1 Kings 4
1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.
Solomon manghai a om vaengah Israel pum soah manghai.
2 These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
Te vaengah anih kah mangpa rhoek he, khosoih Zadok capa Azariah,
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
Cadaek Shisha ca rhoi Elihoreph neh Ahijah, khokhan aka khoem Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat,
4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Caempuei sokah Jehoiada capa Benaiah neh khosoih Zadok neh Abiathar,
5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
A sola aka pai Nathan capa Azariah, manghai kah olrhoep khosoih Nathan capa Zebud,
6 Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject 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 a month in the year.
Solomon taengah 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 are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
Amih ming he Ephraim tlang ah Benhur,
9 Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
Makaz, Shaalbim, Bethshemesh neh Elonbeth ah Deker capa,
10 Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
A taengkah Arubboth, Sokoh neh Hepher khohmuen pum ah Hesed capa,
11 Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
Dore khamyai pum ah Abinadab capa. Solomon canu Taphath te anih kah yuu la om.
12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
Taanakh, Megiddo neh Bethshan boeih, tekah hmatoeng Zarethan kungdak kah Jezreel hil, Bethshan lamloh Abelmeholah hil, rhalvangan kah Jokmeam hil he Ahilud capa Baana,
13 Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
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 the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
Mahanaim ah Iddo capa Ahinadab,
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
Naphtali ah Ahimaaz tih, anih long khaw Solomon canu Basemath te a yuu la a loh.
16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
Asher neh Bealoth ah Hushai capa Baana,
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
Issakhar ah Paruah capa Jehoshaphat,
18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Benjamin ah Ela capa Shimei,
19 Geber the 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 officer 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 numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
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, sixty measures of meal,
Te vaengah hnin at dongkah Solomon kah a caak he, vaidam kore sawmthum neh buh kore sawmrhuk lo.
23 ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to 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 on this side the River, from Tiphsah even 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 safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even 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 officers 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 barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
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 abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is 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 excelled the wisdom of all the children 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 For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
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 numbered one thousand five.
Thuidoeknah thawng thum a thui tih a laa khaw thawng khat panga om.
33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of 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 of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by 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.
