1 A nd 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.

Na ka meinga a Horomona hei hunaonga ki a Parao kingi o Ihipa: i tangohia hoki e ia te tamahine a Parao mana, a kawea ana ki te pa o Rawiri, kia oti ra ano te whare mona te hanga, me te whare mo Ihowa, me te taiepa o Hiruharama a tawhio noa.

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

Ko te iwi ia patu whakahere ai i runga i nga wahi tiketike; kiano hoki i hanga noatia te whare mo te ingoa o Ihowa a tae noa ki aua ra.

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

Na i aroha a Horomona ki a Ihowa, i haere i nga tikanga a tona papa, a Rawiri: otiia i patu whakahere, i tahu whakakakara ki nga wahi tiketike.

4 A nd 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.

Na ka haere te kingi ki Kipeono ki te patu whakahere ki reira; ko te tino wahi tiketike hoki tera. Kotahi mano nga tahunga tinana i tapaea e Horomona ki runga ki taua aata.

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

I puta a Ihowa ki a Horomona ki Kipeono, he mea moemoea i te po; a ka mea te Atua, Inoi mai ko te aha kia hoatu e ahau ki a koe.

6 A nd 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.

Na ka mea a Horomona, Nui atu te aroha i whakaputaina e koe ki tau pononga, ki a Rawiri, ki toku papa, i a ia e haere ana i tou aroaro i runga i te pono, i te tapu, i te ngakau tika ki a koe; i rongoatia ano e koe tenei aroha nui mona, i a koe i homai nei i tetahi tama ki a ia hei noho ki tona torona, hei penei me tenei inaianei.

7 A nd 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.

Na kua meinga nei tau pononga e koe, e Ihowa, e toku Atua, hei kingi i muri i a Rawiri, i toku papa; na, he tamariki rawa ahau; kahore e mohio ki te haere atu, ki te haere mai.

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

Na kei waenganui tenei tau pononga i tau iwi i whiriwhiria e koe, he iwi nui, e kore e taea te tatau, te tuhituhi ranei, i te tini.

9 G ive 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?

Heoi homai ki tau pononga he ngakau e mahara ana ki te whakahaere tikanga ki tau iwi, ki te wehe i te pai, i te kino: ko wai hoki e ahei te whakahaere tikanga mo tenei iwi nui au?

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

A pai tonu taua kupu ki te whakaaro o te Ariki; no Horomona i tono ki tenei mea.

11 A nd 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;

Na ka mea te Atua ki a ia, Na, kua tono nei koe ki tenei mea mau, a kihai i tono kia maha nga ra mou; kihai ano i tono ki te taonga mou, kihai hoki i tono kia whakamatea ou hoariri; heoi tonoa ana e koe he mohio ki te whakarongo ki nga whakawa;

12 b ehold, 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.

Nana, kua meatia e ahau tau i korero na: nana, kua hoatu e ahau he ngakau mahara, he ngakau mohio ki a koe; kahore he rite mou i mua atu i a koe; e kore ano e ara ake he rite mou i muri i a koe.

13 A nd 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.

A kua hoatu ano e ahau ki a koe nga mea kihai na i tonoa mai e koe, te toanga, te kororia; a kahore he tangata i roto i nga kingi hei rite mou i ou ra katoa.

14 A nd 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.

A ki te haere koe i aku ara, ki te rongo ki aku tikanga, ki aku whakahau, ki te pera me te haere a tou papa, a Rawiri, na ka whakaroaina e ahau ou ra.

15 A nd 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.

Na ka oho ake a Horomona, na, he moemoea: a haere ana ia ki Hiruharama, ka tu ki mua i te aaka o te kawenata a Ihowa, tapaea ana e ia he tahunga tinana, a meatia ana e ia he whakahere mo te pai, i tuku hoki i te hakari ma ana tangata katoa.

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

Na ka haere mai etahi wahine tokorua ki reira, ki te kingi, he wahine kairau, a tu ana i tona aroaro.

17 A nd 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.

Na ka mea tetahi o nga wahine ra, E toku ariki, kotahi ano te whare i noho ai maua ko te wahine nei; a whanau ana ahau, a, i roto ano ia i te whare.

18 A nd 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.

A i te toru o nga ra o toku whanautanga, ka whanau ano hoki tenei wahine: i reira tahi ano maua; kahore he tangata ke i a maua i roto i te whare; ko maua tokorua anake i roto i te whare.

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

Na i te po ka mate te tamaiti a te wahine nei; i tamia hoki e ia.

20 A nd 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.

Na ka whakatika ia i waenganui po, ka tangohia taku tamaiti i toku taha, i tau pononga e moe ana, a hikitia ana ki tona uma, ko tana tamaiti mate i whakatakotoria e ia ki toku uma.

21 A nd 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.

A, i toku marangatanga ake i te ata ki te whakangote i taku tamaiti, na kua mate: a ka ata tirohia e ahau i te ata, na ehara i taku tamaiti i whanau nei i ahau.

22 A nd 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.

Na ka mea tetahi o nga wahine, Kahore; engari naku te tamaiti ora, nau te tamaiti mate. A ka mea tenei, Kahore; engari nau te tamaiti mate, naku hoki te tamaiti ora. Na korero pera ana raua i te aroaro o te kingi.

23 T hen 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.

Ano ra ko te kingi, E mea ana tenei, Naku tenei tamaiti ora, nau te tamaiti mate; e mea ana ano tenei, Kahore; engari nau te tamaiti mate, naku hoki te tamaiti ora.

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

Na ka mea te kingi, Tikina atu he hoari maku. A ka kawea mai e ratou he hoari ki te aroaro o te kingi.

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

Na ka mea atu te kingi, Tapahia te tamaiti ora kia rua, ka hoatu i tetahi hawhe ki tetahi o nga wahine, i tetahi hawhe ki tetahi.

26 T hen 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.

Na ko te kianga atu a te wahine nana nei te tamaiti ora ki te kingi, he okaka hoki no tona puku aroha ki tana tamaiti, ko tana meatanga atu, Aue, e toku ariki, hoatu te potiki ora ki a ia; kaua rawa hoki e whakamatea. Ko tetahi ia i mea, Kauaka m aku, kauaka hoki mana; tapahia.

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

Katahi ka whakahoki te kingi, ka mea, Hoatu te potiki ora ki a ia, kaua rawa e whakamatea: ko tona whaea ia.

28 A nd 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.

A ka rongo a Iharaira katoa ki te whakawa i whakarite ai te kingi; heoi wehi ana ratou i te kingi: i kite hoki ratou kei roto i a ia to te Atua mohio ki te whakawa.