¹And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, facing the waste?

¹Huan, Zipte bel Gibea ah Saula kiangah a hoh ua, David gamdai china Hakila tangah a bu ahi kei maw? chiin a vagen ua.

²And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

²Huchiin Saula a thou a, Zip gamdai ah Israel mite lak akipan telkhiak chiat mi sang thum piin Zip gamdai ah David zong dingin a hoh sukta uh.

³And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which faces the waste, by the way side. And David abode in the wilderness; and when he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness,

³Huan, Saulain gamdai chin, lamkalah Hakila tangah panmun a bawla. David bel gamdai ah a om theka; huan, Saula amah zongin gamdai ah a hong chih a thei a.

⁴David sent out spies, and learned that Saul was certainly come.

⁴Huaijiakin Davidin enkhemite a sawla, Saula a hong taktak chih a thei telta hi.

⁵And David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the wagon-defence, and the people were encamped round about him.

⁵Huan, David a thou a, Saula panmun bawlna ah a hoha: huan, Davidin Saula leh a sepaih heutu, Ner tapa Abner lupna a mu a: Saula bel kangtalai umsungah a luma, a kimah miten ommun a bawl uh.

⁶And David spake and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

⁶Huchiin Davidin Hit mi Abimelek leh Joab unau Zerui tapa Abisai kiangah, Saula panmunah kua ahia ka kianga hong ding? Chiin a gen a. Huan, Abisaiin, kei na kiangah ka hongsuk sam ding, a chi a.

⁷And David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within the wagon-defence, and his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

⁷Huchiin David leh Abisai mipite omna ah janin a vahoh ua: huan, ngaiin, Saula bel kangtalai umsungah a naluma, a lu lamah a teipi lei ah a siat tala: Abner leh mite bel a kimah a lum ua.

⁸And Abishai said to David, God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time.

⁸Huan, Abisaiin David kiangah, tuniin Pathianin na melma na khuta honpia ei ve; huaijiakin teipiin khatveiin leiah kon sun den suk ding aw? ka sun tuan nawn kei ding, a chi a.

⁹And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?

⁹Himahleh Davidin Abisai kiangah, hihmang thang ken, TOUPA sathau nilh tunga khut khaa mohlou kua a om theia? A chi a.

¹⁰And David said, [As] Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish.

¹⁰Huan, David mahin, TOUPA hinna louin ka gen hi. TOUPAN a tungah khut kha na ve: a hihkeileh leng a sih ni a hongtungna ding; ahihkeileh leng, kidouna ah a hoh dia, a mangthang mai ding.

¹¹Jehovah forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed! But now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

¹¹TOUPA sathau nilh tungah khut ka kha het kei ding: a lu kiang china teipi leh tuithawl ahihleh la lechin ake, huan I pai ding, a chi a.

¹²And David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head; and they went away, and no man saw [it], and none knew [it], and none awaked, for they were all asleep; for a deep sleep from Jehovah had fallen upon them.

¹²Huchiin Davidin Saula lu kiangchina teipi leh tuithawl a laa, a pai nawnta ua, kuamahin a mu kei ua, kuamahin a phawk un a khanglou sam kei uh: TOUPAN nuamtaka a ihmut sak jiakin a ihmu vek uhi.

¹³And David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off; a great space [being] between them.

¹³Huchiin David bel gal khat lamah a hoha, gamla kuamah mualvum ah a dinga; a kikal uh gamlapi ahi.

¹⁴And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

¹⁴Huan, Davidin mipite leh Ner tapa Abner bel, Abner, na hondawng kei dia hia? chiin a sama. Huchiin Abnerin a dawnga, Kumpipa sam vial kua na hia? a chi a.

¹⁵And David said to Abner, Art not thou a man? and who is like to thee in Israel? and why hast thou not guarded thy lord the king? for one of the people came in to destroy the king thy lord.

¹⁵Huan, Davidin Abner kiangah, mi hangsan na hi kei maw? Israelte lakah nang bang kua a oma? Bangchidan ahia kumpipa na pu na ven louh? Kumpipa na pu hihmang dingin kua hiam khat a hongpai hi.

¹⁶This thing is not good which thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not guarded your master, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

¹⁶Na thilhih dan a hoih kei. TOUPA hinna louin ka gen hi, TOUPA sathau nilh na pu na ven hoih louh jiakin si mai dia kilawm na hi. Kumpipa lu china teipi leh tuithawl om koia om a hitaa en him dih, a chi a.

¹⁷And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

¹⁷Huan, Saulain David aw a theia, tua na aw hia, ka tapa David? A chi a. Huan, Davidin, he toupa, kumpipa aw, ka aw ahi a, a chi a.

¹⁸And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

¹⁸Huan, bangjiakin ahia ka puin a sikha a delh? Bang thil ka hiha ahia? a khut ah thil gilou banga hia om?

¹⁹And now, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah have moved thee against me, let him accept an oblation; but if the sons of men, cursed be they before Jehovah; for they have driven me out this day from adhering to the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

¹⁹Huaijiakin toupa, ka puin a sikha thu ngaikhia hen. Kei dou dinga na lungtang tokthoupa TOUPA a hihleh thillat pom teitei henla; mihing tate a hih uleh bel TOUPA ah hamse thuakin om uhen, pai inla, pathian dangte na semin, chia TOUPA gou ka luah theihlouhna dinga tunia hondelh mang lah ahi ngal ua.

²⁰And now, let not my blood fall to the earth far from the face of Jehovah; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when they hunt a partridge on the mountains.

²⁰Huaijiakin ka sisan TOUPA muh phak louhin leiah luang kei heh; vengkeng gem dinga tang khawnga mi a gamvak bang un Israel kumpipa uihik leltak zong dinga pai khia ei ve, a chi a.

²¹And Saul said, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have acted foolishly, and have erred exceedingly.

²¹Huchiin Saulain, ka nakhialta hi; ka tapa David, hongpai nawn in: tunia na mitmuha ka hinna a manphat mahmah jiakin bangmah himhim ka hihta kei ding hi: ngai in, thil haihuai mahmah ka nahihtaa, ka nak khelh mahmah hi, a chi a.

²²And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear, and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

²²Huan, Davidin a dawnga, toupa aw, teipi en dih, tangval khat hong henla hong la hen.

²³And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah gave thee into [my] hand this day, and I would not stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.

²³Huan, TOUPAN mi chih a diktat man uleh a muanhuai man uh a pe sina: tuniin TOUPAN ka khut ah nang a honpe naa, TOUPA sathau nilh tungah ka khut ka lik nuam keia ahi.

²⁴And behold, as thy life was highly esteemed this day in mine eyes, so let my life be highly esteemed in the eyes of Jehovah, that he may deliver me out of all distress.

²⁴Huan, ngaiin, tunia na hinna ka honmantamsak mahmah bangin TOUPAN ka hinna hon mantamsak henla, mangbatna tengteng akipan hon honkhe leh, a chi a.Huchiin Saulain David kiangah, ka tapa David, vualjawlin omin; thilhihtheitak in na om dinga, na zou jel ding, a chi a. Huchiin David a paia, huan, Saula a mun lamah a pai nawnta hi.

²⁵And Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt certainly do [great things], and shalt certainly prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

²⁵Huchiin Saulain David kiangah, ka tapa David, vualjawlin omin; thilhihtheitak in na om dinga, na zou jel ding, a chi a. Huchiin David a paia, huan, Saula a mun lamah a pai nawnta hi.