1 Khokhuen 12
1 He tah Kish capa Saul mikhmuh lamloh a vi uh vaengah Ziklag kah David taengla aka kun uh tih hlangrhalh rhoek khui lamloh caemtloek vaengah aka bom khaw amih ni.
Now these, are they who came unto David, to Ziklag, he yet being shut up, because of Saul son of Kish, —and, they, were among the heroes, helpers in the war;
2 Lii aka muk tih banvoei neh bantang ah lungto neh, thaltang neh, lii neh aka naep Benjamin ko neh Saul kah pacaboeina tah,
armed with the bow, using right hand or left with stones, and with arrows in the bow, —of the brethren of Saul, out of Benjamin:
3 Boeilu Ahiezer neh Gibeah Shemaah koca ah Joash, Jeziel, Azmaveth koca ah Pelet, Berakah, Anatoth Jehu.
the chief, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, —and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;
4 Sawmthum so neh sawmthum lakli kah hlangrhalh Gibonee Ishmaiah. Jeremiah neh Jahaziel, Johanan neh Gederathite Jozabad.
and Ishmaiah, the Gibeonite, a hero among the thirty, and over the thirty, —and Jeremiah and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad, the Gederathite;
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Kharuphi Shephatiah.
Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah, and Shephatiah, the Haruphite;
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer neh Korah Jashobeam.
Elkanah and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
7 Joelah neh Gedor lamkah Jeroham capa Zebadiah.
and Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham, of Gedor.
8 Gad lamkah khaw khosoek rhalmahim ah David taengla kun uh tih caempuei khuiah tatthai hlangrhalh hlang la omuh. Caemtloek vaengah khaw photlinglen neh cai neh a rhong a pai uh. A maelhmai te sathueng maelhmai la om tih tlang kah kirhang bangla loe uh.
And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear, —and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:
9 Ezer te a lu, a pabae te Obadiah, a pathum te Eliab.
Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, —Eliab, the third;
10 A pali te Mishmannah, a panga te Jeremiah.
Mashmannah, the fourth, Jeremiah, the fifth;
11 A parhuk te Attai, a parhih te Eliel.
Attai, the sixth, Eliel the seventh;
12 A parhet ah Johanan, a pako ah Elzabad.
Johanan, the eighth, Elzabad, the ninth;
13 A hlai ah Jeremiah, a hlai at dongah Makhbanai.
Jeremiah, the tenth, Machbannai, the eleventh.
14 He rhoek he Gad koca rhoek khui lamkah caempuei boeilu rhoek ni. Pakhat loh a yol koek yakhat, a yet koek thawng khat a hung.
These, were of the sons of Gad, chiefs of the host, —one to a hundred, the least, and, the greatest, to a thousand.
15 Amih rhoek he tah tuikaeng langdai pum te tui a li vaengkah lamhma cuek hla ah Jordan te kat uh. Te vaengah tuikol pum te khocuk la, khotlak la yong uh.
These, are they who passed over the Jordan, in the first month, when, it, was full, over all its banks, —and they put to flight all them of the vales, to the east and to the west.
16 Benjamin neh Judah koca rhoek lamkah khaw, rhalmahim kah David taengla pawk uh.
And there came, of the sons of Benjamin, and Judah, as far as the stronghold, unto David.
17 David te amih mikhmuh la mop tih a doo. Te vaengah amih te, “Rhoepnah neh kai bom hamla kai taengah na pawk uh atah kai khaw nangmih taengah thinko thikat la om bitni. Tedae ka rhal taengah kai nan phok ham atah ka kut ah kuthlahnah a om oeh pawt dongah a pa rhoek kah Pathen loh hmuh saeh lamtah tluung saeh,” a ti nah.
And David went forth to meet them, and responded, and said to them, If, peaceably, ye are come unto me, to help me, I shall have towards you, a heart for unity, —but, if to betray me to mine adversaries, there being no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and rebuke!
18 Te vaengah Mueihla loh sawmthum kah boeilu Amasai te a thing tih, “David nang te rhalboei ni. Jesse capa nang taengah rhoepnah om saeh. Nang taengah ngaimongnah om saeh. Nang aka bom taengah rhoepnah om saeh. Na Pathen loh nang m'bom bitni,” a ti nah. Te dongah David loh amih te a doe tih amih te caem kah boeilu la a khueh.
Then, the spirit, clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, Thine, O David, Yea, with, thee, O son of Jesse! Prosperity, prosperity to thee, And prosperity to thy helpers, For thy God, hath helped thee: So David accepted them, and set them among the chiefs of the band.
19 Saul te caemtloek thil ham Philisti neh a paan vaengah Manasseh lamkah khaw David taengla cungku uh. Tedae Philisti boei rhoek loh anih te cilsuep hnukah a tueih uh tih, “A boei rhoek taengla Saul a cungku atah kaimih lu ah tla saeh,” a ti nah dongah amih te bom uh pawh.
And, of Manasseh, there fell away unto David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they helped them not, —for the lords of the Philistines advisedly sent him away, saying, At the price of our heads, he might fall away to his master, Saul.
20 Ziklag la a caeh vaengah tah Manasseh lamloh Adnah neh Jozabad, Jediael neh Michael, Jozabad, Elihu neh Zillethai tah anih taengla cungku uh. Amih he Manasseh khuiah tah thawngkhat kah boeilu rhoek la om uh.
When he went into Ziklag, there fell away unto him, of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad, and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad, and Elihu and Zillethai, —chiefs of the thousands that pertained to Manasseh;
21 Amih te tatthai hlangrhalh neh caempuei khuiah khaw mangpa la boeih a om uh dongah David te caem nen khaw a bom thil uh.
and, they, helped with David, against the [marauding] band, for, heroes of valour, were they all, —and they became captains in the host;
22 Te vaengah tue ah ngawn tah Pathen caem bangla caem len la a poeh hil, anih bom ham te David taengla a hnin, a hnin ah pawk uh.
for, from day to day, there came unto David, to help him, —until it was a great camp, like a camp of God.
23 He tah anih taengkah BOEIPA ol bangla Saul kah ram vael pah hamla Hebron kah David taengla aka pawk tih caempuei hamla aka pumcum uh boeilu rhoek kah hlangmi ni.
And, these, are the numbers of the chiefs armed for war, they came unto David, to Hebron, —to turn round the kingdom of Saul unto him, according to the bidding of Yahweh:
24 Photlinglen neh cai aka muk tih caempuei hamla aka pumcum uh Judah koca he thawng rhuk ya rhet.
Sons of Judah, bearers of shield and spear, six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
25 Simeon koca lamloh caempuei hamla tatthai hlangrhalh he thawng rhih yakhat om.
Of sons of Simeon, heroes of valour for the war, seven thousand, and one hundred.
26 Levi koca lamloh thawng li ya rhuk.
Of the sons of Levi, four thousand, and six hundred.
27 Aaron kah rhaengsang Jehoiada neh a taengkah thawng thum ya rhih.
And Jehoiada, was chief ruler for Aaron, —and, with him, three thousand and seven hundred;
28 Tatthai hlangrhalh la cadong Zadok neh a napa rhoek imkhui he mangpa pakul panit om.
and Zadok, a young man, a hero of valour, —and the house of his father, captains twenty and two.
29 Benjamin koca lamloh Saul kah pacaboeina he thawng thum lo tih Saul im kah a kuek te a puehkan la a ngaithuen uh.
And, of the sons of Benjamin, brethren of Saul, three thousand, —and, hitherto, the greater part of them, had been keeping the charge of the house of Saul.
30 Ephraim koca lamloh tatthai hlangrhalh neh a napa rhoek imkhui kah ming om hlang rhoek he thawng kul ya rhet lo.
And, of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand, and eight hundred, —heroes of valour, men of renown, to their ancestral house.
31 David a manghai ham vaengah Menasseh koca hlangvang lamloh aka pawk te a ming neh thawng hlai rhet la mingpha uh.
And, of the half tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, who were distinguished by name, coming in to make David king.
32 A tue te yakmingnah neh aka ming tih, Israel loh metla a saii ham aka ming Issakhar koca lamkah khaw a boeilu yahnih neh, a olka hmuikah a manuca rhoek khaw cungkuem uh.
And, of the sons of Issachar, such as were of good understanding of the times, to know what Israel, should do, their chiefs, were two hundred, and, all their brethren, were at their bidding.
33 Zebulun lamkah he caempuei la pawk tih caemtloek hnopai cungkuem neh caemtloek rhong aka pai thawng sawmnga om. Tedae a lungbuei neh lungbuei khaw hmaai uh rhoi pawh.
Of Zebulun—such as were ready to go forth in host, expert for battle with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, —and for setting in array, not of two minds!
34 Naphtali lamkah mangpa thawngkhat neh amih taengah photlinglen neh caai aka pom he thawng sawmthum thawng rhih om.
And, of Naphtali, a thousand captains, —and, with them, with shield and spear, thirty-seven thousand.
35 Dan lamloh caemtloek la rhong aka pai he thawng kul thawng rhet ya rhuk lo.
And, of the Danite, expert for war, twenty-eight thousand, and six hundred.
36 Asher lamloh caemtloek rhongpai ham caempuei la aka pawk he thawng sawmli lo.
And, of Asher, such as were ready to go forth in host to set in array for battle, forty thousand.
37 Jordan rhalvangan lamkah Reuben, Gad neh Manasseh koca hlangvang lamlong khaw caempuei kah hnopai cungkuem neh caemtloek he thawng yahnih thawng kul om.
And, from over the Jordan, of the Reubenites and Gadites and half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.
38 Caem vaengah kah a hmaai caemtloek hlang rhoek boeih tah Israel boeih soah David manghai sak ham te thinko rhuemtuet neh Hebron la pawk uh. Te vaengah Israel a meet boeih long khaw David manghai sak ham te lungbuei pakhat la a khueh.
All these, being men of war, expert in setting in battle-array, with a perfect heart, came to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel, —moreover also, all the rest of Israel, were of one heart to make David king.
39 Te vaengah David neh hnin thum pahoi om uh tih amih te a cako la a tawn uh coeng dongah a caak a ok uh.
So they were there, with David, three days, eating and drinking, —for their brethren had made preparation for them.
40 Amih neh aka yoei long khaw Issakhar, Zebulun neh Naphtali bangla buh te laak neh, kalauk neh, muli-marhang neh, saelhung neh a thoeng puei uh. Caak ham te vaidam, thaidae, misur rhae, misurtui, situi, saelhung neh boiva khaw Israel khuikah kohoenah cangpai la a khuen pauh.
Moreover also, they who were near of kin unto them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing bread, on asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen, meal-food, cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep—in abundance, —for there was joy Israel.
