1 Samuel 13

1 Saul leng’a ahungpan chun akum somthum alhingtai chule kum somli le ni sungin lengvai anapon ahi.

And Saul chooses for himself three thousand men of the men of Israel: and there were with Saul two thousand who were in Machmas, and in mount Baethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gabaa of Benjamin: and he sent the rest of the people every man to his tent.

2 Saul in Israel sepaiho lah’a konin atumbeh in mi sangthum alheng doh in, mi sangni chu Micmash le Bethel molsanga umpin, sangkhat vangchu Saul chapa Jonathan toh Benjamin gam Gibeah khopi’ah aum un chule mipi amoh cheng chu a inlam cheh uva asoltan ahi.

3 Hiche phat chomkhat jouvin, Geba ah Philistine sepai touho chu Jonathan in asat in ahile, Philistinete chu ajoutauve. Hijeh chun Saul in gamsung tin ah kelki sumkon amut in, chule hitin aseiye, “Hebrew mipi te, hiche hi ngai tem’un, Philistine te dounan thoudoh un,” ati.

And Jonathan smote Nasib the Philistine that dwelt in the hill; and the Philistines hear of it, and Saul sounds the trumpet through all the land, saying, The servants have despised [us].

4 Israel mite jousen Saul in Philistinete chu Geba ngahmun khat abulu in asuhmang jeh in Philistine til’a sangin Isarelte chu ahot tauve tithu ajahdoh phat un, Israel sepai apumpi chu Gilgal’a Saul kithopi dia kikhom khom din thupeh anei tauvin ahi.

And all Israel heard say, Saul has smitten Nasib the Philistine; now Israel had been put to shame before the Philistines; and the children of Israel went up after Saul in Galgala.

5 Chuin Philistinete chu Israel tetoh kisat ding in akigong un, asakol kangtalai’u sangthum, sakol touthem mihem sang gup akigong’un chule mipi galsat ding chu twikhangle kam'a neldi jat hellin atam’un ahi.

And the Philistines gather together to war with Israel; and then come up against Israel thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand by the seashore for multitude: and they come up, and encamp in Machmas, opposite Baethoron southward.

6 Israel mite nochimto’a aum’u ahetdoh phat’un, mipi techu atijauvin alungdong gam tauvin, songko ho’ah, hamboh lah’ah, chule kotong dung ah akisel gam taove.

And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait so that they could not draw nigh, and the people hid themselves in caves, and sheepfolds, and rocks, and ditches, and pits.

7 Mi phabep Jordan vadung agalkai’un, Gad le Gilead gamsung ah akisellun ahi. Hiche kahlah’a chun Saul Gilgal ah aume chule amite chu tijat in akihot hot jengun ahi.

And they that went over went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Galaad: and Saul was yet in Galgala, and all the people followed after him in amazement.

8 Saul in Samuel chu nisagi jen angah in, hitichun Samuel in jong akitepna banga Gilgal’a ahung thei tahlou jeh in, mipite akithe cheh gam tauvin ahi.

And he continued seven days for the appointed testimony, as Samuel told him, and Samuel came not to Galgala, and his people were dispersed from him.

9 Chuin Saul in, “Govam thilto hole chamna thilto neihin choi pehun “atin ahi. Chule Saul amatah in govam thilto ho lhandohna aneitan ahi.

And Saul said, Bring hither [victims], that I may offer whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and he offered the whole-burnt-offering.

10 Saul in govam thilto lhandohna aboljou tah’in, Samuel jong ahung lhungpaiyin, chuin Saul chun kimutopi a chibai boldin apotdoh in ahi.

And it came to pass when he had finished offering the whole-burnt-offering, that Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet him, [and] to bless him.

11 Hichun Samuel in, “Ipi bolla nahim?” tia adohle, Saul in jong adonbutin, “Nangla nikho kitep nabanga hung louva, mipi ho jouse keija kona akithe cheh uva, chule Philistine ten Micmash a akikhop khom’u kamu phatna kanabol ahitai,” ati.

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? and Saul said, Because I saw how the people were scattered from me, and thou was not present as thou purposedst according to the set time of the days, and the Philistines were gathered to Machmas.

12 Hijeh a chu kasei ahi, “Tua hi Philistine te eiho dou dinga Gilgal’a kigosadem a um u ahitan, Pakai henga panpina jeng jong kanathum man lou ahitai, hiche jeh’a chu govamna thilto kanabol ahtai,” ati.

Then I said, Now will the Philistines come down to me to Galgala, and I have not sought the face of the Lord: so I forced myself and offered the whole-burnt-offering.

13 Hichun Samuel in adonbut in, “Nangoltave, nangman Pakaiyin nathupeh ho nanit tapoi, asei angai lechun Pakaiyin Israelte lenga imatih chan’a dinga natung jing ta dinga,” ati.

And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; for thou hast not kept my command, which the Lord commanded thee, as now the Lord would have confirmed thy kingdom over Israel for ever.

14 “Ahinla, tua hi naleng gam kichaitei ding ahitai. Pakaiyin ama lungthim he mikhat ahol ahitai. Pakaiyin amite chunga vaihom ding hi, lhendohsa akoi ahitai. Ijeh inem iti leh nangin thupeh nanit tapoi,” ati.

But now thy kingdom shall not stand to thee, and the Lord shall seek for himself a man after his own heart; and the Lord shall appoint him to be a ruler over his people, because thou hast not kept all that the Lord commanded thee.

15 Chuin Samuel in Gilgal adalhan ajotna ding’a akichetai. Adanghon vang asepaite kithopi dia che Saul nung ajuitauve. Hichun amaho Gilgal apat Benjamin gamsung’a Gibeah ah ache toutauve. Hichun Saul in asepaite ama nungjui ho chu avetoh in ahile pasal mi jagup tobang asimdohtai.

And Samuel arose, and departed from Galgala, and the remnant of the people went after Saul to meet [him] after the men of war, when they had come out of Galgala to Gabaa of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were found with him, about six hundred men.

16 Chuin Saul le achapa Jonathan chule amani toh umkhom miho chu Benamin gamsung’a Geba a chun aum tauve, ahinlah Philistine mihon Micmash a panmun asem’un ahi.

And Saul and Jonathan his son, and the people that were found with them, halted in Gabaa, of Benjamin; and they wept: and the Philistines had encamped in Machmas.

17 Hichun Philistine te, mibulu ding loithum chun panmuna kon chun ahung potdoh'un, loikhat chu Shual gam Oprah jotna lampi chu ajon’un,

And men came forth to destroy out of the land of the Philistines in three companies; one company turning by the way of Gophera toward the land of Sogal,

18 Chule loikhat chun lhumlam a um Beth-horon lam chu ajon un, chule loi khat chun Zeboim phaicham gamthip kingah na gamgichin lampi ajot’un ahi.

and another company turning the way of Baethoron, and another company turning by the way of Gabae that turns aside to Gai of Sabim.

19 Hichelai chun Israel gam pumpia chun thihkheng khatcha ana umpon ahi, ajeh chu Philistine ten achuti louva ahile Hebrew miten chemjam le tengcha kikhen get unte atiu ahi.

And there was not found a smith in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword or spear.

20 Hijeh a chu Israel techu amitakip langkon, aloukaina, aheichau chule atupheng’u, akhet hem nom uva ahile akheng dinga Philistine te henga chesuh ji ahiuve.

And all Israel went down to the Land of the Philistines to forge every one his reaping-hook and his tool, and every one his axe and his sickle.

21 Tupheng, langkon thih, thihka, tucha thihmol, heicha chang suh hemna man chu paisa khat tobangbep ahi.

And it was near the time of vintage: and their tools were [valued at] three shekels for a plough-share, and there was the same rate for the axe and the sickle.

22 Chuti chun chuche nikhoa kon’in Saul le Jonathan toh kiloi miho khut’a chun chemjam le tengcha khat cha, Saul le achapa Jonathan tilou adang akimupon ahi.

And it came to pass in the days of the war of Machmas, that there was not a sword or spear found in the hand of all the people, that were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and Jonathan his son was there found.

23 Philistine sepaihon ho chun Micmash lampi chang din achedoh un ahi.

And there went out some from the camp of the Philistines to the place beyond Machmas.