1 Kings 4
1 Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
To pongah Solomon siangpahrang mah Israel prae boih to uk.
2 and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
Anih ih angraengnawk loe, qaima Zadok capa Azariah,
3 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.
Shisha capa Elihoreph hoi Ahijah loe ca tarikkung ah oh hoi; Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat loe hmuenmae pakuemkung ah oh.
4 Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
Jehoiada capa Benaiah loe misatuh angraeng ah oh; Zadok hoi Abiathar loe qaima ah oh hoi;
5 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.
Nathan capa Azariah loe angraengnawk khenzawnkung ah oh; Nathan capa Zabud loe angraengnawk ukkung ah oh moe, siangpahrang poekhaih paekkung, ampui ah oh;
6 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].
Ahishar loe siangpahrang im khenzawnkung ah oh; Abda capa Adoniram loe tamut kokhaih toksahkung ah oh.
7 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.
Solomon mah Israel prae hatlaihnetto thungah ukkung to suek boih; nihcae thung ih kami maeto boih mah siangpahrang hoi siangpahrang imthung takoh hanah, saning kruek khrahto thung caaknaek to paek o.
8 Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
To kaminawk ih ahmin loe, Ephraim prae ih mae nui hoiah Hur ih caanawk,
9 Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh hoi Elon-Beth-hanan vangpui ih Dekkar ih caanawk;
10 Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
Sokoth hoi Helpher prae boih hoi Arubboth vangpui ih Hesed ih caanawk;
11 Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
Dor prae thung boih ukkung, Solomon canu Taphath ih sava Abinadab ih caanawk;
12 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];
Taanak, Mediido, Beth-Shaen vangpui hoi Abel-Meholah prae boih, Jokneam vangpui tasa bang khoek to, Jezereel vangpui tlim, Zartanah vangpui taengah kaom, Beth-Shaen prae boih ukkung, Ahilud capa Baana;
13 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.
Gilead prae ah Manasseh capa Jair mah tawnh ih vangpui ah kaom, Bashan prae Argob hmuen ih sipae hoi sumkamling khongkha hoiah athung ih vangpui quitarukto ukkung, Gilead prae Ramoth vangpui ih Geber ih caanawk;
14 Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
Mahanaim vangpui ih Iddo capa Ahinadab;
15 Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
Naphtali prae ukkung Solomon canu Basemath ih sava Ahimmaz;
16 Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
Asher hoi Aloth prae ah, Hushai capa Baana;
17 Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
Assakar ah paruah capa Jehoshaphat;
18 Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
Benjamin ah Elah capa Shimei;
19 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.
Amor siangpahrang Sihon ih prae, Bashan siangpahrang Og ih prae hoi Gilead prae ah loe Uri capa Gebert to zaehoikung angraeng ah oh. Prae thungah loe anih khue ni ukkung ah oh.
20 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.
Judah hoi Israel kaminawk loe tuipui taengah savuet zetto pop o; nihcae loe caak o, naek o moe, anghoe o.
21 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.
Solomon mah, Vapui hoi Philistin prae, Izip prae ramri karoek to, prae to uk boih; hae prae kaminawk loe tangqum to sin o moe, Solomon hing thung anih ih tok to sak pae o.
22 [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,
Solomon imthung takoh mah nito thung caak ih hmuennawk loe, takaw dip tahhaih kor quithumto, buh kor quitarukto,
23 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.
kathawk parai maitaw tae hato, taw ah pacah ih maitaw tae pumphae to, saza, tasuk hoi sakhi thui ai ah, tuu cumvaito; kathawk parai tavaanawk doeh a caak o.
24 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.
Solomon loe vapui hoi niduem bang boih, Tiphsah hoi Azzah vangpui khoek to siangpahrangnawk to uk; anih ohhaih ataeng boih ah misa monghaih to oh.
25 All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
Solomon hing thung Judah hoi Israel, Dan hoi Beersheba karoek to, monghaih hoiah khosak o, kami boih mah angmah ih misur takha hoi thaiduetkung to tawnh o.
26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
Solomon loe angmah ih hrang lakok suekhaih ahmuen sing palito tawnh moe, hrang angthueng misatuh kami sang hatlaihnetto a tawnh.
27 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.
Prae toksah angraengnawk loe khrah kruek kami maeto mah, Solomon siangpahrang hoi anih ih caboi nuiah buhcaak han angzo kaminawk boih hanah caaknaek to paek o; nihcae loe tidoeh vawt o ai.
28 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.
Barli cang hoi hrang rawkcaak doeh, angmacae paekhaih atue phak naah, kami boih mah prae toksah angraengnawk ohhaih ahmuen ah sinh pae o.
29 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].
Sithaw mah Solomon hanah palunghahaih, kalen parai panoek thaihaih, tuipui taeng ih savuet baktiah kakawk palungthin to paek.
30 He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
Solomon loe ni angyae bang ih kaminawk boih hoi Izip prae ih palungha kaminawk boih pongah doeh palungha kue.
31 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.
Anih loe kaminawk boih pongah palungha kue; Ezrah acaeng Ethan, Mahol capa Heman, Kalkol hoi Darda pongah doeh palungha kue; anih ih ahmin loe a taengah kaom prae kaminawk boih ah amthang.
32 He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
Palungha thuitaekhaih lok sang thumto hoi laa sangto pacoeng, pangato loe anih mah tarik.
33 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.
Lebanon ih sidar thingkungnawk hoi sipae nuiah kamprawk hyssop kungnawk mataeng doeh a thuih thai boih. Taw ih moinawk, tavaanawk, long ah kavak amiinawk hoi tanganawk to panoek boih.
34 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].
Acaeng kaminawk boih, long pum ah kaom siangpahrangnawk boih mah Solomon palunghahaih lok to thaih o, anih ih lok tahngaih hanah angzoh o.
