Laitloekkung 12
1 Ephraim hlang neh tlangpuei la aka kat te a hueh tih Jephthah taengah, “Ammon ca rhoek vathoh thil ham na kat vaengah balae tih nang neh aka pongpa hmaih ham kaimih khaw nang khue pawh. Te dongah na im neh namah te hmai neh kang hoeh uh ni,” a ti nah.
Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.
2 Tedae amih te Jephthah loh, “Kai tah ka pilnam neh pilnu Ammon ca rhoek kah tuituknah khuikah hlang la ka om tih nangmih te kan doek dae kai he amih kut lamloh nan khang uh moenih.
And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.
3 Khangnah na khueh pawt te ka hmuh van vaengah tah ka kut dongkah ka hinglu ka khuen tih Ammon ca rhoek te ka paan. Te vaengah amih te BOEIPA loh ka kut dongah m'paek. Balae tih kai vathoh thil ham tihnin atah kai taengla na lo uh kanoek,” a ti nah.
So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?
4 Te dongah Jephthah loh Gilead hlang boeih tea coi tih Ephraim tea tloek. Ephraim lakli ah khaw, Manasseh lakli ah khaw, “Gilead nang he Ephraim hlangyong ni,” a ti uh dongah Ephraim te Gilead hlang rhoek loh a tloek uh.
Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.
5 Ephraim te Jordan lamkai ah Gilead loh a mah tiha om vaengah Ephraim hlangyong rhoek loh, “Ng'kat sak uh mai,” a ti na uh. Te dongah anih te Gilead hlang rhoek loh, “Nang Ephraim a?,” a ti nah hatah, “Moenih,” a ti nah.
And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;
6 Tedae anih te, “Thingpae ti mai,” a ti na uh dongah hmantang la a thui ham coeng pawt tih, “Cangyang ni,” a ti. Te phoeiah anih tea tuuk uh tih Jordan lamkai aha ngawn uh. Te vaeng hnin ah Ephraim thawng sawmli panit te a cungku sak.
Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.
7 Jephthah loh Israel te kum rhuk lai a tloek pah. Giladi Jephthah he a duek vaengah Gilead khopuei aha up uh.
Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.
8 Anih hnukah Israel te Bethlehem kah Ibzan loh lai a tloek pah.
And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.
9 Anih te capa sawmthuma om pah hatah canu sawmthum te kholong laa tueih tih kholong nu sawmthum te a ca rhoek hama loh pah. Anih long khaw Israel ham kum rhih lai a tloek pah.
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.
10 Ibzana duek phoeiah Bethlehem aha up uh.
And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.
11 Anih hnukah Israel he Zebulon Elon loh lai a tloek pah. Te dongah kum rha khuiah tah Israel ham lai a tloek.
And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
12 Zebulon Elon khaw duek tih Zebulun khohmuen Aijalon aha up uh.
And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 Anih hnukah Israel te Pirathon Hillel capa Abdon loh lai a tloek pah.
And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.
14 Anih ham laak sawmrhih dongah aka ngol capa sawmli neha ca rhoek kah a ca sawmthum om. Te vaengah Israel te kum rhet lai a tloek pah.
He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
15 Pirathon Hillel capa Abdona duek vaengah Amalek tlang kah Ephraim khohmuen Pirathon aha up uh.
And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
