2 Samuel 15
1 Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
Pea hili eni naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe teuteu ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae ngaahi saliote maʻana mo e fanga hoosi, pea mo e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangofulu ke lele muʻomuʻa ʻiate ia.
2 He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
Pea naʻe faʻa tuʻu hake hengihengi ʻa ʻApisalomi, ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā ʻoe kolo: pea ka ai ha tokotaha kuo ai haʻane meʻa ke fakamaauʻi, pea haʻu ia ki he tuʻi ke fai hono fakamaauʻi, pehē, ne ui mai ia ʻe ʻApisalomi kiate ia, mo ne pehē, “Ko e kolo fē ia ʻoku ke haʻu mei ai?” Pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko e tokotaha mei he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli.”
3 Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApisalomi kiate ia, “Vakai, kuo lelei mo totonu ʻa hoʻo ngaahi meʻa; ka ʻoku ʻikai ha taha mei he tuʻi ke fanongo kiate koe.”
4 And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
Naʻe pehē foki ʻe ʻApisalomi, “Taumaiā kuo fakanofo au ke fakamaau ʻi he fonua, koeʻuhi ke haʻu kiate au ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻoku ai haʻane meʻa ke ʻekeʻi pe fakamaauʻi, pea te u fai angatonu ʻeau kiate ia!”
5 Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
Pea naʻe pehē, ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻo ofi ha tokotaha kiate ia ke fai ʻene fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia, naʻa ne faʻa mafao atu hono nima, ke faʻofua ki ai mo ʻuma kiate ia.
6 Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
Pea naʻe fai pehē ʻe ʻApisalomi ki he kakai ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻaia naʻe haʻu ki he tuʻi ke fakamaauʻi: pea naʻe pehē pe ʻae kaihaʻasi ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae loto ʻoe kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli.
7 After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi heʻene hili mai ʻae taʻu ʻe fāngofulu, naʻe lea ʻa ʻApisalomi ki he tuʻi, [ʻo pehē], “ʻOku ou kole ke ke tuku au ke u ʻalu ʻo fai ʻa ʻeku fuakava, ʻaia kuo u fuakava kia Sihova, ʻi Hepeloni.
8 For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”
He naʻe fai ʻe hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ha fuakava lolotonga ʻa ʻeku nofo ʻi Kesuli ʻi Silia, ʻo pehē, ‘Kapau ʻe toe ʻomi moʻoni au ki Selūsalema, te u toki tauhi ai kia Sihova.’”
9 “Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia, “Ke ke ʻalu ʻi he fiemālie.” Pea naʻa ne tuʻu hake ai, mo ne ʻalu ki Hepeloni.
10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
Ka naʻe fekau atu ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae kau mataki ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo ne pehē, “Ka mou ka fanongo leva ki he leʻo ʻoe meʻalea, te mou toki pehē, ‘Kuo pule ʻa ʻApisalomi ʻi Hepeloni.’”
11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.
Pea naʻe ʻalu fakataha mo ʻApisalomi mei Selūsalema ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko uangeau naʻe fili; pea naʻa nau ʻalu fakafaai noa ʻakinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai tenau ʻilo ha meʻa.
12 While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
Pea naʻe fekau ʻe ʻApisalomi kia ʻAhitofeli ko e tangata Kilo, ko e taha ʻi he kau mātuʻa ʻo Tevita, ke haʻu mei hono kolo ko Kilo, lolotonga ʻa ʻene fai ʻae ngaahi feilaulau. Pea naʻe tuʻu kaukaua ʻae fakaaoao; he naʻe tupu ke tokolahi maʻuaipē ʻae kakai naʻe kau mo ʻApisalomi.
13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae talafekau kia Tevita, ʻo ne pehē, “Kuo muimui ʻae loto ʻoe kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli kia ʻApisalomi.”
14 And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia ʻi Selūsalema, “Tuʻu hake, pea ke tau hola; he ka ʻikai pea ʻe ʻikai te tau hao meia ʻApisalomi: fakatoʻotoʻo ke tau ʻalu, telia naʻa ne hoko fakafokifā mai, pea ne ʻomi ʻae kovi kiate kitautolu, pea ne teʻia ʻae kolo ʻaki ʻae mata ʻoe heletā.”
15 The king’s servants replied, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.”
Pea naʻe pehē ki he tuʻi ʻe he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻoe tuʻi, “Vakai, ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki kimautolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ʻaia te ke fekau mai.”
16 Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.
Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae tuʻi, pea naʻe muimui kiate ia ʻa ʻene kaunga nofoʻanga kotoa pē. Pea naʻe tuku ʻe he tuʻi ʻae kau fefine ʻe toko hongofulu, ko e sinifu, ke nau tauhi ʻae fale.
17 So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae tuʻi, pea muimui ʻiate ia ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ki ha potu ʻaia naʻe mamaʻo atu, ʻo nofo ʻi ai.
18 and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
Pea naʻe ʻalu atu mo ia ʻa ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki; pea naʻe ʻalu ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻi he tuʻi ʻae kakai Keliti, mo e kakai Peleti, pea mo e kakai Kati, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko onongeau ʻaia naʻe muimui kiate ia mei Kati.
19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe he tuʻi kia Itei ko e tangata Kati, “Ko e hā ʻoku ke haʻu ai koe mo kimautolu? Toe foki ki hoʻo potu, pea nofo mo e tuʻi: he ko e muli koe, pea ko e ʻāunofo pe foki.
20 In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”
Hangē pe naʻa ke haʻu ʻaneafi, pea ʻe lelei koā ʻa ʻeku ʻave koe he ʻaho ni ke hē fano pe mo kimautolu? Koeʻuhi te u ʻalu au ko ʻeku fai faʻiteliha pe, ka ke tafoki koe, pea toe ʻave ho kāinga, pea ke ʻiate koe ʻae ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni.”
21 But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”
Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe Itei ki he tuʻi, “ʻOku moʻui ʻa Sihova, pea hangē ʻoku moʻui ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, ʻi he potu moʻoni ko ia ʻe ʻi ai ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, ʻi he mate pe ʻi he moʻui, ʻi he potu pe ko ia ʻe ʻi ai ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.”
22 “March on then,” said David to Ittai. So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia Itei, “ʻAlu pea ke mole atu.” Pea naʻe aʻa atu ʻa Itei ko e tangata Kati, pea mo ʻene kakai kotoa pē, pea mo ʻene fānau iiki kotoa pē naʻe ʻalu mo ia.
23 Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
Pea naʻe tangi ʻae fonua kotoa pē ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, pea naʻe aʻa atu ʻae kakai kotoa pē: naʻe aʻa atu foki ʻae tuʻi ʻi he vaitafe ko Kitiloni, pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻo hanga ki he hala ki he toafa.
24 Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people had passed out of the city.
Pea vakai, ko Satoki foki, pea mo e kau Livai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻa nau fua ʻae puha ʻoe fuakava ʻae ʻOtua: pea naʻa nau tuku hifo ʻae puha tapu ʻae ʻOtua; pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa ʻApiata kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae ʻalu atu ʻae kakai kotoa pē mei he kolo.
25 Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia Satoki, “Toe ʻave ʻae puha tapu ʻae ʻOtua ki he kolo: kapau ʻe ʻofeina au ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, te ne toe ʻomi au, ʻo ne fakahā ia kiate au pea mo hono fale nofoʻanga:
26 But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
Pea kapau te ne pehē mai, ‘ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻilo ha fiemālie ʻiate koe; vakai, ko au eni, tuku ke ne fai kiate au ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku lelei kiate ia.’”
27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
Naʻe pehē foki ʻe he tuʻi kia Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, “ʻIkai ko e tangata kikite koe? Foki atu ki he kolo ʻi he fiemālie, ʻa koe mo ho ongo foha ʻe toko ua, ʻa ʻAhimasi ko ho foha ʻoʻou, pea mo Sonatane ko e foha ʻo ʻApiata.
28 See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
Vakai, te u nofo tatali pe au ʻi he potu tafangafanga ʻoe toafa, kaeʻoua ke ʻomi ha lea meiate kimoutolu ke fakamatala kiate au.”
29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.
Ko ia naʻe toe ʻave ai ʻae puha tapu ʻae ʻOtua ki Selūsalema ʻe Satoki pea mo ʻApiata, pea naʻa na tatali ʻo nofo ʻi ai.
30 But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
Pea naʻe fofonga hake ʻe Tevita ʻi he hakeʻanga ʻo ʻOlive, pea naʻa ne tangi pe mo ʻalu hake, pea naʻe pūlou ʻa hono ʻulu pea naʻa ne ʻalu kuo telefua pe ʻa hono vaʻe: pea ko e kakai fulipē naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻe pūlou taki taha ʻe he tangata ʻa hono ʻulu, pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake, pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake pe mo e fai ʻae tangi.
31 Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
Pea naʻe tala ʻe he tokotaha kia Tevita, ʻo pehē, Kuo kau ʻa ʻAhitofeli ki he kau fakaaoao ʻoku ʻia ʻApisalomi. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke liliu ke vale ʻae fakakaukau ʻa ʻAhitofeli.”
32 When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene hoko hake ʻa Tevita ki he tumutumu [ʻoe moʻunga], ʻaia naʻa ne lotu ai ki he ʻOtua, vakai, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻa Husai ko e tangata ʻAliki, kuo mahaehae hono kofutuʻa, pea [pani ʻaki ]ʻae kelekele ʻa hono ʻulu:
33 David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.
ʻAia naʻe pehē ki ai ʻe Tevita, “Kapau te ta ō mo au, te ke hoko ko e fakamāfasia kiate au:
34 But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
Ka ka ke ka toe ʻalu ki he kolo, pea ke pehē kia ʻApisalomi, ʻE Tuʻi, te u hoko au ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki; naʻaku tauhi ki hoʻo tamai ʻo aʻu mai ki he kuonga ni, pea ko eni te u tauhi kiate koe: pea ko e meʻa ia te ke faʻa veuveuki ai ʻae fakakaukau ʻa ʻAhitofeli.
35 Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
Pea ʻikai ʻe ʻi ai mo koe ʻa Satoki pea mo ʻApiata ko e [ongo ]taulaʻeiki? Pea ko ia ʻe pehē pe, ko ia kotoa pē te ke fanongo ki ai mei he fale ʻoe tuʻi, te ke fakahā ia kia Satoki pea mo ʻApiata ko e [ongo ]taulaʻeiki.
36 Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”
Pea vakai, ʻoku ʻiate kinaua hona ongo foha ʻe toko ua, ʻa ʻAhimasi ko e foha ʻo Satoki, pea mo Sonatane ko e foha ʻo ʻApiata; pea te ke ʻomi ʻiate kinaua ʻae tala ʻoe meʻa kotoa pē ʻaia te ke faʻa fanongo ki ai.”
37 So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ki he kolo ʻa Husai ko e kāinga ʻo Tevita, pea naʻe hoko mai ʻa ʻApisalomi ki Selūsalema.
