¹Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

¹Huchiin Josuain Reuben pawlte, Gad pawlte, Manassi nam kimkhatte a sama,

²and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened to my voice in all that I commanded you.

²A kiang uah, TOUPA sikha Mosiin thu a honpiak peuhmah na pom jel ua, thu ka honpiak peuhmah nou leng na pom jeljel ua:

³Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and ye have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.

³Hichitan tuni phain na unaute uh na manggilh kei ua, TOUPA na Pathian un hih dinga thu a honpiak na jui jel ua.

⁴And now Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren, as he said unto them; and now return, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.

⁴Huchiin TOUPA na Pathian un a kiang ua na gensa bangin na unaute uh muanna a napeta hi: huaijiakin TOUPA sikha Mosiin Jordan gala na tantuam ding ua a honna gam piaksa ah, na puanin lamte uah pai nawnta un.

⁵Only, take great heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁵TOUPA sikha Mosiin TOUPA na Pathian uh ita, a lampi tengteng tawna, a thupiakte poma, amah len chintena, na lungtang tengteng u leh na kha tengteng ua a nasem chiatchiat dinga thu a hon na piak uh, huai thupiak leh dante pilvang takin limsak phat mahmah tum phot mai un, a chi a.

⁶And Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to their tents.

⁶Huchiin Josuain amau a vualjawla, a paisaktaa; huchiin a puanin lam uahte a paita uhi.

⁷And to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [inheritance] in Bashan, and to the other half thereof had Joshua given among their brethren on this side the Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them also,

⁷Huan, Manassi nam kimkhatte Mosiin Basan gamah tantuam a piaa: a kimkhat dangte bel Josuain tumlam pangah Jordan galah a uanaute laka tantuam a pe zota hi. Huan, Josuain a inlam ua a paisak sin lain a vualjawla,

⁸and spoke to them, saying, Return unto your tents with much wealth and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with copper, and with iron, and with clothing, in very great quantity; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

⁸A kiang uah, Na puanin lam uahte hausa takin paita unla, gan tampi toh, dangka te toh, dangkaeng toh, dal toh, sik toh, silhlehten tampi toh: na melmate ua kipana a gallakte uh na unaute uh toh kihawm dialdial un, chiin a gen hi.

⁹And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the country of Gilead, into the land of their possession, of which they had become possessed, according to the word of Jehovah through Moses.

⁹Huan, Reuben suante leh, Gad suante leh Manassi nam kimkhatte a kik nawn ua, Kanan gam Silo khua akipan Israel suante kiang akipanin Gilead gam, TOUPAN Mosi zanga thu a napiak bangin amau tantuam ding mawnga sehsa gama hoh dingin a pawtta uhi.

¹⁰And they came to the districts of the Jordan that are in the land of Canaan; and the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of grand appearance.

¹⁰Huan, Kanan gama Jordan uk a vatun un Reuben suante leh, Gad suante leh, Manassi nam kimkhatten Jordan lui geiah maitam lianpi kholang mahmah a na doh ua.

¹¹And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the districts of the Jordan, separately from the children of Israel.

¹¹Huan, Israel suanten, Ngai un, Reuben suante leh Gad suan te leh, Manassi nam kimkhatte Kanan gam chintak, Jordan uk, Israel suante gam lampang ah maitam a doh uh, chia mi gen a ja ua.

¹²And when the children of Israel heard [of it], the whole assembly of the children of Israel gathered together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.

¹²Huan, huai Israel suanten a jak un, Israel suan mipite tengteng amaute vadou tumin Silo khua ah a kikhawm dudup ua.

¹³And the children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

¹³Huan, Israel suanten Gilead gama Reuben suante leh, Gad suante leh, Manassi nam kimkhatte kiangah siampu Eleazar tapa Phinehas a sawl ua;

¹⁴and with him ten princes, of each father's house a prince, out of all the tribes of Israel; and each of them was head of a father's house, of the thousands of Israel.

¹⁴A kiangah mi lian sawm, Israel pawl nam laka inkuana intekpenpen jel ahi uh.

¹⁵And they came to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,

¹⁵Huan, Reuben suante leh, Gad suante leh, Manassi nam kimkhatte kiangah Gilead gamah a hoh ua, a kiang uah,

¹⁶Thus saith the whole assembly of Jehovah: What wickedness is this which ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have built yourselves an altar, rebelling this day against Jehovah?

¹⁶TOUPA mipite tengtengin, Israelte Pathian tungah bang ahia na hihkhel uh, TOUPA tungah tunia hel tuma maitam dohin tunia TOUPA na lehngatsan uh?

¹⁷Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us? from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the assembly of Jehovah.

¹⁷Peor muna tatsiatnate, eia dinga neu luaa simtheih ahi maw? tutanin leng huai i khelhnate i kisilsiang zou kei ua, TOUPA mipite lakah leng hi leng napiin,

¹⁸And ye turn away this day from following Jehovah; and it will be, that since ye rebel this day against Jehovah, to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole assembly of Israel.

¹⁸Tunia TOUPA lehngatsan na tup mai jen uh? huchiin tunin TOUPA tunga na nahelte maimah ua jingchiang ajaw Israel mipi tengteng tunga heh ngeingei ding eive.

¹⁹Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession is unclean, come over into the land of the possession of Jehovah, where Jehovah's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession amongst us; but rebel not against Jehovah, and rebel not against us, in building for yourselves an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.

¹⁹Himahleh na gam luah uh a buah leh, TOUPA gamsung, TOUPA biakbuk omna munah hongpai sam unla, ka lak uah teng teita mai unla; ahihhangin TOUPA i Pathian un a chih louh maitam dang bawlin TOUPA tungah hel kei unla, kou tungah leng hel dahta un.

²⁰Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing? and wrath fell on all the assembly of Israel, and he perished not alone in his iniquity.

²⁰Zer tapa Akanin muhdah thilah thil a hihkhial a, Israel mipite tengteng tungah hehna a hongoma hi kei maw? huai mi amah tatsiatna ah amah bekbek a mangthang tuamkei ve leh, chi uh eive, chiin a gen a.

²¹And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the thousands of Israel,

²¹Huchiin Reuben suante leh, Gad suante leh, Manassi nam kimkhatten Israel pawl nam intekpente a dawng ua, a kiang uah,

²²The ùGod of gods, Jehovah, the ùGod of gods, Jehovah, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know [it]; if it is in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah, -- save us not this day!

²²TOUPA, pathiante Pathian, TOUPA, pathiante Pathianin a thei: Israel pawlin leng a thei ding uh; ka maitam bawl uh TOUPA lehngatsan tupa, hel tupna hiam thil hihkhelh tupna hiama bawl ka hih uleh, (tuniin leng honhawi dah mai un),

²³-- that we have built for ourselves an altar to turn from following Jehovah, and if it is to offer up burnt-offering and oblation on it, and if to offer peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it [from us];

²³Halmang thillatna ding hiam, nekding thillatna ding hiam, lemna thillatna dinghiam a hihleh, amah TOUPA mahmahin honphut leh ake.

²⁴and if we have not done it from fear of this thing, saying, In future your children will speak to our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah the God of Israel?

²⁴Tu nungchiangin na suante un ka suante uh kiangah, Nou TOUPA, Israelte Pathian banga na zat phak teina uh om ahia?

²⁵Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad, ye have no portion in Jehovah! And so shall your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.

²⁵Nou Reuben suante leh Gad suante aw, TOUPAN kou leh nou dingin Jordan gamgi chiang dinga a bawl ei ve; TOUPA ah tantuam na nei tei kei uh, a honchi kha ding uh chia, pilvan jiaka a jiak neitaka ka hih uh ahi: na suante pawlin kou suante TOUPA kihtak siamdan theilouin a bawl khe thei uhi.

²⁶And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,

²⁶Huaijiakin, kisa un, maitam I bawl ding uh, halmang thil latna ding leh kithoihna ding bel hi louin:

²⁷but to be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we might do service to Jehovah before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in future, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.

²⁷Kou leh, nou leh, I nung ua I suante kikalah theihna ahi dinga huchiin ka halmang thillatte uh leh ka kithoihnate uh leh, ka lemna thillatte ua TOUPA na ka sep theihna ding un leh, na suante un leng tunung chia ka suante uh kianga TOUPA ah tantuam na nei tei kei uh, a honchih louhna ding un, ka chi ua ahi.

²⁸And we said, If it shall be that in future they so say to us and to our generations, we will say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice, but as a witness between us and you.

²⁸Huaijiakin, Hichi ahi dinga tunung chianga ka kiang uh hiam, ka suante uh kiang hiam huchibanga a honchih chiang ua kou, En ve ua, ka pipute un TOUPA maitam omdan a bawluh, halmang thillatna ding leh kithoihna ding ahi kei hi; kou leh nou kikala theihna a hijaw hi, ka chihna ding ua, ka hih uh ahi.

²⁹Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn this day from following Jehovah, in building an altar for burnt-offering, for oblation, and for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle.

²⁹TOUPA tunga hela TOUPA lehngatsana, TOUPA ka Pathian uh maitam, a biakbuk china maitam keleu lou halmang thillatna ding hiam, nekding thillatna ding hiam, kitheihna ding hiama maitam bawl ka hih louh dan uh, a chi ua.

³⁰And when Phinehas the priest and the princes of the assembly and the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it was good in their sight.

³⁰Huan, siampu Phinehas leh a kianga om mipi mi lian, Israel pawl nam intekpenten Reuben suante leh Gad suante leh Manassi suante thugen a jak un a kipak sak mahmah hi.

³¹And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that Jehovah is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Jehovah: now have ye delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.

³¹Huan, siampu Eleazar tapa Phinehasin Reuben suante leh Gad suante leh manassi suante kiangah, TOUPA tunga thil na hih khelh louh jiakin un, tun jaw TOUPA i lak ua om ngeina ahi chih ka theita ve ua: huchiin Israel suante TOUPA khut akipanna honkheta uh ahi, a chi a.

³²And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.

³²Huchiin siampu Eleazar tapa phinehas leh mi lianpawl Reuben suante leh Gad suante kiang akipanin Gilead gam akipan Kanan gam lamah Isreal suante kiang lamah a pai nawn ta ua, thu a va tun nawn uh.

³³And the thing was good in the sight of the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God, and no more said that they would go up in warfare against them, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt.

³³Huan, huai thuten Isreal suante a kipak sak mahmaha; huan, Israel saunte Pathian a phatta uhi; huchiin Reuben suante leh Gad suante doua, a omna gam uh suksiatsak thute a gen nawn ta kei uhi.Huan, Reuben suante leh Gad suanten huai maitam pen Ed a chi uh: Toupa pathian a na hi ngei mai chih I kikal uah theihna ahi, a chi uh.

³⁴And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad gave a name to the altar; for it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.

³⁴Huan, Reuben suante leh Gad suanten huai maitam pen Ed a chi uh: Toupa pathian a na hi ngei mai chih I kikal uah theihna ahi, a chi uh.