2 Samuel 20
1 Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
Pea ʻiloange naʻe nofo ʻi ai ʻae tangata angakovi ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Sepa, ko e foha ʻo Pikili, ko e tangata Penisimani: pea naʻa ne ifi ʻe ia ʻae meʻalea, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te mau kau mo Tevita, pea ʻoku ʻikai te mau tofiʻa fakataha mo e foha ʻo Sese: ʻE ʻIsileli ke taki taha ʻalu ʻae tangata ki hono fale.”
2 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
Ko ia naʻe hiki ai ʻae kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli mei heʻenau muimui kia Tevita, ka nau muimui kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili: ka naʻe pikitai ʻae kau tangata ʻo Siuta ki honau tuʻi mei Sioatani ʻo aʻu ki Selūsalema.
3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.
Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻa Tevita ki hono fale ʻi Selūsalema; pea naʻe ʻave ʻe he tuʻi ʻae kau fefine sinifu ʻe toko hongofulu, ʻaia naʻa ne tuku ke tauhi hono fale, ʻo ne ʻai kinautolu ki he fale naʻe leʻohi, pea naʻe fafangaʻi ai kinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne hū atu ia kiate kinautolu, Pea ko ia naʻa nau pōpula ai ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo ʻenau mate, ʻonau moʻui taʻeʻmali.
4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia ʻAmasa, “ʻI he teʻeki ke ʻosi ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu ke ke tānaki mai kiate au ʻae kau tangata ʻo Siuta, pea ke ʻi heni koe.”
5 So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.
Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻAmasa ke tānaki ʻa Siuta: ka naʻa ne tatali fuoloa ange ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho naʻe tukupau ʻe ia kiate ia.
6 And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia ʻApisai, “Ko eni ʻe lahi hake ʻi he kovi naʻe fai ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae kovi ʻe fai kiate kitautolu ʻe Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili: ʻave ʻe koe ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa hoʻo ʻeiki, pea tuli kiate ia, telia naʻa ne maʻu ha ngaahi kolo kuo ʻāʻi, pea ne hao meiate kitautolu.”
7 So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
Pea naʻe tuli kiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻa Soape, mo e kau Keliti, mo e kau Peleti, pea mo e kau tangata toʻa kotoa pē: pea naʻa nau ʻalu mei Selūsalema ke tuli kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
8 And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.
Pea ʻi heʻenau hoko atu ki he fuʻu maka ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Kipione, naʻe muʻomuʻa atu ʻa ʻAmasa. Pea naʻe noʻotaki kiate ia ʻe Soape ʻa hono kofu naʻa ne ʻai, pea naʻe ʻai ki ai ʻae nonoʻo mo e heletā naʻe fakamaʻu ki ai mo hono ʻaiʻanga, ki hono tenga; pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu atu naʻe tō hifo ia ki lalo.
9 “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Soape kia ʻAmasa, “Hoku kāinga ʻoku ke moʻui lelei?” Pea naʻe puke ʻe Soape ki he kava ʻo ʻAmasa ʻaki ʻa hono nima toʻomataʻu ke ʻuma kiate ia.
10 Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.
Ka naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻe ʻAmasa ki he heletā naʻe ʻi he nima ʻo Soape: pea pehē naʻa ne hokaʻi ia ʻi hono lalo hui fatafata, pea naʻe tō hifo hono toʻotoʻonga ki he kelekele, pea naʻe ʻikai ke ne taaʻi ia ke liunga ua; pea naʻa ne mate ai. Ko ia naʻe tuli atu ʻe Soape mo ʻApisai ko hono tokoua kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
11 One of Joab’s young men stood near Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”
Pea naʻe tuʻu ofi kiate ia ʻae tokotaha ʻi he kau tangata ʻo Soape, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko ia ʻoku kau mo Soape, pea mo ia ʻoku kau kia Tevita, ke ne muimui ʻia Soape.”
12 But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road, and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there, he dragged the body off the road into a field and threw a garment over it.
Pea naʻe tokoto ʻa ʻAmasa ʻi he toto ʻi he loto hala. Pea ʻi heʻene mamata ʻe he tangata ʻoku tuʻumaʻu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, naʻa ne hiki atu ʻa ʻAmasa mei he loto hala ki he vao, mo ne ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki ha kofu, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene mamata naʻe tuʻumaʻu ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu ofi ki ai.
13 As soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
Pea hili ʻae hiki atu ia mei he loto hala, naʻe muimui atu kia Soape ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ke tuli kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him.
Pea naʻa ne ʻalu atu ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo aʻu ki ʻEpeli, pea ki Pete Meaka, pea mo e kakai ʻo Peli kātoa: pea naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu, ʻonau muimui foki kiate ia.
15 And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,
Pea naʻa nau haʻu ʻo kāpui ia ʻi ʻEpeli ʻi Pete Meaka, pea naʻa nau tanu puke ki he kolo pea naʻe hanga atu ia ki he ʻā kituʻa: pea naʻe haha ʻae ʻā ʻe Soape pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, koeʻuhi ke fakahinga ia ki lalo.
16 a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
Pea naʻe toki ui mai ʻe ha fefine fakapotopoto mei he loto kolo, “Mou fanongo! Mou fanongo! ʻOku ou kole kiate kimoutolu, ke mou tala kia Soape, Haʻu ke ofi mai ki heni, koeʻuhi ke u lea kiate koe.”
17 When he had come near to her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he replied. “Listen to the words of your servant,” she said. “I am listening,” he answered.
Pea ʻi heʻene ʻunuʻunu atu ʻo ofi kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine, “Ko Soape koe?” Pea naʻe talaange ʻe ia, “Ko au.” Pea naʻa ne toki pehē kiate ia, “Fanongo mai ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoʻo kaunanga.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “ʻOku ou fanongo pe.”
18 Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
Pea naʻa ne toki lea, ʻo pehē, “Naʻa nau faʻa lea ʻi he kuonga ʻi muʻa ange, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni tenau fakafehuʻi ki ai ʻi ʻEpeli:” pea ʻe ngata ia ʻi ai.
19 I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
Ko e fakamelino mo e angatonu au ʻi ʻIsileli; [ka ]ʻoku ke kumi ʻe koe ke fakaʻauha ha kolo pea mo ha faʻē ʻi ʻIsileli: ko e hā te ke fōngia hifo ai ʻae tofiʻa ʻo Sihova?”
20 “Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
Pea naʻe talaange ʻe Soape ʻo pehē, “Ke mamaʻo ia, ke mamaʻo ia meiate au ke u folo hifo pe fakaʻauha.
21 That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
ʻOku ʻikai pehē ha meʻa: ka ko e tangata mei he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, ko Sepa ko hono hingoa, ko e foha ʻo Pikili, kuo hiki angatuʻu hake ʻe ia ʻa hono nima ki he tuʻi, ʻio, kia Tevita: ke tuku mai pe ia pea te u ʻalu mei he kolo.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine kia Soape, “Vakai, ʻe lī atu ʻa hono ʻulu ʻi he ʻā kiate koe.”
22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
Pea naʻe toki ʻalu ʻae fefine ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi heʻene fai fakapotopoto. Pea naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻae ʻulu ʻo Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili ʻonau lī atu ia kia Soape. Pea naʻa ne ifi ʻe ia ha meʻalea, pea naʻa nau tutuku atu mei he kolo, ko e tangata taki taha ki hono fale. Pea naʻe foki atu ʻa Soape ki he tuʻi ki Selūsalema.
23 Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
Ka ko eni naʻe pule ʻa Soape ki he kautau kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli: pea ko Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata naʻe pule ki he kau Keliti pea mo e kau Peleti:
24 Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Pea naʻe pule ʻa ʻAtolami ki he tukuhau: pea ko Sihosafate ko e foha ʻo ʻAhilute ko e tangata tohi meʻa ia:
25 Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Pea ko e tangata tohi ʻa Siva: pea ko e ongo taulaʻeiki ʻa Satoki pea mo ʻApiata:
26 and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
Pea ko Ila ko e tangata Saili ko e ʻeiki lahi foki ia naʻe kau kia Tevita.
