2 Samuel 14
1 Joab realized that the king yearned [IDM] to see Absalom.
Manghai kaha lungbuei tah Absalom taengla a om te Zeruiah capa Joab loh a ming.
2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa [town] to bring back a woman who was very clever. [When she arrived, ] Joab said to her, “Pretend that you are grieving because someone has died. Put on clothes that show that you are mourning. Do not put any lotion/ointment on your body. Act as if you are a woman who has been mourning for a long time.
Te dongah Joab loh Tekoa la ol a tah tih te lamkah huta aka cueih te a khuen. Te phoeiah anih te, “Nguekcoi mai lamtah nguekcoinah himbai bai mai laeh. Situi hluk boeh, aka duek ham khohnin yung ah aka nguekcoi huta bangla om laeh.
3 And go to the king, and tell him what I tell you to say.” Then Joab told her what to say [MTY] [to the king].
Te phoeiah manghai taengla cet lamtah amah taengah hekah ol bangla thui pah,” a ti nah tih Joab loh anih ka dongah ola khuehpah.
4 So the woman from Tekoa went to the king. She prostrated herself in front of him and then bowed down to him, and said, “Your Majesty, help me!”
Tekoa nu loh manghai tea voek vaengah a maelhmai diklai laa buluk thil tiha bawk pueng. Te phoeiah ni, “Manghai nang loh ng'khang,” a tinah.
5 The king replied, “What is your problem?” She replied, “Please, sir, I am a widow. My husband died [some time ago].
Te dongah amah te manghai loh, “Nang te ba dae lae,” a tinah. Te vaengah, “Kai tah nuhmai nu tih ka va khaw duek coeng.
6 I had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
Na salnu taengkah capa panit he amamih rhoiTe lohma ah hnueiuhrhoi. Amih rhoi laklo ah sim uh pawh. Te dongah pakhat loh pakhat tea ngawn tih duek.
7 Now, all my family oppose me. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive [MTY], in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit [my husband’s possessions]. That would be like [MET] extinguishing the last coals of a fire, and my husband would not have a son to preserve our family’s name. [DOU]”
Te dongaha huiko boeih loh na salnu he m'pai thil tih, 'A manuca aka ngawn te han tloeng lamtah anih loh a ngawn a manuca kah hinglu ah anih te ka ngawn uh pawn eh. A pang tueng khaw ka phae uh ni,’ a tiuh. Te dongah ka hmai-alh aka sueng te thih koinih ka va ming neha meet he diklai hman ah khueh rhoe khueh mahpawh he,” a tinah.
8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go back home; I will take care of this matter for you.”
Te dongah manghai loh huta te, “Na im la mael laeh, nang hamTe kamah loh ka uen bitni,” a tinah.
9 The woman from Tekoa replied to the king, “Your Majesty, if you are criticized [for helping me], my family and I will accept the blame. You and the royal family will (be innocent/not have done what is wrong).”
Tedae Tekoa nu loh manghai taengah, “Ka boei manghai kathaesainah he kamah so neh a pa imkhui ah om saeh lamtah manghai neh a ngolkhoel ta ommongsitoe la om saeh,” a tinah.
10 The king said to her, “If anyone says anything [to threaten you/cause you trouble] you, bring that person to me, and [I will make sure that] he will never cause you trouble again.”
Te phoeiah manghai loh, “Nang taengah aka thui te kamah taengla hang khuen, nang koep m'ben hamTe khoep boel saeh,” a tinah.
11 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who [wants to get] revenge on my son for killing [MTY] his brother, to be able to do that.” David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all. [IDM]”
Te phoeiah, “BOEIPA na Pathen loh manghai te n'thoelh pawn saeh. Thii phu aka suk te a rhaep, rhaep la thup nawn saeh. Te daengah ni ka capa tea diil sak uh pawt eh,” a tinah. Te vaengah manghai loh, “BOEIPA kah hingnah rhangneh na capa kah a sam pakhat pataeng diklai la rhul mahpawh,” a tinah.
12 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please allow me to say one more thing to you.” He replied, “Speak!”
Te phoeiah huta loh, “Na salnu long he ka boeipa manghai taengah ol kan thui dae eh,” a ti nah hatah, “Thui saw,” a tinah.
13 The woman said, “Why have you done this bad thing to God’s people? You have not allowed your son Absalom to return home. By saying what you have just said, you have certainly declared [RHQ] that what you have done is wrong.
Te dongah huta loh, “Balae tih tahae kah bangla, Pathen kah pilnam he na moeh thil. A heh uhTe manghai loh na khue pawt vaengah, a rhaem banghui la hekah ol he manghai loh a thui.
14 We all die; we are like [SIM] water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. But God does not just cause us to die; he creates ways to bring us back when we become separated from him.
Diklai dongah tuia luh tih a coi thai voel pawt bangla n'duek rhoe n'duek uh pawn ni. Pathen loh a hinglu bawt pah pawt cakhawa kopoek te a moeh pah ta. Te dongaha heh tangtae khaw amah taeng lamloh loh a bung moenih.
15 “Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
Te dongah he ol he ka boei manghai taengah thui ham ni ka pawk coeng. Pilnam loh kai ng'hih cakhawa ti banglam ni na salnu loh manghai taengah ka thui eh. A salnu kah olkaTe manghai loh a rhoirhi mai khaming.
16 Perhaps he will listen to me, and save me from the man who is trying to kill my son. If my son is killed, it would result in us disappearing from the land that God gave to us.’
Pathen kah rho dong lamloh kamah neh ka capa rhenten aka mitmoeng sak ham khaw, hlang kut lamloh a sal nu a huul ham khaw manghai loh ya pai saeh.
17 “And I thought, ‘What the king says will comfort/encourage me, because the king is like [SIM] an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.’ I pray/desire that Yahweh our God will (be with/direct) you.”
Na salnu long tah ka boei manghai kah ol he Pathen puencawn bangla duemnah la om saeh a ti dae ta. Ka boei manghai loh a thaea then khaw a yaak dongah BOEIPA na Pathen tah namah taengah om nawn saeh,” a tinah.
18 Then the king said to the woman, “I will now ask you a question. Answer it, and tell me the truth. [LIT]” The woman replied, “Your majesty, ask your question.”
Te phoeiah manghai loh huta tea doo tih, “Namah kan dawt bangla kai taengah ol phah boel mai,” a tinah. Te vaengah huta long khaw, “Ka boei manghai nang thui laeh,” a tinah.
19 The king said, “Was Joab the one who told you to do this?” She replied, “Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.
Te vaengah manghai loh, “Nang taengkah olka boeih dongah he Joab kah kutngo om nama?,” a tinah. Te dongah huta loh a doo tih, “Ka boei manghai kah na hinglu kah hingnah vanbangla ka boei manghai loha thui te pakhat khaw banvoei bantang laa hlihloeh moenih. Na sal Joab loh kai ng'uen tih he rhoek kah olka boeih he na salnu kah a ka dongaha khueh.
20 He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God’s angels, and [it seems that] you know everything [that happens] on the earth, [so you know why Joab sent me here].”
Olka tea hmuethma hoilae ham ni hekah olka he na sal Joab loh a saii. Tedae ka boeipa tah Pathen puencawn kah cueihnah banglaa cueih dongah, diklai hman kah khaw boeiha ming,” a tinah.
21 Then the king [summoned] Joab [and] said to him, “Listen! I have decided to do [what you want]. So go and get that young man Absalom and bring him back [to Jerusalem].”
Te daengah manghai loh Joab te, “Ol he ka tloek bitni ne, cet lamtah Absalom camoe te lo laeh,” a tinah.
22 Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and [asked God to] bless him. Then Joab said, “Your Majesty, today I know that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested.”
Te dongah Joab loh a maelhmai te diklai laa buluk tiha bawk phoeiah manghai tea uem. Te phoeiah Joab loh, “Tihnin ah tah ka boei manghai na mikhmuh ah mikdaithen ka dang te na sal loh ka ming. Na sal kah a sal patoeng ol he manghai loha rhoi coeng,” a ti.
23 Then Joab got up and went to Geshur, and got Absalom and brought him back to Jerusalem.
JoabTe thoo tih Geshuri la cet tih Absalom te Jerusalem la a mael puei.
24 But the king said/commanded that Absalom would not be permitted to live in the palace. He said, “I do not want him to come to see me.” So Absalom lived in his own house, and did not go to [talk to] the king.
Tedae manghai loh, “Amah im la mael saeh lamtah ka maelhmai he hmu boel saeh,” a tinah. Te dongah AbsalomTe amah im la mael tih manghai kah maelhmai khaw hmu pawh.
25 Absalom was very handsome. He looked perfect, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. In all of Israel there was no one whom people admired more than Absalom.
Absalom bangla sakthen hlang he Israel boeih khuiaha om moenih. A khopha lamloh a luki duela thangthen hamla om. A pum dongaha lolhmaih pakhat khaw om pawh.
26 His hair was very thick, and he cut it only once each year, when it became too heavy for him. Using the standard weights, he would weigh the hair [that he cut off], and it always weighed about five pounds.
A kum, kum ah apata pha atah a luTe vok. Te khaw amah mat a nan vaengah ni a vok pueng. A lu dongkah sam tea vok tiha thuek vaengah manghai coilung ah shekel yahnih a lo pah.
27 Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman.
Absalom loh capa pathum neh canu pakhata sak. A canu ming tah Tamar tih, a mueimae khaw sakthen nu la om.
28 [After] Absalom [returned to] Jerusalem, he lived there two years, and during that time he never [was allowed to] see the king.
Absalom tah Jerusalem ah khohnin la kum nit kho a sak dae manghai maelhmai hmuh pawh.
29 So he sent [a messenger] to Joab to ask him to come [and talk to him], but Joab refused to come. So Absalom sent [a message to him] a second time, but he still would not come.
Te dongah Absalom loh Joab tea tah tih manghai taenglaa tueih. Tedae a taenglaa pawk pah ham te a ngaih pah moenih. Te dongaha pabae la koepa tueih dae lo sak ham ngaih pah pawh.
30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “You know that Joab’s field is next to mine, and that he has barley [growing] there. Go and light a fire there [to burn his barley].” So Absalom’s servants [went there and] lit a fire, [and all his barley burned].
Te vaengah a sal rhoek taengah, “So uh lah, Joab kah lo he kamah kut ah om, te lamkah cangtun te paan uh lamtah hmai neh hlup la hlup pa uh,” a tinah. Te dongah Absalom kah sal rhoek loh lo te hmai neha hlupuh.
31 Joab [knew who had done it, so he] went to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why have your servants burned [the barley in] my field?”
Te daengah JoabTe too tih Absalom tea im laa paan. Te vaengah, “Balae tih na sal rhoek loh kai lo ke hmai neha hlup uh,” a tinah.
32 Absalom replied, “Because [you did not come to me when] I sent messages to you [requesting that you come]. I wanted to request that you go to the king to say to him, ‘Absalom (wants to know what good it did/says that is was useless) [RHQ] for him [RHQ] to leave Geshur and come here. [He thinks that] it would have been better for him to have stayed there. [He wants you to] allow him to talk to you. And if you think that he has done something that is wrong, you can [command that] he be executed.’”
Absalom loh Joab te, “'Hela halo dae,’ ka ti tih la nang te kan tah. Te daengah man manghai te voek hamla nang te kan tueih ve. Geshuri lamkah ka pawk parhiTe kai hamla balaea then, ka om palueng vetih manghai kah maelhmai ka hmuh laeh mako, tedae kai pum dongah thaesainah a om atah kai he ng'ngawn saeh,” a tinah.
33 So Joab went to the king, and told him [what Absalom had said]. Then the king [summoned Absalom], and he came to the king and knelt down in front of him with his face touching the ground. Then the king kissed Absalom [to show that he was pleased to see him].
JoabTe manghai taengla cet tiha thuipah. Te daengah Absalom tea khue tih manghai taengla koep ha pawk. Te vaengah manghai kah mikhmuh ah a maelhmai diklai la a buluk tih a bawk. Manghai loh Absalom tea mok.
