1 Kings 21
1 Sometime later this happened: There was a man named Naboth from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel close to King Ahab's palace in Samaria.
Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe maʻu ha ngoue vaine ʻe Napoti ko e tangata Sesilili, ʻaia naʻe ʻi Sesilili ʻo vāofi mo e fale fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo ʻEhapi ko e tuʻi ʻo Samēlia.
2 Ahab went to Naboth and said, “Give me your vineyard so I can turn it into a vegetable garden, because it's close to my palace. In return I'll give you a better vineyard, or if you want I'll pay you for it in cash.”
Pea naʻe lea ʻa ʻEhapi kia Napoti, ʻo pehē, “Tuku mai ho ngoue vaine, koeʻuhi ke u tō ai ʻae ngaahi ʻakau iiki, he ʻoku ofi mai ia ki hoku fale: pea te u totongi ʻaki ia ha ngoue vaine ʻoku lelei hake; pea kapau ʻe lelei kiate koe te u fakatatau hono totongi ʻaki ʻae paʻanga.”
3 But Naboth replied, “The Lord curse me if I should give you my forefathers' inheritance.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Napoti kia ʻEhapi, “Ke taʻofi au mei ai ʻe Sihova, ʻa ʻeku foaki ʻae tofiʻa ʻo ʻeku ngaahi tamai kiate koe.”
4 Ahab went home sulking and infuriated because Naboth from Jezreel had said, “I will not give you my forefathers' inheritance.” He went to bed, wouldn't look at anyone, and refused to eat.
Pea naʻe hū atu ʻa ʻEhapi ki hono fale kuo māfasia mo mamahi koeʻuhi ko e lea naʻe lea ʻaki kiate ia ʻe Napoti ko e tangata Sesilili; he kuo pehē ʻe ia, ʻe ʻikai siʻi te u foaki ʻae tofiʻa ʻo ʻeku ngaahi tamai kiate koe. Pea naʻa ne tokoto hifo ʻi hono mohenga, pea ne tafoki atu ʻa hono mata, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne kai ha meʻa.
5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so upset about? That you don't want to eat?”
Ka naʻe haʻu kiate ia ʻa Sisipeli ko hono uaifi mo ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko e hā ʻoku mamahi pehē fau ai ho loto, ʻoku ʻikai ai te ke kai ha meʻa?”
6 Ahab replied, “It's because I talked with Naboth from Jezreel and I asked him, ‘Give me your vineyard for cash, or if you want, I'll give you another vineyard instead.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “Koeʻuhi naʻaku lea kia Napoti ko e tangata Sesilili, pea u pehē kiate ia, ‘Tuku mai kiate au hoʻo ngoue vaine ʻi ha totongi; pea kapau ʻe lelei kiate koe te u ʻatu ha ngoue vaine kehe ko hono fetongi:’ pea naʻa ne pehē mai, ‘ʻE ʻikai te u foaki kiate koe ʻa ʻeku ngoue vaine.’”
7 “Aren't you the king of Israel?” his wife Jezebel replied. “Get up, have something to eat, and cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel.”
Pea naʻe pehē kiate ia ʻe Sisipeli ko hono uaifi, “ʻOku ke pule eni koā ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli? Tuʻu hake, mo ke kai, pea tuku ke fiefia ho loto: te u ʻatu ʻeau kiate koe ʻae ngoue vaine ʻo Napoti ko e tangata Sesilili.”
8 So she wrote some letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and leaders in the town where Naboth lived.
Ko ia naʻa ne fai ʻae ngaahi tohi ʻi he hingoa ʻo ʻEhapi, mo ne fakamaʻu ia ʻaki ʻa ʻene fakaʻilonga, mo ne ʻave ʻae ngaahi tohi ki he kau mātuʻa, mo e houʻeiki naʻe nonofo mo Napoti ʻi hono kolo.
9 In the letters she wrote to tell them, “Announce a religious fast, and give Naboth a seat of honor.
Pea naʻa ne tohi ʻi he ngaahi tohi, ʻo pehē, “Fanongonongo ha ʻaukai, pea ʻai ke māʻolunga hake ʻa Napoti ʻi he kakai:
10 But seat two bad men opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
Pea tuku ha tangata ʻe toko ua, ko e fānau ʻoe angakovi, ke tuʻu ʻi hono ʻao, mo talatalaakiʻi ia, ʻo pehē, “Naʻa ke lea kapekape ki he ʻOtua pea mo e tuʻi.” Pea mou ʻave ia, mo lisingi ʻaki ʻae maka, ke ne mate ai.”
11 So the elders and leaders who lived in Naboth's town did as Jezebel had said in the letters she had written and sent to them.
Pea naʻe fai ʻe he kau tangata ʻo hono kolo, pea mo e kau mātuʻa, mo e houʻeiki ʻaia naʻe nofo ʻi hono kolo, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fekau ʻe Sisipeli kiate kinautolu, pea hangē ko e tohi ʻi he ngaahi tohi ʻaia naʻa ne ʻatu kiate kinautolu.
12 They announced a religious fast, and gave Naboth a seat of honor.
Naʻa nau fanongonongo ʻae ʻaukai, mo [nau ]fakamāʻolunga hake ʻa Napoti ʻi he kakai.
13 Two bad men came and sat opposite him, and accused him in front of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the town and stoned him to death.
Pea naʻe hū mai ha ongo tangata, ko e fānau ʻoe angakovi, ʻo na nofo ʻi hono ʻao: pea naʻe talatalaakiʻi ia ʻe he ongo tangata ʻoe angakovi, ʻio, kia Napoti, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai, ʻo pehē, naʻe lea kapekape ʻa Napoti ki he ʻOtua pea mo e tuʻi. Pea naʻa nau toki ʻave ia ki he tuaʻā kolo, mo lisingi ia ʻaki ʻae ngaahi maka ke ne mate.
14 Then they sent a message to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned. He's dead.”
Pea hili ia naʻa nau fekau kia Sisipeli, ʻo pehē, “Kuo lisingi ʻa Napoti pea kuo ne mate.”
15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and he was dead, Jezebel told Ahab, “Get up, go and claim ownership of the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel, which he refused to sell you, for Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
Pea ʻi heʻene fanongo ʻe Sisipeli kuo lisingi ʻa Napoti pea kuo ne mate, naʻe pehē ʻe Sisipeli kia ʻEhapi, “Tuʻu hake, mo maʻu ʻae ngoue vaine ʻo Napoti ko e tangata Sesilili, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te ne fie tuku kiate koe ʻi ha paʻanga: he ʻoku ʻikai moʻui ʻa Napoti ka kuo mate.”
16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to claim ownership of Naboth's vineyard.
Pea ʻi heʻene fanongo ʻe ʻEhapi kuo mate ʻa Napoti, naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa ʻEhapi ke ne ʻalu hifo ki he ngoue vaine ʻo Napoti ko e tangata Sesilili, ke ne maʻu ia maʻana.
17 Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻIlaisiā ko e tangata Tisipa, ʻo pehē,
18 “Go and meet Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria. He is right now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to claim ownership of it.
“Tuʻu hake, mo ʻalu hifo ke fakafetaulaki kia ʻEhapi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Samēlia: vakai, ʻoku ne ʻi he ngoue vaine ʻo Napoti, ʻaia kuo ne ʻalu hifo ki ai ke maʻu ia maʻana.
19 Tell him: This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered a man and robbed him? Then tell him: This is what the Lord says: In the very spot where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, dogs will lick up your own blood.”
Pea te ke lea kiate ia, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, Kuo ke fai ʻae fakapō, pea kuo ke maʻu foki maʻau? Pea te ke lea kiate ia, ʻo pehē, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻI he potu ko ia naʻe ʻemo ai ʻe he fanga kulī ʻae toto ʻo Napoti ʻe ʻemo ai ʻe he fanga kulī ho toto ʻoʻou, ʻio, ʻoʻou.’”
20 “So have you come to find me, my enemy?” Ahab asked Elijah. “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the Lord sight,” Elijah replied.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻEhapi kia ʻIlaisiā, “Kuo ke ʻiloʻi au, ʻa koe ko hoku fili?” Pea naʻa ne pehēange, “Kuo u ʻiloʻi koe; koeʻuhi kuo ke fakatau atu koe ke fai ha ngāue kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.
21 He says, “Watch out! I'm going to bring disaster on you and destroy your descendants. I will kill from every male of Ahab's line, both slave and free, in the whole of Israel.
‘Vakai, te u fakahoko mai ʻae kovi kiate koe, pea te u toʻo ʻo ʻave ho hako, pea te u motuhi meia ʻEhapi ʻae kakai tangata, pea mo ia kuo tāpuni mo toe ʻi ʻIsileli,
22 I will make your house like that of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and like that of Baasha, son of Ahijah, because you have angered me and made Israel sin.
Pea [te u ]ngaohi ho fale ke hangē ko e fale ʻo Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati, pea hangē ko e fale ʻo Paʻasa ko e foha ʻo ʻAhisa, ko e meʻa ʻi he kovi kuo ke fakatupu ai ʻeku houhau, mo ke fakaangahala ai ʻa ʻIsileli.’
23 And as far as Jezebel is concerned, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
Pea ia Sisipeli foki naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova, ʻo pehē, ʻE kai ʻa Sisipeli ʻe he fanga kulī ʻi he veʻe ʻa ʻo Sesilili.
24 Those of Ahab's family who die in the town will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the countryside will be eaten by birds.”
Ko ia ʻoku kau kia ʻEhapi ʻe mate ʻi he kolo ʻe kai ia ʻe he fanga kulī: pea ko ia ʻoku mate ʻi he ngoue ʻe keina ʻe he fanga manupuna ʻoe ʻatā.
25 (No one else was so bad as Ahab, who sold himself to do what is evil in the Lord's sight, because his wife Jezebel encouraged him.
(“Ka naʻe ʻikai tatau ha tokotaha mo ʻEhapi, ʻaia naʻa ne fakatau ia ke fai ʻae ngāue kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻaia naʻe ueʻi hake ʻe hono uaifi ko Sisipeli.
26 He did the most despicable things, worshiping idols like the Amorites the Lord had driven out before Israel.)
Pea naʻa ne fai ʻo fakalielia lahi ʻi he muimui ki he ngaahi tamapua, ʻo tatau mo ia kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe he kakai ʻAmoli, ʻakinautolu naʻe kapusi atu ʻe Sihova mei he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.)
27 As soon as Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He even went to bed in sackcloth, and walked around repentantly.
Pea ʻi heʻene fanongo ʻe ʻEhapi ki he ngaahi lea ni, naʻa ne haehae hono ngaahi kofu, mo ne ʻai ʻae tauangaʻa ki hono sino, ʻo ne ʻaukai, mo ne tokoto hifo ʻi he tauangaʻa, mo ne ʻalu fakaʻehiʻehi.
28 Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻIlaisiā ko e tangata Tisipa, ʻo pehē,
29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, but I will bring down disaster on his family in the lifetime of his son.”
“ʻOku ke mamata kia ʻEhapi mo ʻene fakavaivaiʻi ia ʻi hoku ʻao? Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fakavaivaiʻi ia ʻi hoku ʻao, ʻe ʻikai ai te u ʻomi ʻae kovi ʻi hono ngaahi ʻaho ʻoʻona: ka ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hono foha te u ʻomi ʻae kovi ki hono fale.”
