¹Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

¹Huchiin hiaite Ziklanga David kianga hongpaite ahi uh, Kis tapa Saul jiak maha a kihep chinten laiin: huchiin mi hatte lakah a om ua, kidounaa amah panpihmite.

²They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul’s brothers of Benjamin.

²Thaltein a kigalvan ua, suang kap leh thalpeua thal kapah khut taklam leh veilam a zangthei ua; amau Saul unaute Benjamin akipan ahi uhi.

³The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

³A pipen Ahiezer ahi, huan Joas, Gibeath mi Sema tapate; Azmaveth tate Jeziel leh Pelet; Berka, Anathoth mi Jehu;

⁴and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

⁴Huan Gibeon mi Esmai, sawmthumte laka mi hat, sawmthumte tungah; Jeremia, Jahaziel, Johanan leh Geerath mi Jozabad;

⁵Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

⁵Eluzai, Jerimot, Bealia, Semaria, Sephatia Haruph mi;

⁶Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

⁶Elkana, Isia, Azarel, Joezer, Jasobeam, Korahit mi;

⁷and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

⁷Huan Joela, Zebadia, Gedora Jeroham tapate.

⁸Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains;

⁸Huan Gad mite a hihleh gamdaia kulh ah David lamah a kituamseh ua, mi hangsan, kidouna adia chilsa, lum leh teipi khoih theite; a maitang uh humpinelkaite maitang banga, muala sajate banga kin;

⁹Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

⁹Ezer a pipen, Obadia a zom, zom, Eliab a thumna;

¹⁰Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

¹⁰Mismanna a lina, Jeremia a ngana;

¹¹Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

¹¹Attai a gukna, Eliel a sagihna;

¹²Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

¹²Johanan a giatna, Elzabad a kuana;

¹³Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

¹³Jeremia a sawmna, Makbannai a sawmlehkhatna.

¹⁴These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

¹⁴Hiai Gad tapate lakate sepaihhte heutute ahi uh: a neupen za khat toh a kikima, a lian penpen sang khat toh.

¹⁵These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

¹⁵Hiaite a piaute a tup laia, kha khatnaa Jordan kana paite ahi ua; huchiin phaijangtea om tengteng, suahlam leh, tumlam tuaktuakte, delh jakte ahi uh.

¹⁶There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

¹⁶Huan kulha David kiangah Benjamin leh Juda tate laka mi a hong ua.

¹⁷David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.”

¹⁷Huchiin amaute tuak dingin David a pai khiaa, a dawnga a kiang uah, Hon panpih dia lemna deiha ka kianga hong na hih ua leh, nou adin ka lungtang phan khawm ahi ding; himahleh ka khut ah bangmah hiamgamna a om kei chih theia, ka galte adia kei honman dinga hongpai na hih uleh, ka pipute uh Pathianin huai en henla, sal hen, a chi a.

¹⁸Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

¹⁸Huailaiin sawmthumte laka pipenpa, Amasai tungah kha a hongtunga, Nanga ka hi ua, David, huan nang lamah, nang Jesai tapa: muanna, na kiangah om henla, nang honpanpihmite kiangah muanna: na Pathianin lah nang a honpanpih ngala, a chi a. Huailaiin Davidin amaute a nakipahpiha, pawl heutute dingin a bawlta hi.

¹⁹Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they didn’t help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, “He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”

¹⁹Manasi akipanin leng khenkhatte, kidounaa Saul dou dinga Philistia mite toh a hongpaiin David lama a puk mang uhi; himahleh amau amaute a panpih kei uh: Philistia mite toupaten thuhilhin amah a sawl mang ngal ua, i lupente uh lauthawnghuaina dingin Saul a heutupa lamah a puk mang ding, chiin.

²⁰As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

²⁰Ziklag a a hohin, amah lama Manasi akipan puk a om ua, Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Mikael, Jozabad, Elihu, Zillethai, Manasi akipan sangte heutute.

²¹They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

²¹Huan tam-vak-hat pawl dou dingin David a panpih uh: amau lah mi hat hangsante leh sepaih laka heutute ahi ngal ua.

²²For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.

²²Ni tengin David kiangah amah panpih dingin a hong hong ua, sepaih pawl thupi, Pathian sepaih pawl bang a honghih masiah.

²³These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Yahweh.

²³Huan hiaite kidou dinga kigalvante huaite lupente zah ahi, TOUPA thu banga Saul gam amah kianga hei dia, Hebrona David kianga hongpaite.

²⁴The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

²⁴Juda tate lum leh teipi tawi theite sang guk leh za giat, kidou dinga kigalvan.

²⁵Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

²⁵Simeon tate ah kidouna dinga, mihat hangsante, sang sagih leh za khat.

²⁶Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

²⁶Levi tate ah sang li leh za guk.

²⁷Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

²⁷Huan Jehoiada bel Aron inkote pipa ahi a, amah toh sang thum leh za sagih a om uhi;

²⁸and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.

²⁸Huan tangval hat hangsan, Zadok, leh a pa inkote heutu sawmnih leh nih.

²⁹Of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

²⁹Huan Benjamin tate, Saul unaute, sang thum: amaute laka thupipenpenten lah Saul inko lamah a ginomna uh a na juita ngal ua.

³⁰Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.

³⁰Huan Ephraim tate ah sing nih leh za giat, mi hat hangsan, a pipute uh inkotea mi minthangte.

³¹Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

³¹Huan Manasi nam kimkhatte sing khat leh sang giat, honga, David kumpipaa bawl dia, mina genkhiakte,

³²Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their commandment.

³²Huan Issakar tate, hunte theihsiamna nei mite, Israelin bang a hih dia chih thei ding; amaute lupente za nih ahi uh; huan a unaute tengteng uh amau thupiakin a om uhi.

³³Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all kinds of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could command and were not of double heart.

³³Zebulun akipan, sepaih pawl kuan khe theite bang, kidouna van chichih toha, kidouna bawla thupe thei sing nga; kidouna bawla thupe thei, lung tuahnih neilou mite.

³⁴Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.

³⁴Huan Naphtali akipan heutu sang khat, amaute kiangah lum leh teipi sing thum leh sang sagih.

³⁵Of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

³⁵Huan Dan mite kidounaa thupe thei, sing nih leh sang giat leh za guk.

³⁶Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

³⁶Huan Aser akipan, sepaih pawla kuan khe thei, kidouna a thupe thei, sing li.

³⁷On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand.

³⁷Huan Jordan lehlam galah, Reuben mite leh, Gad mite, leh Manasi nam kimkhatte akipan, kidouna adinga kidouna vanzat chichih toh nuai khat leh sing nih.

³⁸All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

³⁸Hiaite tengteng, kidou mi ngen hiin, kidouna thupe thei, lungtang hoihkim toh Hebron ah David Israel tengteng tunga kumpipa dia bawl dingin a hongpai ua: huan David kumpipaa bawl dingin Israel dangte tengtengin lungkhat a pu chiat uhi.

³⁹They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.

³⁹Huan huailaiah David kianga, ne leh dawnin, ni thum a om uh: a unaute uh lah amau adingin kisakna a bawl ngal ua.Amau kiang naia omten, Issakar leh Zebulun tantanaten, sabengtungte leh sangawngsaute leh sakol neuter leh bawngtaltein tanghou a honpua ua, an nek ding, theipigah beute, grepmin bomte, uain leh sathau, a tamatamin bawngtalte leh belamte: Israel ah lah nuamsakna a om ngala.

⁴⁰Moreover those who were near to them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and cattle, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.

⁴⁰Amau kiang naia omten, Issakar leh Zebulun tantanaten, sabengtungte leh sangawngsaute leh sakol neuter leh bawngtaltein tanghou a honpua ua, an nek ding, theipigah beute, grepmin bomte, uain leh sathau, a tamatamin bawngtalte leh belamte: Israel ah lah nuamsakna a om ngala.