1 Samuel 8
1 Samuel ateh lheh tan ahile, Israel lah’a thutan vaihom ding’in achapate apansah tai.
And it was when he was old Samuel and he made sons his judges for Israel.
2 Joel le Abijah chu achate lah’a akum tampen teni ahilhone, amani Beersheba khopi’ah thutan vaihom’in apang lhone.
And it was [the] name of son his the firstborn Joel and [the] name of second his [was] Abijah judges in Beer Sheba.
3 Ahivangin apa toh abang lhonpoi, sum lam’ah akitah lhonpoi. Amanin sum nehguh pou abol lhonin, thu adih in atanji lhon tapoi.
And not they walked sons his (in ways his *Q(K)*) and they turned aside after unjust gain and they took a bribe and they turned aside justice.
4 Achai’nan Israel upa ho jouse chu Ramah kho’ah Samuel toh lunggel khomna anei juvin ahi.
And they gathered together all [the] elders of Israel and they came to Samuel Ramah towards.
5 Amahon, “Ven, nangla nateh lheh jengtan, nachate jong nangtoh abang lhonpon, Leng khat neipeuvin namdang ten anei banga thutan dingin,” atin aseipeh un ahi.
And they said to him here! you you have become old and sons your not they have walked in ways your now appoint! for us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6 Samuel vang chu athil ngaichat’u chung’ah chun alung alhaipoi, hijeh chun panpi ngaichan Pakai koma ache’in ahi.
And it was displeasing the matter in [the] eyes of Samuel just when they said give! to us a king to judge us and he prayed Samuel to Yahweh.
7 Pakaiyin Samuel jah’a, “Nakoma asei jouseu bolpeh in, nang napaiju ahipoi, keijoh eipaiju ahibouve, amahon kei eidei lou u ahibouve, aleng diuva eidei lou u ahi,” tin adonbut tan ahi.
And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to [the] voice of the people to all what they will say to you for not you they have rejected for me they have rejected from reigning over them.
8 “Egypt gam'a kona kahin puidoh uva kipat’na gamchom mite indoi bou ahou nom jo uve. Tua jong hitobangma achu nang jong nabollu ahibouve,” ati.
According to all the deeds which they have done from [the] day brought up I them from Egypt and until the day this and they have forsaken me and they have served gods other so they [are] doing also to you.
9 “Asei jouseu chu bolpeh in, ahinlah leng khat in achunguva vai ahin hopna ding thua hin, kaangkhen chan gihsallin,” atipeh tai.
And now listen to voice their nevertheless for certainly you will warn them and you will tell to them [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over them.
10 Hijeh chun Samuel in, Pakaiya kona gihna thuchang hochu Israel mite chu leng athumnao chungthu’ah chun aban ban’in ahetsah tan ahi.
And he spoke Samuel all [the] words of Yahweh to the people who were asking from with him a king.
11 Samuel Israelte jah’ah, “Leng nahin nei uva aman nachung’uva lengvai ahin hop tengle, Leng in nachateu chu alah’a sakol kangtalai hole sakol sepai dinga, chule sakol kangtalai masanga lhai dinga,
And he said this it will be [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over you sons your he will take and he will appoint [them] for himself in chariot[s] his and among horsemen his and they will run before chariot his.
12 Abangkhat chu sepai lah a jalamkai chule lamkai napeh dingu, abang kit chu pumthou chang loukaiya apan sah dingu, abangkhat chu kangtalai ase ho sema napan sah diu ahi,” ati.
And to appoint [them] for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties and to plow plowing his and to harvest harvest his and to make [the] weapons of warfare his and [the] equipment of chariotry his.
13 “Lengpan nachanu teu amat uva anhon'a apansah uva, abang chu changlhah kang a apansah diu chujongle abangkhat chu thao namtwi sem’a apansah uva soh’a anei diu ahi.
And daughters your he will take to perfumers and to cooks and to bakers.
14 Nalou phalai ho jouse nalah peh uva lengpithei lei le olive leija abol uva athao alah tenguleh atohkhompi ho apeh ding’u ahi.
And fields your and vineyards your and olive groves your good he will take and he will give [them] to servants his.
15 Aman na chang-ga le lousoh ho akona soma khat alah ding chule vaibolla pang hole sohte ho apeh ding’u ahi.
And seed your and vineyards your he will take a tenth and he will give [them] to officials his and to servants his.
16 Aman napasal houle, numei ho soh dia akimat a, chule nagancha hoilai lai ho ama dinga akilah ding ahi.
And [male] servants your and female servants your and young men your good and donkeys your he will take and he will use [them] for work his.
17 Aman na ganchahon ho jeng’a jong soma khat angeh ding, nachamlouva napeh ding ahi.
Flock[s] your he will take a tenth and you you will become of him servants.
18 Chuche nikho chuleh nanghon nakilhen’u lengpa jeh’a chu nahung ka diu chule Pakaiyin naka gin’u nangaipeh lou diu ahi,” tin aseipeh tai.
And you will cry out in the day that because of king your whom you have chosen for yourselves and not he will answer Yahweh you in the day that.
19 Ahivangin mipite ho chun, “Hijeng jongleh Leng chu kadei nalaiyuve,” tin Samuel thusei chu angaisah dehpouvin ahi.
And they refused the people to listen to [the] voice of Samuel and they said No! for except a king he will be over us.
20 Hichun mipi ho chun, “Kakimvel uva gamdang ho bangin, kalengpau vin kachung uva thutan hen, gal kisat jeng’a jong hin eilamkai uhen,” ati tauvin ahi.
And we will be also we like all the nations and he will judge us king our and he will go out before us and he will fight battles our.
21 Hichun Samuel in Pakai kom’ah mipi ho thusei chu aseipeh kit in ahile,
And he heard Samuel all [the] words of the people and he spoke them in [the] ears of Yahweh.
22 Pakaiyin, “Asei bang bang u chun bolpeh inlang, Leng chu petan,” ati. Hichun Samuel jong anom’in mipi teho chu ainlam cheh uva anung soltan ahi,
And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to voice their and you will make king for them a king and he said Samuel to [the] people of Israel go each man to own city his.
