2 Kings 18

1 Now in the third year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, became king of Judah.

Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi hono tolu taʻu ʻo Hosea ko e foha ʻo Ela ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, naʻe kamata pule ʻa Hesekaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAhasi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

Naʻe uofulu ma nima ʻa ʻene taʻu ʻi heʻene kamata pule: pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe uofulu ma hiva ʻi Selūsalema. Ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē foki ko ʻApi, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Sakalia.

3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as David his father had done.

Pea naʻe fai lelei ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe Tevita ko ʻene tamai.

4 He had the high places taken away, and the stone pillars broken to bits, and the Asherah cut down; and the brass snake which Moses had made was crushed to powder at his order, because in those days the children of Israel had offerings burned before it, and he gave it the name Nehushtan.

Naʻa ne fakalala ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga, pea fesiʻi hifo ʻae ngaahi tamapua, pea ne tā hifo ʻae ngaahi vao tapu, pea naʻa ne fesifesi ke iiki ʻae ngata palasa ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻe Mōsese: he naʻe tutu ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae meʻa namu kakala ki ai ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia: pea naʻa ne ui ia ko Nehusitani.

5 He had faith in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah who were before him.

Naʻe falala ia kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ko ia naʻe ʻikai tatau mo ia ha tokotaha ki mui ʻi he ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, pe ha tokotaha naʻe ʻi muʻa ʻiate ia.

6 For his heart was fixed on the Lord, not turning from his ways, and he did his orders which the Lord gave to Moses.

He naʻe pikitai ia kia Sihova, pea ʻikai liʻaki ʻene muimui ʻiate ia, ka naʻa ne tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekau, ʻaia naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese.

7 And the Lord was with him; he did well in all his undertakings: and he took up arms against the king of Assyria and was his servant no longer.

Pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa Sihova; pea naʻe monūʻia ia ʻi he potu kotoa pē naʻe ʻalu ia ki ai: pea naʻa ne liʻaki ʻae tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, ʻo ʻikai tauhi ki ai

8 He overcame the Philistines as far as Gaza and its limits, from the tower of the watchman to the walled town.

Naʻa ne taaʻi ʻae kakai Filisitia, ʻo aʻu atu ki Kesa, mo hono ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo ia mei he fale māʻolunga ʻae kau leʻo ʻo aʻu ki he kolotau.

9 Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria, shutting it in with his armies.

Pea ʻi hono fā ʻoe taʻu ʻoe tuʻi ko Hesekaia, ʻaia ko hono fitu taʻu ʻo Hosea ko e foha ʻo Ela ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Salimanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ki Samēlia, mo ne kapui ia ʻaki ʻae tau.

10 And at the end of three years they took it; in the sixth year of Hezekiah's rule, which was the ninth year of Hoshea, king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

Pea ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻoe taʻu ʻe tolu naʻa nau kapasia ia. ʻI hono ono taʻu ʻo Hesekaia, ʻaia ko hono hiva ʻo Hosea ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, naʻe kapa ʻa Samēlia.

11 And the king of Assyria took Israel away as prisoners into Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes;

Pea naʻe fetuku ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ki ʻAsilia, ʻo ne tuku ʻakinautolu ʻi Hala mo Hapoa, ʻi he veʻe vaitafe ʻo Kosani, pea ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻoe kakai Mitia.

12 Because they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord their God, but went against his agreement, even against everything ordered by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and they did not give ear to it or do it.

Ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻikai te nau talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, ka naʻa nau talangataʻa ki heʻene fuakava, mo ia kotoa pē naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Sihova, pea ʻikai tokanga ki ai pe fai ki ai.

13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the walled towns of Judah and took them.

ʻI hono hongofulu ma fā ʻoe taʻu ʻoe tuʻi ko Hesekaia naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Senakalipe ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ke tauʻi ʻae ngaahi kolo tau kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, pea naʻa ne lavaʻi ʻakinautolu.

14 And Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent to Lachish, to the king of Assyria, saying, I have done wrong; give up attacking me, and whatever you put on me I will undergo. And the payment he was to make was fixed by the king of Assyria at three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Hesekaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ʻi Lakisi, ʻo pehē, “Kuo u fai hala; ke ke liliu meiate au: ko ia ʻoku ke tala kiate au te u kātaki.” Pea naʻe ʻeke ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia meia Hesekaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta ʻae taleniti siliva ʻe tolungeau mo e taleniti koula ʻe tolungofulu.

15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the house of the Lord, and in the king's store-house.

Pea naʻe ʻatu kiate ia ʻe Hesekaia ʻae siliva kotoa pē naʻe ʻilo ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, pea ʻi he ngaahi tukuʻanga koloa ʻi he fale ʻoe tuʻi.

16 And at that time Hezekiah had the gold from the doors of the Lord's house, and from the door-pillars plated by him, cut off and gave it to the king of Assyria.

‌ʻI he kuonga ko ia naʻe tutuʻu ai ʻe Hesekaia [ʻae koula ]mei he ngaahi matapā ʻoe faletapu ʻo Sihova, pea mei he ngaahi pou ʻaia naʻe ʻaofi ʻe Hesekaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻo ne ʻatu ia ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia.

17 Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field.

Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ʻa ʻAlatani mo Lapisalisi mo Lapisake mei Lakisi ki he tuʻi ko Hesekaia, mo e fuʻu tau lahi ke tauʻi ʻa Selūsalema. Pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake ʻo hoko ki Selūsalema. Pea ʻi heʻenau ʻalu hake naʻa nau tuʻu ofi ki he tafeʻanga vai ʻoe vai ʻi ʻolunga, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he hala motuʻa ʻoe ngoue ʻoe tufunga fakamaʻa kofu.

18 And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them.

Pea hili ʻenau ui ki he tuʻi, naʻe haʻu kituʻa kiate kinautolu ʻa Iliakimi ko e foha ʻo Hilikia, ʻaia naʻe pule ki he fale, mo Sepina ko e tangata tohi, mo Soa ko e foha ʻo ʻAsafi ko e tangata naʻe tohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa fakapuleʻanga.

19 And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Lapisake kiate kinautolu, “Ko eni ke mou lea kia Hesekaia, ʻOku pehē ʻe he tuʻi lahi, ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, Ko e hā ʻae mālohi ni ʻaia ʻoku ke falala ki ai?”

20 You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

‌ʻOku ke pehē, (ka ko e lea launoa pe) “ʻOku ʻiate au ʻae fakakaukau mo e mālohi ki he tau. Pea ko eni, ko hai ia ʻoku ke falala ki ai, kuo ke angatuʻu ai kiate au?

21 See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

Pea ko eni, vakai, ʻoku ke falala ki ho tokotoko ʻoe kaho mafesi ni, ʻio, ko ʻIsipite, ʻaia kapau ʻe faʻaki ki ai ha tangata, ʻe ʻasi ia ki hono nima, pea ʻe lavea ai: ʻoku pehē pe ʻa Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku falala kiate ia.

22 And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, saying to Judah and Jerusalem that worship may only be given before this altar in Jerusalem?

Pea kapau ʻoku mou pehē kiate au, ʻoku mau falala kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtua: ʻikai ko ia ia ko e ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻoʻona mo hono ngaahi feilaulauʻanga kuo ʻave ʻe Hesekaia ʻo liʻaki, pea kuo ne tala kia Siuta mo Selūsalema, Ke lotu ʻakimoutolu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe feilaulauʻanga ko eni ʻi Selūsalema?

23 And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to put horsemen on them.

Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, tuku mai ʻae ngaahi fakamoʻoni ki heʻeku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, pea te u ʻatu kiate koe ʻae fanga hoosi ʻe ua afe, ʻo kapau te ke faʻa fai ʻe koe ke fakaheka ki ai ʻae kau heka hoosi.

24 How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt for war-carriages and horsemen:

Pea ʻe fēfeeʻi hao faʻa fai ke fakafoki ʻae mata ʻoe ʻeikitau ʻe tokotaha, ko e siʻi hifo taha pe ʻi he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa ʻeku ʻeiki, ka ke falala koe ki ʻIsipite ki he ngaahi saliote mo e kau tangata heka hoosi?

25 And have I now come up to send destruction on this place without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord himself who said to me, Go up against this land and make it waste.

He kuo u hoko mai ni ʻo taʻekau mo Sihova ke fakaʻauha ʻae potu ni? Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, ‘ʻAlu hake ʻo tauʻi ʻae fonua ni, pea fakaʻauha ia.’”

26 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on the wall.

Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe Iliakimi ko e foha ʻo Hilikia, mo Sepina, mo Soa, kia Lapisake, “Ke ke lea mai ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻi he lea fakaSilia; he ʻoku mau ʻilo ia: kaeʻoua naʻa ke talanoa kiate kimautolu ʻi he lea ʻae kakai Siu ʻi he telinga ʻoe kakai ʻoku nofo ʻi he funga ʻā.”

27 But the Rab-shakeh said to them, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in.

Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Lapisake, kiate kinautolu, “He naʻe fekau au ʻe heʻeku ʻeiki ki hoʻo ʻeiki, pea kiate koe, ke lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ni? ʻIkai ko ʻene fekau au ki he kau tangata ʻaia ʻoku heheka ki he ʻā maka, koeʻuhi ke nau kai ʻenau kinohaʻa ʻanautolu, mo inu ʻenau tuʻutata?”

28 Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria;

Pea naʻe tuʻu ai ʻa Lapisake, pea ne kalanga leʻo lahi ʻi he lea fakaSiu, mo ne lea, ʻo pehē, “Mou tokanga ki he lea ʻae tuʻi lahi, ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia:

29 This is what the king says: Do not be tricked by Hezekiah, for there is no salvation for you in him.

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe he tuʻi, ʻoua naʻa fakahalaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe Hesekaia: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te ne mafai ʻe ia ke fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu mei hono nima:

30 And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us safe, and this town will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

Pea ʻoua naʻa ueʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe Hesekaia ke mou falala kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻe fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu ʻe Sihova, pea ʻe ʻikai tukuange ʻae kolo ni ki he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia.’

31 Do not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me; and everyone will be free to take the fruit of his vine and of his fig-tree, and the water of his spring;

‌ʻOua naʻa mou tokanga kia Hesekaia he ʻoku pehē ʻae tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, Fai hoʻo fakalelei kiate au ʻaki ha meʻaʻofa, pea haʻu kituʻa kiate au, pea te mou toki kai taki taha ʻae tangata ʻae vaine ʻaʻana, pea taki taha ʻi he fiki ʻaʻana, pea mou inu taki taha kotoa pē ʻi he ngaahi vai ʻo ʻene vaikeli ʻaʻana:

32 Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vine-gardens, a land of oil-giving olives and of honey, so that life and not death may be your fate. Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The Lord will keep us safe.

Kaeʻoua ke u toki haʻu ʻo ʻave ʻakimoutolu ki ha fonua ʻoku hangē ko homou fonua, ko e fonua ʻoe uite mo e uaine, ko e fonua ʻoe mā mo e ngoue vaine, ko e fonua ʻoe lolo ʻolive mo e honi, koeʻuhi ke mou moʻui, ka ʻe ʻikai mate: pea ʻoua naʻa mou tokanga kia Hesekaia, ʻi heʻene kākaaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu ʻe Sihova.’

33 Has any one of the gods of the nations kept his land from falling into the hands of the king of Assyria?

He ʻoku ai ha tokotaha ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga kuo nau fakamoʻui hono fonua mei he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia?

34 Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena and Ivvah? have they kept Samaria out of my hands?

Ko fāʻa ia ʻae ngaahi ʻotua ʻo Hemati, mo ʻApati? Ko fāʻa ia ʻae ngaahi ʻotua ʻo Sifaveimi, mo Hena, mo Iva? He kuo nau fakamoʻui ʻa Samēlia mei hoku nima?”

35 Who among all the gods of these countries have kept their country from falling into my hands, to give cause for the thought that the Lord will keep Jerusalem from falling into my hands?

Ko hai ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe ngaahi fonua, ʻa ia kuo nau fakamoʻui honau fonua mei hoku nima, ke pehē ai ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe Sihova ʻa Selusalema mei hoku nima?

36 But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

Ka naʻe longo pe ʻae kakai, pea naʻe ʻikai tali ia ʻaki ha momoʻi lea: he naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “ʻOua naʻa tali ia.”

37 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah, with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said.

Pea naʻe toki haʻu ʻa Iliakimi ko e foha ʻo Hilikia ʻaia naʻe pule ki he fale, mo Sepina ko e fai tohi, mo Soa ko e foha ʻo ʻAsafi ko e tangata naʻe tohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa fakapuleʻanga, kia Hesekaia kuo haehae honau kofu, pea naʻa nau tala kiate ia ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa Lapisake.