¹And David marshalled the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

¹Huan, David in a kiang a mi omte a sim a, sepaih sang tung a heutute, za tung a heutute a bawl a.

²And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

²Huan, David in mite a sawl khia a, mun thum a khen a mun khat Joab in a heu a, huan, mun thum a khen mun khat Joab unaupa Zerui tapa, Abisai in a heu a, huan, mun thum a khen mun khat Git mi Itai in a heu. Huan, kumpipa'n mipite kiang ah, Kei mahmah na kiang uah ka kuan ngeingei ding, a chi a.

³But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth, for if we should in any case flee, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; for *thou* art worth ten thousand of us; and now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

³Himahleh mipite'n, Kuanlou e; koute zaw natai mang hita le ung leng, khawk a sakei ding ua; huan, a kimkhat hiam vasi le ung leng khawk a sakei lai ding uh: nang bel koute sing zah in na manpha ngal a; huaiziak in khopi a kipan a hon panpih ding a nana om a hoihzaw hi, a chi ua.

⁴And the king said to them, I will do what is good in your sight. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

⁴Huan, kumpipa'n a kiang uah, Hoih na sak bangbang un ka hih ding, a chi a. Huchi in kumpipa kulh kongpi bul ah a ding a, huan, mipi tengteng a za za in leh a sang sang in a pai khe zungzung mai uhi.

⁵And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

⁵Huan, kumpipa'n Joab leh Abisai leh Itai te, Kei ziak in tangval Absalom tungah nemtakin hih un, chiin thu a pia hi. Mipi tengtengin Absolom tungtang thua kumpipan sepaih heutute tengteng thu a piaklai a za uhi.

⁶And the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

⁶Huchi in mipite Israel mite dou ding in kidouna mun lam ah a hohta ua: huan, a kidouna uh Ephraim gammang ahi.

⁷And the people of Israel were routed before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day: twenty thousand men.

⁷Huan, huailai ah David mite ma ah Israel mite a vuallel ua, huan, huailai ah huai ni in sepaih singnih tak a that uh.

⁸And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

⁸A kidouna un huailai gam tengteng a uap vek mai ngal a; huai ni in namsau sang in leng gammang in a valh tam zaw hi.

⁹And Absalom found himself in the presence of David's servants. And Absalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of the great terebinth, and his head caught in the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

⁹Huan, Absalom in David mite a bing tuah guih a. Huan, Absalom bel a sabengtung tung a tuang ahi a, huan, sabengtung tosaw sing hiang bawkpha tak nuai ah a lut a, a lu tosaw sing ah a awkta a, lei phalou, van phalou in a luai nilouh mawk a; huan, sabengtung pen a tai zel a.

¹⁰And a man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.

¹⁰Huan, kuahiam in a mu a, Joab a hilh a, Ngai in, tosaw sing ah Absalom kikhai thek ka mu, a chi a.

¹¹And Joab said to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest [him], and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten silver pieces and a girdle.

¹¹Huan, Joab in a hilhpa kiang ah, Ngai in, huai lah na mu ngal a, bang dia hihlum a lei a kesak pah ngallou? Huchibang a hih hile chin dangka sawm leh kawnggak hon pe pah ding hi veng in, a chi a.

¹²And the man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand silver pieces in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care, whoever it be [of you], of the young man Absalom.

¹²Huan, huai min Joab kiang ah, Dangka sang mu ding hi leng leng kumpipa tapa tungah ka khut ka khakei himhim ding; i bil ua i zak mahmah in kumpipa'n nang leh Abisai leh Itai kiang ah, Tangval Absalom kuamah in khoih hetkei heh, chi in thu a hon pe ngal a.

¹³Or I should have acted falsely against mine own life, for there is no matter concealed from the king, and thou wouldest have set thyself against [me].

¹³Gin om huailou tak in na that mawk leng leng (kumpipa lak ah lah bangmah sel theih ahi ngalkei a) nang lah na kihul sak nawn mai mah tuak ngal a, a chi a.

¹⁴Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three spears in his hand, and thrust them into Absalom's body, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.

¹⁴Huchi in Joab in, Hichibang in na kiang ah ka om nilouh thei hetkei, a chi a, teipi thum a tawi a, tosaw sing lak a na hinglai Absalom tuapbom tak ah a sun a.

¹⁵And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.

¹⁵Huan, Joab galvan tawi tangval sawm in a hon um ua, Absalom a sun ua, a that uh.

¹⁶And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.

¹⁶Huan, Joab in pengkul a mut a. Israelte delh mipite a hong kik ua: Joab in mite a nanang bikbek a.

¹⁷And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and raised a very great heap of stones upon him. And all Israel fled every one to his tent.

¹⁷Huan, Absalom luang a la ua, gammang ah leikohawm thukpi ah a pai ua, a tungah suang a se venvon uh; huan, Israel mi tengteng amau puan in chiat ah a taikek uhi.

¹⁸Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a monument, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the monument after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's memorial.

¹⁸Absalom in a damlai in kumpipa guam ah suangsiat a na se khin vek a; Ka min a daihlouhna ding in tapa lah ka nei ngalkei a, a chi a. Huai suang siat min amah min a tam sak hi; tutan in Absalom theihgigena chih ahi.

¹⁹And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me run, I pray, and carry the king the news that Jehovah has avenged him of his enemies.

¹⁹Huchi in Zadok tapa Ahimaaz in, Ka vatai dia, TOUPA'N a melma phu a laksakdan tanchin kumpipa ka va hilh ding, a chi a.

²⁰And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a bearer of news to-day, but thou shalt carry the news another day; but to-day thou shalt carry no news, because the king's son is dead.

²⁰Huan, Joab in a kiang ah, Tuni in zaw tanchin va hilh nai ken, nidang chiang in tanchin va hilh nani teh, kumpipa tapa a sih ziak in, tuni in zaw tanchin bangmah va hilh dah in, a chi a.

²¹Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.

²¹Huchi in Joab in Kusmi kiang ah, Kuan inla, na thil muh kumpipa va hilh dih ve leh, a chi a. Huan, Kus mi in Joab kun in chibai a buk a, a tai ta.

²²And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, Come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why wilt thou run, my son, seeing that there is no news suited [to thee]?

²²Huchi in Zadok tapa Ahimaaz in Joab kiang ah, akoi a bang hileh, Kus mipa ka va delh ding, a chi nawn a. Huan, Joab in, Ka tapa aw, tanchin hilh man lah na mu sinkei a, bangdia tai ding? A chi a.

²³-- But, come what may, let me run. And he said to him, Run. And Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outstripped the Cushite.

²³Himahleh aman a koi a bang hileh ka tai ding, a chi a. Huan, aman a kiang ah, Tai mai ve leh, a chi a. Huchi in Ahimaaz Phaizang lam lampi ah a tai a, Kus mipa a makhelh.

²⁴And David sat between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate, on to the wall, and lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man running alone.

²⁴Huchi in, David kulh kongpi chial kikalah a na tua: huan, galvilpa kulh kongpi ponung zopen tunglam ah a paitou a, a nga vialvial a, huan, ngai in, mi khat amah kia in a hongtai a.

²⁵And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came on and drew near.

²⁵Huan, galvilpa a sam a, kumpipa a hilh a. Huan, kumpipa'n, Mi khat kia a hihleh tanchin hong gen ding a nei ahi ding, a chi a. Huan a hongpai mengmeng a, a hong nai hiaihiai a.

²⁶And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter and said, Behold a man running alone. And the king said, He also is a bearer of news.

²⁶Huan, galvilpa'n midang hongtai a mu nawn a; huan, galvilpa'n kongkhak vilpa a sam a, Ngai in mi dang amah kia in hong tai nawn, a chi a. Huan, kumpipa'n, Aman leng tanchin hontun tei sin ei ve, a chi a.

²⁷And the watchman said, I see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.

²⁷Huan, galvilpa'n, A masa pen taidan Zadok tapa Ahimaaz taidan bang mahmah in ka thei, a chi a. Huan, kumpipa'n, Amah hi mi hoih mahmah ahi, tanchin hoih a hon tun sin ahi ding, a chi a.

²⁸And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, Peace! And he fell down to the earth on his face before the king, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

²⁸Huan, Ahimaaz in a sam a, kumpipa kiang ah, A hoih e, a chi a. Huan, a mai a lei si in kumpipa ma ah chibai buk in a kun a, Toupa, ka pu sual tum a khut khak tummite daltanpa TOUPA na Pathian phat in om hen, a chi a.

²⁹And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said, I saw a great tumult when Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant; but I knew not what it was.

²⁹Huan, kumpipa'n Tangval Absalom a dam na maw? a chi a. Huan, Ahimaaz in a dawng a, Joab in kumpipa sikha, kei na sikha mahmah a hon sawl khiak lai in a buai nuanua uh ka mu a, himahleh bang ahia chih ka theikei, a chi a.

³⁰And the king said, Turn aside [and] stand here. And he turned aside and stood still.

³⁰Huan, kumpipa'n, Ka pamah hong dingta dih in, a chi a. Huan, a pamah a na ding a.

³¹And behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Let my lord the king receive good tidings, for Jehovah has avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

³¹Huan, ngai in, Kus mi a hongtung a; huan, Kus mi in, TOUPA ka pu a ding in tanchin ka hontun hi; na tung a helte tengteng phu tuni in TOUPA'N a hon laksak hi, a chi a.

³²And the king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite said, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee for evil, be as that young man.

³²Huan, kumpipa'n Kus mi kiang ah, Tangval Absalom a dam na maw? a chi a. Huan, Kus mi in a dawng a, TOUPA ka pu melmate leh na siatna zongmite tengteng huai tangval bang in om vek uheh, a chi a.Huchi in kumpipa a lungdongta mahmah a, kulh kongpi tung a dantan ah a hohtou a a va kap a: huan, a paitouh kawm in, Aw, ka tapa Absalom, ka tapa Absalom, na sih sik in sizo mai leng maw, aw Absalom, ka tapa, ka tapa, a chi a.

³³And the king was much moved, and went up to the upper chamber of the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said thus: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died in thy stead, O Absalom, my son, my son!

³³Huchi in kumpipa a lungdongta mahmah a, kulh kongpi tung a dantan ah a hohtou a a va kap a: huan, a paitouh kawm in, Aw, ka tapa Absalom, ka tapa Absalom, na sih sik in sizo mai leng maw, aw Absalom, ka tapa, ka tapa, a chi a.