1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was — years old when he began to reign; and two years he reigned over Israel.
Saul a manghai kum neh Israel soah kum nit a manghai nen tah,
2 And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmas and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeath-benjamin; and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
Israel hlang thawng thum te Saul loh amah ham a coelh. Te vaengah Mikmash kah Saul taeng neh Bethel tlang ah a thawng thawng om uh tih Benjamin Gibeah kah Jonathan taengah khaw a thawng thawng la om uh. Pilnam hlangrhuel rhoek te amah dap la boeih a tueih.
3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying: 'Let the Hebrews hear.'
Geba kah Philisti khohung te Jonathan loh a tloek tih Philisti rhoek loh a yaak uh. Te dongah Saul loh kho takuem ah tuki a ueng tih, “Hebrew rhoek loh ya saeh,” a ti nah.
4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also had made himself odious with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.
Israel pum loh a yaak uh vaengah, “Saul loh Philisti khohung a tloek dongah Israel he Philisti ham a bo rhim coeng,” a ti uh. Te dongah pilnam khaw Gilgal kah Saul hnukah bukbuk pang uh.
5 And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude; and they came up, and pitched in Michmas, eastward of Beth-aven.
Te dongah Philisti loh Israel te vathoh thil ham, leng thawng sawmthum neh marhang caem thawng rhuk neh pilnam te tuipuei tuikaeng kah laivin yet la taai uh. Te phoeiah cet uh tih Bethaven khothoeng Mikmash ah rhaeh uh.
6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait — for the people were distressed — then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in holds, and in pits.
Pilnam taengah lai a suk pah tih puen a cak te Israel hlang loh a hmuh vaengah pilnam tah lungko khuila, hlingpuep khuila, thaelpang khuila, hmuensang neh tangrhom khuila thuh uh.
7 Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
Hebrew rhoek khaw Gad kho kah Jordan neh Gilead la kat uh. Tedae Saul amah tah Gilgal ah om pueng tih a hnukkah pilnam boeih long tah lakueng uh.
8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed; but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
Te dongah a khoning bangla Samuel te hnin rhih khuiah a rhing mai a rhing mai. Tedae Samuel te Gilgal la a pawk pawt dongah pilnam khaw Saul taeng lamloh taekyak uh.
9 And Saul said: 'Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings.' And he offered the burnt-offering.
Te dongah Saul loh, “Hmueihhlutnah neh rhoepnah te kai taengla hang khuen,” a ti nah tih hmueihhlutnah te a nawn.
10 And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
Tedae hmueihhlutnah a nawn te a khah van neh Samuel te tarha ha pawk tih anih doe ham neh uem hamla Saul te cet.
11 And Samuel said: 'What hast thou done?' And Saul said: 'Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together against Michmas;
Samuel loh, “Balae na saii?” a ti nah hatah, Saul loh, “Pilnam he kai taeng lamloh haeh coeng tih tingtunnah tue vaengah namah khaw na pawk voel pawh tila ka hmuh. Te vaengah Philisti loh Mikmash ah taai uh coeng.
12 therefore said I: Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favour of the LORD; I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.'
Tedae, ‘Philisti loh kai taengla Gilgal ah ha suntla uh pawn ni, BOEIPA maelhmai ka tong pawt ah,’ ka ti dongah ka thiim uh tih hmueihhlutnah te ka nawn,” a ti nah.
13 And Samuel said to Saul: 'Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which He commanded thee; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
Tedae Samuel loh Saul te, “Na pavai dongah ni BOEIPA na Pathen loh nang ng'uen olpaek na tuem pawh. Na ram he BOEIPA loh Israel taengah kumhal duela a thoh pawn suidae ta.
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue; the LORD hath sought him a man after His own heart, and the LORD hath appointed him to be prince over His people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.'
Tedae na ram he pai voel mahpawh. BOEIPA loh nang ng'uen te na tuem pawt dongah amah kah thinko aka tong hlang ni BOEIPA loh a toem, anih te BOEIPA loh a pilnam soah rhaengsang la a uen coeng,” a ti nah.
15 And Samuel arose, and got him up from Gilgal unto Gibeath-benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.
Te phoeiah Samuel te thoo tih Gilgal lamloh Benjamin Gibeah la cet. Pilnam te Saul loh a soep vaengah hlang ya rhuk tluk amah taengah a om pah.
16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeath-benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmas.
Saul, a capa Jonathan neh a taengkah aka om pilnam loh Benjamin Geba ah a om vaengah Philisti tah Mikmash ah rhaeh.
17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;
Te vaengah Philisti caem lamkah kutpo rhoek te, rhoi thum la coe uh tih rhoi at tah Shual kho kah Ophrah longpuei la hooi uh.
18 and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
Rhoi at te Bethhoron longpuei la hooi uh tih rhoi at te kolrhawk la aka dan khosoek rhi kah longpuei la hooi uh.
19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears';
Te vaengah Israel kho tom ah kutthai ana om pawt hatah Philisti loh, “Hebrew te cunghang khaw, caai khaw saii uh phayoe ve,” a ti uh.
20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Tedae a thecung neh a tuktong mai khaw, a hai neh a thecung mai khaw hlang loh a tah ham vaengah tah Philisti te Israel pum loh a suntlak thil uh.
21 And the price of the filing was a pim for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks with three teeth, and for the axes; and to set the goads.
Tedae thecung neh tuktong khaw, thingsong pathum neh hai khaw, ciksum a ten ham koi khaw yula man la a om pah.
22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
Te dongah caemtloek tue a pha vaengah Saul neh Jonathan taengkah pilnam he pakhat kut dongah khaw cunghang neh caai hmu voel pawh. Tedae Saul neh a capa Jonathan taengah dawk hmuh la om.
23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmas.
Te vaengah Philisti rhaltawt hmuen tah Mikmash lamkai la pawk coeng.
