1 Reis 1

1 Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm. 2 Therefore his servants said to him, "Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm." 3 So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.

5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 6 His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, "Why have you done so?" and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom. 7 He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

9 Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants; 10 but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.

11 Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, "Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it? 12 Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life. 13 Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, "Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Why then does Adonijah reign?’ 14 Behold,*1:14 "Behold", from "הִנֵּה", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words."

15 Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king. 16 Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, "What would you like?"

17 She said to him, "My lord, you swore by Yahweh*1:17 "Yahweh" is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered "LORD" (all caps) in other translations. your God*1:17 The Hebrew word rendered "God" is "אֱלֹהִ֑ים" (Elohim). to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’ 18 Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it. 19 He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant. 20 You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals."

22 Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in. 23 They told the king, saying, "Behold, Nathan the prophet!"

When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. 24 Nathan said, "My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’? 25 For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ 26 But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon. 27 Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

28 Then King David answered, "Call Bathsheba in to me." She came into the king’s presence and stood before the king. 29 The king vowed and said, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 30 most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ I will most certainly do this today."

31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, "Let my lord King David live forever!"

32 King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." They came before the king. 33 The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. 34 Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35 Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah."

36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, "Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so. 37 As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David."

38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!"

40 All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound. 41 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?"

42 While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, "Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news."

43 Jonathan answered Adonijah, "Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king. 44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule. 45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard. 46 Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom. 47 Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed. 48 Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’"

49 All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way. 50 Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and hung onto the horns of the altar. 51 Solomon was told, "Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon; for, behold, he is hanging onto the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’"

52 Solomon said, "If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die."

53 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house."

Ko Kīngi Rāwiri i tōna Koroheketanga

1 Nā, kua koroheketia a Kīngi Rāwiri, kua maha ōna rā; ā, hīpokina ana ia e rātou ki te kākahu; heoi kīhai i mahana. 2 Nō reira ka mea atu āna tāngata ki a ia, "Me rapu tētahi kōtiro, he wāhina, mā tōku ariki, mā te kīngi; ā, me tū ia i mua i te kīngi, māna hoki ia e atawhai; ā, me takoto ia ki tōu uma, kia mahana ai tōku ariki, te kīngi."

3 Heoi, rapua ana e rātou tētahi kōtiro ātaahua i ngā rohe katoa o Īharaira; ā, kitea ana ko Āpihaka Hunami, ā, kawea ana mai ia ki te kīngi. 4 Nā, he ātaahua rawa taua kōtiro; ā, i atawhai ia i te kīngi, i mahi hoki ki a ia; otirā kīhai te kīngi i mōhio ki a ia.

Ka Kokoraho a Aronia i te Kīngitanga

5 Kātahi a Aronia tama a Hākiti ka whakanui i a ia, ka mea, "Ko ahau hei kīngi;" ā, meatia ana e ia ētahi hāriata māna, me ētahi tāngata noho hōiho, e rima tekau hoki ngā tāngata hei rere i tōna aroaro. 6 Kīhai hoki tōna pāpā i whakapōuri i tōna ngākau ō mua iho, kīhai i mea, "He aha koe i pēnā ai?" He tangata ātaahua rawa hoki ia; ā, i whānau ia i muri i a Apohārama.

7 Nā, ka kōrerorero ia ki a Ioapa tama a Teruia, ki a Apiātara tohunga; ā, i whai rāua i a Aronia, i āwhina i a ia. 8 Ko Hāroko tohunga ia, ko Penaia tama a Iehoiara, ko Nātana matakite, ko Himei, ko Rei, ko ngā tāngata nunui a Rāwiri, kīhai rātou i uru ki tā Aronia.

9 Nā, ka patua e Aronia he hipi, he kau, me ngā mea mōmona, ki te kōhatu ki Toherete, ki tērā i te taha o Enerōkere, ā, karangatia ana e ia ōna tēina katoa, ngā tama a te kīngi, rātou ko ngā tāngata katoa o Hūrā, ngā pononga a te kīngi; 10 ko Nātana matakite ia, ko Penaia, ko ngā tāngata nunui, me tōna teina, me Horomona, kīhai i karangatia e ia.

11 Nā, ka kōrero a Nātana ki a Patehēpa whaea o Horomona, ka mea, "Kāhore anō koe i rongo ko Aronia tama a Hākiti te kīngi, kāhore hoki i te mōhiotia e tō tātou ariki, e Rāwiri? 12 Nā, haere mai, tukua māku e hoatu he whakaaro ki a koe, kia ora ai koe, kia ora ai hoki tāu tama, a Horomona. 13 Haere, ā, ka tae ki a Kīngi Rāwiri, ka mea ki a ia, ‘Kīhai ianei koe i oati mai, e tōku ariki, e te kīngi, ki tāu pononga, i mea: "Ko Horomona tonu ko tāu tama hei kīngi i muri i ahau. Ko ia hoki hei noho i tōku torōna"? Nā, he aha i kīngi ai a Aronia?’ 14 Nā, e kōrero ana anō koe i reira ki te kīngi, ka tae atu hoki ahau i muri i a koe, ā, māku e whakakoia ki āu kōrero."

15 Nā, ko te haerenga o Patehēpa ki te whare moenga, ki te kīngi; he koroheke rawa hoki te kīngi; ko Āpihaka Hunami anō ki te mahi i ngā mea a te kīngi. 16 Nā, ka tuohu a Patehēpa, ka piko ki te kīngi, ā, ka mea te kīngi, "He aha tāu?"

17 Nā, ka mea tērā ki a ia, "E tōku ariki, i oatitia mai a Ihowā, tōu Atua, e koe ki tāu pononga: ‘Ko Horomona tonu, ko tāu tama hei kīngi i muri i ahau, ā, ko ia hei noho ki tōku torōna.’ 18 Nā, ināianei, kua kīngi a Aronia; ā, kāhore koe, e tōku ariki, e te kīngi, i te mōhio; 19 ā, kua patua e ia he kau, he mea mōmona, he hipi, tōna tini; kua karangatia hoki ngā tama katoa a te kīngi, me Apiātara tohunga, me Ioapa rangatira ope; ko Horomona ia, ko tāu pononga, kīhai i karangatia e ia. 20 Nā, ko koe, e tōku ariki, e te kīngi – e anga ana ngā kanohi o Īharaira katoa ki a koe, kia whakaaturia ki a rātou ko wai e noho ki te torōna o tōku ariki, o te kīngi, i muri i a ia. 21 Nā tēnei ake, hei te moenga o tōku ariki, o te kīngi, ki ōna mātua, ka kīia māua ko tāku tama, ko Horomona, he hunga hara."

22 Nā, i a ia anō e kōrero ana ki te kīngi, ka tomo mai a Nātana poropiti. 23 Ā, ka kōrerotia e rātou ki te kīngi, ka mea, "Ko Nātana poropiti tēnei." Nā, haere ana tērā ki te aroaro o te kīngi, ā, piko ana, tāpapa ana ki te whenua ki te aroaro o te kīngi.

24 Nā, ka mea a Nātana, "E tōku ariki, e te kīngi, i mea rānei koe, ‘Ko Aronia hei kīngi i muri i ahau, ā, ko ia hei noho ki tōku torōna’? 25 Kua haere hoki ia ki raro i tēnei rā, ā, kei te patu tērā i te kau, i te mea mōmona, i te hipi, tōna tini, ā, kua karangatia e ia ngā tama katoa a te kīngi rātou ko ngā rangatira ope, ko Apiātara tohunga; kei te kai rātou, kei te inu i tōna aroaro, e kī ana, ‘Kia ora a Kīngi Aronia.’ 26 Ko ahau ia, ko tāu pononga, ko mātou ko Hāroko tohunga, ko Penaia tama a Iehoiara, ko tāu pononga, ko Horomona, kīhai i karangatia e ia. 27 Nā tōku ariki rānei, nā te kīngi tēnei mea, ā, kīhai i whakaaturia e koe ki āu pononga, ko wai e noho ki te torōna o tōku ariki, o te kīngi i muri i a ia?"

Ka Meinga a Horomona hei Kīngi

28 Nā, ka whakahoki a Kīngi Rāwiri, ka mea, "Karangatia a Patehēpa ki ahau." Nā, haere ana ia ki te aroaro o te kīngi, ā, tū ana i te aroaro o te kīngi.

29 Nā, ko te oatitanga a te kīngi, ka mea: "E ora ana a Ihowā i whakaora nei i ahau i ngā mate katoa, 30 ko āku oatitanga i a Ihowā, i te Atua o Īharaira ki a koe, i ahau i mea rā: He pono, ko Horomona, ko tāu tama, hei kīngi i muri i ahau, ko ia hoki hei noho ki tōku torōna i muri i ahau, he pono me pēnā anō e ahau i tēnei rā."

31 Kātahi ka tuohu a Patehēpa, anga tonu tōna mata ki te whenua, piko ana ki te aroaro o te kīngi, ka mea, "Kia ora tōku ariki, a Kīngi Rāwiri, ā ake ake!"

32 Nā, ka mea a Kīngi Rāwiri, "Karangatia a Hāroko tohunga ki ahau, a Nātana poropiti, a Penaia tama a Iehoiara."

Nā, haere ana mai rātou ki te aroaro o te kīngi. 33 Nā, ka mea te kīngi ki a rātou: "Mauria ngā pononga a tō koutou ariki hei hoa mō koutou, ka whakanoho i a Horomona, i tāku tama, ki tōku muera, ki tōku ake, ka kawe i a ia ki raro, ki Kihona; 34 ā, mā Hāroko tohunga rāua ko Nātana poropiti ia e whakawahi ki reira hei kīngi mō Īharaira; me whakatangi hoki te tētere, me mea, ‘Kia ora a Kīngi Horomona.’ 35 Nā, ka piki ake koutou i muri i a ia, ā, ka tae mai ia, ka noho ki tōku torōna; ā, hei kīngi ia i muri i ahau; he mea whakarite nāku hei rangatira ia mō Īharaira rāua ko Hūrā."

36 Nā, ka whakahoki a Penaia tama a Iehoiara ki tā te kīngi, ka mea, "Āmine! Kia pēnā mai hoki te kī a Ihowā, a te Atua o tōku ariki, o te kīngi. 37 I tōku ariki nei, i te kīngi, a Ihowā, kia pēnā anō ia ki a Horomona; ā, kia whakanuia ake tōna torōna ki runga ake i te torōna o tōku ariki, o Kīngi Rāwiri."

38 Heoi, ka haere a Hāroko tohunga, a Nātana poropiti, a Penaia tama a Iehoiara, me ngā Kereti, me ngā Pereti ki raro, ā, whakanohoia ana e rātou a Horomona ki te muera o Kīngi Rāwiri, ā, kawea ana ki Kihona. 39 Nā, tangohia ana e Hāroko tohunga te haona hinu i roto i te tapenākara, ā, whakawahia ana e ia a Horomona. Nā, ka whakatangihia e rātou te tētere; ā, ka mea katoa te iwi, "Kia ora a Kīngi Horomona!" 40 Nā, piki ake ana te iwi katoa i muri i a ia, me te whakatangi te iwi i ngā pūtōrino; nui atu hoki te koa i koa ai rātou, ngātata ana te whenua i tō rātou hāmama.

41 Nā, ka rongo a Aronia rātou ko āna manuhiri i a rātou e whakamutu ana i tā rātou kai; ā, nō te rongonga o Ioapa i te tangi o te tētere, ka mea ake, "He aha tēnei hāmama o te pā e ngangau mai nei?"

42 I a ia anō e kōrero ana, nā, ko Honatana tama a Apiātara tohunga e haere mai ana; ā, ka mea a Aronia, "Haere mai; he tangata māia hoki koe, ā, he kōrero pai āu."

43 Nā, ka whakahoki a Honatana, ka mea atu ki a Aronia, "He pono rawa, kua meinga a Horomona e tō tātou ariki, e Kīngi Rāwiri, hei kīngi. 44 Ā, kua ungā e te kīngi hei hoa mōna a Hāroko tohunga, a Nātana poropiti, a Penaia tama a Iehoiara rātou ko ngā Kereti, ko ngā Pereti; ā, kua whakanohoia ia e rātou ki te muera o te kīngi; 45 ā, kua whakawahia ia e Hāroko tohunga, e Nātana poropiti hei kīngi ki Kihona. Nā, kua piki ake rātou i reira me te koa, nā, ngateri ana te pā. Ko te hāmama tēnei i rongo nā koutou. 46 Ā, ko Horomona hoki tēnei te noho mai nei i runga i te torōna o te kīngitanga. 47 Ā, kua tae mai hoki ngā pononga a te kīngi ki te manaaki i tō tātou ariki, i a Kīngi Rāwiri, ki te mea, ‘Kia meinga e tōu Atua te ingoa o Horomona kia pai atu i tōu ingoa, kia whakanuia ake e ia tōna torōna i tōu torōna.’ Nā, piko ana te kīngi i runga i te moenga. 48 Ā, i pēnei hoki te kupu a te kīngi, ‘Kia whakapaingia a Ihowā, te Atua o Īharaira, mōna kua hōmai nei i tētahi hei noho i tōku torōna i tēnei rā, me te kite atu anō ōku kanohi.’ "