¹Huan, huai nungin hichi ahi a, Amon suante kumpipa Nahas a si a, a tapa a sikin a lal hi.

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

²Huan Davidin, A pan honna hehpih jel jiakin ken leng Naha tapa Hanun ka hehpih sam ding, a chi a. Huchiin Davidin a pa tungtang thu-a lungmuan dingin mite a sawl hi. Huan David mite Amon suante gamah Hanun kiangah amah lungmuan dingin a vatung ua.

²And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

³Himahleh Amon suan heututen Hanun kiangah, Davidin na pa a zahtak jiaka lungmuan ding mi na kianga honsawl hiin na um ahia? A mite gam hihse dinga enchain leh enkhe dinga na kianga hongpai ahi kha kei ding uam maw? A chi ua.

³But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

⁴Huchiin Hanunin David mite a mana, a khamul uh a met maisaka, huan a puansilhte uh a lai takah a tobou uh khuh pha minmenin a tansaka, a paisak ta hi.

⁴Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁵Huchiin kuatehiamin a mite a na hih dan David a vahilh ua. Huan a dawnding mi a sawla; amau lah a zum mahmah ngal ua.

⁵Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

⁶Huchiin Amon suanten David jakdahlam a na hihta uh chih anakitheih un, Hanun leh Amon suanten Mesopotamia gama mite, Aram-maakaa mite, Zobaa mite, kangtalai leh sakol tungtuag mite goihna dingin dangkasik talent sang khat a khak uh.

⁶And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.

⁷Huchiin kangtalai sing thum leh sang nih, Maaka kumpipa leh a mite toh a pi ua, Medeba chinah panmun a bawlta uh. Huan Amon suante a khua ua kipante khawngin a pawt khia ua, a kikai khawm ua, kidou dingin a kuan uhi.

⁷So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

⁸Huan Davidin huai a jakin, Joab leh sepaih hangsante tengteng a sawl khia.

⁸And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

⁹Huan Amon suante a hongkuan ua, khopi kongpi chinah a kiphalh ua, huan, kumpipa hongtel teitei a tuamin pawnah a om uhi.

⁹And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

¹⁰Huchiin a malam leh nunglamah a honsual sin uh chih Joabin a theihin Israel mite laka mi a hoih tata a tel khiaa, Suria mite sual dingin a nakijak uhi.

¹⁰Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

¹¹Huan mi dang tengteng bel a unaupa Abisai khut ah a koih veka. Amon suante sual dingin amau leng a kizalh uh.

¹¹And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

¹²Huan aman, Suria mite ka zoh sin kei leh, nang honpanpihin; huan Amon suante na zoh sin kei leh ka honpanpih ding.

¹²And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

¹³Hangsan takin om unla, i mite leh i Pathian khuate humin i kipasalsak ding uh; huan TOUPAN hoih a sak bang jelin hih hen, a chi a.

¹³Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

¹⁴Huchiin Joab leh a kianga mite kidouna mun lama Suria mite a vanaih ua; huan, a maah a taikekta uhi.

¹⁴So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

¹⁵Huan Amon suanten Suria mite a taikek uh chih a theih un amau leng a unaupa Abisai maah a taikek ta ua, khuaah a lut uhi. Huchiin Joab Jerusalem ah a paita hi.

¹⁵And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

¹⁶Huan Suria miten Israelte maah a pang theikei uh chih a natheih un, mi a sawl ua, Lui khenlama Suria pawlte a sam khia ua, huan Hadadezer sepaih heutu Sophak bel a heutu pen uh ahi.

¹⁶And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

¹⁷Huan huai bel David a hilh ua; huan, aman Israel mi tengteng a sam khawma, Jordan lui a kan ua, a vamu ua, sual dingin a kiphalh uhi. Huchiin Suriate kidoupih dia David a kisak khitin amah a kidoupihta uhi.

¹⁷And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

¹⁸Huan Suria mite bel Israel maah a taikek ua; huan Davidin Suria mi, kangtalai sang sagih tunga tuang leh sepaih sing li a thata, huan sepaih heutu Sophak leng a that hi.Huchiin Hadadezer miten Israelte maah a pang theitakei uh chih a theih un, David toh kilepna a bawl ua, a sikhate dingin a omta uh; Suria miten leng Amon suante a panpih nuamta kei uh.

¹⁸But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

¹⁹Huchiin Hadadezer miten Israelte maah a pang theitakei uh chih a theih un, David toh kilepna a bawl ua, a sikhate dingin a omta uh; Suria miten leng Amon suante a panpih nuamta kei uh.

¹⁹And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.