1 Thusimbu 14

1 Tyre gam a leng Hiram in asottole a pang thingthem bol le songkhen them ho chu Cedar thing ho a David inpi sah pih ding in ana sol in ahi.

One day Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent some messengers to David [to talk about making an agreement between their countries]. Then Hiram sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David.

2 Chule Pakai in israel pumpi a lengdia atun a amite Israelte ding a aleng gam phatthei na aboh chu David in jong ana geldoh tan ahi.

[When that happened, ] David knew that Yahweh had truly caused him to be the king of Israel, and that he had caused his kingdom to be greatly respected. Yahweh did this because [he loved] his Israeli people.

3 Chujouvin David in Jerusalem a chun ji akipui be in chanu le chapa jong tampi anei kit in ahi.

David married more women in Jerusalem, and [those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.

4 Amaho hi David in Jerusalem’a anahinsa achapate chu ahiuve: Shammu, Sobad, Nathan, Solomon

The names of the children that were born to him there in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

6 Noqah, Nepheg, Japhia

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

7 Elishma, Beeliada chule Eliphelet ahiuve.

Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

8 David Israel pumpia a leng chan ding chu Philistine miten ajah phat uvin Philistine sepai ho chu David man ding in ahung kon uvin ahi, David in jong hiche thu ajah phat chun ama ho kimaito pi din akondoh pai kit in ahi.

When the army of Philistia heard that David has been appointed to be king of all of Israel, they came to capture him. But David heard that they were coming, so he [and his soldiers] marched out to fight against them.

9 Hiti chun philistine sepai ho chun gang tah in Raphiam phaicham chu ahin nokhum pai jeng un ahi.

The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and had robbed them.

10 Hichun David in Pathen adong in, “Hiche Philistine te khu gasat leng achung'uva galjona neichan sah ding ham?” ati. Chuin Pakai in adonbut in, “Chenlang gasat in achung'uva galjo na nachan ding ahi,” ati.

David asked God, “Should [my men and] I go and attack the army of Philistia? [If we go, ] will you enable us to defeat [IDM] them?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat [IDM] them.”

11 Hichun David le asepai techu Baal-Perazim lam jon in akitol uvin Philistine techu agasat uvin ana jou tauve. Chuin David in hitin asei e, “Pathen in kamelmate chung a twisuh long bang a kalonkhum na din eina mang chai,” ati. Hijehchun hichelai mun hi Baal-perazam ana kisah in ahi.

So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated them. Then David said, “God has enabled me [and my soldiers] to overwhelm my enemies like [MET] a flood.” So they named that place {That place is called} ‘Baal-Perazim’ [which means ‘Yahweh breaks through’].

12 Chuin Philistine te anajam uvin milim doi Pathen semthu ana dalhah hou chu David in ana hal vam sah in ahi.

[As the soldiers of Philistia fled], they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols.

13 Ahivang in Philistine techun hetman lou kah in phaicham chu ahin nokhum paikit uvin ahi.

But soon the army of Philistia attacked the people in that valley again.

14 Hijeh chun David injong ipi bol ding hitam tin Pathen adong kit in ahile Pathen in amaho nungjui kit lou in amasang lam uva kon a ahinle del khum a balsom thingphung a hinno khum un tin asei e.

So again David prayed to God [to ask him what he should do], and God replied, saying “Do not attack the army of Philistia from the front. Instead, go around them, and attack them [from the rear] in front of the balsam trees.

15 Nangman thingleh vum lang a pat mitampi kijot kengto gin najah teng pot inlang galsat pan jeng in ajeh chu Pathen in Philistine sepaite satgam nadia nangma nahin panpi ding chu avetsah ahi.

When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [soldiers] marching, attack them. I, God, will have gone ahead of you to enable you to defeat the army of Philistia.”

16 Hitichun David in jong Pathen thupeh bang in abollin ahile Philistine sepaite chu Gibeon a kipat in Gezer chan in ana del jam suh in ahi.

So David did what God commanded him to do, and he and his army defeated the army of Philistia, all the way from Gibeon [city in the east] to Gezer [city in the west].

17 Chuin muntin jousea David ahung minthan phat in Pakai in David chu namjouse te ginle ja in aum sah tan ahi.

So David became famous in all the nearby countries, and Yahweh caused [the leaders of] all the [nearby] nations to be afraid of him.