< 2 Samuel 1 >

1 Saula dueknah hnukah David te Amaleka tloek lamkah ha mael. Te vaengah DavidTe Ziklag ah hnin nit om.
And it was after [the] death of Saul and David he returned from defeating Amalek and he remained David in Ziklag days two.
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.
And it was - on the day third and there! a man [was] coming from the camp from with Saul and garments his [were] torn and earth [was] on head his and it was when came he to David and he fell [the] ground towards and he bowed down.
3 Anih te David loh, “Me lamkah lae na pawk,” a tinah. Te dongah amah te, “Israel caem lamloh ka yong,” a tinah.
And he said to him David where? from this are you coming and he said to him from [the] camp of Israel I have escaped.
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 he said to him David what? was it the word tell please to me and he said that it has fled the people from the battle and also [surely] a multitude has fallen of the people and they have died and also Saul and Jonathan son his they have died.
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 he said David to the young man who had told to him how? do you know that he has died Saul and Jonathan son his.
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 he said the young man - who had told to him [surely] by chance I found myself on [the] mountain of Gilboa and there! Saul [was] leaning on spear his and there! the chariotry and [the] owners of the horses they overtook him.
7 Te vaengah a hnukla ha mael tih kai m'hmuh hatah ng'khue tih, 'Kai ni he ue,’ ka tinah.
And he turned behind him and he saw me and he called to me and 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 *Q(K)*) to him [am] an Amalekite I.
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.
And he said to me stand please over me and kill me for it has seized me dizziness for all still life my [is] 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.
And I stood over him and I killed him for I knew that not he will live after had fallen he and I took the crown - which [was] on head his and an armlet which [was] on arm his and I brought them to lord my here.
11 Te dongah David loh a himbai te a paco tih a phen hatah a taengkah hlang rhoek long khaw boeiharhoiuh.
And he took hold David (on garments his *Q(K)*) and he tore them and also 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 they mourned and they wept and they fasted until the evening on Saul and on Jonathan son his and on [the] people of Yahweh and on [the] house of Israel for they had fallen 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 he said David to the young man who had told to him where? from this [are] you and he said [am the] son of a man a sojourner an Amalekite I.
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 he said to him David how? not were you afraid to stretch out hand your to destroy [the] [one] anointed of Yahweh.
15 Te phoeiah David loh cadong pakhat tea khue tih, “Thoeih lamtah, a cuuk thil,” a tinah. Te dongaha ngawn tih duek.
And he called David to one from the young men and he said draw near fall on him and he struck down him and he died.
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 he said to him David (blood your *Q(K)*) [be] on head your for own mouth your it has testified against you saying I I killed [the] [one] anointed of Yahweh.
17 Saul neh a capa Jonathan te David loh rhahlung neh a rhaengsae.
And he lamented David the lamentation this on Saul and on Jonathan son his.
18 Te dongah Jashar cabu dongkaha daek liva laa he Judah ca rhoek a cang hama thui.
And he said to teach [the] descendants of Judah Bow here! [it is] written on [the] scroll of the Jashar.
19 Israel kirhang hlangrhalh nang loh, hmuensang ah balae tih a rhok la a cunguh.
The beauty O Israel on high places your [is] slain how! they have fallen [the] mighty [ones].
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.
May not you tell in Gath may not you bear news in [the] streets of Ashkelon lest they should rejoice [the] daughters of [the] Philistines lest they should exult [the] daughters of the uncircumcised.
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 in Gilboa may not dew and may not rain [be] on you and fields of contributions for there it was defiled [the] shield of [the] mighty [ones] [the] shield of Saul not [was] anointed with 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 [those] slain from [the] fat of [the] mighty [ones] [the] bow of Jonathan not it turned back backwards and [the] sword of Saul not it returned empty.
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 lovable and pleasant in lives their and in death their not they were separated more than eagles they were swift more than lions they were strong.
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 because of Saul weep who clothed you scarlet with luxuries who brought up ornament[s] of gold on clothing your.
25 Na hmuensang kah Jonathan te, hlangrhalh rhoek loh caemrhal laklo aha rhok la a cungku sakuh.
How! they have fallen [the] mighty [ones] in [the] middle of the battle Jonathan on high places your [is] slain.
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.
It is distress to me on you O brother my Jonathan you were pleasant to me very it was wonderful love your to me more than [the] love of women.
27 Balae tih hlangrhalh rhoek a cungku uh vaengah, caemtloek kah hnopai khaw a paltham.
How! they have fallen [the] mighty [ones] and they have perished [the] weapons of war.

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