mudhalaam raajaakkal

1 dhaavīdhu raajaa migavum vayadhaanavaraaga irundhaar.+ pōrvaigalai pōrtthiyum avarudaiya udal kadhagadhappaagavillai. 2 adhanaal avarudaiya ūliyargal, “raajaavē, ejamaanē, ungalukkaaga oru kannippennai thēdi kandupidikkirōm. aval ungalukku panividai seidhu ungalai gavanitthukkollattum; ungal pakkatthil padutthukkollattum. appōdhu raajaavē, ejamaanē, ungalukku kadhagadhappaaga irukkum” endru sonnaargal. 3 ōr alagiya kannippennukkaaga isravēl dhēsamengum thēdi alaindhaargal. kadaisiyil, sūnēmai+ sērndha abishaakkai+ paartthu raajaavidam kūttikkondu vandhaargal. 4 andha pen pēralagiyaaga irundhaal; aval raajaavōdu irundhu avarukku panividai seidhaal. aanaal, raajaa avaludan uravukollavillai.

5 idharkidaiyē, dhaavīdhin manaiviyaana aagīth petreduttha adhōniyaa,+ “aduttha raajaa naandhaan!” endru sollikkondaan; ippadi, thannai oru periya aalaaga kaattikkondaan. oru radhatthai ērpaadu seidhu, andha radhatthōdu sērndhu varuvadharku kudhiraivīrargalaiyum, adhan munnaal ōduvadharku 50 aatkalaiyum vaitthukkondaan.+ 6 aanaal, “ēn ippadiyellaam seigiraai?” endru avanudaiya appaa avanai orupōdhum kandikkavē illai.* avan migavum alagaaga irundhaan. avan absalōmukku pinbu pirandhavan. 7 seruyaavin magan yōvaabudanum guruvaagiya abiyatthaarudanum+ thannudaiya thittatthai patri kalandhupēsinaan. avargal adhōniyaavukku aadharavu tharuvadhaagavum udhavi seivadhaagavum sonnaargal.+ 8 aanaal, guruvaagiya saadhōk,+ yōidhaavin magan benaayaa,+ naatthaan+ thīrkkadharisi, sīmēyi,+ rēyi, dhaavīdhin maavīrargal+ aagiyōr adhōniyaavai aadharikkavillai.

9 orunaal adhōniyaa, en-rogēlukku arugilirundha sōgeleth paaraikku pakkatthil aadumaadugalaiyum koluttha kandrukkuttigalaiyum bali kodutthaan.+ thannudaiya sagōdharargalaana ellaa ilavarasargalaiyum yūdhaavai sērndha ellaa arasu ūliyargalaiyum vara solli alaitthirundhaan. 10 aanaal, naatthaan thīrkkadharisiyaiyō benaayaavaiyō dhaavīdhin maavīrargalaiyō thannudaiya sagōdharanaagiya saalomōnaiyō alaikkavillai. 11 appōdhu naatthaan+ saalomōnin ammaa+ bathsēbaalai+ sandhitthu, “aagītthin magan adhōniyaa+ raajaavaana vishayatthai nīngal kēlvippadavillaiyaa? idhai patri dhaavīdhu raajaavukkukkūda theriyaadhaamē. 12 dhayavuseidhu naan solgirapadi seiyungal. appōdhudhaan, ungal uyiraiyum ungal magan saalomōnudaiya uyiraiyum kaappaatra mudiyum.+ 13 nīngal dhaavīdhu raajaavidam pōi, ‘raajaavē, en ejamaanē, “enakku piragu unnudaiya magan saalomōndhaan raajaavaaga iruppaan, avandhaan ennudaiya simmaasanatthil utkaaruvaan” endru indha adimai pennukku satthiyam seidhu kodutthīrgalē.+ piragu eppadi adhōniyaa raajaavaanaan?’ endru kēlungal. 14 nīngal raajaavidam pēsikkondirukkumpōdhu, naan angē vandhu nīngal sonnadhu unmaidhaan endru solgirēn” endraar.

15 adhanpadi, raajaavin padukkai araikku bathsēbaal pōnaal. raajaa migavum vayadhaanavaraaga irundhaar, sūnēmai sērndha abishaak+ avarukku panividai seidhukondirundhaal. 16 appōdhu, raajaavukku munnaal bathsēbaal mandipōttu tharaivaraikkum kunindhu vananginaal. raajaa avalidam, “unakku enna vēndum?” endru kēttaar. 17 adharku aval, “ejamaanē, ‘enakku piragu unnudaiya magan saalomōndhaan raajaavaaga iruppaan, avandhaan ennudaiya simmaasanatthil utkaaruvaan’ endru ungal kadavulaana yegōvaa peyaril enakku satthiyam seidhu kodutthīrgalē.+ 18 aanaal, raajaavē, en ejamaanē, ungalukku theriyaamal ippōdhu adhōniyaa raajaavaagivittaan.+ 19 avan ēraalamaana aadumaadugalaiyum koluttha kandrukkuttigalaiyum bali kodutthirukkiraan; ellaa ilavarasargalaiyum guruvaagiya abiyatthaaraiyum padai thalabadhi yōvaabaiyum+ alaitthirukkiraan. aanaal, ungal ūliyanaana saalomōnai alaikkavillai.+ 20 raajaavē, en ejamaanē, ungal vaartthaikkaagatthaan isravēl dhēsamē kaatthirukkiradhu. en ejamaanaagiya ungalukku piragu simmaasanatthil utkaarappōvadhu yaarenbadhai nīngaldhaan solla vēndum. 21 illaavittaal, nīngal irandhadhum* naanum en maganum dhrōgigalaagatthaan karudhappaduvōm” endru sonnaal.

22 raajaavidam aval pēsikkondirundhapōdhē naatthaan thīrkkadharisi ullē vandhaar.+ 23 udanē raajaavidam, “idhō, naatthaan thīrkkadharisi vandhirukkiraar!” endru sonnaargal. avar ullē vandhu raajaa munnaal mandipōttu tharaivaraikkum kunindhu vananginaar. 24 pinbu naatthaan, “raajaavē, en ejamaanē, ungalukku piragu adhōniyaadhaan raajaavaaga iruppaan, avandhaan ungaludaiya simmaasanatthil utkaaruvaan endru eppōdhaavadhu sonnīrgalaa?+ 25 indru avan ekkachakkamaana aadumaadugalaiyum koluttha kandrukkuttigalaiyum bali kodutthirukkiraan.+ ellaa ilavarasargalaiyum padai thalaivargalaiyum guruvaagiya abiyatthaaraiyum alaitthirukkiraan.+ avargal avanōdu saappittu kuditthukkondirukkiraargal. ‘adhōniyaa raajaa vaalga!’ endru gōsham pōttukkondirukkiraargal. 26 aanaal, ungal ūliyanaana ennaiyō guruvaagiya saadhōkkaiyō yōidhaavin magan benaayaavaiyō+ ungal ūliyan saalomōnaiyō avan alaikkavillai. 27 raajaavē, en ejamaanē, idhaiyellaam seiya adhōniyaavukku nīngaldhaan adhigaaram kodutthīrgalaa? avandhaan ungalukku piragu simmaasanatthil utkaarappōgiraanaa? idhuvarai ungal ūliyanaana ennidam nīngal idhai patri ondrumē sollavillaiyē?” endru kēttaar.

28 adharku dhaavīdhu raajaa, “bathsēbaalai kūppidungal” endru sonnaar. udanē aval ullē vandhu raajaa munnaal nindraal. 29 appōdhu raajaa, “ellaa kashtatthilirundhum ennai kaappaatriya uyirulla kadavulaagiya yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,*+ 30 ‘enakku piragu unnudaiya magan saalomōndhaan raajaavaaga iruppaan. avandhaan ennudaiya simmaasanatthil utkaaruvaan’ endru isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaamīdhu unakku satthiyam seidhu kodutthirundhēnē. adhai indru niraivētrappōgirēn” endru sonnaar. 31 adhai kēttadhum bathsēbaal mandipōttu tharaivaraikkum kunindhu vanangi, “dhaavīdhu raajaavē, en ejamaanē, nīngal endrendrum vaalga!” endru sonnaal.

32 udanē dhaavīdhu raajaa, “guruvaagiya saadhōkkaiyum naatthaan thīrkkadharisiyaiyum yōidhaavin magan+ benaayaavaiyum+ kūppidungal” endru sonnaar. avargal raajaa munnaal vandhaargal. 33 raajaa avargalidam, “en magan saalomōnai ennudaiya kōvēru kaludhaimēl*+ utkaara vaitthu kīgōnukku+ kūttikkondu pōngal. matra ūliyargalum ungalōdu varattum. 34 angē guruvaagiya saadhōkkum naatthaan thīrkkadharisiyum avanai isravēl dhēsatthin raajaavaaga abishēgam seiya vēndum.+ pinbu, ūdhukombai ūdhi, ‘saalomōn raajaa pallaandu vaalga!’ endru mulangungal.+ 35 adhan pinbu, avanai thirumba kūttikkondu vaarungal. avan vandhu en simmaasanatthil utkaaruvaan. enakku badhilaaga avan raajaavaaga iruppaan. avanai isravēlukkum yūdhaavukkum thalaivanaaga niyamippēn” endru sonnaar. 36 udanē yōidhaavin magan benaayaa, “aamen!* ennudaiya ejamaanin kadavulaana yegōvaavin viruppamum adhuvaagavē irukkattum. 37 raajaavē, en ejamaanē, yegōvaa ungalōdu irundhadhupōl, saalomōnōdum irukkattum.+ en ejamaanaagiya dhaavīdhu raajaavin simmaasanatthaivida avarudaiya simmaasanatthai uyartthattum”+ endru raajaavidam sonnaar.

38 pinbu, guruvaagiya saadhōkkum naatthaan thīrkkadharisiyum yōidhaavin magan benaayaavum+ krētthiyargalum pilētthiyargalum+ purappattu pōi, dhaavīdhu raajaavudaiya kōvēru kaludhaiyin mēl saalomōnai utkaara vaitthu kīgōnukku+ kūttikkondu pōnaargal.+ 39 guruvaagiya saadhōk ennei nirappappatta kombai+ kūdaaratthilirundhu+ edutthu vandhirundhaar; andha enneiyai ūtri saalomōnai abishēgam seidhaar.+ appōdhu, avarudan irundhavargal ūdhukombai ūdhinaargal. makkal ellaarum, “saalomōn raajaa pallaandu vaalga!” endru aaravaaram seidhaargal. 40 pinbu, ellaarum avar pinnaal pullaangulalgalai ūdhikkondum, sandhōshamaaga aaravaaram seidhukondum pōnaargal. būmiyē adhirum alavukku aaravaaram seidhaargal.+

41 adhōniyaavum avanudaiya virundhaaligalum saappittu muditthapōdhu andha aaravaaratthai kēttaargal.+ ūdhukombin sattham kēttadhum, “ūrukkul orē amaliyaaga irukkiradhē, enna vishayam?” endru yōvaab kēttaar. 42 adhē nēratthil, guruvaagiya abiyatthaarin magan yōnatthaan+ angē vandhaar. adhōniyaa avaridam, “ullē vaa, nī nallavan. nalla seidhiyōdudhaan vandhiruppaai” endru sonnaan. 43 adharku yōnatthaan, “illai! nam ejamaanaagiya dhaavīdhu raajaa, saalomōnai raajaavaakkivittaar. 44 guruvaagiya saadhōkkaiyum naatthaan thīrkkadharisiyaiyum yōidhaavin magan benaayaavaiyum krētthiyargalaiyum pilētthiyargalaiyum saalomōnōdu anuppinaar. avargal raajaavudaiya kōvēru kaludhaiyin mēl saalomōnai utkaara vaitthu kūttikkondu pōnaargal.+ 45 pinbu, guruvaagiya saadhōkkum naatthaan thīrkkadharisiyum kīgōnil avarai raajaavaaga abishēgam seidhaargal. angirundhu sandhōshamaaga thirumbi vandhaargal. adhanaaldhaan, ūrukkul orē amaliyaaga irukkiradhu. andha satthatthaitthaan nīngal kēttīrgal. 46 adhōdu, saalomōn ippōdhu raajaavin simmaasanatthil utkaarndhirukkiraar. 47 arasu ūliyargal nammudaiya ejamaanaagiya dhaavīdhukku vaaltthu solla vandhaargal. ‘ungaludaiya peyaraivida saalomōnudaiya peyarukku kadavul innum adhiga pugalai kodukkattum. ungaludaiya simmaasanatthaivida avarudaiya simmaasanatthai uyartthattum!’ endru vaaltthinaargal. adhai kēttu raajaa than padukkaiyil irundhapadiyē thalaivananginaar. 48 pinbu raajaa, ‘isravēlin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavukku pugal sērattum! en vaarisai simmaasanatthil utkaara vaitthu, adhai paarkkum baakkiyatthai indru enakku kodutthirukkiraar’ endru sonnaar” endraar.

49 adhai kēttadhum adhōniyaavin virundhaaligal ellaarum gadhikalangippōnaargal. udanē angirundhu elundhu avaravar valiyil pōivittaargal. 50 saalomōnai ninaitthu adhōniyaa bayandhaan. adhanaal, angirundhu purappattu pōi balipīdatthin kombugalai piditthukkondaan.+ 51 “saalomōn raajaavai ninaitthu adhōniyaa bayandhupōyirukkiraan. balipīdatthin kombugalai piditthukkondirukkiraan. ‘adiyēnai kollappōvadhillai endru mudhalil saalomōn raajaa satthiyam seidhu tharattum’ endru solgiraan” endra vishayam saalomōnukku therivikkappattadhu. 52 adharku saalomōn, “avan olungaaga nadandhukondaal, avan thalaiyil irukkira oru mudikūda kīlē vilaadhu. aanaal, avan ēdhaavadhu kettadhu seidhaal, marana dhandanaiyilirundhu thappikka mudiyaadhu”+ endru sonnaar. 53 balipīdatthilirundhu avanai kūttikkonduvara saalomōn raajaa thannudaiya aatkalai anuppinaar; pinbu, avan vandhu saalomōn raajaa munnaal thalaivananginaan. appōdhu raajaa, “nī un vīttukku pō” endru sonnaar.

2 vaalkkaiyin kadaisi kattatthil dhaavīdhu thannudaiya magan saalomōnukku indha arivuraigalai sonnaar: 2 “naan sīkkiratthil kanmūdividuvēn.* adhanaal, nī dhairiyatthōdum+ urudhiyōdum irukka vēndum.+ 3 unnudaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavukku kīlppadindhu nadakka vēndum; mōsēyin thiruchattatthilulla sattathittangalaiyum kattalaigalaiyum nīdhitthīrppugalaiyum ninaippūttudhalgalaiyum appadiyē kadaippidikka vēndum.+ appōdhu, nī edhai seidhaalum, engē pōnaalum unakku vetri kidaikkum.* 4 yegōvaa ennidam, ‘un vaarisugal enakku unmaiyaaga irundhaal, mulu idhayatthōdum mulu mūchōdum kīlppadindhu en valiyil nadandhaal,+ isravēlin simmaasanatthil utkaarndhu aatchi seiya unakku vaarisu illaamal pōvadhillai’+ endru vaakku kodutthirundhaar, indha vaakkai avar niraivētruvaar.

5 seruyaavin magan yōvaab enakku edhiraaga enna seidhaan enbadhu unakkē nandraaga theriyum. isravēlin padai thalabadhigalaana nērin magan apnēraiyum+ yetthērin magan amaasaavaiyum+ avan kondrupōttadhu unakku theriyum. pōr illaadha amaidhiyaana kaalatthil avargaludaiya ratthatthai sindhiyadhaal+ avanudaiya iduppuvaarilum seruppilum ratthakkarai padindhirukkiradhu. 6 andha vayadhaana aal nimmadhiyaaga saaga kūdaadhu. nīyē nyaanamaaga yōsitthu ēdhaavadhu sei.+

7 aanaal, kīlēyaatthiyaraana parsilaavin+ vaarisugalukku* nī maaraadha anbu kaatta vēndum. avargal unnudaiya mējaiyil saappida vēndum. unnudaiya sagōdharan absalōmidamirundhu naan thappi ōdiyapōdhu+ avargaldhaan enakku pakkabalamaaga irundhaargal.+

8 pagūrimai sērndha benyamīniyanaana kēraavin magan sīmēyi pakkatthu ūrildhaan kudiyirukkiraan. naan maknaayīmukku+ pōikkondirundhapōdhu avan ennai kēvalamaaga pēsi, sabitthaan.+ aanaal, ennai paarppadharkaaga pirpaadu avan yōrdhaanukku vandhapōdhu, ‘naan unnai kolla maattēn’ endru yegōvaavin peyaril avanukku satthiyam seidhu kodutthēn.+ 9 nī avanai summaa vidakkūdaadhu.+ nī butthisaali, avanai enna seiya vēndumenbadhu unakkē theriyum. vayadhaana kaalatthil iyarkaiyaaga saavadharku avanai vittuvidaadhē”*+ endru sonnaar.

10 pinbu, dhaavīdhu irandhupōnaar.* ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthil’+ avar adakkam seiyappattaar. 11 avar 40 varushangal isravēlai aatchi seidhaar. eprōnil+ 7 varushangalum, erusalēmil 33 varushangalum aatchi seidhaar.+

12 saalomōn thannudaiya appaavaagiya dhaavīdhin simmaasanatthil utkaarndhu aatchi seidhaar; padippadiyaaga thannudaiya aatchiyai balappadutthinaar.+

13 orunaal, saalomōnin ammaavaana bathsēbaalai paarkka aagītthin magan adhōniyaa vandhaan. “nalla vishayamaagatthaanē vandhirukkiraai?” endru bathsēbaal kēttaal. adharku avan, “aamaam, nalla vishayamdhaan” endru sonnaan. 14 pinbu, “naan ungalidam ondru solla vēndum” endraan. adharku aval, “sol” endraal. 15 avan, “naandhaan raajaavaagiyirukka vēndum, adhu ungalukkē nandraaga theriyum. adhaitthaan isravēlargal ellaarum edhirpaartthukkondirundhaargal.+ aanaal, en sagōdharan raajaavaaga vēndumenbadhudhaan yegōvaavin viruppam. adhanaal, arasa padhavi enakku kidaikkaamal avanukku kidaitthuvittadhu;+ 16 paravaayillai, ippōdhu naan ungalidam orēvoru udhavi kētkirēn. mudiyaadhu endru sollividaadhīrgal” endraan. adharku aval, “enna vēndum, sol” endraal. 17 appōdhu avan, “sūnēmai sērndha abishaakkai+ enakku kalyaanam panni kodukka solli dhayavuseidhu saalomōn raajaavidam kēlungal. nīngal kēttaal avar marukka maattaar” endraan. 18 adharku bathsēbaal, “nalla vishayamdhaan! raajaavidam unakkaaga naan pēsugirēn” endru sonnaal.

19 adhōniyaavukkaaga pēsuvadharku saalomōn raajaavidam bathsēbaal pōnaal. udanē raajaa elundhu pōi aval munnaal thalaivananginaar. pinbu, thannudaiya simmaasanatthil utkaarndhaar. thannudaiya ammaavukkaaga oru simmaasanatthai konduvara sonnaar; avarudaiya valadhu pakkatthil aval utkaarndhaal. 20 appōdhu, “unnidam oru chinna udhavi kētpadharkaaga vandhēn. mudiyaadhu endru sollividaadhē” endraal. adharku avar, “sollungal, ammaa. nīngal kēttu naan illaiyendru solvēnaa?” endraar. 21 appōdhu aval, “sūnēmai sērndha abishaakkai unnudaiya sagōdharan adhōniyaavukku kalyaanam seidhu kodukka vēndum” endraal. 22 adharku saalomōn raajaa, “avanukkaaga sūnēmai sērndha abishaakkai mattum ēn kētkirīrgal, arasa padhaviyaiyum sērtthu kētka vēndiyadhudhaanē?+ avan enakku sagōdharandhaanē,+ guruvaagiya abiyatthaarum seruyaavin magan yōvaabum+ avan pakkamdhaanē irukkiraargal”+ endru sonnaar.

23 pinbu saalomōn raajaa yegōvaamēl aanaiyittu, “ippadi kēttadharkaaga adhōniyaavai naan kollaavittaal kadavul enakku kadum dhandanai kodukkattum. 24 en appaa dhaavīdhin simmaasanatthil ennai utkaara vaitthu, en aatchiyai balappadutthi,+ vaakku kodutthapadiyē en vamsatthai raaja vamsamaakkiya+ uyirulla kadavulaana yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* indru adhōniyaa kollappaduvaan”+ endru sonnaar. 25 udanē, yōidhaavin magan benaayaavai+ saalomōn raajaa anuppinaar. avar pōi adhōniyaavai vetti kondraar.

26 guruvaagiya abiyatthaarai+ raajaa kūppittu, “ungalukkum marana dhandanaidhaan kodutthirukka vēndum. aanaal, nīngal en appaa dhaavīdhudan irundhapōdhu unnadha pērarasaraagiya yegōvaavin pettiyai sumandhīrgal.+ en appaa kashtappatta ellaa samayatthilum avar kūdavē irundhīrgal.+ adhanaal, ungalai uyirōdu vidugirēn. ungaludaiya nilangal irukkira aanadhōtthukku+ pōividungal!” endru sonnaar. 27 guruvaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seiyum poruppilirundhu abiyatthaarai saalomōn nīkkivittaar. ippadi, ēliyin vamsatthukku+ edhiraaga sīlōvil+ yegōvaa sonna vaartthai niraivēriyadhu.

28 yōvaab indha vishayatthai kēlvippattaar. avar absalōm pakkam sēraavittaalum+ adhōniyaavōdu kūttu sērndhirundhaar.+ adhanaal, avar yegōvaavin kūdaaratthukku+ ōdippōi balipīdatthin kombugalai piditthukkondaar. 29 “yōvaab yegōvaavin kūdaaratthukku ōdippōivittaar, angē balipīdatthukku pakkatthil irukkiraar” endru saalomōn raajaavukku therivikkappattadhu. adhai kēttadhum, yōidhaavin maganaana benaayaavai anuppi, “pōi, avarai kondrupōdungal!” endru saalomōn kattalaiyittaar. 30 adhanaal yegōvaavin kūdaaratthukku benaayaa pōi, “veliyē vaarungal! idhu raajaavin kattalai” endru sonnaar. aanaal yōvaab, “maattēn, naan ingēyē saagirēn” endru sonnaar. adhai appadiyē raajaavidam pōi benaayaa sonnaar. 31 adharku raajaa, “avar sonnapadiyē seiyungal. avarai kondru adakkam seiyungal. appōdhudhaan, enmīdhum en appaa kudumbatthin mīdhum vilundha kolaippali nīngum. ēnendraal, yōvaab aniyaayamaaga rattham sindhiyirukkiraar.+ 32 isravēlin padai thalabadhiyum+ nērin maganumaana apnēraiyum,+ yūdhaavin padai thalabadhiyum+ yetthērin maganumaana amaasaavaiyum+ avar kondrupōttaar. avaraivida nīdhimaangalaaga, sirandhavargalaaga irundha indha irandu pēraiyum en appaa dhaavīdhukku theriyaamal thīrtthukkattinaar. avar sindhiya ratthatthukkaaga yegōvaa avarukku sariyaana kūli koduppaar. 33 avargal irandu pērudaiya ratthamum yōvaabudaiya thalaimīdhum avarudaiya sandhadhiyin thalaimīdhum kaalaagaalatthukkum irukkattum.+ aanaal, dhaavīdhukkum avarudaiya sandhadhikkum raaja vamsatthukkum raajyatthukkum* yegōvaa endrendrum samaadhaanam tharattum” endru sonnaar. 34 appōdhu, yōidhaavin magan benaayaa pōi yōvaabai vetti kondraar. yōvaab irandhadhum, vanaandharatthil irundha avarudaiya vīttukku pakkatthil adakkam seiyappattaar. 35 yōvaabukku badhilaaga yōidhaavin+ magan benaayaavai padai thalabadhiyaaga raajaa niyamitthaar. abiyatthaarukku badhilaaga saadhōkkai+ guruvaaga niyamitthaar.

36 pinbu sīmēyiyai+ kūppittu, “erusalēmil vīdu katti thangiyiru. indha idatthaivittu vēru engēyum pōga kūdaadhu. 37 kīdharōn pallatthaakkai+ nī thaandippōnaal, kandippaaga adhē naalil kollappaduvaai. un saavukku nīyē poruppaali aagividuvaai”* endru sonnaar. 38 adharku sīmēyi, “raajaavē, en ejamaanē, nīngal sonnadhu saridhaan. ungal vaartthaiyinpadiyē adiyēn seigirēn” endraan. adhanaal, sīmēyi konja kaalatthukku erusalēmaivittu engum pōgavillai.

39 aanaal mūndru varushangalukku piragu, sīmēyiyin adimaigal irandu pēr avanaivittu ōdippōnaargal. avargal maakkaavin maganum gaatthin raajaavumaana aagīsidam+ pōivittaargal. “unnudaiya adimaigal gaath nagaratthil irukkiraargal” endru sīmēyiyidam therivikkappattadhu. 40 adhai kēttavudanē sīmēyi than kaludhaimēl sēnam* vaitthu gaath nagaratthukku purappattaan. aagīsai paartthu than adimaigalai kūttikkondu varuvadharkaaga pōnaan. pinbu, gaath nagaratthilirundhu than adimaigaludan sīmēyi thirumbi vandhaan. 41 “sīmēyi erusalēmilirundhu gaath nagaratthukku pōi vandhirukkiraan” endru saalomōnidam therivikkappattadhu. 42 raajaa udanadiyaaga sīmēyiyai kūppittaar. “indha idatthaivittu pōnaal kandippaaga adhē naalil kollappaduvaai endru naan unnai echaritthirundhēnē. yegōvaamēl aanaiyida vaitthirundhēnē. ‘nīngal sonnadhu saridhaan, ungal vaartthaiyinpadiyē seigirēn’ endru nīyum sonnaayē.+ 43 appadiyirukkumpōdhu, yegōvaa munnaal seidha aanaiyai ēn alatchiyam seidhaai, en kattalaiyai ēn mīrinaai?” endru kēttaar. 44 adhōdu, “nī en appaavukku ennenna kedudhal seidhaai enbadhu un manadhukkē nandraaga theriyum.+ adhaiyellaam yegōvaa un thalaiyilēyē vila vaippaar.+ 45 aanaal, saalomōn raajaa aasīrvadhikkappaduvaar.+ dhaavīdhin simmaasanam yegōvaavukku munnaal endrendrum urudhiyaaga nilaitthirukkum” endru sonnaar. 46 pinbu, sīmēyiyai kondrupōdumpadi yōidhaavin magan benaayaavukku kattalaiyittaar. avar pōi sīmēyiyai kondrupōttaar.+

ippadi, saalomōnin aatchi avarudaiya mulu kattuppaattukkul vandhadhu.+

3 egipthin raajaavaagiya paarvōnudan saalomōn sambandham panninaar; avanudaiya magalai kalyaanam seidhu,+ ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthukku’+ kūttikkondu vandhaar. aranmanaiyaiyum+ yegōvaavin aalayatthaiyum+ erusalēm nagaratthin madhilaiyum katti mudikkumvarai+ avalai angēyē thanga vaitthaar. 2 andha samayatthil yegōvaavin peyarukkaaga ōr aalayam kattappadavillai.+ adhanaal, makkal innamum aaraadhanai mēdugalildhaan bali kodutthu vandhaargal.+ 3 saalomōn thannudaiya appaa dhaavīdhu sollikkodutthapadiyē yegōvaavin sattathittangalai kadaippiditthu, kadavulmīdhu thodarndhu anbu kaattivandhaar. aanaal, innamum aaraadhanai mēdugalildhaan baligalai eritthu, avatrin pugaiyai elumbivara seidhaar.+

4 miga mukkiyamaana aaraadhanai mēdu gibiyōnil irundhadhaal,+ bali koduppadharkaaga orunaal raajaa angē pōnaar. angirundha balipīdatthil 1,000 dhagana baligalai kodutthaar.+ 5 saalomōn gibiyōnil irundhapōdhu raatthiriyil avarudaiya kanavil yegōvaa thōndri, “unakku enna vēndum, kēl”+ endraar. 6 adharku saalomōn, “ungal ūliyaraana en appaa dhaavīdhu ungal munnaal unmaiyōdum nīdhiyōdum nērmaiyaana ullatthōdum nadandhukondaar. adhanaal, avarmīdhu alavukadandha anbai* kaattiyirukkirīrgal. avarudaiya simmaasanatthil utkaara oru vaarisai thandhu indru varaikkum adhē anbai kaatti vandhirukkirīrgal.+ 7 yegōvaa dhēvanē, ungal ūliyanaagiya naan chinna paiyan, anubavam illaadhavan.+ aanaalum, en appaa dhaavīdhin simmaasanatthil ennai raajaavaaga utkaara vaitthirukkirīrgal. 8 nīngal thērndheduttha indha makkal+ enna mudiyaadha alavukku ēraalamaaga irukkiraargal. avargalai aatchi seiya adiyēnai niyamitthirukkirīrgal. 9 adhanaal, ungaludaiya makkalukku nīdhi valanguvadharkum, nalladhu kettadhai paguttharindhu paarppadharkum+ ungalukku kīlppadigira idhayatthai adiyēnukku kodungal.+ illaavittaal, indha thiralaana* makkalukku ennaal eppadi nīdhi valanga mudiyum?” endraar.

10 saalomōn sonnadhai kēttu yegōvaa migavum sandhōshappattaar.+ 11 adhanaal avaridam, “nīnda aayusaiyō selvatthaiyō edhirigalin uyiraiyō nī kētkavillai. adharku badhilaaga, nīdhi valanguvadharku thēvaiyaana nyaanatthai kēttirukkiraai.+ 12 adhanaal, nī kēttapadiyē nyaanamum purindhukolludhalum ulla idhayatthai unakku tharuvēn.+ unnai pōl nyaanamullavar unakku munbum irundhadhillai, unakku pinbum irukkappōvadhillai.+ 13 adhōdu, nī kētkaadha selvatthaiyum pugalaiyumkūda+ unakku tharuvēn.+ un kaalatthil vērendha raajaavum unakku samamaaga irukka maattaar.+ 14 un appaa dhaavīdhai pōl+ nīyum ennudaiya vidhimuraigalaiyum kattalaigalaiyum kadaippiditthu ennudaiya valiyil nadandhaal, nīnda aayusaiyumkūda unakku tharuvēn”+ endru sonnaar.

15 saalomōn thūngi elundhapōdhu kanavildhaan kadavul thannidam pēsinaar enbadhai therindhukondaar. pinbu, avar erusalēmukku pōi yegōvaavin oppandha pettikku munnaal nindraar. angē dhagana baligalaiyum samaadhaana baligalaiyum+ kodutthaar. adhōdu, thannudaiya ūliyargal ellaarukkum virundhu vaitthaar.

16 orunaal, irandu vibachaarigal raajaa munnaal vandhu nindraargal. 17 mudhal pen avaridam, “ejamaanē, naanum indha pennum orē vīttil kudiyirukkirōm. ival ennōdu vīttil irundhapōdhu enakku kulandhai pirandhadhu. 18 mūndru naal kalitthu ivalukkum kulandhai pirandhadhu. vīttil naangal irandu pēr mattumdhaan irundhōm. vēru yaarumē illai. 19 raatthiri thūngumpōdhu ival thannudaiya kulandhaimēl purandu padutthuvittaal, adhanaal ivaludaiya magan setthuvittaan. 20 ungal adimai pennaagiya naan asandhu thūngikkondirundhapōdhu, ival naduraatthiriyil elundhu en pakkatthil irundha kulandhaiyai thūkki than pakkatthil vaitthukkondaal. irandhupōna kulandhaiyai en pakkatthil vaitthuvittaal. 21 kulandhaikku paal kodukka kaalaiyil elundhu paartthapōdhudhaan adhu setthukkidandhadhu enakku therindhadhu. andha kulandhaiyai nandraaga paartthapōdhu adhu naan petra kulandhai illaiyendru therindhukondēn” endru sonnaal. 22 adharku innoru pen, “illai, uyirōdu iruppadhu en kulandhai, setthuppōnadhudhaan un kulandhai” endru sonnaal. aanaal mudhal pen, “illai, setthuppōnadhu un kulandhai, uyirōdu iruppadhudhaan en kulandhai” endru sonnaal. ippadi, raajaavin munnaal avargal vaakkuvaadham panninaargal.

23 appōdhu raajaa, “‘uyirōdu iruppadhu en kulandhai, setthuppōnadhu un kulandhai’ endru ival solgiraal. avalō, ‘illai, setthuppōnadhu un kulandhai, uyirōdu iruppadhudhaan en kulandhai’ endru solgiraal” endraar. 24 pinbu, “vaalai konduvaarungal” endru kattalaiyittaar. oru vaalai raajaavidam konduvandhaargal. 25 appōdhu avar, “uyirōdu irukkira kulandhaiyai irandaaga vetti, oru paadhiyai ivalukkum innoru paadhiyai avalukkum kodungal” endru sonnaar. 26 udanē uyirōdu irukkira kulandhaiyin ammaa padharinaal. petra manam andha kulandhaikkaaga thuditthadhu.* adhanaal aval, “ejamaanē, uyirōdu irukkira kulandhaiyai avalukkē kodutthuvidungal, dhayavuseidhu kulandhaiyai kondruvidaadhīrgal!” endru kenjinaal. aanaal matra pennō, “unakkum vēndaam, enakkum vēndaam. kulandhaiyai vettippōdungal” endru sonnaal. 27 appōdhu raajaa, “kulandhaiyai kollaadhīrgal. andha mudhal pendhaan avanudaiya ammaa, avalidamē avanai kodungal” endru sonnaar.

28 raajaa sonna thīrppai isravēlargal ellaarum kēlvippattaargal. kadavul koduttha nyaanatthaaldhaan avar nyaayam valangugiraar enbadhai purindhukondaargal.+ adhanaal, raajaavai paartthu bramitthuppōnaargal.*+

4 isravēl dhēsam muluvadhaiyum saalomōn aatchi seidhaar.+ 2 avarōdu irundha uyar adhigaarigal: saadhōkkin+ magan asariyaa guruvaaga irundhaar. 3 shīsaavin magangalaana eligōrēppum agiyaavum seyalaalargalaaga irundhaargal.+ agilūtthin magan yōsabaath+ padhivaalaraaga irundhaar. 4 yōidhaavin magan benaayaa+ padai thalabadhiyaaga irundhaar. saadhōkkum abiyatthaarum+ gurumaargalaaga sēvai seidhaargal. 5 naatthaanin+ magan asariyaa nirvaagigalukku thalaivaraaga irundhaar. naatthaanin magan saabūth guruvaagavum raajaavin aalōsagaraagavum irundhaar.+ 6 agīshaar aranmanai adhigaariyaaga irundhaar. adimai vēlai vaangappatta aatkalukku+ apthaavin magan adhōnīraam adhigaariyaaga irundhaar.+

7 isravēl muluvadhaiyum gavanitthukkolla 12 nirvaagigalai saalomōn niyamitthirundhaar. raajaavukkum avarudaiya aranmanaiyil irundhavargalukkum thēvaiyaana unavu porulgalai konduvandhu kodukka vēndiya poruppu avargalukku irundhadhu. avargal ovvoruvarum varushatthil ovvoru maadham unavu porulgalai konduvandhu kodutthaargal.+ 8 andha nirvaagigalai patriya thagaval: eppiraayīm malaippagudhiyai hūrin magan nirvagitthaar; 9 maakkaaths, saalbīm,+ beth-shimēs, ēlōn-beth-thaanaan aagiya idangalai thēkkērin magan nirvagitthaar; 10 arubōtthai ēsētthin magan nirvagitthaar (sōkkōvum hēppēr pagudhi muluvadhum avarudaiya kattuppaattil irundhadhu); 11 thōr malai sarivugal muluvadhaiyum abinadhaabin magan nirvagitthu vandhaar (ivar saalomōnin magal thaabaatthai kalyaanam seidhaar); 12 thaanaak, megidhō,+ yesrayēlukku kīlum saardhaanukku pakkatthilum irukkira beth-seyaan pagudhi muluvadhum,+ beth-seyaanilirundhu aabēl-mekollaa varaiyilum, yōkmēyaam+ varaiyilum irundha pagudhigal ellaam agilūtthin magan baanaavin kattuppaattil irundhana. 13 raamōth-kīlēyaatthai+ kēbērin magan nirvagitthaar (manaasēyin vamsatthil vandha yaavīrin+ sitrūrgal ivarudaiya kattuppaattil irundhana. avai kīlēyaatthil+ irundhana; paasaanilulla+ argōb+ pradhēsamum ivarudaiya kattuppaattil irundhadhu. andha pagudhiyil madhilgalum sembu thaalppaalgalum konda 60 periya nagarangal ivarudaiya kattuppaattil irundhana); 14 itthōvin magan aginadhaab maknaayīmai+ nirvagitthaar. 15 napthali pagudhiyai agimaas nirvagitthaar (ivar saalomōnin matroru magalaana pasmaatthai kalyaanam seidhaar); 16 aasēr, peyaalōth aagiya pagudhigalai ūsaayin magan baanaa nirvagitthaar; 17 isakkaar pagudhiyai paruvaavin magan yōsabaath nirvagitthaar; 18 benyamīn+ pagudhiyai ēlaavin magan sīmēyi+ nirvagitthaar; 19 emōriyargalin raajaavaana sīgōnum+ paasaanin raajaavaana ōgum+ munbu aatchi seidha kīlēyaath pradhēsatthai+ ūriyin magan kēbēr nirvagitthaar. dhēsatthilirundha indha ellaa nirvaagigalukkum oru thalaivar irundhaar.

20 yūdhaavilum isravēlilum kadarkarai manalai pōla ēraalamaana makkal irundhaargal.+ avargal saappittu kuditthu sandhōshamaaga vaalndhaargal.+

21 aaru* thodangi, pelisthiyargalin dhēsam varaiyilum egipthin ellai varaiyilum irundha ellaa dhēsangalaiyum saalomōn aatchi seidhaar.+ saalomōnin vaalnaal muluvadhum andha dhēsangalai sērndha makkal avarukku kappam katti sēvai seidhaargal.+

22 saalomōnin aranmanaiyil dhinamum 30 kōr alavu* naisaana maavum, 60 kōr alavu saadhaarana maavum, 23 koluttha 10 maadugalum mēichal nilatthilirundhu vandha 20 maadugalum, 100 semmariyaadugalum palavagai maangalum* koluttha kuyilgalum saappaattukkaaga payanpadutthappattana. 24 aatrukku* mērkil irundha pagudhigal ellaam, adhaavadhu thipsaavilirundhu gaasaavarai,+ saalomōnin kattuppaattil irundhadhu.+ angē irundha ellaa raajaakkalum avarukku adipanindhu nadandhaargal. avarudaiya dhēsam muluvadhum samaadhaanamaaga irundhadhu. sutriyirundha ellaa dhēsangalum avarōdu samaadhaanamaaga irundhana.+ 25 saalomōnin kaalamellaam, dhaanmudhal peyer-sebaavarai irundha yūdhaa makkalum isravēl makkalum avaravarudaiya dhraatchai kodiyin nilalilum avaravarudaiya atthi maratthin nilalilum paadhugaappaaga kudiyirundhaargal.

26 radha kudhiraigalai nirutthuvadharkaaga 4,000* laayangalum 12,000 kudhiraigalum* saalomōnidam irundhana.+

27 saalomōn raajaavukkum avarudaiya mējaiyil saappitta ellaarukkum thēvaiyaana unavu porulgalai nirvaagigal konduvandhaargal. ovvoru maadhamum ovvoru nirvaagikku andha poruppu kodukkappattirundhadhu, adhil oru kuraiyum varaamal avargal paartthukkondaargal.+ 28 radha kudhiraigal utpada ellaa kudhiraigalukkum thēvaiyaana baarliyaiyum vaikkōlaiyumkūda avargal konduvandhu kodutthaargal. thaangal kodukka vēndiya alavinpadi, endha idatthil avai thēvaippattaalum avatrai kondupōi kodutthaargal.

29 saalomōnukku nyaanatthaiyum paguttharivaiyum miga adhigamaaga kadavul kodutthaar. kadarkarai manalai pōl migavum parandha idhayatthai* kodutthaar.+ 30 kilakkatthiya makkalaiyum egipthiyargalaiyumvida saalomōn nyaanatthil sirandhu vilanginaar.+ 31 nyaanatthil avarukku samamaaga yaarumē irukkavillai. esraagiyanaana ētthaan,+ maagōlin magangalaana ēmaan,+ kalgōl,+ thardhaa aagiyōraivida avar nyaanamullavaraaga irundhaar. sutriyirundha ellaa dhēsangalukkum avarudaiya pērum pugalum paraviyadhu.+ 32 avar sonna nīdhimoligalin+ ennikkai 3,000. avarudaiya paadalgalin+ ennikkai 1,005. 33 avar marangalai patri pēsinaar. adhaavadhu, lībanōnil irukkum dhēvadhaaru maratthilirundhu suvaril valarum maruvuchedivarai+ ellaavatraiyum patri pēsinaar. mirugangal,+ paravaigal,*+ ūrum praanigal,*+ mīngal aagiyavatrai patriyum pēsinaar. 34 saalomōnin nyaanamaana vaartthaigalai kētpadharkaaga ellaa dhēsangalilum irundhu makkal vandhaargal. adhōdu, ulagengilum irundhu raajaakkalum avarudaiya nyaanatthai patri kēlvippattu avarai paarkka vandhaargal.+

5 dhaavīdhukku piragu avarudaiya magan saalomōn raajaavaaga abishēgam seiyappattirukkiraar endra vishayatthai thīruvin+ raajaavaana īraam kēlvippattaar. dhaavīdhin vaalnaal muluvadhum īraam avarukku oru nalla nanbaraaga irundhadhaal*+ saalomōnai sandhikka thannudaiya ūliyargalai anuppinaar. 2 saalomōnum īraamukku seidhi anuppinaar.+ 3 “yegōvaavin peyarukkaaga oru aalayatthai en appaavaal katta mudiyavillai enbadhu ungalukkē nandraaga theriyum. ēnendraal, sutriyirundha edhirigal ellaaraiyum yegōvaavin thunaiyōdu vīltthumvarai avar pōr seidhukondirundhaar.+ 4 aanaal, ippōdhu edhirigal yaarudaiya thollaiyum illaamal yegōvaa dhēvan ennai nimmadhiyaaga vaitthirukkiraar.+ enakku yaarudaiya edhirppum illai, endha thondharavum illai.+ 5 yegōvaa dhēvan en appaa dhaavīdhidam, ‘unakku pinbu un maganai simmaasanatthil raajaavaaga utkaara vaippēn. avan en peyarukkaaga oru aalayatthai kattuvaan’ endru vaakku kodutthirundhaar. avar sonnapadiyē ennudaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavin peyarukkaaga oru aalayatthai katta virumbugirēn.+ 6 lībanōnil ulla dhēvadhaaru marangalai+ enakkaaga vetta solli ungal aatkalidam kattalaiyidungal. ungaludaiya aatkalōdu sērndhu ennudaiya aatkalum vēlai seivaargal. nīngal kētkira kūliyai ungaludaiya aatkalukku kodutthuvidugirēn. sīdhōniyargalai pōl nandraaga maram vetta therindhavargal engalidam oruvarkūda illaiyenbadhu ungalukkē theriyum”+ endru seidhi anuppinaar.

7 idhai kēttu īraam migavum sandhōshappattu, “indha ēraalamaana makkalai aatchi seiya dhaavīdhukku nyaanamulla maganai kodutthadharkaaga yegōvaavai pugalgirēn”+ endru sonnaar. 8 pinbu avar saalomōnukku seidhi anuppinaar. adhil, “ungaludaiya seidhi kidaitthadhu. ungal viruppappadiyē ellaavatraiyum seigirēn, dhēvadhaaru marangalaiyum aabaal marangalaiyum+ vetti anuppugirēn. 9 avatrai ennudaiya aatkal lībanōnil irundhu kadalukku konduvaruvaargal. avatrai ondraaga katti nīngal solgira idatthukku kadalvaliyaaga anuppi vaikkirēn. avai vandhusērndhadhum ennudaiya aatkal avatrai aviltthu koduppaargal. adhan pinbu, nīngal edutthukkondu pōgalaam. idharkaaga, en vīttaarukku thēvaiyaana unavu porulgalai kodungal”+ endru sonnaar.

10 saalomōn kēttapadiyē dhēvadhaaru marangalaiyum aabaal marangalaiyum vēndiya alavu īraam anuppi vaitthaar. 11 īraamin vīttaarukkaaga 20,000 kōr alavu* gōdhumaiyaiyum 20 kōr alavu uyardhara oliva enneiyaiyum* ovvoru varushamum saalomōn anuppi vaitthaar.+ 12 vaakku kodutthapadiyē, saalomōnukku yegōvaa nyaanatthai thandhaar.+ saalomōnin dhēsatthukkum īraamin dhēsatthukkum idaiyē nalluravu irundhadhu. avargal irandu pērum oppandham seidhukondaargal.

13 saalomōn raajaa isravēl muluvadhilum irundhu 30,000 pērai thērndhedutthu thanakku adimai vēlai seiyumpadi kattalaiyittaar.+ 14 avargalai patthaayiram patthaayiram pēraaga ovvoru maadhamum lībanōnukku anuppinaar. avargal oru maadham lībanōnil vēlai seidhaargal, irandu maadhangal thangaludaiya vīttil thangiyirundhaargal. adimai vēlai vaangappatta aatkalukku adhōnīraam adhigaariyaaga irundhaar.+ 15 sumai sumakka 70,000 pēraiyum malaigalil karkalai vetti sedhukka 80,000 pēraiyum saalomōn vēlaikku vaitthaar.+ 16 avargalai mērpaarvai seiya 3,300 nirvaagigalai niyamitthaar.+ 17 raajaavin kattalaippadi, vilaimadhippulla periya karkalai+ avargal vettiyedutthaargal. aalayatthukku asthivaaram pōduvadharkaaga+ avatrai sedhukkinaargal.+ 18 saalomōnin aatkalum īraamin aatkalum kēbaalai sērndhavargalum+ karkalai vettinaargal. aalayatthai kattuvadharku thēvaiyaana marangalaiyum karkalaiyum thayaarpadutthinaargal.

6 isravēlargal egipthilirundhu purappattu vandha 480-vadhu varushatthil,+ saalomōn isravēlin raajaavaana naangaam varushatthil, siv*+ maadhatthil (adhaavadhu, irandaam maadhatthil) yegōvaavukku ōr aalayatthai* katta aarambitthaar.+ 2 yegōvaavukkaaga saalomōn raajaa kattiya aalayatthin nīlam 60 mulam,* agalam 20 mulam, uyaram 30 mulam.+ 3 aalayatthukku munnaal irundha nulaivu mandabatthin+ nīlam 20 mulam. nulaivu mandabatthin nīlamum aalayatthin agalamum sarisamamaai irundhadhu. aalayatthin munpakkatthilirundhu 10 mula agalatthil indha mandabam amaikkappattirundhadhu.

4 aalayatthil kurugalaana sattangalai+ konda jannalgalai avar vaitthaar. 5 aalayatthin suvargalai otti, adhaavadhu parisuttha araiyin suvaraiyum magaa parisuttha araiyin+ suvaraiyum otti, sutrilum oru kattidam eluppinaar. adhil pakkavaattu araigalai kattinaar.+ 6 pakkavaattu araigalin kīltthalam 5 mula agalamaagavum nadutthalam 6 mula agalamaagavum mēlthalam 7 mula agalamaagavum irundhadhu. parisuttha araiyaiyum magaa parisuttha araiyaiyum sutriyirukkira suvargalil avar thittugalai amaitthaar. adhanaal, utthirangalai inaippadharkaaga andha suvargalil ōttai pōda vēndiya avasiyam irukkavillai.+

7 ērkenavē sedhukki thayaaraaga vaikkappattirundha karkalai payanpadutthi aalayam kattappattadhu.+ adhanaal, aalayam kattappattapōdhu sutthiyal satthamō uli satthamō, vērendha irumbu karuviyin satthamō kētkavillai. 8 kīltthalatthil irukkira pakkavaattu araigalukku pōgum vaasal, aalayatthin therku* pakkatthil irundhadhu.+ kīltthalatthilirundhu nadutthalatthukkum nadutthalatthilirundhu mēlthalatthukkum pōvadharku sulal padikkattugalai amaitthaar. 9 aalayatthin matra pagudhigalaiyum katti mudittha pinbu+ aalayatthin utkūraiyil dhēvadhaaru utthirangalai porutthi, avatrai dhēvadhaaru marappalagaigalaal mūdinaar.+ 10 aalayatthai sutrilum pakkavaattu araigalai kattinaar;+ andha araigal ovvondrin uyaramum aindhu mulamaaga irundhadhu. aalayatthin suvaraiyum pakkavaattu araigalaiyum dhēvadhaaru utthirangalaal inaitthaar.

11 idharkidaiyē yegōvaa saalomōnidam, 12 “nī ennudaiya sattathittangalinpadi nadandhaal, en nīdhitthīrppugalaiyum ennudaiya ellaa kattalaigalaiyum kadaippiditthaal,+ nī kattugira indha aalayam sambandhamaaga naan unnudaiya appaa dhaavīdhukku koduttha vaakkai niraivētruvēn.+ 13 naan isravēlargaludan thangiyiruppēn,+ en makkalaagiya isravēlargalai kaivida maattēn”+ endru sonnaar.

14 saalomōn andha aalayatthai thodarndhu kattinaar. 15 aalayatthin utchuvargalai dhēvadhaaru marappalagaigalaal mūdinaar. ippadi, tharaimudhal kūraivarai ellaavatraiyum marappalagaigalaal mūdinaar. tharaiyai aabaal marappalagaigalaal mūdinaar.+ 16 aalayatthin pinpagudhiyil 20 mula nīlatthil ōr araiyai+ amaitthu, tharaiyilirundhu kūraivarai dhēvadhaaru marappalagaigalaal mūdinaar. aalayatthin utpuratthil amaikkappattirundha andha araidhaan magaa parisuttha arai.+ 17 magaa parisuttha araikku munnaalirundha pagudhiyaana parisuttha araiyin+ nīlam 40 mulam. 18 aalayatthin utpuratthai mūdiya dhēvadhaaru marappalagaigalil kumil vadivangalum virindha pūkkalin vadivangalum sedhukkappattana.+ karkalē theriyaadha alavukku suvar muluvadhaiyum dhēvadhaaru marappalagaigalaal mūdinaar.

19 yegōvaavin oppandha pettiyai vaippadharkaagavē+ aalayatthin magaa parisuttha araiyai thayaarpadutthinaar.+ 20 magaa parisuttha araiyin nīlam 20 mulam, agalam 20 mulam, uyaram 20 mulam.+ andha arai muluvadharkum sutthamaana thangatthaal thagadu aditthaar. pīdatthai*+ dhēvadhaaru palagaigalaal mūdinaar. 21 aalayatthilulla parisuttha araiyin utchuvargal muluvadharkum sutthamaana thangatthaal thagadu aditthaar.+ thanga thagadu adikkappatta magaa parisuttha araiyin munpagudhiyil thanga sangiligalai inaitthu kattinaar.+ 22 aalayam muluvadharkum thangatthaal thagadu aditthaar. magaa parisuttha araikku veliyē irundha dhūbapīdam muluvadharkum thangatthaal thagadu aditthaar.+

23 magaa parisuttha araiyil vaippadharkaaga ennei maratthaal* irandu kērubīngalai+ seidhaar. avatrin uyaram 10 mulam.+ 24 mudhal kērubīnudaiya oru siragin nīlam aindhu mulam, matroru siragin nīlam aindhu mulam. oru siragin munaiyilirundhu maru siragin munaivarai 10 mulam. 25 irandaavadhu kērubīnin uyaramum 10 mulam. irandu kērubīngalum alavilum uruvatthilum orē maadhiri irundhana. 26 ovvoru kērubīnaiyum 10 mula uyaratthil seidhaar. 27 pinbu, andha kērubīngalai+ magaa parisuttha araiyil vaitthaar. kērubīngal siragugalai viritthapadi nindrana. adhanaal, oru kērubīnin siragu oru suvarai thottukkondirundhadhu, aduttha kērubīnin siragu maru suvarai thottukkondirundhadhu. irandu kērubīngalin matra siragugal araiyin naduppakkatthil ondraiyondru thottapadi irundhana. 28 andha kērubīngalmīdhu avar thanga thagadu aditthaar.

29 aalayatthil ulla ellaa suvargalilum, adhaavadhu utpura araiyilum velippura araiyilum irukkira ellaa suvargalilum, kērubīngal,+ pērīcha marangal,+ virindha pūkkal aagiyavatrin vadivangal sedhukkappattirundhana.+ 30 magaa parisuttha arai, parisuttha arai aagiyavatrin tharaigalai thanga thagattaal mūdinaar. 31 magaa parisuttha araiyin vaasalukkaaga irattai kadhavugalai ennei maratthaal seidhaar. thūngalaiyum nilaikkaalgalaiyum adhan aindhaam paagamaaga* seidhaar. 32 andha irattai kadhavugal ennei maratthaal seiyappattana. avatril kērubīngal, pērīcha marangal, virindha pūkkal aagiyavatrin vadivangalai sedhukkinaar. pinbu, avatrukku thanga thagadu aditthaar. kērubīngal, pērīcha marangal aagiyavatrinmīdhu thanga thagadugalai vaitthu sutthiyalaal aditthaar. 33 parisuttha araiyin vaasal nilaikkaalgalai ennei maratthaal seidhaar. idhu naangaam paagatthai* sērndhadhu. 34 aabaal maratthaal irattai kadhavugalai seidhaar. ovvoru kadhavilum irandu madippugal irundhana. thirappadharku udhaviyaaga andha kadhavugal sulal achugalōdu inaikkappattirundhana.+ 35 andha kadhavugalil kērubīngalaiyum pērīcha marangalaiyum virindha pūkkalaiyum sedhukki, avatrai thanga thagattaal mūdinaar.

36 sedhukkappatta karkalai mūndru varisaiyaaga adukki adhanmīdhu oru varisai dhēvadhaaru marakkattaigalai vaitthu utpragaaratthin+ madhil suvarai kattinaar.+

37 naangaam varusham, siv* maadhatthil yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthukku asthivaaram pōdappattadhu.+ 38 padhinōraam varusham, pūl* maadhatthil (adhaavadhu, ettaam maadhatthil) aalayam katti mudikkappattadhu. varaipadatthil sollappatta ellaa nutpa vivarangalinpadiyē aalayam katti mudikkappattadhu.+ saalomōn ēlu varushangalil aalayatthai katti muditthaar.

7 pinbu, saalomōn thannudaiya aranmanaiyai kattinaar. ellaavatraiyum katti mudikka 13 varushangal edutthana.+

2 ‘lībanōn vana maaligaiyai’ avar kattinaar.+ adhan nīlam 100 mulam,* agalam 50 mulam, uyaram 30 mulam. dhēvadhaaru maratthūngalai naangu varisaiyaaga nirutthi, avatrinmīdhu dhēvadhaaru utthirangalai+ vaitthu indha maaligaiyai kattinaar. 3 thūngalin mēl aadhaara kambangalai vaitthu amaikkappattirundha andha maaligai dhēvadhaaru marappalagaigalaal mūdappattirundhadhu. andha maaligaiyil, varisaikku 15 thūngal* ena mottham 45 thūngal irundhana. 4 sattangal vaikkappatta jannalgal mūndru varisaiyaaga amaikkappattirundhana. mūndru thalatthilum jannalgal ondrukkondru nēredhiraaga irundhana. 5 ellaa nulaivaasalgalukkum nilaikkaalgalukkum sadhura vadiva* sattangal irundhana. mūndru thalangalilum ondrukkondru edhiraaga irundha jannalgalai pōlavē avaiyum sadhura vadivil irundhana.

6 avar kattiya ‘thūn mandabatthin’ nīlam 50 mulam, agalam 30 mulam. adhan munnaal irundha nulaivu mandabatthil niraiya thūngal irundhana, oru kūraiyum irundhadhu.

7 avar ‘simmaasana mandabatthaiyum’ kattinaar.+ adhu ‘thīrppu mandabam’ endrum alaikkappattadhu.+ angirundhudhaan avar thīrppu valanguvaar. andha mandabam tharaimudhal kūraivarai dhēvadhaaru marappalagaigalaal mūdappattirundhadhu.

8 andha mandabatthilirundhu satru thalli, innoru mutratthil,+ thaan kudiyiruppadharkaaga ōr aranmanaiyai kattinaar. andha mandabatthai pōlavē aranmanaiyilum alangaara vēlaippaadugal seiyappattirundhana. saalomōn thaan kalyaanam seidhirundha paarvōnin magalukkaaga oru maaligaiyai kattinaar.+ adhu andha mandabatthai pōlavē irundhadhu.

9 indha kattidangalin asthivaarammudhal utkūraivarai ellaamē alandhu sedhukkappatta vilaimadhippulla karkalaal kattappattana.+ periya pragaaramvarai+ ellaamē indha karkalaaldhaan kattappattana. indha karkalin ellaa pakkangalum kal arukkum rambatthaal sīraaga vettappattirundhana. 10 asthivaaram pōduvadharku vilaimadhippulla periya karkal payanpadutthappattana. sila karkal 10 mulamaagavum, matra karkal 8 mulamaagavum irundhana. 11 andha asthivaaratthukku mēlē, alandhu sedhukkappatta vilaimadhippulla karkalum dhēvadhaaru marakkattaigalum vaikkappattana. 12 sedhukkiya karkalai mūndru varisaiyaagavum adhanmīdhu dhēvadhaaru marakkattaigalai oru varisaiyaagavum vaitthu periya pragaaratthin sutru suvarai kattinaargal; idhu, yegōvaavin aalayatthaiyum adhan nulaivu mandabatthaiyum+ sutriyirukkira utpragaaratthin+ suvarai pōlavē kattappattirundhadhu.

13 thīruvilirundhu īraam+ enbavarai saalomōn raajaa varavalaitthaar. 14 avar napthali kōtthiratthai sērndha oru vidhavaiyin magan; avarudaiya appaa thīruvai sērndha sembu aasaari.+ ellaavidha sembu* vēlaigalaiyum seivadhil migundha arivum anubavamum thiramaiyum īraamukku irundhadhu.+ adhanaal, saalomōn raajaavidam vandhu avar seiya sonna ellaa vēlaigalaiyum seidhu kodutthaar.

15 avar irandu sembu thūngalai vaartthaar.+ ovvoru thūnum 18 mula uyaramaaga irundhadhu. ovvoru thūnaiyum alavunūlaal alandhapōdhu adhan sutralavu 12 mulamaaga irundhadhu.+ 16 thūngalin uchiyil vaippadharkaaga irandu sembu kumbangalai vaartthaar. ovvoru kumbatthin uyaramum aindhu mulam. 17 ovvoru thūnin uchiyilum irundha kumbatthil murukku sangiligalaal aana valaippinnal vēlaippaadu seiyappattirundhadhu.+ ovvoru kumbatthilum ēlu valaippinnalgal irundhana. 18 thūngalin mīdhirundha andha kumbangalai alagupadutthuvadharkaaga, avatrin mēlirundha oru valaippinnalai sutrilum maadhulampala vadivangalai irandu varisaiyaaga seidhu vaitthaar. innoru thūnilum idhēpōl seidhuvaitthaar. 19 nulaivu mandabatthin munnaal irundha thūngalin mēlē amaikkappatta andha kumbangalil naangu mula uyaratthukku lilli pū vadivatthai seidhaar. 20 kumbatthin indha pagudhi andha irandu thūngalin mēl irundhadhu, valaippinnalgalai ottiyirundha vattamaana adippagudhiyai thottapadi irundhadhu. ovvoru kumbatthai sutrilum varisaiyaaga 200 maadhulampala vadivangal seiyappattirundhana.+

21 aalaya* nulaivu mandabatthin munnaal andha thūngalai nirutthinaar.+ oru thūnai valadhu pakkatthil* nirutthi adharku yaagīn* endrum, matroru thūnai idadhu pakkatthil* nirutthi adharku bōvaas* endrum peyar vaitthaar.+ 22 andha thūngalin mērpagudhiyil lilli pū vadivil vēlaippaadu seiyappattirundhadhu. ippadi, thūngalin vēlaiyellaam seidhu mudikkappattadhu.

23 pinbu, ‘sembu kadal’ endralaikkappatta periya thannīr thottiyai ulōgatthaal avar vaartthaar.+ adhu vatta vadivil irundhadhu. andha thottiyin oru vilimbumudhal maru vilimbuvarai adhan vittam 10 mulam, adhan uyaram 5 mulam, alavunūlaal alandhapōdhu adhan sutralavu 30 mulamaaga irundhadhu.+ 24 adhan vaaippagudhiyin kīlē sutrilum kumil vadivatthil vēlaippaadugal irundhana.+ oru mulatthukku patthu kumilgal ena thottiyai sutrilum irundhana. avai irandu varisaiyaaga sembu thottiyōdu sērtthu vaarkkappattirundhana. 25 andha thotti 12 kaalai uruvangalukku mēlē vaikkappattirundhadhu.+ 3 kaalaigal vadakkēyum 3 kaalaigal mērkēyum 3 kaalaigal therkēyum 3 kaalaigal kilakkēyum paartthavaaru nindrana. andha kaalaigalmēl thotti vaikkappattirundhadhu. andha kaalaigalin pinpurangal thottiyin maiyappagudhiyai nōkki irundhana. 26 andha thottiyin thadiman oru kaiyalavu.* adhan vilimbu kinnatthin vilimbai pōl irundhadhu. paarppadharku malarndha lilli pūvai pōl irundhadhu. andha thottiyil sumaar 44,000 littar* thannīr ūtri vaikkappattadhu.

27 pinbu, sembinaal 10 thalluvandigalai* avar seidhaar.+ avai ovvondrin nīlam 4 mulam, agalam 4 mulam, uyaram 3 mulam. 28 thalluvandigalukku naangu pakkangal irundhana, ovvoru pakkatthilum kurukku sattangal vaikkappattirundhana. 29 kurukku sattangalukku idaiyil irundha palagaigalil singam,+ kaalai, kērubīn+ aagiyavatrin uruvangal porikkappattirundhana. andha kurukku sattangalilum adhē uruvangal porikkappattirundhana. singam, kaalai uruvangalukku mēlum kīlum thōrana vadivil vēlaippaadugal seiyappattirundhana. 30 ovvoru thalluvandikkum naangu sembu sakkarangalum sembu achugalum irundhana. sakkarangalaiyum achugalaiyum thaanguvadharku naangu mūlaigalilum muttugal porutthappattirundhana. andha muttugal thottiyin kīlppagudhiyaiyum thaangi nindrana. muttugalin ovvoru pakkatthilum thōrana vadivil vēlaippaadugal vaarkkappattirundhana. 31 thalluvandiyin vaaippagudhiyil vatta vadiva valaiyam irundhadhu. andha valaiyatthai sutrilum uruvangal porikkappattirundhana. andha valaiyatthukkul thotti porutthappattirundhadhu. andha thottiyin adippaagatthukkum valaiyatthukkum idaiyē irundha uyaram oru mulam. thottiyaiyum valaiyatthaiyum sērtthaal mottham ondrarai mulam. thalluvandiyin naangu pakkangalum vattamaaga illaamal sadhuramaaga irundhana. 32 andha naangu sakkarangalum naangu pakkangalin kīlē irundhana. andha sakkarangalukku kodukkappattirundha muttugal vandiyōdu inaikkappattirundhana. ovvoru sakkaratthin uyaramum ondrarai mulam. 33 naangu sakkarangalum radhatthin sakkarangalai pōl irundhana. sakkarangalin muttugal, vattangal, kambigal, kudangal* ellaamē ulōgatthaal vaarkkappattirundhana. 34 ovvoru thalluvandiyin naangu mūlaigalilum naangu muttugal irundhana. andha muttugal vandiyōdu sērtthu vaarkkappattirundhana. 35 thalluvandiyin mērpagudhiyil, vatta vadiva kalutthu pagudhi irundhadhu; adhan uyaram arai mulam; andha kalutthu pagudhiyil irundha sattangalum sutruppakkangalum orē paagamaaga vaarkkappattirundhana. 36 kalutthu pagudhiyil irundha sattangalmīdhum sutruppakkangalmīdhum kērubīngal, singangal, pērīcha marangal aagiyavatrin uruvangal porikkappattirundhana. evvalavu idam irundhadhō adhai porutthu indha uruvangal porikkappattirundhana. sutrilum thōrana vadivil vēlaippaadugalum seiyappattirundhana.+ 37 ippadi, 10 thalluvandigalai seidhaar.+ alavilum vadivatthilum avai ellaamē orēmaadhiri vaarkkappattirundhana.+

38 avar patthu sembu thottigalai seidhaar.+ ovvondrum 880 littar* thannīr pidikkum. ovvoru thottiyin vittamum 4 mulam. 10 thalluvandigalilum vaippadharkaaga 10 thottigalai seidhaar. 39 aalayatthin valadhu pakkatthil aindhu thalluvandigalaiyum idadhu pakkatthil aindhu thalluvandigalaiyum nirutthinaar. aalayatthin valadhu pakkatthil thenkilakku dhisaiyil ‘sembu kadal’ endralaikkappatta periya thannīr thottiyai vaitthaar.+

40 ivai thavira, andaakkalaiyum saambal allum karandigalaiyum+ kinnangalaiyum+ īraam+ seidhaar. yegōvaavin aalayatthukkaaga saalomōn raajaa seiya solliyirundha ellaa vēlaigalaiyum avar seidhu muditthaar.+ 41 irandu thūngal,+ avatrin uchiyil irundha kinna vadiva kumbangal, irandu kumbangalaiyum alangarittha irandu valaippinnalgal,+ 42 andha irandu valaippinnalgalilum thongavida 400 maadhulampala vadivangal aagiyavatrai seidhaar;+ ovvoru valaippinnalilum irandu varisai maadhulampala vadivangal irundhana. irandu thūngalin uchiyilirundha irandu kumbangalai sutrilum indha valaippinnalgal amaikkappattirundhana. 43 patthu thalluvandigal,+ avatril vaikka patthu thottigal,+ 44 ‘sembu kadal’ thotti,+ adhan kīlirundha 12 kaalai uruvangal, 45 sattigal, saambal allum karandigal, kinnangal, matra paatthirangal aagiyavatraiyum seidhaar; ivai ellaavatraiyum palapalappaana sembinaal seidhaar. saalomōn raajaa sonnapadiyē, yegōvaavin aalayatthukkaaga ivai ellaavatraiyum īraam seidhaar. 46 yōrdhaan pradhēsatthil, sukkōtthukkum saardhaanukkum idaiyilulla pagudhiyil, ivatrai kaliman achugalil raajaa vaartthaar.

47 indha saamaangal miga ēraalamaaga irundhadhaal saalomōn ivatrai edai pōdavillai. ivatrukkaaga payanpadutthiya sembaiyum edai pōdavillai.+ 48 yegōvaavin aalayatthukkaaga indha saamaangal ellaavatraiyum saalomōn seidhaar: thanga pīdam,+ padaiyal rottigalai vaikka thanga mējai+ aagiyavatrai seidhaar; 49 magaa parisuttha araikku munnaal valadhu pakkatthil vaippadharkaaga aindhu kutthuvilakkugalaiyum,+ idadhu pakkatthil vaippadharkaaga aindhu kutthuvilakkugalaiyum sutthamaana thangatthil seidhaar; adharkaana malargal,+ agal vilakkugal, idukkigal aagiyavatrai thangatthil seidhaar;+ 50 adhōdu, andaakkal, thiri vettum karuvigal,+ kinnangal, kōppaigal,+ thanal allum karandigal+ aagiyavatraiyum sutthamaana thangatthil seidhaar. kūdudhalaaga, utpura araiyaana magaa parisuttha araiyin+ kadhavugalukkaagavum aalayatthin kadhavugalukkaagavum+ sulal achugalai porutthuvadharkaana adippagudhigalaiyum thangatthil seidhaar.

51 ippadi, yegōvaavin aalayatthukkaaga seiya vēndiya ellaa vēlaigalaiyum saalomōn raajaa seidhu muditthaar. pinbu, kadavulukkaaga thannudaiya appaa dhaavīdhu arppanitthirundha porulgalai+ aalayatthukku konduvandhaar. velliyaiyum thangatthaiyum matra porulgalaiyum yegōvaavin aalayatthilirundha pokkisha araigalil vaitthaar.+

8 andha samayatthil, isravēl periyōrgalai,* adhaavadhu ellaa kōtthira thalaivargalaiyum isravēlil ulla thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalaiyum, saalomōn ondrukūdi vara sonnaar.+ ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthilirundhu,’+ adhaavadhu sīyōnilirundhu,+ yegōvaavin oppandha pettiyai kondupōvadharkaaga erusalēmil irundha saalomōn raajaavidam avargal vandhaargal. 2 ēlaam maadhamaana ētthaanīm* maadhatthil nadakkira pandigaiyinpōdhu*+ isravēl aangal ellaarum saalomōn raajaa munnaal ondrukūdinaargal. 3 isravēl periyōrgal ellaarum vandhapōdhu, kadavuludaiya pettiyai gurumaargal thūkkinaargal.+ 4 yegōvaavin petti, sandhippu kūdaaram,+ adhilirundha parisuttha porulgal aagiya ellaavatraiyum gurumaargalum lēviyargalum sumandhukondu pōnaargal.* 5 saalomōn raajaavum avaraal alaikkappatta isravēlargal ellaarum kadavulin pettikku munnaal kūdiyirundhaargal. appōdhu, enna mudiyaadhalavukku ēraalamaana aadumaadugalai bali kodutthaargal.+

6 pinbu, gurumaargal yegōvaavin oppandha pettiyai konduvandhu adharkuriya idatthil vaitthaargal,+ adhaavadhu aalayatthin utpuratthil irundha magaa parisuttha araiyil kērubīngaludaiya siragugalinkīl vaitthaargal.+

7 petti vaikkappattirundha idatthin mēl kērubīngal siragugalai viritthapadi irundhana; adhanaal, avatrin nilal andha pettiyin mīdhum adhan kambugalin mīdhum vilundhadhu.+ 8 andha kambugal+ nīlamaaga irundhadhaal, magaa parisuttha araikku munnaal irundha parisuttha araiyilirundhu avatrin munaigalai paarkka mudindhadhu, aanaal veliyilirundhu avatrai paarkka mudiyaadhu. innaalvarai avai angēdhaan irukkindrana. 9 mōsē ōrēbil irundhapōdhu vaittha+ irandu karpalagaigalai+ thavira vēredhuvum andha pettiyil irukkavillai. egipthu dhēsatthilirundhu vandha+ isravēlargalōdu ōrēbil yegōvaa oppandham seidha+ samayatthil indha karpalagaigal adhil vaikkappattana.

10 parisuttha idatthilirundhu gurumaargal veliyē vandhapōdhu, mēgam+ yegōvaavin aalayatthai sūlndhukondadhu.+ 11 yegōvaavin aalayam yegōvaavin magimaiyaal niraindhadhu. mēgam sūlndhukondadhaal angē nindru sēvai seiya gurumaargalaal mudiyavillai.+ 12 appōdhu saalomōn, “yegōvaavē, kaarmēgatthil kudiyiruppēn endru sonnīrgalē.+ 13 naan ungalukkaaga bramaandamaana oru aalayatthai katti muditthirukkirēn; nīngal endrendrum kudiyiruppadharkaaga nilaiyaana oru idatthai thayaar seidhirukkirēn”+ endru sonnaar.

14 pinbu raajaa thirumbi, angē nindrukondirundha isravēl sabaiyaar ellaaraiyum paartthu avargalai aasīrvadhitthaar.+ 15 appōdhu avar, “isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavai pugalgirēn. avar thannudaiya vaai thirandhu en appaa dhaavīdhukku vaakku kodutthu, adhai thannudaiya kaiyaal niraivētriyum irukkiraar. 16 avar en appaavidam, ‘en makkalaana isravēlargalai egipthilirundhu kūttikkonduvandhēn. adhumudhal, en peyar nilaitthiruppadharkaaga oru aalayatthai kattuvadharku isravēl kōtthirangal naduvē naan endha nagaratthaiyum thērndhedukkavillai.+ aanaal, ennudaiya makkalaana isravēlargalukku thalaivanaaga dhaavīdhai thērndhedutthirukkirēn’ endru solliyirundhaar. 17 isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavin peyarukkaaga oru aalayatthai katta vēndumendru en appaa dhaavīdhu manadhaara aasaippattaar.+ 18 aanaal yegōvaa en appaa dhaavīdhidam, ‘en peyarukkaaga oru aalayatthai katta nī manadhaara aasaippattaai, appadi aasaippattadhu nalladhudhaan. 19 irundhaalum, aalayatthai nī katta maattaai. unakku pirakkappōgira un magandhaan en peyarukkaaga oru aalayatthai kattuvaan’+ endru sonnaar. 20 koduttha vaakkai yegōvaa niraivētrivittaar. yegōvaa vaakku kodutthapadiyē, en appaa dhaavīdhukku piragu isravēlin simmaasanatthil naan raajaavaaga utkaarndhirukkirēn. adhōdu, isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavin peyarukkaaga oru aalayatthaiyum katti muditthirukkirēn.+ 21 yegōvaa nam munnōrgalai egipthilirundhu kūttikkondu vandhapōdhu seidhirundha oppandham adangiya pettiyai vaippadharkaagavum+ angē oru idatthai thayaar seidhirukkirēn” endru sonnaar.

22 pinbu, yegōvaavudaiya balipīdatthin munnaal saalomōn nindraar, isravēl sabaiyaar ellaarum avarukku pinnaal nindrukondirundhaargal. appōdhu avar thannudaiya kaigalai vaanatthukku nēraaga viritthu,+ 23 “isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavē, mēlē vaanatthilō kīlē būmiyilō ungalai pōl vērendha kadavulum illai.+ nīngal seidha oppandhatthai niraivētriyirukkirīrgal, ungaludaiya valiyil mulu idhayatthōdu nadakkira ūliyargalukku+ maaraadha anbai kaattiyirukkirīrgal.+ 24 ungaludaiya ūliyaraana en appaa dhaavīdhukku koduttha vaakkai niraivētriyirukkirīrgal. nīngal vaai thirandhu sonna vaakkai indraikku ungal kaiyaal niraivētriyirukkirīrgal.+ 25 isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavē, ungaludaiya ūliyaraana en appaa dhaavīdhidam, ‘nī en valiyil nadandhadhupōl un vaarisugalum enakku kīlppadindhu en valiyil nadandhaal, isravēlin simmaasanatthil utkaarndhu aatchi seiya unakku vaarisu illaamal pōvadhillai’+ endru nīngal kodutthirundha vaakkai ippōdhu niraivētrungal. 26 isravēlin kadavulē, ungal ūliyaraana en appaa dhaavīdhukku koduttha vaakku dhayavuseidhu niraivēruvadhaaga!

27 kadavulē, nīngal unmaiyilēyē indha būmiyil kudiyiruppīrgalaa?+ vaanangal, ēn vaanaadhi vaanangalkūda, nīngal kudiyiruppadharku pōdhaadhē!+ appadiyirukkumpōdhu naan kattiya indha aalayam ungalukku munnaal ondrumē illai!+ 28 yegōvaavē, en kadavulē, indha adiyēnin jebatthai kaadhukodutthu kēlungal, karunai kaatta solli naan ungalidam seiyum mandraattai kēlungal, udhavi kēttu naan kenjuvadhai kēlungal, indru ungal munnaal indha adiyēn seiyum jebatthai kēlungal. 29 ‘en peyar thaangiya idam’+ endru indha aalayatthai patri sonnīrgalē. adhanaal, indha idatthai nōkki ungaludaiya ūliyan seigira jebatthai kētpadharkaaga iravum pagalum ungaludaiya kangal indha aalayatthin mēl irukkattum.+ 30 ungaludaiya karunaikkaaga indha adiyēn kenjuvadhai kēlungal. indha idatthai nōkki ungaludaiya makkalaana isravēlargal seiyum vēndudhalai kēlungal. paralōgatthilulla ungal kudiyiruppilirundhu+ kēttu engalai manniyungal.+

31 thanakku edhiraaga paavam seidhadhaaga oruvan innoruvanmīdhu kutramsaatti, ‘nī paavam seiyavillai endru enakku satthiyam* seidhu kodu’ endru kētkum patchatthil, satthiyam seidhu kodutthavan indha aalayatthilulla balipīdatthukku munnaal varumpōdhu,+ 32 nīngal paralōgatthilirundhu kēttu nīdhi valangungal. thavaru seidhavanai kutravaali* endru thīrppaliyungal, avan seidha paavatthukku thakka dhandanai kodungal. thavaru seiyaadhavanai nirabaraadhi* endru thīrppalitthu, avan seidha nīdhiyaana seyalgalukkaaga avanai aasīrvadhiyungal.+

33 ungalukku edhiraaga paavam seidhuvandha isravēlargal edhiriyidam thōtruppōna pinbu manam thirundhi ungalidam vandhaal,+ ungaludaiya peyarai magimaippadutthi indha aalayatthil jebam seidhaal, karunai kaatta solli ungalidam kenji mandraadinaal,+ 34 adhai nīngal paralōgatthilirundhu kēttu ungaludaiya makkalaana isravēlargal seidha paavatthai manniyungal, avargaludaiya munnōrgalukku thandha dhēsatthukku avargalai marubadiyum konduvaarungal.+

35 avargal ungalukku edhiraaga thodarndhu paavam seidhadhaal+ vaanam adaipattu malai peiyaamal pōgumpōdhu,+ avargal indha idatthai nōkki jebam seidhaal, ungal peyarai magimaippadutthinaal, avargalai nīngal thaaltthiyadhan* kaaranamaaga thangaludaiya paavatthaivittu thirundhinaal,+ 36 nīngal paralōgatthilirundhu kēttu ungaludaiya ūliyargalum ungaludaiya makkalumaana isravēlargal seidha paavatthai manniyungal. avargal nadakka vēndiya nalla valiyai katrukkodungal;+ ungaludaiya makkalukku sotthaaga koduttha ungal dhēsatthil malai peiya pannungal.+

37 dhēsatthil panjamō kollainōyō varumpōdhu,+ kadum veppa kaatraal payirgal karugippōgumpōdhu, pūnjanam thotrumpōdhu,+ padaiyedutthuvarugira vettukkiligalum agōra pasikonda vettukkiligalum thaakkumpōdhu, isravēl nagaram ondrai edhiri sutrivalaikkumpōdhu, kodiya vyaadhiyō vēru ēdhaavadhu nōyō varumpōdhu,+ 38 indha aalayatthukku nēraaga thaninabargalō isravēl makkal ellaarum ondrusērndhō thangaludaiya kaigalai viritthu enna vēndudhal seidhaalum,+ karunai kaatta solli kenjinaalum+ (avaravarudaiya idhayatthil irukkum vēdhanai avaravarukkutthaan theriyum), 39 nīngal kudiyirukkira paralōgatthilirundhu+ avargaludaiya mandraattai kēlungal, avargalai mannitthu+ udhavi seiyungal. ovvoruvarudaiya seyalgalukkum thagundha vegumadhiyai kodungal.+ ēnendraal, avargaludaiya idhayatthil iruppadhu ungalukku theriyum (ovvoru manidhanudaiya idhayatthil iruppadhu ungalukku mattumdhaan nandraaga theriyum);+ 40 appōdhu, engaludaiya munnōrgalukku nīngal koduttha dhēsatthil kaalamellaam avargal ungalukku bayandhu nadappaargal.

41 vegu dhūratthilulla dhēsatthil kudiyirukkira isravēlar allaadha oruvar ungaludaiya peyarai* kēlvippattu ingē vandhu+ 42 (ungaludaiya magatthaana peyaraiyum+ kaibalatthaiyum magaa vallamaiyaiyum patri avargal kēlvippaduvaargal) indha aalayatthai nōkki jebam seidhaal, 43 nīngal kudiyirukkira paralōgatthilirundhu+ kēlungal. andha nabar kētpadhaiyellaam kodungal. appōdhu, ulagatthilirukkira ellaa makkalum isravēlargalai pōlavē ungaludaiya peyarai therindhukondu ungalukku bayappaduvaargal.+ naan kattiya indha aalayam ungal peyarai thaangiyirukkiradhu enbadhai therindhukolvaargal.

44 yegōvaavē, edhiriyōdu pōr seiya ungaludaiya makkalai nīngal engē anuppinaalum+ sari, nīngal thērndhedutthirukkira indha nagaratthai nōkki,+ ungal peyarukkaaga naan kattiya indha aalayatthai nōkki,+ avargal ungalidam jebam seidhaal,+ 45 avargal seigira jebatthaiyum karunai kaatta solli avargal seigira mandraattaiyum paralōgatthilirundhu kēttu avargalukku nīdhi valangungal.

46 oruvēlai, avargal ungalukku edhiraaga paavam seiyumpōdhu (paavam seiyaadha manidhan yaarumillaiyē)+ nīngal bayangara kōbamkondu edhiriyin kaiyil avargalai sikka vaitthaal, pakkatthilō dhūratthilō irukkira edhiri dhēsatthukku avargal piditthukkondu pōgappattaal,+ 47 andha dhēsatthil irukkumpōdhu avargalukku butthivandhu,+ ‘naangal paavam seidhuvittōm, thappu seidhuvittōm, mōsamaaga nadandhuvittōm’+ endru solli ungalidam thirumbi vandhaal,+ karunai kēttu kenjinaal,+ 48 thangalai piditthukkondu pōna edhirigalin dhēsatthil irukkumpōdhu mulu idhayatthōdum mulu mūchōdum ungalidam thirumbi vandhaal,+ munnōrgalukku nīngal koduttha dhēsatthaiyum nīngal thērndheduttha nagaratthaiyum ungal peyarukkaaga naan kattiya indha aalayatthaiyum nōkki jebam seidhaal,+ 49 avargal seigira jebatthaiyum karunai kaatta solli ungalidam seigira mandraattaiyum nīngal kudiyirukkira paralōgatthilirundhu+ kēttu avargalukku nīdhi valangungal. 50 ungalukku edhiraaga paavam seidha ungaludaiya makkalai manniyungal. ungalukku virōdhamaaga avargal seidha ellaa kutrangalaiyum manniyungal. avargalai piditthukkondu pōnavargal avargalukku karunai kaattumpadi seiyungal, appōdhu ungal makkalukku avargal karunai kaattuvaargal+ 51 (avargal ungaludaiya makkal, ungaludaiya sotthu.+ nīngal avargalai egipthilirundhu, irumbu ulaiyilirundhu,+ veliyē konduvandhīrgal).+ 52 udhavi kēttu ungaludaiya ūliyan jebam seiyumpōdhu kannōkki paarungal, karunai kaatta solli+ isravēl makkal jebam seiyumpōdhellaam* gavanitthu kēlungal.+ 53 unnadha pērarasaraagiya yegōvaavē, engaludaiya munnōrgalai egipthilirundhu nīngal kūttikkondu vandhapōdhu ungaludaiya ūliyaraana mōsēyidam sonnapadiyē, ulagatthilulla ellaa makkalilirundhum avargalai piritthu ungaludaiya sotthaaga aakkiyirukkirīrgal”+ endru sonnaar.

54 vaanatthukku nēraaga kaigalai viritthapadi yegōvaavin balipīdatthukku munnaal mandipōttu saalomōn indha mulu jebatthaiyum seidhaar. karunai kaatta solli yegōvaavidam mandraadi muditthavudanē elundhu nindraar.+ 55 pinbu isravēl sabaiyaar ellaaraiyum urattha kuralil aasīrvadhitthu, 56 “yegōvaavai pōtri pugalgirēn; avar thannudaiya makkalukku koduttha vaakkurudhiyai niraivētri avargalai nimmadhiyaaga vaala vaitthirukkiraar.+ thannudaiya ūliyaraana mōsē mūlam avar koduttha nalla vaakkurudhigalil ondrukūda niraivēraamal pōgavillai.+ 57 nammudaiya kadavulaana yegōvaa nam munnōrgalukku thunaiyaaga irundhadhupōl namakkum thunaiyaai iruppaaraaga!+ avar nammaivittu pōgaamalum nammai kaividaamalum iruppaaraaga!+ 58 avar nammai thannudaiya paadhaiyil nadakka vaippaaraaga!+ nammudaiya munnōrgalukku koduttha kattalaigalukkum vidhimuraigalukkum nīdhitthīrppugalukkum mulu idhayatthōdu kīlppadiya namakku udhavi seivaaraaga! 59 karunai kaatta solli yegōvaavidam naan seidha indha jebatthai iravum pagalum ninaivil vaippaaraaga! avarudaiya ūliyanaana enakkum avarudaiya makkalaana isravēlargalukkum thēvaikkērpa ovvoru naalum yegōvaa nīdhi valanguvaaraaga! 60 appōdhu, yegōvaadhaan unmaiyaana kadavul, avarai thavira vēru kadavul illai+ enbadhai ulagatthilulla ellaa makkalum therindhukolvaargal.+ 61 adhanaal, nīngal indrupōl endrum yegōvaavudaiya vidhimuraigalinpadi nadappadharkaagavum kattalaigalai kadaippidippadharkaagavum nammudaiya kadavulukku ungaludaiya idhayatthai muluvadhumaaga arppanitthuvidungal”+ endru sonnaar.

62 pinbu, raajaavum isravēlargal ellaarum sērndhu yegōvaavukku munnaal ēraalamaana baligalai kodutthaargal.+ 63 saalomōn 22,000 maadugalaiyum 1,20,000 aadugalaiyum samaadhaana baliyaaga+ yegōvaavukku kodutthaar. ippadi, raajaavum isravēlargal ellaarum yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthin arppana vilaavai nadatthinaargal.+ 64 itthanai dhagana baligalaiyum unavu kaanikkaigalaiyum samaadhaana baligalin koluppaiyum kolla mudiyaadhalavukku yegōvaavin sannidhiyil irundha sembu balipīdam+ siriyadhaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, dhagana baligalaiyum unavu kaanikkaigalaiyum samaadhaana baligalin koluppaiyum+ koduppadharkaaga yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthin munnaalirundha pragaaratthin naduppagudhiyai raajaa andraikku punidhappaduttha vēndiyirundhadhu. 65 lebō-kaamaath* thodangi egipthin pallatthaakkuvarai* kudiyirundha isravēl+ sabaiyaar ellaarum periya kūttamaaga angē kūdivandhirundhaargal. avargaludan sērndhu saalomōn raajaa nammudaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavukku munnaal mottham 14 naatkal pandigai kondaadinaar, adhaavadhu mudhalil 7 naatkalum adhai thodarndhu 7 naatkalum kondaadinaar.+ 66 adharku aduttha naal makkalai anuppi vaitthaar. avargalum raajaavai vaaltthivittu thangaludaiya vīdugalukku migavum sandhōshamaaga thirumbi pōnaargal. yegōvaa thannudaiya ūliyaraana dhaavīdhukkum avarudaiya makkalaana isravēlargalukkum seidha ellaa nanmaigalaiyum+ ninaitthu manamagilchi adaindhaargal.

9 yegōvaavin aalayatthaiyum thannudaiya aranmanaiyaiyum+ thaan virumbiya ellaavatraiyum saalomōn katti muditthadhumē,+ 2 gibiyōnil yegōvaa avarukku kanavil thōndriyadhupōl+ marubadiyum kanavil thōndrinaar. 3 appōdhu yegōvaa, “nī seidha jebatthai kēttēn, karunai kaatta solli vēndiyadhaiyum kēttēn. nī kattiya indha aalayatthai punidhappadutthinēn; endrendrum ennudaiya peyar ingē nilaitthirukkum.+ en kannum en idhayamum eppōdhum ingēdhaan irukkum.+ 4 ennudaiya kattalaigal ellaavatraiyum kadaippiditthu,+ un appaa dhaavīdhu utthama idhayatthōdu,+ nērmaiyaaga+ nadandhadhupōl+ nīyum nadandhu en vidhimuraigalukkum nīdhitthīrppugalukkum kīlppadi;+ 5 appadi seidhaal, isravēlil un simmaasanatthai endrendrum nilaikka seivēn. ‘isravēlin simmaasanatthil utkaarndhu aatchi seiya unakku vaarisu illaamal pōvadhillai’ endru un appaa dhaavīdhukku koduttha vaakkai niraivētruvēn.+ 6 nīyō unnudaiya vaarisugalō en valiyaivittu vilagi, en kattalaigalukkum en sattathittangalukkum kīlppadiyaamal pōnaal, matra dheivangalai valipattu avatrin munnaal thalaivananginaal,+ 7 naan koduttha indha dhēsatthilirundhu isravēlargalai adiyōdu alippēn.+ ennudaiya peyarukkaaga naan punidhappadutthiya indha aalayatthai en kan munnaalirundhu odhukkitthallividuvēn.+ appōdhu, matra dhēsatthu makkal ellaarum isravēl makkalai ēlanamaaga pēsuvaargal, kēliyum kindalum seivaargal.+ 8 indha aalayam manmēdaagum.+ idhan valiyaaga pōgira ellaarum idhai aachariyatthōdu paarppaargal; ‘indha dhēsatthaiyum indha aalayatthaiyum yegōvaa ēn indha nilaimaikku konduvandhuvittaar?’ endru kindalaaga* kētpaargal.+ 9 pinbu, ‘ivargaludaiya munnōrgalai egipthilirundhu kūttikkonduvandha ivargaludaiya kadavulaagiya yegōvaavai vittuvittu, matra dheivangalai ētrukkondaargal, avatrin munnaal thalaivanangi avatrukku sēvai seidhaargal. adhanaaldhaan, indha kashtatthaiyellaam yegōvaa ivargalukku kodutthirukkiraar’+ endru solvaargal” endraar.

10 yegōvaavin aalayam, thannudaiya aranmanai aagiya irandaiyum 20 varushangalil saalomōn katti muditthaar.+ 11 idharkaaga dhēvadhaaru marangalaiyum aabaal marangalaiyum saalomōn virumbiya alavukku+ thangatthaiyum thīruvin raajaavaagiya īraam+ kodutthirundhaar. adhanaal, galilēyaa pagudhiyil irundha 20 nagarangalai īraamukku saalomōn raajaa kodutthaar. 12 thīruvilirundhu īraam purappattu vandhu saalomōn koduttha nagarangalai paartthaar. aanaal, avarukku andha nagarangal pidikkavillai. 13 adhanaal saalomōnidam, “sagōdhararē, indha nagarangalaippōi kodutthirukkirīrgalē!” endru sonnaar. adhanaal adhu innaalvarai kaabūl pradhēsam* endru alaikkappadugiradhu. 14 idharkidaiyē, saalomōn raajaavukku 120 thaalandhu* thangatthai īraam anuppiyirundhaar.+

15 yegōvaavin aalayam,+ thannudaiya aranmanai, millō,*+ erusalēm madhil, aathsōr,+ megidhō,+ kēsēr+ aagiyavatrai kattuvadharkaaga saalomōn raajaa aatkalai adimaippadutthi vēlai vaanginaar.+ 16 (egipthin raajaavaagiya paarvōn padaiyedutthu vandhu kēsērai kaippatri adhai thī vaitthu kolutthiyirundhaan. adhōdu, andha nagaratthil kudiyirundha kaanaaniyargalaiyum kondrupōttirundhaan.+ pinbu andha nagaratthai thannudaiya magalukku,+ adhaavadhu saalomōnin manaivikku, kalyaana parisaaga* kodutthirundhaan.) 17 saalomōn thirumba kattiya* nagarangal: kēsēr, kīl beth-ōrōn,+ 18 paalaath+ nagaram, isravēlin* vanaandharatthilirundha thaamaar. 19 adhōdu, saalomōn than sēmippu kidangugalukkaana ellaa nagarangalaiyum radhangalukkaana nagarangalaiyum+ kudhiraivīrargalukkaana nagarangalaiyum kattinaar. erusalēmilum lībanōnilum thannudaiya aatchikkutpatta pagudhi muluvadhilum thaan virumbiya ellaavatraiyum avar kattinaar. 20 matra dhēsatthu makkalaana emōriyargal, ētthiyargal, perisiyargal, ēviyargal, ebūsiyargal+ aagiyavargalil mīdhiyaaga irundhavargalin vamsatthaar, 21 adhaavadhu isravēlargal adiyōdu alikkaamal vittuvaitthirundha aatkalin vamsatthaar, dhēsatthil irundhaargal; saalomōn avargalai adimaippadutthi vēlai vaanginaar.+ avargal indruvarai avarukku adimaigalaaga irukkiraargal.+ 22 aanaal, isravēlargalil yaaraiyum adimaiyaakkavillai.+ ēnendraal avargal saalomōnudaiya pōrvīrargalaaga, ūliyargalaaga, thalaivargalaaga, padai adhigaarigalaaga, avarudaiya radhavīrargalukkum kudhiraivīrargalukkum thalaivargalaaga irundhaargal. 23 saalomōnudaiya vēlaiyai mērpaarvai seiya 550 pēr irundhaargal. ivargal nirvaagigalukku thalaivargalaaga irundhaargal. andha vēlaiyai seidha aatkalukku adhigaarigalaaga irundhaargal.+

24 paarvōnudaiya magal+ ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthaivittu’+ saalomōn avalukkaaga kattiya maaligaiyil kudiyērinaal. adhan pinbu, avar millōvai* kattinaar.+

25 yegōvaavukkaaga thaan kattiya balipīdatthil, varushatthukku mūndru dhadavai+ saalomōn dhagana baligalaiyum samaadhaana baligalaiyum kodutthaar.+ adhōdu, yegōvaavukku munnaal irundha balipīdatthil baligalai eritthu pugai elumbivara seidhaar. ippadi, avar aalayatthai kattimuditthaar.+

26 ēdhōm dhēsatthil+ sengadalin karaiyil, ēlōtthukku pakkatthilulla esiyōn-kēbēril+ saalomōn raajaa kappalgalai kattinaar. 27 īraam thannudaiya kappalgalaiyum anubavamulla maalumigalaaga irundha thannudaiya ūliyargalaiyum anuppi vaitthaar.+ avargal saalomōnin aatkalōdu sērndhu vēlai seidhaargal. 28 avargal ōppīrukku+ pōi angirundhu 420 thaalandhu* thangatthai saalomōn raajaavukku konduvandhaargal.

10 saalomōnin pugalai patriyum, avarudaiya pugal yegōvaavin peyarukku perumai sērtthadhai+ patriyum sēbaa dhēsatthu raani kēlvippattaal. adhanaal, sikkalaana kēlvigalai kēttu* avarudaiya arivai sōdhitthu paarkka vandhaal;+ 2 miga periya parivaaratthudan erusalēmukku vandhaal.+ parimala thailatthaiyum+ ēraalamaana thangatthaiyum ratthina karkalaiyum avaludaiya ottagangal sumandhuvandhana. aval saalomōnai sandhitthu, than manadhil irundha ellaa vishayangalai patriyum kēttaal. 3 aval kētta ellaa kēlvigalukkum saalomōn badhil sonnaar; endha kēlviyum avarukku kashtamaaga irukkavillai.

4 ellaa vishayangalilum saalomōnukku irundha nyaanam,+ avar kattiya aranmanai,+ 5 mējaiyil parimaarappatta unavu,+ ūliyargal utkaarndhirundha varisai, unavu parimaarappatta vidham, parimaarugiravargalin udai, baanam parimaarugira aatkal, yegōvaavin aalayatthil avar valakkamaaga selutthiya dhagana baligal aagiyavatrai paartthu sēbaa dhēsatthu raani vaayadaitthuppōnaal.* 6 adhanaal raajaavidam, “ungaludaiya saadhanaigalaiyum* nyaanatthaiyum patri engal dhēsatthil naan kēlvippattadhu atthanaiyum unmai. 7 aanaal, nēril vandhu paarkkumvarai adhaiyellaam naan nambavē illai. adhil paadhiyaikkūda naan kēlvippadavillai endrudhaan solla vēndum. ungaludaiya nyaanamum selvaselippum naan kēlvippattadhaivida pala madangu adhigamaaga irukkiradhu. 8 ungaludaiya makkal evvalavu sandhōshamaanavargal! eppōdhum ungalōdu irundhu, ungaludaiya nyaanamaana vaartthaigalai kētkira ungaludaiya ūliyargal evvalavu sandhōshamaanavargal!+ 9 ungalmīdhu piriyam vaitthu isravēlin simmaasanatthil ungalai utkaara vaittha ungaludaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavai pōtri pugalgirēn.+ isravēlargalmīdhu yegōvaa endrendrum anbu vaitthiruppadhaal avargalukku nīdhi nyaayam valanga ungalai raajaavaaga aakkiyirukkiraar” endru sonnaal.

10 pinbu, 120 thaalandhu* thangatthaiyum perumalavu parimala thailatthaiyum+ ratthina karkalaiyum+ saalomōn raajaavukku aval kodutthaal. sēbaa dhēsatthu raani konduvandha alavukku parimala thailatthai adhan piragu vēru yaarumē konduvaravillai.

11 ōppīrilirundhu thangatthai+ mattumallaamal, ēraalamaana sandhana marangalaiyum+ vilaimadhippulla karkalaiyum īraamin kappalgal konduvandhana.+ 12 andha sandhana marangalai payanpadutthi, yegōvaavin aalayatthukkum thannudaiya aranmanaikkum thēvaiyaana pidimaanangalai raajaa seidhaar. adhōdu, paadagargalukkaaga yaalgalaiyum narambisai karuvigalaiyum seidhaar.+ avvalavu sandhana marangalai adhan pinbu yaarum konduvaravumillai, indruvarai yaarum paartthadhumillai.

13 saalomōn raajaavumkūda sēbaa dhēsatthu raanikku dhaaraalamaaga anbalippugalai kodutthaar. adhōdu, aval aasaippattu kētta ellaavatraiyum kodutthaar. adhan pinbu, aval than ūliyargalōdu thannudaiya dhēsatthukku thirumbi pōnaal.+

14 ovvoru varushamum saalomōnukku kidaittha thangatthin edai 666 thaalandhu.+ 15 idhu thavira, vyaabaarigalidamirundhum payana vyaabaarigalidamirundhum arēbiyaavilulla ellaa raajaakkalidamirundhum isravēl aalunargalidamirundhum varumaanam vandhadhu.

16 saalomōn raajaa kalappu thangatthil 200 periya kēdayangalai seidhaar+ (ovvoru kēdayatthaiyum seiya 600 sēkkal* thangam payanpadutthappattadhu).+ 17 adhōdu, kalappu thangatthil 300 siriya kēdayangalaiyum* seidhaar. (ivai ovvondraiyum seiya mūndru minaa* thangam payanpadutthappattadhu). pinbu, ‘lībanōn vana maaligaiyil’+ avatrai vaitthaar.

18 adhōdu, yaanaitthandhatthil miga periya simmaasanam ondrai seidhu,+ adhanmīdhu sokkatthangatthaal thagadu aditthaar.+ 19 andha simmaasanatthukku ēri pōga aaru padikkattugal irundhana. simmaasanatthin mēlē vatta vadivil alangaara kūraiyum irundhadhu. irukkaiyin irandu pakkangalilum kaippidigal irundhana, ovvoru kaippidiyin pakkatthilum oru singa uruvam+ vaikkappattirundhadhu. 20 adhōdu, aaru padikkattugalilum indha pakkam oru singam, andha pakkam oru singam ena mottham 12 singa uruvangal vaikkappattirundhana. vērendha raajyatthilum ippadippatta simmaasanam seiyappadavillai.

21 saalomōn raajaa kudikka payanpadutthiya paatthirangal ellaamē thangatthil seiyappattirundhana. ‘lībanōn vana maaligaiyil’+ irundha ellaa paatthirangalum sutthamaana thangatthil seiyappattirundhana, edhuvum velliyil seiyappadavillai. ēnendraal, saalomōn kaalatthil velli oru poruttaagavē madhikkappadavillai.+ 22 raajaavidam ‘tharshīs+ kappalgal’ irundhana. īraamin kappalgalōdu sērndhu ivaiyum kadalil sendrana. mūndru varushangalukku orumurai thangam, velli, yaanaitthandham,+ vaalillaa kurangugal, mayilgal aagiyavatrai indha kappalgal konduvandhana.

23 ippadi, ulagatthilirundha vērendha raajaavaiyumvida selvatthilum+ nyaanatthilum saalomōn raajaa thalaisirandhavaraaga irundhaar.+ 24 saalomōnai sandhitthu, kadavul thandha nyaanatthaal+ avar pēsiya vaartthaigalai kētka ulagatthilirundha ellaa dhēsatthu makkalum aasaippattaargal. 25 avarai sandhikka vandha ovvoruvarum thanga porulgal, velli porulgal, udaigal, aayudhangal, parimala thailam, kudhiraigal, kōvēru kaludhaigal aagiyavatrai anbalippaaga konduvandhaargal. varushaa varusham ippadi seidhuvandhaargal.

26 radhangalaiyum kudhiraigalaiyum* saalomōn ēraalamaaga sērtthukkondē irundhaar. avaridam 1,400 radhangalum 12,000 kudhiraigalum* irundhana.+ radhangalukkaana nagarangalilum erusalēmil raajaa kudiyirundha idatthukku pakkatthilum avatrai nirutthi vaitthaar.+

27 velliyai karkalai pōlavum, dhēvadhaaru marangalai sēppellaavilulla kaattatthi marangalai pōlavum saalomōn raajaa erusalēmil ēraalamaaga kidaikka seidhaar.+

28 egipthilirundhu irakkumadhi seiyappatta kudhiraigalai saalomōn vaitthirundhaar. raajaavin vyaabaarigal kudhirai kūttangalai* mottha vilaikku vaanguvaargal.+ 29 egipthilirundhu irakkumadhi seiyappatta oru radhatthin vilai 600 velli kaasugal. oru kudhiraiyin vilai 150 velli kaasugal. pinbu, ivatrai sīriyaavin raajaakkal ellaarukkum ētthiya+ raajaakkal ellaarukkum ētrumadhi seivaargal.

11 paarvōnin magalai+ mattumallaamal, mōvaabiya,+ ammōniya,+ ēdhōmiya, sīdhōniya,+ ētthiya+ pengal ena matra dhēsatthu pengal palaraiyum saalomōn raajaa nēsitthaar.+ 2 aanaal, andha dhēsatthu makkalai patri yegōvaa ērkenavē isravēlargalukku echarippu kodutthirundhaar; “nīngal avargalōdu endha sambandhamum vaitthukkolla kūdaadhu,* avargalum ungalōdu endha sambandhamum vaitthukkolla kūdaadhu. appadi sambandham vaitthaal, avargal kandippaaga ungal manadhai maatri, thangaludaiya dheivangalai vananga vaitthuviduvaargal”+ endru solliyirundhaar. aanaal saalomōn andha pengalmīdhu* kollai aasai vaitthirundhaar, avargalai nēsitthaar. 3 saalomōnukku 700 manaivigal irundhaargal. avargal arasa kudumbatthai sērndhavargal. avargalai thavira, avarukku 300 marumanaivigalum irundhaargal. avarudaiya manaivigal konjam konjamaaga avarudaiya idhayatthai valivilaga seidhaargal.* 4 vayadhaana kaalatthil,+ avarudaiya manaivigal avar idhayatthai valivilaga seidhu matra dheivangalai vananga vaitthaargal.+ idhanaal, avar thannudaiya appaavaagiya dhaavīdhai pōl than kadavulaana yegōvaavai mulu idhayatthōdu vanangavillai. 5 sīdhōniyargalin dhēviyaagiya astharōtthaiyum+ ammōniyargal vanangiya aruvaruppaana dheivamaagiya milgōmaiyum+ saalomōn vananginaar. 6 yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai seidhaar, thannudaiya appaavaagiya dhaavīdhai pōl yegōvaavai mulu idhayatthōdu vanangavillai.+

7 adhan piragu, mōvaabiyargal vanangiya aruvaruppaana dheivamaagiya kēmōshukku avar ōr aaraadhanai mēttai+ kattinaar. ammōniyargal vanangiya+ aruvaruppaana dheivamaagiya mōlēgukkum+ ōr aaraadhanai mēttai kattinaar. ivatrai erusalēmukku munnaalirundha malaiyil kattinaar. 8 matra dhēsatthai sērndha avarudaiya manaivigal thangaludaiya dheivangalukkaaga baligalai eritthu avatrilirundhu pugai elumbivara seidhaargal; avargal ellaarukkaagavum idhupōndra aaraadhanai mēdugalai avar katti thandhaar.

9 saalomōnin idhayam isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavaivittu valivilagippōnadhaal yegōvaavukku avarmīdhu bayangara kōbam vandhadhu.+ munbu saalomōnukku avar irandu dhadavai dharisanam thandhirundhaar,+ 10 matra dheivangalai vananga kūdaadhu endru echaritthirundhaar.+ appadi echaritthirundhum yegōvaavudaiya kattalaikku saalomōn kīlppadiyavillai. 11 adhanaal yegōvaa avaridam, “nī ennaivittu vilagi pōivittaai, en oppandhatthaiyum mīrivittaai; naan koduttha sattathittangalukku kīlppadiyaamal pōivittaai. adhanaal, naan kandippaaga aatchiyai un kaiyilirundhu pidungi, unnudaiya ūliyargalil oruvaridam koduppēn.+ 12 aanaal, un appaavaagiya dhaavīdhukkaaga idhai un kaalatthil seiya maattēn. adharku badhilaaga, unnudaiya magan kaiyilirundhu aatchiyai pidungividuvēn.+ 13 aanaal, aatchiyai muluvadhumaaga avanidamirundhu pidungivida maattēn.+ oru kōtthiratthai unnudaiya vaarisukku koduppēn.+ idhai ennudaiya ūliyan dhaavīdhukkaagavum naan thērndheduttha erusalēmukkaagavum seivēn”+ endru sonnaar.

14 yegōvaa, aadhaath enbavanai saalomōnudaiya edhiriyaakkinaar.+ ivan ēdhōmin raaja vamsatthai sērndhavan.+ 15 dhaavīdhu ēdhōmiyargalai thōrkadittha samayatthil,+ irandhupōnavargalai adakkam pannuvadharku padai thalabadhi yōvaab pōnaar. ēdhōmilirundha aangal ellaaraiyum kondrupōda muyarchi seidhaar. 16 (yōvaabum isravēl vīrargal ellaarum aaru maadhatthukku angēyē thangiyirundhu, ēdhōmilirundha aangal ellaaraiyum kondrupōttaargal.) 17 aanaal, chinna paiyanaaga irundha aadhaath thannudaiya appaavin ūliyargalaana ēdhōmiyargal silarōdu angirundhu thappitthu egipthukku pōivittaan. 18 avargal mīdhiyaan* endra idatthilirundhu paaraanukku+ pōnaargal. paaraanilirundhu sila aatkalai kūttikkondu egipthin raajaavaana paarvōnidam pōnaargal. paarvōn avargalukku unavum vīdum nilamum kodutthaan. 19 paarvōnukku aadhaatthai rombavē piditthuvittadhu. adhanaal, thannudaiya manaiviyum raaniyumaagiya thaappenēsin sagōdhariyai avanukku kalyaanam seidhu vaitthaan. 20 pinbu, thaappenēsin sagōdhari avanukku oru maganai petredutthaal; avan peyar kēnubaath; avanai paarvōnin aranmanaiyil thaappenēs valartthaal,* paarvōnin magangalōdu avanum aranmanaiyil irundhaan.

21 dhaavīdhu irandhuvittaar,*+ avarudaiya padai thalabadhi yōvaabum irandhuvittaar+ endra seidhiyai egipthilirundha aadhaath kēlvippattaan. adhanaal avan paarvōnidam, “naan en sondha dhēsatthukku pōga vēndum, enakku anumadhi kodungal” endru kēttaan. 22 aanaal paarvōn, “ēn un dhēsatthukku pōga ninaikkiraai? ingē unakku enna kurai?” endru kēttaan. adharku avan, “oru kuraiyum illai, aanaalum dhayavuseidhu enakku anumadhi kodungal” endru sonnaan.

23 eliyaadhaavin maganaana rēsōn enbavanaiyum saalomōnudaiya edhiriyaaga kadavul aakkinaar;+ sōbaavin raajaavum than ejamaanumaagiya aadhaadhēsaridamirundhu+ ivan thappitthu ōdiyirundhaan. 24 sōbaa dhēsatthu padaivīrargalai dhaavīdhu thōrkaditthapōdhu,*+ rēsōn thannōdu aatkalai sērtthukkondu, oru kollaikkūttatthukku thalaivan aanaan. avargal thamaskuvukku+ pōi kudiyērinaargal, avan angē aatchi seiya aarambitthaan. 25 saalomōnin kaalamellaam avan avarai edhirtthuvandhaan, aadhaatthai pōlavē rēsōnum avarukku thondharavu kodutthuvandhaan. avan sīriyaavai aatchi seidhaan, isravēlargalai bayangaramaaga verutthaan.

26 adhōdu, nēbaatthin magan yerobeyaamum+ raajaavai edhirtthu kalagam seidhuvandhaar.+ ivar eppiraayīmilulla sērēdhaavai sērndhavar, saalomōnin ūliyar;+ ivarudaiya ammaa peyar serūgaal, ival oru vidhavai. 27 yerobeyaam kalagam seidhadharku kaaranam idhudhaan: saalomōn millōvai* kattiyirundhaar,+ thannudaiya appaavaana ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthai’+ sutri madhilai katti muditthaar. 28 ilainyaraana yerobeyaam thiramaisaaliyaagavum kadina ulaippaaliyaagavum iruppadhu saalomōnukku theriyavandhadhum, yōsēppin vamsatthaaril kattaaya vēlai seigiravargalukku avarai adhigaariyaaga niyamitthaar.+ 29 appōdhu orunaal, yerobeyaam erusalēmilirundhu veliyē pōikkondirundhaar, sīlōniyaraana agiyaa thīrkkadharisi+ avarai valiyil sandhitthaar. agiyaa oru pudhu angiyai pōttirundhaar. ūrukku veliyē avargal irandu pēr mattumdhaan irundhaargal. 30 appōdhu, agiyaa thaan pōttirundha pudhu angiyai 12 thundugalaaga kilitthaar. 31 pinbu avar yerobeyaamidam,

“nī 10 thundugalai edutthukkol. isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaa solvadhu ennavendraal, ‘naan saalomōnidamirundhu aatchiyai pidungi 10 kōtthiratthai unakku tharuvēn.+ 32 aanaal, ennudaiya peyarai nilainaattuvadharkaaga ennudaiya ūliyan dhaavīdhukkaagavum+ isravēlil ulla ellaa kōtthiratthilirundhum naan thērndheduttha erusalēm nagaratthukkaagavum+ oru kōtthiratthai mattum avanidam vittu vaippēn.+ 33 ennudaiya makkal ennai vittuvittu+ sīdhōniyargalin dhēviyaagiya astharōtthaiyum mōvaabiyargalin dheivamaagiya kēmōshaiyum ammōniyargalin dheivamaagiya milgōmaiyum vanangugiraargal. avargal en valigalil nadakkavillai, enakku pidittha kaariyangalai seiyavillai. saalomōnudaiya appaa dhaavīdhai pōl ennudaiya sattathittangalaiyum nīdhitthīrppugalaiyum pinpatravillai. adhanaaldhaan ippadi seiyappōgirēn. 34 aanaal, aatchiyai mulumaiyaaga avanidamirundhu pidungivida maattēn. avanudaiya vaalnaal mulukka avanai thalaivanaaga vaitthiruppēn; ēnendraal, naan thērndheduttha ennudaiya ūliyan dhaavīdhu+ ennudaiya kattalaigalukkum sattathittangalukkum kīlppadindhu nadandhadhaal, dhaavīdhukkaaga appadi seivēn. 35 aatchiyai avanudaiya magan kaiyilirundhu pidungi unakku koduppēn; adhaavadhu, patthu kōtthirangalai unakku koduppēn.+ 36 ennudaiya peyarai nilainaattuvadharkaaga naan thērndheduttha erusalēm nagaratthil en munnaal dhaavīdhudaiya vilakku anaiyaamal* kaakkappada vēndum+ enbadharkaaga avanudaiya maganukku oru kōtthiratthai tharuvēn. 37 naan unnai raajaavaaga niyamippēn, nī virumbugira ellaavatrin mīdhum aatchi seivaai, isravēl dhēsatthukku raajaavaaga aavaai. 38 ennudaiya ūliyan dhaavīdhai pōl+ naan kattalaiyitta ellaavatrukkum kīlppadindhu en valigalil nadandhaal, ennudaiya sattathittangalukkum kattalaigalukkum kīlppadindhu enakku piditthadhai seidhaal, naan unakkum thunaiyaaga iruppēn; dhaavīdhin vamsatthai pōlavē un vamsamum endrendrum raaja vamsamaaga irukkum.+ isravēl dhēsatthukku unnai raajaavaaga niyamippēn. 39 ippadi seidhu dhaavīdhin sandhadhiyai naan avamaanappadutthuvēn;+ aanaal, endrendrum appadi seiya maattēn’”+ endru sonnaar.

40 adhanaal, yerobeyaamai kolai seiya saalomōn muyarchi seidhaar. aanaal, yerobeyaam egipthukku thappitthu pōi egipthin raajaavaagiya+ sīshaakkidam+ thangiyirundhaar. saalomōn saagumvarai avar angēyē irundhaar.

41 saalomōnin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangalai patriyum, avar seidha ellaavatrai patriyum, avarudaiya nyaanatthai patriyum saalomōnin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu.+ 42 erusalēmilirundhu isravēl muluvadhaiyum 40 varushangal saalomōn aatchi seidhaar. 43 saalomōn irandhadhum* avarudaiya appaavaana ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthil’ adakkam seiyappattaar; avarukku piragu, avarudaiya magan regobeyaam+ raajaavaanaar.

12 regobeyaam sīgēmukku+ pōnaar. ēnendraal, avarai raajaavaakka isravēlargal ellaarum angē vandhirundhaargal.+ 2 indha vishayatthai nēbaatthin magan yerobeyaam kēlvippattaar; (andha samayatthil, avar egipthil irundhaar; munbu saalomōn raajaavukku bayandhu avar egipthukku ōdippōyirundhaar.)+ 3 udanē, isravēlargal aal anuppi avarai varavalaitthaargal. pinbu yerobeyaamum isravēl sabaiyaar ellaarum regobeyaamidam vandhu, 4 “ungaludaiya appaa engalmēl baaramaana sumaiyai sumatthinaar.+ nīngal andha sumaiyai kuraitthu engaludaiya vēlaiyai sulabamaakkinaal, naangal ungalukku sēvai seivōm” endru sonnaargal.

5 adharku avar, “sari, nīngal pōivittu mūndraam naal ennai vandhu paarungal” endru sonnaar; avargalum angirundhu pōnaargal.+ 6 appōdhu regobeyaam raajaa periyōrgalidam,* adhaavadhu thannudaiya appaavaana saalomōnin kaalatthil aalōsagargalaaga irundhavargalidam, “indha makkalukku enna badhil sollalaam, nīngal enna ninaikkirīrgal?” endru kēttaar. 7 adharku avargal, “makkaludaiya vēndugōlai ētrukkondu avargalukku nalla badhil sollungal. indraikku nīngal avargalukku sēvai seidhaal avargal endraikkum ungalukku sēvai seivaargal” endru sonnaargal.

8 aanaal, periyōrgal koduttha aalōsanaiyai avar odhukkitthallivittu, thannōdu valarndhu ippōdhu thanakku sēvai seigira ilainyargalidam aalōsanai kēttaar.+ 9 avargalidam, “‘engalmīdhu ungaludaiya appaa sumatthiya baaramaana sumaiyai kuraikka vēndum’ endru makkal kētkiraargal. ivargalukku enna badhil sollalaam, ungaludaiya aalōsanai enna?” endru kēttaar. 10 adharku andha ilainyargal, “‘ungaludaiya appaa sumatthiya baaramaana sumaiyai kuraikka vēndum’ endru kēttavargalidam, ‘en appaavaivida naan romba kandippaanavan.* 11 en appaa ungalmīdhu baaramaana sumaiyai sumatthinaar, naan adhaivida baaramaana sumaiyai ungalmīdhu sumatthuvēn. en appaa ungalai saattaiyaal aditthaar, naan mulsaattaiyaal adippēn’ endru sollungal” endraargal.

12 “mūndraam naal ennai vandhu paarungal”+ endru regobeyaam raajaa sonnapadiyē yerobeyaamum matra ellaarum avaridam vandhaargal. 13 appōdhu raajaa avargalidam kadumaiyaaga pēsinaar, periyōrgal koduttha aalōsanaiyai odhukkitthallivittaar. 14 ilainyargal koduttha aalōsanaippadiyē, “en appaa ungalmīdhu baaramaana sumaiyai sumatthinaar, naan adhaivida baaramaana sumaiyai ungalmīdhu sumatthuvēn. en appaa ungalai saattaiyaal aditthaar, naan mulsaattaiyaal adippēn” endru andha makkalidam sonnaar. 15 makkalin vēndugōlai raajaa ētrukkollavillai. idhellaam yegōvaavin seyalaaga irundhadhu.+ sīlōniyaraana agiyaa mūlam nēbaatthin maganaana yerobeyaamidam thaan sonnadhai+ niraivētruvadharkaaga yegōvaa ippadi seidhaar.

16 thangaludaiya vēndugōlai raajaa ētrukkollaadhadhaal isravēlargal ellaarum raajaavai paartthu, “engalukkum dhaavīdhukkum endha sambandhamum illai. avaridamirundhu engalukku oru palanum kidaikkappōvadhillai. thannudaiya sotthai īsaayin maganē vaitthukkollattum. isravēlargalē, nīngal pōi ungal dheivangalai valipadungal. dhaavīdhē, unnudaiya vamsatthai mattum paartthukkol” endru sonnaargal. ippadi sollivittu isravēlargal thangaludaiya vīdugalukku* thirumbi pōnaargal.+ 17 aanaal, yūdhaavin nagarangalil vaalndha isravēlargalai regobeyaam aatchi seidhuvandhaar.+

18 pinbu, adimai vēlai vaangappatta aatkalukku adhigaariyaana adhōraamai+ isravēlargalidam regobeyaam raajaa anuppinaar. avargal ellaarum adhōraamai kallerindhu kondraargal. aanaal, regobeyaam raajaa eppadiyō avargalidamirundhu thappitthu, thannudaiya radhatthil ēri erusalēmukku pōivittaar.+ 19 indruvarai dhaavīdhin vamsatthukku edhiraaga isravēlargal kalagam seidhukondudhaan irukkiraargal.+

20 yerobeyaam thirumbi vandha vishayam isravēlargal ellaarukkum therindhadhum avargal ondrukūdi vandhaargal. andha kūttatthukku avarai varavalaitthu isravēl muluvadharkum raajaavaakkinaargal.+ yūdhaa kōtthiratthaarai thavira vēru yaarum dhaavīdhin vamsatthaarukku aadharavu kodukkavillai.+

21 saalomōnin magan regobeyaam erusalēmukku vandhavudanē, pōr payirchi petra 1,80,000 vīrargalai yūdhaa vamsatthilirundhum benyamīn kōtthiratthilirundhum ondruthirattinaar. isravēl makkaludan pōr seidhu adhai marubadiyum thannudaiya aatchiyinkīl konduvaruvadharkaaga appadi seidhaar.+ 22 appōdhu unmai kadavul, thīrkkadharisi* semaayaavidam,+ 23 “yūdhaavin raajaavaana saalomōnin magan regobeyaamidamum yūdhaa vamsatthaar ellaaridamum benyamīn vamsatthaaridamum matravargalidamum nī pōi, 24 ‘ungal sagōdharargalaana isravēlargalai edhirtthu nīngal pōr seiya kūdaadhu. avaravar thangaludaiya vīdugalukku thirumbi pōivida vēndum. ēnendraal, naandhaan ippadi nadakka vaitthēn’ endru yegōvaa solvadhaaga sol”+ endraar. avargal yegōvaavin vaartthaikku kīlppadindhaargal. yegōvaa sonnapadiyē thangal vīdugalukku thirumbi pōnaargal.

25 pinbu, yerobeyaam eppiraayīm malaippagudhiyil irundha sīgēm nagaratthai+ katti* angē kudiyērinaar. angirundhu pōi penūvēl nagaratthai kattinaar.+ 26 pinbu yerobeyaam, “isravēl muluvadhum dhaavīdhin vamsatthaarudaiya kaiyil pōividaamal irukka naan ēdhaavadhu seiya vēndum.+ 27 yegōvaavin aalayatthil bali kodukka indha makkal thodarndhu erusalēmukku pōivandhaal,+ kaalappōkkil ivargaludaiya idhayam thangal ejamaanaagiya regobeyaam pakkam saaindhuvidum. pinbu, avargal ennai kondruvittu yūdhaavin raajaavaana regobeyaamudan sērndhuviduvaargal” endru ninaitthaar. 28 adhanaal thannudaiya aalōsagargaludan kalandhupēsi, irandu thanga kandrukkuttigalai seidhaar.+ pinbu makkalidam, “isravēlargalē, erusalēmukku pōi varuvadhu ungalukku romba kashtamaaga irukkum. idhō! ungalai egipthilirundhu kūttikkonduvandha ungal kadavul”+ endru sonnaar. 29 avatril ondrai betthēlilum+ matrondrai dhaanilum+ vaitthaar. 30 makkal paavakkuliyil viluvadharku idhu kaaranamaanadhu.+ dhaanil irundha kandrukkuttiyai valipada makkal avvalavu dhūram payanam seidhaargal.

31 aaraadhanai mēdugalil kōyilgalai katti, lēviyaraaga illaadhavargalai gurumaargalaaga yerobeyaam niyamitthaar.+ 32 yūdhaavil kondaadappadum pandigaiyai pōlavē oru pandigaiyai ettaam maadham 15-aam thēdhi aarambitthu vaitthaar.+ betthēlil+ thaan kattiya balipīdatthil andha kandrukkuttigalukku bali kodutthaar. betthēlil thaan kattiya aaraadhanai mēdugalil sēvai seiya gurumaargalai niyamitthaar. 33 isravēl makkal pandigai kondaaduvadharku ettaam maadhatthai avaraagavē thērndhedutthaar. andha maadham 15-aam thēdhiyil angē baligalai kodukka aarambitthaar. balipīdatthin mēl ēri baligalai kodutthu, avatrin pugaiyai elumbivara seidhaar.

13 yegōvaavinaal anuppappatta ūliyar*+ oruvar yūdhaavilirundhu betthēlukku vandhaar. appōdhu, baligalai eritthu pugai elumbivara seivadharkaaga balipīdatthukku+ pakkatthil yerobeyaam nindrukondirundhaar. 2 yegōvaavin kattalaippadiyē balipīdatthukku virōdhamaaga andha thīrkkadharisi pēsinaar. “balipīdamē, balipīdamē! dhaavīdhin vamsatthil yōsiyaa+ endra oruvan pirappaan. aaraadhanai mēdugalil sēvai seigira gurumaargalai, unmēl baligalai eritthu pugai elumbivara seigira gurumaargalai, unmēl baliyiduvaan. manidha elumbugalai unmēl sutterippaan. idhu yegōvaavin seidhi”+ endru sonnaar. 3 andraikku avar ōr adaiyaalatthai kodutthaar. “idhō! indha balipīdam veditthu, adhilirukkira saambal* sidharividum. yegōvaadhaan indha seidhiyai sonnaar enbadharku idhuvē adaiyaalam” endru sonnaar.

4 betthēlil irukkira balipīdatthukku virōdhamaaga unmai kadavulin ūliyar sonnadhai yerobeyaam kēttavudan, balipīdatthilirundhu than kaiyai nītti, “avanai pidiyungal!”+ endru kattalaiyittaar. udanē avarudaiya kai viraitthuppōnadhu.* avaraal marubadiyum kaiyai madakka mudiyavillai.+ 5 appōdhu andha balipīdam veditthu, adhilirundha saambal sidhariyadhu. unmai kadavulin ūliyar mūlam yegōvaa koduttha adaiyaalam appadiyē niraivēriyadhu.

6 appōdhu raajaa unmai kadavulin ūliyaridam, “enakku karunai kaatta solli ungaludaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavidam dhayavuseidhu kenji kēlungal. ennudaiya kai gunamaaga vēndumendru enakkaaga vēndikkollungal”+ endru sonnaar. avarukku karunai kaattumpadi unmai kadavulin ūliyar yegōvaavidam kenjinaar. appōdhu, raajaavin kai gunamaagi munbupōl aanadhu. 7 udanē raajaa unmai kadavulin ūliyaridam, “ennōdu vīttukku vandhu saappidungal. pōgumpōdhu naan ungalukku anbalippu kodukkirēn” endru sonnaar. 8 adharku unmai kadavulin ūliyar, “ungal sotthil paadhiyai kodutthaalum naan ungalōdu varamaattēn, indha idatthil saappidavō thannīr kudikkavō maattēn. 9 ēnendraal, ‘nī saappidavō thannīr kudikkavō kūdaadhu, vandha valiyil thirumbi pōga kūdaadhu’ endru yegōvaa enakku kattalaiyittirukkiraar” endru sonnaar. 10 adhanaal, betthēlukku vandha valiyil avar thirumbi pōgaamal, vēroru valiyaaga thirumbi pōnaar.

11 vayadhaana thīrkkadharisi oruvar betthēlil kudiyirundhaar; avarudaiya magangal vīttukku vandhu, andraikku betthēlil unmai kadavulin ūliyar seidhavatraiyum raajaavidam sonnavatraiyum avaridam vilaavaariyaaga therivitthaargal. appōdhu avargaludaiya appaa, 12 “avar endha valiyaaga pōnaar?” endru kēttaar. yūdhaavilirundhu vandha unmai kadavulin ūliyar thirumbi pōna valiyai avargal kaattinaargal. 13 appōdhu avar, “kaludhaimēl sēnam* vaitthu kodungal” endru thannudaiya magangalidam sonnaar. avargal sēnam vaitthu kodutthadhum adhil ērippōnaar.

14 unmai kadavulin ūliyar pōna paadhaiyil avar pōnaar, kadaisiyil oru periya maratthadiyil avar utkaarndhiruppadhai paartthaar. “yūdhaavilirundhu vandha unmai kadavulin ūliyar nīngaldhaanaa?”+ endru avaridam kēttaar. adharku avar, “aamaam” endru sonnaar. 15 appōdhu avaridam, “ennōdu vīttukku vandhu saappidungal” endru sonnaar. 16 adharku andha ūliyar, “ungal alaippai ētru naan ungalōdu varamudiyaadhu, naan indha ūril saappidavō thannīr kudikkavō kūdaadhu. 17 ēnendraal, ‘nī angē saappidavō thannīr kudikkavō kūdaadhu, vandha valiyil thirumbi pōga kūdaadhu’ endru yegōvaa enakku kattalaiyittirukkiraar” endru sonnaar. 18 adharku avar, “ungalai pōla naanum oru thīrkkadharisidhaan. oru dhēvathūdhar mūlam yegōvaa ennidam, ‘avarai un vīttukku kūttikkonduvandhu unavum thannīrum kodu’ endru sonnaar” endraar. (ippadi solli avarai ēmaatrinaar.) 19 adhanaal, unavu saappittu thannīr kudippadharkaaga unmai kadavulin ūliyar avarudan pōnaar.

20 avargal mējaiyil utkaarndhirundhapōdhu, avarai thirumba kūttikkonduvandha vayadhaana thīrkkadharisiyidam yegōvaa oru seidhiyai sonnaar. 21 appōdhu, vayadhaana thīrkkadharisi yūdhaavilirundhu vandha unmai kadavulin ūliyarai paartthu urattha kuralil, “nī yegōvaavin vaartthaiyai mīrivittaai. un kadavulaana yegōvaa koduttha kattalaikku nī kīlppadiyavillai. 22 ‘saappidavō thannīr kudikkavō kūdaadhu’ endru naan solliyirundha idatthukku pōi saappittu thannīr kuditthaai. adhanaal, un udal unnudaiya munnōrgalin kallaraiyil adakkam seiyappadaadhu endru yegōvaa solgiraar”+ endraar.

23 unmai kadavulin ūliyar saappittu kudittha pinbu, avarai kūttikkonduvandha vayadhaana thīrkkadharisi avarudaiya kaludhaimēl sēnam vaitthu kodutthaar. 24 unmai kadavulin ūliyar angirundhu purappattu pōnaar. aanaal, valiyil oru singam vandhu avarai kondrupōttadhu.+ saalaiyil avarudaiya udal kidandhadhu, pakkatthil kaludhai nindrukondirundhadhu. andha singamum pakkatthil nindrukondirundhadhu. 25 saalaiyil udal kidappadhaiyum adhan pakkatthil singam nirpadhaiyum andha valiyaaga pōnavargal paartthaargal. udanē, vayadhaana thīrkkadharisi kudiyirundha nagaratthukku vandhu vishayatthai sonnaargal.

26 vayadhaana thīrkkadharisi adhai kēlvippattavudan, “unmai kadavuludaiya ūliyarin udaldhaan adhu. avar yegōvaavin kattalaiyai mīrivittaar.+ adhanaal, yegōvaa anuppiya singam avarai aditthu kondrupōttadhu. yegōvaa avaridam sonnapadiyē nadandhirukkiradhu”+ endru sonnaar. 27 pinbu thannudaiya magangalidam, “kaludhaimēl sēnam vaitthu kodungal” endru sonnaar. avargalum appadiyē seidhaargal. 28 avar purappattu pōi saalaiyil kidandha udalai paartthaar; kaludhaiyum singamum adhan pakkatthil nindrukondirundhana. singam andha udalai saappidavum illai, kaludhaiyai aditthu kollavum illai. 29 avar unmai kadavuludaiya ūliyarin udalai edutthu kaludhaimēl vaitthaar. dhukkam anusaritthu adakkam seivadharkaaga avarudaiya udalai thannudaiya sondha nagaratthukku konduvandhaar. 30 pinbu, thannudaiya kallaraiyil andha udalai vaitthaar. appōdhu “aiyō, en sagōdharanē!” endru avargal aludhu pulambinaargal. 31 udalai adakkam seidha piragu vayadhaana thīrkkadharisi thannudaiya magangalidam, “naan irandhadhum unmai kadavulin ūliyarai adakkam seidha idatthilēyē ennaiyum adakkam seiyungal. avarudaiya elumbugalukku pakkatthil ennudaiya elumbugalai vaiyungal.+ 32 betthēlil ulla balipīdatthukkum samaariyaavin nagarangalilulla+ ellaa aaraadhanai mēdugalukkum+ virōdhamaaga avar mūlam yegōvaa sonna vaartthai nichayam niraivērum” endru sonnaar.

33 idhellaam nadandha piragum yerobeyaam thannudaiya ketta valiyaivittu vilagavillai. lēviyaraaga illaadhavargalai aaraadhanai mēdugalil gurumaargalaaga niyamitthu vandhaar.+ guruvaaga vēndumendru yaaraavadhu aasaippattaal, “ivanum aaraadhanai mēttil guruvaaga irukkattum”+ endru solli niyamitthuviduvaar. 34 yerobeyaamin vīttaar seidha indha paavamdhaan+ avargal indha būmiyilirundhu adiyōdu aliya kaaranamaanadhu.+

14 pinbu, yerobeyaamin magan abiyaa nōivaaippattaan. 2 appōdhu yerobeyaam thannudaiya manaiviyidam, “nī udanē sīlōvukku pōi agiyaa thīrkkadharisiyai paartthuvittu vaa. isravēl makkalmīdhu naan raajaavaaga aavēn endru sonnavar avardhaan.+ nī ennudaiya manaivi endru yaarukkum theriyaamal iruppadharkaaga maaruvēshatthil pō. 3 patthu rottigalaiyum appangalaiyum oru jaadiyil thēnaiyum edutthukkondu pō. nammudaiya maganukku enna aagum enbadhai avar solvaar” endraar.

4 avar sonnapadiyē yerobeyaamin manaivi seidhaal. sīlōvil+ irundha agiyaavin vīttukku purappattu pōnaal. agiyaa vayadhaanavaraaga irundhaar, adhanaal avarukku kan theriyavillai.

5 ērkenavē yegōvaa agiyaavidam, “nōivaaippatta than maganukku enna aagum endru visaarippadharkaaga yerobeyaamin manaivi vandhukondirukkiraal. thannai adaiyaalam kandupidikkaamalirukka maaruvēshatthil varugiraal. naan solvadhai nī avalidam solla vēndum” endru solliyirundhaar.

6 aval agiyaavin vīttu vaasalil nulaindhapōdhē avaludaiya kaaladi satthatthai agiyaa kēttaar. udanē, “yerobeyaamin manaiviyē, ullē vaa. ēn maaruvēshatthil vandhirukkiraai? kadavul unnidam ketta seidhiyai solla solliyirukkiraar. 7 nī pōi yerobeyaamidam indha seidhiyai sol. ‘isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaa solvadhu ennavendraal, “naan unnai saadhaarana makkal matthiyilirundhu thērndhedutthu, ennudaiya makkalaana isravēlargalukku thalaivanaakkinēn.+ 8 dhaavīdhudaiya vamsatthin kaiyilirundha aatchiyai pidungi unakku kodutthēn.+ aanaal, nī en ūliyanaana dhaavīdhai pōl nadandhukollavillai. dhaavīdhu ennudaiya kattalaigalukku kīlppadindhaan. mulu idhayatthōdu en valiyil nadandhaan. enakku piditthadhai mattumē seidhaan.+ 9 nīyō, unakku munbirundha ellaaraiyumvida padumōsamaaga nadandhukondaai. ennai punpadutthuvadharkaaga innoru dheivatthai uruvaakkinaai, ulōga silaigalai seidhaai.+ ippadiyellaam seidhu nī ennai odhukkitthallivittaai.+ 10 adhanaal, unnudaiya vamsatthukku mudivukattuvēn. un vamsatthu aangal ellaaraiyum,* aadharavatravargalaiyum arpamaanavargalaiyumkūda, adiyōdu alippēn. saanatthai thudaitthu sutthamaakkuvadhai pōl, yerobeyaamin vamsatthai thudaitthu alitthuviduvēn.+ 11 yerobeyaamin vamsatthai sērndha evanaavadhu nagaratthukkullē setthuppōnaal avanai naaigal thinnum. nagaratthukku veliyē setthuppōnaal vaanatthu paravaigal thinnum. yegōvaavē idhai solliyirukkiraar.”’

12 ippōdhu purappattu un vīttukku pō. nagaratthukkullē nī kaaledutthu vaikkumpōdhu un magan irandhuviduvaan. 13 isravēlargal ellaarum avanukkaaga dhukkam anusarippaargal, pinbu avanai adakkam seivaargal. ēnendraal, avanidam mattumdhaan isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaa ēdhōvoru nalla kaariyatthai paartthirukkiraar. adhanaal, yerobeyaamin vamsatthil avan oruvan mattumdhaan kallaraiyil vaikkappaduvaan. 14 yegōvaa thanakkaaga innoru raajaavai isravēlmīdhu ērpadutthuvaar. andha naalil avan yerobeyaamin vamsatthai adiyōdu alitthuppōduvaan.+ kadavul ninaitthaal ippōdhē adhai seidhuviduvaar. 15 yegōvaa isravēlargalai dhandippaar, thannīril alaikkalikkappadum naanarpul pōlaakkuvaar. avargaludaiya munnōrgalukku koduttha indha arumaiyaana dhēsatthilirundhu avargalai vērōdu pidungippōduvaar.+ aatrukku* appaal avargalai sidharippōga seivaar.+ ēnendraal, avargal pūjai kambangalai*+ seidhu yegōvaavai punpadutthinaargal. 16 yerobeyaam seidha paavatthukkaagavum avanudaiya thūndudhalaal isravēlargal seidha paavatthukkaagavum avar isravēlargalai kaivittuviduvaar”+ endru sonnaar.

17 adhan pinbu, yerobeyaamin manaivi thirsaavukku purappattu pōnaal. vīttu vaasalil aval nulaindhapōdhu avaludaiya magan irandhupōnaan. 18 pinbu, avanai adakkam seidhaargal. isravēlargal ellaarum avanukkaaga dhukkam anusaritthaargal. yegōvaa thannudaiya ūliyaraana agiyaa thīrkkadharisi mūlam sonna vaartthai niraivēriyadhu.

19 yerobeyaamin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangal, adhaavadhu avarudaiya aatchiyai patriyum avar seidha pōrgalai patriyum, isravēl raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkindrana.+ 20 yerobeyaam 22 varushangal aatchi seidhaar, adhan piragu avar irandhupōnaar;*+ avarukku pinbu avarudaiya magan naadhaab raajaavaanaar.+

21 idharkidaiyē, saalomōnin magan regobeyaam yūdhaavil raajaavaaga aagiyirundhaar. appōdhu, avarukku 41 vayadhu. yegōvaa thannudaiya peyarai nilainaattuvadharkaaga isravēlil ulla ellaa kōtthiratthilirundhum thērndhedutthirundha erusalēm nagaratthilirundhu 17 varushangal aatchi seidhaar.+ regobeyaamin ammaa peyar naamaal; aval ōr ammōniya pen.+ 22 yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai yūdhaa makkal seidhaargal.+ avargal bayangaramaana paavangalai seidhu thangaludaiya munnōrgalaivida adhigamaaga avarai kōbappadutthinaargal.+ 23 adhōdu, ellaa malaigalin mīdhum+ adartthiyaana ellaa marangalin kīlum+ aaraadhanai mēdugalai kattinaargal, pūjai thūngalaiyum pūjai kambangalaiyum*+ vaitthaargal. 24 andha dhēsatthilulla kōyilgalil aan vibachaarakkaarargalum irundhaargal.+ isravēlargalin kan munnaal yegōvaa virattiyadittha matra dhēsatthaarin aruvaruppaana seyalgal ellaavatraiyum yūdhaa makkal seidhaargal.

25 regobeyaam raajaa aatchi seidha aindhaam varushatthil, egipthin raajaavaana sīshaak+ erusalēmmīdhu padaiyedutthu vandhaan.+ 26 yegōvaavin aalayatthil irundha pokkishangalaiyum aranmanaiyil irundha pokkishangalaiyum edutthu kondupōnaan.+ saalomōn seidhu vaitthirundha thanga kēdayangal utpada, ellaavatraiyum edutthu kondupōnaan.+ 27 adhanaal, regobeyaam raajaa andha thanga kēdayangalukku badhilaaga sembu kēdayangalai seidhu, aranmanai vaasalai kaakkira kaavalaaligalin thalaivargalidam oppadaitthaar. 28 yegōvaavin aalayatthukku raajaa pōgumpōdhellaam kaavalaaligal avatrai edutthukkondu pōvaargal. pinbu, avatrai kaavalaaligalin araiyil thirumba konduvandhu vaitthuviduvaargal.

29 regobeyaamin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangalai patriyum, avar seidha ellaavatrai patriyum yūdhaa raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu.+ 30 regobeyaamukkum yerobeyaamukkum thodarndhu pōr nadandhuvandhadhu.+ 31 regobeyaam irandhadhum,* avarudaiya munnōrgal adakkam seiyappattirundha ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthil’ adakkam seiyappattaar.+ avarudaiya ammaa peyar naamaal; ival ōr ammōniya pen.+ regobeyaamukku piragu avarudaiya magan abiyaam*+ raajaavaanaar.

15 nēbaatthin maganaana yerobeyaam raajaa+ aatchi seidha 18-aam varushatthil, abiyaam yūdhaavin raajaavaanaar.+ 2 avar mūndru varushangal erusalēmil aatchi seidhaar; avarudaiya ammaa peyar maakkaal,+ aval abisalōmin* pētthi. 3 than appaa seidha paavangalaiyellaam abiyaamum seidhuvandhaar. avarudaiya mūdhaadhaiyaana dhaavīdhai pōl, yegōvaa dhēvanukku mulu idhayatthōdu unmaiyaaga nadandhukollavillai. 4 irundhaalum dhaavīdhukkaaga,+ avarudaiya kadavulaagiya yegōvaa abiyaamukku oru vilakkai* kodutthaar,+ abiyaamin maganai erusalēmil raajaavaaga ērpadutthinaar. erusalēm thodarndhu nilaitthirukka anumadhitthaar. 5 ēnendraal, yegōvaavukku pidittha kaariyangalaiyē dhaavīdhu seidhirundhaar. avarudaiya vaalnaal muluvadhum kadavuludaiya kattalaigal edhaiyumē mīravillai; ētthiyanaana uriyaa vishayatthil mattumdhaan thavaru seidhirundhaar.+ 6 kaalam mulukka regobeyaamukkum yerobeyaamukkum pōr nadandhukondē irundhadhu.+

7 abiyaamin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangalai patriyum, avar seidha ellaavatrai patriyum yūdhaa raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu.+ abiyaamukkum yerobeyaamukkumkūda pōr nadandhadhu.+ 8 abiyaam irandha* pinbu, ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthil’ adakkam seiyappattaar. avarukku piragu, avarudaiya magan aasaa+ raajaavaanaar.+

9 yerobeyaam raajaa isravēlai aatchi seidha 20-aam varushatthil, aasaa yūdhaavin raajaavaanaar. 10 avar erusalēmil 41 varushangal aatchi seidhaar; avarudaiya paattiyin peyar maakkaal,+ ival abisalōmin pētthi. 11 aasaa thannudaiya mūdhaadhaiyaana dhaavīdhai pōlavē, yegōvaavukku pidittha kaariyangalai seidhaar.+ 12 kōyilgalil irundha aan vibachaarakkaarargalai dhēsatthaivittē thuratthinaar.+ thannudaiya munnōrgal seidhu vaitthirundha aruvaruppaana* silaigalaiyellaam+ udaitthuppōttaar. 13 pūjai kambatthin* valipaattukkaaga avarudaiya paatti maakkaal+ aruvaruppaana silaiyai seidhu vaitthirundhadhaal, raajamaadhaa* andhasthai avalidamirundhu paritthuvittaar; aruvaruppaana andha silaiyai thagartthuppōttu,+ kīdharōn pallatthaakkil sutteritthaar.+ 14 aanaal, aaraadhanai mēdugal alikkappadavillai.+ irundhaalum, aasaa thannudaiya vaalnaalellaam yegōvaavukku mulu idhayatthōdu unmaiyaaga nadandhukondaar. 15 thaanum thannudaiya appaavum yegōvaavukku arppanitthirundha thangatthaiyum velliyaiyum matra saamaangalaiyum+ konduvandhu aalayatthil vaitthaar.

16 aasaavukkum isravēlin raajaavaana baashaavukkum+ thodarndhu pōr nadandhuvandhadhu. 17 adhanaal, isravēlin raajaavaana baashaa yūdhaavukku virōdhamaaga vandhaar; yūdhaavin raajaavaana aasaavin aatchikkutpatta pagudhikkul makkal pōi varuvadhai thaduppadharkaaga raamaa+ nagaratthai katta* aarambitthaar.+ 18 udanē aasaa, yegōvaavin aalayatthilulla pokkisha araigalilum aranmanai gajaanaakkalilum mīdhiyirundha ellaa velliyaiyum thangatthaiyum edutthu thannudaiya ūliyargalidam kodutthaar. avatrai thamaskuvil kudiyirundha sīriyaa raajaavidam,+ adhaavadhu esiyōnin pēranum thaprimōnin maganumaana benaadhaatthidam, kodukka sonnaar. 19 appadi kodutthu anuppumpōdhu, “en appaavum ungal appaavum seidhadhupōl, naanum nīngalum oppandham seidhirukkirōm. adhanaal, naan anuppiyirukkira thangatthaiyum velliyaiyum anbalippaaga ētrukkondu, isravēlin raajaavaana baashaavōdu nīngal seidhirukkira oppandhatthai ratthu seiyungal. appadi seidhaal avar engalaivittu pinvaangi pōividuvaar” endru solla sonnaar. 20 aasaa raajaa sonnadhai benaadhaath ētrukkondaan. adhanaal, isravēl nagarangalai thaakkuvadharkaaga thannudaiya padai thalaivargalai anuppinaan. avargal īyōnaiyum+ dhaanaiyum+ aabēl-beth-maakkaavaiyum kinnarēth muluvadhaiyum napthali pagudhi muluvadhaiyum naasamaakkinaargal. 21 baashaa adhai kēlvippattadhum, raamaa nagaratthai kattuvadhai* udanadiyaaga nirutthivittu, thirsaavukku+ pōi angēyē kudiyirundhaar. 22 pinbu aasaa raajaa, yūdhaavilirundha atthanai pēraiyum, oruvar vidaamal ellaaraiyum, vara solli kattalaiyittaar. raamaa nagaratthai kattuvadharku baashaa payanpadutthiya karkalaiyum marangalaiyum avargal angirundhu konduvandhaargal. avatrai vaitthu benyamīn pagudhiyil kebaavaiyum+ misbaavaiyum+ aasaa kattinaar.*

23 aasaavin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangal, avarudaiya vīradhīra seyalgal, avar kattiya* nagarangal aagiya ellaavatraiyum patri yūdhaa raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu. vayadhaana kaalatthil, paadhangalil vandha nōyaal aasaa avadhippattaar.+ 24 avar irandha* pinbu, avarudaiya munnōrgal adakkam seiyappatta idatthil, adhaavadhu avarudaiya mūdhaadhaiyaana ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthil,’ adakkam seiyappattaar. adutthu, avarudaiya magan yōsabaath+ raajaavaanaar.

25 aasaa raajaa yūdhaavai aatchi seidha irandaam varushatthil yerobeyaamin magan naadhaab+ isravēlin raajaavaanaar; avar irandu varushangal aatchi seidhaar. 26 yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai seidhuvandhaar. thannudaiya appaavai pōlavē ketta valiyil nadandhaar,+ avarai pōlavē isravēlargalai paavam seiya thūndinaar.+ 27 isakkaar kōtthiratthai sērndha agiyaavin maganaana baashaa ivarukku edhiraaga sadhitthittam thīttinaar. naadhaabum isravēlargal ellaarum pelisthiyargalukku sondhamaana kibetthōnai+ sutrivalaitthapōdhu, angē baashaa avarai kondrupōttaar. 28 ippadi, yūdhaavai aatchi seidha aasaa raajaavin mūndraam varushatthil naadhaabai kondruvittu avarukku badhilaaga baashaa raajaavaanaar. 29 avar raajaavaaga aanavudan, yerobeyaamin vīttaar ellaaraiyum kondrupōttaar. yerobeyaamin vīttaaril oruvaraikkūda uyirōdu vittuvaikkavillai. sīlōvai sērndha agiyaa endra thannudaiya ūliyar mūlam yegōvaa sonna vaartthaiyinpadiyē, baashaa avargalai adiyōdu alitthuppōttaar.+ 30 ēnendraal, yerobeyaam thaan paavam seidhadhu mattumallaamal, isravēlargalaiyum paavam seiya thūndiyirundhaar; isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavai migavum punpadutthiyirundhaar. 31 naadhaabin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangalai patriyum, avar seidha ellaavatrai patriyum isravēl raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu. 32 aasaavukkum isravēl raajaavaana baashaavukkum thodarndhu pōr nadandhuvandhadhu.+

33 aasaa raajaa yūdhaavai aatchi seidha mūndraam varushatthil, agiyaavin maganaana baashaa isravēl muluvadhukkum raajaavaanaar. avar thirsaavilirundhu 24 varushangal aatchi seidhaar.+ 34 aanaal, yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalaiyē seidhuvandhaar.+ yerobeyaamai pōlavē mōsamaana valiyil nadandhaar, avarai pōlavē isravēlargalai paavam seiya thūndinaar.+

16 anaaniyin+ magan yegū+ mūlam baashaavukku virōdhamaaga yegōvaa oru seidhiyai sonnaar. 2 “dhūsiyil kidandha unnai uyartthi, en makkalaana isravēlargalukku thalaivanaakkinēn.+ nīyō, yerobeyaamai pōlavē mōsamaana valiyil nadandhaai. en makkalaana isravēlargalai paavam seiya thūndinaai. avargalum paavam seidhu ennai punpadutthinaargal.+ 3 adhanaal, baashaavaiyum avanudaiya vīttaaraiyum adiyōdu alippēn. nēbaatthin maganaana yerobeyaamin kudumbatthukku ērpatta gadhidhaan+ ivargalukkum ērpadum. 4 baashaavin vīttaaril evanaavadhu nagaratthukkullē setthuppōnaal avanai naaigal thinnum; avargalil evanaavadhu nagaratthukku veliyē setthuppōnaal avanai vaanatthu paravaigal thinnum” endru sonnaar.

5 baashaavin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangal, avarudaiya vīradhīra seyalgal aagiyavatrai patri isravēl raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu. 6 baashaa irandhadhum,* avarai thirsaavil adakkam seidhaargal.+ adutthadhaaga, avarudaiya magan ēlaa raajaavaanaar. 7 anaaniyin maganum thīrkkadharisiyumaana yegū mūlam baashaavukkum avarudaiya vīttaarukkum virōdhamaaga yegōvaa thīrppu solliyirundhaar; ēnendraal, yegōvaa verukkira ellaa kaariyangalaiyum baashaa seidhirundhaar; yerobeyaamin vīttaarai pōlavē nadandhu kadavulai punpadutthiyirundhaar; adhōdu, naadhaabai* kondrupōttirundhaar.+

8 aasaa raajaa yūdhaavai aatchi seidha 26-aam varushatthil, baashaavin magan ēlaa thirsaavil raajaavaanaar. avar isravēlai irandu varushangal aatchi seidhaar. 9 avarudaiya paadhi radha padaigalukku thalaivaraana simri avarai kondrupōda sadhitthittam thīttinaar. thirsaavilirundha aranmanai adhigaariyaana arsaavin vīttil ēlaa kudibōdhaiyil irundhapōdhu, 10 simri angē vandhu avarai kondrupōttaar.+ aasaa raajaa yūdhaavai aatchi seidha 27-aam varushatthil ēlaavukku badhilaaga simri raajaavaanaar. 11 raajaavaanadhumē, baashaavin vīttaar ellaaraiyum kondrupōttaar. avarudaiya sondhakkaarargalilum* nanbargalilum aangal* oruvaraikkūda uyirōdu vittuvaikkavillai. 12 baashaavin vīttaarai simri ottumotthamaaga olitthukkattinaar. ippadi, baashaavukku virōdhamaaga yegū thīrkkadharisiyin mūlam yegōvaa sonna vaartthai+ niraivēriyadhu. 13 baashaavukku ēn indha gadhi vandhadhendraal, avarum avarudaiya magan ēlaavum niraiya paavangal seidhirundhaargal. adhōdu, isravēl makkalaiyum paavam seiya thūndiyirundhaargal. adhanaal, isravēl makkal ondrukkum udhavaadha silaigalai vanangi isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavai punpadutthinaargal.+ 14 ēlaavin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangalai patriyum, avar seidha ellaavatrai patriyum isravēl raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu.

15 aasaa raajaa yūdhaavai aatchi seidha 27-aam varushatthil, simri raajaavaanaar. avar thirsaavil ēlu naatkal aatchi seidhaar. andha samayatthil, pelisthiyargalukku sondhamaana kibetthōnukku+ edhiraaga pōr seiya isravēl padaigal mugaampōttirundhana. 16 simri sadhitthittam pōttu raajaavai kondruvitta seidhiyai mugaamilirundha padaivīrargal kēlvippattaargal. adhanaal andraikku isravēlargal ellaarum padai thalabadhiyaana umriyai+ andha mugaamil isravēlin raajaavaakkinaargal. 17 pinbu, umriyum avarōdu irundha isravēlargal ellaarum kibetthōnilirundhu purappattu pōi thirsaavai mutrugaiyittaargal. 18 andha nagaratthai avargal kaippatriya vishayam simrikku therindhavudan, aranmanaiyil irundha paadhugaappaana kōburatthukkul nulaindhaar. adharku thī vaitthuvittu, andha thīyil thaanum setthuppōnaar.+ 19 avar yerobeyaamai pōlavē, yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai seidhirundhaar. isravēlargalaiyum paavam seiya thūndiyirundhaar.+ adhanaaldhaan, avarukku indha gadhi ērpattadhu. 20 simriyin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangal, avar pōtta sadhitthittam aagiyavatrai patri isravēl raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu.

21 andha samayatthil, isravēl makkal irandu pirivugalaaga pirindhaargal. oru pirivinar kīnaatthin maganaana thipniyai raajaavaakka virumbi avarai aadharitthaargal, innoru pirivinar umriyai aadharitthaargal. 22 aanaal, umriyin aadharavaalargal kīnaatthin maganaana thipniyin aadharavaalargalai vīltthinaargal; thipni irandhupōnaar, umri raajaavaanaar.

23 aasaa raajaa yūdhaavai aatchi seidha 31-aam varushatthil, umri isravēlin raajaavaanaar. avar 12 varushangal aatchi seidhaar. adhil aaru varushangal thirsaavil aatchi seidhaar; 24 sēmēridamirundhu irandu thaalandhu* vellikku samaariyaa malaiyai vaanginaar. andha malaiyil oru nagaratthai katti, andha malaiyin urimaiyaalarudaiya peyarinpadi adharku samaariyaa*+ endru peyar vaitthaar. 25 yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai umri seidhuvandhaar. avarukku munbirundha raajaakkal ellaaraiyumvida padumōsamaanavaraaga irundhaar.+ 26 nēbaatthin maganaana yerobeyaamin valiyil nadandhu, isravēl makkalai paavam seiya thūndinaar. adhanaal, makkal ondrukkum udhavaadha silaigalai vanangi yegōvaavai punpadutthinaargal.+ 27 umriyin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangal, avarudaiya vīradhīra seyalgal aagiyavai isravēl raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkindrana. 28 umri irandhadhum,* avarai samaariyaavil adakkam seidhaargal. adutthadhaaga, avarudaiya magan aagaab+ raajaavaanaar.

29 aasaa raajaa yūdhaavai aatchi seidha 38-aam varushatthil umriyin magan aagaab samaariyaavil+ raajaavaanaar. avar isravēlai 22 varushangal aatchi seidhaar. 30 umriyin maganaana aagaab yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai seidhuvandhaar. avarukku munbirundha raajaakkal ellaaraiyumvida padumōsamaanavaraaga irundhaar.+ 31 nēbaatthin maganaana yerobeyaam seidha paavangalai+ ivarum seidhaar. idhu pōdhaadhendru, sīdhōniyargalin+ raajaavaagiya ēthpaagaalin magalaana yēsabēlai+ kalyaanam seidhaar, paagaalukku munnaal thalaivanangi, adharku sēvai seiya aarambitthaar.+ 32 samaariyaavil paagaalukku oru kōyil*+ katti, angē balipīdatthaiyum amaitthaar. 33 adhōdu, pūjai kambatthaiyum*+ nirutthinaar. thanakku munbirundha isravēl raajaakkal ellaaraiyumvida padumōsamaana kaariyangalai seidhu isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavai punpadutthinaar.

34 aagaabin aatchi kaalatthil, betthēlai sērndha īyēl enbavan erigōvai thirumba kattinaan. adharku asthivaaram pōttapōdhu avanudaiya mudhal magan abiraam irandhupōnaan. adharku kadhavugal vaitthapōdhu avanudaiya kadaisi magan segūb irandhupōnaan. nūnin maganaana yōsuvaa mūlam yegōvaa sonna vaartthai+ appōdhu niraivēriyadhu.

17 kīlēyaath+ pradhēsatthai sērndha thisbiyanaana eliyaa*+ aagaabidam vandhu, “naan sēvai seigira isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* sila varushangalukku indha dhēsatthil paniyō malaiyō peiyaadhu, naan sonna piragudhaan peiyum!”+ endraar.

2 pinbu yegōvaa avaridam, 3 “ingirundhu purappattu kilakku dhisaiyil pō. yōrdhaanukku kilakkē irukkira kērīth pallatthaakku* pakkatthil olindhukol. 4 angē irukkira ōdaiyilirundhu thannīr kudi. unakku unavu kodukka andankaakkaigalai anuppuvēn”+ endru sonnaar. 5 yegōvaa sonnapadi avar udanē purappattu pōnaar; yōrdhaanukku kilakkē irukkira kērīth pallatthaakku* pakkatthil thanginaar. 6 kaalaiyilum maalaiyilum andankaakkaigal rottiyum iraichiyum konduvandhana. avar adhai saappittu, ōdai thannīrai kuditthaar.+ 7 andha dhēsatthil malaiyē peiyaadhadhaal sila naatkalil andha ōdai varandupōnadhu.+

8 pinbu yegōvaa avaridam, 9 “ingirundhu purappattu sīdhōnil irukkira saaribaath nagaratthukku pōi angēyē thangiyiru. andha nagaratthil irukkira oru vidhavai mūlam unakku unavu koduppēn”+ endru sonnaar. 10 adhanaal, eliyaa angirundhu purappattu saaribaath nagaratthukku pōnaar. andha nagaratthin nulaivaasalukku avar vandhapōdhu, angē oru vidhavai viragu porukkikkondirundhaal. avalai kūppittu, “dhayavuseidhu kudikka konjam thannīr konduvaarungal”+ endru sonnaar. 11 aval thannīr konduvara pōnapōdhu avalai kūppittu, “dhayavuseidhu konjam rottiyum konduvaarungal” endru sonnaar. 12 adharku aval, “ungaludaiya kadavulaana yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* ennidam rottiyē illai. periya jaadiyil oru kaippidi maavum, chinna jaadiyil konjam enneyumdhaan irukkiradhu.+ ippōdhu konjam viragu porukkikkondirukkirēn, inimēldhaan enakkum en maganukkum edhaiyaavadhu samaikka vēndum. idhudhaan engalukku kadaisi unavu. adhan pinbu, naanum en maganum saaga vēndiyadhudhaan” endru sonnaal.

13 appōdhu eliyaa, “kavalaippadaadhīrgal. vīttukku pōi nīngal sonnapadiyē samaiyungal. mudhalil, ungalidam iruppadhai vaitthu vattamaana oru chinna rottiyai seidhu enakku konduvaarungal. adhan piragu, ungalukkum ungal maganukkum samaikkalaam. 14 ‘yegōvaa marubadiyum indha dhēsatthil malai peiya vaikkumvarai, periya jaadiyil irukkira maavum kuraindhupōgaadhu, chinna jaadiyil irukkira enneiyum thīrndhupōgaadhu’+ endru isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaa solgiraar” endraar. 15 aval pōi eliyaa sonnapadiyē seidhaal. adhanaal, avaludaiya kudumbatthaarum eliyaavum pala naatkalukku saappittaargal.+ 16 eliyaa mūlam yegōvaa sonnapadiyē, periya jaadiyil irundha maavum kuraiyavillai, chinna jaadiyil irundha enneiyum thīrndhupōgavillai.

17 pinbu orunaal andha pennin magan, adhaavadhu andha vīttu sondhakkaariyin magan, nōivaaippattaan. avanudaiya udalnilai romba mōsamaagikkondē vandhadhu; kadaisiyil, avan irandhupōnaan.+ 18 appōdhu aval eliyaavidam, “unmai kadavulin ūliyarē, naan ungalukku enna paavam seidhēn? naan seidha kutratthai nyaabagappadutthi, en maganai saagadikkavaa vandhīrgal?”+ endru kēttaal. 19 eliyaa avalidam, “ungal maganai ennidam kodungal” endraar. aval kaiyilirundhu pillaiyai vaangi, thaan thangiyirundha maadi araikku kondupōnaar. avanai thannudaiya kattilil padukka vaitthaar.+ 20 pinbu, “yegōvaavē, en kadavulē,+ naan thanguvadharku idam koduttha indha vidhavaiyin maganai saagaditthu, avalukkum vēdhanai thandhuvittīrgalaa?” endru solli yegōvaavidam jebam seidhaar. 21 adhan pinbu, andha pillaiyin mīdhu mūndru dhadavai padutthu, “yegōvaavē, en kadavulē, dhayavuseidhu indha pillaikku uyir kodungal” endru yegōvaavidam kenjinaar. 22 eliyaa seidha jebatthai yegōvaa kēttaar.+ andha paiyanukku uyir vandhadhu, avan pilaitthukkondaan.+ 23 eliyaa andha pillaiyai maadi araiyilirundhu kūttikkondu vandhu avanudaiya ammaavidam kodutthaar. appōdhu eliyaa, “ingē paarungal, ungal magan uyirōdirukkiraan”+ endru sonnaar. 24 appōdhu andha pen, “nijamaagavē nīngal kadavul anuppiya thīrkkadharisidhaan,+ ungal mūlam yegōvaa solgira vaartthaiyellaam unmai enbadhai ippōdhu purindhukondēn” endru sonnaal.

18 sila kaalam kalitthu, adhaavadhu mūndraam varushatthil,+ yegōvaa eliyaavidam, “nī purappattu aagaabidam pō. naan indha mannil malai peiya vaippēn”+ endru sonnaar. 2 adhanaal, aagaabai sandhikka eliyaa purappattu pōnaar. andha samayatthil samaariyaavil panjam kadumaiyaaga irundhadhu.+

3 idharkidaiyē, aagaab thannudaiya aranmanai adhigaariyaana obadhiyaavai kūppittaar. (yegōvaamīdhu obadhiyaa adhiga bayabakthi vaitthirundhaar, 4 yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalai yēsabēl+ olitthukkattiya samayatthil, ivar 100 thīrkkadharisigalai paadhugaatthu vandhirundhaar. avargalai aimbadhu aimbadhu pēraaga kugaigalil olitthu vaitthu, avargalukku rottiyum thannīrum kodutthu vandhirundhaar.) 5 aagaab avaridam, “nī pōi dhēsatthilirukkira nīrūtrugalaiyum pallatthaakkugalaiyum* ondruvidaamal paartthuvittu vaa. oruvēlai, nammudaiya kudhiraigalaiyum kōvēru kaludhaigalaiyum kaappaatruvadharku pōdhumaana pul kidaikkalaam. appōdhudhaan, nammudaiya ellaa mirugangalaiyum ilakka vēndiyirukkaadhu” endru sonnaar. 6 thēda vēndiya pagudhigalai irandu pērum thangalukkul piritthukkondaargal. pinbu aagaab oru valiyil pōnaar, obadhiyaa matroru valiyil pōnaar.

7 obadhiyaa pōikkondirundhapōdhu, avarai paarkka eliyaa vandhaar. udanē obadhiyaa avarai adaiyaalam kandukondu, avar munnaal saashtaangamaaga vilundhu, “nīngal en ejamaan eliyaadhaanē?”+ endru kēttaar. 8 adharku eliyaa, “aamaam. nī pōi un ejamaanidam, ‘eliyaa ingēdhaan irukkiraar’ endru sol” endraar. 9 adharku avar, “idhai sonnaal aagaab ennai kondrupōda maattaaraa? naan ungalukku enna paavam seidhēn? ungal adiyēnai ēn avar kaiyil sikka vaikkirīrgal? 10 ungal kadavulaana yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* en ejamaan ungalai thēdaadha idamē illai. ungalai kandupidippadharkaaga ellaa dhēsangalukkum raajyangalukkum aatkalai anuppinaar. ‘eliyaa ingē illai’ endru angirundhavargal sonnapōdhu, adhai satthiyam panni solla sonnaar.+ 11 ippōdhu nīngal, ‘un ejamaanidam pōi, “eliyaa ingēdhaan irukkiraar”’ endru solla solgirīrgalē. 12 naan ingirundhu pōnadhum, yegōvaavin sakthi ungalai vēroru idatthukku kondupōividum.+ naan sonnadhai kēttu aagaab ungalai paarkka varumpōdhu nīngal ingē illaavittaal, avar ennai kandippaaga kondruviduvaar. aanaal, naan chinna vayadhilirundhē yegōvaavukku bayandhu nadappavan. 13 ejamaanē, yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalai yēsabēl kondrupōttu kondirundhapōdhu, avargalil 100 pērai kaappaatrinēnē! yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalai aimbadhu aimbadhu pēraaga kugaigalil olitthu vaitthu avargalukku rottiyum thannīrum thandhēnē!+ idhaiyellaam yaarum ungalidam sollavillaiyaa? 14 appadiyirukka, ‘un ejamaanidam pōi, “eliyaa ingēdhaan irukkiraar”’ endru solla solgirīrgalē. avar ennai kandippaaga kondruviduvaar” endru sonnaar. 15 adharku eliyaa, “naan sēvai seigira paralōga padaigalin yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* indru naan nichayam aagaab munnaal nirpēn” endru sonnaar.

16 adhanaal obadhiyaa angirundhu pōi aagaabidam vishayatthai sonnaar. appōdhu, eliyaavai sandhikka aagaab vandhaar.

17 eliyaavai paartthadhum, “isravēlargalukku kashtatthukkumēl kashtam kodukkiravan nīdhaanē?” endru aagaab kēttaar.

18 adharku avar, “isravēlargal padugira kashtatthukku naan kaaranamillai. nīngalum ungal appaa vīttaarumdhaan kaaranam. nīngal yegōvaavin kattalaigalai odhukkitthallivittu paagaalgalai vanangiyadhaaldhaan ivvalavu kashtamum vandhadhu.+ 19 ippōdhu isravēlargal ellaaraiyum karmēl malaiyil+ en munnaal vara sollungal. yēsabēlin mējaiyil saappidugira 450 paagaal thīrkkadharisigalaiyum pūjai kambatthai*+ valipadugira 400 thīrkkadharisigalaiyum varachollungal” endru sonnaar. 20 adhanaal, isravēlargal ellaarukkum aagaab seidhi anuppinaar. avargalaiyum andha thīrkkadharisigalaiyum karmēl malaikku varavalaitthaar.

21 pinbu eliyaa angē kūdivandhirundha makkal ellaaraiyum paartthu, “nīngal innum etthanai naalaikkutthaan irandu manadhaaga iruppīrgal?*+ yegōvaadhaan unmaiyaana kadavul endraal avarai vanangungal;*+ paagaaldhaan unmaiyaana kadavul endraal avanai vanangungal!”* endru sonnaar. aanaal, makkal avarukku endha badhilum sollaamal amaidhiyaaga irundhaargal. 22 pinbu eliyaa avargalidam, “yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalil naan mattumdhaan ippōdhu uyirōdu irukkirēn.+ aanaal paagaalin thīrkkadharisigal 450 pēr irukkiraargal. 23 avargalidam irandu ilam kaalaigalai konduvara sollungal. avatril ondrai avargal thērndhedutthu, thundu thundaaga vetti viragugalmēl vaikkattum. aanaal, avatrukku neruppu vaikka kūdaadhu. naanum innoru kaalaiyai thundu thundaaga vetti viragugalmēl vaippēn. aanaal, neruppu vaikka maattēn. 24 nīngal ungaludaiya kadavulin peyarai solli vēndikkollungal.+ naan yegōvaavin peyarai solli vēndikkolvēn. endha kadavul neruppai anuppi badhil tharugiraarō avardhaan unmaiyaana kadavul”+ endru sonnaar. adharku makkal ellaarum, “sari, appadiyē seiyalaam” endru sonnaargal.

25 appōdhu eliyaa paagaal thīrkkadharisigalidam, “nīngal niraiya pēr irukkirīrgal. adhanaal mudhalil nīngal pōi ilam kaalai ondrai thērndhedungal. balikodukka adhai thayaar seidhu, ungaludaiya kadavul peyarai solli vēndikkollungal. aanaal, neruppu vaikka kūdaadhu” endru sonnaar. 26 adhanaal, avargal thaangal thērndheduttha ilam kaalaiyai balikodukka thayaar seidhaargal. pinbu kaalaiyilirundhu matthiyaanamvarai, “paagaalē! badhil thaa” endru vēndikkondē irundhaargal. aanaal endha satthamum varavillai, yaarum badhil tharavumillai.+ thaangal kattiya balipīdatthai sutri avargal kudhitthu kudhitthu aadinaargal. 27 matthiyaanatthil eliyaa avargalai paartthu, “thondai kiliya katthungal! avan oru kadavuldhaanē!+ ēdhaavadhu aalndha yōsanaiyil iruppaan. illai, kalippidatthukku pōyiruppaan,* oruvēlai thūnginaalum thūngiyiruppaan. yaaraavadhu avanai eluppinaaldhaan undu!” endru kēli seidhaar. 28 avargal thondai kiliya katthikkondirundhaargal; thangal valakkappadi, kutthuvaalgalaiyum periya īttigalaiyum vaitthu udambai kīrikkondirundhaargal; adhanaal, avargaludaiya udambu muluvadhum rattham kottiyadhu. 29 matthiyaanammudhal maalaiyil unavu kaanikkai selutthum nēramvarai veritthanamaai katthikkondirundhaargal. aanaal endha satthamum varavillai, yaarum badhil tharavumillai, avargaludaiya vēndudhalai yaarum kētkavumillai.+

30 kadaisiyil eliyaa andha makkal ellaaraiyum paartthu, “ingē vaarungal” endru sonnaar. makkal ellaarum avaridam pōnaargal. iditthu pōdappattirundha yegōvaavin balipīdatthai avar sariseidhaar.+ 31 yaakkōbin magangal mūlam uruvaana kōtthirangalin ennikkaippadi, eliyaa 12 karkalai edutthaar. andha yaakkōbidamdhaan, “unnudaiya peyar isravēl”+ endru yegōvaa solliyirundhaar. 32 andha 12 karkalai vaitthu yegōvaavin peyarukku pugal sērppadharkaaga eliyaa oru balipīdatthai kattinaar.+ pinbu, irandu siyaa alavu* vidhai vidhaikkum alavukku idamvittu, andha balipīdatthai sutri periya vaaikkaalai vettinaar. 33 balipīdatthin mīdhu viragugalai adukkinaar, ilam kaalaiyai thundu thundaaga vetti avatrinmēl vaitthaar.+ pinbu, “naangu periya kudangalil thannīr konduvandhu indha dhagana balimīdhum viragugalmīdhum ūtrungal” endru sonnaar. 34 adhan pinbu, “marubadiyum ūtrungal” endru sonnaar. avargal appadiyē seidhaargal. pinbu, “mūndraavadhu dhadavaiyum ūtrungal” endru sonnaar. avargal mūndraavadhu dhadavaiyum ūtrinaargal. 35 balipīdatthai sutrilum thannīr ōdiyadhu. eliyaa andha vaaikkaalaiyum thannīraal nirappinaar.

36 maalaiyil unavu kaanikkai selutthugira nēratthil,+ balipīdatthukku pakkatthil eliyaa thīrkkadharisi vandhu, “yegōvaavē, aabiragaam,+ īsaakku,+ isravēl aagiyōrin dhēvanē, nīngaldhaan isravēlin kadavul enbadhaiyum, naan ungaludaiya ūliyan enbadhaiyum, nīngal sollitthaan ivai ellaavatraiyum seidhēn+ enbadhaiyum indru ellaarukkum theriyappadutthungal. 37 yegōvaavē, enakku badhil kodungal! nīngaldhaan unmaiyaana kadavul enbadhaiyum, nīngaldhaan avargaludaiya idhayatthai ungal pakkam thiruppugirīrgal enbadhaiyum indha makkal purindhukolla vēndum. adhanaal, yegōvaavē enakku badhil kodungal”+ endru jebam seidhaar.

38 udanadiyaaga, yegōvaa anuppiya neruppu vaanatthilirundhu vandhu, dhagana baliyaiyum viragugalaiyum karkalaiyum mannaiyum sutteritthadhu.+ vaaikkaalil irundha thannīraiyum urinjiyadhu.+ 39 makkal ellaarum adhai paartthavudan saashtaangamaai vilundhu, “yegōvaadhaan unmaiyaana kadavul! yegōvaadhaan unmaiyaana kadavul” endru sonnaargal. 40 appōdhu eliyaa avargalidam, “paagaal thīrkkadharisigalai pidiyungal! oruvanaikkūda vidaadhīrgal!” endru sonnaar. udanē avargalai piditthaargal. eliyaa avargal ellaaraiyum kīsōn nīrōdaikku*+ kondupōi vettippōttaar.+

41 appōdhu eliyaa aagaabai paartthu, “nīngal pōi saappittu kudiyungal. ganamalai peigira sattham kētkiradhu”+ endru sonnaar. 42 adhanaal, aagaab saappidavum kudikkavum pōnaar. eliyaavō karmēl malai uchikku pōi angē tharaiyil mandipōttu, kunindhu than thalaiyai mulangaalgalukku idaiyē vaitthukkondaar.+ 43 pinbu than ūliyanidam, “dhayavuseidhu ērippōi kadal pakkamaai paar” endru sonnaar. avanum ērippōi paartthuvittu vandhu, “ondrumē illai” endru sonnaan. ippadi ēlu dhadavai avanai anuppi, “pōi paar” endru sonnaar. 44 ēlaavadhu dhadavai andha ūliyan vandhu, “adhō, kaiyalavukku siriya mēgam ondru kadalil irundhu mēlē varugiradhu” endru sonnaan. udanē avar, “nī pōi aagaabidam, ‘radhatthai thayaarpadutthi purappadungal. illaiyendraal, balattha malaiyil maattikkolvīrgal’ endru sol” endraar. 45 idharkidaiyē, vaanatthil kaarmēgangal sūlndhana. balattha kaatru vīsiyadhu, malaiyum bayangaramaaga kottiyadhu.+ aagaab thannudaiya radhatthil yesrayēlukku+ pōikkondirundhaar. 46 eliyaavukku yegōvaa visēsha balatthai kodutthadhaal,* avar thannudaiya angiyai iduppil ilutthu kattikkondu aagaabukku munnaal ōdi yesrayēlai adaindhaar.

19 eliyaa seidha ellaa kaariyangalai patriyum, thīrkkadharisigal ellaaraiyum avar vaalaal vetti kondradhai patriyum+ yēsabēlidam+ aagaab+ sonnaar. 2 udanē yēsabēl eliyaavidam aal anuppi, “andha thīrkkadharisigalai nī thīrtthukkattiyadhupōl naalaikku innēratthukkul naan unnai thīrtthukkattugirēn, paar! appadi seiyaavittaal dheivangal enakku kadum dhandanai kodukkattum!” endru sonnaal. 3 adhai kēttadhum eliyaa gadhikalangippōnaar. than uyirai kaappaatrikkolvadharkaaga angirundhu thappitthu yūdhaavilulla peyer-sebaavukku+ ōdippōnaar;+ angē thannudaiya ūliyanai vittuvittu, 4 vanaandharatthil orunaal muluvadhum nadandhupōnaar; oru pudharchediyin kīl utkaarndhu, thaan saaga vēndumendru kadavulidam vēndinaar. “pōdhum, yegōvaavē! en uyirai edutthuvidungal.+ setthuppōna en munnōrgalaivida naan endha vidhatthilum mēlaanavan alla” endru vēndinaar.

5 pinbu, andha pudharchediyinkīl padutthu thūngivittaar. thidīrendru oru dhēvathūdhar avarai thottu,+ “elundhu saappidu”+ endru sonnaar. 6 avar elundhu paartthapōdhu, sūdaakkappatta karkalmīdhu rottiyum oru jaadiyil thannīrum avarudaiya thalaimaattil irundhana. adhai saappittu thannīr kuditthuvittu marubadiyum padutthukkondaar. 7 pirpaadu, yegōvaavin thūdhar irandaavadhu dhadavai vandhu avarai thottu, “elundhu saappidu, romba dhūram payanam seiya unakku sakthi vēndum” endru sonnaar. 8 adhanaal avar elundhu saappittu, thannīr kuditthaar. andha thembil 40 naatkal raatthiriyum pagalum nadandhu unmai kadavulin malaiyaagiya ōrēbukku+ pōi sērndhaar.

9 andru raatthiri angirundha oru kugaiyil thanginaar.+ appōdhu yegōvaa avaridam, “eliyaa, ingē enna seigiraai?” endru kēttaar. 10 adharku avar, “paralōga padaigalin kadavulaana yegōvaavukku vairaakkiyamaaga sēvai seidhu vandhirukkirēn.+ aanaal, isravēl makkal ungaludaiya oppandhatthai mīrivittaargal,+ ungaludaiya balipīdangalai iditthu pōttuvittaargal, ungaludaiya thīrkkadharisigalai vaalaal kondruvittaargal,+ naan oruvan mattumdhaan mīdhiyirukkirēn. ippōdhu en uyiraiyum parikka paarkkiraargal”+ endru sonnaar. 11 kadavul avaridam, “nī veliyē pōi indha malaiyil yegōvaa munnaal nil” endru sonnaar. appōdhu, yegōvaa kadandhupōnaar.+ balattha kaatru vīsiyadhu. adhanaal, yegōvaa munnaal malaigal pilandhana, paaraigal thagarndhana.+ aanaal, yegōvaa andha kaatril irukkavillai. kaatru ōindha piragu nilanadukkam ērpattadhu;+ aanaal, yegōvaa andha nilanadukkatthilum irukkavillai. 12 nilanadukkatthukku piragu, neruppu vandhadhu.+ aanaal, yegōvaa andha neruppilum irukkavillai. neruppukku piragu amaidhiyaana, menmaiyaana oru kural kēttadhu.+ 13 eliyaa adhai kēttadhum, thannudaiya angiyaal* mugatthai mūdikkondu,+ veliyē vandhu andha kugaiyin vaasalil nindrukondaar. appōdhu andha kural, “eliyaa, ingē enna seigiraai?” endru kēttadhu. 14 adharku avar, “paralōga padaigalin kadavulaana yegōvaavukku vairaakkiyamaaga sēvai seidhu vandhirukkirēn. aanaal, isravēl makkal ungaludaiya oppandhatthai mīrivittaargal,+ ungaludaiya balipīdangalai iditthu pōttuvittaargal, ungaludaiya thīrkkadharisigalai vaalaal kondruvittaargal, naan oruvan mattumdhaan mīdhiyirukkirēn. ippōdhu en uyiraiyum parikka paarkkiraargal”+ endru sonnaar.

15 appōdhu yegōvaa avaridam, “nī ingirundhu thamaskuvilulla vanaandharatthukku pō. angē pōnadhum, asagēlai+ sīriyaavin raajaavaaga abishēgam sei. 16 nimsiyin pēran yegūvai isravēlin raajaavaaga abishēgam sei.+ unakku pinbu thīrkkadharisiyaaga sēvai seiya aabēl-mekollaavai sērndha saappaatthin magan elisaavai* abishēgam sei.+ 17 asagēlin vaalukku+ thappugiravargalai yegū kondrupōduvaan,+ yegūvin vaalukku thappugiravargalai elisaa kondrupōduvaan.+ 18 paagaalmun mandipōdaadha,+ avanai mutthamidaadha+ 7,000 pēr innum isravēlil irukkiraargal”+ endru sonnaar.

19 eliyaa angirundhu pōi saappaatthin maganaana elisaavai paartthaar. elisaavukku munnaal 12 jōdi kaalaigal ēr uludhukondirundhana. pannirandaavadhu jōdi kaalaigalai vaitthu elisaa uludhukondirundhaar. appōdhu, eliyaa avaridam pōi thannudaiya angiyai*+ avarmēl pōttaar. 20 udanē elisaa andha kaalaigalai vittuvittu eliyaa pinnaal ōdivandhu, “naan pōi en appaa ammaavidamirundhu vidaipetru vara* dhayavuseidhu anumadhi kodungal. piragu, ungalōdu varugirēn” endru sonnaar. adharku eliyaa, “pōi vaa, naan ondrum unnai thadukkavillaiyē” endru sonnaar. 21 adhanaal, elisaa pōi oru jōdi kaalaigalai vettinaar.* uluvadharku payanpadutthappadum karuvigalai viragaaga payanpadutthi iraichiyai vēga vaitthaar. adhai makkalukku saappida kodutthaar. pinbu, angirundhu purappattu eliyaavudan pōi, avarukku panividai seidhuvandhaar.+

20 sīriyaavin+ raajaavaana benaadhaath+ thannudaiya mulu padaiyaiyum thirattikkondu samaariyaavai edhirtthu pōr seiya vandhaan. thannōdu 32 raajaakkalaiyum avargaludaiya kudhiraigalaiyum radhangalaiyum konduvandhaan; avan samaariyaavai+ mutrugaiyittu,+ adharku edhiraaga pōr seidhaan. 2 appōdhu thannudaiya thūdhuvargalai nagaratthil irundha isravēlin raajaavaana aagaabidam+ anuppi, 3 “unnudaiya thangamum velliyum enakku sondham. unnudaiya alagiya manaivigalum arumaiyaana magangalum enakku sondham endru benaadhaath solgiraar” endru solla sonnaan. 4 adharku isravēlin raajaa, “en ejamaanē, raajaavē, nīngal sonnapadiyē seigirēn. naan ungal ūliyan. ennidam irukkira ellaamē ungalukkutthaan sondham”+ endru solli anuppinaar.

5 marubadiyum andha thūdhuvargal aagaabidam vandhu, “benaadhaath solvadhu ennavendraal, ‘unnudaiya thangatthaiyum velliyaiyum, manaivigalaiyum magangalaiyum nī enakku thandhuvida vēndum’ endru unakku solli anuppiyirundhēn. 6 aanaal, naalaikku idhē nēram naan ennudaiya ūliyargalai anuppuvēn. avargal un aranmanaiyilum un ūliyargalin maaligaigalilum nandraaga thēdi paartthu, vilaimadhippumikka ellaa porulgalaiyum allikkondu vandhuviduvaargal” endru sonnaargal.

7 adhai kēttadhum isravēlin raajaa thannudaiya dhēsatthilulla periyōrgal* ellaaraiyum varavalaitthu, “dhayavuseidhu naan solvadhai gavaniyungal. ivan namakku kashtam kodukka vēndum enbadhil kuriyaaga irukkiraan. ērkenavē, ennudaiya manaivigalaiyum magangalaiyum velliyaiyum thangatthaiyum kēttaan. naanum otthukkondēn” endru sonnaar. 8 adharku periyōrgal ellaarum makkal ellaarum avaridam, “avan solgirapadi seiyaadhīrgal, edharkum otthukkollaadhīrgal” endru sonnaargal. 9 adhanaal avar benaadhaatthin thūdhuvargalidam, “‘nīngal mudhalil kēttadhaiyellaam kodukka adiyēn thayaaraaga irukkirēn. aanaal, ippōdhu nīngal solvadhupōl seiya mudiyaadhu’ endru raajaavaagiya en ejamaanidam pōi sollungal” endru sonnaar. avargalum pōi benaadhaatthidam idhai sonnaargal.

10 adharku benaadhaath, “ennudaiya vīrargal ovvoruvarukkum oru kaippidi mankūda kidaikkaadhalavukku samaariyaavai tharaimattamaakkuvēn. appadi seiyaavittaal dheivangal enakku kadum dhandanai kodukkattum” endru solli anuppinaan. 11 appōdhu isravēlin raajaa, “pōrē aarambikkavillai, adharkul pōril jeyittha maadhiri perumaiyadikka vēndaam endru sollungal”+ endraar. 12 thūdhuvargal pōi idhai benaadhaatthidam sonna samayatthil avanum matra raajaakkalum thangaludaiya kūdaarangalil madhu kuditthukkondirundhaargal. thūdhuvan sonna vishayatthai kēttavudan, “pōrukku thayaaraagungal!” endru benaadhaath kattalaiyittaan. adhanaal, avargal andha nagaratthai thaakkuvadharku thayaaraanaargal.

13 appōdhu, thīrkkadharisi oruvar isravēlin raajaavaagiya aagaabai+ sandhitthu, “nī indha maaberum padaiyai paartthaayaa? idhai thōrkadikka indru naan unakku udhavi seivēn. appōdhu, naan yegōvaa enbadhai nī therindhukolvaai endru yegōvaa solgiraar”+ endraar. 14 adharku aagaab, “yaar mūlam vetri kidaikkum?” endru kēttaar. adharku avar, “maagaanangalin thalaivargaludaiya ūliyargal mūlam endru yegōvaa solgiraar” endraar. appōdhu aagaab, “yaar mudhalil pōrai aarambikka vēndum?” endru kēttaar. adharku andha thīrkkadharisi, “nīngaldhaan” endru sonnaar.

15 appōdhu, maagaanangalin thalaivargaludaiya ūliyargal etthanai pēr ena aagaab kanakkedutthaar; avargal mottham 232 pēr irundhaargal. adhan piragu, isravēl vīrargalai kanakkedutthaar; avargal mottham 7,000 pēr irundhaargal. 16 matthiyaana vēlaiyil avargal purappattu pōnapōdhu, benaadhaath thanakku udhaviyaaga vandha 32 raajaakkaludan kūdaarangalil bōdhai thalaikkēra kuditthukkondirundhaan. 17 maagaanangalin thalaivargaludaiya ūliyargaldhaan mudhalil nagaratthaivittu veliyē vandhaargal. enna nadakkiradhendru therindhukolla udanadiyaaga benaadhaath thannudaiya aatkalai anuppinaan. avargal paartthu vandhu, “samaariyaavilirundhu aatkal veliyē vandhirukkiraargal” endru sonnaargal. 18 adharku avan, “avargal samaadhaanam pannuvadharkaaga vandhirundhaalum sari, pōrukkaaga vandhirundhaalum sari, avargalai uyirōdu piditthukkondu vaarungal” endru sonnaan. 19 aanaal, maagaanangalin thalaivargaludaiya ūliyargalum avargalukku pinnaal thirandirundha padaivīrargalum nagaratthaivittu veliyē vandhapōdhu, 20 ovvoruvarum thangalai edhirtthu vandhavargalai vetti vīltthinaargal. appōdhu, sīriyargal thalaitherikka ōdinaargal.+ avargalai isravēlargal thuratthikkondu pōnaargal. aanaal, sīriyaavin raajaa benaadhaatthum avanudaiya kudhiraivīrargal silarum kudhiraigalil ēri thappitthaargal. 21 isravēlin raajaa nagaratthaivittu veliyē vandhu kudhiraigalilum radhangalilum irundha vīrargalai vīltthinaar.* andraikku sīriyargalai paduthōlvi adaiya vaitthaar.

22 pirpaadu andha thīrkkadharisi+ isravēlin raajaavidam vandhu, “aduttha varushatthin* aarambatthil sīriyaavin raajaa ungalukku edhiraaga pōr seivadharku varuvaan.+ adhanaal, nīngal pōi ungaludaiya padaiyai valuppadutthungal.+ enna seiyalaam enbadhai ippōdhē thittamidungal” endru sonnaar.

23 sīriyaa raajaavin ūliyargal avanidam, “isravēlargalin kadavul malaigalin kadavul. adhanaaldhaan avargal nammai thōrkaditthuvittaargal. aanaal samaveliyil pōr seidhaal naamdhaan jeyippōm. 24 adhōdu, ellaa raajaakkalaiyum nīkkivittu+ avargalukku badhilaaga aalunargalai padai thalaivargalaaga niyamiyungal. 25 nīngal ilandhupōna adhē alavu vīrargalaiyum kudhiraigalaiyum radhangalaiyum ondruthirattungal. avargalai edhirtthu samaveliyil pōr seidhaal kandippaaga naam jeyitthuvidalaam” endru sonnaargal. avanum avargal sonnapadiyē seidhaan.

26 aduttha varushatthin* aarambatthil, benaadhaath sīriyargalai thirattikkondu isravēlargalōdu pōr seiya aappekkirku+ pōnaan. 27 isravēl vīrargalum thēvaiyaana porulgalōdu padaithirandu, sīriyargalai edhirtthu pōr seiya pōnaargal. sīriyargalin padaikku munnaal isravēlargalin padai irandu chinnanjiriya aattu mandhaiyai pōl irundhadhu. sīriyargalin padaiyō andha idam muluvadhum paraviyirundhadhu.+ 28 pinbu isravēlin raajaavidam unmai kadavulin ūliyar vandhu, “‘yegōvaa malaigalin kadavul; samaveligalin kadavul alla’ endru sīriyargal sollikkondirukkiraargal. adhanaal, indha maaberum padaiyai thōrkadikka naan unakku udhavi seivēn.+ appōdhu, naan yegōvaa endru nī nichayam therindhukolvaai+ endru yegōvaa solgiraar” endraar.

29 ēlu naatkalukku irandu padaigalum edhiredhiraaga mugaampōttirundhana, ēlaavadhu naal pōr aarambitthadhu. isravēl vīrargal sīriyargalin kaalaatpadaiyai sērndha 1,00,000 pērai orē naalil vīltthinaargal. 30 michamirundha 27,000 sīriyargal aappek+ nagaratthukkul ōdippōnaargal. aanaal, avargalmīdhu madhil idindhu vilundhadhu. benaadhaatthum thappitthu ōdinaan. nagaratthukkul pōi angirundha vīttin ullaraiyil olindhukondaan.

31 appōdhu avanudaiya ūliyargal, “isravēlin raajaakkal ellaarum romba irakkamullavargal* endru kēlvippattirukkirōm. adhanaal, naangal ellaarum iduppil dhukka thuniyai* kattikkondu, thalaiyil kayitrai sutrikkondu isravēlin raajaavidam pōgirōm. oruvēlai, avar ungalukku uyirppichai tharalaam”+ endru sonnaargal. 32 adhanaal, avargal dhukka thuniyai iduppil kattikkondu thalaiyil kayitrai sutrikkondu isravēlin raajaavidam vandhaargal. avaridam, “‘enakku uyirppichai kodungal’ endru ungaludaiya ūliyan benaadhaath kētkiraar” endru sonnaargal. adharku avar, “avar innum uyirōdirukkiraaraa? avar en sagōdharan” endru sonnaar. 33 avargal idhai oru nalla ariguriyaaga edutthukkondu, “benaadhaath ungal sagōdharandhaan” endru avar sonnadhaiyē avaridam thiruppi sonnaargal. appōdhu raajaa, “nīngal pōi avarai kūttikkondu vaarungal” endru sonnaar. pinbu benaadhaath veliyē vandhapōdhu, avanai thannudaiya radhatthil ētrikkondaar.

34 appōdhu benaadhaath, “ungaludaiya appaavidamirundhu en appaa kaippatriya nagarangalai naan thiruppi thandhuvidugirēn. ennudaiya appaa samaariyaavil kadaivīdhigalai amaitthadhupōl nīngalum thamaskuvil amaitthukkollalaam” endru sonnaan.

adharku aagaab, “nīngal ennōdu indha oppandham seidhadhaal naan ungalai vittuvidugirēn” endru sonnaar.

adhanpadiyē, avanōdu oppandham seidhukondu avanai anuppivittaar.

35 andha samayatthil, yegōvaavudaiya kattalaippadi thīrkkadharisigalin magangalil*+ oruvar innoruvaridam, “dhayavuseidhu ennai adi” endru sonnaar. aanaal, avar adikka marutthuvittaar. 36 adharku avar, “nī yegōvaavin pēchai kētkaadhadhaal, ingirundhu pōnavudan oru singam unnai kondrupōdum” endru sonnaar. adhēpōl, avar angirundhu pōnadhum oru singam vandhu avarai kondrupōttadhu.

37 pinbu andha thīrkkadharisi vēroru aalai paartthu, “dhayavuseidhu ennai adi” endru sonnaar. avar sonnapadiyē andha aal avarai aditthu kaayappadutthinaan.

38 pinbu, raajaa varum valiyil andha thīrkkadharisi kaatthirundhaar. thaan yaar enbadhai kaattikkollaamal irukka kangalmīdhu kattuppōttukkondaar. 39 raajaa andha valiyaaga pōnapōdhu raajaavai satthamaaga kūppittu, “pōr thīviramaaga nadandhukondirundha idatthukku adiyēn pōyirundhēn. angē oruvan innoruvanai konduvandhu, ‘ivanai batthiramaaga paartthukkol. ivan thappitthuvittaal, ivanukku badhilaaga un uyirai thara vēndum;+ illaiyendraal oru thaalandhu* velliyai thara vēndum’ endru sonnaan. 40 aanaal naan vēlai mummuratthil irundhapōdhu, avan thappitthuvittaan” endru sonnaar. adharku isravēlin raajaa, “unakku kodukka vēndiya thīrppai un vaayaalēyē nī sollivittaai” endru sonnaar. 41 udanē andha thīrkkadharisi kangalukku pōttirundha kattai vēgamaai aviltthaar. appōdhu, avar oru thīrkkadharisi enbadhai raajaa therindhukondaar.+ 42 andha thīrkkadharisi avaridam, “kolla solli naan oruvanai un kaiyil oppadaitthēn. aanaal, avanai nī thappikka vittuvittaai.+ adhanaal avanukku badhilaaga nī saavaai,+ avanudaiya makkalukku badhilaaga unnudaiya makkal saavaargal+ endru yegōvaa solgiraar” endraar. 43 adhai kēttadhum isravēlin raajaa mugatthai thūkkivaitthukkondu, samaariyaavilirundha+ than vīttukku sōgamaaga pōnaar.

21 idharku piragu, yesrayēlai sērndha naabōtthin dhraatchai thōttam sambandhamaaga oru sambavam nadandhadhu. andha thōttam yesrayēlil,+ samaariyaavin raajaa aagaabin aranmanaikku pakkatthil irundhadhu. 2 orunaal aagaab naabōtthidam, “unnudaiya dhraatchai thōttam en aranmanaikku pakkatthil iruppadhaal, adhai enakku kodutthuvidu. adhai naan kaaigari thōttamaakkappōgirēn. adharku badhilaaga vēroru nalla dhraatchai thōttatthai tharugirēn. vēndumendraal, panamaagavum kodutthuvidugirēn” endru sonnaar. 3 aanaal naabōth, “pūrvīga sotthai virka kūdaadhu endru yegōvaa kattalaiyittirukkiraar. adhanaal, adhai ungalukku virpadhai ennaal ninaitthukkūda paarkka mudiyaadhu”+ endru sonnaar. 4 ‘ennudaiya pūrvīga sotthai ungalidam virka maattēn’ endru yesrayēlai sērndha naabōth sonnadhaal, aagaab thannudaiya mugatthai thūkkivaitthukkondu vīttukku sōgamaaga vandhaar. thannudaiya mugatthai thiruppikkondu, than kattilil padutthukkondaar, saappidavum marutthuvittaar.

5 appōdhu avarudaiya manaivi yēsabēl+ vandhu, “saappaadukūda saappidaamal ēn ivvalavu sōgamaaga irukkirīrgal?” endru kēttaal. 6 adharku aagaab, “yesrayēlai sērndha naabōtthidam avanudaiya dhraatchai thōttatthai vilaikku kēttēn. panam vēndaamendraal, adharku badhilaaga vēroru dhraatchai thōttatthai tharuvadhaaga sonnēn. aanaal, avan mudiyaadhendru sollivittaan” endru sonnaar. 7 adharku avarudaiya manaivi yēsabēl, “nīngaldhaanē isravēlin raajaa? elundhu vandhu saappidungal. sandhōshamaaga irungal. yesrayēlai sērndha naabōtthin dhraatchai thōttatthai naan vaangi tharugirēn”+ endru sonnaal. 8 adhanaal, aagaabin peyaril kadidhangal eludhi avarudaiya mutthiraiyai kutthi,+ naabōtthin nagaratthil irundha periyōrgalukkum*+ pramugargalukkum avatrai anuppi vaitthaal. 9 andha kadidhangalil, “ellaaraiyum viradham irukka solli ariviyungal. makkalai ondrukūtti avargalukku munnaal naabōtthai utkaara vaiyungal. 10 ondrukkum udhavaadha irandu pērai avan munnaal utkaara vaitthu, ‘kadavulaiyum raajaavaiyum nī sabitthu pēsinaai’+ endru poi saatchi solla sollungal.+ pinbu, naabōtthai nagaratthukku veliyē kondupōi kallerindhu kollungal”+ endru eludhiyirundhaal.

11 yēsabēl kadidhatthil eludhi anuppiyapadiyē, naabōtthin nagaratthil vaalndha periyōrgalum pramugargalum seidhaargal. 12 makkal ellaaraiyum viradham irukka solli arivitthu, avargal munnaal naabōtthai utkaara vaitthaargal. 13 appōdhu, ondrukkum udhavaadha irandu pēr naabōtthin munnaal vandhu utkaarndhu, “kadavulaiyum raajaavaiyum naabōth sabitthu pēsinaan!”+ endru poi saatchi sonnaargal. adhan pinbu, avarai nagaratthukku veliyē kondupōi kallerindhu kondraargal.+ 14 pinbu, “naabōth kallerindhu kollappattaan”+ endru yēsabēlukku seidhi anuppinaargal.

15 naabōth kallerindhu kollappatta vishayam yēsabēlukku theriyavandhadhum aval aagaabidam, “yesrayēlai sērndha naabōth ungalukku virka maattēn endru sonnaanē, andha dhraatchai thōttatthai ippōdhu nīngal edutthukkollungal.+ avan uyirōdu illai, setthuvittaan” endru sonnaal. 16 yesrayēlai sērndha naabōth irandhupōna vishayatthai aagaab kēttavudanē, naabōtthin dhraatchai thōttatthai sondhamaakkikkolla elundhu pōnaar.

17 appōdhu thisbiyanaana eliyaavidam+ yegōvaa, 18 “nī purappattu, samaariyaavai aatchi seigira aagaab raajaavidam+ pō. avan ippōdhu naabōtthin dhraatchai thōttatthil irukkiraan. adhai sondhamaakkikkolvadharkaaga angē pōyirukkiraan. 19 nī avanai paartthu, ‘oruvanai kondradhum illaamal+ avan sotthaiyum edutthukkondaayaa?’+ endru yegōvaa kētkiraar endru sol. ‘naabōtthin ratthatthai naaigal nakkiya adhē idatthil unnudaiya ratthatthaiyum naaigal nakkum’+ endru yegōvaa solgiraar endrum sol” endraar.

20 aagaab eliyaavai paartthu, “edhiriyē,+ ennai kandupiditthu ingēyum vandhuvittaayaa?” endru kēttaar. adharku eliyaa, “aamaam, kandupiditthuvittēn. kadavul solvadhu ennavendraal, ‘yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai seidhē thīruvēn endru urudhiyaaga irukkiraayē.+ 21 adhanaal unakku mudivukattuvēn, un vamsatthai adiyōdu alippēn; aagaabin vīttilirukkira ellaa aangalaiyum,* aadharavatravargalaiyum arpamaanavargalaiyumkūda, olitthukkattuvēn.+ 22 nī en kōbatthai kilarivittaai, isravēlargalai paavam seiya thūndivittaai. adhanaal, nēbaatthin magan yerobeyaamin vamsatthukkum+ agiyaavin magan baashaavin vamsatthukkum+ ērpatta adhē gadhidhaan un vamsatthukkum ērpadum. 23 yesrayēlil ulla nilatthil yēsabēlin udalai naaigal thinnum+ endrum yegōvaa solgiraar. 24 adhōdu, aagaabin vīttaaril evanaavadhu nagaratthukkullē setthuppōnaal avanai naaigal thinnum; avargalil evanaavadhu nagaratthukku veliyē setthuppōnaal avanai vaanatthu paravaigal thinnum.+ 25 un manaivi yēsabēlin+ pēchai kēttu, yegōvaa verukkira kaariyangalai seidhē thīruvēn endru urudhiyaaga irundhaai. sollappōnaal, vērendha raajaavum unnai pōla mōsamaaga nadandhukollavillai.+ 26 isravēlargalukku munnaal yegōvaa virattiyadittha+ emōriyargalai pōlavē aruvaruppaana* silaigalai vanangi, migavum kēvalamaai nadandhukondaai’ endru solgiraar” endraar.

27 idhai kēttavudan, aagaab thannudaiya udaiyai kilitthukkondu dhukka thuniyai* pōttukkondaar; pala naatkal saappidaamal, dhukka thunimīdhu padutthukkidandhaar, romba sōgamaaga irundhaar. 28 appōdhu thisbiyanaana eliyaavidam yegōvaa, 29 “naan sonnadhai kēttu aagaab ippōdhu thaalmaiyaaga nadappadhai paartthaayaa?+ avan en munnaal thaalmaiyaaga nadappadhaal, naan sonna dhandanaiyai avanudaiya vaalnaalil konduvara maattēn. avanudaiya maganin vaalnaalil konduvaruvēn”+ endru sonnaar.

22 sīriyaavukkum isravēlukkum idaiyē mūndru varushangal pōr nadakkavillai. 2 mūndraam varushatthil, isravēlin raajaavai sandhikka yūdhaavin raajaavaana yōsabaath+ vandhaar.+ 3 appōdhu isravēlin raajaa than ūliyargalidam, “raamōth-kīlēyaath+ namakkutthaanē sondham? piragu ēn sīriyaavin raajaavidamirundhu adhai kaippatraamal irukkirōm?” endru kēttaar. 4 pinbu yōsabaatthidam, “raamōth-kīlēyaatthai edhirtthu pōr seiya nīngalum ennōdu varuvīrgalaa?” endru kēttaar. adharku yōsabaath, “nīngal vēru naan vēru alla. ennudaiya makkal ungaludaiya makkal, ennudaiya kudhiraigal ungaludaiya kudhiraigal”+ endru sonnaar.

5 adhōdu, “dhayavuseidhu mudhalil yegōvaavidam visaariyungal”+ endru isravēlin raajaavidam yōsabaath sonnaar. 6 adhanaal, isravēlin raajaa thīrkkadharisigalai varavalaitthaar. sumaar 400 pēr kūdivandhaargal. avargalidam, “naan raamōth-kīlēyaatthin mīdhu padaiyedutthu pōgalaamaa, vēndaamaa?” endru kēttaar. adharku avargal, “pōngal, yegōvaa adhai ungal kaiyil koduppaar” endru sonnaargal.

7 appōdhu yōsabaath, “yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisi vēru yaaraavadhu irukkiraaraa? irundhaal, avar mūlamaagavum visaaritthuvidalaam”+ endraar. 8 adharku isravēlin raajaa, “innum oruvan irukkiraan. avan mūlamaagavum yegōvaavidam visaarikkalaam.+ aanaal, avanai enakku sutthamaaga pidikkaadhu.+ ēnendraal, idhuvarai avan ennai patri nalla vishayatthai thīrkkadharisanamaaga sonnadhē kidaiyaadhu, ketta vishayatthaitthaan solvaan.+ avan peyar migaayaa, imlaavin magan” endraar. adharku yōsabaath, “raajaavē, nīngal ippadiyellaam pēsa kūdaadhu” endru sonnaar.

9 adhanaal, isravēlin raajaa thannudaiya aranmanai adhigaari oruvarai kūppittu, “imlaavin magan migaayaavai udanē kūttikkondu vaarungal”+ endru sonnaar. 10 appōdhu, isravēlin raajaavum yūdhaavin raajaa yōsabaatthum raaja udai udutthikkondu samaariyaavin nagaravaasalil irundha kalatthumēttil simmaasanam pōttu utkaarndhirundhaargal. thīrkkadharisigal ellaarum avargal munnaal thīrkkadharisanam sollikkondirundhaargal.+ 11 appōdhu kenaanaavin maganaana sidhēkkiyaa irumbu kombugalai seidhu, “ivatrai vaitthu nīngal sīriyargalai mutti thalli, avargalai adiyōdu alippīrgal endru yegōvaa solgiraar” endraan. 12 matra thīrkkadharisigal ellaarumkūda idhēpōl thīrkkadharisanam sonnaargal. “nīngal raamōth-kīlēyaatthukku edhiraaga pōr seiyungal, ungalukku vetri kidaikkum. adhai pidikka yegōvaa ungalukku udhavi seivaar” endru sonnaargal.

13 migaayaavai kūttikkondu varuvadharkaaga pōnavar avaridam, “ingē paarungal, ellaa thīrkkadharisigalum raajaavukku saadhagamaaga thīrkkadharisanam solliyirukkiraargal. dhayavuseidhu nīngalum avargalai pōlavē saadhagamaaga sollungal”+ endraar. 14 adharku migaayaa, “uyirulla kadavulaagiya yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* yegōvaa ennidam enna solgiraarō adhaitthaan solvēn” endraar. 15 pinbu avar raajaavidam vandhaar. raajaa avaridam, “migaayaa, raamōth-kīlēyaatthai edhirtthu pōr seiya naangal pōgalaamaa, vēndaamaa?” endru kēttaar. udanē avar, “pōngal, ungalukku vetri kidaikkum. yegōvaa adhai ungal kaiyil koduppaar” endru sonnaar. 16 adharku raajaa, “yegōvaavin peyaril unmaiyaitthaan pēsa vēndum endru etthanai dhadavai unnidam satthiyam vaanga vēndum?” endru kēttaar. 17 adharku migaayaa, “isravēlargal ellaarum mēippan illaadha aadugalai pōl malaigalil sidharippōvadhai paarkkirēn.+ yegōvaa ennidam, ‘ivargalukku ejamaan illai. ovvoruvarum thangaludaiya vīdugalukku samaadhaanamaaga thirumbi pōgattum’ endru solgiraar” endraar.

18 appōdhu isravēlin raajaa, “‘ivan ennai patri nalla vishayatthai thīrkkadharisanamaaga solla maattaan, ketta vishayatthaitthaan solvaan’ endru appōdhē sonnēn, illaiyaa?”+ endru yōsabaatthidam sonnaar.

19 pinbu migaayaa, “yegōvaa solvadhai kēlungal. yegōvaa thannudaiya simmaasanatthil utkaarndhiruppadhai paartthēn.+ paralōga padai muluvadhum avarudaiya valadhu pakkatthilum idadhu pakkatthilum nindrukondirundhadhu.+ 20 appōdhu yegōvaa, ‘raamōth-kīlēyaatthukku pōi saagumpadi yaar aagaabai ēmaatri angē anuppuvīrgal?’ endru kēttaar. adharku oru dhēvathūdhar oru vidhamaagavum innoru dhēvathūdhar innoru vidhamaagavum karutthu sonnaargal. 21 appōdhu oru dhēvathūdhar+ yegōvaa munnaal vandhu, ‘aagaabai naan ēmaatruvēn’ endru sonnaar. adharku yegōvaa, ‘eppadi ēmaatruvaai?’ endru kēttaar. 22 andha dhēvathūdhar, ‘naan pōi aagaabin thīrkkadharisigal ellaarudaiya vaayilirundhum poiyaana seidhiyai vara vaippēn’+ endru sonnaar. adharku avar, ‘nī sonnapadiyē sei. nī avanai ēmaatruvaai, unakku kandippaaga vetri kidaikkum’ endru sonnaar. 23 adhanaaldhaan, yegōvaa oru dhēvathūdharai anuppi ellaa thīrkkadharisigal vaayilirundhum poiyaana seidhiyai vara vaitthirukkiraar.+ aanaal, nīngal aliya vēndum endru yegōvaa thīrmaanitthuvittaar”+ endru sonnaar.

24 appōdhu, kenaanaavin maganaana sidhēkkiyaa migaayaavidam vandhu, avarudaiya kannatthil araindhu, “eppōdhirundhu yegōvaavin sakthi ennai vittuvittu unnidam pēsa aarambitthadhu?”+ endru kēttaan. 25 adharku migaayaa, “nī pōi ullaraiyil olindhukollum naalil un kēlvikku badhil kidaikkum” endru sonnaar. 26 appōdhu isravēlin raajaa, “migaayaavai kondupōi nagara adhigaari aamōnidamum raajaavin magan yōvaasidamum oppadaiyungal. 27 avargalidam, ‘indha aalai siraiyil thallungal.+ naan samaadhaanamaaga thirumbi varumvarai ivanukku konjam rottiyum thannīrum mattumē kodungal’ endru raajaa kattalaiyittaar endru sollungal” endraar. 28 adharku migaayaa, “nīngal samaadhaanamaaga thirumbi vandhuvittaal, yegōvaa en mūlam pēsavillai endru arttham”+ endru sonnaar. adhōdu, “makkalē, ellaarum idhai kēttukkollungal” endrum sonnaar.

29 pinbu, isravēlin raajaavum yūdhaavin raajaa yōsabaatthum raamōth-kīlēyaatthukku pōnaargal.+ 30 appōdhu yōsabaatthidam isravēlin raajaa, “nīngal raaja udaiyai pōttukkondu pōrkkalatthukku vaarungal, naan maaruvēshatthil varugirēn” endru sonnaar. adhanpadiyē, isravēlin raajaa maaruvēsham pōttukkondu+ pōrkkalatthukku pōnaar. 31 sīriyaavin raajaa thannudaiya radha thalaivargal 32 pēraiyum paartthu,+ “vēru yaarōdum* pōr seiyaamal, isravēlin raajaavōdu mattum pōr seiyungal” endru solliyirundhaan. 32 radha thalaivargal yōsabaatthai paartthadhum, “ivardhaan isravēlin raajaa” endru ninaitthukkondu, avarai thaakka vandhaargal. appōdhu, yōsabaath udhavi kēttu kadharinaar. 33 avar isravēlin raajaa alla enbadhu therindhadhum radha thalaivargal avarai thuratthaamal udanadiyaaga vilagippōnaargal.

34 adhanpin, oruvan edhēchaiyaaga erindha ambu isravēlin raajaavudaiya udalkavasatthin inaippugalukku idaiyē paaindhadhu. appōdhu raajaa thannudaiya radha ōttiyidam, “enakku bayangaramaaga kaayampattuvittadhu; radhatthai thiruppi, ennai pōrkkalatthilirundhu* veliyē kondupō”+ endru sonnaar. 35 andru muluvadhum kadumaiyaana pōr nadandhadhaal, sīriyargalai paartthavaaru raajaavai radhatthil nirka vaikka vēndiyirundhadhu. avarudaiya kaayatthilirundhu rattham kottiyadhu, adhanaal radhatthukkullē orē ratthamaaga irundhadhu. andru saayangaalatthil avar irandhupōnaar.+ 36 sūriyan maraiyum samayatthil pōrvīrargalidam, “ellaarum avaravar dhēsatthukku pōividungal! avaravar nagaratthukku pōividungal!”+ endru arivikkappattadhu. 37 raajaa irandhavudan avarudaiya udalai samaariyaavukku konduvandhu, angē adakkam seidhaargal. 38 samaariyaavilulla kulatthu thannīril pōr radhatthai kaluviyapōdhu avarudaiya ratthatthai naaigal nakkina, vibachaarigal angē kulitthukkondirundhaargal.* yegōvaa sonna vaartthai+ appadiyē niraivēriyadhu.

39 aagaabin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangalai patriyum, avar seidha ellaavatrai patriyum, yaanaitthandham+ padhikkappatta aranmanaiyai kattiyadhai patriyum, avar kattiya ellaa nagarangalai patriyum isravēl raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu. 40 aagaab irandhupōna* pinbu+ avarudaiya magan agasiyaa+ raajaavaanaar.

41 isravēlin raajaavaana aagaab aatchi seidha naangaam varushatthil, aasaavin magan yōsabaath+ yūdhaavin raajaavaanaar. 42 yōsabaath raajaavaanapōdhu avarukku 35 vayadhu; avar erusalēmil 25 varushangal aatchi seidhaar. avarudaiya ammaa peyar asubaal; ival silgiyin magal. 43 yōsabaath thannudaiya appaavaana aasaavin valiyil nadandhuvandhaar,+ adhaivittu vilagavillai; yegōvaavukku piriyamaanadhai seidhuvandhaar.+ irundhaalum, aaraadhanai mēdugal alikkappadavillai;+ makkal innamum angē baligalai eritthu pugai elumbivara seidhukondirundhaargal. 44 isravēlin raajaavōdu yōsabaath eppōdhum nalluravu vaitthirundhaar.+ 45 yōsabaatthin vaalkkaiyil nadandha matra vishayangal, avarudaiya vīradhīra seyalgal, pōrgal ellaavatraiyum patri yūdhaa raajaakkalin saritthira butthagatthil eludhappattirukkiradhu. 46 kōyilgalil irundha aan vibachaarakkaarargalai,+ avarudaiya appaa aasaavin kaalatthil vittuvaikkappatta silarai, dhēsatthilirundhu avar thuratthinaar.+

47 appōdhu ēdhōm+ dhēsatthukku raajaa illai; adhanaal, oru nirvaagi adhai aatchi seidhuvandhaar.+

48 ōppīrilirundhu thangam konduvaruvadharkaaga ‘tharshīs kappalgalai’*+ yōsabaath kattinaar. andha kappalgal esiyōn-kēbēril+ udaindhupōnadhaal ōppīrukku pōga mudiyavillai. 49 appōdhu yōsabaatthidam, “kappalgalil ungaludaiya aatkalōdu ennudaiya aatkalaiyum anuppi vaikkattumaa?” endru aagaabin magan agasiyaa kēttaar. aanaal, yōsabaath adharku otthukkollavillai.

50 yōsabaath irandha* pinbu,+ avarudaiya munnōrgal adakkam seiyappatta idatthil, adhaavadhu avarudaiya mūdhaadhaiyaana ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthil,’ adakkam seiyappattaar. avarukku piragu, avarudaiya magan yōraam raajaavaanaar.+

51 yūdhaavin raajaa yōsabaath aatchi seidha 17-aam varushatthil, aagaabin magan agasiyaa+ isravēlin raajaavaanaar. avar irandu varushangal isravēlai aatchi seidhaar. 52 thannudaiya appaa ammaavai+ pōlavē, yegōvaa veruppadhai seidhuvandhaar.+ isravēlai paavam seiya thūndiya nēbaatthin magan yerobeyaamin valiyil nadandhaar.+ 53 thannudaiya appaavai pōlavē ivarum paagaalmun thalaivanangi adharku sēvai seidhuvandhaar;+ ippadi, isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavai migavum punpadutthinaar.+