1 Samuel 10
1 Then Samuel took a small jar of olive oil and poured [some of] it on Saul’s head. Then he kissed Saul [on the cheek], and told him, “I am doing this because Yahweh has chosen you to be the leader of his Israeli people.
Chuin Samuel in olive thao thei khat alan, Saul luchung’ah asunglhan achop’in ajah ah, “Keiman hiche kabolna ajeh chu Pakaiyin nangma Israel chunga lamkai dinga, panmun sanga dinga nalhendoh ahitai.
2 [And this will prove it to you]: When you leave me today, when you arrive near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin live, you will meet two men. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys have been found, but now your father is worrying about you, and he is asking people, “Have you seen my son?’”
Tunia hi nangma keija kona napotdoh tengle, Benjamin gamgi Zelzah-a Rachel lhan koma mini namu ding, sangan ho chu akimutai ti chu amanin aseilhon ding ahi. Napa sangan ho jeh’a nalungkham nachu akichaitan, tua hi nangni dinga lungkham ah ahi. Aman miho jah’ah kachapa namu uvem tin adongle le in ahi,” ati.
3 When you arrive at the [large] oak tree at Tabor [town], you will see three men coming toward you. They will be on their way to [worship] God at Bethel [town]. One of them will be leading three young goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a container of wine.
“Chule chua kon chun chebe-lhon lechun, Tabor phaicham lhungin natin chua chun Bethel’a Pathen henga chetouva mithum nakimu topi ding, khat pan kelcha nou thum, khatpan changlhah thum chule khatpan lengpitwi haikhat achoi namu ding ahi.
4 They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.
Chule amaho chun chibai naboh diu, changlhah ni napeh dingu, hichu akhut uva kona nakisan ding ahi.
5 When you arrive at the hill [where people worship] God near Gibeah [town], where there is the camp where the Philistine soldiers stay, you will meet a group of prophets who will be coming down from the altar on top of the hill. There will be people in front of them who will be playing [various musical instruments]: a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre. And all of them will be speaking messages that come directly from God.
Chutengle Phlistine sepaiho umna Pathen lhaang’a chu nahung ding, chule hiche kho pia chu nahung tengle tumging, khongcha, kuli, selangdah, amasang uva hintho’a munsang’a kona hung kumlha themgao honkhat nakitopi ding, amaho chun gaothu asei dingu ahi.
6 At that time the Spirit of Yahweh will come upon you, and you also will speak messages that come directly from God. (You will be changed/The Spirit of Yahweh will change you), so that you will become like a different person.
Hiche phatteng chule Pakai Lhagao thahattah’a nachung’uva hung chu ding, amahotoh gaothu nasei khom ding, chule michombeh khat nakiso ding ahi,” ati.
7 After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.
“Chule hiche melchihna hohi nachung’a ahunglhun tengle, Pathen in naumpi jeh chun Pathenin napuina lam lam chu bol jengin.
8 Then go ahead of me, down to Gilgal [city], and wait for me there, for seven days. Then I will join you there, to burn sacrifices and offer other sacrifices to enable you to maintain fellowship with God. When I arrive there, I will tell you what [other] things you should do.”
Chutengle nangma keisangin Gilgal’a nachesuh ding, chule hikom’a chu ikimu’a govam kilhaina le chamna thilto gan kilhaina bol ding’a iki suhto ding ahi. Nangman hikoma’a chu ni sagi chan nei nga ding chule maban a nathilbol ding kaseipeh ding nahi,” ati.
9 As Saul started to leave there, God changed Saul’s inner being. And all the things that Samuel had predicted happened on that day.
Hitichun Saul chu, Samuel’a kona kinungle dinga ache got chun, Pathen in ama lungchom khat apen, Hiche ni chun melchihna jouse chu aguilhung sohtai.
10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw some prophets who were [speaking messages that came directly from God. As the prophets were] approaching Saul and his servant, God’s Spirit came upon Saul powerfully, and he also began to speak messages from God.
Saul le asohpa Gilgal’a ahunglhun lhon phat’in, amahon themgao thah loi khat amaho langa ahung amuphat un, Pathen lhagao thahattah’in Saul chung’ah ahung chun, amatah jong chun gaothu aseiyin ahi.
11 When people who had known Saul previously heard him speaking messages from God as the prophets were doing, they said to each other, “What has happened to this son of Kish? Is he now really one of the (prophets/men who speak messages from God)?”
Chuin Saul anahe hochun, “Kish chapa, Saul jeng jong themgao hihi ngap hitam?” atiuve.
12 One of the men who lived there replied, “[Saul cannot be a prophet, because] all prophets receive their power to speak messages from God, not from their parents.” And that is why, [when people hear about a report of someone prophesying, they think about what happened to Saul and] say, “[We are surprised about that person becoming a prophet, like] we were surprised to hear that Saul had really become one of the prophets.”
Chule chukoma ding miho lah khat’in, “Apateu itobang hijong leu, mijouse themgao hitheiya ham?” ati. Hichea pat a chu, “Saul jeng jong Themgao soh ngap hitam?” tia hung kiseipan ahi.
13 When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
Chuin Saul in gaothu aseijou phat’in, Pathen houna mun’ah ahung kaltouvin ahi.
14 Later, Saul’s uncle [saw him there, and] asked him, “Where did you go?” Saul replied, “We went to look for the donkeys. When we could not find them, we came here to ask Samuel [if he could tell us where they were].”
Chuin Saul pangah pan ama le asohpa jah’a, “Hoiya nagache ham?” tia adoh leh “Sangan holla kache lhon ahin, ahinlah kamu lhonpon, Samuel dong dinga kache lhon ahi,” tin Saul in ana donbut’e.
15 Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”
Apangah pan adong kit’in, “O Samuel in ipi naseipeh lhon em?” tin adongkit in ahi.
16 Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about him becoming the king [of Israel].
Saul in adonbut in, “Sangan chu akimutai tin eina seipeh lhonin,” ahi. Ahinlah Saul in apangah koma Samuel in lenggam thu asei chu, asedoh poi.
17 [Later] Samuel summoned the people of Israel to gather at Mizpah to [hear a message from] Yahweh.
Chujouvin Samuel in Pakai masang’ah Israel mipite jouse Mizpah muna kimuto din kouvin ahi.
18 After they arrived, he said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God we Israeli people [worship], says: I brought you Israeli people out of Egypt. I rescued your [ancestors] from the power of the rulers of Egypt and from all the other kings who oppressed them.
Ajah-uva, “Hichehi Pakai Israelte Pathen phondoh ahi: Keiman Egypt a konin kahin puidoh un, chule Egypt mite’a konin kahin huhdoh un, chule namdang mite jouse bol gentheina a konin kahin hoidoh in,
19 I am the one who saves you from all your troubles and difficulties. But today you have rejected me, your God, and you have said, ‘We don’t care! Give us a king!’ So [I will do what you want]. Now have [representatives of] your tribes and [of] your clans stand here in the presence of Yahweh.’”
Ahin nagenthei nauva kona kahuhdoh vangun, na Pathen’u tunin napai tauve chule hitin nasei’un, i-dang sangin leng khat kadei uve natiuve. Hijeh chun tun, naphung nachang uvin, na nampumpiu vin Pakai ang’ah ding in kigong un,” ati.
20 When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.
Chuin Samuel in Israel phung jouse Pakai masang’ah ahin puikhom’in chule vang asangin Benjamin phung chu alhengtai.
21 Then Samuel told representatives of the tribe of Benjamin to come forward, and God indicated that [from that tribe] he had chosen someone from the family of Matri, and then God indicated that [from the family of Matri] he had chosen Saul, the son of Kish. But when they looked for Saul, they could not find him.
Benjamin phung insung jouse chu akoukhom kit in, chule amaho lah’a chun Matri insung alhengdoh kit tan ahi. Achainan Kish cahpa Saul chu amaho insung lah’a kon chun ana lhengdoh un ahi. Ahinlah amachu ahol’u le aholmo tauve.
22 So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
Chuin amahon Pakai adoh uleh, “Thilkeo lah’a akiselle,” tin Pakaiyin ahin donbut’e.
23 So they quickly went there [and found him, ] and brought him [in front of all the people]. They could see that [truly] he was a head taller than anyone else.
Hitichun amahon jong Saul chu agamudoh uvin ahin puidoh uva mipi lah’a adinleh, alengkouva pat chunglamse chu mijouse sangin asangjon ahi.
24 Then Samuel said to all the people there, “This is the man whom Yahweh has chosen to be your king. Among all us Israeli people, there is no one like him!” Then all the people shouted, “We hope that this king will live a long time!”
Chuin Samuel in mijouse jah ah, “Hiche mipa hi ahi Pakijin na lengpa ding uva alhen chu ahi, Israelte lah’a ama tobang adang aumpoi,” ati. Chuin mipiten, “Lengpa damsot hen,” tin asam’un ahi.
25 Then Samuel told the people what things the king would force them to do, and all the things the king was required to do. He wrote all those things on a scroll, and then he put it in a sacred place in the temple. Then Samuel sent all the people home.
Chuin Samuel in mipite jah’a lengpan atoh atham di thudol ahillin, chule lekhajol khat’a asun lut in, Pakai angsung ah akoitai. Chuin Samuel in mipi ho chu ama ama incheh’ah asoltai.
26 When Saul returned to his home in Gibeah [town], a group of men decided to continually accompany Saul. They did that because God (motivated them/put it in their minds) to do that.
Chuin Saul jong Gibeah kho a-inlam ah achetan, chule Pathen in alungsung atohkhah mi honkhat in alhon piuvin ahi.
27 But some worthless men said, “(How can this man save us [from our enemies]?/This man will not be able to save us [from our enemies].)” [RHQ] They despised him, and refused to give him any gifts [to show that they would be loyal to him]. But Saul did not say anything [to rebuke them].
Ahinlah pannabei miphabep chun, “Hichepan iti eihuhdoh diu ham?” atiuve. Chuin amahon ama nahsahmon abol’un, thilpeh imacha ahin choipeh pouvin ahi. Ahinlah ama athipbeh in ana nahsah pon ahi.
