< 1 Samuel 9 >
1 There was a wealthy and influential man from the tribe of Benjamin, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bekorath, son of Aphiah, a descendant of Benjamin.
Benjamin hlang kah a capa Aphiah, Aphiah capa Bekorath, Bekorath capa Zeror, Zeror capa Abiel, Abiel capa, a ming ah Kish tah Benjamin khuiah Benjamin tongpa, tatthai hlangrhalh la om.
2 Kish had a son called Saul, the most handsome young man in all of Israel. He was head and shoulders taller than anyone else.
Anih taengah capa pakhat tongpang then, a ming ah Saul te om. Anih lakah a suisak aka then he Israel ca rhoek khuiah hlang a om moenih. Pilnam tom lakah anih kah a laengpang te tah a sola sang ngai.
3 One time the donkeys of Saul's father Kish went astray. Kish told to his son Saul, “Please go and look for the donkeys. You can take one of the servants with you.”
Saul napa Kish kah laak rhoek a hma pah hatah Kish loh a capa Saul taengah, “Cadong rhoek khuiah pakhat te namah taengla khuen laeh. Te phoeiah thoo lamtah laak rhoek te tlap hamla ha cet laeh,” a ti nah.
4 Saul searched the hill country of Ephraim and then the land of Shalishah, but didn't find the donkeys. He and the servant searched the region of Shaalim, but they weren't there. Then they searched the land of Benjamin, and they still couldn't find them.
Te dongah Ephraim tlang te a paan tih Shalisha kho khaw a lan dae hmu rhoi pawh. Te phoeiah Shaalim kho la cet rhoi dae a om pawt dongah Benjamin kho te a lan rhoi akhaw hmu rhoi pawh.
5 When they got to the land of Zuph, Saul told his servant, “Come on, let's go back, otherwise my father won't be worrying about the donkeys, but about us.”
Zuph kho te a pha rhoi vaengah Saul loh a taengkah cadong te, “Ceh, bal pawn sih, a pa loh laak te toeng vetih mamih rhoi ham mawn ve,” a ti nah.
6 But the servant replied, “Hold on! There's a man of God here in this town. He's very well thought of, and everything he says comes true. Let's go and see him. Maybe he can tell us which way we should take.”
Tedae cadong loh Saul te, “Hekah kho ah Pathen kah hlang om, teka hlang loh a thui boeih tah thoeng rhoela thoeng tih hlang loh a oep. Pahoi cet pawn sih lamtah mah rhoi taengah caeh long khaw a thui khaming,” a ti nah.
7 “But if we do go, what can we give him?” Saul replied. “All the bread in our bags is gone. We don't have anything to take to the man of God. What do we have with us?”
Te dongah Saul loh a tueihyoeih taengah, “Tahae ah tarha n'cet cakhaw tekah hlang taengah balae ng'khuen eh? Mah rhoi kah hnocun khui lamkah caak khaw n'khawk. Kutdoe khuen mueh lamtah Pathen hlang taengah mamih rhoi balae n'loh eh?,” a ti nah.
8 “Look, I've got a quarter shekel of silver with me. I'll give it to the man of God so he can tell us the way we should take,” the servant told Saul.
Tueihyoeih loh Saul te a rhaep la a doo tih, “Ka kut dongah cak shekel tamat om ta he. Pathen hlang te ka paek vetih mamih rhoi kah longpuei khaw mah rhoi taengah a thui bitni,” a ti nah.
9 (In the old days in Israel, someone who went to inquire of God would say, “Come on, let's go to the seer,” because prophets used to be known as seers.)
Hlamat vaengah Israel khuikah hlang te Pathen dawt ham a caeh atah, “Halo lamtah kho aka hmu taengla cet lah sih,” a ti uh. Te dongah tihnin tonghma he hlamat vaengah tah khohmu ni a ti uh.
10 “That's good,” Saul told his servant. “So let's go.” They went to the town where the man of God was.
Te dongah Saul loh a taengca taengah, “Nang ol te then, halo lamtah cet pawn sih,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah Pathen hlang kah khopuei la cet rhoi.
11 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked them, “Is the seer here?”
Khopuei kham ah a yoeng rhoi vaengah tui than la aka lo hula rhoek te a hmuh rhoi tih amih te, “He ah he khohmu om a,” a ti nah.
12 “He is,” they replied, “up ahead of you. But you'll have to hurry. He's come to town today because the people are having a sacrifice at the high place.
Te vaengah amih rhoi te a doo uh tih, “Na hmai ah om ta ke, tihnin he hmuensang ah pilnam ham hmueih hnin la a om dongah khopuei la ha pawk te a loe la cet rhoi.
13 When you enter the town you can find him before he goes up to eat at the high place. The people won't eat before he comes, because he has to bless the sacrifice. After that, those who've been invited will eat. If you leave now you'll catch him.”
Buh ca la hmuensang ah a caeh hlanah khopuei la na kun rhoi atah anih te na hmuh bitni. Anih a pawk hlan khuiah tah pilnam long khaw ca hlan ni. Hmueih te anih loh yoethen a paek daengah ni a khue rhoek loh a caak uh. Te dongah tahae rhoe ah anih taengla cet rhoi lamtah amah te tlek na hmuh rhoi bitni,” a ti nauh.
14 So they carried on their way up to the town. As they arrived there was Samuel going in the opposite direction. They met him on his way up to the high place.
Te dongah khopuei te a paan rhoi tih kho lung la a pha rhoi vaengah tah hmuensang la aka cet Samuel te amih rhoi aka doe la tarha ha pawk.
15 The day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel,
Saul a pha hlan kah hnin at vaengah Samuel hna te BOEIPA loh a hnacueh pah coeng tih,
16 “Around this time tomorrow I'm going to send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him as ruler over my people Israel, and he will rescue them from the Philistines. I have seen what's happening to my people and I have heard their cry for help.”
“Thangvuen he vaeng tue ah Benjamin kho lamkah hlang pakhat te nang taengla kan tueih ni. Te vaengah anih te ka pilnam Israel soah rhaengsang la koelh lamtah ka pilnam te Philisti kut lamloh khang saeh. Ka pilnam kah a pangngawlnah loh kai taengla ham pha te ka hmuh dam coeng,” a ti nah.
17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I told you about. He is the one who is going to rule my people.”
Samuel loh Saul a hmuh vaengah BOEIPA loh, “Kai pilnam soah taemrhai saeh,” tila nang taengah ka thui hlang te anih la he,” a ti nah.
18 Saul went up to Samuel in the gateway and asked him, “Could you please tell me where the house of the seer is?”
Saul tah vongka khui ah Samuel taengla thoeih tih, “Khohmu im te melae kai taengah han thui lah,” a ti nah.
19 “I am the seer,” Samuel told Saul. “Go up ahead of me and we will eat together. Then in the morning I will answer all your questions and then send you on your way.
Saul te Samuel loh a doo tih, “Kai la khohmu loel, kai hmaiah cet lamtah tihnin ah hmuensang ah kamah neh buh hmaih ca sih. Mincang ah kan tueih vetih na thinko ah aka om boeih te nang taengah kan thui bitni.
20 About the donkeys you lost three days ago—don't worry about them because they've been found. But now—doesn't the hope of all of Israel rest on you and your family line?”
Laak rhoek te khaw namah taeng lamkah loh khohnin hnin thum hma coeng dae na hmuh la om coeng dongah te na lungbuei ah mawn sak boeh. Israel pum kah a sahnaih te ulae? Nang taeng neh na capa imkhui boeih taengah moenih a?,” a ti nah.
21 “But I'm from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least significant of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin!” Saul replied. “Why are you telling me this?”
Saul loh a doo tih, “Kai Benjamin ca he, Israel koca khuiah capoeih moenih a? Kamah huiko he khaw, Benjamin koca boeih khuiah a poeih ni. Balae tih hebang ol he kai taengah na thui,” a ti nah.
22 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall, and sat them at the head of the thirty people who'd been invited.
Samuel loh Saul neh a taengca te a khuen tih imkhui la a kun puei. Tedae a khue hlang sawmthum tluk kah a lu ah amih rhoi te hmuen a paek.
23 Samuel told the cook, “Bring the special piece of meat I gave you and told you to keep to one side.”
Te phoeiah Samuel loh imtawt taengah, “Nang taengah, 'Khueh dae,’ kan ti nah tih, “Namah kam paek maehvae te hang khuen,” a ti nah.
24 So the cook took the upper thigh of meat and what was with it and placed it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “See, this is what was kept to one side. It was reserved for you. Eat it, for it was kept for you for this particular time, right from when I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
Te dongah imtawt loh maeh laeng te a pom tih Saul hmai ah a tloeng pah. Te phoeiah, “Nang hmai ah tloeng ham a paih coeng ca laeh. ‘Khoning vaengkah la nang ham kael pah,’ tila ka khue pilnam khaw ka ti nah,” a ti nah. Te dongah tekah khohnin ah tah Saul te Samuel taengah buh a caak.
25 Once they had returned from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
Hmuensang lamloh khopuei la ha suntlak phoeiah imphu ah Saul neh a cal puei.
26 At dawn the next day Samuel called out to Saul on the roof, “Get up! I need to send you on your way!” So Saul got up, and he went outside with Samuel.
Mincang a pha tom vaengah thoo rhoi tih Samuel loh Saul te imphu, imphu lamloh a khue. Te vaengah, “Thoo lamtah nang te kan tueih pawn eh,” a ti nah. Te dongah Saul te thoo tih amamih rhoi khaw, Samuel khaw kawtpoeng la cet uh.
27 As they approached the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell your servant to go on ahead of us. Once he's gone stay here for a while, because I have a message from God to give you.” So the servant went on ahead.
Amih te khopuei a bawt la suntla uh tih, Samuel loh Saul taengah, “Na taengca te thui pah lamtah mamih rhoi hmai ah caeh sak. Tedae anih te cet mai cakhaw namah tah hnin at om mai dae. Te vaengah Pathen ol te nang taengah kan yaak sak eh,” a ti nah.