¹Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

¹Huan, Philistia miten kidou dingin a sepaihte uh a kaikhawm ek ua, Judia gamsung Soko khua ah a kikhawm khawm ua, Ephesdamim munah Soko khua leh Azeka kho kikalah panmun a bawl uhi.

²Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

²Huan, Saula leh Israel mite a kikhawm khawm ua, Ela guam ah panmun a bawl ua, Philistia mite na dal dingin a kijak phalh uh.

³The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

³Huan, Philistia mite tang pangah a om ua, huan, Israel mite bel a langkhat tang pangah a om ua, a kikal uah guam a om.

⁴There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

⁴Huan, Philistia mite panmun akipanin a mi hat uh, a min Goliath, Gath khua mi, tong guk leh khap khata sang a hongpawt khiaa.

⁵He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

⁵Dal lukhu a khu a, awmphaw a silha; a awmphaw giklam a hihleh dal sekel sang nga ahi.

⁶He had brass shin armor on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

⁶A ngal ah dalngalphaw a bun a, a nungjang ah dal tei ta a kuah hi.

⁷The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield bearer went before him.

⁷A tei peu siamkol bang ahi a; huan, a tei lu bel sik sekel ja guka gik ahi: huan, a phaw popa a maah a pai hi.

⁸He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.

⁸Huan, a dinga, Israelte sepaihte a sam a, a kiang uah, bangdia kidou dinga hong phalh na hi ua? Kei Philistia mi, nou Saula sikha na hi kei uh maw? Mi kitel unla ka kiangah hongpai suk heh.

⁹If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then you will be our servants, and serve us.”

⁹honsual theiha hon hihlup leh na sikha un ka om ding uh: ahihhangin ken ka zoha ka hihlup leh ka sikha un na om ding ua, ka na uh na sem ding uh, a chi a.

¹⁰The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”

¹⁰Huan, Philistia miin, Tuniin Israel sepaihte ka tou a, mi khat hon kuansak unla ka na kisual ding uh, a chi a.

¹¹When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

¹¹Huan, Saula leh Israelte tengtengin huai Philistia mi thugente a jak un, a lunglel ua, lau petmahin a lauta uh.

¹²Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken among men.

¹²Huan, David Jesai tapa ahi a, amah bel Bethlehem-Judaa Ephrat mi ahi a, tapa giat a nei hi; amah bel Saulain vai a hawm laiin tek tak ahi khina, tek taka ngaih ahikhin hi.

¹³The three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

¹³Huan, Jesai tapa upate thumin kidouna ah Saula a jui ua. A tapa thum kidounaa hohte min a upapen Eliab, a zom Abinadab, a thumna Sam ahi uh.

¹⁴David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.

¹⁴Huan, David bel a naupangpen ahi; huan, a upa thumten Saula a jui uh.

¹⁵Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

¹⁵David bel Saula kiang akipanin Bethlehem ah a pa belam kemin a vahoh zihzeh hi.

¹⁶The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

¹⁶Huan, Philistia miin jingsang leh nitak tengin a vanaih sek a, ni sawmli sung a va kitaklang nak hi.

¹⁷Jesse said to David his son, “Now take for your brothers an ephah 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers;

¹⁷Huan, Jesai in a tapa David kiangah, vaimim kan ephah khat leh hiai tanghou beu sawm pua inla, na unaute kiangah a giahmun uh va hohpih pah dih ve;

¹⁸and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”

¹⁸Huan, bawngnawitui dat khal sawm a pawl ua sang heutupa adin puak sak inla; huan, na unaute bangchiin a om ua va dong inla a tanchin theihna honpuakin.

¹⁹Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

¹⁹Saula leh amau leh Israel mi tengteng Philistia mite sualin Ela guam ah a om uhi, a chi a.

²⁰David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the army which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

²⁰Huan, David jing khangin a thou a, belamte bel chingmi khat a kemsaka, Jesaiin thu a piak dungjuiin a pua a, a kuanta a; huan, kidouna muna pawtkhe lel sepaihte kisual dinga a kikou juajua lai tak un amah kangtalai omna mun a va tung hi.

²¹Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

²¹Huan, Israelte leh Philistia mite kisual dingin a na kikhung ua, sepaih leh sepaih a na kigal sai ua.

²²David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.

²²Huan, Davidin a van van kemmi kiangah a koiha, sepaihte kianglam ah a va taia, a ute chibai a va buk hi.

²³As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

²³Huan, amaute a houpih laitakin ngaiin, a mi hat uh Gath khuaa Philistia mi a min Goliath Philistia mite sepaih pawl laka kipan a hongpai suka, a thugen ngei mah a hon gen nawn a: huai thu Davidin a zata hi.

²⁴All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were terrified.

²⁴Huan, Israel mi tengtengin huai mi amuh un, a taikek ua lau petmahin a lau uh.

²⁵The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? He has surely come up to defy Israel. It shall be, that the man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.”

²⁵Huan, Israel miten, huai mihing hongkuan khia na mu hia? Israel mite tou dinga hongkuankhia a hina hi; kuapeuh amah hihlum kumpipan nakpi takin sum lamin a hihhausa dinga, huan, a tanu a pe dinga, huan, a pa inkuan Israelte lakah nuamlenin a omsak ding, a chi ua.

²⁶David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

²⁶Huan, Davidin a kianga dingte kiangah, hiai Philistia mi hihluma Israelte minsiatna hihdaimi bel bangchia bawl ding ahi ding? Hiai zeksumlouh Philistia mi kua ahia a hiha, Pathian hing sepaihte a tou vial mahmah? A chi a.

²⁷The people answered him in this way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”

²⁷Huan, mipiten hichiin a dawng ua, amah hihlum peuhmah ka gen bang ua bawl ahi ding, a chi ua.

²⁸Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”

²⁸Huan, a u upapen Eliabin mite kianga a thugen lai a najaa; huchiin Eliab David tungah a heh guiha, bangdinga hong suk na hia? gamdaia belam tamlou omte kua chingsak na hia? na kisaktheihdan leh na lungsim hoihlouh dan ka thei; kidou en ding bangin na hong mawkmawka, a chi a.

²⁹David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”

²⁹Huan, Davidin, bang ka hiha ahia? a jiak a om ahi kei maw? achi a.

³⁰He turned away from him toward another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him again the same way.

³⁰Huan, aman mi dang lam a ngatsana, a gen ngei mah a gen a: huan, mipiten a maa a dawn bangmah un a dawng nawn ua.

³¹When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

³¹Huan, David thugen a jak un Saula kiangah a gensawn ua; huan, aman a sam a.

³²David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

³²Huan, Davidin Saula kiangah, amah jiakin kuamah lungsim lunglel kei heh; na sikha huai Philistia mi ka vasual ding, a chi a.

³³Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”

³³Huan, Saula in David kiangah, nang jaw huai Philistia mi sual dingin na kuan thei tel kei ding e, valnou phet lah na hi ngala, amah lah a valnou tung akipan kidoumi ahi ngala, a chi a.

³⁴David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb out of the flock,

³⁴Huan, Davidin Saula kiangah, na sikhain a pa belamte a chi laiin, humpinelkai hiam vompi hiam a hong kuana, belam hon laka kipanin belamnou a mana.

³⁵I went out after him, and struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him.

³⁵Ka delhjuia, ka suala, a kam akipanin ka honkhe zel: huan amah a honsual tumin a hong dinga, ken a baksam ah ka mana, ka suala, ka hihlum jel hi.

³⁶Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”

³⁶Na sikhain humpinelkai leh vompi te ka hihlum tuaktuak jel hi; huai zeksum louh Philistia mi amau bangin a om tei mai ding hi, Pathian hing sepaihte a tou viala, a chi a.

³⁷David said, “Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go; and Yahweh shall be with you.”

³⁷Huan, Davidin, humpinelkai khutbom akipan leh vompi khutbom akipan kei hon honkhepa TOUPAN huai Philistia mi khut akipan a hon honkhe ding, a chi a. Huan, Saulain David kiangah, pai dih, na kiangah TOUPA om nave, a chi a.

³⁸Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of brass on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.

³⁸Huan, Saulain amah galthuam David a silhsaka, dak lukhu a khusaka, awmphaw a silhsak hi.

³⁹David strapped his sword on his clothing, and he tried to move; for he had not tested it. David said to Saul, “I can’t go with these; for I have not tested them.” David took them off.

³⁹Huan, Davidin a galvan tungah a namsau a kuaha, pai din a kisa a; huchibang in lah a hih chiamteh ngei naikei a. Huan, Davidin Saula kiangah, ka paipih thei sin kei hial ka chi, hichibangin ka hih chiamteh ngeikei, a chi a. Huchiin David a kisuahta hi.

⁴⁰He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his wallet. His sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.

⁴⁰Huan, achiang a tawia, luitaa suang mum mam pilhpelh nga a tela, a belam chinna ip a kawljal ah a kuaha; huan, a vaisuanglot a tawia, Philistia mi a va juan naita hi.

⁴¹The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

⁴¹Huan, Philistia mi a hongpai jela, David a juan nai hulhula; huan, lum tawipa a maah a paia.

⁴²When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

⁴²Huan, Philistia min a en vialviala, David a muh leh a simmoh, mahmah maia; san chiuchiau. Mit hah kilawm tak, valnou lel lah ahi ngala.

⁴³The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

⁴³Huchiin Philistia miin David kiangah, ui ka hi maw chiangte toh ka kiang a na hong? A chi a. Huchiin Philistia min apathiante louin David a hamsiat khumta.

⁴⁴The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.”

⁴⁴Huan, Philistia miin David kiangah, hong dih, na sate tung a leng vasate leh gamsate ka na nesak ding a chi a.

⁴⁵Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

⁴⁵Huchiin Davidin Philistia mi kiangah, nang jaw namsau te, tei te, teita te tawiin nong kuana; kei jaw sepaihte TOUPA, Israel sepaihte Pathian na toupa minin ka hongkuan jaw hi.

⁴⁶Today, Yahweh will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you, and take your head from off you. I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild animals of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

⁴⁶Tuniin TOUPAN nang ka khut ah a honpe sin hi; huan, ka hon that dinga na lutang ka hon tansak ding; huan, Philistia sepaihte luangte tuniin tunga leng vasate leh gamsate ka nesak sin hi; huchiin, leitunga mi tengtengin Israelte laka Pathian a om chih a thei thei ding uh:

⁴⁷and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn’t save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

⁴⁷Huan, hiai laia kikhawm khawmte tengtengin TOUPAN namsau leh teiin a hondam kei chih a thei thei ding ua; kidouna lah TOUPA kidouna ahi ngala, aman ka khut uah noute a honpe sin hi, a chi a.

⁴⁸It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

⁴⁸Huan, hichi ahi a, Philistia mi a hongkuana David sual dinga a hon naih leh David bel sepaihte lamah Philistia mi sual dingin a tai gepgepa.

⁴⁹David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.

⁴⁹Huan, Davidin a ip a sawka, suang a lakhiaa, a vaisuanglotin a lawna, Philistia mi a taltang takah a denga, a tal ah suang a luta, a khupin a puk helhul maimah hi.

⁵⁰So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

⁵⁰Huchiin Davidin Philistia mi tuh vaisuanglot leh suangin a zoua, Philistia mi a denga, a thatta hi; Davidin bel namsau a tawi hetkei hi.

⁵¹Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

⁵¹Huchiin David a taia, Philistia mi kiangah a va dinga, a namsau a laa, a pai akipan a doka huaiin a thata, a lu a tanta hi. Huan, Philistia miten a mi hat uh a sita chih a theih un a taikek ta uh.

⁵²The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

⁵²Huan, Israel mi leh Juda mite a thou ua, a kikou ua, Philistia mite Gath pha leh Ekron kulh kongkhak phain a delh uh. Huan, Philistia mite laka liamte Saaraim lam tawnin Gath leh Ekron phain a puk zengzung maimah uhi.

⁵³The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

⁵³Huan, Israel suanten Philistia mite a delh uh a kisan ua, a giahmun uh a lok uh.

⁵⁴David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

⁵⁴Huan, Davidin Philistia mi a lu a laa, Jerusalem ah a paipiha, a galvan bel a puanin ah a koih hi.

⁵⁵When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”

⁵⁵Saulain Philistia mi sual dinga David kuan a muhin sepaih heutu Abner kiangah, Abner, hiai valnou kua ta ahia? a chi a. Huan, Abnerin, na hinna louin ka gen, toupa aw, ka thei het kei mawk, a chi a.

⁵⁶The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!”

⁵⁶Huan, kumpipan, hiai naupang kua ta hiam dong khiain, a chi a.

⁵⁷As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

⁵⁷Huan, David, Philistia mi that a hongpaiin Abnerin a pia, Philistia mi lu tawi kawmin Saula kiangah a paipiha.Huan, Saulain a kiangah, kua tapa na hia oi, tangval? A chi a. Huan, Davidin a dawnga, bethlehem mi na sikha Jesai tapa ka hi, a chi a.

⁵⁸Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, you young man?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”

⁵⁸Huan, Saulain a kiangah, kua tapa na hia oi, tangval? A chi a. Huan, Davidin a dawnga, bethlehem mi na sikha Jesai tapa ka hi, a chi a.