis ta astus Issanda seaduselaeka ette, ohverdas põletusohvreid ja valmistas tänuohvreid ning tegi kõigile oma sulaseile suure peo.

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.

¹⁶Kord tulid kaks hooranaist kuninga juurde ja seisid tema ees.

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

¹⁷Ja üks naine ütles: 'Oh mu isand! Mina ja see naine elasime samas kojas. Ja mina sünnitasin kojas tema juuresolekul.

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.

¹⁸Ja kolmandal päeval, kui ma olin sünnitanud, sünnitas ka see naine. Me olime üheskoos, ühtegi võõrast ei olnud meiega seal kojas; ainult me mõlemad olime kojas.

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.

¹⁹Aga selle naise poeg suri öösel, sest ta oli tema ära maganud.

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

²⁰Siis ta tõusis keset ööd ja võttis minu poja mu kõrvalt, kui su teenija magas, ja pani oma sülle, aga oma surnud poja pani ta minu sülle.

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.

²¹Ja kui ma hommikul tõusin oma poega imetama, vaata, siis oli ta surnud. Aga kui ma teda hommikul tunnistasin, vaata, siis ei olnudki see minu poeg, kelle ma olin sünnitanud.'

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.

²²Siis ütles teine naine: 'Ei ole nõnda, vaid minu poeg elab ja sinu poeg on surnud.' Aga esimene vastas: 'Ei ole nõnda, sinu poeg on surnud ja minu poeg elab.' Nõnda sõnelesid nad kuninga ees.

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.

²³Siis ütles kuningas: 'Üks ütleb: See on minu poeg, kes on elus, ja sinu poeg on surnud. Ja teine ütleb: Ei ole nõnda, sinu poeg on surnud ja minu poeg elab.'

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.

²⁴Ja kuningas ütles: 'Tooge mulle mõõk!' Ja mõõk toodi kuninga ette.

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

²⁵Siis ütles kuningas: 'Raiuge elus laps pooleks ja andke üks pool ühele ja teine pool teisele!'

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

²⁶Aga naine, kelle poeg oli elus, rääkis kuningale, sest ta süda põles poja pärast, ja ütles: 'Oh mu isand, andke elus laps temale, ärge surmake teda!' Ent teine ütles: 'See ei pea saama ei minule ega sinule - raiuge pooleks!'

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.

²⁷Siis kostis kuningas ja ütles: 'Andke elus laps temale ja ärge surmake teda mitte - see seal on ta ema!'

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

²⁸Ja kogu Iisrael kuulis kohtust, mida kuningas oli mõistnud, ja nad kartsid kuningat, sest nad nägid, et temal oli Jumala tarkus õigust teha.

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.