1 Samuel 13
1 Saul leng’a ahungpan chun akum somthum alhingtai chule kum somli le ni sungin lengvai anapon ahi.
Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
2 Saul in Israel sepaiho lah’a konin atumbeh in mi sangthum alheng doh in, mi sangni chu Micmash le Bethel molsanga umpin, sangkhat vangchu Saul chapa Jonathan toh Benjamin gam Gibeah khopi’ah aum un chule mipi amoh cheng chu a inlam cheh uva asoltan ahi.
He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
3 Hiche phat chomkhat jouvin, Geba ah Philistine sepai touho chu Jonathan in asat in ahile, Philistinete chu ajoutauve. Hijeh chun Saul in gamsung tin ah kelki sumkon amut in, chule hitin aseiye, “Hebrew mipi te, hiche hi ngai tem’un, Philistine te dounan thoudoh un,” ati.
Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
4 Israel mite jousen Saul in Philistinete chu Geba ngahmun khat abulu in asuhmang jeh in Philistine til’a sangin Isarelte chu ahot tauve tithu ajahdoh phat un, Israel sepai apumpi chu Gilgal’a Saul kithopi dia kikhom khom din thupeh anei tauvin ahi.
And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
5 Chuin Philistinete chu Israel tetoh kisat ding in akigong un, asakol kangtalai’u sangthum, sakol touthem mihem sang gup akigong’un chule mipi galsat ding chu twikhangle kam'a neldi jat hellin atam’un ahi.
Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
6 Israel mite nochimto’a aum’u ahetdoh phat’un, mipi techu atijauvin alungdong gam tauvin, songko ho’ah, hamboh lah’ah, chule kotong dung ah akisel gam taove.
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
7 Mi phabep Jordan vadung agalkai’un, Gad le Gilead gamsung ah akisellun ahi. Hiche kahlah’a chun Saul Gilgal ah aume chule amite chu tijat in akihot hot jengun ahi.
Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.
8 Saul in Samuel chu nisagi jen angah in, hitichun Samuel in jong akitepna banga Gilgal’a ahung thei tahlou jeh in, mipite akithe cheh gam tauvin ahi.
And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.
9 Chuin Saul in, “Govam thilto hole chamna thilto neihin choi pehun “atin ahi. Chule Saul amatah in govam thilto ho lhandohna aneitan ahi.
So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
10 Saul in govam thilto lhandohna aboljou tah’in, Samuel jong ahung lhungpaiyin, chuin Saul chun kimutopi a chibai boldin apotdoh in ahi.
Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
11 Hichun Samuel in, “Ipi bolla nahim?” tia adohle, Saul in jong adonbutin, “Nangla nikho kitep nabanga hung louva, mipi ho jouse keija kona akithe cheh uva, chule Philistine ten Micmash a akikhop khom’u kamu phatna kanabol ahitai,” ati.
“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
12 Hijeh a chu kasei ahi, “Tua hi Philistine te eiho dou dinga Gilgal’a kigosadem a um u ahitan, Pakai henga panpina jeng jong kanathum man lou ahitai, hiche jeh’a chu govamna thilto kanabol ahtai,” ati.
I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
13 Hichun Samuel in adonbut in, “Nangoltave, nangman Pakaiyin nathupeh ho nanit tapoi, asei angai lechun Pakaiyin Israelte lenga imatih chan’a dinga natung jing ta dinga,” ati.
“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
14 “Ahinla, tua hi naleng gam kichaitei ding ahitai. Pakaiyin ama lungthim he mikhat ahol ahitai. Pakaiyin amite chunga vaihom ding hi, lhendohsa akoi ahitai. Ijeh inem iti leh nangin thupeh nanit tapoi,” ati.
But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
15 Chuin Samuel in Gilgal adalhan ajotna ding’a akichetai. Adanghon vang asepaite kithopi dia che Saul nung ajuitauve. Hichun amaho Gilgal apat Benjamin gamsung’a Gibeah ah ache toutauve. Hichun Saul in asepaite ama nungjui ho chu avetoh in ahile pasal mi jagup tobang asimdohtai.
Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
16 Chuin Saul le achapa Jonathan chule amani toh umkhom miho chu Benamin gamsung’a Geba a chun aum tauve, ahinlah Philistine mihon Micmash a panmun asem’un ahi.
Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
17 Hichun Philistine te, mibulu ding loithum chun panmuna kon chun ahung potdoh'un, loikhat chu Shual gam Oprah jotna lampi chu ajon’un,
And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
18 Chule loikhat chun lhumlam a um Beth-horon lam chu ajon un, chule loi khat chun Zeboim phaicham gamthip kingah na gamgichin lampi ajot’un ahi.
another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
19 Hichelai chun Israel gam pumpia chun thihkheng khatcha ana umpon ahi, ajeh chu Philistine ten achuti louva ahile Hebrew miten chemjam le tengcha kikhen get unte atiu ahi.
And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
20 Hijeh a chu Israel techu amitakip langkon, aloukaina, aheichau chule atupheng’u, akhet hem nom uva ahile akheng dinga Philistine te henga chesuh ji ahiuve.
Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
21 Tupheng, langkon thih, thihka, tucha thihmol, heicha chang suh hemna man chu paisa khat tobangbep ahi.
The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.
22 Chuti chun chuche nikhoa kon’in Saul le Jonathan toh kiloi miho khut’a chun chemjam le tengcha khat cha, Saul le achapa Jonathan tilou adang akimupon ahi.
So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
23 Philistine sepaihon ho chun Micmash lampi chang din achedoh un ahi.
And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
