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1 Solomon manghai a om vaengah Israel pum soah manghai.
And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:
2 Te vaengah anih kah mangpa rhoek he, khosoih Zadok capa Azariah,
And these were the princes which he had: Azarias the son of Sadoc the priest:
3 Cadaek Shisha ca rhoi Elihoreph neh Ahijah, khokhan aka khoem Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat,
Elihoreph, and Ahia, the sons of Sisa, scribes: Josaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder:
4 Caempuei sokah Jehoiada capa Benaiah neh khosoih Zadok neh Abiathar,
Banaias the son of Joiada, over the army: and Sadoc and Abiathar priests.
5 A sola aka pai Nathan capa Azariah, manghai kah olrhoep khosoih Nathan capa Zebud,
Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, the king’s friend:
6 Im hman kah Ahishar neh saldong sokah Abda capa Adoniram,
And Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.
7 Solomon taegah Israel pum yueng la aka pai rhoek he hlai nit lo tih manghai neh a imkhui te a cangbam uh. Cangbam ham te kum khat khui hla khat ah pakhat a om pah.
And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his household: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.
8 Amih ming he Ephraim tlang ah Benhur,
And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim,
9 Makaz, Shaalbim, Bethshemesh neh Elonbeth ah Deker capa,
Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.
10 A taengkah Arubboth, Sokoh neh Hepher khohmuen pum ah Hesed capa,
Benhesed in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.
11 Dore khamyai pum ah Abinadab capa. Solomon canu Taphath te anih kah yuu la om.
Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor, he had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife.
12 Taanakh, Megiddo neh Bethshan boeih, tekah hmatoeng Zarethan kungdak kah Jezreel hil, Bethshan lamloh Abelmeholath hil, rhalvangan kah Jokmeam hil he Ahilud capa Baana,
Bana the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula over against Jecmaan.
13 Ramothgilead ah Geber capa tih, Gilead ah Manasseh capa Jair kah vangca rhoek he khaw anih kah, Bashan ah Argob paeng, vongtung puei neh rhohum thohkalh khopuei sawmrhuk khaw anih kah,
Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: he had the towns of Jair the son of Manasses in Galaad, he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.
14 Mahanaim ah Iddo capa Ahinadab,
Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.
15 Naphtali ah Ahimaaz tih, anih long khaw Solomon canu Basemath te a yuu la a loh.
Achimaas in Nephtali: he also had Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife.
16 Asher neh Bealoth ah Hushai capa Baana,
Baana the son of Husi, in Aser and in Baloth.
17 Issakhar ah Paruah capa Jehoshaphat,
Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.
18 Benjamin ah Ela capa Shimei,
Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.
19 Gilead khohmuen, Amori manghai Sihon neh Bashan manghai Oga khohmuen ah Uri capa Geber tih khohmuen pakhat ah khohung pakhat om.
Gaber the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites and of Og the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.
20 Judah neh Israel he a hlangmi lamtah tuipuei kah laivin bangla ping uh tih a caak, a ok neh a kohoe.
Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
21 Solomon long he Philisti khohmuen kah tuiva lamloh Egypt khorhi duela ram tom te a taemrhai. Khocang te a khuen uh tih a hing tue khuiah Solomon taengah thotat uh.
And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him, all the days of his life.
22 Te vaengah hnin at dongkah Solomon kah a caak he, vaidam kore sawmthum neh buh kore sawmrhuk lo.
And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23 Saelhung pumlen pumrha, saelhung luemdawn pumkul, boiva yakhat, rhangrhaeh neh kirhang khaw, sayuk neh vathawt a thapaduek khaw om pueng.
Ten fat oxen and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred rams, besides venison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fowls.
24 Tiphsah lamloh tuiva rhalvangan boeih neh Gaza hil, tuiva rhalvangan kah manghai boeih te khaw a taemrhai. Te vaengah rhoepnah te anih ham kaepvai kah a rhalvangan boeih ah om.
For he had all the country which was beyond the river, from Thaphsa to Gazan, and all the kings of those countries: and he had peace on every side round about.
25 Judah neh Israel kah hlang he Solomon tue khuiah tah Dan lamloh Beersheba hil amah misur hmui neh a thaibu hmuiah ngaikhuek la kho a sak.
And Juda and Israel dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of Solomon.
26 Solomon taengah a ngoldoelh ham marhang im thawng sawmli neh marhang caem thawng hlai nit om.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.
27 Te rhoek loh manghai Solomon te a cangbam uh tih a pai puei uh. Amah hla khat ah hlang pakhat neh manghai Solomon kah caboei taengla aka mop boeih khaw hnopai neh mueh uh pawh.
And the foresaid governors of the king fed them: and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon’s table, with great care in their time.
28 Marhang ham neh leng marhang ham cangtun neh cangkong khaw, hlang loh amah kah hamsum bangla a om nah hmuen la pahoi a thak uh coeng.
They brought barley also and straw for the horses, and beasts, to the place where the king was, according as it was appointed them.
29 Pathen loh Solomon te cueihnah a paek dongah a lungcuei khaw muep ping. Te vaengah lungbuei te tuipuei tuikaeng kah laivin bangla a daang a ka pah.
And God gave to Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 Solomon kah cueihnah tah khothoeng ca boeih kah cueihnah lakah khaw, Egypt kah cueihnah cungkuem lakah khaw yet.
And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians,
31 Hlang boeih lakah khaw, Mahol koca rhoek Ethan, Ezrakhi, Heman neh Khalkol, Darda lakah khaw cueih. Te dongah khotaeng namtom boeih taengah khaw a ming om.
And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.
32 thawng thum a thui tih a laa khaw thawng khat panga om.
Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.
33 Thingkung te Lebanon kah lamphai lamloh pangbueng lamkah aka poe pumpiding hil khaw a thui. Rhamsa kawng neh vaa kawng khaw, rhulcai kawng neh nga kawng khaw a thui.
And he treated about trees from the cedar that is in Libanus, unto the hyssop that cometh out of the wall: and he discoursed of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
34 A cueihnah te a yaak uh vaengah pilnam cungkuem lamlong khaw, diklai manghai boeih lamlong khaw Solomon kah cueihnah te hnatun ham a paan uh.
And they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who heard of his wisdom.