Kings II 16

1 And David passed on a little way from Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe [came] to meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred [bunches of] raisins, and a hundred [cakes of] dates, and bottle of wine.

Pea ʻi heʻene tuku ki mui siʻi ʻe Tevita ʻae tumutumu [ʻoe moʻunga], vakai, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻa Sipa ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Mifiposeti, pea [kuo ʻomi ]mo ia ʻae fanga ʻasi ʻe ua naʻe fua kavenga, pea naʻe fakaheka ki ai ʻae mā ʻe uangeau, mo e fuhinga kālepi mōmoa ʻe teau, mo e fuaʻi ʻakau ʻe teau ʻoe faʻahitaʻu mafana, pea mo e hina ʻoe uaine.

2 And the king said to Siba, What meanest you by these? and Siba, said, The asses [are] for the household of the king to sit upon, and the loaves and the dates [are] for the young men to eat, and the wine [is] for them that are faint in the wilderness to drink.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia Sipa, “Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ni?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sipa, “Ko e ongo ʻasi ʻoku maʻae kakai ʻoe fale ʻoe tuʻi ke heka ki ai; pea ko e mā mo e fuaʻi ʻakau ʻoe faʻahitaʻu mafana, ko e meʻa ia ke kai ʻe he kau talavou; pea ko e uaine, ko e meʻa ia ke inu ai ʻakinautolu ʻe vaivai ʻi he toafa.”

3 And the king said, And where [is] the son of your master? and Siba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “Pea kofaʻā ʻae foha ʻo hoʻo ʻeiki?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sipa ki he tuʻi, “Vakai, ʻoku nofo ai pe ia ʻi Selūsalema: he naʻa ne pehē, Ko e ʻaho eni ʻe toe ʻomi kiate au ʻe he fale ʻo ʻIsileli ʻae puleʻanga ʻo ʻeku tamai.”

4 And the king said to Siba, Behold, all Memphibosthe's property [is] your. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace in your eyes.

Pea naʻe toki pehē ai ʻe he tuʻi kia Sipa, “Vakai, ʻoku ʻaʻau ʻaia kotoa pē naʻe ʻia Mifiposeti.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sipa, “ʻOku ou fakaʻapaʻapa kiate koe, pea tuku, ʻe tuʻi, ke ʻofeina au ʻi ho ʻao.”

5 And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [was] Semei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,

Pea ʻi heʻene hoko mai ʻae tuʻi ko Tevita ki Pahulimi, vakai, naʻe haʻu mei ai ha tangata mei he faʻahinga mo e fale ʻo Saula, ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Simi, ko e foha ʻo Kela: pea naʻe haʻu pe ia, pea kape mai pe ʻi heʻene haʻu.

6 and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and left hand of the king.

Pea naʻa ne lisingi ʻae ngaahi maka kia Tevita, pea ki he kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē ʻa Tevita ko e tuʻi: ka naʻe tutuʻu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, mo e kau tangata toʻa kotoa pē, ki hono nima toʻomataʻu mo hono toʻohema.

7 And thus Semei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, you bloody man, and man of sin.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻae lea ʻa Simi ʻi heʻene kape, “Hū mai, hū mai, ʻa koe ko e tangata pani toto, pea ko koe ko e tangata ʻoe angakovi:

8 The Lord has returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, because you have reigned in his stead; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Abessalom your son: and, behold, you [are taken] in your mischief, because you [are] a bloody man.

Kuo toe totongi kiate koe ʻe Sihova ʻae toto kotoa pē ʻoe fale ʻo Saula, ʻaia kuo ke fetongi ʻi he pule; pea kuo tuku ʻe Sihova ʻae puleʻanga ki he nima ʻo ʻApisalomi ko ho foha: pea vakai, kuo moʻua koe ʻi hoʻo kovi, koeʻuhi ko e tangata pani toto koe.”

9 And Abessa the son of Saruia said to the king, Why does this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over now and take off his head.

Pea naʻe toki pehē ai ʻe ʻApisai ko e tama ʻo Seluia ki he tuʻi, “Ko e hā ʻe tuku ke kape ai ʻae kulī mate ni ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi? ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku au ke u ʻalu atu ʻo tuʻusi ʻa hono ʻulu.”

10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Saruia? even let him alone, and so let him curse, for the Lord has told him to curse David: and who shall say, Why have you done thus?

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “Ko e hā au kiate kimoutolu, ʻae ngaahi tama ʻo Seluia? Tuku pe ke ne kape mai, he kuo pehē ʻe Sihova kiate ia, Kape kia Tevita. Pea ka kuo pehē, ko hai ʻe pehē [atu], Ko e hā kuo ke fai pehē ai?”

11 And David said to Abessa and to all his servants, Behold, my son who came forth out of my bowels seeks my life; still more now may the son of Benjamin: let him curse, because the Lord has told him.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia ʻApisai, “Pea mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē, Vakai, ko hoku foha ʻaia naʻe haʻu mei hoku fatu, ʻoku kumi ki heʻeku moʻui: pea ka kuo pehē ʻikai ʻe ngofua hake ke fai ia ʻe he tangata Penisimani ni? Tuku noa ai pe ia, pea tuku pe ke ne kape he kuo fekau ia ʻe Sihova.

12 If by any means the Lord may look on my affliction, thus shall he return me good for his cursing this day.

Heiʻilo ʻe ʻafio ʻe Sihova ki heʻeku mamahi, pea totongi lelei au ʻe Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻene kape kiate au he ʻaho ni.”

13 And David and all the men with him went on the way: and Semei went by the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and casting stones at him, and sprinkling him with dirt.

Pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu atu ʻa Tevita pea mo ʻene kau tangata ʻi he hala, naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Simi ʻi he tahifohifo ʻoe moʻunga, ʻo feʻunga atu mo ia, pea naʻa ne kape pe mo ʻalu, pea ne lisi ʻae ngaahi maka kiate ia, mo ne laku ʻae efu [kiate ia].

14 And the king, and all the people with him, came away and refreshed themselves there.

Pea ko e tuʻi, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻa nau omi ki he potu ko ia, ke mālōlō ai, he kuo nau ongosia.

15 And Abessalom and all the men of Israel went into Jerusalem, and Achitophel with him.

Pea naʻe hoko mai ki Selūsalema, ʻa ʻApisalomi pea mo e kakai tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻe [ʻalu ]mo ia ʻa ʻAhitofeli.

16 And it came to pass when Chusi the chief friend of David came to Abessalom, that Chusi said to Abessalom, Let the king live.

Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene hoko mai kia ʻApisalomi ʻa Husai ko e tangata ʻAliki, ko e kāinga ʻo Tevita, naʻe pehē ʻe Husai kia ʻApisalomi, “Ke moʻui ʻae tuʻi, ke moʻui ʻae tuʻi.”

17 And Abessalom said to Chusi, [Is] this your kindness to your friend? why went you not forth with your friend?

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApisalomi kia Husai, “Ko hoʻo ʻofa eni ki ho kāinga? Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te ke ʻalu ai mo ho kāinga?”

18 And Chusi said to Abessalom, Nay, but following whom the Lord, and this people, and all Israel have chosen, —his will I be, and with him I will dwell.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Husai kia ʻApisalomi, “ʻIkai; ka ko ia ʻoku fili ʻe Sihova, pea mo e kakai ni, pea mo e kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, te u kau mo ia, pea ko ia pe te u nofo ki ai.

19 And again, whom shall I serve? should I not in the presence of his son? As I served in the sight of your father, so will I be in your presence.

Pea ko hai foki ʻoku totonu ke u tauhi ki ai? ʻIkai ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono foha? ʻO hangē ko ʻeku tauhi ʻi he ʻao ʻo hoʻo tamai, te u pehē foki au ʻi ho ʻao ʻoʻou.”

20 And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate amongst yourselves concerning what we should do.

Hili ia naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApisalomi kia ʻAhitofeli, “Mou fakakaukau ʻiate kimoutolu pe ko e hā te tau fai.”

21 And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Go in to your father's concubines, whom he left to keep his house; and all Israel shall hear that you have dishonoured your father; and the hands of all that are with you shall be strengthened.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAhitofeli kia ʻApisalomi, “ʻAlu atu koe ki he sinifu ʻo hoʻo tamai, ʻaia kuo ne tuku ke leʻohi ʻae fale; pea ʻe fanongo ʻe ʻIsileli kotoa pē kuo fehiʻanekina ʻaupito koe ʻe hoʻo tamai: pea ʻe toki mālohi ai ʻae nima ʻokinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku kau mo koe.”

22 And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the roof, and Abessalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Ko ia naʻa nau folahi atu ai ha fale tupenu ʻi he tuʻa fale ki ʻolunga: pea naʻe hū atu ki ai ʻa ʻApisalomi ki he sinifu ʻo ʻene tamai ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli kotoa pē.

23 And the counsel of Achitophel, which he counselled in former days, [was] as if one should enquire of the word of God: so [was] all the counsel of Achitophel both to David and also to Abessalom.

Pea ko e fakakaukau ʻa ʻAhitofeli ʻaia naʻa ne fai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, naʻe hangē ko e ʻeke ʻe ha tangata ki he folofola ʻae ʻOtua: naʻe pehē pe ʻae fakakaukau ʻa ʻAhitofeli kia Tevita pea mo ʻApisalomi fakatouʻosi.