Thuchihbu 1
1 Hiche hi Israel leng David chapa Solomon thuchih ho ahi.
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.
2 Hiche hi mihemten chihna le kigah chahna, thuchih kiseiho hi ipi kiseina ham, ti ahetdoh theina diu ahi.
These proverbs are to teach wisdom and instruction, to teach words of insight,
3 Chule ahoi-apha adihlam’a kihilna kisan them’a adih le thudih agom’a kisanlut ding,
that you may receive instruction in order to live by doing what is right, just, and fair.
4 Chuteng milham ho dinga lunglim-geh’a hinna, chule khangdong hon hetna le thil detkhen themna anei diu ahi.
These proverbs are also to give wisdom to the naive, and to give knowledge and discretion to young people.
5 Miching jeng jong khodah’a thepna alambe ding, hetkhenna nei mihem in jong kihilchahna alambe ding ahi.
Let wise people listen and increase their learning, and let discerning people get guidance,
6 Hiche thuchih kiseiho le thil umdan hetthemna anei ding, miching hon thu asei teng, thulem aseidoh jouseu hettheina tha anei ding ahi.
to understand proverbs, sayings, and words of wise people and their riddles.
7 Pakai ginna hi hetna dinga abulpi ahin, mingol hon vang chihna le hilchah nan asang thei poi.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge— fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Kachapa, napan nahilna ngaijin lang, nanun nahilna jong sang teijin,
My son, hear the instruction of your father and do not lay aside the rules of your mother;
9 Ijeh inem itileh, amanin nahilna jouse khotona lallukhuh’a nakikhuh ding, chule jana na ngong changa khivui oa naki’o ding ahi.
they will be a graceful wreath for your head and pendants hanging from your neck.
10 Kachapa michonseten jol lhah ding nago jong leu, athu’u nangai lou hel ding ahi.
My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, refuse to follow them.
11 Amahon na henga ahin seidiu, “Hung’in cheu hitin mihem thadin ngah-ute; suhkhel neilou ho jong chu inop chabep uva ibol diuvin nga lhih tauhite.
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide and attack innocent people for no reason.
12 Ahing changa lhankhuh in aval lhum’a abah gam bang in, eihon jong ahing in bahgam-u hitin, thina kokhuh’a lhalutsa bang in, apum chang in val lhum gam tauhite. (Sheol h7585)
Let us swallow them up alive, like Sheol takes away those who are healthy, and make them like those who fall into the pit. (Sheol h7585)
13 Chuteng thil thupi tahtah imu diu, mi thil lelo ichomdoh hou chu in dimset’a isit diu ahi.
We shall find all kinds of valuable things; we will fill our houses with what we steal from others.
14 Keiho kom’a chan hung neijin lang, sumdip kikhong in sum khol khom u-hite, tia ahinsei diu ahi.”
Throw in your lot with us; we will all have one purse together.”
15 Hinlah kachapa, amaho toh kilhon khom hih hel’in, amaho lam lhahna akon chun kidalse jon,
My son, do not walk down that road with them; do not let your foot touch where they walk;
16 Ajeh chu amaho thilpha lou bolnan akeng-u ajangkhai in, gangtah in thisan aso jiuve.
their feet run to evil and they hurry to shed blood.
17 Hijeh chun vachan ao nading thang kikam amu teng, pannabei asoh jitai.
For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird.
18 Hitobang miho hin ama hole amaho thisan sodohna dinga midang achan lhih jiu ahin, amaho thina ding jenga bou mi achan jiu ahi.
These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 Koi hileh hitobang pumtho changa ama phatchomna ding ngaito bang bep ahiuvin, thil lelo neipa ahivang in thina atoh jitan ahi.
So are the ways of everyone who gains riches by injustice; unjust gain takes away the lives of those who hold on to it.
20 Chihna hin lamlen lah’a kho asamjin, japi lah jenga jong ogin kithong tah’in apeng jin ahi.
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the open places;
21 Chihna hi lamlen dunga jong apeng jah jeng in, khopi kelkot mai’a jong thu aphong doh jin ahi.
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, at the entrance of the city gates she speaks,
22 “Vo mihemte, itih chanpi mihem mei meiya hin ding nagot u-ham, anop nop’a paohon itih chanpi michunga nanop pao diu ham? Angol hon itih chanpi hetna nathet diu hitam?
“How long, you naive people, will you love being naive? How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, and how long, you fools, will you hate knowledge?
23 Kathumop nahi ngai phau vin, ajeh chu keiman nangho dinga kalunggel ngaito kasei ding, chuteng kathuseija kon chihna nalam doh diu ahi.
Pay attention to my correction; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.
24 Ijeh inem itileh keiman nang ho kakou un, nang hon nei donbut deh pouve. Kakhut ban in kahin sang uvin, iman jong nagel deh pouvin ahi.
I have called, and you have refused to listen; I reached out with my hand, but there was no one who paid attention.
25 Kahilna abonchan nadonse pouvin, kagihsal na jouse jong khatcha nadonse pouvin ahi.
But you have ignored all my instruction and paid no attention to my correction.
26 Hijeh chun hahsatna dinmun nalhun teng uleh kanuisat diu, manthah nan nalhun den tengu jong leh kanuisat ding nahiuve.
I will laugh at your calamity, I will mock you when the terror comes—
27 Huipi hattah banga manthahnan nahin lhun khum diu, chimpei banga hahsatna nahin todiu, chule gim le hesoh hoise tah in nalhun dendiu hijongleh ka khohsah louhel ding nahi tauve.
when your fearful dread comes like a storm and disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Hinlah amahon panpi ngaija eihin kou-diu, keiman kadonbut dehlou diu, gil tah’a eihol jing diu, ahin eihol doh jou deh lou diu ahi.
Then they will call upon me, and I will not answer; they will desperately call for me, but they will not find me.
29 Ajeh chu amahon hetna athet uvin, Pakai gin ding jong alheng deh pouvin ahi.
Because they hate knowledge and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
30 Amahon kahilna asang pouvin, kagih salna jouse jong pannabei aso tauvin ahi.
they would not follow my instruction, and they despised all my correction.
31 Chule amahon anop chabep uva atoh-gau aneh diu, thilpha lou angaito jouseu thao twi banga jol lha diu ahi.
They will eat the fruit of their ways, and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled.
32 Ajeh chu amahon lamdih jot louvin, milham ho chunga thina alhung lo jitan, lungthim beiho kiletsahna chu amaho manthahna asoh jin ahi.
For the naive are killed when they turn away, and the indifference of fools will destroy them.
33 Koi hileh kasei phatah’a ngaija chun lungmonna anei ding, gin ding neiloua lungmong sel’a cheng jing ding ahi.”
But whoever listens to me will live in safety and will rest secure with no fear of disaster.”
