¹Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;

¹Huchiin hiaite Ziklanga David kianga hongpaite ahi uh, Kis tapa Saul jiak maha a kihep chinten laiin: huchiin mi hatte lakah a om ua, kidounaa amah panpihmite.

²armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; [they were] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:

²Thaltein a kigalvan ua, suang kap leh thalpeua thal kapah khut taklam leh veilam a zangthei ua; amau Saul unaute Benjamin akipan ahi uhi.

³the chief Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

³A pipen Ahiezer ahi, huan Joas, Gibeath mi Sema tapate; Azmaveth tate Jeziel leh Pelet; Berka, Anathoth mi Jehu;

⁴and Jishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite.

⁴Huan Gibeon mi Esmai, sawmthumte laka mi hat, sawmthumte tungah; Jeremia, Jahaziel, Johanan leh Geerath mi Jozabad;

⁵Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

⁵Eluzai, Jerimot, Bealia, Semaria, Sephatia Haruph mi;

⁶Elkanah, and Jishijah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

⁶Elkana, Isia, Azarel, Joezer, Jasobeam, Korahit mi;

⁷and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

⁷Huan Joela, Zebadia, Gedora Jeroham tapate.

⁸And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were [like] the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains:

⁸Huan Gad mite a hihleh gamdaia kulh ah David lamah a kituamseh ua, mi hangsan, kidouna adia chilsa, lum leh teipi khoih theite; a maitang uh humpinelkaite maitang banga, muala sajate banga kin;

⁹Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

⁹Ezer a pipen, Obadia a zom, zom, Eliab a thumna;

¹⁰Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

¹⁰Mismanna a lina, Jeremia a ngana;

¹¹Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

¹¹Attai a gukna, Eliel a sagihna;

¹²Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

¹²Johanan a giatna, Elzabad a kuana;

¹³Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

¹³Jeremia a sawmna, Makbannai a sawmlehkhatna.

¹⁴These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

¹⁴Hiai Gad tapate lakate sepaihhte heutute ahi uh: a neupen za khat toh a kikima, a lian penpen sang khat toh.

¹⁵These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it overflows all its banks, and they put to flight all [them] of the valleys, toward the east and toward the west.

¹⁵Hiaite a piaute a tup laia, kha khatnaa Jordan kana paite ahi ua; huchiin phaijangtea om tengteng, suahlam leh, tumlam tuaktuakte, delh jakte ahi uh.

¹⁶And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

¹⁶Huan kulha David kiangah Benjamin leh Juda tate laka mi a hong ua.

¹⁷And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers see [it] and rebuke [it].

¹⁷Huchiin amaute tuak dingin David a pai khiaa, a dawnga a kiang uah, Hon panpih dia lemna deiha ka kianga hong na hih ua leh, nou adin ka lungtang phan khawm ahi ding; himahleh ka khut ah bangmah hiamgamna a om kei chih theia, ka galte adia kei honman dinga hongpai na hih uleh, ka pipute uh Pathianin huai en henla, sal hen, a chi a.

¹⁸And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, [and he said,] Thine [are we], David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.

¹⁸Huailaiin sawmthumte laka pipenpa, Amasai tungah kha a hongtunga, Nanga ka hi ua, David, huan nang lamah, nang Jesai tapa: muanna, na kiangah om henla, nang honpanpihmite kiangah muanna: na Pathianin lah nang a honpanpih ngala, a chi a. Huailaiin Davidin amaute a nakipahpiha, pawl heutute dingin a bawlta hi.

¹⁹And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon deliberation sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul at the peril of our heads.

¹⁹Manasi akipanin leng khenkhatte, kidounaa Saul dou dinga Philistia mite toh a hongpaiin David lama a puk mang uhi; himahleh amau amaute a panpih kei uh: Philistia mite toupaten thuhilhin amah a sawl mang ngal ua, i lupente uh lauthawnghuaina dingin Saul a heutupa lamah a puk mang ding, chiin.

²⁰As he went away to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh: Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

²⁰Ziklag a a hohin, amah lama Manasi akipan puk a om ua, Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Mikael, Jozabad, Elihu, Zillethai, Manasi akipan sangte heutute.

²¹And they helped David in his expeditions; for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

²¹Huan tam-vak-hat pawl dou dingin David a panpih uh: amau lah mi hat hangsante leh sepaih laka heutute ahi ngal ua.

²²For day by day there came [men] to David to help him, until it was a great camp, like the camp of God.

²²Ni tengin David kiangah amah panpih dingin a hong hong ua, sepaih pawl thupi, Pathian sepaih pawl bang a honghih masiah.

²³And this is the number of the men equipped for military service, who came to David to Hebron, to transfer the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.

²³Huan hiaite kidou dinga kigalvante huaite lupente zah ahi, TOUPA thu banga Saul gam amah kianga hei dia, Hebrona David kianga hongpaite.

²⁴The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, equipped for military service.

²⁴Juda tate lum leh teipi tawi theite sang guk leh za giat, kidou dinga kigalvan.

²⁵Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for war, seven thousand one hundred.

²⁵Simeon tate ah kidouna dinga, mihat hangsante, sang sagih leh za khat.

²⁶Of the children of Levi four thousand six hundred.

²⁶Levi tate ah sang li leh za guk.

²⁷And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;

²⁷Huan Jehoiada bel Aron inkote pipa ahi a, amah toh sang thum leh za sagih a om uhi;

²⁸and Zadok, a valiant young man, and his father's house two and twenty chief men.

²⁸Huan tangval hat hangsan, Zadok, leh a pa inkote heutu sawmnih leh nih.

²⁹And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul.

²⁹Huan Benjamin tate, Saul unaute, sang thum: amaute laka thupipenpenten lah Saul inko lamah a ginomna uh a na juita ngal ua.

³⁰And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valour, men of name in their fathers' houses.

³⁰Huan Ephraim tate ah sing nih leh za giat, mi hat hangsan, a pipute uh inkotea mi minthangte.

³¹And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

³¹Huan Manasi nam kimkhatte sing khat leh sang giat, honga, David kumpipaa bawl dia, mina genkhiakte,

³²And of the children of Issachar, who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their bidding.

³²Huan Issakar tate, hunte theihsiamna nei mite, Israelin bang a hih dia chih thei ding; amaute lupente za nih ahi uh; huan a unaute tengteng uh amau thupiakin a om uhi.

³³Of Zebulun, such as went forth in the host, armed for war with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, keeping rank without double heart.

³³Zebulun akipan, sepaih pawl kuan khe theite bang, kidouna van chichih toha, kidouna bawla thupe thei sing nga; kidouna bawla thupe thei, lung tuahnih neilou mite.

³⁴And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.

³⁴Huan Naphtali akipan heutu sang khat, amaute kiangah lum leh teipi sing thum leh sang sagih.

³⁵And of the Danites armed for war twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

³⁵Huan Dan mite kidounaa thupe thei, sing nih leh sang giat leh za guk.

³⁶And of Asher such as went forth in the host, to set themselves in battle array, forty thousand.

³⁶Huan Aser akipan, sepaih pawla kuan khe thei, kidouna a thupe thei, sing li.

³⁷And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

³⁷Huan Jordan lehlam galah, Reuben mite leh, Gad mite, leh Manasi nam kimkhatte akipan, kidouna adinga kidouna vanzat chichih toh nuai khat leh sing nih.

³⁸All of them men of war, keeping rank in battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

³⁸Hiaite tengteng, kidou mi ngen hiin, kidouna thupe thei, lungtang hoihkim toh Hebron ah David Israel tengteng tunga kumpipa dia bawl dingin a hongpai ua: huan David kumpipaa bawl dingin Israel dangte tengtengin lungkhat a pu chiat uhi.

³⁹And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them;

³⁹Huan huailaiah David kianga, ne leh dawnin, ni thum a om uh: a unaute uh lah amau adingin kisakna a bawl ngal ua.Amau kiang naia omten, Issakar leh Zebulun tantanaten, sabengtungte leh sangawngsaute leh sakol neuter leh bawngtaltein tanghou a honpua ua, an nek ding, theipigah beute, grepmin bomte, uain leh sathau, a tamatamin bawngtalte leh belamte: Israel ah lah nuamsakna a om ngala.

⁴⁰and those too that were near them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen; provisions of meal, fig-cakes and raisin-cakes, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep, abundantly; for there was joy in Israel.

⁴⁰Amau kiang naia omten, Issakar leh Zebulun tantanaten, sabengtungte leh sangawngsaute leh sakol neuter leh bawngtaltein tanghou a honpua ua, an nek ding, theipigah beute, grepmin bomte, uain leh sathau, a tamatamin bawngtalte leh belamte: Israel ah lah nuamsakna a om ngala.