¹It happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

¹Huan, hichi ahi a, huai nung in Amon suante kumpipa a si a, a tapa Hanun in a mun ah vai a hawm hi.

²David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

²Huan, David in, A pan a honna hehpih bang in ken leng Nahas tapa Hanun ka hehpih sam ding, a chi a. Huchi in David in a pa tungtang thu a lungmuan ding in amah mite a sawl a. Huan, David mite Amon suante gam a va tung uh.

³But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”

³Himahleh Amon suante makaite'n a pu uh Hanun kiang ah, David in na pa a zah ziak a na kiang a lungmuanmi hon sawl hi in na um ahia? David in a mite khuate hong hihse ding a entel ding leh enkhe ding a na kiang a honsawl ahi ka hia? a chi ua.

⁴So Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁴Huchi in, Hanun in David mite a man a, a khamul langkhat uh a metsak a, huan, a puansilhte uh a laitak ah a taw uh phazou lel in a tansak a, a paisakta hi.

⁵When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

⁵Huan, David a hilh ua, a dawn ding mi a sawl a; amau lah a zum mahmah ngal ua. Huan, kumpipa'n, Na khamul uh a sel sau ma in Jeriko ah om tadih unla, huai nung chiang in hong pai le uchin, a chi a.

⁶When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

⁶Huan, Amon suante'n David huatlam a na hihta uh chih a theih un Amon suante'n Beth-rehob a mi Suriate leh Zoba a mi Suriate, sepaih singnih leh, kumpipa Maak a mi sangkhat toh, Tob mite singkhat leh sangnih toh a thukhak a, a guai hi.

⁷When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

⁷Huan, David in huai a zak in Joab leh sepaih hangsan tengteng a sawl a.

⁸The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

⁸Huan, Amon suante a hong kuan ua, kho lutna kongkhak lam ah panmun a bawl ua; huan, Zoba a mi leh Rehob a mi Suriate leh Tob leh Maakte bel a tuam in pawn ah a om uh.

⁹Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

⁹Huchi in a malam uh leh a nunglam uah a hon sual sin uh chih Joab in a theih in Israel mite lak a mi a hoih tata a telkhia a, Suria mite sual ding in panmun a na bawl a:

¹⁰The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.

¹⁰Huan, mi dang tengteng a unaupa Abisai khut ah a koih vek a, Amon suante sual ding in panmun a bawl hi.

¹¹He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

¹¹Suria mite ka zoh sinkei leh, nang non huh ding, huan, Amon suante na zoh sinkei leh ka hong huh ding.

¹²Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Yahweh do that which seems good to him.”

¹²Hang tak in om unla, I mite leh I Pathian khua hum in I ki pasalsak ding uh; huan, TOUPA'N hoih a sak bangbang in hih hen, a chi a.

¹³So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

¹³Huchi in Joab leh a kiang a mite'n Suria mite sual ding in kidouna mun lam a zuan ua; huan, a ma ah a taikek uh.

¹⁴When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

¹⁴Huan, Amon suante'n Suria mite a taikek uh chih a theih un amau leng Abisai ma ah a taikek teita uh, khua ah a lut uh. Huan, Joab in Amon suante a kiksan a, Jerusalem ah a paita.

¹⁵When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

¹⁵Huan, Suria mite'n Israelte ma ah a ginakei uh chih a theih un a kikaikhawm ua.

¹⁶Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

¹⁶Huan, Hadadezer in mi a sawl a, Lui khenlam a Suria mite a pi khia a, Hadadezer sepaih heutu Sobak in ma a kai; Helam ah a hong pai uh.

¹⁷It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

¹⁷Huan, huai tuh David a hilh uh; huan, aman Israel mi tengteng a sam khawm a, Jordan lui a kan ua, Helam ah a hoh uh.

¹⁸The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.

¹⁸Huan, Suria mite'n David dou ding in panmun a na bawl ua, a na sual ua. Huan, Suria mite Israelte ma ah a taikek uh; huan, David in Suria mi kangtalai za sagih tung a tuang leh sakol tungtuang mi singli a that a, huan, a sepaih heutu uh Sobak leng a that a, huailai ah a sita hi.Huchi in Hadadezer sikha a om kumpipate tengteng in Israelte ma ah a ginata kei uh chih a theih un, Israelte toh kilemna a bawl ua, a sikha un a omta uh. Huchi in Suria mite'n Amon suante a panpih ngam nawnkei uhi.

¹⁹When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

¹⁹Huchi in Hadadezer sikha a om kumpipate tengteng in Israelte ma ah a ginata kei uh chih a theih un, Israelte toh kilemna a bawl ua, a sikha un a omta uh. Huchi in Suria mite'n Amon suante a panpih ngam nawnkei uhi.