Judges 9
1 Gideon’s son Abimelech went to [talk with] his mother’s brothers in Shechem [city]. He said to them and to all his mother’s relatives,
Nikhat hi Gideon chapa Abimelech chu Shechem ache in, apupa hichu anu sopipa chu gavil dingin achen ahi. Aman amahole anu insungmi adangho jah a chun hitin aseije,
2 “Ask all the leaders of your city: ‘Do you [think it would be] good for all 70 of Gideon’s sons to rule over you? Or would it be better to have only one of his sons, [me], to rule over you?’ And do not forget that I am your relative! [MTY]”
“Shechem khomite lah a lamkai ho kommah Gideon chate som sagi hon nachunguva vai ahomding nadeijuvam ahilouleh mikhat’in vai ahomding nadei joh uvam tin dongun anatin ahi. Chuleh keimahi nathisan uleh naphe navou u kahi ti geldoh un” atin ahi.
3 So Abimelech’s mother’s brothers spoke to all the leaders of Shechem about what Abimelech had said. They said to each other, “We should allow Abimelech to rule over us, because he is our relative.”
Hitichun Abimelech puteh on ama thakhellin Shechem miteho chu anadongun ahi. Hiche thuhi Shechem mite hon giltah a ageljouvun Abimelech chu akinaipiu ahiyeh in achunguva vaihom dingin alheng tauvin ahi.
4 So the leaders of Shechem took from the temple of [their god] Baal-Berith (almost 2 pounds/0.8 kg.) of silver and gave it to Abimelech. With that silver he paid some worthless troublemakers to help him, and they went with Abimelech wherever he went.
Hijeh chun amahon Baal-berith houin na konin dangka somsagi anapeuvin, hichu mangcha in aman miduhdahlou miphabep anungjui dingin akisemmin ahi.
5 They went to Ophrah, his father’s town, and murdered 69 of his 70 brothers, the sons of his father Gideon. They killed all those men on one huge rock. But Gideon’s youngest son Jotham hid [from Abimelech and his men], and he escaped.
Chujouvin Abimelech chu Ophrah khopia apa insunga ache in, songkhat mangchan asopi te Gideon chapa somsagi chu agathat gamtan ahi. Ahin u-cha holah a aneopen Jotham chu jamdoh in ana kiseldoh tan ahi.
6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered under the big sacred tree in Shechem. There they appointed Abimelech to be their leader.
Hiche jouchun Shechem leh Beth-millo khomite lah a lamkai hochu Shechem khompi kom gangpi phungnoijah akikhommun Abimelech chu leng achansah taove.
7 When Jotham heard about that, he climbed up Gerizim Mountain. He stood at the top of the mountain and shouted to the people [down below], “You leaders of Shechem, listen to me, in order that God will listen to you!
Jotham’in hichehi ajahdoh phatnin Gerezim molchung vummah akaldoh in kho ahin samtan ahi, “Shechem khocheng miteho kathuseihi ngaijuvin! Pathenin nathuseiju angaiding nadeijuleh kathuseihi neingai peh un!
8 One day the trees decided to appoint a king to rule over all of them. So they said to the olive tree, ‘You be our king!’
Phat khatnin thingphung hon alengpau ding alheng gouvin amasapen in Olive thingphung kommah aseijun, kalengpao dingin neipanpeh un atiuve!
9 “But the olive tree said, ‘No! [I will not be your king] Men and gods enjoy the oil from my fruit. I will not [RHQ] stop producing [olives from which we make] that oil, in order to rule over you other trees!’
Ahinlah Olive thingphung anompon, hitin aseijin ahi, keiman Olive thao kaputdoh sah a Pathen le mihemte kakipasahji hi kangah’a, iti thingphung dangho chunga vai kagahom dingham? ati.
10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king!’
Chujouvin theichang phung komma agaseijun nangma kalengpau vin hung pang tan agatiuve.
11 “But the fig tree replied, ‘No! I do not want to [RHQ] stop producing my good sweet fruit, and rule over you other trees!’
Ahinlah theichang phung chu ana nompon hitin ahinseije, ‘Keiman theichang lhumkei kagadohsah hi kadalhah a hiche thingphung holah a hi iti kaga vaihom dingham?’ ati.
12 “Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and be our king!’
Hiche jouchun lengpithei phung komma agaseijun kalengpau vin hung pangtan agatiuve,
13 “But the grapevine replied, ‘No! [I will not be your king] The new wine [that is made from my grapes] causes people and gods [who drink it] to become very happy. I do not want to stop producing grapes and rule over you other trees!’ [RHQ]
Ahinlah lengpithei phung chu ananompon hitihin ahin seije, ‘Keima Pathen leh mihemte kakipasahna hiche tuilhum kaput dohsah hi kangah’a iti hiche thingphungho chunga hi kaga vaihom dingham anatin ahi.
14 “Then all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king!’
Ajona in thingphung jouse chu acheuvin lingphung kommah hunginlang kalengpau vin hung pangtan agatiuve.
15 “The thornbush replied, ‘If you truly want to appoint me to be your king, come into the shade of my [tiny branches]. But if you do not want to do that, I hope/desire that fire will come out from me and burn up all the huge cedar trees in Lebanon [country]!’”
Hiche lingphung chun thingho kommah hitin ahin seije, “Nanghon keimahi nalenguva neitun nom uleh, hungun lang kalimnoi jahin hung kisel tauvin, achutilouleh keija kon in mei hungkongdoh intin Lebanon na um Cedar thingphung jouse akahvam ding ahi,” ati.
16 “[After] Jotham [finished telling them this parable, he] said, “So now [I ask you], were you being completely honest and sincere when you appointed Abimelech to be your king [RHQ]? And have you treated Gideon and his family [RHQ] fairly? Have you rewarded Gideon by honoring him as he deserved [because of all the good things he did for you]? No!
Jothamin aseiben, “Tun nanghon Abimelech chu nalengpau dinga natun uhi lungthengtah leh bolding lomtah a nabollu hinam chuleh Gideon leh achilhahte chunga hi them nachandiu hinam? Kigellun. Aman atohdoh ho chunga ahiding bangtah a janale hetpehna achanding doltah nachan sah u hinam?
17 “[Do not forget that] my father fought a battle for you, and he was willing to die for you [if that had been necessary], to save you from the Midian people-group.
Ajeh chu aman ahinkho phal ngam’a nangho Midiante a konna nahuhdoh u ahi.
18 But now you have rebelled against my father’s family, and you have killed 69 of his sons on one huge rock. And you have appointed Abimelech—who is the son of my father’s slave girl, [not the son of his wife]—to be the king who will rule you people of Shechem. You have done that only because he is one of your relatives!
Ahinlah tunin nanghon kapaleh achilhah ho chungah khan gitlouna nasatah nabollun achate somsagi jen chu songkhat mangchan nathat tauvin ahi. Hitichun asoh numeinu chapa Abimelech chu nasopiu ahiyeh in nalengpau vin natung tauvin ahi.
19 So, if today you have truly acted fairly and sincerely toward Gideon and his family, I hope/desire that he will cause you to be happy and that you will cause him to be happy.
Tunia na natoh uhi Gideon chungle achilhah ho chunga lungtheng tah le jana neitah a natoh u ahileh Abimelech chungah nanghon kipana muvin chuleh amanjong nangho chungah kipana muhen.
20 But if what you did was not right, I wish/desire that Abimelech will burn up all of you leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo with fire! And I also hope/desire that the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo will cause fire to burn up Abimelech!”
Amavang nanghon lungtheng tah a nabollu ahilouleh vang Abimelech a kon in meihung kongdoh henlang Shechem leh Beth-millo a chengho lah a lamkaiho jouse vallhum hen, chuleh Shechem leh Beth-millo’a chenghoa kon in meihung koudoh henlang Abimelech vallhum hen.” Tin anasam in ahi.
21 [After] Jotham [finished saying that, he] escaped from them and ran away to Beer [town]. He stayed there because he was afraid that his brother Abimelech [would try to kill him].
Hiche jouchun Jotham ajamdoh in, asopipa Abimelech akichat jeh in Beer ah agachengtai.
22 Abimelech [became the leader of all the people of Israel. He] ruled them for three years.
Abimelech hin Israelte chung’a kum thum lhingset vai anapo in ahi.
23 Then God sent an evil spirit [to cause trouble] between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, with the result that the leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech.
Pathen’in lhagao khat ahinsollin Abimelech leh Shechem khomite lamkai ho kikah a kiboina asodoh sah tan, hichun amaho akiphin taove.
24 The leaders of Shechem had previously helped Abimelech to kill 69 of Gideon’s sons, who were his brothers. So now God sent the evil spirit to punish all of them.
Abimelech chu Gideon chapa sagi athajeh chuleh Shechem ma chenghon Abimelech in asopiho athachu ana tosot jeh un Pathen’in amaho chu gotna apetan ahi.
25 The leaders of Shechem (set an ambush/sent men to hide) on the hilltops to ambush Abimelech. Those men robbed everyone who passed by. But someone told Abimelech about it, [so he did not go near them].
Hichun Shechem khomiten Abimelech chu molchunga achaanglhi uvin hilanga cheho jouse chu anachom’un ahi. Ahin hitobang atohgot uchu mikhat in Abimelech henga agaseipeh tan ahi.
26 There was a man named Gaal, the son of Ebed, who moved into Shechem [city], along with his brothers. Soon the leaders of Shechem started to trust him.
Nikhat hi Ebed chapa Gaal kitipa chu Shechem ma asopi hotoh achaolut uvin ahileh, akhomite lamkaihon ama chu atahsan jotauvin ahi.
27 They went out [of the city] to their vineyards and picked some grapes. They pressed the grapes [to make juice, and then they made wine]. Then they had a feast in the temple of their god, and they ate [a lot of food] and drank [a lot of wine]. Then they cursed Abimelech.
Shechem’a kumlhun nehlechah kikhol khom phatna kimang golvah chu akho munna chengten semthu pathen ahounao houin na chun amangun ahi. Lengpithei twi chu nengtah alonjing pettah chun mijousen Abimelech chu asamse asamse jengtauvin ahi.
28 Gaal said, “(Why should [we allow] Abimelech to rule over us?/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us!) [RHQ] He is only one of Gideon’s sons [so he really does not belong to us] [RHQ]! And he appointed Zebul, the governor of our city, to be his deputy! We should (serve/be loyal to) [one of the descendants of] Hamor, [the founder of our city], and let him be our leader, not Abimelech [RHQ]!
“Abimelech hi koi hija ham?” tin Gaal chun asamtan ahi. “Amachu Shechem cha tahbeh ahipoi” ahileh ama lhacha kin ibola itoh diuham? Amachu Gideon chabou ahin chuleh Zebul hi ama noidoupa maimai ahibouve, Shechem phutdohpa Hamor chapa tahbeh ho kinbou iboldiu ahi, ipi dinga Abimelech lhacha na itoh diuham?
29 If you would appoint me to be your leader, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, ‘Get your army ready, [and then come to fight us]!’”
Keimahi hilai munna vaipo hileng Abimelech hi kasuhmang ding ahi. Keiman ama kommah epia phabep hinkipuijin chuleh hunginlang kisatto hite katiding ahi,” tin Gaal in ana samtan ahi.
30 When someone told Zebul what Gaal said, he was very angry.
Ahin Zebul hiche khopia lamkaipa chun Gaal thusei chu ajahdoh phatnin alunghang lhehjengin ahi.
31 He secretly sent some messengers to Abimelech. They told him, “Gaal and his brothers have come here to Shechem, and they are causing [the people of] the city to rebel against you.
Hichun aman Arumah-a um Abimelech komma chun thupole ho khat asollin hitihin aseije, “Ebed chapa Gaal leh asopite chu Shechem’a cheng dingin ahungin, tun amahon khopi mitehi nangma dou dingin atildoh tan ahi.
32 You and your men should get up during the night and go and hide in the fields outside the city.
Nasepaite toh jannin hungin lang loujao dunga khun hung kisellin lang,
33 As soon as the sun rises in the morning, get up and attack the city. When Gaal and his men come out to fight against you, you can do to them whatever you want to.”
Jingkah kho ahungvah vahleh khopihi hinbulu jengin, Gaal leh aloiho nangma dou dia kisaho sese chunga chu nangman nadei deija nabolthei ahitai” ati.
34 So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They [divided into] four groups, [and] hid [in the fields] near Shechem.
Hijeh chun Abimelech leh amite jouse jannin acheuvin loili in akihom khen un Shechem chu aumtauvin ahi.
35 [The next morning], Gaal went out and stood at the entrance to the city gate. While he was standing there, Abimelech and his soldiers came out of their hiding places [and started walking toward the city].
Abimelech le asepaite chu akiselnaova konna ahung potdoh phat chun Gaal chu khopi kelkot achun ana dingin ahi.
36 When Gaal saw the soldiers, he said to Zebul, “Look! There are people coming down from the hills!” But Zebul said, “You are seeing only the shadows [of trees] on the hills. They [are not people; they] only resemble people.”
Gaal chun amaho chu amu phatnin Zebul kommah ahin seije, “Ven molvumma konin mihonpi phabep ahungsuh uve” ati. Zebul chun ahin donbutnin “Hichu thinglhanga thil legao ho pouchu mihem limma namu khattou hinte” ati.
37 But Gaal [looked] again [and] said, “Look! There are people coming down from the top of the sacred mountain! There is a group of them coming down from where the tree is where people talk with the spirits of dead people!”
Ahinlah Gaal chun aseikit’in, “Ahipoi molla konkhun mipi phabep ahungsuh in ahi” atikit in ahi, chuleh loi chomkhatjong doi kisanna gangpi phung galkaina lampia kon jongkhun ahung suh uve,” atin ahi.
38 Zebul said to Gaal, “Now (what good is your bragging?/your bragging is worthless!) [MTY, RHQ] You said, ‘(Why should we serve Abimelech/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us)?’ You made fun of these men. So now go out and fight them!”
Hichun Zebul chun ama lam ahin nga’in ahin donbutnin ahi. “Tuahi nakama nanop nop naseichu hoilang geija hitam? Abimelech koiham, eihon ama kin ipi dinga ibol ding uham nati hilouham? Nangin nahouset hochu tun khopi pamma aum uve! Potdoh inlang gakisatpi tan,” atipeh tan ahi.
39 So Gaal led the men of Shechem outside [the city] to fight Abimelech [and his men].
Hijeh chun Gaal in Shechem khomite lamkai hochu Abimelech te kisat dingin apuitan ahi.
40 Abimelech and his men pursued them, and they killed many of Gaal’s men before they could return [safely] inside the city gate.
Ahinlah Abimelech chun Gaal ahindellin, chuleh Shechem mite tamtah chu akisukha un, chule khopi kelkot langa hunglejam hochu alhukaam tauvin ahi.
41 Abimelech then stayed at Arumah, [about five miles away from Shechem], and Zebul’s men forced Gaal and his brothers to leave Shechem.
Abimelech chu Arumah langah akiletan, Zebul chun Gaal leh asopi hochu anodohtan ahi.
42 The next day, the people of Shechem [got ready to leave the city and work] in their fields. When someone told Abimelech about that,
Ajing chun Shechem mipite chu galsat dingin ahung kondoh kittauvin ahi. Abimelech chun hichu ajahdoh phatnin,
43 he divided his men into three groups, and told them to hide in the fields. So they did that. And when they saw the people coming out of the city, they jumped up and attacked them.
Amite chu loithum’in ahom khennin loujaovah amaho chu achaanglhi tauvin ahi. Abimelech in Shechem mipi teho chu akhopi uva konna ahung kondoh amudoh phat’in, amaho jong akisel naova kon in ahung potdoh'un akisatpi tauvin ahi.
44 Abimelech and the men who were with him ran to the city gate. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and attacked them.
Abimelech aloihon khopi kelkotchu anokhum um Shechem mite chu ahunglelut kit theilou nadiuvin akhahtan tauvin ahi. Langkhat ah Abimelech mite loini kihomkhen chun phaileijah amahochu anasat chap jengun ahi.
45 Abimelech and his men fought all day. They captured the city and killed all the people. They tore down all the buildings, and then they threw salt over the ruins [in order that nothing would grow there again].
Nilhum keijin akisatnun ajona in Abimelech chun khopi chu alatan ahi. Aman mipiho chu athatgammin khopi chu asuchimmin toll ajang pumpichu chi asokhumtan ahi.
46 When the leaders who lived in the tower/fortress outside of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid inside the [fortress, which was also a] temple of [their god] El-Berith.
Khosung chengho lah a lamkaiho Shechem inting vumma chengho chun thilsoh hochu ajahphat un ajam’un Baal doi houna in na chun alut un akisel tauvin ahi.
47 But someone told Abimelech that all the leaders had gathered there.
Mikhatnin Shechem khomi lamkai hochu asemthu pathen houna insunga akiselluve ti Abimelech chu agaseipeh phat nin,
48 So he and all the men who were with him went up Zalmon Mountain [which is near Shechem]. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, “Quickly, do what I have just done!”
Asepaite hochu Zalmon mol langa apuitou tan ahi, aman heicha khat alan thingboh hochu atulhan alengkouva akiput in ahi. Chuin aman amite jah ah “Gangtah hin keibol tobang hin bollun,” ati.
49 So his men all cut branches [then carried them down the mountain], following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they kindled a fire, and the fire burned down the fortress and killed all the people who were inside. So all the people who were inside the fortress—about 1,000 men and women—died.
Hitichun abonchaovin thingbah chu akisatnun Abimelech bol tobang chun abolsoh tauvin ahi. Amahon thingbah hochu a houin bang chunga chun asekhommun meiyin ahal khum tauvin ahi. Hichun Shechem inting vumma um mipi jouse chu athigamtan ahi. Amaho chu numei pasal agommin mi sangkhat ahiuve.
50 Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebes [city]. They surrounded it and captured it.
Hiche banchun Abimelech in Thebez khopi chu anokhum in alataan ahi.
51 But there was a strong tower inside the city. So all the men, women, and leaders of the city ran to the tower. When they were all inside, they locked the door. Then they climbed up to the roof of the tower.
Ahinlah khopi sunga chun intingvum lhoutah khat aummin, khopi sunga mipite jouse chu numei pasal abonchaovin hiche munna chun ajamlut tauvin ahi. Amahole amaho kot akikam khummun intingvum chung vumma akaldoh tauvin ahi.
52 Abimelech and his men came to the tower and tried to get in the door, [but they could not]. Then Abimelech prepared to light a fire to burn down the door.
Abimelech in amaho chu ajuilut’in intingvumma chu nokhum agon ahi. Ahinlah aman alutnao munchu gahhal ding agot laitah in,
53 But when Abimelech came near the doorway, a woman [who was on the roof] dropped a big grinding stone on his head, and crushed his skull.
Numei khatnin nching danna konna sumhei songkhat ahin seplhan ahileh Abimelech luchanga chun achun aluchu asepkeh tan ahi.
54 Abimelech quickly called to the young man who carried Abimelech’s weapons, and said, “Pull out your sword and kill me with it! I do not want people to say ‘It was a woman who killed Abimelech.’” So the young man thrust his sword into Abimelech, and Abimelech died.
Aman agalmanchah poa gollhangpa komma chun gangtah in “Nachemjam satdoh loijinlang neihin thatnin, achuti louleh min numei khatnin Abimelech athattai tiget inte,” ahi. Hichun gollhangpa chun Abimelech chu ana sunlihtai.
55 When the Israeli soldiers saw that Abimelech was dead, they all returned to their homes.
Abimelech miten amachu athitai ti amudoh phat’un akikhen tellun aincheh uvah akile tauvin ahi.
56 In that way God punished Abimelech for the evil things that he had done to his father and especially for killing all 69 of his brothers.
Hitihin Abimelech in apadouna a asopite somsagi ana tha jeh chun Pathen’in achunga phu ana latan ahi.
57 God also punished the men of Shechem for the evil things that they had done. And when those things happened, it fulfilled what Gideon’s son Jotham said when he cursed [Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem].
Shechem mipite jongchu thilse boljeh un Pathen’in achung'uva phu alatan ahi. Hitichun Gideon chapa Jotham min agaosapna chu aguilhungtan ahi.
