Thuchihbu 1
1 Hiche hi Israel leng David chapa Solomon thuchih ho ahi.
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
2 Hiche hi mihemten chihna le kigah chahna, thuchih kiseiho hi ipi kiseina ham, ti ahetdoh theina diu ahi.
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
3 Chule ahoi-apha adihlam’a kihilna kisan them’a adih le thudih agom’a kisanlut ding,
to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;
4 Chuteng milham ho dinga lunglim-geh’a hinna, chule khangdong hon hetna le thil detkhen themna anei diu ahi.
that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
5 Miching jeng jong khodah’a thepna alambe ding, hetkhenna nei mihem in jong kihilchahna alambe ding ahi.
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
6 Hiche thuchih kiseiho le thil umdan hetthemna anei ding, miching hon thu asei teng, thulem aseidoh jouseu hettheina tha anei ding ahi.
and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
7 Pakai ginna hi hetna dinga abulpi ahin, mingol hon vang chihna le hilchah nan asang thei poi.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
8 Kachapa, napan nahilna ngaijin lang, nanun nahilna jong sang teijin,
Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
9 Ijeh inem itileh, amanin nahilna jouse khotona lallukhuh’a nakikhuh ding, chule jana na ngong changa khivui oa naki’o ding ahi.
For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
10 Kachapa michonseten jol lhah ding nago jong leu, athu’u nangai lou hel ding ahi.
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to 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 should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
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)
and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: (Sheol h7585)
13 Chuteng thil thupi tahtah imu diu, mi thil lelo ichomdoh hou chu in dimset’a isit diu ahi.
let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
14 Keiho kom’a chan hung neijin lang, sumdip kikhong in sum khol khom u-hite, tia ahinsei diu ahi.”
but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
15 Hinlah kachapa, amaho toh kilhon khom hih hel’in, amaho lam lhahna akon chun kidalse jon,
go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
16 Ajeh chu amaho thilpha lou bolnan akeng-u ajangkhai in, gangtah in thisan aso jiuve.
[For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood. ]
17 Hijeh chun vachan ao nading thang kikam amu teng, pannabei asoh jitai.
for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
18 Hitobang miho hin ama hole amaho thisan sodohna dinga midang achan lhih jiu ahin, amaho thina ding jenga bou mi achan jiu ahi.
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 Koi hileh hitobang pumtho changa ama phatchomna ding ngaito bang bep ahiuvin, thil lelo neipa ahivang in thina atoh jitan ahi.
These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Chihna hin lamlen lah’a kho asamjin, japi lah jenga jong ogin kithong tah’in apeng jin ahi.
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 Chihna hi lamlen dunga jong apeng jah jeng in, khopi kelkot mai’a jong thu aphong doh jin ahi.
And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
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?
So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
23 Kathumop nahi ngai phau vin, ajeh chu keiman nangho dinga kalunggel ngaito kasei ding, chuteng kathuseija kon chihna nalam doh diu ahi.
Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
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.
Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
25 Kahilna abonchan nadonse pouvin, kagihsal na jouse jong khatcha nadonse pouvin ahi.
but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
26 Hijeh chun hahsatna dinmun nalhun teng uleh kanuisat diu, manthah nan nalhun den tengu jong leh kanuisat ding nahiuve.
therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
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.
yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall 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.
For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
29 Ajeh chu amahon hetna athet uvin, Pakai gin ding jong alheng deh pouvin ahi.
For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
30 Amahon kahilna asang pouvin, kagih salna jouse jong pannabei aso tauvin ahi.
neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
31 Chule amahon anop chabep uva atoh-gau aneh diu, thilpha lou angaito jouseu thao twi banga jol lha diu ahi.
Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
32 Ajeh chu amahon lamdih jot louvin, milham ho chunga thina alhung lo jitan, lungthim beiho kiletsahna chu amaho manthahna asoh jin ahi.
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
33 Koi hileh kasei phatah’a ngaija chun lungmonna anei ding, gin ding neiloua lungmong sel’a cheng jing ding ahi.”
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
