1 Kings 4
1 Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
Solomon Lengpa Israel mite ho jouse chunga vai ana hom in ahi,
2 and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
Hitichun ama ding’a vaihom a pang ho jouse chu hicheng hi ahiuve: Zadok chapa Azariah chu thempun apang in,
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 chapa teni Elihoreph leh Ahijah chu lekha sun in apang lhon in, Ahilud chapa Jehosaphat chu thusimbu ching in apang in ahi,
4 Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
Jehoiada chapa Benaiah chu sepaite lamkaijin apang in, Zadok le Abiather chu Thempun apang lhonne,
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.
Chu jong leh Azariah kitipa Nathan chapa chu Gambeh gam vaipo ho jouse chunga vaihom in apang’e, Nathan themgao chapa Zabud chu lengpa thumop in apang in ahi,
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 chu Leng inpi thilkeoho vengtup in apang in, Abda chapa Adoniram chu soh na tonga kimang ho vetup in apang in ahi.
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 in Israel pumpia thunei dingin gambeh vaipo som le ni ana koiyin ahi. Amaho hin leng insung’a neh le chah ho jouse asuhtup jing diu ahi. Amaho khat cheh chun kumkhat sung’a lhakhat cheh ading a amopoh diu ahi.
8 Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
Hiche gamvaipo som le ni ho minchu hiche ho hi ahiuve: Ephraim thing lhang a cheng Benhur,
9 Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
Bendeker hin Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh leh Elon-bethhanan apoh ahi,
10 Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
Ben-hased in Arubboth leh Socoh chuleh Hepher gam jong apoh ahi.
11 Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
Ben-abinadab in Naphoth-dor (Ama hin Solomon chanu khat Taphath kitinu chu a kichen pi ahi).
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];
Ahilud chapa Baana in Taanach le Magiddo, Jezreel noiya um Zerethan komma Bethshan pumpi apon, chuleh Bethshan apat Abel-meholah kikah gam pumpi Jokmeam chung lang jong apon ahi.
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.
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead le Gilead na Jeir khopi ho pum in apon (Jair kitihi Manasseh phung ahi), chuleh Bashan a Argob gamkol jong apon, chuleh sum eng kelkot kiget khum leh kulpi kikai khum khopi lentah cheh somgup jong apohtha’n ahi.
14 Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
Iddo chapa Ahinadab in Mahanaim apon,
15 Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
Ahimaaz in Naphtali apon (Ama hin Solomon chanu lah a khat Basemath chu akichen pin ahi).
16 Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
Hushai chapa Banna in Asher leh Aloth apon,
17 Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
Paruah chapa Jehoshaphat in Issachar apon,
18 Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
Ela chapa Shimei in Benjamin apon,
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.
Uri chapa Geber in Gilead gamleh, Amorite mi leng Sihon gam leh Bashan leng Og gam jong ahop ahi. Judahh gam pumpia gam vaipo khat jong ana koiyin ahi.
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.
Judahh leh Israel tehi twikhanglen pang’a neldi jat apha jeng un ahi. Ama ho hi neh le chah ijakai jong aneng chat jeng un ahi.
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 hin sahlang gam Euphrates vadung apat Lenggam jouse ahin, lhanglam gamkai Egypt gamgi chinna kona Philistinete gam gei aboncha chunga hi lengvai apoh ahi.
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 Leng inpi’a nikhat nehle chah ding chu changbong neldisel atena jakhat leh somnga leh aneh a tena jathum,
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.
Chuleh bongchal thao cheh som, hamhing lah a kivah thao chet bong somni leh kelngoi jakhat, hicheng lah a hi sakhi chal ho leh sangan ho jong ki simtha loulai chuleh sakhi golho leh ahchal thaotah ho jong kisimtha lou ahi.
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.
Ajeh chu Solomon hin Eupharates lhunglam gamsung, Tiphsah apat Gaza geija lhanglam gam sese chunga vaipoh thaneina anei ahin, Euphrates lhumlam gamsunga lenggam jouse chunga jong tha anei sohkei ahi, ahivang in Solomon in ajetle avei a mite jouse chutoh chamna anei jing ahi.
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 damlai sung in Judahh le Israel sung pumpi sung’a hin chamna leh bitna ana um'in ahi, chuleh sahlanga Dan gam apat lhanglam Sheba gei jin min ama ama in le lou mongtah in ana neijun ahi.
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).
Solomonin a kangtalai ho koi na ding sangsomli jen anei jin chuleh sakol jong sangsom leh sangni aneiye.
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.
Gambeh vaipo hon kitah tahle lolhing tah in Solomon Lengpa le leng inpia anneh twidon avat umlou hellin, aneh jing theina diuvin ama ama ki ngansena dung jui cheh in atong doh jing un ahi.
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.
Hiche chungchon ahin ama hon sakol chang leh changpol jong sakol ho neh dingin ah akoi neng jing un ahi.
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].
Pathen in Solomon chu chihna le hethem theina twikhanglen pang’a neldi jat apen ahi.
30 He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
Tahbeh in achihna hin solam gamkai ja miching ho jouse leh Egypt gamsung’a michingte jouse akhokhel in ahi.
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.
Ama chihna hin midang jouse akhel in Ezra mi Ethan sang in jong aching jon, Mahol chapate Heman le Calcol chule Darda ho sang in jong gamcheng in aching jon, a minthan na hin avel’a mite ho jouse a khokhel in ahi.
32 He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
Aman thuchih sangthum leh la sangkhat le nga ana abol in ahi.
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.
Aman thingphung ho thudol, Lebanon gam a Cedar thingho, pal khekeh kah chung dunga kehthei hyssop hamhing neoho chang geijin jong ana seitheije, aman gamsaho thudol vachate thudol ahin, a-op a kithol tho ho thudol ahin chule ngaho thudol jengin jong ana sei soh kei jin ahi.
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].
Leiset chunga lengho jousen athusei aja uvin chuleh athusei ngai dingin palai ho asol uvin ahi.
