¹The ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

¹Huan, TOUPA bawm bel Philistia mite gamah kha sagih a oma.

²The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of Yahweh? Show us with which we shall send it to its place.”

²Huan, Philistia miten, TOUPA bawm bang I chih ding ua? a omna ngei maha paisak nawnna dan honhilh dih ve ua, chiin a siampute leh aisansiamte a sam uhi.

³They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don’t send it empty; but by all means return him a trespass offering: then you shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”

³Huan, amau, Israelte Pathian bawm na paisak ding uleh leng a vuakin paisak het kei un; a kiangah tatlek kithoihna lan ngeingei un, huchiin hihdam in na om ding uh, huan, bangdinga a khut honsuan sak louh hiam chih na thei ding uh, a chi ua.

⁴Then they said, “What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him?” They said, “Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, for the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

⁴Huchiin amau, A kianga ka tatlekna uh lat ding bang ahi dia? a chi ua. Huan, amau, Philistia hausate zahin dangkaeng jangtan lim nga leh dangkaeng sansim lim nga: na vek ua tunga hi leng leh na hausate uh tunga leng lah khat ahi ngala.

⁵Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

⁵Huaijiakin na jangtan lim uh leh na gam uh hihsetu sansim limte bawl unla: huan, Israelte Pathian pahtawi un, huchiin a khut na tunguah te, na pathian uleh na gam uh tungah te a jangsak nuam kha ding hi.

⁶Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn’t they let the people go, and they departed?

⁶Aigupta mite leh Pharoin lungsim a khauhsak bang un bangdia na lungsim uh khauhsak na hi ua? A lak ua thil lamdang pia a hihin mite lah a paisak ua, a pawtkheta uh hilou maw?

⁷“Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;

⁷Huaijiakin tuin kangtalai thak sutuah unla, bawngpi nih a nawi suk lai, hakkol po kha ngei nai hetlou toh; huai bawngpite kangtalai ah khih unla, huan, a noute uh in lamah amau akipan honpi un.

⁸and take the ark of Yahweh, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by its side; and send it away, that it may go.

⁸Huan TOUPA bawm la unla, kangtalai ah koih unla; huan, tatlek thoihna dinga na lat uh dangkaeng thil manpha pen singlem ah thunin a sikah koih unla, paisak unla khah mai un.

⁹Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us.”

⁹Huchiin mahin gamgi lampang lampi tawnin Beth-semes ah a pai hiam en un, a pai leh I tung ua thil hoihlou tak amah hih a nahi dinga; a paikei leh ei hon gawtpa amah khut a nahi kei chih I thei ding ua, I tung ua hongom tei himhim lel ahi ding, a chi uhi.

¹⁰The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home;

¹⁰Huan, miten huchibangin a hih ua: bawngpi a nawi suklai nih a pi ua, kangtalai ah a khih ua, a noute uh bel inlamah a khum ua;

¹¹and they put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

¹¹Huan, TOUPA bawm kangtalai ah a koih ua, dangkaeng sansim limleh jangtan lim koihna singlem toh.

¹²The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

¹²Huan, bawngpite Beth-semes lam juanin lampi a jui vengveng ua; huchiin ham kawmkawm in lampipen a jui ua, taklam ah hiam, veilam ah hiam a pial het kei ua; huan, Philistia hausaten Beth-semes gamgi phain a jui uh.

¹³They of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

¹³Huan, Beth-semes khua miten guam ah a buh uh a nala ua, a dak tou ua, bawm a mu ua, a kipak mahmah uhi.

¹⁴The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they split the wood of the cart, and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

¹⁴Huan, kangtalai Beth-semes khuaa mi Joshua lou ah a honglut a, suangpi lian mahmah omna takah a dingta a; huan, kangtalai sing a ek ua, TOUPA biakna dingin bawngpite halmang thillat dingin a zangta uhi.

¹⁵The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh, and the coffer that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.

¹⁵Huan, Levi chiten TOUPA bawm dangkaeng thil manpha omna singlem toh a lakhia ua, suangpi tungah a koih uh: huan, Beth-semes khuaa miten huai ni mahin halmang thillatte leh kithoihnate TOUPA kiangah a lan ua.

¹⁶When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

¹⁶Huan, huai Philistia hausa ngaten a muh khitnung un, huai ni mahmahin Ekron kho lamah a pai nawnta uhi.

¹⁷These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

¹⁷Philistia miten dangkaeng zangtan lim TOUPA kianga tatlek thoihna dinga a lat uh hichi zah ahi; Asdod kho tuam dingin khat, Gaza kho tuam dingin khat, Askelon kho tuam dingin khat, Gath kho tuam dingin khat, Ekron kho tuam dingin khat:

¹⁸and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Yahweh. That stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.

¹⁸Huan, dangkaeng sansim lim bel khua tengteng kulh nei khua leh singtang lam khua leng sim veka hausa ngatea Philistia mite khozah ahi: TOUPA bawm a ngakna suangpi mahmah uh Beth-semes khuaa mi Josua lou ah tu tanin a om nilouh lai hi.

¹⁹He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

¹⁹Huan, Toupa bawm sung a et jiak un Beth-semes khuaa mite a gawta, a lak uah mi sang nga leh sawmsagih tak a gawt hi: TOUPAN a nak gawt tel jiakin mite a kap uh.

²⁰The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?”

²⁰Beth-semes khua miten, hiai Pathian siangthou TOUPA maah kua a ding theiin I kiang ua kipan kua kiangah ahia a pai touh ding? a chi ua.Huchiin Kiriath-Jearim khuaa mite kiangah, Philistia miten TOUPA bawm a hongkoih nawn ua, hong suk unla na kianglam uah la tou dih ua, chia hilh dingin mite a sawlta uhi.

²¹They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back the ark of Yahweh; come down, and bring it up to yourselves.”

²¹Huchiin Kiriath-Jearim khuaa mite kiangah, Philistia miten TOUPA bawm a hongkoih nawn ua, hong suk unla na kianglam uah la tou dih ua, chia hilh dingin mite a sawlta uhi.