Laitloekkung 20

1 Israel ca rhoek boeih capit uh tih Dan lamloh Beersheba neh Gilead kho duela rhaengpuei loh Mizpah kah BOEIPA taengah pakhat la tingtun uh.

And they went out all [the] people of Israel and it was assembled the congregation like a man one from Dan and to Beer Sheba and [the] land of Gilead to Yahweh Mizpah.

2 Pathen kah pilnam hlangping lakli ah pilnam boeih te a cong cong ah, Israel koca rhoek khaw boeih a pai uh vaengah rhalkap hlang thawng ya li loh cunghang a pom.

And they presented themselves [the] corners of all the people all [the] tribes of Israel in [the] assembly of [the] people of God four hundred thousand man on foot [who] drew a sword.

3 Israel ca rhoek Mizpah la a caeh uh te Benjamin ca rhoek loh a yaak uh. Te vaengah Israel ca rhoek loh, “Hekah boethae he metlam a om thui uh lah,” a ti uh.

And they heard [the] descendants of Benjamin that they had gone up [the] people of Israel Mizpah and they said [the] people of Israel speak how? did it occur the evil this.

4 Te dongah a ngawn uh huta kah a va Levi hlang loh a doo tih, “Benjamin kah Gibeah la kamah ka cet tih ka yula taengah ka rhaeh.

And he answered the man the Levite [the] husband of the woman murdered and he said Gibeah towards which [belongs] to Benjamin I came I and concubine my to spend [the] night.

5 Te vaengah Gibeah boei rhoek loh kai n'thoh thil uh tih kai te khoyin ah im neh rhen m'vael uh. Kai te ngawn ham cai uh coeng dae ka yula te a phaep uh tih duek.

And they rose up on me [the] citizens of Gibeah and they surrounded on me the house night me they intended to kill and concubine my they abused and she died.

6 Israel khuiah boethae halang neh khonuen rhamtat la a saii uh dongah ka yula te ka loh tih ka sah phoeiah Israel kah rho, khohmuen tom la ka pat.

And I took hold on concubine my and I cut in pieces her and I sent off her in all [the] land of [the] inheritance of Israel for they have done wickedness and disgraceful folly in Israel.

7 Nangmih Israel ca boeih loh namamih kah olka neh cilsuep khaw pahoi pae uh laeh,” a ti nah.

Here! all of you O people of Israel give for yourselves a word and counsel here.

8 Te vaengah pilnam pum loh pumkhat la pai tih, “Hlang pakhat long khaw a dap la cet boel saeh lamtah pakhat khaw a im la phael boel saeh.

And it arose all the people like a man one saying not we will go anyone to tent his and not we will depart anyone to house his.

9 Tedae tekah olka vanbangla Gibeah te hmulung neh saii sih.

And now this [is] the thing which we will do to Gibeah on it by lot.

10 Israel khuiah boethae halang boeih a saii vanbangla Geba kah Benjamin te aka paan tih aka saii pilnam ham lampu aka lo la Israel koca boeih te yakhat ah hlang rha, thawngkhat ah yakhat, thawngrha dongah thawngkhat lo sih,” a ti uh.

And we will take ten men to the hundred of all - [the] tribes of Israel and one hundred to the thousand and one thousand to the ten thousand to bring provision[s] for the people to do to coming their to Geba of Benjamin according to all the disgraceful folly which it did in Israel.

11 Te dongah Israel hlang boeih loh khopuei te a capit thil uh tih pumkhat hui uh.

And it gathered every man of Israel to the city like a man one united.

12 Te dongah Israel ca rhoek loh Benjamin koca rhoek boeih taengah hlang a tueih uh tih, “Balae tih hebang boethae loh na khuiah a om?

And they sent [the] tribes of Israel men in all [the] tribes of Benjamin saying what? [is] the evil this which it has happened among you.

13 Gibeah kah hlang muen ca rhoek te han tloeng laeh. Amih te ka duek sak uh daengah ni Israel khui lamkah boethae te ka khoe pueng eh,” a ti nah. Tedae a pacaboeina Israel ca rhoek kah ol te Benjamin ca rhoek loh hnatun ham huem uh pawh.

And therefore give up the men sons of worthlessness who [are] in Gibeah so we may put to death them and let us remove evil from Israel and not (they were willing [the] descendants *Q(K)*) of Benjamin to listen to [the] voice of brothers their [the] people of Israel.

14 Tedae khopuei rhoek lamkah Benjamin ca rhoek loh Israel ca rhoek taengah caemtloek la caeh ham Gibeah ah tingtun uh.

And they gathered [the] descendants of Benjamin from the cities Gibeah towards to go out for battle with [the] people of Israel.

15 Te vaeng khohnin ah khopuei takuem lamkah Benjamin ca rhoek te soep uh thae tih cunghang aka pom hlang thawng kul thawng rhuk neh Gibeah kah aka om hlang ya rhih te a soep uh tih a coelh thil uh.

And they were mustered [the] descendants of Benjamin on the day that from the cities twenty and six thousand man [who] drew a sword apart from [the] inhabitants of Gibeah [who] they were mustered seven hundred man chosen.

16 Te vaengah pilnam boeih khuikah tongpa ya rhih te a coelh uh. Amih te bantang kut aka poem la boeih om dae lungto a dong uh vaengah sam pataeng pit tlaih pawh.

[were] from All - the people this seven hundred man chosen impeded [the] hand of right his all this [was] slinging with the stone to the single hair and not he missed.

17 Benjamin kah a voel ah Israel ca loh buel uh cunghang aka pom caemtloek hlang he a pum boeih la hlang thawng ya li louh.

And [the] man of Israel they were mustered apart from Benjamin four hundred thousand man [who] drew a sword all this [was] man of war.

18 Tedae thoo uh tih Bethel la a yoeng vaengah Pathen te a dawt uh hatah Israel ca rhoek loh, “Benjamin ca rhoek te caemtloek thil ham kaimih ah ulae lamhma la aka cet eh?,” a ti na uh. Te vaengah BOEIPA loh, “Judah te lamhma saeh,” a ti nah.

And they arose and they went up Beth-el and they asked by God and they said [the] people of Israel who? will he go up for us at the first to the battle with [the] descendants of Benjamin and he said Yahweh Judah [will be] at the first.

19 Te dongah Israel ca rhoek loh mincang ah thoo uh tih Gibeah ah rhaeh uh.

And they arose [the] people of Israel in the morning and they encamped on Gibeah.

20 Benjamin te caemtloek thil ham Israel hlang te cet tih Israel caemtloek hlang he Gibeah ah yaal uh.

And he went out [the] man of Israel to the battle with Benjamin and they deployed with them [the] man of Israel battle to Gibeah.

21 Te vaengah Gibeah lamkah Benjamin ca rhoek ha pawk uh tih lohma sa ah Israel hlang thawng kul thawng hnih te hnin at dongah a phop.

And they went out [the] descendants of Benjamin from Gibeah and they destroyed among Israel on the day that two and twenty thousand man [the] ground towards.

22 Tedae Israel hlang pilnam loh a thaa a huel tih lamhma khohnin kah rhongpai hmuen ah caemtloek ham te rhong koep a pai uh.

And it showed itself strong the people [the] man of Israel and they repeated to deploy battle in the place where they had deployed there on the day first.

23 Te daengah Israel ca rhoek loh cet uh tih kholaeh duela BOEIPA mikhmuh ah rhap uh. BOEIPA te a dawt uh tih, “Ka manuca Benjamin ca rhoek te caemtloek la thoeih ham ka khoep aya?,” a ti na uh. Te vaengah BOEIPA loh, “Anih te caeh thil uh,” a ti nah.

And they went up [the] people of Israel and they wept before Yahweh until the evening and they enquired by Yahweh saying ¿ will I repeat to draw near for battle with [the] descendants of Benjamin brother my and he said Yahweh go up against him.

24 Te dongah a hnin bae dongah Israel ca rhoek loh Benjamin ca rhoek taengla mop uh.

And they drew near [the] people of Israel to [the] descendants of Benjamin on the day second.

25 A hnin bae dongah tah amih aka doe ham te Benjamin khaw Gibeah lamkah ha pawk tih Israel ca khui lamkah cunghang aka pom hlang thawng hlai rhet te lohma sa ah boeih a thup uh bal.

And it went out Benjamin - to meet them - from Gibeah on the day second and they destroyed among [the] people of Israel again eight-teen thousand man [the] ground towards all these [were] drawers of a sword.

26 Te dongah Israel ca rhoek boeih neh pilnam pum loh cet uh tih Bethel a paan uh. Te vaengah a rhah doela BOEIPA mikhmuh ah ngol uh. Hnin at neh kholaeh duela a yaeh tih BOEIPA mikhmuh ah hmueihhlutnah neh rhoepnah te a nawn uh.

And they went up all [the] people of Israel and all the people and they came Beth-el and they wept and they sat there before Yahweh and they fasted on the day that until the evening and they offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.

27 Te phoeiah BOEIPA te Israel ca rhoek loh a dawt uh. Te vaeng tue ah tah Pathen kah paipi thingkawng khaw te ah te om.

And they enquired [the] people of Israel by Yahweh and [was] there [the] ark of [the] covenant of God in the days those.

28 Te vaeng tue ah Aaron koca Eleazar ca Phinekha tah paipi thingkawng hmai ah pai tih, “Ka manuca Benjamin ca rhoek taengah caemtloek la caeh ham te koep ka rhaep aya, ka toeng pawn aya?,” a ti nah. Tedae BOEIPA loh, “Anih te thangvuen ah tah nang kut dongla kan tloeng ham coeng dongah cet ngawn,” a ti nah.

And Phinehas [the] son Eleazar [the] son of Aaron [was] standing - before it in the days those saying ¿ will I repeat again to go out for battle with [the] descendants of Benjamin brother my or? will I cease and he said Yahweh go up for tomorrow I will give him in hand your.

29 Te dongah Israel loh Gibeah kaepvai ah rhongngol a khueh.

And it set Israel ambushers to Gibeah round about.

30 A hnin thum dongah tah Benjamin ca rhoek te Israel ca rhoek loh a paan uh tih a noek noek kah bangla Gibeah te rhong a pai thiluh.

And they went up [the] people of Israel against [the] descendants of Benjamin on the day third and they deployed against Gibeah as time on time.

31 Te vaengah pilnam aka doe ham te Benjamin ca rhoek ha hlah uh tih khopuei lamloh baat cing uh. A noek noek kah bangla pilnam soah a rhok la tloek banlak ham te Bethel neh Gibeah la aka pawk longpuei ah a tong uh tih Israel hlang sawmthum tluk te lohma sa ah a ngawnuh.

And they went out [the] descendants of Benjamin to meet the people they were drawn away from the city and they began to strike down some of the people fatally wounded as time - on time in the highways which one [is] going up Beth-el and one Gibeah towards in the field about thirty man in Israel.

32 Te vaengah Benjamin ca rhoek loh, “Lamhma kah bangla mamih mikhmuh ah yawk uh coeng,” a ti uh. Tedae Israel ca rhoek loh, “Rhaelrham uh sih lamtah khopuei lamloh longpuei la cing tak sih,” a ti uh.

And they said [the] descendants of Benjamin [are] defeated they before us as at the former [time] and [the] people of Israel they said let us flee and we will draw away him from the city to the highways.

33 Te dongah Israel hlang boeih tah a hmuen lamloh thoo uh tih Baaltamar la rhong a pai uh. Te vaengah Israel khuikah aka rhongngol te Gibeah pool lamloh amah hmuen la a poh.

And every - man of Israel they rose from place his and they deployed at Baal Tamar and [the] ambusher of Israel [was] bursting forth from place his from [the] open place of Geba.

34 Te phoeiah Israel boeih khui lamkah hlang thawng rha a coelh loh Gibeah imdan te a paan uh hatah caemtloek khaw a lalh na uh. Tedae yoethae loh amih taengla a paan te Benjamin ca rhoek ming uh pawh.

And they came from before to Gibeah ten thousand man chosen from all Israel and the battle it was heavy and they not they knew that [was] about to touch to them calamity.

35 Benjamin te Israel mikhmuh ah BOEIPA loh a yawk sak coeng dongah Benjamin khui lamkah cunghang aka pom hlang thawng kul thawng nga yakhat te hnin at nen ni Israel ca rhoek loh a thup.

And he defeated Yahweh - Benjamin before Israel and they destroyed [the] people of Israel among Benjamin on the day that twenty and five thousand and one hundred man all these [was] drawing a sword.

36 Amamih a yawk uh te Benjamin ca rhoek loh a hmuh uh. Te vaengah Israel hlang tah Gibeah kah a khueh rhongngol dongla a pangtung coeng dongah Benjamin ca rhoek loh a hmuen vik a paek.

And they saw [the] descendants of Benjamin for they were defeated and they gave [the] man of Israel place to Benjamin for they trusted to the ambusher whom they had set against Gibeah.

37 Rhongngol rhoek long khaw Gibeah la tawn uh tih capit uh tih rhongngol patoeng te a sol dongah khopuei pum te cunghang ha dongla a kaeh.

And the ambusher they made haste and they made a raid against Gibeah and he marched the ambusher and he struck all the city to [the] mouth of [the] sword.

38 Israel hlang neh rhongngol te tingtunnah a om vaengah khopuei lamkah hmaikhu loh cangpaiso bangla muep luei.

And the appointed signal it belonged to [the] man of Israel with the ambusher make great to cause to go up they [the] rising of the smoke from the city.

39 Tedae caemtloek vaengah Israel hlang loh ki a buung hatah Israel hlang la hlang sawmthum tluk te Benjamin loh a rhok la pahoi a tloek tih, “Lamhma kah caemtloek bangla mamih mikhmuh ah yawk rhoela yawk ngawn coeng,” a ti uh.

And he turned [the] man of Israel in the battle and Benjamin it began to strike down fatally wounded among [the] man of Israel about thirty man for they said surely certainly [is] defeated it before us like the battle first.

40 Tedae hmaikhu tung te khopuei lamloh cangpaiso neh koe luei. Benjamin khaw a hnuk la a mael hatah khopuei pum te vaan la tarha ana khuu pah.

And the rising it began to go up from the city a pillar of smoke and it turned Benjamin behind it and there! it went up [the] entirety of the city the heavens towards.

41 Te vaengah Israel hlang te ha mael van hatah yoethae loh n'rhul thil coeng tila Benjamin hlang loh a hmuh dongah hlawt let.

And [the] man of Israel he turned and he was terrified [the] man of Benjamin if he saw that it had touched to him calamity.

42 Te dongah Israel hlang kah mikhmuh ah khosoek longpuei la hooi uh. Tedae amih te caem loh han cuuk thil tih khopuei lamkah rhoek long khaw amih te a laklo ah a thup.

And they turned before [the] man of Israel to [the] way of the wilderness and the battle it overtook him and [those] who [were] from the cities [were] destroying him in [the] midst of him.

43 Benjamin te a hloem uh tih a dum uh coeng dongah Gibeah khocuk due a yoeikoek la a cuuk uh.

They surrounded Benjamin they pursued him rest they trod down him to opposite Gibeah from [the] rising of [the] sun.

44 Te vaengah Benjamin khui lamkah tatthai hlang kak hlang thawng hlai rhet cungku.

And they fell of Benjamin eight-teen thousand man all these [were] men of strength.

45 Te dongah hooi uh tih khosoek kah Rimmon thaelpang la rhaelrham uh. Tedae longpueng ah hlang thawng nga a paco uh. Te vaengah Gidom duela a cuuk uh tih hlang a thawng thawng la a ngawn uh.

And they turned and they fled the wilderness towards to [the] rock of Rimmon and they gleaned him in the highways five thousand man and they pursued closely after him to Gidom and they struck down of him two thousand man.

46 Te vaengah Benjamin khui lamkah aka cungku rhoek boeih he hnin at dongah mah cunghang aka pom tatthai hlang kak te hlang thawng kul thawng nga om.

And it was all those [who] fell of Benjamin twenty and five thousand man [who] drew a sword on the day that all these [were] men of strength.

47 Tedae hlang ya rhuk tah hooi uh tih khosoek kah Rimmon thaelpang la a rhaelrham uh dongah Rimmon thaelpang ah hla li om uh.

And they turned and they fled the wilderness towards to [the] rock of Rimmon six hundred man and they dwelt at [the] rock of Rimmon four months.

48 Te phoeiah Israel hlang loh Benjamin ca rhoek te a mael thil uh tih cunghang ha neh a ngawn uh. Khopuei lamkah hlang boeih neh a hmuh sarhui rhamsa khaw, kho tom kah a hmuh sarhui te khaw hmai neh a hla thiluh.

And [the] man of Israel they turned back against [the] descendants of Benjamin and they struck them to [the] mouth of [the] sword from a city of soundness unto animal unto everything which was found also all the cities which were found they sent in fire.