1 Manghai 4
1 Solomon manghai a om vaengah Israel pum soah manghai.
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
2 Te vaengah anih kah mangpa rhoek he, khosoih Zadok capa Azariah,
and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
3 Cadaek Shisha ca rhoi Elihoreph neh Ahijah, khokhan aka khoem Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat,
Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
4 Caempuei sokah Jehoiada capa Benaiah neh khosoih Zadok neh Abiathar,
Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
5 A sola aka pai Nathan capa Azariah, manghai kah olrhoep khosoih Nathan capa Zebud,
Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
6 Im hman kah Ahishar neh saldong sokah Abda capa Adoniram,
Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
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.
Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
8 Amih ming he Ephraim tlang ah Benhur,
Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
9 Makaz, Shaalbim, Bethshemesh neh Elonbeth ah Deker capa,
Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
10 A taengkah Arubboth, Sokoh neh Hepher khohmuen pum ah Hesed capa,
Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
11 Dore khamyai pum ah Abinadab capa. Solomon canu Taphath te anih kah yuu la om.
Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
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,
Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
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,
Ben-Geber, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
14 Mahanaim ah Iddo capa Ahinadab,
Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
15 Naphtali ah Ahimaaz tih, anih long khaw Solomon canu Basemath te a yuu la a loh.
Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
16 Asher neh Bealoth ah Hushai capa Baana,
Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
17 Issakhar ah Paruah capa Jehoshaphat,
Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
18 Benjamin ah Ela capa Shimei,
Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
19 Gilead khohmuen, Amori manghai Sihon neh Bashan manghai Oga khohmuen ah Uri capa Geber tih khohmuen pakhat ah khohung pakhat om.
Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
20 Judah neh Israel he a hlangmi lamtah tuipuei kah laivin bangla ping uh tih a caak, a ok neh a kohoe.
There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
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.
Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
22 Te vaengah hnin at dongkah Solomon kah a caak he, vaidam kore sawmthum neh buh kore sawmrhuk lo.
[To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
23 Saelhung pumlen pumrha, saelhung luemdawn pumkul, boiva yakhat, rhangrhaeh neh kirhang khaw, sayuk neh vathawt a thapaduek khaw om pueng.
ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
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.
Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
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.
All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
26 Solomon taengah a ngoldoelh ham marhang im thawng sawmli neh marhang caem thawng hlai nit om.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
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.
His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
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 also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
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.
God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
30 Solomon kah cueihnah tah khothoeng ca boeih kah cueihnah lakah khaw, Egypt kah cueihnah cungkuem lakah khaw yet.
He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
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.
Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
32 thawng thum a thui tih a laa khaw thawng khat panga om.
He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
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.
He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
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.
People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].
