1 Kings 4
1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.
Solomon manghai a om vaengah Israel pum soah manghai.
2 These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
Te vaengah anih kah mangpa rhoek he, khosoih Zadok capa Azariah,
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha, were secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
Cadaek Shisha ca rhoi Elihoreph neh Ahijah, khokhan aka khoem Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat,
4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
Caempuei sokah Jehoiada capa Benaiah neh khosoih Zadok neh Abiathar,
5 Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend.
A sola aka pai Nathan capa Azariah, manghai kah olrhoep khosoih Nathan capa Zebud,
6 Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected to forced labor.
Im hman kah Ahishar neh saldong sokah Abda capa Adoniram,
7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.
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.
8 These were their names: Ben-Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
Amih ming he Ephraim tlang ah Benhur,
9 Ben-Deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
Makaz, Shaalbim, Bethshemesh neh Elonbeth ah Deker capa,
10 Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Sokoh and all the land of Hepher);
A taengkah Arubboth, Sokoh neh Hepher khohmuen pum ah Hesed capa,
11 Ben-Abinadab, in all Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
Dore khamyai pum ah Abinadab capa. Solomon canu Taphath te anih kah yuu la om.
12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;
Taanakh, Megiddo neh Bethshan boeih, tekah hmatoeng Zarethan kungdak kah Jezreel hil, Bethshan lamloh Abelmeholath hil, rhalvangan kah Jokmeam hil he Ahilud capa Baana,
13 Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him belonged the towns of Jair son of Manasseh, that are in Gilead, and the region of Argob belonged to him, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze gate bars);
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,
14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
Mahanaim ah Iddo capa Ahinadab,
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
Naphtali ah Ahimaaz tih, anih long khaw Solomon canu Basemath te a yuu la a loh.
16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
Asher neh Bealoth ah Hushai capa Baana,
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
Issakhar ah Paruah capa Jehoshaphat,
18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Benjamin ah Ela capa Shimei,
19 and Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan, and he was the only official who was in the land.
Gilead khohmuen, Amori manghai Sihon neh Bashan manghai Oga khohmuen ah Uri capa Geber tih khohmuen pakhat ah khohung pakhat om.
20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.
Judah neh Israel he a hlangmi lamtah tuipuei kah laivin bangla ping uh tih a caak, a ok neh a kohoe.
21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
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.
22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,
Te vaengah hnin at dongkah Solomon kah a caak he, vaidam kore sawmthum neh buh kore sawmrhuk lo.
23 ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
Saelhung pumlen pumrha, saelhung luemdawn pumkul, boiva yakhat, rhangrhaeh neh kirhang khaw, sayuk neh vathawt a thapaduek khaw om pueng.
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.
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.
25 Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
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.
26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Solomon taengah a ngoldoelh ham marhang im thawng sawmli neh marhang caem thawng hlai nit om.
27 Those officials provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon's table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
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.
28 They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.
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.
29 God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore.
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.
30 Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Solomon kah cueihnah tah khothoeng ca boeih kah cueihnah lakah khaw, Egypt kah cueihnah cungkuem lakah khaw yet.
31 He was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol—and his fame reached all the surrounding nations.
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.
32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five in number.
thawng thum a thui tih a laa khaw thawng khat panga om.
33 He described the plants, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He explained also about beasts, birds, creeping things, and fish.
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.
34 People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
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.
