1 Siangpahrang 16
1 To naah Baasha koeh ai ih Angraeng ih lok Hanani capa Jehu khaeah angzoh,
During the time that Baasha [was king of Israel], [the prophet] Jehu, Hanani’s son, gave Baasha this message that he had received from Yahweh:
2 nang hae maiphu thung hoiah kang toengh tahang moe, kaimah ih Israel kaminawk zaehoikung ah kang suek; toe nang loe Jeroboam ih loklam ah na caeh moe, kaimah ih Israel kaminawk na zaesak pacoengah, nihcae zaehaih hoiah kai palung nang phuisak.
“You were very insignificant/unimportant [IDM] when I caused you to become the ruler of my Israeli people. But you have caused me to become very angry by doing [IDM] the kinds of evil things that King Jeroboam did. You have also caused me to become angry by causing my people to sin.
3 To pongah khenah, Baasha ih acaengnawk to kam rosak boih moe, na caeng hae Jeroboam capa Nebat ih acaeng baktiah kang ohsak han.
So now I will get rid of you and your family [MTY]. I will do to you just like I did to Jeroboam and his family.
4 Vangpui thungah kadueh Baasha ih kaminawk loe uinawk mah caa o tih; taw ah kadueh anih ih kaminawk doeh van ih tavaanawk mah caa o tih, tiah a naa.
[The bodies of] those in your family who die in this city [will not be buried; they] will be eaten by dogs; and [the corpses of] those who die in the fields will be eaten by vultures.”
5 Baasha siang pahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah tarik o na ai maw?
The other things that happened during the time that Baasha ruled Israel, and the things that he did, are written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
6 Baasha loe ampanawk khaeah anghak moe, Tirzah vangpui ah aphum o; anih zuengah a capa Elah to siangpahrang ah oh.
When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah, [the capital city]. Then his son Elah became king.
7 To pacoengah Baasha hoi angmah ih imthung takoh koeh ai ih Angraeng ih lok to Hanani capa tahmaa Jehu khaeah angzoh; anih loe Angraeng mikhnuk ah kahoih ai hmuen to sak pongah, a ban hoi sak ih hmuen hoiah Angraeng to palungphuisak; anih mah to kami to hum pongah, Jeroboam imthung takoh baktiah, to imthung takoh to amrosak.
Yahweh gave that message about Baasha and his family to the prophet Jehu. Baasha had done many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, which caused Yahweh to become angry. Baasha did the same kind of things that King Jeroboam and his family had done previously. Yahweh was also angry with Baasha because he had killed all of Jeroboam’s family.
8 Judah siangpahrang Asa siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning hatlaitarukto naah, Baasha capa Elah loe Israel siangpahrang ah oh; anih loe Tirzah ah saning hnetto thung siangpahrang ah oh.
After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost 26 years, Elah became the king of Israel. Elah ruled in Tirzah for [only] two years.
9 Hrang lakok ahap ukkung misatuh angraeng, a tamna Zimri mah anih to hum hanah pacaeng; to naah Elah loe, Tirzah ah Tirzah vangpui ih siangpahrang im khenzawnkung Arza im ah mu paquih.
[A man named] Zimri was one of Elah’s army officers. He commanded the drivers of half of Elah’s army’s (chariots/two-wheeled vehicles pulled by horses). He made plans to kill Elah while Elah was in Tirzah, getting drunk at the house of [a man named] Arza. Arza was the man who took care of the things in the king’s palace.
10 Zimri loe imthung ah akun moe, Judah siangpahrang Asa siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning pumphae sarihto naah, Elah to hum; to pacoengah angmah to siangpahrang ah oh.
Zimri went into Arza’s house and killed Elah. Then Zimri became the king of Israel. That was when Asa had been the king of Judah for 27 years.
11 Zimri siangpahrang ah oh moe, siangpahrang ih angraeng tangkhang pong anghnut pacoengah, Baasha imthung takohnawk to hum boih; nongpa maeto doeh pathlung ai; a caanawk hoi ampuinawk doeh pathlung ai.
As soon as Zimri became king [MTY], he killed all of Baasha’s family [MTY]. That included every male [IDM] in Baasha’s family and all of Baasha’s male friends.
12 Angraeng mah Basha misa ah suekhaih kawng tahmaa Jehu khaeah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, Zimri mah Basha imthung takoh to tamit boih,
That was just what Yahweh told the prophet Jehu would happen.
13 Baasha hoi a capa Elah hnik mah sak ih zaehaih mah Israel kaminawk to zaesak pongah, Israel Angraeng Sithaw to palungphui hoi sak; atho kaom ai hmuen hoiah palungphuisak.
Baasha and his son Elah had sinned and led the Israeli people to sin. They caused Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people worshiped, to become angry, because they both urged the people [to worship] worthless idols.
14 Elah siangpahrang ah oh nathung ah kaom, hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk boih loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah tarik o na ai maw?
Everything else that Elah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
15 Judah siangpahrang Asa siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning pumphae sarihto naah, Zimri to Tirzah ah ni sarihto thung siangpahrang ah oh. Kaminawk loe Philistin prae Gibbethon vangpui to tuk hanah atai o.
So Zimri became the king of Israel after Asa had been king of Judah for 27 years. But Zimri ruled in Tirzah for only seven days. The Israeli army was beseiging/surrounding Gibeah, a town which belonged to the Philistine people-group.
16 To tiah atai o nathuem ah, Zimri mah hum han ih pacaeng baktih toengah, siangpahrang to hum boeh ti, tiah a thaih o naah, Israel kaminawk boih mah misatuh angraeng Omri to, to na ni, to ahmuen ah, Israel kaminawk ukkung siangpahrang ah suek o.
The men in the Israeli army camp heard that Zimri had secretly planned to kill King Elah, and then had killed him. So on that day the soldiers chose Omri, the commander of their army, to become the king of Israel.
17 Omri loe Israel kaminawk boih hoi nawnto, Gibbethon vangpui ah caeh tahang moe, Tirzah vangpui to takui.
The Israeli army was camped near Gibbethon [city]. When they heard what Zimri had done, they left there and went to Tirzah, and surrounded the city.
18 Vangpui to lak o boeh, tiah Zimri mah hnuk naah, siangpahrang imthung ah caeh moe, siangpahrang angmah ih im to hmai hoiah thlaek moe, a duek.
When Zimri realized that the city was [about to be] captured, he went into his palace and set it on fire. So the palace burned down, and he died [in the fire].
19 A sak ih zaehaihnawk hoiah Jeroboam ih loklam ah caeh moe, Angraeng hmaa ah kahoih ai zaehaih sak khue ai ah, Israel kaminawk to zaesak pongah, to tiah oh.
He died because he had sinned by doing the things that Yahweh considered to be evil. Jeroboam had led the Israeli people to sin, and Zimri sinned just like Jeroboam had sinned.
20 Zimri siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi misa angthawkhaih loe Israel siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu pongah tarik o na ai maw?
All the other things that Zimri did, and the record of how he rebelled [against King Elah], are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
21 Israel kaminawk loe hnetto ah ampraek o; ahap kaminawk mah Ginath capa Tibni to siangpahrang ah suek hanah anih hnukah bang o, kami ahap loe Omri hnukah bang o.
After Zimri died, the Israeli people were divided. One group wanted Tibni, the son of Ginath, to be their king. The other group wanted Omri [to be the king].
22 Toe Zimri hnukbang kaminawk loe Ginath capa Tibni hnukbang kaminawk pongah thacak o kue; to pongah Tibni loe duek moe, Omri to siangpahrang ah oh.
Those who supported Omri (were stronger than/defeated) those who supported Tibni. So Tibni was killed, and Omri became king.
23 Judah siangpahrang Asa siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quithumto pacoeng, saningto naah, Omri to Israel siangpahrang ah oh; saning hatlaihnetto siangpahrang ah oh; anih mah Tirzah to saning tarukto thung uk.
Omri became king when Asa had been king of Judah for almost 31 years. Omri ruled Israel for 12 years. For the first six years he ruled in Tirzah.
24 Anih mah tawnkung Shemer khaeah Samaria maeto, phoisa talent hnetto hoiah qanh moe, mae nuiah vangpui to sak; mae tawnkung ih ahmin Shemer to lak moe, to vangpui to Samaria, tiah ahmin sak.
Then he bought a hill from [a man named] Shemer and paid him about (150 pounds/70 kg.) of silver for it. Then Omri ordered his men to build a city on that hill, and he called it Samaria, to honor Shemer, the man who owned it previously.
25 Omri loe Angraeng mikhnuk ah kahoih ai hmuen to sak pongah, anih hmaa ah kaom kaminawk boih pongah kanung kue zaehaih to a sak.
But Omri did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He did more evil deeds than any of the kings who ruled Israel before he did.
26 Nebat capa Jeroboam ih loklam to pazui moe, anih zaehaih mah Israel kaminawk to zaesak pongah, Israel Angraeng Sithaw to palungphuisak; atho kaom ai hmuen hoiah anih to palungphuisak.
[When] Jeroboam [was previously the king, he] had led the Israeli people to sin, and Omri committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam did. The Israeli people caused Yahweh, the God the Israeli people had worshiped, to become very angry, because they worshiped worthless idols.
27 Omri siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah tarik o na ai maw?
Everything that Omri did, and the record of the victories that his [army] won, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
28 Omri loe ampanawk khaeah anghak moe, Samaria vangpui ah aphum o; anih zuengah a capa Ahab to siangpahrang ah oh.
After Omri died, he was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king.
29 Judah siangpahrang Asa siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quithum, tazetto naah, Omri capa Ahab loe Israel siangpahrang ah oh; anih loe Samaria vangpui ah, Israel kaminawk to saning pumphae hnetto thung uk.
Ahab became king of Israel when Asa had ruled Judah for almost 38 years. Ahab ruled in Samaria [city] for 22 years.
30 Omri capa Ahab loe anih hmaa ah kaom kaminawk boih pong kanung kue ah, Angraeng mikhnuk ah kahoih ai hmuen to sak.
Ahab did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He did more evil things than any of the kings who ruled Israel before he did.
31 Nebat capa Jeroboam mah sak ih zaehaih loklam ah pazui nahaeloe, tidoeh na ai zaehaih ah ni om tih, tiah a poek pongah, Sidon siangpahrang Ethbaal canu Jezebel to a zu haih; Baal ih tok to sak pae moe, anih to a bok.
He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam did, but he did things that were worse than the things that Jeroboam did. He married [a woman named] Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of Sidon [city]. Then Ahab started to worship Baal, [the god that the Canaan people-group worshiped].
32 Baal hanah hmaicam to, Samaria vangpui ah, angmah sak pae ih, Baal tempul thungah a suek.
He built a temple in Samaria in order that the Israeli people could worship Baal there, and he put an altar there for [making sacrifices to] Baal.
33 Ahab loe anih hmaa ah kaom Israel siangpahrangnawk boih pong pop kue ah Asherah thingnawk to sak moe, Israel Angraeng Sithaw to palungphuisak.
He also made an idol that represented Asherah, [Baal’s wife]. He did many more things that caused Yahweh to become angry. He did more evil things than any of the previous kings of Israel had done.
34 Ahab dung ah, Bethel vangpui ih kami Hiel mah, Jeriko vangpui to sak; Nun capa Joshua khaeah Sithaw mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, a calu Abiram ban thungah, vangpui sipae to sak amtong moe, capa asoi koek Segub ban thungah vangpui khongkhanawk to sak.
During the years that Ahab [ruled], Hiel, a man from Bethel [city], rebuilt Jericho [city]. But when he started to rebuild the city, his oldest son Abiram died. And [when the city was finished, ] while Hiel was building the city gates, his youngest son Segub died. They died just like Yahweh had told Joshua would happen [to the sons of anyone who would rebuild Jericho].
