1 Samuel 24
1 And it came to pass, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told to him, saying, Behold, David [is] in the wilderness of En-gedi.
Philisti hnuk lamloh Saul a mael van neh a taengla puen uh tih, “Engedi khosoek ah David om ke,” a ti nah.
2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
Te dongah Saul loh Israel boeih khui lamkah hlang coelh thawng thum te a khuen tih sathai lungpang dan kah David neh a hlang rhoek te tlap ham cet.
3 And he came to the sheep-cotes by the way, where [was] a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
Saul loh boiva kah tanglung longpuei kaep te a paan. Te vaengah lungko tapkhoeh a om dongah a kho khuk hamla Saul loh a kun thil. Te vaengah David neh a hlang rhoek tah lungko kah a hlaep ah om uh.
4 And the men of David said to him, Behold the day of which the LORD said to thee, Behold, I will deliver thy enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose, and privately cut off the skirt of Saul's robe.
Te vaengah David kah hlang rhoek loh, “BOEIPA loh nang taengah, 'Tihnin ah Na thunkha, na thunkha te na kut dongla kai loh kam paek coeng he,’ a ti he. Te dongah na mik neh then na ti bangla anih te saii laeh,” a ti nauh. Te dongah David te thoo tih Saul kah hnikul hmoi te a muel la a hlueng pah.
5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
Saul kah hni hmoi a hlueng pah dongah David khaw a lungbuei loh a ngawn van.
6 And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he [is] the anointed of the LORD.
Te dongah a hlang rhoek taengah, “Anih he BOEIPA kah a koelh la om tih BOEIPA kah a koelh ka boei taengah ka kut thueng thil ham hno he ka saii aya? Te bang te BOEIPA taengah kai lamkah tah savisava,” a ti nah.
7 So David restrained his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose out of the cave, and went on [his] way.
Tedae a hlang rhoek te David loh ol neh a daeh tih amih loh Saul a tlai uh thil ham khaw ngaih puei pawh. Saul ngawn tah lungko lamloh thoo tih longpuei te a paan.
8 David also rose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
Te phoeiah David khaw thoo van tih lungko, longko ah cet. Saul te a hnuk longah a khue tih, “Ka boeipa manghai aw,” a ti nah. Te dongah Saul loh a hnuk la a paelki. Te vaengah David loh a tal neh diklai la buluk tih a bawk.
9 And David said to Saul, Why hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
David loh Saul te, “Hlang loh, 'David loh nang kah a thae ni a tlap ke,’ a ti ol te ba ham lae na hnatun.
10 Behold, this day thy eyes have seen how the LORD hath delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and [some] bade [me] kill thee: but [my eye] spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he [is] the LORD'S anointed.
Ti hnin ah na mik loh a hmuh coeng he. Ti hnin ah lungko khuiah ni nang he BOEIPA loh ka kut dongla m'paek coeng tih nang te ngawn ham pataeng a thui coeng. Tedae nang te kang rhen dongah, 'Ka boeipa he ka kut ka hlah thil boel eh. Anih tah BOEIPA kah a koelh ni, ' ka ti.
11 Moreover, my father, see, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that [there is] neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
A pa so lah he, ka kut dongkah na hnikul hmoi he so. Na hnikul hmoi ka ah dae nang kang ngawn pawt te ming. Ka kut dongah boethae neh boekoek a om pawt te khaw hmuh. Nang soah ka tholh pawt dae nang longtah ka hinglu loh ham na rhaem.
12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Kai laklo neh nang laklo ah BOEIPA loh laitloek nawn saeh. Nang lamkah kah khaw BOEIPA loh kai taengah phulo nawn saeh. Tedae ka kut loh nang n'cuuk thil boel saeh.
13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Yan kah loh a thui vanbangla halang lamloh halangnah ni a thoeng. Te dongah ka kut loh nang n'cuuk thil boel saeh.
14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea?
Israel manghai loh ulae a thoeng thil? U hnuk lae na hloem? Ui duek hnuk neh uihli hnuk a?
15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Te dongah BOEIPA he laitloekkung la om saeh lamtah kai laklo neh nang laklo ah laitloek nawn saeh. Ka tuituknah khaw hmu saeh lamtah ho saeh. Nang kut lamkah pataeng kai n'tang sak nawn saeh,” a ti nah.
16 And it came to pass when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, [Is] this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
Hekah ol he David loh Saul taengah a thui boeih phoeiah tah Saul loh, “Ka ca David nang ol dae a?” a ti nah. Te phoeiah Saul loh a ol a huel tih rhap.
17 And he said to David, thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil.
Te phoeiah David te, “Nang tah kai lakah na dueng. Nang loh kai taengah hnothen neh nan thuung vaengah kai loh nang taengah boethae neh kan thuung.
18 And thou hast showed this day how thou hast dealt with me; forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.
Tihnin kah na phoe vanbangla kai taengah a then ni na saii pai. Kai he nang kut dongah BOEIPA loh n'det coeng dae kai nang ngawn pawh.
19 For if a man findeth his enemy, will he let him go away well? wherefore the LORD reward thee with good, for what thou hast done to me this day.
Hlang pakhat loh a thunkha te a hmuh coeng atah longpuei ah a then la a tueih a? Tihnin ah kai taengah na saii te BOEIPA loh nang taengah a then neh n'thuung saeh.
20 And now, behold, I know well that thou wilt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in thy hand.
Manghai rhoela na manghai vetih na kut ah Israel ram pai ni tila ka ming coeng ne.
21 Swear now therefore to me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
Te dongah kamah hnukah ka tii ka ngan na saii pawt ham neh, kai ming te a pa imkhui lamloh na diil sak pawt ham BOEIPA minh neh kamah taengah toemngam laeh,” a ti nah.
22 And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men repaired to the hold.
Te dongah David loh Saul taengah ol a caeng. Te phoeiah Saul te amah im la cet tih David neh a hlang rhoek tah rhalvong la cet uh.
