¹And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

¹Huan, hichi ahi a, huaite khit in Absalom in kangtalai leh sakolte leh mi sawmnga a ma a tai ding in a bawl a.

²And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

²Huan, Absalom zingkhang in a thou a, kulh kongkhak lampi ah a na ding a; huan, kumpipa kiang a thu khawk gen ding peuhmah Absalom in a na sam a, Kuakhua na hia? a na chi zel a. Huan, na sikha Israel namte lak a nam khat ka hi, a chi zel uh.

³And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee [appointed] by the king.

³Huan, Absalom in, I aw, na thu a hoih in a dik a; himahleh ngaihtuah mi ding kumpipa'n kuamah a sepkei, a na chi zel hi.

⁴And Absalom said, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any controversy and cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!

⁴Huan, Absalom mah in, Michih thukhawk gen ding nei hiam, nget ding nei hiam peuhmah ka kiang a a hongpaina ding un, kei hiai vaihawmpa in hon bawl leh chi na tel ing e aw! Huchi in dik tattak in vai hawm sek ding, bang leng a na chi zel a.

⁵And it was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

⁵Hichi bang in leng a chi, kuapeuh amah chibai ding a zuan tou peuhmah a na sawk a, a len a, a na tawp sek hi.

⁶And in this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

⁶Huchi in Israel mi kumpipa kiang a thugen ding a hong kuan peuhmahte Absalom in huchi bang in a na hilh zel hi. Huchi in Absalom in Israel mite lungtang a hip sak.

⁷And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay in Hebron my vow which I have vowed to Jehovah.

⁷Huan, hichi ahi a, kum li a hong bei in Absalom in kumpipa kiang ah, Hebron khua a TOUPA kiang a ka thuchiam tangtun ding in hon hohsak in.

⁸For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode in Geshur in Syria, saying, If Jehovah shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve Jehovah.

⁸Na sikha in Suria gam a Gesur a ka omlai in, Jerusalem a honpi nawn peuhmah leh TOUPA na ka sem ding, chi in thu ka nachiam khin a, a chi a.

⁹And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he rose up and went to Hebron.

⁹Huan, kumpipa'n a kiang ah, Khamuang tak innkuan in, a chi a. Huchi in a thou a, Hebron ah a hohta hi.

¹⁰And Absalom sent emissaries into all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, ye shall say, Absalom reigns in Hebron.

¹⁰Himahleh Absalom in, Pengkul ging na zak peuhmah chiang un, Absalom Hebron ah kumpipa ahi chi un, chi in Israel nam tengteng kiang ah mi a sim sawl khin a.

¹¹And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were invited; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew nothing.

¹¹Huan, Absalom kiang ah a mi sap, mi zanih Jerusalem a kipan a hoh tei ua, lungsim hoihtak pu in a hoh ua, bangmah a theikei uh.

¹²And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, from Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. And the conspiracy gathered strength; and the people increased continually with Absalom.

¹²Huan, Absalom in kithoihnate a latlai in, Gilon mi Ahithophel, David vaihawmpih, a khua Gilo a kipan a thukhak a. A thu sawm uh a thupi mahmah a; Absalom lam ah lah mipite a pung hulhul mai ngal ua.

¹³And there came one to David who reported saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

¹³Huan, David kiang ah, Israel mite lungsim Absalom lam ah a awn mahmah, chi in mi a hong a.

¹⁴And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Rise up and let us flee; for we shall not [else] escape from Absalom. Be quick to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

¹⁴Huan, David in Jerusalem a mi tengteng kiang ah, Thou unla i tai khe ding uh, kuamah lah Absalom a kipan i suakta thei sin ngalkei ua: pawtkhe meng un, huchilou in zaw a hon phapeh mai ding, i tunguah thil hoihlou tak a hontun ding a, namsau in khua a hong sual kha ding, a chi a.

¹⁵And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [will do] whatever my lord the king shall choose.

¹⁵Huan, kumpipa mite'n kumpipa kiang ah, Ngai in, na sikhate ka pu uh, ka kumpipa un a seh peuhmah hih ding in mansa in ka om gige uh, a chi ua.

¹⁶And the king went forth, and all his household after him, and the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house.

¹⁶Huan, kumpipa a pawt a, a inkote tengteng in a zui ua. Huan, kumpipa'n in ngak ding in numei sawm, meite lawi a koih.

¹⁷And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and stayed at the remote house.

¹⁷Huan, kumpipa a pawt a, mipi tengteng in a zui ua; huan, Beth-merhak ah a khawl tadih ua,

¹⁸And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came after him from Gath, passed over before the king.

¹⁸Huan, a mi tengteng in a kheng ua; huan, Kerit mi tengteng, Pelet mi tengteng, Git mi tengteng, mi zaguk Gath a kipan a amah hon zuite'n kumpipa a bel zel uhi.

¹⁹And the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king; for thou art a foreigner, and besides, thou hast emigrated to the place where thou [dwellest].

¹⁹Huchi in, kumpipa'n Git mi Itai kiang ah, Bangchidan ahiai ah nang na hong tei a? kik nawn inla, kumpipa kiang ah om in; nang zaw mikhual gam dang leng na hi ngal a, nang mah mun lam ah kik nawn mai in.

²⁰Thou didst come yesterday, and should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I can? Return and take back thy brethren. Mercy and truth be with thee!

²⁰Zan zek a hong na hi a, tuni a ka kiang ua a suk a tou a hon zui sam ding in ka hon chi ding maw? ka pai theih theihna a pai ding ka hi, nang zaw kik nawn inla, na unaute tengteng pikik nawn in; hehpihna leh thutak na kiang ah om hen, a chi a.

²¹And Ittai answered the king and said, [As] Jehovah liveth, and [as] my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

²¹Huan, Itai in kumpipa kiang ah, TOUPA hinna leh kumpipa, ka pu hinna lou in ka chi hi, kumpipa, ka pu na omnana ah, sih leh sih ahi ding a, dam leh dam ahi ding a, na sikha a om tei zel ding, a chi a.

²²And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.

²²Huan, David in Itai kiang ah, Pai unla, pai zel ua leh, a chi a. Huchi in Git mi Itai a mite tengteng leh a tu a tate tengteng utoh a pai uh.

²³And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over; the king also himself passed over the torrent Kidron, and all the people passed over, towards the way of the wilderness.

²³Huan, ngaihtak in a gam a kah in a kapta a, mipite a paivek ua; gamdai lampi lam zuan in kumpipa'n leng Kidron lui a kan a, huan, mipi tengteng in leng a kan uh.

²⁴And behold, Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed completely out of the city.

²⁴Huan, Zadok te Pathian thukhunna bawm zawng in Levite tengteng toh a kiang ah a pai ua; Pathian bawm a nga ua, mipi in khua a pawt khiaksan vek tan in Abiathar a hoh tou a.

²⁵And the king said to Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I shall find favour in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and shew me it, and its habitation.

²⁵Huan, kumpipa'n Zadok kiang ah, Pathian bawm pen khopi sung ah zawnglut nawn un: TOUPA mittung a ka om leh honpi kik nawn ding a, Pathian bawm leh a omna a honmu sak nawn ding;

²⁶But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, [here am] I, let him do to me as seemeth good to him.

²⁶Himahleh, Nang ah kipahna mahmah kaneikei, a chih leh, ngai in, hichi mai ka hi a, hoih a sak bangbang in ka tungah hih mai heh, a chi a.

²⁷And the king said to Zadok the priest, Thou art the seer: return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

²⁷Kumpipa'n siampu Zadok kiang ah, Mutheipa na hi ka hia? na tapate nih na tapa Ahimaaz leh Abiathar tapa Jonathan toh lungmuangtak in khopi ah pai nawn un.

²⁸See, I will stop in the plains of the desert, until there come word from you to inform me.

²⁸Ngai in, kei zaw tanchin hongtheih sak ma siah uh gamdai a luikannate ah ka na om ding, a chi a.

²⁹And Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem; and they abode there.

²⁹Huchi in Zadok leh Abiathar in Pathian bawm Jerusalem ah a paipih nawn ua; huan, huai ah a omta uh.

³⁰But David went up by the ascent of the Olives, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot; and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

³⁰Huchi in David Oliv tang paitouhna ah a kahtou a, pai touh kawm in a kap kawmkawm a; a lu a khuh a, khe vuak in a pai a; huan, a kiang a mi om tengteng in a lu uh a khuh chiat ua, kap kawmkawm in a paitou uh.

³¹And one told David saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. Then said David, Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

³¹Huan, kua hiam khat in David bel, Ahithophel Absalom lam a pang in thusawmmite lak ah a pang tei, chi in a hilh a. Huan, David in, TOUPA aw, Ahithophel lemtheih haina suaksak ding in ka hon ngen hi, a chi a.

³²And it came to pass, when David had come to the summit, where he worshipped God, that behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head.

³²Huan, hichi ahi a, David Pathian biakna tangvum a kahkhiak touh leh ngai in, Ark mi Husai a puannak bohkek silh a, lu a lei kai niaunuau in amah dawn ding in a hongpai a.

³³And David said to him, If thou passest on with me, thou wilt be a burden to me;

³³Huan, David in a kiang ah, Ka kiang a na hong tei le zaw kei a ding in puakgik na hi mai ding;

³⁴but if thou return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so now will I be thy servant; then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

³⁴Ahihhang in khopi lam a na kik a, Absalom kiang a, Toupa aw, na sikha in ka om ding, tuma lam a na pa sikha a ka om bang in tu in na sikha in ka om leuleu ding, na va chih lebel Ahithophel lemtheih hon dalsakpa na hi zaw ding.

³⁵And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? and it shall be, [that] whatsoever thing thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

³⁵Huailai ah na kiang ah siampu Zadok leh Abiathar leng a om tei uh ahi kei maw? huchi in hichi ahi ding a, kumpipa in a thu pawt na zak peuhmah siampu Zadok leh Abiathar na hilh zel ding.

³⁶Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's [son], and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send to me everything that ye shall hear.

³⁶Ngai in, a tapate uh nih Zadok tapa Ahimaaz leh Abiathar tapa Jonathan leng a kaing uah a om uhi; huan, na thil zak peuhmahte hon theisak ding in amau na hon sawl zel ding, a chi a.Huchi in David lawm Husai bel khopi ah a lut a; huan, Absalom bel Jerusalem ah a lutta hi.

³⁷And Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

³⁷Huchi in David lawm Husai bel khopi ah a lut a; huan, Absalom bel Jerusalem ah a lutta hi.