¹The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yahweh.

¹Huchiin Kiriath-Jearim khuaa mite a hoh suk ua, TOUPA bawm a la tou ua, tanga Abinadab in ah a lalut ua, a tapa Eleazar TOUPA bawm kemtu ding in a hihtuam uhi.

²It happened, from the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

²Huan, hichi ahi a, Kiriath-Jearima bawm a om sung bel sawtpi ahi a, kum sawmnih tak ahi: huan, Israel inkuante tengteng in TOUPA a lungjuan nawnta uh.

³Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

³Huan, Samuelin Israel inkuante tengteng kiangah, Na lungtang mahmah ua TOUPA lam hongnga na hih taktak uleh, gam dang pathiante leh Astoreth na lak ua kipanin koih mang ta unla, na lungtang uh TOUPA a din kisasak unla, amah kia na sem un; huchiin Philistia mite khut akipan nou ahon tankhe ding hi, chiin a gena.

⁴Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.

⁴Huan, Israel miten Baal leh Astoreth a koih mang ua, TOUPA na kia a semta uhi.

⁵Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh.”

⁵Huan, Samuelin, Israel mi tengteng Mizpa ah sam khawm vek unla, TOUPA kiangah ka hon thumsak ding, a chi a.

⁶They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

⁶Huchiin Mizpa ah a hoh khawm ua, huan, tui a tawi ua, TOUPA maah a sung bua ua, huai niin an a ngawl ua, huailaiah, TOUPA tungah I na khialta hi, a chi ua. Huan Samuelin Mizpa ah Israel mite vai a hawmsak hi.

⁷When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

⁷Huan, Philistia miten Israel mite Mizpa ah a omkhawm uh chih a jak un Israel mite sual dingin Philistia hausate a kisa tou ua. Israel miten huai a na jak un Philistia mite a kihta uhi.

⁸The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t cease to cry to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”

⁸Huchiin Israel miten Samuel kiangah, Philistia mite khuta kipan hon hondam dinga TOUPA I Pathian uh non sapsak tawp ken, a chi ua.

⁹Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.

⁹Huan, Samuelin belamnou nawi nelai a laa, pumhal lat dingin TOUPA kiangah a lana: Israel mite adingin Samuelin TOUPA a sam; huan, TOUPAN a dawng hi.

¹⁰As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

¹⁰Huan, Samuelin halmang thillat a lat laitakin Philistia miten Israel mite sual dingin a honnaih ua: himahleh huai niin TOUPAN Philistia mite tungah nakpiin van a gingsak doldola, a buaigawp saka, Israel mite maah a zahlak hilhial uh.

¹¹The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Beth Kar.

¹¹Huan, Israel mite Mizpa a kipan a pawt ua, Philistia mite a delh ua, Bethkar nuai a tun tan un a that jel uh.

¹²Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, “Ebenezer” means “stone of help.” saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”

¹²Huchiin Samuelin suang a laa, Mizpa leh Sen kikalah a phuta, hichi tan TOUPAN a honpanpih hi, chiin a min dingin Ebenezer a sa hi.

¹³So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel. The hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

¹³Huchiin Philistia mite a zahlakta ua, Israel gamah a hoh nawnta kei uh; huan, TOUPA khutin Philistia mite Samuel damsung tengteng a maimawk nilouh hi.

¹⁴The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

¹⁴Huan, Philistia miten Israel mite khua a lakte uh Ekron akipan Gath tanin Israel mite a pe nawn vek ua, a gam lah Israel miten Philistia mite khut akipan tankheta uhi. Huan, Israel mite leh Amor mite kilemin a om uhi.

¹⁵Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

¹⁵Huchiin a damsung teng Samuelin Israelte vai a hawmsak hi.

¹⁶He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

¹⁶Huan kum tengin Bethel leh Gilgal leh Mizpa khawng a veh jela; huai mun tengtengah Israelte vai a hawmsak hi.Huan, a in omna a hih jiakin Rama khua ah a pai nawn jeljel a; huailaiah Israel mite vai a hawmsak a, huailaiah TOUPA adingin maitam a bawl.

¹⁷His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to Yahweh.

¹⁷Huan, a in omna a hih jiakin Rama khua ah a pai nawn jeljel a; huailaiah Israel mite vai a hawmsak a, huailaiah TOUPA adingin maitam a bawl.