¹And it came to pass after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

¹Huan, hichi ahi a, huai nung in Amon suante kumpipa a si a, a tapa Hanun in a mun ah vai a hawm hi.

²And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

²Huan, David in, A pan a honna hehpih bang in ken leng Nahas tapa Hanun ka hehpih sam ding, a chi a. Huchi in David in a pa tungtang thu a lungmuan ding in amah mite a sawl a. Huan, David mite Amon suante gam a va tung uh.

³And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search the city and to spy it out, and to overthrow it, that David has sent his servants to thee?

³Himahleh Amon suante makaite'n a pu uh Hanun kiang ah, David in na pa a zah ziak a na kiang a lungmuanmi hon sawl hi in na um ahia? David in a mite khuate hong hihse ding a entel ding leh enkhe ding a na kiang a honsawl ahi ka hia? a chi ua.

⁴And Hanun took David's servants, and had the one half of their beards shaved off, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁴Huchi in, Hanun in David mite a man a, a khamul langkhat uh a metsak a, huan, a puansilhte uh a laitak ah a taw uh phazou lel in a tansak a, a paisakta hi.

⁵And they told [it] to David; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

⁵Huan, David a hilh ua, a dawn ding mi a sawl a; amau lah a zum mahmah ngal ua. Huan, kumpipa'n, Na khamul uh a sel sau ma in Jeriko ah om tadih unla, huai nung chiang in hong pai le uchin, a chi a.

⁶And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

⁶Huan, Amon suante'n David huatlam a na hihta uh chih a theih un Amon suante'n Beth-rehob a mi Suriate leh Zoba a mi Suriate, sepaih singnih leh, kumpipa Maak a mi sangkhat toh, Tob mite singkhat leh sangnih toh a thukhak a, a guai hi.

⁷And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.

⁷Huan, David in huai a zak in Joab leh sepaih hangsan tengteng a sawl a.

⁸And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

⁸Huan, Amon suante a hong kuan ua, kho lutna kongkhak lam ah panmun a bawl ua; huan, Zoba a mi leh Rehob a mi Suriate leh Tob leh Maakte bel a tuam in pawn ah a om uh.

⁹And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;

⁹Huchi in a malam uh leh a nunglam uah a hon sual sin uh chih Joab in a theih in Israel mite lak a mi a hoih tata a telkhia a, Suria mite sual ding in panmun a na bawl a:

¹⁰and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.

¹⁰Huan, mi dang tengteng a unaupa Abisai khut ah a koih vek a, Amon suante sual ding in panmun a bawl hi.

¹¹And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

¹¹Suria mite ka zoh sinkei leh, nang non huh ding, huan, Amon suante na zoh sinkei leh ka hong huh ding.

¹²Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.

¹²Hang tak in om unla, I mite leh I Pathian khua hum in I ki pasalsak ding uh; huan, TOUPA'N hoih a sak bangbang in hih hen, a chi a.

¹³And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

¹³Huchi in Joab leh a kiang a mite'n Suria mite sual ding in kidouna mun lam a zuan ua; huan, a ma ah a taikek uh.

¹⁴And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. And Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

¹⁴Huan, Amon suante'n Suria mite a taikek uh chih a theih un amau leng Abisai ma ah a taikek teita uh, khua ah a lut uh. Huan, Joab in Amon suante a kiksan a, Jerusalem ah a paita.

¹⁵And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

¹⁵Huan, Suria mite'n Israelte ma ah a ginakei uh chih a theih un a kikaikhawm ua.

¹⁶And Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

¹⁶Huan, Hadadezer in mi a sawl a, Lui khenlam a Suria mite a pi khia a, Hadadezer sepaih heutu Sobak in ma a kai; Helam ah a hong pai uh.

¹⁷And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

¹⁷Huan, huai tuh David a hilh uh; huan, aman Israel mi tengteng a sam khawm a, Jordan lui a kan ua, Helam ah a hoh uh.

¹⁸And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven hundred [in] chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

¹⁸Huan, Suria mite'n David dou ding in panmun a na bawl ua, a na sual ua. Huan, Suria mite Israelte ma ah a taikek uh; huan, David in Suria mi kangtalai za sagih tung a tuang leh sakol tungtuang mi singli a that a, huan, a sepaih heutu uh Sobak leng a that a, huailai ah a sita hi.Huchi in Hadadezer sikha a om kumpipate tengteng in Israelte ma ah a ginata kei uh chih a theih un, Israelte toh kilemna a bawl ua, a sikha un a omta uh. Huchi in Suria mite'n Amon suante a panpih ngam nawnkei uhi.

¹⁹And all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with Israel, and served them. And the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

¹⁹Huchi in Hadadezer sikha a om kumpipate tengteng in Israelte ma ah a ginata kei uh chih a theih un, Israelte toh kilemna a bawl ua, a sikha un a omta uh. Huchi in Suria mite'n Amon suante a panpih ngam nawnkei uhi.