1 saamuvēl
13 savul raajaavaanapōdhu+ avarukku . . .* vayadhu. avar isravēlil irandu varushangal aatchi seidha piragu, 2 isravēl vīrargalilirundhu 3,000 pērai thērndhedutthaar. avargalil 2,000 pēr mikmaasilum betthēlai sutriyulla malaippagudhiyilum savulōdu irundhaargal. 1,000 pēr benyamīniyargalin pagudhiyaagiya gibiyaavil+ yōnatthaanōdu+ irundhaargal. matra vīrargalai avaravar vīttukku savul anuppivittaar. 3 kebaavilirundha+ pelisthiyargalin+ kaavalpadai vīrargalai yōnatthaan vetti saaitthaar. idhai pelisthiyargal kēlvippattaargal. appōdhu savul, “ebireyargalum idhai kēlvippadattum!” endru solli, dhēsamengum ūdhukombai ūdhumpadi+ kattalai kodutthaar. 4 “pelisthiyargalin kaavalpadai vīrargalai savul vetti saaitthuvittaar, adhanaal isravēlargalmēl pelisthiyargal veriyōdu irukkiraargal” endra seidhiyai isravēlargal ellaarum kēlvippattaargal. pinbu savul, matra ellaaraiyum kilgaalukku+ vara sonnaar.
5 isravēlargalōdu pōr seiya pelisthiyargal 30,000 pōr radhangalōdum, 6,000 kudhirai vīrargalōdum, kadarkarai manalai pōla ēraalamaaga irundha matra vīrargalōdum+ beth-aavēnukku+ kilakkē irukkira mikmaasil mugaampōttaargal. 6 isravēlargal thaangal periya sikkalil maattikkondadhai paartthapōdhu, kugaigalilum+ paarai idukkugalilum padhungu kuligalilum nilatthadi thannīr thottigalilum olindhukondaargal. 7 ebireyargalil silar yōrdhaanai kadandhu gaath pradhēsatthukkum kīlēyaath+ pradhēsatthukkumkūda pōnaargal. aanaal, savul kilgaalildhaan irundhaar. avarōdu irundha vīrargal ellaarum nadunadungikkondirundhaargal. 8 saamuvēl sonnapadi, savul ēlu naatkal avarukkaaga kaatthirundhaar. aanaal, saamuvēl kilgaalukku varavillai. vīrargalum savulaivittu pōga aarambitthaargal. 9 kadaisiyil savul, “dhagana baliyaiyum samaadhaana baligalaiyum ennidam konduvaarungal” endru solli, dhagana baliyai selutthinaar.+
10 savul dhagana baliyai selutthi muditthadhumē saamuvēl angu vandhusērndhaar. savul pōi avarai varavētraar. 11 aanaal saamuvēl avaridam, “enna kaariyam seidhirukkiraai?” endru kēttaar. adharku savul, “sonna nēratthil nīngal varavillai. pelisthiyargalum mikmaasukku thirandu vandhuvittaargal.+ adhōdu, en vīrargal ennaivittu pōga aarambitthuvittaargal.+ 12 adhanaal, naan yegōvaavidam udhavi kētpadharku munbē pelisthiyargal kilgaalukku vandhu ennai thaakkividuvaargalō endru bayandhudhaan, vēru valiyillaamal dhagana bali selutthivittēn” endru sonnaar.
13 adharku saamuvēl, “nī muttaalthanamaaga nadandhukondaai. un kadavulaagiya yegōvaa sonna kattalaikku kīlppadiyaamal pōivittaai.+ kīlppadindhirundhaal, isravēlai endrendrum aalugira urimaiyai unakkum un vamsatthukkum yegōvaa thandhiruppaar. 14 ini un aatchi nīdikkaadhu.+ yegōvaavin kattalaikku nī kīlppadiyaadhadhaal,+ yegōvaa thannudaiya idhayatthukku pidittha innoruvarai kandupidippaar.+ yegōvaa avarai thannudaiya janangalukku thalaivaraaga niyamippaar”+ endru sonnaar.
15 pinbu, saamuvēl kilgaalilirundhu purappattu benyamīniyargalin pagudhiyaagiya gibiyaavukku pōnaar. vīrargalai savul enni paartthapōdhu innum avarudan ērakkuraiya 600 pēr irundhaargal.+ 16 savulum avarudaiya magan yōnatthaanum avargalōdu irundha vīrargalum benyamīniyargalin pagudhiyaagiya kebaavil+ thangiyirundhaargal. pelisthiyargal mikmaasil+ mugaampōttirundhaargal. 17 isravēlargalai sūraiyaaduvadharkaaga pelisthiyargal thangaludaiya mugaamilirundhu mūndru pirivugalaaga pōnaargal. oru pirivinar opraavin saalai valiyaaga sūvaal pradhēsatthai nōkki pōnaargal. 18 matroru pirivinar beth-ōrōn+ saalai valiyaaga pōnaargal. innoru pirivinar sebōyim pallatthaakkukku edhiril irundha ellai pagudhiyin saalaiyai nōkki, adhaavadhu vanaandharatthai nōkki, pōnaargal.
19 andha samayatthil, isravēl dhēsamengum oru kollankūda irukkavillai. ēnendraal, ebireyargal thangalukkaaga vaalō īttiyō seiyaadhapadi paartthukkolla vēndum endru pelisthiyargal pēsi vaitthirundhaargal. 20 isravēlargal ellaarum thangaludaiya kalappai kolukkalaiyum mankotthigalaiyum kōdaaligalaiyum arivaalgalaiyum thīttuvadharkaaga pelisthiyargalidamdhaan pōga vēndiyirundhadhu. 21 kalappai kolukkal, mankotthigal, vaikkōl vaarigal, kōdaaligal aagiyavatrai thīttuvadharkum thaarkkōlgalai* paludhupaarppadharkum ettu graam velliyai* kūliyaaga kodukka vēndiyirundhadhu. 22 pōr nadandha naalil savulaiyum yōnatthaanaiyum thavira vērendha vīran kaiyilum vaalō īttiyō irukkavillai.+ savulum yōnatthaanum mattumdhaan aayudhangal vaitthirundhaargal.
23 appōdhu, pelisthiyargalin kaavalpadai ondru mikmaasilulla+ kanavaaikku* vandhadhu.