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1 Hahoi Isarelnaw teh pouknae buet touh lah a kamhluem awh teh, Dan hoi Beersheba totouh Gilead ram e naw hoi Mizpah vah BAWIPA koe a kamkhueng awh.
And all the children of Israel went out, and all the congregation was gathered as one man, from Dan even to Bersabee, and in the land of Galaad, to the Lord at Massepha.
2 Hahoi taminaw kahrawikungnaw hoi, Isarelnaw abuemlah Cathut taminaw a kamkhuengnae hmuen koe, koung a bawk awh. Tahloi ka patuem e ransaNaw 400000 touh a pha.
And all the tribes of Israel stood before the Lord in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
3 Benjaminnaw ni, Isarelnaw hah, Mizpah vah a takhang awh tie a panue awh. Hahoi Isarelnaw ni bangkongmaw hettelah tailai thoenae hah khuet na sak awh vaw. Na dei pouh awh loe atipouh awh.
And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Massepha: and the children of Israel came and said, Tell us, where did this wickedness take place?
4 Levih miphun, a yu a thei pouh e a vâ ni, Benjamin miphun onae Gibeah kho roe hanelah noe laihoi a kâen.
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I and my concubine went to Gabaa of Benjamin to lodge.
5 Hahoi Gibeahnaw ni na cusin awh teh, karum vah kai kecu dawk im teh a ven awh. Thei han na noe awh ei, kai na thei yueng lah, ka yu ado a pacekpahlek awh teh, a due sak awh.
And the men of Gabaa rose up against me, and compassed the house by night against me; they wished to kill me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she is dead.
6 Hottelah ka yu ado ro hah ka la teh, koung ka raban. Isarelnaw ao awh nah tangkuem koe koung ka patawn. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Isarel ram vah panuettho e hno hoi pathunae hno hah a sak awh.
And I laid hold of my concubine, and divided her in pieces, and sent [the parts] into every coast of the inheritance of the children of Israel; for they have wrought lewdness and abomination in Israel.
7 Nangmouh Isarelnaw abuemlahoi na pouknae hah ahawi na ti awh e patetlah dei awh haw telah ati.
Behold, all you [are] children of Israel; and consider and take counsel here amongst yourselves.
8 Hahoi teh, tamimaya teh lungkânging lah a tahung awh teh, apihai mae im dawk kâen awh hanh. Apihai mae rim thung kâen awh hanh.
And all the people rose up as one man, saying, No one of us shall return to his tent, and no one of us shall return to his house.
9 Hatei, Gibeahnaw tak dawk sak hane kong dawk teh cungpam rayu hoi tuk awh sei.
And now this [is] the thing which shall be done in Gabaa; we will go up against it by lot.
10 Isarelnaw tak dawk kamhnawngnae hno a sak awh dawkvah, Gibeahnaw tuk navah, taminaw hane rawca ka thak hanlah, Isarel miphunnaw thung dawk 100 touh dawk 10 touh, 1000 touh dawk 100 touh, 10,000 touh dawk 1,000 touh rawi awh sei telah ati awh.
Moreover we will take ten men for a hundred for all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred for a thousand, and a thousand for ten thousand, to take provision, to cause them to come to Gabaa of Benjamin, to do to it according to all the abomination, which they wrought in Israel.
11 Hottelah hoi Isarelnaw pueng teh khopui tuk hanelah, lungthin buet touh lah a kamhluem awh.
And all the men of Israel were gathered to the city as one man.
12 Hahoi, Isarel miphunnaw ni Benjamin miphunnaw pueng koe, nangmouh koe het patetlah e hno kaawm e heh, bang dawk na maw.
And the tribes of Israel sent men through the whole tribe of Benjamin, saying, What [is] this wickedness that has been wrought amongst you?
13 Gibeah e tami kaponaw thokhai awh. Hot patetlah Isarel ram e yon pâmen nahanelah, ka thei awh han titeh, tami a patoun awh. Hatei, Benjamin miphunnaw ni a hmaunawngha Isarelnaw ni a dei e hah ngai awh hoeh.
Now then give up the men the sons of transgressors that are in Gabaa, and we will put them to death, and purge out wickedness from Israel: but the children of Benjamin consented not to listen to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
14 Benjamin miphunnaw teh, Isarelnaw tuk hanlah khopui thung hoi a tâco awh teh, Gibeah vah a kâen awh.
And the children of Benjamin were gathered from their cities to Gabaa, to go forth to fight with the children of Israel.
15 Hot hnin vah, Benjaminnaw tahloi ka patuem hoi, katâcawtnaw teh, Gibeah vah a rawi awh e tami 700 touh touksin laipalah, 26,000 touh a pha awh.
And the children of Benjamin from their cities were numbered in that day, twenty-three thousand, [every] man drawing a sword, besides the inhabitants of Gabaa, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men of all the people, able to use both hands alike;
16 Hotnaw hloilah, avoilah ka hno thai e tami 700 touh ao. Abuemlahoi pahlarui payang e thaw laipalah, talungdêikathoum e seng doeh.
All these could sling with stones at a hair, and not miss.
17 Isarelnaw teh Benjaminnaw touksin laipalah, tahloi ka patuem thai e 400000 touh a pha awh. Hotnaw pueng teh taran ka tuk thai e seng doeh.
And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these [were] men of war.
18 Isarelnaw ni a thaw awh teh, Bethel lah a takhang awh. Benjaminnaw hah apinimaw hmaloe a tuk han telah Cathut koe pouknae a pacei awh. BAWIPA ni Judahnaw hmahman naseh atipouh.
And they arose and went up to Baethel, and enquired of God: and the children of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first to fight with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Juda shall go up first as leader.
19 Hottelah Isarelnaw teh amom vah a thaw awh teh, Gibeah tuk hanlah a roe awh.
And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gabaa.
20 Isarelnaw teh Benjamin tuk hanlah a kamthaw awh teh Gibeah vah, a tuk awh.
And they went out, all the men of Israel, to fight with Benjamin, and engaged with them at Gabaa.
21 Hahoi Benjaminnaw teh Gibeah hoi a tâco awh teh, hot hnin vah Isarelnaw 22,000 touh a thei awh.
And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gabaa, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground.
22 Isarelnaw pueng ni tha a kâla awh teh, apasuek hnin kâtuknae hmuen koe, bout a kâtuk awh.
And the men of Israel strengthened themselves, and again engaged in battle in the place where they had engaged on the first day.
23 (Hahoi Isarelnaw teh a takhang awh teh, Cathut hmalah tangmin totouh a khuika awh. Ka nawngha Benjaminnaw tuk hanlah bout kathâw awh han maw telah BAWIPA koe a pacei awh. BAWIPA ni bout tuk awh ati pouh).
And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord till evening, and enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw near to battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up against them.
24 Apâhni hnin Isarelnaw ni Benjaminnaw hah a hnaisin awh.
And the children of Israel advanced against the children of Benjamin on the second day.
25 Benjaminnaw hai apâhni hnin bout kâtuk hanlah Gibeah hoi a tâco awh. Isarelnaw hah 18,000 bout a thei awh. Hetnaw teh tahloi ka patuem seng doeh.
And the children of Benjamin went forth to meet them from Gabaa on the second day, and destroyed of the children of Israel yet further eighteen thousand men down to the ground: all these drew sword.
26 Hottelah Isarelnaw teh a takhang awh teh, Bethel vah a cei awh teh, a khuika awh. BAWIPA hmalah a tahung awh teh, hat hnin teh, tangmin totouh rawca a hai awh. Hahoi BAWIPA koe hmaisawi thuengnae hoi roum thuengnae hah a poe awh.
And the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Baethel; and they wept, and sat there before the Lord; and they fasted on that day until evening, and offered whole burnt offerings and perfect sacrifices, before the Lord,
27 Isarelnaw ni BAWIPA koe pouknae a hei awh. ( Hatnae tueng dawk Cathut lawkkam thingkong teh haw vah a o).
for the ark of the Lord God [was] there in those days,
28 Hatnae tueng nah Aron Capa Eleazar e capa Phinehas ni thaw ouk a tawk). Hmaunawngha Benjamin teh ka tuk awh han rah maw, ka o takhai awh han toung ou telah ati awh. BAWIPA ni takhang sin awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, tangtho teh na kut dawk na poe awh han toe telah atipouh.
and Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron stood before it in those days; and the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we yet again go forth to fight with our brethren the sons of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up, to-morrow I will give them into your hands.
29 Isarelnaw ni Gibeah teng vah arulahoi lampawp a ta awh.
And the children of Israel set an ambush against Gabaa round about [it].
30 Hahoi Isarelnaw teh Benjamin tuk hanlah apâthum a kamthaw awh teh, a hmoun e patetlah Gibeah kho tuk hanlah bout a kâcai awh.
And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and arrayed themselves against Gabaa as before.
31 Hahoi Benjaminnaw teh, tuk hanlah kho dawk hoi a tâco awh. Ahmoun e patetlah tuk vaiteh, thei han a kamtawng awh. Law hoi Bethel lah takhangnae koe Gibeah lam koevah, Isarelnaw 30 touh a thei awh.
And the children of Benjamin went out to meet the people, and were all drawn out of the city, and began to strike and kill the people as before in the roads, whereof one goes up to Baethel, and one to Gabaa in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
32 Benjaminnaw ni yampa e patetlah a sung awh toe ati awh. Isarelnaw ni yawng awh vaiteh, ahnimanaw hah khopui lamthung koe tâcawt sak sei telah ati awh.
And the children of Benjamin said, They fall before us as at the first: but the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them out from the city into the roads; and they did so.
33 Hottelah Isarelnaw ni amamae hmuen hah a ceitakhai teh, Baaltamar hmuen koe a kamtue awh. Hahoi arulahoi ka pawm e Isarelnaw hah a pawpnae Geba hmuen koe a tâco awh.
And all the men rose up out of their places, and engaged in Baal Thamar; and the liers in wait of Israel advanced from their place from Maraagabe.
34 Isarelnaw thung dawk hoi rawi e 10000 touh hah Geba kho lahoi a tho teh, puenghoi a kâtuk awh. Hatei, Benjaminnaw ni a tak dawk rawknae a pha hane panuek awh hoeh.
And there came over against Gabaa ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel; and the fight [was] severe; and they knew not that evil was coming upon them.
35 BAWIPA ni, Benjaminnaw teh Isarelnaw hmalah, a tâ pouh. Hahoi Isarelnaw ni hot hnin dawk 25100 touh a thei awh. Hotnaw teh tahloi ka patuem seng doeh.
And the Lord struck Benjamin before the children of Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin in that day a hundred and twenty-five thousand men: all these drew sword.
36 Hot patetlah Benjaminnaw ni a sung awh e hah a hmu awh. Isarelnaw ni Gibeah tuk hanlah arulahoi lampawp a ta awh e hah, a kâuep awh dawkvah, Benjaminnaw hah hnuklah a kâhnawn takhai awh e doeh.
And the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck; and the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted in the ambuscade which they had prepared against Gabaa.
37 Arulahoi kapawmnaw ni Gibeah kho dawk a saueng awh teh, a khoca pueng hah tahloi hoi koung thei awh.
And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they moved towards Gabaa, and the whole ambush came forth, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Isarelnaw hoi lampawp katahungnaw lawk a kâkam awh e teh, a khopui hmai lah muengkhu sak hane doeh.
And the children of Israel had a signal of battle with the liers in wait, that they should send up a signal of smoke from the city.
39 Hahoi Isarelnaw teh hnuklah bout a kâhnawn awh teh, Benjaminnaw ni a saueng awh. Isarelnaw 30 tabang a thei awh. Kâtuk pasueknae patetlah maimae hmalah a sung awh toe ati awh.
And the children of Israel saw that the liers in wait had seized Gabaa, and they stood in line of battle; and Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones amongst the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they fall again before us, as in the first battle.
40 Hatei, khopui dawk hmaikhu a kangdue navah, Benjaminnaw teh a kamlang awh teh, khenhaw! khopui e hmaikhu teh kalvan lah a luen parai toe.
And the signal went up increasingly over the city as a pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the destruction of the city went up to heaven.
41 Hahoi Isarelnaw teh hnuklah a kamlang awh teh, Benjaminnaw ni runae a kâhmo awh toe tie a panue awh navah,
And the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin hasted, because they saw that evil had come upon them.
42 Isarelnaw hmalah, kahrawng lah a yawng awh. Hatei, pou a pâlei awh. Hahoi, khopui thung hoi ka tâcawt e naw hah hawvah a thei awh.
And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
43 Benjaminnaw teh he a kalup awh. A pâlei awh teh, kanîtholah Gibeah kho teng kâhatnae koe a pha awh teh, a katin awh.
And they cut down Benjamin, and pursued him from Nua closely till they came opposite Gabaa on the east.
44 Benjaminnaw teh tami 18000 touh a due awh. Abuemlahoi athakaawme taminaw hoi a tarankahawinaw seng doeh.
And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these [were] men of might.
45 Hahoi kaawm e naw ni, a ban awh teh, ramke lae Rimmon lungsong koe lah a yawng awh. Tami 5,000 touh teh lam vah hmawi a man awh. Gidom totouh pou a pâlei awh teh, tami 2,000 touh a thei awh.
And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Remmon; and the children of Israel picked off of them five thousand men; and the children of Israel went down after them as far as Gedan, and they struck of them two thousand men.
46 Hottelah, hat hnin Benjaminnaw kadoutnaw pueng hah, tahloi ka patuem e 25,000 touh a pha. Abuemlah hoi athakaawme taminaw hoi a tarankahawinaw seng doeh.
And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might.
47 Hatei, tami 600 touh teh, ram ka ke koelah, Rimmon lungsong koe a yawng awh teh, hawvah, thapa yung pali touh ao awh.
And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Remmon, even [six] hundred men; and they sojourned four months in the rock of Remmon.
48 Hahoi Isarelnaw niteh, Benjaminnaw koe bout a kamthaw awh teh, a khopui thung taminaw pueng hoi saring thoseh, a hmu awh e naw pueng hah tahloi hoi a thei awh. Hothloilah, kho a hmu awh e naw pueng hai hmai a sawi pouh awh.
And the children of Israel returned to the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword from the city of Methla, even to the cattle, and every thing that was found in all the cities: and they burnt with fire the cities they found.
