1 Setouknae 12
1 Kish capa Sawl koehoi Devit a yawng teh Ziklag kho ao nah, ahni koe ka tho e naw teh, hetnaw hah doeh. Ahnimouh teh tarantuknae koe lah ama kabawm e tami athakaawme taminaw doeh.
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 Likathoumnaw lah ao awh teh, samtang ka pathui thai e, tâyai ka dei thai e, avoilah aranglah hoi ka thoum e naw lah ao awh. Ahnimanaw teh Benjamin taminaw, Sawl e a imthungnaw lah ao awh.
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Ahnimouh kahrawikung lah Ahiezer doeh. Ahni hnuk Gibeah tami Shemaah casak Joash, Jeziel, Azmaveth casak Pelet, Berakah, Anathoth tami Jehu.
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 Tami 30 lathueng hoi 30 rahak dawk e athakaawme Gibeon tami Ishmaiah, Jeremiah hoi Jahaziel, Johanan hoi Gederath tami Jozabad.
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Haruph tami Shephatiah.
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer hoi Korah tami Jashobeam.
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 Joelah hoi Gedor tami Jeroham capa Zebadiah.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Gad taminaw dawk hoi athakaawme taminaw, taran ka tuk thai, saiphei hoi tahroe ka hno thai tangawn hah kahrawngum e rapanim dawk kaawm e Devit koe a kâhmoun awh.
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Apasueke teh Ezer, apâhni e teh Obadiah, apâthum e teh Eliab.
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Apali e teh Mishmannah, apanga e teh Jeremiah.
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Ataruk e teh Attai, asari e teh Eliel.
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Ataroe e teh Johanan, atako e teh Elzabad.
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 A hra e teh Jeremiah, a hlaibun e teh Makhbannai.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Hetnaw teh Gad casaknaw thung hoi e doeh. Ahnimouh thung dawk hoi a thakayoun e tami 100 tabang ao. A thakaawme 1000 tabang ao.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Hotnaw teh thapa yung pasueknae dawk Jordan palang tuiko muenkawi nah ka rakat thai e naw, hahoi tanghling dawk kaawm e pueng kanîtholah hoi kanîloumlah ka yawng sak e naw doeh.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 Benjamin hoi Judah casaknaw thung hoi rapanim koe Devit teng a tho awh.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Devit ni ahnimouh dawn hanelah a cei teh, roumnae hane dawkvah, kabawp hanelah na tho awh pawiteh, ka lungthin na poe awh han. Hateiteh, ka kut ni runae banghai sak hoeh tie na panue nalaihoi, kai pahnawt hanelah na tho awh pawiteh, mintoenaw e Cathut ni na khet vaiteh lawk na ceng awh naseh, telah atipouh.
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 Hottelah tami 30 touh thung dawk e kahrawikung Amasai tak dawk muitha a tho teh, Devit na tami lah ka o awh. Jesi capa nang koe lah kampang e naw doeh. Nang dawk roumnae awm naseh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, na Cathut ni na kabawp tet loe atipouh. Hatdawkvah, Devit ni ahnimouh a la teh ransahu ka hrawi e lah ao sak.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Filistinnaw hai Sawl tuk hanelah a cei awh navah, Manasseh e tami tangawn hai Devit koelah a cei awh. Ama hoi a taminaw ni Filistinnaw koelah kabawm awh hoeh. Amamae bawi Sawl koelah kamlang awh vaiteh, maimae lû tâkhawng payon langvaih telah a kâpan awh teh a ban sak awh.
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 Ziklag a cei awh navah, Manassehnaw thung hoi ransa 1000 ka hrawi e Adnah hoi Jozabad, Jediael hoi Michael, Jozabad, Elihu hoi Zillethai naw teh ahni koe ao awh.
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 Hetnaw teh Devit taran tuk navah, kabawm e naw lah ao awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, abuemlah hoi athakaawme taminaw teh, kahrawikungnaw lah ao awh.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Hatnae tueng dawk hoi Devit kabawm hane hnin touh hoi hnin touh meng a tho awh teh, Cathut e ransahu patetlah kalenpounge ransahu lah a coung.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 BAWIPA e lawk patetlah Sawl uknaeram hah Devit koe lah a kamlang teh, Hebron vah Devit koe e tarantuknae puengcang kâmahrawk hanelah kacetnaw teh, hettelah ao.
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 Judah capanaw puengcang kâmahrawknaw, saiphei hoi tahroe ka patuem e tami 6, 800 touh a pha awh.
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 Simeon e capanaw tarantuknae koe athakaawme taminaw teh 7, 100 a pha awh.
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 Levih e casaknaw 4, 600.
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 Jehoiada teh Aron imthung kahrawikung lah ao teh, ahni koe tami 3700 touh ao awh.
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 Thoundoun Zadok teh tami athakaawme, a imthung dawk ransanaw kahrawikung 22 touh ao.
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 Benjamin e capanaw Sawl imthung lah kaawm e 3000 touh a pha. Ha hoehnahlan vah ka paphnawn teh Sawl koelah a kampang awh.
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 Ephraim capanaw tami athakaawme hoi tarankahawi imthung dawk hoi 20, 800 touh a pha awh.
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 Manasseh casak tangawn dawk hoi Devit siangpahrang lah ao thai nahane ka tho e naw teh 18, 000 touh a pha.
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 Issakhar capa tueng navah, ka panuek thai e hoi, Isarel ni bangmaw a sak hane telah ka panuek thai e, kahrawikung 200 touh a pha. A hmaunawngha abuemlah amae uknae rahim vah ao awh.
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 Zebulun imthungnaw dawk hoi taran ka tuk thai e, senehmaica ka patuem ni teh ka bouk thai e 50, 000 a pha awh teh lungthin kacue e lah ao awh.
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 Naphtalinaw imthung hoi ransa ka hrawi e 1, 000 touh, saiphei, tahroe ka patuem e 37, 000 touh a pha.
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 Dan imthung dawk hoi senehmaica ka patuem e 28, 600 touh a pha.
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 Asher imthung dawk hoi taran ka tuk thai e, bouk ka thoum e 40, 000 touh a pha.
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 Jordan namran e Reuben taminaw, Gad taminaw hoi Manasseh casak tangawn koehoi hai puengcang phunkuep hoi kamthoup e tami 120, 000 touh a pha.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Hotnaw pueng teh taran ka tuk e, bouk ka thoum e naw lah ao awh. Devit teh Isarelnaw pueng dawkvah, siangpahrang lah ao hane lungthin buet touh lah a tawn teh, Hebron lah a cei awh. Isarel alouknaw pueng nihai, Devit teh siangpahrang lah o sak hanelah lungthin buet touh lah ao awh.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 Devit koevah, hnin thum touh thung a canei awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a hmaunawnghanaw ni a rakueng pouh e doeh.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Hothloilah, imthung hmaunawnghanaw, Issakhar, Zebulun hoi Naphtali la hoi kalauk hoi marang, maitotan naw, ca hane vaiyei, hoi thai pawnaw, misurtui hoi satuinaw, a phu awh teh, maitotan hoi tu, moikapap a thokhai awh. teh Isarel ram dawk lunghawinae a kawi.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
