¹Huan, Israel suanten Toupa mitmuhin thil a na hihkhialta ua: huchiin Toupan Midiante khut ah kum sagih a omsak.

¹And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

²Huan, Midianten israelte a zouta ua: huchiin Midiante jiakin tang ah kokhukte, kohawmte, kulhte a bawl ua.

²And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

³Huan, hichi ahia, Isralten thil a chin uleh Midiante, Amalekte, suahlam tate a hoh tou ua; a vasual ua;

³And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

⁴Ommun a vakhoh ua, Gaza tanin leia thil poute a hihsiat sak ua, Israel gamah nekding himhim a hawi keiua, belamte, bawngte, sabengtungte tanin.

⁴And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

⁵A gan honte uh leh a puaninte u toh a hongkuan ua, khaupe bang maiin tampiin a hongkuan ngal nak ua; amaute leh a sangawngsaute uh sim seng leng a hong hi kei uh: gam hihse dingin a hongpai sek uhi.

⁵For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

⁶Huchiin Israelte bel Midiante jiakin a honggenthei mahmah ta ua; huan, Israel suanten Toupa a samta uhi.

⁶And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

⁷Huan, hichi ahi a, Midiante jiaka Israel suanten Toupa a sap tak un, Toupan Israel suante kiangah jawlnei a honsawla: aman a kiang uah, Toupa, Israelte Pathianin, hichiin a chi hi,

⁷And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

⁸Aigupta gam akipanin ka honpi tou a, saltanna akipanin ka hon pikhiaa;

⁸That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

⁹Aiguptate khut akipan leh, nou honnuaihsiahmite tengteng kht akipanin ka honhunkhia a, na ma uah amaute ka delh khiaa, a gam uh nou ka honpia a;

⁹And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

¹⁰Huan, kei Toupa na Pathian uh ka hi, hiai na omna gam uh Amorte pathiante na kihta mahmah ding uh ahi kei, ka chi a: himahleh ka thugen na pom ngal kei uh, a chi hi, a chi ahi.

¹⁰And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

¹¹Huan, Toupa angel a hong a, Ophra khuaa Abiezrit mi Joas toso sing nuaiah a tua: huan, a tapa Gideonin Midiante muh theih louh dinging grep sukna khuk ah buh a na vuaa.

¹¹And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

¹²Huan, Toupa angel a kiangah a hongkilaka, a kiangah, Nang mi hat hangsan, Toupa na kiangah a om hi, a chi a.

¹²And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.

¹³Huan, Gideonin a kiangah, Aw pu, Toupa ka kiang ua a om ngal leh, bangchidan ahia leh hichibanga ka tung ua thil a hongtun? Ka pipute un, TOUPAN Aigupta gam akipan honpi tou hi lou hia? chia a thilih lamdang mahmahte a honhilh sekte uh koilama bangchi khinta ahi? Tun zaw TOUPAN hon pampaih siang ahitaa, Midiante khut ah a honpeta hi, achia.

¹³And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

¹⁴Huan TOUPAN, amah a en a, a kiangah, Hiai na hatnain pai inla, Israelte pen Midiante akipanin hondamin: ka honsawl ahi kei maw? a chi a

¹⁴And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

¹⁵Huan, aman a kiangah, Aw Toupa, bangchiin ahia Israelte ka vahotdam mahmah ding? ngaiin, Manasi suan laka nam gentheipen ka hi ua, kei lah ka pa inko lakah neupen ka hi ngala, a chi a.

¹⁵And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

¹⁶Huan, TOUPAN, a kiangah, Na kiangah ka om sin hi, huchiin Midiante zaw mi khat lelbangin na zou vek mai ding hi, a chi a.

¹⁶And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

¹⁷Huan, aman a kiangah, Na mittung ka hih leh, nang mahmahin na honpi chih chiamtehna banghiam hon musakin.

¹⁷And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.

¹⁸Na maa lat ding thilpiak ka valaka, na kianga ka hong nawn masiah hiai akipanin hehpihtakin nana pai mang het ken, a chi a. Huan aman, Na hong nawn masiah ka na omthek ding, achi a.

¹⁸Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

¹⁹Huan, Gideon a luta, kel nou leh tangbuang epha khat silngou soh louh a bawla: a sa bel seng ah a koiha, huan, a tui bel ah a koiha, toso sing nuaiah a kiangah a hontawia, a hong lana.

¹⁹And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

²⁰Huan, Pathian angelin a kiangah, Sa leh tanghou silngou soh louh la inla, hiai suang tungah koih inla, a tui pen sung khiain, a chi a. Huchibangin a hihta.

²⁰And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

²¹Huchiin TOUPA angelin achiang tawi mukin sa leh tanghou silngou soh louh a khoiha; huan, suang akipanin mei a hongpawta, sa leh tanghou silngou soh louh a kang mang veka; huan, TOUPA angel a muh theih louhin a pai ta hi.

²¹Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

²²Huchiin Gideonin TOUPA angel ahi chih a theitaa; huan, Gideonin, E, aw TOUPA Pathian: TOUPA angel kimatuaha mu ka kei maw, a chi a.

²²And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

²³Huan, TOUPAN a kiangah, Lungmuang takin om inla, lau ken: na si kie ding, a chi a.

²³And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

²⁴Huchiin Gideonin huaiah TOUPA adingin maitam a bawla, Jehova-salom a sa a: tutanin Abiezrit mite khua Ophraah, a om thek hi.

²⁴Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

²⁵huan, hici ahia, huia jan mahin TOUPAN a kiangah, na pa bawgtal, bawngtal nihna kum sagiha upa la inla, na pa neih Baal maitam hihchim inla, a bula Asera phukin;

²⁵And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:

²⁶Huan, hiai kulh tungah zenei takin TOUPA na Pathian ading maitam bawl inla, baw2ngtal nihna la inla, Asera na phuk ding sing zangin halmang thillat lanin, a chi a,

²⁶And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

²⁷Huchiin Gideonin a sikhate laka mi sawm a pia, TOUPAN a kianga a gen bangin a hihta: huan, hichi ahia, a pa inkote leh khopia mite a kihtak jiakin, sunlaiin a hih ngam keia, janlaiin a hih hi.

²⁷Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

²⁸Huan, khopia mite jingkhanga a thoh uleh ngaiin, Baal maitam hihchipin a naom a, a bula Asera phuk paihin a naoma, maitam bawl tungah bawngtal nihna lat a na omta mai hi.

²⁸And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

²⁹Hiai kua hih ahia eita? Chiin a kihou ua, a kidot ua, a kizon khit un, Joas tapa Gideon hih a na hi nilouh aka, a chi uh.

²⁹And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

³⁰Huchiin khopia miten joas kiangah, Huai na tapa va pi khiain, a sih ngeingei ding ahi: Baal maitam a hihchip jiak leh a bula Asera a phuk jiakin, a chi ua.

³⁰Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.

³¹Huan, Joasin amah hongkalhte tengteng kiangah, Baal gum dign na hi maw? kuapeuh amah gum jingsang mahmaha hihlup ding ahi: Pathian a hih leh a maitam a hihchip jiak un, kigum tawm leh ake, a chi a.

³¹And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.

³²Huchiin, A maitam hihchip jiakin Baalin amah kalh heh, chiin, huia niin Jerubaal, a sa uhi.

³²Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

³³Huchiin Midiante tengteng leh, Amalekte leh, suahlam tate a pungkhawm dudup ua; lui a kan ua, Jazreel guamah a kikulh uh.

³³Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

³⁴Himahleh, TOUPA kha Gideon tungah a hongtungah; huan, pengkul a tuma; huchiin Abiezerten a naih khawm duamduam uh.

³⁴But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.

³⁵Huan Manasite tengteng lakah mite a taisak a; huaiten leng a naih khawm duamduam uh: huan, Aserte kiangah te, Zebulunte kiangah te, Naphtalite kiangah te leng mite a taisaka; amau leng a behlap touta uhi.

³⁵And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

³⁶Huan, Gideonin Pathian kiangah, Na gen banga kei khuta Israelte na hotdam sin leh,

³⁶And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

³⁷Ngaiin, phual ah belam mul ka koih dia, belam mul tung kiaa dai a naom a, lei tengteng ana hul vek leh, na gen bangin kei khutin Israelte na hondam sin ahi chih ka thei ding, a chi a.

³⁷Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.

³⁸Huchibang a honghi ngut a: a jing jingsang pia a thoha, belam mul ahek leh, belam mula om dai belhbu dim vengveng lah a hek kheta amai ngala.

³⁸And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

³⁹Huan, Gideonin Pathian kiangah, Ka tungah heh ken, khat vei bek ka hon gen nawn ding; hehpih takin, khat vei bek belam mulin hon zeet sak nawnin; tutungin ahihleh belam mul kia hong hul henla, leitung tengteng ah dai hongom nawn leuleu heh, a chi a.Huan, huchibangin Pathianin huai janin a honhiha: belam mul kia a nahula, leitung tengtengah dai a naom leuleu hi.

³⁹And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

⁴⁰Huan, huchibangin Pathianin huai janin a honhiha: belam mul kia a nahula, leitung tengtengah dai a naom leuleu hi.

⁴⁰And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.