1 Kings 4
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
1Solomon manghai a om vaengah Israel pum soah manghai.
2And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
2Te vaengah anih kah mangpa rhoek he, khosoih Zadok capa Azariah,
3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
3Cadaek Shisha ca rhoi Elihoreph neh Ahijah, khokhan aka khoem Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat,
4and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
4Caempuei sokah Jehoiada capa Benaiah neh khosoih Zadok neh Abiathar,
5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king's friend;
5A sola aka pai Nathan capa Azariah, manghai kah olrhoep khosoih Nathan capa Zebud,
6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.
6Im hman kah Ahishar neh saldong sokah Abda capa Adoniram,
7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
7Solomon 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.
8And these are their names: The son of Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;
8Amih ming he Ephraim tlang ah Benhur,
9the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
9Makaz, Shaalbim, Bethshemesh neh Elonbeth ah Deker capa,
10the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;
10A taengkah Arubboth, Sokoh neh Hepher khohmuen pum ah Hesed capa,
11the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife;
11Dore khamyai pum ah Abinadab capa. Solomon canu Taphath te anih kah yuu la om.
12Baana 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;
12Taanakh, Megiddo neh Bethshan boeih, tekah hmatoeng Zarethan kungdak kah Jezreel hil, Bethshan lamloh Abelmeholath hil, rhalvangan kah Jokmeam hil he Ahilud capa Baana,
13the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars;
13Ramothgilead 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,
14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
14Mahanaim ah Iddo capa Ahinadab,
15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife;
15Naphtali ah Ahimaaz tih, anih long khaw Solomon canu Basemath te a yuu la a loh.
16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
16Asher neh Bealoth ah Hushai capa Baana,
17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
17Issakhar ah Paruah capa Jehoshaphat,
18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
18Benjamin ah Ela capa Shimei,
19Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and one officer that was over all the officers in the land.
19Gilead khohmuen, Amori manghai Sihon neh Bashan manghai Oga khohmuen ah Uri capa Geber tih khohmuen pakhat ah khohung pakhat om.
20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
20Judah neh Israel he a hlangmi lamtah tuipuei kah laivin bangla ping uh tih a caak, a ok neh a kohoe.
21(5-1) And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt; they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
21Solomon 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(5-2) And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;
22Te vaengah hnin at dongkah Solomon kah a caak he, vaidam kore sawmthum neh buh kore sawmrhuk lo.
23(5-3) ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, beside harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.
23Saelhung pumlen pumrha, saelhung luemdawn pumkul, boiva yakhat, rhangrhaeh neh kirhang khaw, sayuk neh vathawt a thapaduek khaw om pueng.
24(5-4) For he had dominion over all the region 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 round about him.
24Tiphsah 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(5-5) And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
25Judah 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(5-6) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
26Solomon taengah a ngoldoelh ham marhang im thawng sawmli neh marhang caem thawng hlai nit om.
27(5-7) And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
27Te 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(5-8) Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.
28Marhang 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(5-9) And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
29Pathen 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(5-10) And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
30Solomon kah cueihnah tah khothoeng ca boeih kah cueihnah lakah khaw, Egypt kah cueihnah cungkuem lakah khaw yet.
31(5-11) For he was wiser than all men: than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.
31Hlang 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(5-12) And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
32thawng thum a thui tih a laa khaw thawng khat panga om.
33(5-13) And he spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
33Thingkung 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(5-14) And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
34A cueihnah te a yaak uh vaengah pilnam cungkuem lamlong khaw, diklai manghai boeih lamlong khaw Solomon kah cueihnah te hnatun ham a paan uh.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.