2 Kings 18
1 Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, became king of Judah in the third year of the reign of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel.
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 when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abi, 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 Lord's sight, following all that his forefather David 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 removed the high places, smashed the stone idols, and cut down the Asherah poles. He ground to pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, because up to then the Israelites had been sacrificing offerings to it. It was called 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 Hezekiah put his trust in the Lord, the God of Israel. Among the kings of Judah there was no one like him, neither before him nor after 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 He stayed faithful to the Lord and did not give up following him. He kept the commandments that the Lord had given 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 The Lord was with him; he was successful in everything he did. He defied the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him.
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 defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and the surrounding area, from watchtower to fortified 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 In the fourth year of Hezekiah's reign, equivalent to the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, attacked Samaria, besieging it.
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 The Assyrians conquered it after three years. This was during the sixth year of Hezekiah, equivalent to the ninth year of Hoshea, king of Israel.
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 The king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, 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 This happened because they refused to listen to the Lord their God and broke his agreement—all that Moses, the Lord's servant, had commanded. They refused to listen and did not obey.
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 Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked and conquered all the fortified towns of Judah in the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah.
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 So Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent a message to the king of Assyria who was at Lachish, saying, “I've made a terrible mistake! Please retreat and leave me alone, and I'll pay you whatever you want!” The king of Assyria demanded Hezekiah, king of Judah, pay 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 Hezekiah paid him using all the silver from the Lord's Temple and the treasuries of the royal palace.
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 He even stripped the gold he had used to overlay the doors and doorposts of the Lord's Temple and gave everything 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 Even so, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his head officer, and his army general, along with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They approached Jerusalem and made camp beside the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to where laundry is washed.
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 They called for the king. Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, the palace manager, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the record-keeper, went out to speak with 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 The Assyrian army general said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What are you trusting in that gives you such confidence?
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 strategy and are ready for war, but these are empty words. Who are you relying on, now that you have rebelled against me?
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 Now look! You're trusting in Egypt, a walking stick that's like a broken reed that will cut the hand of anyone leaning on it. That's what Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is like to everyone who trusts 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 If you tell me, ‘We're trusting in the Lord our God,’ well didn't Hezekiah remove his high places and his altars, telling Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You have to worship at 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 Why don't you accept a challenge from my master, the king of Assyria? He says, I'll give you two thousand horses, if you can find enough riders for 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 could you defeat even a single officer in charge of the weakest of my master's men when you're trusting in Egypt for chariots 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 More than that—would I have come to attack this pace without the Lord's encouragement? It was the Lord himself who told me, ‘Go and attack this land and destroy it.’”
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 Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, together with Shebnah and Joah, said to the army general, “Please speak to us, your servants, in Aramaic, for we understand it. Don't speak to us in Hebrew while the people on the wall are listening.”
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 army general replied, “Did my master only send me to say these things to your master and to you, and not to the people sitting on the wall? They too, just like you, are going to have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine!”
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 army general shouted out in Hebrew, “Listen to this from 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: Don't let Hezekiah trick you! He can't save you from me!
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 Don't believe Hezekiah when he tells you to trust in the Lord, saying, ‘I'm certain the Lord will save us. This city will never fall 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 Don't listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king says: Make a peace treaty with me and surrender to me. That way everyone will eat from their own vine and their own fig tree, and drink water from their own well!
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 I will come and take you to a land that's like your own, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Then you will live and not die. But don't listen to Hezekiah, for he's tricking you when he says, ‘The Lord will deliver us.’
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 Have any of the gods of any nation ever saved their land from the power 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 were the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where were the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Were they able to save Samaria from me?
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 Which one of all the gods of these countries has saved their land from me? How then could the Lord save Jerusalem from me?”
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 remained silent and didn't say anything, for Hezekiah had given the order, “Don't answer him.”
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, son of Hilkiah, the palace manager, Shebna the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the record-keeper, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they told him what the Assyrian army general 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.
