1 Samuel 14
1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
Pea naʻe ai ʻae ʻaho, naʻe pehē ai ʻe Sonatane ko e foha ʻo Saula ki he talavou naʻe toʻo ʻene mahafutau, “Haʻu ke ta ō ki he kolo tau ʻae kau Filisitia ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he potu tukuʻuta na.” Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tala ia ki heʻene tamai.
2 Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,
Pea naʻe tatali ʻa Saula ʻi he potu ngataʻanga ʻo Kipea ʻi he lolo ʻakau ko e pomikanite ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Mikiloni: pea ko e kakai naʻe ʻiate ia ko e kau tangata ʻe toko onongeau nai;
3 including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
Pea ko ʻAhia, ko e foha ʻo ʻAhitupe, ko e tokoua ʻo Ikapote, ko e foha ʻo Finiasi, ko e foha ʻo Ilai, ko e taulaʻeiki ʻa Sihova ʻi Sailo, ʻoku ne ʻai ʻae ʻefoti. Pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he kakai kuo ʻalu ʻa Sonatane.
4 Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
Pea ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoe ʻaluʻanga, ʻaia naʻe fie ʻalu ai ʻa Sonatane ki he kolo tau ʻae kau Filisitia, naʻe ai ʻae maka māsila ʻi he potu ʻe taha, mo e maka māsila ʻi he potu ʻe taha: pea ko hono hingoa ʻoe taha ko Posese, pea ko e hingoa ʻoe taha ko Sene.
5 One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
Ko e potu ʻoe taha naʻe hangatonu atu ki Mikimasi ki he tokelau, pea tonga ʻae taha ʻo hangatonu ki Kipea.
6 Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sonatane ki he talavou naʻe toʻo ʻene mahafutau, “Haʻu ke ta ō atu ki he kolo tau ʻae kau taʻekamu ni: ʻe pehē nai, ʻe ngāue ʻa Sihova maʻa kitaua: he ʻoku ʻikai faingataʻa kia Sihova ke fakamoʻui ʻi he tokolahi, pe ʻi he tokosiʻi.”
7 His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
Pea naʻa pehē ʻae toʻo mahafutau kiate ia, “Fai ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ho loto: tafoki koe; vakai, ʻoku ou ʻiate koe ʻo hangē ko ho loto.”
8 “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
Pea pehē ai ʻa Sonatane, “Vakai, te ta ō atu ki he kau tangata, pea ke ta fakahā ʻakitaua kiate kinautolu.
9 If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
Kapau tenau pehē mai kiate kitaua, Mo tatali ke ʻoua ke mau ʻalu atu kiate kimoua; pea te ta tuʻumaʻu ʻi hota potu, pea ʻe ʻikai te ta ō hake kiate kinautolu.
10 But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
Pea kapau tenau lea pehē, Mo ō hake kiate kimautolu; pea ta ō hake: he kuo tuku ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki hota nima: pea ko e fakaʻilonga ia kiate kitaua.”
11 So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
Pea naʻa na fakahā fakatouʻosi pe ʻakinaua ki he kolo tau ʻae kau Filisitia: pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kau Filisitia, “Vakai ʻoku ʻalu atu ʻae kakai Hepelū mei he ngaahi luo naʻa nau toitoi ʻi ai ʻakinautolu.”
12 So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
Pea naʻe lea ʻae kau tangata ʻoe kolo tau kia Sonatane mo ʻene toʻo mahafutau, ʻo pehē, “Mo ō hake kiate kimautolu, pea te mau fakahā ha meʻa kiate kimoua.” Pea pehē ʻa Sonatane ki hono hoa tau, “ʻAlu hake ʻo muimui ʻiate au: he kuo tukuange ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki he nima ʻo ʻIsileli.”
13 So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
Pea naʻe kaka hake ʻa Sonatane ʻo piki ʻaki hono nima, mo hono vaʻe, pea muimui ʻiate ia ʻa hono hoa tau: pea naʻa nau tō ki lalo ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sonatane; pea naʻe angimui ʻa hono hoa tau ʻo fai ʻae tāmate foki.
14 In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over half an acre of land.
Pea ko e fuofua tā naʻe fai ʻe Sonatane mo hono hoa tau, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko uofulu nai naʻe tō ʻi he potu kelekele, ko e vaeua ʻoe ʻeka ʻe taha, ʻaia ʻe faʻa keli ʻe he tauluaʻi pulu ʻe taha.
15 Then terror struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked and panic spread from God.
Pea naʻe tetetete lahi ʻae tau ʻi he ngoue, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē: ko e kolo tau mo e kau maumau naʻa nau tetetete foki, pea ngalulu mo e kelekele: ko ia ko e ngalulu lahi ʻaupito ia.
16 Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,
Pea naʻe sio atu ʻe he kau tangata leʻo ʻa Saula ʻi Kipea ʻo Penisimani; pea vakai, naʻe matukutuku ʻae kakai ʻo mole, pea naʻa nau ʻalu pe mo fetāʻaki pe ʻakinautolu.
17 Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
Pea pehē ai ʻe Saula ki he kakai naʻe ʻiate ia, “Ko eni, Mou lau, pea vakai pe ko hai kuo ʻalu meiate kitautolu.” Pea hili ʻenau lau, vakai naʻe ʻikai ʻi ai ʻa Sonatane mo hono hoa tau.
18 Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
Pea pehē ʻe Saula kia ʻAhia, “ʻOmi ki heni ʻae puha [ʻoe fuakava ]ʻoe ʻOtua.” He naʻe ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae puha [tapu ]ʻae ʻOtua ʻi he kuonga ko ia.
19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he kei alea ʻa Saula mo e taulaʻeiki, naʻe tupu pe ʻae longoaʻa ʻi he tau ʻae kakai Filisitia: pea fakaʻaʻau ʻo lahi, pea pehē ʻa Saula ki he taulaʻeiki, “Taʻofi ho nima.”
20 Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
Pea ko Saula mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia naʻa nau fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻonau hoko atu ki he tau: pea vakai, ko e heletā ʻae tangata kotoa pē kuo hiki hake ki hono tokoua, pea naʻe ai ʻae maveuveu lahi ʻaupito.
21 And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps of the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
Pea koeʻuhi ko e kau Hepelū naʻe muʻaki nofo ki he kakai Filisitia, ʻaia naʻe ʻalu hake mo kinautolu ki he ʻapitanga mei he ngaahi potu fonua takatakai, naʻa nau liliu foki ʻo kau ki he kakai ʻIsileli naʻe ʻia Saula mo Sonatane.
22 When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.
Pea mo e kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻa nau fufū ʻakinautolu ʻi he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, ʻi heʻenau ongoʻi kuo hola ʻae kakai Filisitia, naʻe tuli mālohi ʻekinautolu foki kiate kinautolu ʻi he tau.
23 So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
Ko ia naʻe fakamoʻui ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻaho ko ia: pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae tau ʻo hoko ki Pete-ʻAveni.
24 Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
Pea naʻe mamahi lahi ʻae kau tangata ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻaho ko ia: he naʻe fokotuʻu ʻae tapu ʻa Saula ki he kakai, ʻo pehē, “Malaʻia ʻae tangata ʻaia ʻe kai ha meʻa he ʻaho ni kaeʻoua ke efiafi, koeʻuhi ke u lavaʻi ʻae totongi ki hoku ngaahi fili.” Ko ia naʻe ʻikai kamata ʻe ha tokotaha ʻi he kakai ha meʻakai.
25 Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoe fonua, ki he potu vao ʻakauʻia; pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae hone ʻi he funga kelekele.
26 And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
Pea ʻi he hoko ʻae kakai ki he vao ʻakau, naʻe toʻi ʻae honi; ka naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻe ʻai hono nima ki hono ngutu; he naʻe manavahē ʻae kakai ki he fuakava.
27 Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
Ka ko Sonatane naʻe ʻikai fanongo ia ki he fekau fakapapau ʻa ʻene tamai ki he kakai: ko ia naʻa ne ʻai ʻae muʻa tokotoko naʻe ʻi hono nima, ʻo ʻai ia ki hono toʻi ʻoe honi, pea ʻai hono nima ki hono ngutu; pea naʻe māmangia ai hono mata.
28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”
Pea lea ai ʻae tokotaha ʻi he kakai, ʻo pehē, “Naʻe lea fakapapau ʻa hoʻo tamai mo fuakava ki he kakai, ʻo pehē, ‘Malaʻia ʻae tangata ʻaia te ne kai meʻakai he ʻaho ni.’” Pea naʻe vaivai ʻae kakai.
29 “My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
Pea pehē ai ʻa Sonatane, “Kuo fai fakamamahi ʻa ʻeku tamai ki he fonua: ʻoku ou kole kiate kimoutolu, vakai, ki hono fakamaama ki hoku mata, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku kamata ʻae meʻa siʻi ʻi he hone ni.
30 How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”
Kae huanoa, ʻo ka ne kai lahi ʻe he kakai he ʻaho ni ʻi he vete ʻa honau fili kuo nau ʻilo? Ka ne pehē, ʻikai kuo lahi hake ʻaupito ʻae teʻia kuo hoko ki he kakai Filisitia?”
31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
Pea naʻa nau taaʻi ʻae kakai Filisitia ʻi he ʻaho ko ia mei Mikimasi ʻo aʻu ki ʻAsaloni: pea naʻe vaivai lahi ʻae kakai.
32 So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.
Pea naʻe ʻoho atu ʻae kakai ki he vete, ʻo toʻo ʻae fanga sipi, mo e fanga pulu, mo e kosi, ʻo tāmateʻi ia ʻi he kelekele: pea naʻe kai ia ʻe he kakai mo e toto.
33 Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
Pea naʻa nau tala kia Saula, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku fai angahala ʻae kakai kia Sihova, koeʻuhi ʻi heʻenau kai mo e toto.” Pea pehē ʻe ia, Kuo mou fai angahala: filifilihi mai ha maka lahi kiate au he ʻaho ni.
34 Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
Pea pehē ʻe Saula, Mou vahevahe ʻakimoutolu ʻo ʻalu ki he kakai, ʻo pehē kiate kinautolu, “Mou ʻomi kiate au taki taha ʻae tangata ʻene pulu, mo e tangata taki taha ʻene sipi, ʻo tāmateʻi ʻi heni, pea kai; pea ʻoua naʻa fai angahala kia Sihova ʻi hoʻomou kai mo e toto.” Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe he tangata taki taha kotoa pē ʻi he pō ko ia ʻa ʻene pulu pea tāmateʻi ia ʻi ai.
35 Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.
Pea naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Saula ʻae feilaulauʻanga kia Sihova; pea ko e ʻuluaki feilaulauʻanga ia naʻa ne langa kia Sihova.
36 And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Saula, “Ke tau ʻalu hifo ʻo tuli poʻuli ki he kakai Filisitia ʻo maumauʻi ʻakinautolu ʻo aʻu ki he maʻa ʻae ʻaho, pea ʻoua naʻa tau tuku ke toe ha tangata ʻe tokotaha.” Pea naʻa nau pehē, “Ke ke fai ʻaia ʻoku mata lelei kiate koe.” Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he taulaʻeiki, “Ke tau ʻunuʻunu atu ni ki he ʻOtua.”
37 So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
Pea naʻe fehuʻi ʻa Saula ki he ʻOtua, ʻo pehē, “ʻE lelei ʻeku ʻalu hifo ʻo tuli ki he kau Filisitia?” Pea te ke tuku ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo ʻIsileli? Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne talia ia ʻi he ʻaho ko ia.
38 Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
Pea pehē ʻe Saula, “Mou ʻunuʻunu mai ki heni ʻae kau matāpule kotoa pē ʻoe kakai: pea mou ʻilo ʻo vakai pe kuo [tau ]angahala ʻi he ha nai he ʻaho ni.
39 As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
Koeʻuhi, hangē ʻoku moʻui ʻa Sihova ʻoku ne fakamoʻui ʻa ʻIsileli, kapau ʻoku ʻi hoku foha ko Sonatane ko e moʻoni ʻe mate ia.” Ka naʻe ʻikai ai ha tangata ʻi he kakai kotoa pē naʻe lea kiate ia.
40 Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
Pea pehē ʻe ia ki ʻIsileli kotoa pē, “Ke ʻi he potu ʻe taha kimoutolu, pea ko au mo hoku foha ko Sonatane te ma ʻi he potu ʻe taha.” Pea pehē ʻe he kakai kotoa pē kia Saula, “Ke ke fai ʻaia ʻoku mata lelei kiate koe.”
41 So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe Saula kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, “Fakahā ʻae tonuhia. Pea naʻe moʻua ʻa Saula mo Sonatane, ka naʻe hao ʻae kakai”
42 Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
Pea pehē ʻe Saula, “Fai ʻae talotalo koeʻuhi ko au mo hoku foha ko Sonatane. Pea naʻe moʻua ʻa Sonatane.”
43 “Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
Pea pehē ʻe Saula kia Sonatane, “Fakahā mai pe ko e hā ia kuo ke fai.” Pea talaange ʻe Sonatane kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Naʻaku kamata pe ki he hone siʻi ʻaki ʻae muʻa tokotoko naʻe ʻi hoku nima, pea vakai, te u mate ai.”
44 And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
Pea pehē ʻe Saula kiate ia, “Ke fai pehē ʻe he ʻOtua kiate au mo lahi hake foki: he ko e moʻoni te ke mate Sonatane.”
45 But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kakai kia Saula, “ʻE mate ʻa Sonatane, ʻaia kuo ne fai ʻae fakamoʻui lahi pehē ni ʻi ʻIsileli? Ke taʻofi ʻe he ʻOtua: hangē ʻoku moʻui ʻa Sihova,” ʻe ʻikai tō ki he kelekele hano tuʻoni louʻulu ʻe taha; he naʻe ngāue ia mo e ʻOtua he ʻaho ni. Ko ia naʻe fakahaofi ʻa Sonatane ʻe he kakai, ke ʻoua naʻa mate ia.
46 Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own land.
Pea naʻe tuku ʻe Saula ʻene tuli ʻae kau Filisitia; pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae kau Filisitia ki honau potu ʻonautolu.
47 After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
Ko ia naʻe lavaʻi ʻe Saula ʻae puleʻanga ki ʻIsileli, pea tauʻi hono ngaahi fili ʻi he ngaahi potu kotoa pē ʻo Moape, pea ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, pea ki ʻItomi, pea ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Sopa, pea ki he kakai Filisitia: pea ko e potu naʻa ne tafoki ʻo ʻalu ki ai naʻa ne fakamamahiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi ai.
48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
Pea naʻe fakakātoa ʻae tau, pea taaʻi ʻae kakai ʻAmaleki, pea naʻe fakamoʻui ʻa ʻIsileli mei he nima ʻokinautolu naʻe maumauʻi ʻakinautolu.
49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
Pea ko eni ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Saula, ko Sonatane, mo Isui, mo Malikisua: pea ko e hingoa ʻo hono ongo ʻofefine, ko Melapi ko e ʻuluaki ia, mo Mikali ko e kimui ia:
50 His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
Pea ko e hingoa ʻoe uaifi ʻo Saula ko ʻAhinoami, ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻAhimeasi: pea ko e hingoa ʻoe ʻeiki ʻo ʻene tau ko ʻApina, ko e foha ʻo Nea, ko e tuʻasina ʻo Saula.
51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
Pea ko e tamai ʻa Saula ʻa Kisi; pea ko Nea ko e tamai ʻa ʻApina, ko e foha ia ʻo ʻApieli.
52 And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
Pea naʻe fai ʻae tau fakamamahi ki he kakai Filisitia ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo Saula: pea ʻi he mamata ʻa Saula ki ha tangata mālohi, mo ha tangata toʻa, naʻa ne fili ia maʻana.
