Laitloekkung 6

1 Israel ca rhoek loh BOEIPA mikhmuh ah thae a saii. Te dongah BOEIPA loh amih te kum rhih khuiah Midian kut ah a paek.

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Madiam seven years.

2 Te dongah Midian mikhmuh ah Midian kut te Israel soah tanglue. Israel ca rhoek loh amamih ham buep te tlang, lungko neh, rhalmahim ah a tuk uh.

And the hand of Madiam prevailed against Israel: and the children of Israel made for themselves because of Madiam the caves in the mountains, and the dens, and the holes in the rocks.

3 Israel kah a lotawn khaw Midian, Amalek neh khothoeng ca loh ham paan tih a luei thil uh.

And it came to pass when the children of Israel sowed, that Madiam and Amalec went up, and the children of the east went up together with them.

4 Amih te a rhaeh thil uh tih khohmuen cangpai te a phae uh. Gaza duela na ka cet te Israel neh tu, vaito, laak ham kangna khaw hinglu hlawtnah paih uh pawh.

And they encamped against them, and destroyed their fruits until they came to Gaza; and they left not the support of life in the land of Israel, not even ox or ass among the herds.

5 Amih loh a dap te boiva neh a paan uh. A paan uh vaengah hlangping neh kaisih bangla muep ha pawk uh. Te vaengah amih neh a kalauk rhoek tah tae lek na moenih. Te dongah khohmuen phae ham ni a muk uh.

For they and their stock came up, and their tents were with them, as the locust in multitude, and there was no number to them and their camels; and they came to the land of Israel, and laid it waste.

6 Midian mikhmuh ah Israel he bahoeng a tlayae coeng dongah Israel ca rhoek loh BOEIPA a pang thil uh.

And Israel was greatly impoverished because of Madiam.

7 Midian kawng dongah BOEIPA te Israel ca rhoek loh a pang thil uh khaw ana om coeng.

And the children of Israel cried to the Lord because of Madiam.

8 Te vaengah Israel ca rhoek ham tonghma pakhat te BOEIPA loh a tueih tih amih te, “Israel Pathen BOEIPA loh, ‘Nangmih he kai loh Egypt lamkah kan doek tih sal imkhui lamloh nangmih he kam poh.

And the Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel; and he said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I am he that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and I brought you up out of the house of your bondage.

9 Egypt kut lamkah khaw, nangmih aka nen kut cungkuem lamkah khaw, nangmih kan lat coeng. Nangmih mikhmuh lamloh amih te ka haek tih amih khohmuen te nangmih kam paek.

And I delivered you out of the hand of Egypt, and out of the hand of all that afflicted you, and I cast them out before you; and I gave you their land.

10 Te vaengah nangmih taengah, “Kai tah BOEIPA na Pathen ni, a khohmuen ah na om uh thil Amori pathen te rhih uh boeh,” ka ti lalah ka ol na hnatun uh pawh,’ a ti,” a ti nah.

And I said to you, I [am] the Lord your God: you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but you listened not to my voice.

11 BOEIPA kah puencawn te koep ha pawk tih Ophrah kah rhokael hmuiah ngol. Te vaengah Midian mikhmuh lamkah rhaelrham ham Abiezer Joash neh a capa Gideon loh misur rhom ah cang a boh.

And an angel of the Lord came, and sat down under the fir tree, which was in Ephratha in the land of Joas father of Esdri; and Gedeon his son [was] threshing wheat in a wine-press in order to escape from the face of Madiam.

12 Anih taengah khaw BOEIPA puencawn a phoe pah tih, “Tatthai hlangrhalh nang taengah BOEIPA om,” a ti nah.

And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, The Lord [is] with you, you mighty in strength.

13 Tedae anih te Gideon loh, “Ka boeipa, kaimih taengah BOEIPA om ta. Tedae balae tih kaimih taengah a cungkuem he a thoeng? A khobaerhambae cungkuem te melae? Te te kaimih taengah a pa loh a thui vaengah tah, ‘Kaimih he BOEIPA loh Egypt lamkah n'doek moenih a?’ a ti. Tedae BOEIPA loh kaimih he n'phap tih Midian kut ah kaimih n'tloeng coeng he,” a ti nah.

And Gedeon said to him, [Be gracious] with me, my Lord: but if the Lord is with us, why have these evils found us? and where are all his miracles, which our fathers have related to us, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt? and now he has cast us out, and given us into the hand of Madiam.

14 Te vaengah BOEIPA te anih taengla la hooi uh tih, “Na thadueng neh cet lamtah Midian kut lamkah Israel he khang laeh. Nang kan tueih rhoe moenih a?” a ti nah.

And the angel of the Lord turned to him, and said, Go in this your strength, and you shall save Israel out of the hand of Madiam: behold, I have sent you.

15 Te dongah amah te, “Ka Boeipa aw, Israel he ba nen lae ka khang eh? Manasseh khuiah tattloel la kai he thawngkhat ka lo tih, a pa imko khuiah kai ni canoi coeng,” a ti nah.

And Gedeon said to him, [Be gracious] with me, my Lord: whereby shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is weakened in Manasse, and I am the least in my father's house.

16 Tedae anih te BOEIPA loh, “Nang taengah ka om vetih Midian te hlang pakhat banglam ni na tloek ngawn eh,” a ti nah.

And the angel of the Lord said to him, The Lord shall be with you, and you shall strike Madiam as one man.

17 Te vaengah Gideon loh, “Na mikhmuh ah mikdaithen ni ka dang atah kai taengah na thui te miknoek la kai taengah han saii laeh.

And Gedeon said to him, If now I have found mercy in your eyes, and you will do this day for me all that you have spoken of with me,

18 Nang taengla ka pawk tih ka khosaa kang khuen te na mikhmuh ah ka tloeng duela he lamloh ana nong boel dae,” a ti nah. Te dongah, “Kai khaw na bal duela kana om bitni,” a ti nah.

depart not hence until I come to you, and I will bring forth an offering and offer it before you: and he said, I will remain until you return.

19 Gideon te cet tih maae ca neh vaidam te vaidamding la cangnoek pakhat a hmoel. Maeh te vaihang dongah a doh phoeiah maehhang te am khuiah a thun. Te phoeiah rhokael hmui kah puencawn taengla a khuen tih a tawn pah.

And Gedeon went in, and prepared a kid of the goats, and an ephah of fine flour unleavened; and he put the flesh in the basket, and poured the broth into the pot, and brought them forth to him under the turpentine tree, and drew near.

20 Pathen kah puencawn loh Gideon taengah, “Maeh neh vaidamding te lo lamtah thaelpang soah tloeng lah. Te phoeiah maehhang bueih thil,” a ti nah vanbangla a saii pah.

And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and put them on that rock, and pour out the broth close by: and he did so.

21 Te phoeiah BOEIPA puencawn loh a kut dongkah conghol hmuidong te a thueng tih maeh neh vaidamding te a nawn hatah lungpang lamloh hmai thoo tih maeh neh vaidamding te a hlawp. Te phoeiah BOEIPA puencawn khaw a mikhmuh lamloh vik cet.

And the angel of the Lord stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; and fire came up out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened bread, and the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.

22 Te daengah anih te BOEIPA kah puencawn la Gideon loh a hmuh. Te phoeiah Gideon loh, “Aw, ka Boeipa Yahovah, BOEIPA puencawn te maelhmai neh ka hmuh,” a ti.

And Gedeon saw that he was an angel of the Lord; and Gedeon said, Ah, ah, Lord my God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.

23 Tedae anih te BOEIPA loh, “Na sading saeh, rhih boeh, na duek mahpawh,” a ti nah.

And the Lord said to him, Peace be to you, fear not, you shall not die.

24 Te dongah Gideon loh BOEIPA ham hmueihtuk pahoi a suem pah. Hmueihtuk te khaw ngaimongnah BOEIPA a sui tih tihnin duela Abiezer Ophrah ah om pueng.

And Gedeon built there an altar to the Lord, and called it The peace of the Lord, until this day, as it is still inEphratha of the father of Esdri.

25 Tekah khoyin ah Gideon te BOEIPA loh, “Na pa kah vaito a tal pakhat neh vaitotal kum rhih koep khuen lamtah na pa kah Baal hmueihtuk koengloeng laeh, a taengkah Asherah te khaw top pah.

And it came to pass in that night, that the Lord said to him, Take the young bullock which your father has, even the second bullock of seven years old, and you shall destroy the altar of Baal which your father has, and the grove which is by itthou shall destroy.

26 Hekah lunghim som ah he BOEIPA na Pathen ham hmueihtuk suem laeh. Vaito a pabae te maehlaep la khuen lamtah na top sut Asherah thing neh hmueihhlutnah la nawn laeh,” a ti nah.

And you shall build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this Maozi in the ordering[it], and you shall take the second bullock, and shall offer up whole burnt offerings with the wood of the grove, which you shall destroy.

27 Te dongah Gideon loh a sal hlang parha te a khuen tih BOEIPA loh a taengah a thui pah vanbangla a saii. Tedae khothaih ah a saii ham te a napa cako neh khopuei kah hlang rhoek te a rhih dongah khoyin ah a saii.

And Gedeon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord spoke to him: and it came to pass, as he feared the house of his father and the men of the city if he should do it by day, that he did it by night.

28 Mincang ah khopuei kah hlang rhoek te a thoh uh vaengah Baal kah hmueihtuk te a phil tih a taengkah Asherah khaw ana top pa uh, vaito pabae te khaw hmueihtuk a suem tangtae dongah tarha ana nawn pa uh.

And the men of the city rose up early in the morning; and behold, the altar of Baal had been demolished, and the grove by it had been destroyed; and they saw the second bullock, which Gedeon offered on the altar that had been built.

29 Te dongah hlang loh a hui taengah, “Hekah hno aka saii he ulae?” a ti uh tih a cae uh. Tedae a tlap uh vaengah tah, “Hekah hno he Joash capa Gideon long ni a saii,” a ti uh.

And a man said to his neighbor, Who has done this thing? and they enquired and searched, and learned that Gedeon the son of Joas had done this thing.

30 Te dongah khopuei hlang rhoek loh Joash taengah, “Na capa te hang khuen, Baal kah hmueihtuk a palet tih a taengkah Asherah a top dongah duek kangna saeh,” a ti uh.

And the men of the city said to Joas, Bring out your son, and let him die, because he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and because he has destroyed the grove that is by it.

31 Tedae a taengkah aka pai rhoek boeih taengah Joash loh, “Nangmih loh Baal ham na kamkaih uh a ya? Anih te nangmih loh na khang uh tang a ya? Anih aka oelh tah mincang a pha neh ki duek bitni. Baal he pathen la a om van oeh atah a hmueihtuk a palet pah vaengah amah loh a huul kanoek mako,” a ti nah.

And Gedeon the son of Joas said to all the men who rose up against him, Do you now plead for Baal, or will you save him? whoever will plead for him, let him be slain this morning: if he be a god let him plead for himself, [because] one has thrown down his altar.

32 Te dongah tekah khohnin lamkah longtah tah, “A hmueihtuk ka palet pah tih Baal amah te khaw ka ho coeng,” a ti nah ngaih la Gideon te Jerubbaal la tloep a khue.

And he called it in that day Jerobaal, saying, Let Baal plead thereby, because his altar has been thrown down.

33 Te vaengah Midian boeih neh Amalek khaw khothoeng ca rhoek loh tun kibaeng uh tih a kat phoeiah Jezreel kol ah rhaeh uh.

And all Madiam, and Amalek, and the sons of the east gathered themselves together, and encamped in the valley of Jezrael.

34 Tedae BOEIPA Mueihla loh Gideon te a thing dongah tuki te a ueng tih a hnukkah Abiezer te a hueh.

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, and he blew with the horn, and Abiezer came to help after him.

35 Manasseh ram tom ah puencawn te a tueih tih amah hnuk ah a khue. Te phoeiah puencawn te Asher, Zebulun neh Naphtali la a tueih tih amih doe hamla cet uh.

And [Gedeon] sent messengers into all Manasse, and into Aser, and into Zabulon, and into Nephthali; and he went up to meet them.

36 Te phoeiah Gideon loh Pathen te, “Na thui tangtae bangla Israel te ka kut neh aka khang la na om atah,

And Gedeon said to God, If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said,

37 Tumul hlakan te cangtilhmuen ah ka khueh he. Teka hlakan dong bueng ah buemtui om tih diklai boeih te phueihuet la a om atah na thui bangla Israel te ka kut neh na khang ni tila ka ming eh,” a ti nah.

behold, I put the fleece of wool in the threshing floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and drought on all the ground, I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.

38 Te dongah om tangloeng tih a vuen kah a thoh vaengah tah hlakan te a sui. Te vaengah hlakan dongkah buem tui te baeldung a bae la a sui.

And it was so: and he rose up early in the morning, and wrung the fleece, and dew dropped from the fleece, a bowl full of water.

39 Tedae Gideon loh Pathen taengah, “Na thintoek loh kai taengah sai boel mai saeh, vai mah ka thui mai saeh lamtah, vai bueng mah ka noem dae eh, hlakan a phueihuet he hlakan amah thim la om vetih diklai pum he buemtui a om atah,” a ti nah bal.

And Gedeon said to God, Let not, I pray you, your anger be kindled with me, and I will speak yet once; I will even yet make one trial more with the fleece: let now the drought be upon the fleece only, and let there be dew on all the ground.

40 Pathen long khaw a rhoi pah dongah tekah khoyin ah tah hlakan bueng te phueihuet la om tih diklai pum te buemtui boeih bo.

And God did so in that night; and there was drought on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.