2 Thusimbu 7
1 Solomon in ataona ahin chai chai chun, vana konin meikong ahungkikho lhan; pumgo thilto hole kilhaina ho Chu akavam soh keiyin, chuin Pakai loupina chun Houin sung chu alo dim soh jengin ahi.
When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from the sky and burned all the offerings and sacrifices [that were on the altar], and the glorious radiance of Yahweh filled the temple.
2 Pakai loupinan Houin sung alodim tah jeh chun, thempu ho chu Houin sunga chun alut thei tapouvin ahi.
The radiance [was extremely bright], with the result that the priests could not enter the temple of Yahweh.
3 Israel mipi ho chun meikong ahung kikholhah’a Houin sung alo dimset chu amuphat un, Pakai chu ahou un avahchoi tauve. Pakai hi aphai, Ami lungsetna long lou chun atonsotnin aumjinge atiuvin ahi.
When all the Israeli people [who were there] saw the fire coming down and the glory of Yahweh above the temple, they prostrated themselves with their faces touching the ground. They worshiped and thanked Yahweh, singing, “Yahweh is always good to us; he faithfully loves us forever.”
4 Chuin Lengpa le mipi ho chun, Pakai dingin kilhaina thilto abolluvin ahi.
Then the king and all the people who were there dedicated the temple to Yahweh by offering more sacrifices to him. King Solomon gave 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats to be sacrificed.
5 Lengpa Solomon chun kilhaina man ding in, bong sang som le ni kelngoi le kelcha sang jakhat le sang somni atoh doh in ahi. Chuin Lengpa le mipi ho chun Pathen Houin chu akatdoh tauvin ahi.
6 Thempu ho chun akinganse nau panmun cheh chu alo-uvin, chule chutobang ma chun Levi techun, “Ami lungsetna longlouvin atonsotnin aum jinge tin lan asaove, amaho chun Lengpa David in Pakai vahchoina dinga anasem la chu tumging tothon asaovin ahi. Israel mipi ho adin sungu chun Levite maidon tah’a chun thempu hon sumkon amut uvin ahi.”
The priests stood in their positions, and the other descendants of Levi stood in their positions holding the musical instruments [to praise] Yahweh, instruments that King David had caused to be made for praising Yahweh and thanking him. [They sang], “He faithfully loves us forever.” Facing the other descendants of Levi the priests stood, blowing their trumpets, while all the Israeli people were standing [and listening].
7 Chuin Solomon chun Pakai Houin leitol lailung tah chu athenson, pumgo thilto le sathao chamna thilto ho chu hilai munna chun alhan doh in ahi; ijeh-inem itileh sum eng maicham chun pumgo thilto ho, lhosoh gasoh thilto chule sathao chamna thilto chu adollou ahitai.
Solomon dedicated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple. Then he gave offerings to be completely burned there along with the fat of the animals to be sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. The priests burned them there in the courtyard because in addition to those things there were offerings of grain, with the result that there was not enough space on the bronze altar to burn all those sacrifices.
8 Solomon le Israel mipi chun nisagi sungin lhambuh kut amangun ahi. Agamla penna seidingin sahlama Lebohanath chule lhanglama Egypt gamgi changei mi atama tam akikhomdoh un ahi.
Solomon [and the other people] celebrated the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days. There was a huge group of people who celebrated with him. Some of them came from [as far away as] Lebo-Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].
9 Amahon maicham mun katdohna din ni sagi amangun, lhanbuh kut bolnan ni sagi ma amangun ahi. Chuin aniget lhin nin akhum khana kin abollun ahi.
On the eighth/next day they gathered again [to worship Yahweh]. They had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days.
10 Kin bol kichai chun Solomon in miho chu ama ama incheh’a asol tan ahi. Amaho chu akipah thanom theilheh jeng uve. Ijeh-inem itileh Pakai chu David le Solomon chule ami Israelte dingin ana phajing jeng in ahi.
Then on the next day Solomon sent them to their homes. They were very joyful because of all the good things that Yahweh had done for David and Solomon and for all his Israeli people.
11 Chuti chun Solomon chun Pakai Houin le leng inpi asah jong chu ajousoh tai, chule atohgon bang chun Houin le leng inpi sahna dinga thil jouse chu achai tan ahi.
Solomon’s [workers] finished building the temple and Solomon’s palace. And Solomon finished doing everything else that he had planned to do.
12 Chuin jankhat chu Pakai, Solomon henga ahungkilah in nataona kasanpeh in, chule hiche Houin hi kilhaina ho lhandohna mun dingin kalhengtai ati.
Then Yahweh appeared to him one night [in a dream] and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen this temple to be the place where my people will offer sacrifices to me.
13 Iti hamkhatna vankot kakha’a gotwi ajuhlou ham, khaokho ho thu kapeh’a nalhosoh gahou chunga achuh ham, natna hise pul nalah’uva kalansah ham tengle,
“When I prevent any rain from falling, or when I command locusts to eat all the crops, or when I send a plague among my people,
14 hichea chu kamite kaminna kikousate chu ahung kineosah-uva agitlou nau lampi hoa kona ahung kinung heikit uva, kamai ahin holluva ahung tao tengule; keiman vanna konna ataonau kangaipeh’a achonset gitlou nau kangai damma chule agammu kakile dohsah kitding ahi.
if the people who belong to me humble themselves and pray, and request me to help them, and if they turn away from their sinful behavior, then I will hear from heaven. I will forgive them for having sinned and I will cause them to prosper again.
15 Hiche Houin munna konna taona kimang jouse kahin vetna, kanakol kahin sun ding ahi.
I [SYN] will see them and I [SYN] will hear them when they pray to me in this place.
16 Ijeh-inem itihleh hiche laimun hi atumbeh’a atheng dinga ka lhendoh ahitan, hiche laimun hi aitih’a kamin kijabolna hijing ding ahitai. Keiman hiche laimun hi phatseh’a kavet tup jing ding ahi. Ajeh chu hiche laimun hi, kalungthim in angailut pen chu ahi.
I have chosen and have (set apart/dedicated) this temple in order that people may worship [MTY] me there forever. I will always watch over [MTY] it and protect [IDM] it.
17 Nangma jengin jong napa David banga kathupeh hole chondan ho le dan ho jouse hi, kitahna neitah’a najui leh,
“And as for you, if you obey me as David your father did, and if you do all that I command you to do, and obey all my laws and decrees,
18 nangma phungui’a laltouna katundoh ding ahi; hiche na dinga chu keiman napa David toh kitepna kana semma chu hiti hi ahi. “Nangma chilhah holah’a khatpen hin Israel chunga vai ahop jing ding ahi,” ati.
I will make sure that your descendants will always be kings, which is what I promised to David your father, saying, ‘Some of your descendants will always be the kings of Israel.’
19 Ahinlah ihamtia nachihlhah ten einungsun uva, chule nangma kapeh chonna dan hole kapeh thu hohi angailou uva nangma jengin jong Pathen dang ho najen lea na hou leh,
“But if you Israelis turn away from me and disobey the decrees and commands that I have given to you, and you start to worship other gods,
20 Keiman hiche mite chu amaho kana pehsa hiche gam’a kona chu abul, abala kabodoh ding ahi. Chuleh hiche Houin kamin jabol nadingle atheng dinga kisa jonghi kapaidoh ding chule namdang mi holah’a hichelai munhi nuisat le japi limbep bou kaso ding ahi.
I will cause you to be expelled from this land that I have given to you, and I will abandon this temple that I have set apart to be the place where people should worship me. I will cause it to be despised and ridiculed by people of all nations.
21 Chule tuhin hiche Houin hi akijabol lhehnai, ahinlah hiche teng chuleh ahinjotpa hon adatmo diu amaho chu kidongtouva ipijeh’a iti danna Pakai in hitobang loma thil melse hi hiche gam le Houin chunga hi aboljeng ahitadem, atidiu ahi.
Although this temple is now greatly respected, when that happens, all the people who pass by will be appalled, and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done terrible things like this to this country and to this temple?’
22 Chutengleh adonbutna achu, “Amiten apu apateu Pakai Pathen, Egypt gamma konna ahinpuidoh pau chu anungsun uva, ama khella chu Pathen dang ahou uva amasanga abohkhup jeh uva, Pathen in hitobang vangset naho hi achung'uva alhunsah ahitai,” ati dingu ahi.
And others will reply, ‘It happened because they rejected Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged, the one who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they have been worshiping other gods and trying to please them. And that is why Yahweh has caused them to experience all these disasters.’”
