Lawkcengkung 9
1 Jerubbaal capa Abimelek teh Shekhem kho vah a manu e a thangroi koe a cei teh, a manu a na pa imthungkhunaw hah a kâhmo teh,
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2 Shekhem kho e taminaw pueng be ka thai lah a dei e lawk teh, Jerubbaal capa abuemlah 70 touh ni na uk awh e maw ka hawihnawn han, tami buet touh ni na uk e maw kahawi han, dei haw kai hai nangmae thitak hoi kâkuen e doeh tie hah pahnim awh hanh.
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
3 A manu e thangroinaw ni Shekhem kho e taminaw pueng be ka thai lah a dei pouh. Hahoi teh Abimelek hnukkâbang hane a lung koung a tho awh, bangkongtetpawiteh, ama teh maimae hmaunawngha doeh ati awh.
And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
4 Hahoi Baalberith bawkim hoi tangka 70 touh a poe. Hote tangka hoi Abimelek ni lunglenpansa lah kaawmnaw a coun teh, ahnimouh ni ama hnuk a kâbang awh.
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal–berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
5 Ophrah kho a na pa im vah a cei teh, Jerubbaal capa a hmaunawnghanaw 70 touh talung buet touh van koung a thei. Hateiteh, Jerubbaal capa a cahnoung Jotham teh a kâhro teh a hring.
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 Hahoi Shekhemnaw pueng hoiyah, Bethmillo taminaw pueng a kamkhueng awh teh, Abimelek teh Shekhem kho talung a ungnae kung koe kathen kung koevah siangpahrang lah a sak awh.
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 Hote kong Jotham ni a thai torei teh, Gerizim mon a cei teh, monsom a kangdue teh a lawk hoi tha hoi a hramkhai e teh, Oe Shekhemnaw voi Cathut ni nangmae lawk a tarawi thai nahan kaie ka lawk hah thai awh haw.
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
8 Thingkungnaw ni siangpahrang lah satui awi hanelah a cei awh teh olive thing hanelah, nang ni kaimouh na uk loe atipouh awh.
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9 Hatei, olive thing ni ahnimouh koe, Cathut hoi tami barinae ka satui heh poutsak vaiteh, thingkung nangmouh koe maw kai ka kap han toung telah atipouh.
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10 Hahoi thingkungnaw ni thaibunglung koevah, nang ni kaimouh na uk leih, atipouh.
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11 Hatei, thaibunglung ni ahnimouh koevah, ka radipnae hoi a pâw ka thawnnae poutsak vaiteh, thingkungnaw koe maw ka kap han toung, telah atipouh
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12 Hahoi thingkungnaw ni Misurkung koevah, nang ni na uk awh hottelah atipouh.
Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13 Misurkung ni ahnimouh koe Cathut hoi tami a lungkahawi sak e ka tui ka hang heh poutsak vaiteh, thingkungnaw koe maw ka kap han toung telah atipouh.
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
14 Hahoi thingnaw pueng ni pâkhing nang kaimouh na uk leih atipouh.
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
15 Pâkhing ni thing koevah, na siangpahrang hanlah satui na awi katang pawiteh, tho awh haw ka tâhlip dawkvah kângue awh. Hatei, satui koe na awi awh hoehpawiteh pâkhing dawk hoi hmai tâcawt vaiteh, Lebanon mon dawk kaawm e Sidar thing koung kang naseh atipouh.
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 Atuteh nangmouh ni Abimelek teh siangpahrang lah na sak awh dawkvah, a lawkkamnae kalancalah a caksak teh Jerubbaal hoi ahnie miphunnaw hah kahawicalah a khet teh, coe hane kamcu e ahni dawk na sak awh toung maw. Lungma hane kâkilah na sak pouh boum teh,
Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
17 kaie apa ni ahnimouh hanlah ransa a thaw teh a hringnae a kâhmoun khai hoi nangmanaw teh Midiannaw e kut dawk hoi na rungngang awh.
( For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18 Nangmanaw ni apa imthungkhu dawk ransa na thaw awh teh, a capa 70 touh talung buet touh van koung na thei awh teh, na hmaunawngha lah kaawm e a sannu capa Abimelek hah Shekhemnaw hane siangpahrang lah na sak awh.
And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother; )
19 Atuteh nangmanaw ni Jerubbaal hoi a miphunnaw koe Atangcalah lawk na kam awh boum teh Abimelek koevah na lunghawi awh. Ama hai nangmouh koevah a lunghawi naseh.
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
20 Telah hoehpawiteh, Abimelek koehoi hmaisaan tâcawt naseh. Shekhemnaw hoi Bethmillo taminaw hah koung kang naseh. Hahoi Shekhem hoi Bethmillo koehoi hmai tâcawt naseh, Abimelek hah kang naseh telah a ti.
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
21 Jotham teh karanglah a yawng, a hmau Abimelek a taki kecu dawkvah, Beer kho a cei teh hawvah ao.
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 Abimelek ni Isarelnaw kum thum touh a uk hnukkhu hoi,
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
23 Cathut ni Abimelek hoi Shekhemnaw e rahak vah ka mathout e muitha hah a tha pouh teh, Shekhem kho e taminaw ni Abimelek e lawkkam e a raphoe awh.
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
24 Hot teh Jerubbaal capa 70 touh tak dawk kahawihoeh lahoi a sak kecu dawkvah, amamae tak dawk moipathung hane a pha thai nahan hoi, kathetkung Abimelek tak dawk hai a hmaunawnghanaw thei sak hanlah kampangkhaie Shekhem a lungkahanaw koevah a thi phu a um nahanelah doeh.
That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
25 Shekhemnaw niyah Abimelek teh lawp han a ngai awh dawkvah, taminaw monsom a pawp sak awh. Ahnimanaw ni kahlawng ka cet e naw pueng hnopainaw a lawp awh teh a la pouh awh. Hote kamthang hah Abimelek ni a thai.
And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
26 Ebed capa Gaal ni amae hmaunaw hoi cungtalah Shekhem kho a kâen awh teh, Shekhemnaw ni a kângue awh.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
27 Takha dawk e misurpaw naw a khi awh teh a phunep sak awh. Hahoi amamae cathut im dawk a cei awh teh, Abimelek teh thoe a bo awh.
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
28 Hahoi Ebed e capa Gaal ni Abimelek teh apimaw, Shekhem teh apimaw, a thaw khuet tawk pouh han vaw. Jerubbaal capa nahoehmaw. Zebul heh a bawi nahoehmaw. Shekhem na pa Hamornaw e thaw hah tawk pouh naseh. Bangkongmaw ahnimae thaw khuet tawk pouh han vaw.
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
29 Kâtawnnae rahim vah hete taminaw ni ao to duengvah, Abimelek teh ka takhoe han telah ati. Hahoi Abimelek koevah na ransanaw kârakueng nateh kamthaw awh atipouh.
And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30 Ebed e capa Gaal ni a dei e lawk khobawi Zebul ni a thai toteh, a lung thouk a khuek.
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 Hat torei teh, arulahoi Abimelek koevah patounenaw a patoun awh teh khenhaw! Ebed capa Gaal hoi a hmaunaw Shekhem vah a tho awh teh, khenhaw! nang nama na taran hanelah hoiyah khocanaw a tacuek awh.
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
32 Hatdawkvah, atu na taminaw hoi karum lah kamthaw nateh, law hoi nangmouh ni pawm awh lawih.
Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
33 Hahoi teh hettelah han. Amom kanîtho tahma kho hah tuk awh lawih. Khenhaw! ama hoi a taminaw ni na tuk awh torei teh, nangmouh ni atueng kahawi na hmu awh e lahoi yah tuk awh lawih atipouh.
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
34 Hot patetlah, Abimelek hoi a taminaw teh, karum vah a thaw awh teh, phu pali touh lah a kâkapek awh teh, Shekhem kho king a kalup awh.
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 Ebed e capa Gaal teh a tâco teh, kho thung kâennae longkha koe a kangdue. Hahoi Abimelek ni a taminaw hoi pawpnae hmuen koehoi a tâco awh
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
36 Gaal ni taminaw a hmu toteh, Zebul koevah khenhaw! mon dawk hoiyah taminaw a tho awh telah atipouh. Zebul ni teh mon a tâhlip vaiyaw tamihu patetlah na hmu payon awh atipouh.
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
37 Gaal ni khenhaw, mon lahoi a kumcathuk e tami tangawn teh Meonenim kathen kung koe lahoi ka tho e naw doeh telah bout atipouh.
And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
38 Zebul ni ahni koevah, Abimelek teh apimaw, a thaw khuet tawk pouh han vaw telah ati e na lawk hah nâmaw yo na thak. Hetnaw heh hroung na hnephnap e naw nahoehmaw. Tâcawt sin nateh tuk kanouk khe atipouh.
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
39 Hahoi teh Gaal ni Shekhemnaw hah a hrawi teh, Abimelek hah a tuk awh.
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 Abimelek ni a pâlei awh teh Gaal teh a yawng. Kho thung kâennae longkha koe totouh tami moikapap hmâtan hoi a kamlei awh teh a due awh.
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
41 Hathnukkhu hoi Abimelek teh Arumah khopui dawk ao teh, Zebul ni Gaal hoi a hmaunawnghanaw hah Shekhem kho o thai hoeh nahanlah hoi a pâlei awh.
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 Atangtho e hnin dawkvah, taminaw pueng teh kho alawilah a tâco han tie hah, Abimelek ni a thai toteh,
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 a taminaw phu thum touh lah a kapek teh, kahrawng lahoi a pawp sak awh. Hahoi bout a khet torei teh, taminaw pueng kho thung hoi a tâco awh teh, ahnimanaw hah a tuk awh.
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
44 Abimelek ni amae a tami phu touh hoi kho longkha koe a yawng sin teh, rek a ngang awh. Alouke phu hni touh ni teh kahrawng lae kaawmnaw hah a yawng sin teh a thei awh.
And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
45 Abimelek ni hote hnin dawk teh, hote khopui hah kanîruirui a tuk. Khopui hah a lawp awh teh, khocanaw teh he a thei awh. Khopui hai he a raphoe awh hnukkhu palawi mak a phuen awh.
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 Shekhem imrasang dawk kaawmnaw ni hote kamthang a thai awh toteh, Elberith im doeh ka cak ati awh teh, haw e rapanim thung a yawng awh.
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
47 Hahoi Shekhem e imrasang thung kaawm e naw pueng teh king a kamkhueng awh toe tie Abimelek ni a thai navah,
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 Abimelek hai ama koe kaawm e naw pueng hoi Zalmon mon dawk a luen awh teh Abimelek ni cakâ a sin. Thingkang a bouk teh a sin teh a taminaw koevah, ka sak e hah na hmu awh e patetlah nangmouh ni hai karanglah sak awh, atipouh.
And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
49 Hahoi teh, taminaw pueng ni thingkang bouk e a sin awh teh Abimelek hnuk a kâbang awh. Shekhem kalupnae rapanim hmai tuet a sawi pouh awh. Hottelah, Shekhem imrasang thung kaawm e napui tongpa 1,000 touh hmeng a due awh.
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 Hahoi Abimelek teh Thebez vah a cei. Thebez a tuk teh a tâ.
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51 Hahoi teh khopui dawk kacakpounge imrasang buet touh ao. Kho thung e napui tongpa pueng hote rapan thung koung a yawng awh. Tho king a taren awh teh, hote imrasang van a luen awh.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
52 Abimelek ni imrasang tuk hanelah rek a hnai teh, takhang koe rek a hnai teh hmai ka sawi han toe ati navah,
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 Napui buet touh ni cakang phawmnae sum avan e talung hoi Abimelek e lû dawk a dei pouh teh a lû rak a kâbawng.
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
54 Ama e senehmaica ka sin e tami hah karanglah a kaw teh, napui ni Abimelek a thei tie lah ao hoeh nahan, nama e tahloi lat nateh kai hah na thun leih atipouh. A san ni a thut teh a due.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 Abimelek a due toe tie Isarelnaw ni a thai awh toteh, taminaw pueng amamouh onae hmuen koe lengkaleng a ban awh.
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
56 Hot patetlah Abimelek ni hmaunawngha 70 touh a thei e hoi a na pa koe a sak e kathoute hah Cathut ni ama koe moi a pathung.
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
57 Shekhem khonaw ni a sak e kathout hno pueng teh Cathut ni amamae lû dawk koung a pha sak. Jerubbaal capa Jotham ni thoebonae hai amamouh koe a pha.
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
