2 Samuel 23
1 Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
He tah David kah olka, Jesse capa David kah hmailong olphong, Jakob Pathen loh a koelh tih a sosang la a thoh hlang kah olphong, Israel kah laa ding ni.
2 “Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
BOEIPA kah Mueihla he kai dongah cal tih, a ol te ka lai dongah om.
3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
Israel Pathen loh kai taengah a thui tih, “Israel lungpang tah hlang soah a dueng la aka taemrhai tih Pathen hinyahnah neh aka taem aka rhai la om.
4 shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
Mincang khosae khomik aka thoeng bangla, mincang khomai a om pawt dongah a aa bangla, khotlan hnukah diklai lamkah baelhing banghui ni.
5 Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation and all my desire. Won’t he make it grow?
Ka imkhui he Pathen neh doda uh ngawn pawt cakhaw kumhal paipi tah kamah taengah ni a khueh. A cungkuem dongah rhong a tael tih ka daemnah cungkuem te a ngaithuen. Te dongah ka hue ngaih boeih te khaw cuen voel pawh.
6 But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.
Tedae aka muen tah hling bangla a thaek banlak tih kut nen khaw lo voel pawh.
7 The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”
Amih aka ben hlang long tah thi neh caai tueng khaw cung tih amah hmuen ah hmai neh a hoeh la a hoeh uh,” a ti.
8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred at one time.
He rhoek he tah David kah hlangrhalh rhoek kah a ming ni. Takhemoni Joshebbashebeth tah boeilu la om tih anih tah amah kah caai neh yahuem sut. Caai nen te hlang ya rhet mai voei khat la a rhokpam sak.
9 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.
Anih hnuk, anih hnukah tah Akhohi capa Dodo, Dodo capa Eleazar khaw David taengkah hlangrhalh pathum khuiah thum. Amih te a veet tih caemtloek ham Philisti rhoek a tingtun uh vaengah Israel hlang khaw a khuen uh.
10 He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.
Te dongah anih te thoo tih a kut a kohnue neh cunghang dongah a kut rhap a khoom duela Philisti te a tloek. Te dongah BOEIPA loh amah khohnin ah loeihnah tanglue a saii pah tih pilnam khaw anih hnukah hnopai pit ham dawk la ha pawk uh.
11 After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
Anih phoeiah Harari Agee capa Shammah a om vaengah Philisti tah mulhing bangla tingtun uh. Te vaengah lohma kah khamyai ah rhacik khawk om tapkhoeh. Pilnam tah Philisti mikhmuh lamloh rhaelrham coeng.
12 But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.
Te vaengah khamyai bangli ah pai tih pilnam te a huul. Philisti te a ngawn vaengah BOEIPA loh loeihnah tanglue a saii pah.
13 Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
A lu sawmthum pathum khuikah sawmthum te suntla uh tih cangah vaengah Adullam lungko kah David taengla pawk uh. Te vaengah Philisti mulhing tah Rephaim kol ah rhaeh pueng.
14 David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
Te vaengah David te rhalvong khuiah om tih Philisti rhaltawt hmuen tah Bethlehem ah om van.
15 David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
David loh vongka kah Bethlehem tuito tui ke a ngaidam tih, “U long nim kai n'tul lah ve,” a ti.
16 The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David; but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.
Te dongah hlangrhalh pathum loh Philisti kah rhaehhmuen te a va uh tih vongka kah Bethlehem tuito tui a than uh. Te phoeiah a khuen uh tih David taengla a pawk puei uh. Tedae a ok ham huem pawt tih BOEIPA hmaiah a hawk.
17 He said, “Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
Te vaengah, “He ka saii ham kai lamkah tah savisava BOEIPA, a hinglu aka caeh puei hlang rhoek kah a thii a?” a ti tih ok ham huem pawh. Hlangrhalh pathum long khaw te tlam te ni a saii uh.
18 Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
Zeruiah capa Joab mana Abishai tah pathum kah a lu la om. Anih loh a caai te a haeng tih ya thum a rhokpam sak. Te dongah anih tah pathum lakah a ming om.
19 Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.
Pathum lakah a thangpom het a? Te dongah amih taengah mangpa la om cakhaw pathum te a pha moenih.
20 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.
Kabzeel lamkah Jehoiada capa Benaiah tah hlang hing capa, tatthai neh a bisai khaw khuet. Anih loh Moab kah sathueng hlang panit te a ngawn. Te phoeiah anih te suntla tih vuel hla dongah vaam kah sathueng khui ah aka om sathueng te a ngawn.
21 He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
Anih loh Egypt hlang tah a mueimae hlang aka then khaw a ngawn bal. Egypt kut dongah caai om dae a conghol neh a suntlak thil. Te phoeiah Egypt kut lamkah caai te a rhawth pah tih amah caai neh amah te a ngawn.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
Te te a saii dongah Jehoiada capa Benaiah tah hlangrhalh pathum dongah a ming thum.
23 He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.
Sawmthum lakah a thangpom dongah pathum taengah thum sak voel pawt tih anih te David amah kah a taengom la a khueh.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Sawmthum khuiah Joab mana Asahel neh Bethlehem kah Dodo capa Elhanan,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
Kharodi Shammah neh Kharodi Elika,
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Palti Helez neh Tekoa Ikkesh capa Ira,
27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
Anatoth kah Abiezer neh Khushathi Mebunnai,
28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Akhohi Zalmon neh Netophah Maharai,
29 Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
Netophah Baanah capa Heleb, Benjamin koca rhoek kah khohmuen Gibeah kah Ribai capa Ittai,
30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
Pirathon capa Benaiah, Gaash soklong lamkah Hiddai,
31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
Arbahi Abialbon neh Barhum Azmaveth,
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
Shaalbin Eliaba neh Jashen koca rhoek lamkah Jonathan,
33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
Harari Shammah, Harari Sharar capa Ahiam,
34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Maakathi koca kah Ahasbai capa Eliphelet, Giloh Ahithophel capa Eliam,
35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
Karmel Hezro neh Arab Paarai,
36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
Zobah lamkah Nathan capa Igal, Gad Bani,
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Ammoni Zelek, Zeruiah capa Joab kah hno phuei Beeroth Naharai,
38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Yitha Ira neh Yitha Gareb,
39 and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
Khitti Uriah neh tun ah sawmthum parhih lo uh.
