Isaiah 36

1 And it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

Naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi hono taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma fā ʻoe pule ʻa Hesekaia, naʻe haʻu ʻa Senakalipe ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ki he ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻo Siuta naʻe teu ki he tau, pea ne lavaʻi ʻakinautolu.

2 And the king of Assyria sent Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to king Hezekiah, with a strong force. And he stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field.

Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ʻa Lapisake mei Lakisi ki Selūsalema kia Hesekaia mo e kongakau tokolahi mo ia. Pea naʻa ne tuʻu ʻi he veʻevai taupotu ki ʻolunga ʻi he hala lahi ʻoe ngoue ʻae tangata fakamaʻa kofu.

3 Then came forth to him Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler.

Pea naʻe toki haʻu kiate ia ʻa Iliakimi, ko e foha ʻo Hilikia, ʻaia naʻe pule ʻi he fale, pea mo Sepina ko e tangata tohi, mo Soa, ko e foha ʻo ʻAsafi, ko e matāpule tohi.

4 And Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which thou trustest?

Pea pehē ʻe Lapisake kiate kinautolu, Mou pehē kia Hesekaia, “ʻOku pehē ʻe he tuʻi lahi, ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, Ko e hā koā ʻae falalaʻanga ni ʻoku ke falala ki ai?”

5 Thou sayest, but it is a word of the lips, [There is] counsel and strength for war. Now on whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me?

Kuo ke pehē ʻe koe, (ka ko e lea taʻeʻaonga, ) “ʻOku ʻiate au ʻae fakakaukau mo e mālohi ki he tau: ka ʻoku ke falala kia hai, ke ke angatuʻu ai kiate au?

6 Behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it goes into his hand, and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely upon him.

Vakai, ʻoku ke faʻaki ki he tokoni ʻoe kaho mafesi ni, ko ʻIsipite; ʻaia ʻi he faʻaki ki ai ha tangata, ʻe ʻasi ia ki hono nima, pea ʻe lavea ia: ʻoku pehē ʻa Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku falala kiate ia.”

7 And if thou say to me, We rely upon Jehovah our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

Ka ʻi hoʻo pehē mai kiate au, “ʻOku mau falala kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtua: ʻikai kuo liʻaki ʻe Hesekaia hono ngaahi potu māʻolunga pea mo hono ngaahi feilaulauʻanga pea ne pehē ki Siuta, mo Selūsalema, ‘Te mou lotu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe feilaulauʻanga ni?’

8 And now engage, I pray thee, with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

Ko ia ʻoku ou fekau kiate ko e ke ke ʻomi ʻae ngaahi meʻa fakamoʻoni, ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, pea te u foaki atu ʻae hoosi ʻe ua afe, ʻo kapau te ke faʻa fakaheka ʻe koe ha kau tangata ki ai.

9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants? And thou reliest upon Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!

Pea ka kuo pehē, ʻe fēfē hoʻo fakafoki ʻae mata ʻo ha ʻeikitau ʻoku siʻi hifo ʻi he ngaahi tamaioʻeiki ʻo ʻeku ʻeiki, pea falala ki ʻIsipite ke maʻu mei ai ʻae ngaahi saliote mo e kau tangata heka hoosi?

10 And now am I come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it.

Pea kuo u haʻu eni ki he fonua ni ke tauʻi pea fakaʻauha ia ka e taʻekau ki ai ʻa Sihova? Naʻe pehē mai ʻe Sihova kiate au, ‘ʻAlu hake ki he fonua ni, pea fakaʻauha ia.’”

11 And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to Rab-shakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants in Syriac, for we understand it; and speak not to us in the Jewish [language] in the ears of the people that are upon the wall.

Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe Iliakimi mo Sepina pea mo Soa kia Lapisake, “ʻOku mau kole kiate koe, ke ke lea ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻi he lea fakaSilia; he ʻoku mau ʻilo ia: kaeʻoua ʻe lea kiate kimautolu ʻi he lea fakaSiu, ʻi he telinga ʻoe kakai ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he ʻā.

12 And Rab-shakeh said, Is it to thy master and to thee that my master sent me to speak these words? Is it not to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own urine with you?

Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Lapisake, “Kuo fekau au ʻe heʻeku ʻeiki ki ho ʻeiki pea mo koe ke lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ni? ʻIkai kuo ne fekau au ki he kau tangata ʻoku nofo ʻi he ʻā, ke nau kai honau kinohaʻa, pea inu honau tuʻutata, fakataha mo kimoutolu?

13 And Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish [language], and said, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

Pea naʻe toki tuʻu hake ʻa Lapisake, pea kalanga ia ʻi he leʻo lahi ʻi he lea fakaSiu, ʻo pehē, Mou fanongo ki he lea ʻae tuʻi lahi, ʻae tuʻi lahi ʻo ʻAsilia.

14 Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you.

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe he tuʻi, ʻoua naʻa tuku ʻa Hesekaia ke kākaaʻi ʻakimoutolu; koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu.

15 Neither let Hezekiah make you rely upon Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will certainly deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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

16 Hearken not to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: Make peace with me and come out to me; and eat every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink every one the waters of his own cistern;

‌ʻOua naʻa fanongo kia Hesekaia: he ʻoku pehē ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, Mou fakalelei mo au ʻaki ha foaki, pea haʻu kituaʻā kiate au: pea kai taki taha ʻi heʻene vaine, pea taki taha ʻi heʻene ʻakau ko e fiki, pea taki taha inu ʻae vai ʻo ʻene puha vai.

17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

Kae ʻoua ke u 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.

18 Let not Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Vakai telia naʻa fakalotoʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe Hesekaia, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu ʻe Sihova.’ ʻOku ai ha ʻotua ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga kuo ne fakamoʻui hono fonua mei he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia?

19 Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

‌ʻOku ʻi fē ʻae ngaahi ʻotua ʻo Hamati mo ʻAapati? ʻOku ʻi fē ʻae ngaahi ʻotua ʻo Sifaveimi? Pea kuo nau fakamoʻui ʻa Samēlia mei hoku nima?

20 Who are they among all the gods of these countries that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

Ko hai ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua kotoa pē ʻoe ngaahi fonua ni, kuo fakamoʻui honau fonua mei hoku nima, koeʻuhi ke fakamoʻui ʻe Sihova ʻa Selūsalema mei hoku nima?”

21 And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.

Ka naʻa nau fakalongo pe, pea ʻikai ha lea siʻi kiate ia: he naʻe pehē ʻae fekau ʻae tuʻi, “ʻOua naʻa talia ia.”

22 And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler, came to Hezekiah, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.

Pea naʻe toki haʻu kia Hesekaia ʻa Iliakimi, ko e foha ʻo Hilikia, ʻaia naʻe pule ʻi he fale, mo Sepina ko e tangata tohi, mo Soa, ko e foha ʻo ʻAsafi, ko e matāpule tohi, kuo mahae honau kofu, pea naʻe tala kiate ia ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa Lapisake.