1 Chronicles 14

1 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.

Tura siangpahrang Hiram loe David ohhaih im sak pae hanah, laicaeh hoi nawnto Sidar thing, thing tok sah kop kami hoi thlung tok sah kop kaminawk to patoeh.

2 [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.

Angraeng mah David to Israel siangpahrang ah suek boeh moe, angmah ih kami Israel caanawk hanah, prae tapom pae boeh, tiah David mah panoek.

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

David loe Jerusalem ah pop parai zu to lak moe, canu hoi capa paroeai sak.

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

Jerusalem ah oh naah sak ih a caanawk ih ahmin loe Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpalet,

6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

Elishama, Beeliada hoi Eliphalet.

8 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.

David loe Israel caanawk boih ih siangpahrang ah situi bawh o boeh, tiah Philistinnawk mah thaih o naah, Philistinnawk boih David pakrong hanah caeh o; to tamthang to David mah thaih naah nihcae tuk hanah caeh.

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

Philistinnawk angzoh o moe, Rephaim azawn boih ah ahmuen takhawh o.

10 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.”

To pacoengah David mah Sithaw khaeah, Ka caeh moe, Philistinnawk to ka tuk han maw? Nihcae to ka ban ah nang paek han maw? tiah a hnik. Angraeng mah anih khaeah, Caeh tahang ah, nihcae to na ban ah kang paek han, tiah a naa.

11 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’].

To pongah David hoi anih ih kaminawk to Baal-Perazim ah caeh o tahang, to ah David mah nihcae to tuk. To pacoengah David mah, Tui pakhoih baktiah, Angraeng mah, ka ban hoiah ka misanawk amrosak boih boeh, tiah thuih; to pongah to ahmuen to Baal-Perazim, tiah sak o.

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

Philistinnawk mah caeh o taak ih angmacae ih sithawnawk to, hmai hoi thlaek hanah David mah lokpaek.

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

Philistinnawk loe azawn boih ah ahmuen takhawh o let.

14 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.

To pongah David mah Sithaw khaeah hnik let; Sithaw mah anih khaeah, Nihcae ohhaih ahmuen ah katoengah caeh tahang hmah; nihcae khae hoi angqoi oh loe, langkawk pacahhaih thing ohhaih ahmuen hoiah daw o tahang ah.

15 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.”

Langkawk pacahhaih thing nuiah misatuk han caehhaih lok na thaih naah, misatuk hanah caeh oh; Sithaw loe Philistin misatuh kaminawk hum hanah nangcae hmaa ah caeh boeh, tiah a naa.

16 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].

To pongah Sithaw mah thuih pae ih lok baktih toengah, David mah sak, nihcae mah Gibeon hoi Gezer karoek to Philistin kaminawk to hum o.

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

To pacoengah David loe prae thung boih ah ahmin amthang; prae kaminawk boih mah anih to zit o hanah Angraeng mah sak.