Thutan Vaihom Ho 20
1 Hiche jouhin Israel chate jouse Dan napat Beersheba, chuleh Gilead gam changeijin ahung kikhom uvin, mikhat seh seh tobang'in lungkhat tah in ading hom’un ahi. Mipite chu Pakai angsungah Mizpah munnah akikhomsoh keijun ahi.
Then all the people of Israel came out as one man, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead also, and they assembled together before Yahweh at Mizpah.
2 Israel phungho jouse leh mipiho jouse lah a lamkaiho chu Pathen mite kikhopna chun apangun chule chemjam lamthei sepaiho chu sang ail alhingun ahi.
The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their places in the assembly of the people of God—400,000 men on foot, who were ready to fight with the sword.
3 Alangkhat nah Benjamin mite chun Israel phungdang ho jouse chu Mizpah a akikhom taove tichu ajatauvin ahi. Hichun Israel mipichun hitobang thilmelse tah hi iti hung kipan ham tin adong tauvin ahi.
Now the people of Benjamin heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. The people of Israel said, “Tell us how this wicked thing happened.”
4 Ajinu athapeh pau Levi pachun ahinseitai, “Kathaikemnu le keima hin jan-geh dinga Benjamin mite khopi Gibeah a kache lhonnin ahi.
The Levite, the husband of the woman who had been murdered, answered, “I came to Gibeah in the territory that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.
5 Hiche jan chun Gibeah mite chun kagena inchu aumkim vellun keima thading eigouvin ajonan kathaikemnuhi jankhovah in kichepnan aneiyun amanu athilotai.
During the night, the leaders of Gibeah attacked me, surrounding the house, intending to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.
6 Hijeh chun keiman kathaikemnu tahsa hi boh somle bohni kaso’a Israel phung somleh phungni hi kahinthot ahi. Ajeh chu hiche mite hin melsetah a hitobang gitlou nahi atohdoh u ahi.
I took my concubine and cut her body into pieces, and sent them into each region of Israel's inheritance, because they have committed such wickedness and outrage in Israel.
7 Tun nangho nabonchaovin Israel mipite jousen iloding natiuvem geltauvin,” ati.
Now, all you Israelites, give your advice and counsel here.”
8 Hichun mipite chu abonchaovin thakhat tah in adingdohsoh keijun asamtaove, “Eiho koimacha in na ikile theilou diu ahi!
All the people arose together as one man, and they said, “None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house!
9 Amavang eihon tuahi Gibeah mite hitia hi igabol diu ahi, koipennin ikisatpi masat diuham vang isandiu ahi.
But now this is what we must do to Gibeah: We will attack it as the lot directs us.
10 Iphung jouseuva hi somlah a khatcheh galsat ho nehle chah thah le a pangding, adangsen Gibeah chunga hi phu ilah teidiu ahi, ajeh chun Benjamin mite hin Israel insunga hibang tah a hi jumna atohdoh u ahitai” atiuve.
We will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of a thousand, and one thousand of ten thousand, to get provisions for these people, so that when they come to Gibeah in Benjamin, they may punish them for the wickedness they committed in Israel.”
11 Hitichun Israel pumpi chu abonchaovin akilungkhat un hiche khopi sat dingin akikhom sohtauvin ahi.
So all the soldiers of Israel assembled against the city, as one man.
12 Israelten Benjamin mite komma chun thupole ho asol’un amaho chun, “Itobang lomma nangho hin hitobang thilsehi naboldoh u hitam?
The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that was done among you?
13 Gibeah khoa konna hitobang mi engse miphalou hochu neihin pedoh un keihon amaho chu that uvingting Israel lah thilsehi suhthengna nei uvinge” atiuve. Ahinlah Benjamin ten anahsah pouvin ahi.
Therefore, give us those wicked men of Gibeah, so we may put them to death, and so we will completely remove this evil from Israel.” But the Benjamites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people of Israel.
14 Hiche enghot nachun, amaho akhopi cheh uva kon in Gibeah munnah Israel satdingin ahung kikhom tauvin ahi.
Then the people of Benjamin came together out of the cities to Gibeah to get ready to fight against the people of Israel.
15 Abonchaovin chemjam lamthei cheh sangsomni le gup alhingun amaho chu Gibeah ahunglhung tauvin ahi. Amahohi khopi sunga ana umsa thepna giltah nei mi jasagi aum’un ahi.
The people of Benjamin brought together from their cities to fight on that day twenty-six thousand soldiers who were trained to fight with the sword. In addition, there were seven hundred of their chosen men from the inhabitants of Gibeah.
16 Benjamin lah a thepna giltah nei epia jasagi hohi aveilang cheh ahiuvin, amaho hin songsena bomma song apeijuleh samjang jengjong sepka thei sepkhel lou hel cheh ahiuve.
Among all these soldiers were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Each of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
17 Israel langa Benjamin galmiho simlouvin chemjam kichoija galsat theicheh sangjali alhingun ahi.
The people of Israel, not counting the number from Benjamin, numbered 400,000 men, who were trained to fight with the sword. All of these were men of war.
18 Galkisat masangin Israelte chu Bethel’ah acheuvin Pathen agadongun, “Benjamin mipite khu gasat dinga koiphung pen kache masat diuham?” atiuve. Pakaiyin ahin donbutnin “Judah masading ahi” ati.
The people of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked for advice from God. They asked, “Who first will attack the people of Benjamin for us?” Yahweh said, “Judah will attack first.”
19 Hijeh chun Israelte chu matah in athouvun Gibeah kommah panmun asem taove.
The people of Israel got up in the morning and they moved their camp near Gibeah.
20 Hijouchun Benjamin mitechu sat dingin Gibeah ana jon tauvin ahi.
The people of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin. They set up their battle positions against them at Gibeah.
21 Ahinlah akhopiu ngah’a pang Benjamin galmi hochun ahungpot doh un hiche nichun galkisatna munna chun Israelte sangsomni le sang ni athat tauvin ahi.
The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and they killed twenty-two thousand men of the army of Israel on that day.
22 Ahinlah Israelte chu khatle khat akitil touvin animasa a akisatnao mun mama achun pan alakit tauvin ahi.
But the people of Israel strengthened themselves and they formed the battle line in the same place where they had taken positions on the first day.
23 Ajeh chu amaho anache uva Bethel’a Pakai angsunga nilhahgeija gakapmuva hitiahi Pakai agadoh u ahi, “Keiho kache kitnuva Benjamin tehi kagasat kitdiu ham?” aga tiuve. Pakaiyin “Cheuvin lang amaho khu gaki satpi kitnun” atipeh in ahi.
Then the people of Israel went up and they wept before Yahweh until evening, and they sought direction from Yahweh. They said, “Should we go again to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” Yahweh said, “Attack them!”
24 Hijeh chun amaho ajingchun apotdoh kitnun Benjamin mitechu agakisatpi kit un ahi.
So the people of Israel went against the soldiers of Benjamin the second day.
25 Ahin Benjamin mite chun chemjam choija galsatje themcheh Israelte chu sangsom le sang get anathat kit’un ahi.
On the second day, Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah and they killed eighteen thousand men from the people of Israel. All were men who trained to fight with the sword.
26 Hiche jehchun Israelte abonchaovin acheuvin Bethel’ah anngol pummin nilhah geijin Pakai angah agakap un ahi. Amahon Pakai angah pumgo thilto leh chamna thilto jong abol'un ahi.
Then all the soldiers of Israel and all the people went up to Bethel and wept, and there they sat before Yahweh and they fasted that day until the evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.
27 Israelte chu Pakai kommah acheuvin “I-katidiu hitam?” tin aga dongun ahi. ( Hichelai achu Pakai kitepna thingkong chu Bethel munna umma ahi
The people of Israel asked Yahweh—for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
28 Chuleh Aaron thempupa tupa Eleazer chapa Phinehas chu thempu hija ahi) Israelten Pakai adongun keihon kasopiteu Benjamin mitehi kasat kit ding uham ahilouleh kasatda diu hitam?” atiuvin ahi. “Jingleh che kitnun Keiman amaho khu nangho khutna kapehdoh ding ahitai,” tin Pakaiyin aseijin ahi.
and Phinehas, son of Eleazar son of Aaron, was serving before the ark in those days—”Should we go out to battle once more against the people of Benjamin, our brothers, or stop?” Yahweh said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will help you defeat them.”
29 Hijeh chun Israelte Gibeah kimvel jouse ah chun chaang apang tauvin ahi.
So Israel set men in secret places around Gibeah.
30 Amaho chu anithum chan nin akondoh kit’un, chule masanga apansah namun uvah chun apansa kit un ahi.
The people of Israel fought against the people of Benjamin for the third day, and they formed their battle lines against Gibeah as they had done before.
31 Benjamin mite chu amaho kisatpi dinga ahungkon doh phat’un akhopi uva konchun ajoldoh tauvin ahi. Hiti chun amasa anabolna bang bang uchun Israel techu tollhang leh lamlen chungah, khatchu Bethel lang jotna khatchu Gibeah langa akinunglenao munnah mi somthum tobang athat tauvin ahi.
The people of Benjamin went and fought against the people, and they were drawn away from the city. They began to kill some of the people. There were about thirty men of Israel who died in the fields and on the roads. One of the roads went up to Bethel, and the other went to Gibeah.
32 Hichun Benjamin epia hochun, “Eihon amasa bang bang chun ijoukit taove” tin asam’un ahi. Ahinla Israelte chu jamding chuleh Benjamin miten chun ahindel diu, chujongle hitia chu akhopi uva konna potdohsah nading thilgon amagon masat’u ahi.
Then the people of Benjamin said, “They are defeated and they are running away from us, just as at first.” But the soldiers of Israel said, “Let us run back and draw them away from the city to the roads.”
33 Israelte epia abulpi hochun Baal-tamar ahunglhun phat’un galsat nadingin panmun ahinlatoh tauvin ahi. Langkhat’ah Israelte Gibeah lhumlamma ana kisel hochu galsatdin akiselnaova kon in ahung chomdoh tauvin ahi.
All the people of Israel rose up out of their places and formed themselves into lines for battle at Baal Tamar. Then the soldiers of Israel who had been hiding in secret places ran out from their places from Maareh Gibeah.
34 Israel epia lah a galsatna thempen hochu mi sangsom Gibeah khopi nokhum dingin asollut taovin ahi. Galkisat chu akhoh lheh jengin Benjamin ten amanthah nadiu ahilam akihet pouvin ahi.
There came out against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the fighting was fierce, but the Benjamites did not know that disaster was close to them.
35 Hitichun Pakaiyin Israel mite chu Benjamin mite chungah gal ajosah in hiche nikho chun Israelten Benjamin sepaite chemjamma galsatje themcheh sangsomni le sang nga le jakhat athatnun ahi.
Yahweh defeated Benjamin before Israel. On that day, the soldiers of Israel killed 25,100 men of Benjamin. All these who died were those who had been trained to fight with the sword.
36 Hichun Benjamin ten gal aleldiu chu akimuchet tauvin ahi. Israelte chun Gibeah nokhum dinga changpanga akoihou chu akisonpi jeh un Benjamin epia hoa konchun anung chonnun ahi.
So the soldiers of Benjamin saw they were defeated. The men of Israel had given ground to Benjamin, because they were counting on the men they had placed in hidden positions outside Gibeah.
37 Hijouchun ana changpang ho jouse chu muntinna kon in ahungpot doh’un khopi sunga umjouse chu athat tauvin ahi.
Then the men who were hiding got up and hurried and they rushed into Gibeah, and they struck all the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Amahon ana kihoutoh masat nao dungjuijin khopi sunga chun meikong khu lentah agah kondoh sah tauvin ahi.
The arranged signal between the soldiers of Israel and the men hiding in secret would be that a great cloud of smoke would rise up out of the city.
39 Israelten hiche meikhu chu amuphat un, amaho ahung kileheijun Benjamin sepaiten Israel te somthum tobang athat’un ahileh “eihon ina kisattonao masa tobanga chu tua jong ijokitnu ahitai tin kholhang asam tauvin ahi.”
When the signal was sent the soldiers of Israel would turn from the battle. Now Benjamin began to attack and they killed about thirty men of Israel, and they said, “It is sure that they are defeated before us, as in the first battle.”
40 Ahinlah Benjamin epia hochu akinung hei uva avetnuva ahileh khopi sung muntinna konna meikhu kitungdoh jengchu amu uvin ahi.
But when a pillar of smoke began to rise up out of the city, the Benjamites turned and saw the smoke rising to the sky from the whole city.
41 Israel mitechu akinung heijun akisatpi tauvin ahi. Hichephat chun Benjamin mite chun amanthah nadiu chu ahunglhunga ahitai ti ahedoh tauvin ahileh atija lheh taove.
Then the people of Israel turned against them. The men of Benjamin were terrified, for they saw that disaster had come on them.
42 Hijeh chun akinung heijun Israel mitea konchun ajam’un gammang lah adel tauvin ahi. Ahinla ajamdoh joupouvin ahi, chuleh akhopi vella konna hungdoh hojongchu aban thagam tauvin ahi.
So they ran away from the people of Israel, escaping on the way to the wilderness. But the fighting overtook them. The soldiers of Israel came out of the cities and killed them where they stood.
43 Israel miten Benjamin mite chu aum kimvel’un, chuleh adellun Gibeah solanga apha paovin,
They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them and trampled them down at Nohah, all the way to the east side of Gibeah.
44 Hiche ni chun Benjamin mite lah a galhat penho sangsomle sang-get athat tauvin ahi.
From the tribe of Benjamin, eighteen thousand people died, all of them men who were distinguished in battle.
45 Ahoidoh hochu gammang la Rimmon songpi beldingin ajamtauvin ahi, ahinla Israelten amaho lah a sang nga chu lampiah athatpa tauvin ahi. Amahon adelpeh kit nalaijun Gidom kommah sangni anathat kit nalaijun ahi.
They turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. The Israelites killed five thousand more of them along the roads. They kept going after them, following them closely all the way to Gidom, and there they killed two thousand more.
46 Hiche nikho chun Benjamin phungmi chemjam mangcha a galsat hatcheh sangsomni le sang nga athiuvin,
All the soldiers of Benjamin who fell that day were twenty-five thousand—men who were trained to fight with the sword; all of them were distinguished in battle.
47 Amoh cheng mi jagup chu Rimmon songpi langah ajamlut un hichea chun lha li sungin achengun ahi.
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness, toward the rock of Rimmon. For four months they stayed at the rock of Rimmon.
48 Chuleh Israel techu ahung kile uvin khopiho sunga cheng jouse ahin ban thaovin, mipi ahin gancha ahin amu mang uchu abantha soh jengun ahi. Amahon ahunglut lutnao khopi jouse jongchu ahin ban hallhah jengun ahi.
The soldiers of Israel turned back against the people of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, the city, including the animals and everything that they found. They also burned down every town in their path.
