1 Samuel 20
1 And David fled from Nayoth near Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
Devit teh Ramah kho Naioth hmuen koehoi a yawng teh Jonathan koe a pha. Bangmaw ka sak, ka yonnae bang hah namaw, na pa koe bang yonnae maw ka sak teh thei hane na noe telah a dei.
2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father is not wont to do a great thing or a small thing, which he doth not inform me of; and why should my father conceal this thing from me? it is not so.
Jonathan ni ahni koevah, na dout mahoeh. Apa ni kai panuek laipalah, kathoeng kalen hai sak mahoeh. Bangkong hah na maw hete lawk heh kai koe a hro han, het heh a laithoe vai aw, bout atipouh.
3 But David swore again, and said, Thy father well knoweth that I have found grace in thy eyes; wherefore he said, Jonathan must not know this, lest he be grieved: nevertheless, as truly as the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, there was but one step between me and death.
Devit ni kai heh nang ni lung na pataw e hah na pa ni atangcalah a panue. Jonathan ni hethateh panuek hanh naseh, a lung mathout vaih ati dawk han doeh atipouh. BAWIPA a hring e hoi nang na hring e patetlah atangcalah ka dei, duenae hoi maimouh roi rahak khoktakan vai touh doeh kaawm atipouh.
4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul sayeth will I do for thee.
Jonathan ni Devit koevah na ngai e pueng na sak pouh han telah a ti.
5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new-moon, and I should as usual sit with the king to eat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.
Devit ni khenhaw! tangtho teh thapa rei hnin doeh. Siangpahrang koe buven roeroe hane doeh. Hatei kai na cetsak lawih. Apâthum hnin tangmin totouh law lah kâhro hanelah na cet sak.
6 If thy father at all miss me, then do thou say, David asked earnestly leave of me that he might run to Beth-lechem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
Na pa ni ka o hoeh e hah panuek pawiteh, Devit ni a onae Bethlehem vah cei hanelah atangcalah na dei pouh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a imthungkhu hane kum tangkuem thuengnae tueng lah ao telah a dei pouh.
7 If he should say thus, It is well: then shall thy servant have peace; but if it be at all displeasing to him, then know that the evil is determined on by him.
Ahawi tetpawiteh, a san hah a rungngang han. A lungkhuek pawiteh hnokahawi hoeh e sak han a kâcai tie panuek lawih.
8 And do thou deal kindly with thy servant; for into a covenant of the Lord hast thou brought thy servant with thee; but if there be in me any iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldst thou bring me to thy father?
Na san e lathueng lungmanae tawn. Bangkongtetpawiteh, na san heh BAWIPA lawkkamnae thung na kâkuetkhai toe. Hatei kai dawk ka payonnae na poe koe kuekluek na ceikhai han telah a ti.
9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should know for certain that evil were determined on by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?
Jonathan ni khuet na dout ti, bangkongtetpawiteh apa ni na lathueng hno kahawihoeh a sak e ka panuek pawiteh dei laipalah ka o han na maw telah a ti.
10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell it me? or what, if thy father answer thee roughly?
Devit ni Jonathan koe na pa ni lawk kahram lahoi na pato teh apinimaw na dei pouh han telah a ti.
11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, let us go out into the field. And they went out, both of them, into the field.
Jonathan ni Devit koe law cet roi sei telah ati. Hottelah kahni touh hoi law a cei roi.
12 And Jonathan said unto David, May the God of Israel [punish me] if, when I have sounded my father about this time tomorrow, or of the third day, and, behold, if he be good toward David, I do not then send unto thee, and inform thee of it.
Jonathan ni Devit koe Isarel BAWIPA Cathut teh kapanuekkhaikung lah awm naseh, tangtho atu e tueng dawk thoseh, apâthum thoseh apa ka tanouk han. Devit kong dawk a hawinae koelah pawiteh nang koe tami ka patoun laipalah, dei laipalah ka o han nama.
13 May the Lord do so to Jonathan and continue so yet farther, that, if it please my father [to do] thee evil, I will inform thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and may the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
Hatei apa ni na lathueng hno kahawihoeh sak hanelah kâcai pawiteh, na thaisak han. Kahawicalah na cei thai nahan na tha han, telah ka sak hoehpawiteh BAWIPA ni Jonathan dawk hot hlak hoe sak naseh. Apa koe BAWIPA ouk ao e patetlah nang koehai awm seh.
14 And wilt thou not, should I be yet alive, show me the kindness of the Lord, that I may not die?
Ka hring nathung dawk dueng laipalah, ka hringnae abaw nah hai BAWIPA pahrennae kai dawk sak hoeh laipalah awm hanh.
15 But, surely, thou wilt not withdraw thy kindness from my house for ever, not even when the Lord cutteth off the enemies of David, every one, from off the face of the earth.
Nange pahren lungmanae hai kaie imthung koehoi nâtuek hai pâpout hanh. BAWIPA ni Devit e taran talai dawk hoi he a pahma totouh pâpout hanh telah a ti.
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, [saying, ] May the Lord require it at the hand of David's enemies.
Jonathan ni Devit e imthungnaw hoi lawkkamnae a sak. Hot hah na raphoe pawiteh, Devit e taran kut dawk hoi BAWIPA ni pathung naseh.
17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Jonathan ni amahoima lungpataw e patetlah Devit koe lawk bout a kam.
18 Then Jonathan said to David, Tomorrow is the new-moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be left empty.
Jonathan ni Devit koe tangtho thaparei hnin na tahungnae a houng han dawkvah, na awm hoeh tie a kamnue han.
19 And when thou hast stayed till the third day, then shalt thou go down greatly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself on the work-day; and thou shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
Apâthum hnin hnukkhu, karanglah cathuk nateh hete hno ao hnin hoi na kâhronae hmuen koe cet nateh, Ezel talung koe na o han.
20 And I will myself shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I were shooting at a mark.
Nue e hmuen dawk ka e patetlah, pala kathum touh talung teng vah ka ka han.
21 And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows; if I should now say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee: then take him and come; for there is peace to thee, and it is nothing; as the Lord liveth.
Khenhaw! cet nateh, pala hah tawng telah camo ka patoun han. Camo koevah khenhaw! pala teh na hnukkhu lah ao. Lat nateh hi tho, ka tetpawiteh BAWIPA a hring e patetlah nang hane damnae, roumnae lah ao han. Taki hane awm mahoeh.
22 But if thus I should say unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee: then go thy way, for the Lord hath sent thee off.
Hatei camo koevah khenhaw! pala hah ahla na koe ao ka tetpawiteh, na cei han. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA ni na ceisak e han doeh.
23 And touching the matter of which we have spoken, thou and I, behold, the Lord is between me and thee for ever.
Nang hoi kai ni dei roi e hno kong dawkvah khenhaw! nang hoi kaie rahak vah BAWIPA teh pou ao doeh telah a ti.
24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new-moon was come, the king set himself down to the repast to eat.
Devit teh law vah a kâhmo, thaparei nah siangpahrang teh bu ven hanelah a tahung.
25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall: and when Jonathan arose, Abner seated himself by the side of Saul, and David's place was left empty.
Siangpahrang teh ouk a tahungnae hmuen tapang koe a tahung. Jonathan a kangdue teh Abner teh Sawl e a teng a tahung. Hatei Devit e hmuen teh a houng.
26 Nevertheless Saul spoke not the least on that day; for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; because he hath not yet purified himself.
Hatei hote hnin nah Sawl ni banghai dei hoeh, hno buet buet touh mue toe. A thounghoeh dawk mue, thounghoeh katang mue telah a pouk.
27 And it came to pass on the morrow, the second day of the new-moon, that David's place was left empty; and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore is the son of Jesse not come, both yesterday and today, to the repast?
Thaparei hnin tangtho vah Devit e bawitungkhung teh paroup a houng rah. Sawl ni a capa Jonathan koevah bangkongmaw Jesi capa heh paduem hoi sahnin hai buvennae koe a tho hoeh telah a pacei.
28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David asked earnestly leave of me to go as far as Beth-lechem.
Jonathan ni Sawl koe, Devit ni Bethlehem cei hanelah pou a kâhei.
29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family-sacrifice in the city, and my brother himself hath commanded it to me; and now, if I have found favor in thy eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, that I may see my brothers: therefore is he not come unto the king's table.
Na cetsak yawkaw bangkongtetpawiteh, ka imthungnaw ni thuengnae a sak awh teh ka hmaunawnghanaw ni awm van loe telah lawk a thui. Na pahren pawiteh na cetsak loe. Ka hmaunawnghanaw na hmawt sak telah ati. Hatdawkvah siangpahrang caboi koe a thohoehnae doeh telah a ti.
30 And the anger of Saul was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of perverse rebelliousness! do I not know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thy own shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
Jonathan koe Sawl ni a lung hmatara a khuek teh, napui ka mathout e a ca, Jesi capa teh yeirai na po nahane hoi na manu caici lah onae yeiraipo hanelah na rawi tie ka panuek hoeh maw.
31 For all the days that the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou wilt not have any permanence with thy kingdom: therefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
Jesi capa heh talai dawk a hring nah yunglam nang hoi na ram kangning mahoeh. Atu karanglah kaw sak nateh, kai koe thokhai a due roeroe han telah Jonathan koe a dei pouh.
32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be put to death? what hath he done?
Jonathan ni Devit bang dawk maw a due han bang hno maw a sak telah a na pa Sawl hah a pacei.
33 And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him: and Jonathan understood that it was determined on by his father to put David to death.
Sawl ni tahroe hoi thei hanlah a noung. Hote hno dawk Jonathan ni apa ni Devit a thei hanelah a noung roeroe tie a panue.
34 And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food on the second day of the new-moon; for he was grieved for David; because his father had made him feel ashamed.
Lungkhuek lahoi Jonathan teh caboi koehoi a thaw teh apâhni hnin thapareinae dawk, bu ven van hoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a na pa ni Devit hah yeiraipo sak dawkvah a lungmathoe.
35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field to the place appointed with David, and a little lad was with him.
Amom vah Jonathan teh Devit hoi lawk a kâta roinae koe camo hoi law lah a cei roi.
36 And he said unto his lad, Run, do find out the arrows which I shoot: and the lad ran, and he shot the arrow so as to pass beyond him.
Camo koe ahni ni licung pali touh, hoi palanaw hah tawng telah atipouh. Camo a yawng lahun nah a hmalah palacung buet touh a pathui pouh.
37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the lad, and said, Behold, the arrow is beyond thee!
Jonathan ni kâ e pala a bonae koe a pha nah na hnukkhu lah doeh atipouh.
38 And Jonathan called after the lad, Make haste, speed, stay not: and Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
Jonathan ni camo a hnuk lahoi a tanawt teh karangbat lah yawng atipouh. Camo ni Jonathan ni a kâ e pala hah a racawng teh a bawipa koe lah a ban.
39 But the lad knew not the least: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
Camo ni banghai panuek hoeh. Jonathan hoi Devit ni dueng hote kaawm hno hah a panue roi.
40 And Jonathan gave his weapons unto the lad who was with him, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
Jonathan ni amae senehmaica naw hah camo koe a poe teh cet lawih, khopui dawk cetkhai atipouh.
41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose from the south side [of the stone], and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
Camo a cei hnukkhu Devit teh akalah a onae hmuen koehoi a thaw teh, talai dawk a hmaibei hoi vai thum touh a tabo. A kâpaco roi teh kahni touh hoi rei a ka roi. Devit teh hoe kacailah a ka.
42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace: what we have sworn, both of us, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever, [shall be kept]. And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
BAWIPA ni nang hoi kaie a rahak thoseh, na miphun hoi ka miphun rahak thoseh, pout laipalah awm seh telah a dei teh, maimouh roi BAWIPA min lahoi lawkkam roi toung dawkvah, Devit koe karoumcalah cet lawi atipouh.
