2 Samuel 1
1 Saula dueknah hnukah David te Amaleka tloek lamkah ha mael. Te vaengah DavidTe Ziklag ah hnin nit om.
Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days;
2 Hnin thuma om phoeiah Saul taengkah hlangTe caem lamkah tarha ha pawk. A himbai te a pawnsoem la a lu dongkah laipi neh David taengla ha pawk vaengah lai la yalh tiha bawk.
On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.
3 Anih te David loh, “Me lamkah lae na pawk,” a tinah. Te dongah amah te, “Israel caem lamloh ka yong,” a tinah.
And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.
4 Te dongah anih te David loh, “Olka aka om te kai taengah thui laeh,” a ti nah hatah pilnamTe caemtloek lamkah rhaelrham tih pilnam muepa duekTe khaw, Saula duekTe khaw, a capa Jonathana duek khaw a thuipah.
And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.
5 Te dongah amah taengla aka puen cadong te David loh, “Saul neh a capa Jonathana duek te me tlam lae na ming?” a tinah.
And David said to the young man who gave him the news, Why are you certain that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?
6 Amah taengla aka puen cadong loh, “Gilboa tlang la ka thoeng rhoe ka thoeng. Te vaengah SaulTe amah kah caai dongah hangdang tih leng neh marhang caem boei rhoek loh anihTe tarhaa cuuk thiluh.
And the young man said, I came by chance to Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul supporting himself on his spear; and the war-carriages and horsemen overtook him.
7 Te vaengah a hnukla ha mael tih kai m'hmuh hatah ng'khue tih, 'Kai ni he ue,’ ka tinah.
And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I.
8 Te phoeiah kai te, “Nang ulae,” a ti. Te dongah anih te ka doo tih, “Kai Amalek ni,” ka tinah.
And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite.
9 Te vaengah, “Kai taengah pai lamtah kai he n'duek sak laeh, duekrhui loh kai n'tuuk tih ka khuiah ka hinglu khaw khak om pueng he,” a ti.
Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.
10 Tedae a cungku coeng he tah hing mahpawh tila ka ming dongah anih te ka pai tih ka duek sak. Te phoeiah a lu dongkah rhuisam neh a ban dongkah cak te ka loh tih ka boei taengla pahoi kang khuen,” a tinah.
So I put my foot on him and gave him his death-blow, because I was certain that he would not go on living after his fall: and I took the crown from his head and the band from his arm, and I have them here for my lord.
11 Te dongah David loh a himbai te a paco tih a phen hatah a taengkah hlang rhoek long khaw boeiharhoiuh.
Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:
12 cunghang neha cungku uh coeng dongah Israel imkhui ham khaw, BOEIPA kah pilnam ham khaw, Saul ham neh a capa Jonathan ham khaw a rhaengsaeuh. Rhap uh tih kholaeh duelaa yaehuh.
And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.
13 Te phoeiah amah taengla aka puen camoe te David loh, “Nang me lamkah lae,” a ti nah hatah, “Kai tah Amalek yinlai, hlang capa ni,” a tinah.
And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.
14 Tedae anih te David loh, “BOEIPA kah a koelh te thup hamla kut na hlah te balae tih na rhih pawh?” a tinah.
And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?
15 Te phoeiah David loh cadong pakhat tea khue tih, “Thoeih lamtah, a cuuk thil,” a tinah. Te dongaha ngawn tih duek.
And David sent for one of his young men and said, Go near and put an end to him. And he put him to death.
16 Anih te David loh, “'BOEIPA kah a koelh te kai loh ka duek sak,’ na ti tih na ka loh namah taengaha phoe coeng dongah na thii khaw namah thii vanbangla namah lu soah tla saeh,” a tinah.
And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.
17 Saul neh a capa Jonathan te David loh rhahlung neh a rhaengsae.
Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:
18 Te dongah Jashar cabu dongkaha daek liva laa he Judah ca rhoek a cang hama thui.
(It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said:
19 Israel kirhang hlangrhalh nang loh, hmuensang ah balae tih a rhok la a cunguh.
The glory, O Israel, is dead on your high places! How have the great ones been made low!
20 Gath ah na puen pawh, Ashkelon tollong ah khaw na phong pawh. Philisti nu loh n'kokhah ve pumdul nu rhoek sundaep uh ve.
Give no news of it in Gath, let it not be said in the streets of Ashkelon; or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, the daughters of men without circumcision will be uplifted in joy.
21 Gilboa tlang ah buemtui tla boel saeh, nang soah khotlan khaw bo boel saeh. Saul kah photling, hlangrhalh photling te na tuei dongah khocang hmuen loh situi nen khaw koelh boel saeh.
O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, you fields of death: for there the arms of the strong have been shamed, the arms of Saul, as if he had not been marked with the holy oil.
22 Hlangrhalh tha neh salaem thii he, Jonathan kah liva loh a hnuk la balkhong tak pawt tih Saul kah cunghang khaw kuttling la a mael moenih.
From the blood of the dead, from the fat of the strong, the bow of Jonathan was not turned back, the sword of Saul did not come back unused.
23 Saul neh Jonathan lunguhrhoi. A hing khuiah naepnoi rhoi tih a duek vaengah tuiphih pawh. Aatha lakah yanghoep rhoi tih, sathueng lakaha narhoi.
Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
24 Nangmiha lingdik neh omthennah aka bawn tih, na pueinak dongah sui cangen neh aka cam Israel nu rhoek loh, Saul te rhah uh lah.
O daughters of Israel, have sorrow for Saul, by whom you were delicately clothed in robes of red, with ornaments of gold on your dresses.
25 Na hmuensang kah Jonathan te, hlangrhalh rhoek loh caemrhal laklo aha rhok la a cungku sakuh.
How have the great ones been made low in the fight! Jonathan is dead on your high places.
26 Ka manuca Jonathan nang ham kai n'daengdaeh. Kai taengah na hlahmae sut tih, yuu kah lungnah lakah khaw kai ham tah, nang kah lungnah ni khobaerhambae coeng.
I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.
27 Balae tih hlangrhalh rhoek a cungku uh vaengah, caemtloek kah hnopai khaw a paltham.
How have the great ones been made low, and the arms of war broken!
