2 Chronicles 9
1 The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
Sheba lengnun Solomon minthan naho thu ajahdoh phat chun, apatep mong mong dingin thudoh hahsa tampi dong dingin Jerusalem a ahungtan ahi. Amanu chu akilhonpi tamtah toh gimnamtui, sana le songmantam tampi sangong sao ahinpoh sah in, thupitah in Solomon kom ahunglhung tan ahi.
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Solomon chun amanu thudoh jouse abonchan adonbut in, chule bailam tah in ahilchenin ahi.
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
Sheba lengnun Solomon chihna ho, chule a leng inpi sah,
4 she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
Adokhang chunga an le twi ho, amilen milal ho touna, ajen lea pang ho kivonna, akhon doma pangho kivonna le Pakai Houin a pumgo thilto abolho amudoh chun kidang asavallin athia abang jengin ahi.
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
Chuin Sheba lengnun lengpa komma aseiyin, “Keima gamsunga kana jah na chih na le na natoh thilbol hohi atah mong ahi.
6 But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
Ahinlah kamit tah’a kana musanga chun miho thusei chu atah hidingin kana gelpon ahi. Tahbeh a seidingin nathupi naho hi akehkhat bepbou eina kiseipeh ahibouve, hiche ei kiseipeh kajah ho sangin gam chengin nakho khellin ahi,” ati.
7 The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
Namite iti pan akipah ta diuvem! Namilen-milalte ho, na angsunga adin jinguva nachih na thu ajah jengu hi iti pan akipah tadiu vem! Na Pakai, Pathen chu vahchoiyin umtahen, Amachu nachunga lunglhai tangei unte chule,
8 Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
Pakai na Pathen in vaihom dinga laltouna natousah’a Lenga napansah ahitai. Ijeh-inem itileh na Pathen chun amite Israelte alungsetna atonsotna adop sang nom jeh chule thutahle thudih’a ama ho chunga vai nahop theina dinga Lenga napansah ahitai.
9 Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
Chuin Sheba Lengnu chun Solomon Lengpa chu sana talent jakhat le somni chule gimnamtui le songmantam tamtah apen ahi. Amanun Solomon Lengpa apeh tobang gimnamtui chu tumasangin ana um kha hih laijin ahi.
10 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
Hiram Lengpa soh hole Solomon Lengpa soh ho chun Ophir akonin Sana ahinpouvin, chule algumthing le Songmantam jong ahinpouve.
Lengpa chun Algum thingho chu Pakai Houin le Leng inpi kalbi ho semnan amangin chule lasathem ho dingin selangdah le pehkhong semnan amangin ahi. Hiti ho tobang hi tumasangin Judah gamsunga ana kimukha hih laijin ahi.
Solomon Lengpa chun Sheba Lengnu angaichat le athum jouse chu apen, aman ahinpoh sanga tamjo chu ale peh kitnin ahi. Chuin amilal ho tochun agamlanguva akinungle kit tauvin ahi.
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
Kumseh’a Solomon in sana amujat chu talent jaguple somgup le gup aphan,
14 That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
Hiche lah’a hi thilcho-thil joh hole kivei mihon anpeh-u pangloulai ahi. Chujongleh Arabia gam'a Lengho le gamvaipo honjong Solomon chu sana le dangka ahin pohpeh un ahi.
15 King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
Solomon Lengpa chun sana’a kikheng kidalna pho asemin, kidalna pho khat chun sana shekel som gup alutnin ahi.
16 His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
Aman sana’a kikheng kidalna pho aneo jathum jong asemin, kidalna pho khatna chun sana shekhel jathum cheh alut nin ahi. hiche ho sese chu lengpan Lebanon’a gammang inpia chun akoitai.
17 His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
Chuin Lengpan Saiha’a laltouna khat asemin sana thengsellin atomjollin ahi.
18 There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
Laltouna chun kalbi gup aneiyin chule sana touna keng ngapna toh akibuto in ahi. Touna teni jetle veiya chun Sakei bahkai lim ni adingin ahi.
19 On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
Kalbi mong teni achung chu Sakei bahkai lim Som le ni aumin, kalbi dan gup ma aning cheh a chun sakei bahkai lim khat cheh akikoijin ahi,
20 All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
Solomon twi don'a khon ho jouse chu sana lhanga kisem ahin chule Lebanon’a gammang sana thengsella kisem ngen ahi. Thilho jouse chu dangka kisem khatcha aumpoi, ijen-inem itileh Solomon khang lai chun dangka chu manlhom jepdanin anaki hen ahi.
21 The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
Lengpa chun kiveina kong innei tampi jong aneiyin ahi, kumthum lhunseh leh kong innei ho chun khatvei sana dangka le saiha chule guldute le vahong ho ahin pojiuvin ahi.
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
Lengpa Solomon chu leng dang ho jouse sangin haona le chih nan achungnung jon ahi.
23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
Nam jousea Leng ho chu Pathen in apeh achihna ho thu ngainom leh, houlim pi dingin ahung jiuvin ahi.
24 All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
Akum kumin ama hungvil jouse chun sana le dangka sangkholchol, gimnamtui galmanchah sakol le sangan ho kipa thilpeh adin ahinpoh peh jiuvin ahi.
25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
Solomon chun sakolbuh le sakol kangtalai koina indan sangli aneiyin chule sakol jong sang som le ni aneiyin ahi. Hiche ho chu sakol kangtalai koina khopiho le Jersusalema ama kom naiyah akoi in ahi.
26 Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
Solomon chun sahlama Euphrate vadung apat Philestine te gam chan chule lhanglama Egypt gamgi sunga lengho chunga vai ana homin ahi.
27 [During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
Lengpa chun Jerusalem khopi sunga dangka nengjeng jungin abolllin song lheo lah abahsah jinge, chule thing mantam jong Judah phaichamma theipi thingkeh ning lhing tah a muntinna akimu jeng thei bangin abollin ahi.
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
Solomon sakol ho chu Egypt gam le gam chom chomma konna hung kipolut ahiuve.
29 Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
Solomon vaipoh abulla kipan achaina changei’a thilsoh adangho chu, themgao Nathan Lekhabu chule Sheloh a um, Ahijah gaothuseina chule Nebat chapa Jerobaom chung changa muneipa Iddo Mitva neipa gaomu thusimma akijih lut soh keijin ahi.
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
Solomon chun Jerusalem a Israel pumpi chunga, kum somli vai ana pon ahi.
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
Ama athi chun apa David khopia chun akivuitai. Chuin achapa Rehoboam chu ama banin lengin ahungpang tan ahi.
