¹Saul reigned a year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

¹Saula kum sawmthuma upa ahih in vaihawm a pana; huan, Israelte tungah kum nih vai a hawm a.

²Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

²Huan, Saulain Israelte laka mi sang thum a tela; sangnih Mikmas ah leh Bethel tang ah Saula kiangah a om ua, huan, sangkhat Benjamin gama Gibea ah Jonathan kiangah a om uh: huan, a dangteng amau puanin ah a paisak vek.

³Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

³Huan, Jonathanin Gibea Philistia galvil sepaihte a suala; huai bel Philistia miten a naja uh. Huchiin Saulain, Hebru miten na ja uheh, chiin a gam tengteng uah pengkul a mutsaka.

⁴All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

⁴Huan, Israelte tengtengin, Saulain Philistia galvil sepaihte a sual chih leh Israelten leng Philistia mite huatin a om uh chih thute a naza ta ua. Huchiin mipite Saula kiangah Gilgal ah a kikai khawmta uhi.

⁵The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

⁵Huan, Philistia mite Israelte sual dingin a kikai khawmta ua; kangtalai sing thum, sakol tungtuangmi sang guk, mihing tuipi piaua piaunel zah mahmah a tam ahi uh: huan, a kuan tou ua, Beth-aven suahlam pang ah Mikmas ah panmun a bawl ua.

⁶When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

⁶Huan, Isreal miten umbitin a om uh chih a kitheih un (mite lah a lunghimoh mahmahta ua) mite kokhuk ah, lou nok ah, suangpi pangah, kulh ah, lei kohawm ah khawng a bu ua.

⁷Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

⁷Hebru mi khenkhatte bel Jordan galah Gad leh Gilead gamah a tai ua; Saula bel Gilgal ah a om lailaia, miten lah ling tonton kawmin amah a jui ua.

⁸He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel: but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

⁸Samuelin ni a seh bangin ni sagih a om a; himahleh Samuel lah Gilgal ah a hongpaita keia; huchiin mipiin a taijak santa uh.

⁹Saul said, “Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings.” He offered the burnt offering.

⁹Huan, Saulain, halmang thillat ding leh lemna thillat dingte hiaiah ka kiangah honla un, a chi a.

¹⁰It came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

¹⁰Huchiin halmang thillat a lana, huan, hichi ahi a, halmang thillat a lan khin lela, ngaiin, Samuel a hongtung; huan, Saula chibai buk dingin amah dawnin a kuan a. Huan, Samuelin, bang na hih na hia? a chi a.

¹¹Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn’t come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

¹¹Huan, Saulain, mipiten a honpai mang san khin ua, huan, nang lah ni seh niin na hongtungta keia, huan, Philistia mite lah Mikmas ah a kikaikhawm ek uh chih ka thei ngala.

¹²therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”

¹²Huaijiakin, Philistia miten Gilgal ah honsual dekdekta ngal ua, huan, TOUPA hehpihna lah ka ngen nai keia, ka chi a, huaijiakin halmang thillat lan lou thei ka hi kei, a chi a.

¹³Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

¹³Huan, Samuelin Saula kiangah, na thilhihdan ahiahuai mahmah: TOUPA na Pathian thupiak, nang thu a honpiak na jui kei hi. TOUPAN Israelte tungah na lalna khantawna hihkim tum jaw hiven maw,

¹⁴But now your kingdom shall not continue. Yahweh has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Yahweh commanded you.”

¹⁴Himahleh na lalna a mongta ding; TOUPAN thu a honpiak na zuih louh jiakin TOUPAN amah lungtang pu mi a zonga, mite tung a heutu hi dingin TOUPAN amah a septa hi, a chi a.

¹⁵Samuel arose, and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

¹⁵Huan, Samuel a thou a, Gilgal akipan Benjamin gama Geba khua ah a hoh touta. Huan, Saulain a kianga mi omte a sima, ja guk tak ahi uh.

¹⁶Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

¹⁶Huan, Saula leh a tapa Jonathan leh a kiang ua mi omte Benjamin gama Geba khua ah a om ua; himahleh Philistia miten Mikmas ah panmun a bawl uh.

¹⁷The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;

¹⁷Huan, lokmite Philistia mite panmun akipanin pawl thumin a hongkuan ua: pawl khatten Sual gama Omphra lam juan lampi a jui ua; huan, pawl khatten Beth-horon lam juan lampi a jui uh;

¹⁸and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

¹⁸Huan, pawl khatin gamdai jul Zeboim guam lam juan gamgi lampi a jui uhi.

¹⁹Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears”;

¹⁹Israel gam pumpi ah siksekmi himhim a omkei ua; Philistia miten, Hebru miten namsau hiam, tei hiam a bawl zenzen kha ding uh, a chi uhi.

²⁰but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;

²⁰Himahleh Israel mi tengteng, mi chih a leilehna, a suanggal, aheipi, a tupi tathiam dingin, Philistiate kiangah a hoh suk sek ua;

²¹yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the plowshares, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

²¹Tupite, suanggalte, sikkhutte leh heipite tathiamna dinga sik-hat neina piin; chiangmukzumte bawlna dingin.

²²So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

²²Huchiin a kidou ni un Saula leh Jonathan kiang mi omte namsau hiam, tei hiam nei himhim a om kei ua; Saula leh a tapa Jonathanin bel a nei uh.Huan, Philistia galvil sepaihte Mikmas kuam ah a pai kheta uh.

²³The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

²³Huan, Philistia galvil sepaihte Mikmas kuam ah a pai kheta uh.