¹And the Philistines assembled their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

¹Huan, Philistia miten kidou dingin a sepaihte uh a kaikhawm ek ua, Judia gamsung Soko khua ah a kikhawm khawm ua, Ephesdamim munah Soko khua leh Azeka kho kikalah panmun a bawl uhi.

²And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

²Huan, Saula leh Israel mite a kikhawm khawm ua, Ela guam ah panmun a bawl ua, Philistia mite na dal dingin a kijak phalh uh.

³And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side; and the ravine was between them.

³Huan, Philistia mite tang pangah a om ua, huan, Israel mite bel a langkhat tang pangah a om ua, a kikal uah guam a om.

⁴And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

⁴Huan, Philistia mite panmun akipanin a mi hat uh, a min Goliath, Gath khua mi, tong guk leh khap khata sang a hongpawt khiaa.

⁵And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.

⁵Dal lukhu a khu a, awmphaw a silha; a awmphaw giklam a hihleh dal sekel sang nga ahi.

⁶And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.

⁶A ngal ah dalngalphaw a bun a, a nungjang ah dal tei ta a kuah hi.

⁷And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.

⁷A tei peu siamkol bang ahi a; huan, a tei lu bel sik sekel ja guka gik ahi: huan, a phaw popa a maah a pai hi.

⁸And he stood and cried to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.

⁸Huan, a dinga, Israelte sepaihte a sam a, a kiang uah, bangdia kidou dinga hong phalh na hi ua? Kei Philistia mi, nou Saula sikha na hi kei uh maw? Mi kitel unla ka kiangah hongpai suk heh.

⁹If he be able to fight with me, and to smite me, then will we be your servants; but if I overcome and smite him, then shall ye be our servants and serve us.

⁹honsual theiha hon hihlup leh na sikha un ka om ding uh: ahihhangin ken ka zoha ka hihlup leh ka sikha un na om ding ua, ka na uh na sem ding uh, a chi a.

¹⁰And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

¹⁰Huan, Philistia miin, Tuniin Israel sepaihte ka tou a, mi khat hon kuansak unla ka na kisual ding uh, a chi a.

¹¹And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

¹¹Huan, Saula leh Israelte tengtengin huai Philistia mi thugente a jak un, a lunglel ua, lau petmahin a lauta uh.

¹²Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced [in years] among men.

¹²Huan, David Jesai tapa ahi a, amah bel Bethlehem-Judaa Ephrat mi ahi a, tapa giat a nei hi; amah bel Saulain vai a hawm laiin tek tak ahi khina, tek taka ngaih ahikhin hi.

¹³And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

¹³Huan, Jesai tapa upate thumin kidouna ah Saula a jui ua. A tapa thum kidounaa hohte min a upapen Eliab, a zom Abinadab, a thumna Sam ahi uh.

¹⁴And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.

¹⁴Huan, David bel a naupangpen ahi; huan, a upa thumten Saula a jui uh.

¹⁵But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

¹⁵David bel Saula kiang akipanin Bethlehem ah a pa belam kemin a vahoh zihzeh hi.

¹⁶And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

¹⁶Huan, Philistia miin jingsang leh nitak tengin a vanaih sek a, ni sawmli sung a va kitaklang nak hi.

¹⁷And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched [corn] and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;

¹⁷Huan, Jesai in a tapa David kiangah, vaimim kan ephah khat leh hiai tanghou beu sawm pua inla, na unaute kiangah a giahmun uh va hohpih pah dih ve;

¹⁸and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.

¹⁸Huan, bawngnawitui dat khal sawm a pawl ua sang heutupa adin puak sak inla; huan, na unaute bangchiin a om ua va dong inla a tanchin theihna honpuakin.

¹⁹Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.

¹⁹Saula leh amau leh Israel mi tengteng Philistia mite sualin Ela guam ah a om uhi, a chi a.

²⁰And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight.

²⁰Huan, David jing khangin a thou a, belamte bel chingmi khat a kemsaka, Jesaiin thu a piak dungjuiin a pua a, a kuanta a; huan, kidouna muna pawtkhe lel sepaihte kisual dinga a kikou juajua lai tak un amah kangtalai omna mun a va tung hi.

²¹And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.

²¹Huan, Israelte leh Philistia mite kisual dingin a na kikhung ua, sepaih leh sepaih a na kigal sai ua.

²²And David left the things he was carrying in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the ranks, and came and saluted his brethren.

²²Huan, Davidin a van van kemmi kiangah a koiha, sepaihte kianglam ah a va taia, a ute chibai a va buk hi.

²³And as he talked with them, behold there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words; and David heard [them].

²³Huan, amaute a houpih laitakin ngaiin, a mi hat uh Gath khuaa Philistia mi a min Goliath Philistia mite sepaih pawl laka kipan a hongpai suka, a thugen ngei mah a hon gen nawn a: huai thu Davidin a zata hi.

²⁴And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.

²⁴Huan, Israel mi tengtengin huai mi amuh un, a taikek ua lau petmahin a lau uh.

²⁵And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that comes up? for to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who smites him, him will the king enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

²⁵Huan, Israel miten, huai mihing hongkuan khia na mu hia? Israel mite tou dinga hongkuankhia a hina hi; kuapeuh amah hihlum kumpipan nakpi takin sum lamin a hihhausa dinga, huan, a tanu a pe dinga, huan, a pa inkuan Israelte lakah nuamlenin a omsak ding, a chi ua.

²⁶And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

²⁶Huan, Davidin a kianga dingte kiangah, hiai Philistia mi hihluma Israelte minsiatna hihdaimi bel bangchia bawl ding ahi ding? Hiai zeksumlouh Philistia mi kua ahia a hiha, Pathian hing sepaihte a tou vial mahmah? A chi a.

²⁷And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.

²⁷Huan, mipiten hichiin a dawng ua, amah hihlum peuhmah ka gen bang ua bawl ahi ding, a chi ua.

²⁸And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard while he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

²⁸Huan, a u upapen Eliabin mite kianga a thugen lai a najaa; huchiin Eliab David tungah a heh guiha, bangdinga hong suk na hia? gamdaia belam tamlou omte kua chingsak na hia? na kisaktheihdan leh na lungsim hoihlouh dan ka thei; kidou en ding bangin na hong mawkmawka, a chi a.

²⁹And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me?

²⁹Huan, Davidin, bang ka hiha ahia? a jiak a om ahi kei maw? achi a.

³⁰And he turned from him to another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him again after the former manner.

³⁰Huan, aman mi dang lam a ngatsana, a gen ngei mah a gen a: huan, mipiten a maa a dawn bangmah un a dawng nawn ua.

³¹And the words were heard which David spoke, and they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

³¹Huan, David thugen a jak un Saula kiangah a gensawn ua; huan, aman a sam a.

³²And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him: thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

³²Huan, Davidin Saula kiangah, amah jiakin kuamah lungsim lunglel kei heh; na sikha huai Philistia mi ka vasual ding, a chi a.

³³And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

³³Huan, Saula in David kiangah, nang jaw huai Philistia mi sual dingin na kuan thei tel kei ding e, valnou phet lah na hi ngala, amah lah a valnou tung akipan kidoumi ahi ngala, a chi a.

³⁴And David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.

³⁴Huan, Davidin Saula kiangah, na sikhain a pa belamte a chi laiin, humpinelkai hiam vompi hiam a hong kuana, belam hon laka kipanin belamnou a mana.

³⁵And I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I seized him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

³⁵Ka delhjuia, ka suala, a kam akipanin ka honkhe zel: huan amah a honsual tumin a hong dinga, ken a baksam ah ka mana, ka suala, ka hihlum jel hi.

³⁶Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.

³⁶Na sikhain humpinelkai leh vompi te ka hihlum tuaktuak jel hi; huai zeksum louh Philistia mi amau bangin a om tei mai ding hi, Pathian hing sepaihte a tou viala, a chi a.

³⁷And David said, Jehovah who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and Jehovah be with thee.

³⁷Huan, Davidin, humpinelkai khutbom akipan leh vompi khutbom akipan kei hon honkhepa TOUPAN huai Philistia mi khut akipan a hon honkhe ding, a chi a. Huan, Saulain David kiangah, pai dih, na kiangah TOUPA om nave, a chi a.

³⁸And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.

³⁸Huan, Saulain amah galthuam David a silhsaka, dak lukhu a khusaka, awmphaw a silhsak hi.

³⁹And David girded his sword upon his dress, and endeavoured to go; for he had not yet tried [it]. And David said to Saul, I cannot go in these; for I have never tried [them]. And David put them off him.

³⁹Huan, Davidin a galvan tungah a namsau a kuaha, pai din a kisa a; huchibang in lah a hih chiamteh ngei naikei a. Huan, Davidin Saula kiangah, ka paipih thei sin kei hial ka chi, hichibangin ka hih chiamteh ngeikei, a chi a. Huchiin David a kisuahta hi.

⁴⁰And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag that he had, into the pocket; and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.

⁴⁰Huan, achiang a tawia, luitaa suang mum mam pilhpelh nga a tela, a belam chinna ip a kawljal ah a kuaha; huan, a vaisuanglot a tawia, Philistia mi a va juan naita hi.

⁴¹And the Philistine came on and approached David; and the man that bore the shield was before him.

⁴¹Huan, Philistia mi a hongpai jela, David a juan nai hulhula; huan, lum tawipa a maah a paia.

⁴²And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was a youth, and ruddy, and besides of a beautiful countenance.

⁴²Huan, Philistia min a en vialviala, David a muh leh a simmoh, mahmah maia; san chiuchiau. Mit hah kilawm tak, valnou lel lah ahi ngala.

⁴³And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

⁴³Huchiin Philistia miin David kiangah, ui ka hi maw chiangte toh ka kiang a na hong? A chi a. Huchiin Philistia min apathiante louin David a hamsiat khumta.

⁴⁴And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.

⁴⁴Huan, Philistia miin David kiangah, hong dih, na sate tung a leng vasate leh gamsate ka na nesak ding a chi a.

⁴⁵And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin; but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

⁴⁵Huchiin Davidin Philistia mi kiangah, nang jaw namsau te, tei te, teita te tawiin nong kuana; kei jaw sepaihte TOUPA, Israel sepaihte Pathian na toupa minin ka hongkuan jaw hi.

⁴⁶This day will Jehovah deliver thee up into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth. And all the earth shall know that Israel has a God;

⁴⁶Tuniin TOUPAN nang ka khut ah a honpe sin hi; huan, ka hon that dinga na lutang ka hon tansak ding; huan, Philistia sepaihte luangte tuniin tunga leng vasate leh gamsate ka nesak sin hi; huchiin, leitunga mi tengtengin Israelte laka Pathian a om chih a thei thei ding uh:

⁴⁷and all this congregation shall know that Jehovah saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and he will give you into our hands.

⁴⁷Huan, hiai laia kikhawm khawmte tengtengin TOUPAN namsau leh teiin a hondam kei chih a thei thei ding ua; kidouna lah TOUPA kidouna ahi ngala, aman ka khut uah noute a honpe sin hi, a chi a.

⁴⁸And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and advanced to meet David, that David hasted, and ran towards the ranks to meet the Philistine.

⁴⁸Huan, hichi ahi a, Philistia mi a hongkuana David sual dinga a hon naih leh David bel sepaihte lamah Philistia mi sual dingin a tai gepgepa.

⁴⁹And David put his hand into the bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead; and he fell on his face to the earth.

⁴⁹Huan, Davidin a ip a sawka, suang a lakhiaa, a vaisuanglotin a lawna, Philistia mi a taltang takah a denga, a tal ah suang a luta, a khupin a puk helhul maimah hi.

⁵⁰So David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and killed him; and there was no sword in the hand of David.

⁵⁰Huchiin Davidin Philistia mi tuh vaisuanglot leh suangin a zoua, Philistia mi a denga, a thatta hi; Davidin bel namsau a tawi hetkei hi.

⁵¹And David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him completely, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled.

⁵¹Huchiin David a taia, Philistia mi kiangah a va dinga, a namsau a laa, a pai akipan a doka huaiin a thata, a lu a tanta hi. Huan, Philistia miten a mi hat uh a sita chih a theih un a taikek ta uh.

⁵²And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to the ravine and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down on the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

⁵²Huan, Israel mi leh Juda mite a thou ua, a kikou ua, Philistia mite Gath pha leh Ekron kulh kongkhak phain a delh uh. Huan, Philistia mite laka liamte Saaraim lam tawnin Gath leh Ekron phain a puk zengzung maimah uhi.

⁵³And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.

⁵³Huan, Israel suanten Philistia mite a delh uh a kisan ua, a giahmun uh a lok uh.

⁵⁴And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

⁵⁴Huan, Davidin Philistia mi a lu a laa, Jerusalem ah a paipiha, a galvan bel a puanin ah a koih hi.

⁵⁵And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

⁵⁵Saulain Philistia mi sual dinga David kuan a muhin sepaih heutu Abner kiangah, Abner, hiai valnou kua ta ahia? a chi a. Huan, Abnerin, na hinna louin ka gen, toupa aw, ka thei het kei mawk, a chi a.

⁵⁶And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is.

⁵⁶Huan, kumpipan, hiai naupang kua ta hiam dong khiain, a chi a.

⁵⁷And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

⁵⁷Huan, David, Philistia mi that a hongpaiin Abnerin a pia, Philistia mi lu tawi kawmin Saula kiangah a paipiha.Huan, Saulain a kiangah, kua tapa na hia oi, tangval? A chi a. Huan, Davidin a dawnga, bethlehem mi na sikha Jesai tapa ka hi, a chi a.

⁵⁸And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

⁵⁸Huan, Saulain a kiangah, kua tapa na hia oi, tangval? A chi a. Huan, Davidin a dawnga, bethlehem mi na sikha Jesai tapa ka hi, a chi a.