1 Khokhuen 11
1 Israel pum te Hebron kah David taengla tingtun uh tih, “Kaimih he na rhuh neh na saa ni he.
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Hlaem hlavai kah na manghai Saul a om vaengah pataeng Israel te na vuenva puei tih na kunael puei. Te dongah ni na Pathen BOEIPA loh namah taengah, “Nang tah ka pilnam Israel na luem puei vetih nang he ka pilnam Israel soah rhaengsang la na om ni, ' a ti,” a ti nauh.
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”
3 Israel kah a ham boeih khaw Hebron kah manghai taengla pawk uh tih David loh amih neh Hebron kah BOEIPA mikhmuh ah paipi a saii. Te phoeiah Samuel kut dongkah BOEIPA ol vanbangla David te Israel sokah manghai la a koelh uh.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.
4 Te vaengah David neh Israel boeih tah Jebus Jerusalem la cet uh. Te khohmuen kah khosa rhoek tah Jebusi rhoek ni.
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5 Te vaengah Jebus kah khosa rhoek loh David te, “Hela ha kun boeh,” a ti nah. Tedae David loh David khopuei kah Zion rhalvong te a rhawt pah.
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
6 Te phoeiah David loh, “Lamhma la Jebusi aka ngawn boeih tah boeilu la, mangpa la om saeh,” a ti nah. Te dongah Zeruiah capa Joab te lamhma la cet tih boeilu la pahoi om van.
David had said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
7 David loh te kah rhalmahim ah kho a sak dongah ni David khopuei la a khue uh.
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
8 Khopuei te a kaepvai kah vaikhap lamloh khotaeng khovai hil a thoh tih a caknoi khopuei te Joab loh a hing sak.
He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 David te pongpa, pongpa tih a pantai vanbangla caempuei BOEIPA khaw anih taengah om.
David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
10 He tah a ram khuiah anih aka duel David kah boeilu hlangrhalh rhoek neh Israel sokah BOEIPA ol bangla anih aka manghai sak Israel cungkuem rhoek coeng ni.
Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to Yahweh’s word concerning Israel.
11 David kah hlangrhalh hlangmi he tah sawmthum kah boeilu, rhalboei Hakhomi capa Jashobeam. Anih loh a caai te a haeng tih ya thum te voei khat la a rhokpam sak.
This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
12 Anih hmatoeng ah Akhohi Dodo capa Eleazar. Anih khaw hlangrhalh pathum khuikah ni.
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
13 Anih te Pasdammin ah khaw David taengah ni a om. Te vaengah Philisti rhoek tah caemtloek la pahoi tingtun uh. Lohma kah khamyai te cangtun khawk om pueng dae pilnam tah Philisti mikhmuh lamloh rhaelrham uh.
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14 Lohma li ah pai uh tih khohmuen te a huul uh. Te dongah Philisti te a ngawn uh vaengah khaw BOEIPA loh loeihnah a len neh a khang.
They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.
15 Boeilu sawmthum lamkah pathum te Adullam lungko lungpang kah David taengla a suntlak uh vaengah Philisti caem tah Rephaim kol ah rhaeh uh.
Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 David te rhalvong ah a om kuelhuelh vaengah Philisti khohung te Bethlehem ah om van.
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
17 David loh Bethlehem vongka kah tuito lamkah tui te a ngaidam, a ngaidam vaengah tah, “Kai he u long nim n'tul lah ve?” a ti.
David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
18 Pathum long te Philisti rhaehhmuen te a va uh tih vongka taengkah Bethlehem tuito lamkah tui te a than uh. Te phoeiah a khuen uh tih David taengla pawk uh. Tedae David loh te te a ok ham huem pawt tih BOEIPA ham a suep.
The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink any of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,
19 Te phoeiah, “He saii ham he kamah lamkah khaw, ka Pathen taeng lamkah khaw savisava saeh. A hinglu te a kun puei uh coeng dongah hinglu dongkah hlang thii he a ka ok eh?” a ti. Te dongah hlangrhalh pathum loh a saii pah te ok hamla huem pawh.
and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
20 Te vaengah Joab mana Abishai tah te rhoek pathum kah a lu la om. Anih loh a caai a haeng tih ya thum te a rhokpam sak. Te dongah pawt nim anih te pathum lakli ah ming a om.
Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
21 Pathum lakah khaw rhaep nit la a thangpom tih amih taengah mangpa la a om coeng dongah pathum lakli ah mop voel pawh.
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
22 Kabzeel lamkah bisai aka ping, tatthai hlang capa, Jehoiada koca Benaiah loh Moab kah sathueng hlang rhoi te a tloek. Te phoeiah anih te vuelsong khohnin ah khaw suntla tih tangrhom khui kah sathueng te a ngawn bal.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
23 Anih loh Egypt hlang te khaw a ngawn. Tekah hlang te cungnueh ah dong nga lo. Egypt kut dongkah caai te hni tak kah tampai bangla om. Tedae anih te conghol neh a suntlak thil mai tih Egypt kut lamkah caai te a rhawth pah. Te phoeiah amah caai neh amah te a ngawn.
He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
24 He tlam he Jehoiada capa Benaiah loh a saii dongah ni anih te a ming khaw hlangrhalh pathum lakah a om.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name among the three mighty men.
25 Sawmthum lakah khaw anih te amah la thangpom coeng ne. Tedae pathum taengla a mop thai voel pawt dongah anih te David loh a taengom la a khueh.
Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
26 Te vaengkah tatthai hlangrhalh rhoek tah Joab mana Asahel, Bethlehem lamkah Dodo capa Elhanan.
The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Haroree Shammoth, Pelonee Helez.
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Tekoa Ikkesh capa Ira, Anatoth Abiezer.
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Khushathi Sibbekhai neh Akhohi Ilai.
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Netophah Maharai neh Netophah Baanah capa Heled.
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Benjamin koca Gibeah lamkah Ribai capa Ithai. Pirathon kah Benaiah.
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Gaash soklong lamkah Hurai neh Arbahi Abiel.
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Baharumi Azmaveth neh Shaalbin Eliaba.
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 Gizoni Hashem koca rhoek ah Harari Shagee capa Jonathan.
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
35 Harari Sakar capa Ahiam, Ur capa Eliphal.
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Mekerathi Hepher neh Pelonee Ahijah.
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Karmel Hezro neh Ezbai capa Naari.
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Nathan mana Joel neh Hagri capa Mibhar.
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Ammoni Zelek neh Zeruiah capa Joab kah hno phuei Beroth Naharai.
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
40 Yitha Ira neh Yitha Gareb.
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Khitti Uriah neh Ahlai capa Zabad.
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Reuben boeilu Reuben Shiza capa Adina neh a taengkah sawmthum.
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and thirty with him,
43 Maakah capa Hanan neh Mithini Joshaphat.
Hanan the son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Ashtrarity Uzzia, Shamma, Jeuel neh Jeiel. Arori Hotham koca rhoek.
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Shimri capa Jediael neh a mana Tizi Joha.
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Makhavim Eliel, Jeribai, Elnaam koca Joshavi, Moab Ithmah.
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed neh Mezobah Jaasiel.
Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
