2 Samuel 2
1 Sometime after this, David asked the Lord, “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” “Yes, do it,” the Lord replied. “Which one should I go to?” David asked. “Go to Hebron,” said the Lord.
Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe fehuʻi ʻe Tevita kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, “ʻE lelei ʻa ʻeku ʻalu hake ki ha taha ʻoe ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta?” Pea naʻe pehē kiate ia ʻe Sihova, “ʻAlu hake.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “Te u ʻalu ki fē?” Pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ki Hepeloni.”
2 So David moved there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel.
Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa Tevita ki ai, ko ia mo hono ongo uaifi foki, ko ʻAhinoami ko e [fefine ]Sesilili, mo ʻApikale naʻe mali mo Napale ko e [tangata ]Kameli.
3 He also brought the men who were with him, along with their families, and they settled in the villages near Hebron.
Pea ko e kau tangata naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻe ʻohake kinautolu ʻe Tevita, ko e tangata taki taha mo hono kaunga nofoʻanga: pea naʻa nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Hepeloni.
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king of the people of Judah. When David found out that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul,
Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae kau tangata mei Siuta, pea naʻa nau fakanofo ʻi ai ʻa Tevita, ko e tuʻi ki he faʻahinga ʻo Siuta. Pea naʻa nau tala kia Tevita, ʻo pehē, “Ko e kau tangata ʻo Sepesi-Kiliati, ko kinautolu ia naʻe tanu ʻa Saula.
5 he sent messengers to them, saying, “May the Lord bless you, because you demonstrated your loyal love to Saul your master, and you buried him properly.
Pea naʻe kouna ʻe Tevita ʻae kau talafekau ki he kakai ʻo Sepesi-Kiliati, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ke fakamonūʻia ʻakimoutolu meia Sihova, koeʻuhi kuo mou fakahā ʻae ʻofa ni ki homou ʻeiki, ʻio, kia Saula, pea kuo mou fai hono putu.
6 Now may the Lord show you loyal love and trustworthiness, and I will also be good to you because of what you did for Saul.
Pea ʻofa ʻeni ke fakahā ʻe Sihova ʻae angalelei mo e moʻoni kiate kimoutolu: pea ko au foki, te u totongi ʻae ngāue lelei ni, koeʻuhi kuo mou fai ʻae meʻa ni.
7 So be strong and be brave, for even though Saul your master is dead, the people of Judah have anointed me as their king.”
Ko ia, tuku eni ke fakamālohi homou nima, pea mou lototoʻa: he kuo pekia ʻa homou ʻeiki ko Saula, pea kuo fakanofo au foki ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo Siuta ko e tuʻi kiate kinautolu.
8 However, Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to Mahanaim.
Ka naʻe ʻave ʻa Isiposeti ko e foha ʻo Saula, ʻe ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea, ko e ʻeiki ʻoe kau tau ʻa Saula, ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki Mehanemi;
9 There he set up Ishbosheth as king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, in fact over all Israel.
ʻO ne fakanofo ia ke tuʻi ʻi Kiliati, pea ki he kakai ʻAsilia, mo Sesilili, mo ʻIfalemi pea mo Penisimani, pea ki ʻIsileli kātoa.
10 Ishbosheth, son of Saul, was forty when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. However, the people of Judah were on David's side.
Naʻe fāngofulu taʻu ʻae motuʻa ʻa Isiposeti ko e foha ʻo Saula ʻi heʻene kamata pule ki ʻIsileli, pea naʻa ne pule ʻi he taʻu ʻe ua. Ka naʻe muimui ʻae faʻahinga ʻo Siuta kia Tevita.
11 David ruled in Hebron as king over the people of Judah for seven years and six months.
Pea ko e kuonga naʻe tuʻi ai ʻa Tevita ʻi Hepeloni ki he fale ʻo Siuta, ko e taʻu ia ʻe fitu mo e māhina ʻe ono.
12 One day Abner and Ishbosheth's men left Mahanaim and went to the town of Gibeon.
Pea naʻe ʻalu mei Mehanemi ki Kipione ʻa ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea, pea mo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Isiposeti ko e foha ʻo Saula.
13 Joab, son of Zeruiah, and David's men set off and met them at the pool of Gibeon, where they all sat down, facing each other across the pool.
Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Soape ko e tama ʻo Seluia, pea mo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Tevita, pea naʻa nau fakataha ki he anovai ʻo Kipione: pea naʻa nau nofo hifo, ko e taha ki he potu anovai ʻe taha, pea ko e taha ki he potu anovai ʻe taha.
14 Abner said to Joab, “Why not let's have some of the men fight in hand to hand combat before us.” “Fine,” Joab agreed.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApina kia Soape, “Tuku ke tuʻu hake ni ʻae kau talavou, ʻo fakavā ʻi hota ʻao.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Soape, “Tuku ke nau tuʻu hake.”
15 So twelve men came forward from each side—twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth, and twelve for David.
Pea naʻe toki tuʻu hake mo ʻalu atu ʻae toko hongofulu ma ua mei Penisimani naʻe lau, ʻaia naʻe kau kia Isiposeti ko e foha ʻo Saula, mo e toko hongofulu ma ua mei he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Tevita.
16 Each man grabbed his opponent's head and drove his sword into his opponent's side so that they all fell down dead together. That's why this place in Gibeon is called the Field of Sword-edges.
Pea naʻa nau fepukeaki taki taha ʻe he tangata ʻae ʻulu ʻo hono hoa, ʻonau taki taha fetuiʻaki ʻae heletā ʻakinautolu ʻi he vakavaka, pea ko ia, naʻa nau tō hifo fakataha ai; pea ko ia naʻe ui ai ʻae potu ko ia, “Ko e potu ʻae kau tangata mālohi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Kipione.”
17 The battle that followed was hard-fought, but eventually Abner and his men were defeated by David's men.
Pea naʻe fakamanavahē ʻae tau ʻi he ʻaho ko ia: pea naʻe fakavaivai ʻa ʻApina, pea mo e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai ʻo Tevita.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like a gazelle racing across the open countryside.
Pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae tama ʻe toko tolu ʻo Seluia, ko Soape, Mo ʻApisai, mo ʻAsaeli: pea naʻe veʻevave ʻa ʻAsaeli ʻo tatau mo e ʻanitelope hehengi ʻoe vao.
19 He chased after Abner with single-minded determination.
Pea naʻe tuli ʻe ʻAsaeli kia ʻApina pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu naʻe ʻikai ke feafeʻaki ia ki he toʻomataʻu pe ki he toʻohema ʻi heʻene tulia ʻa ʻApina.
20 Abner looked back and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?” “Yes, it's me,” Asahel replied.
Pea naʻe toki sio ki mui ʻa ʻApina, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko ʻAsaeli koe?” Pea naʻa ne pehē atu, “Ko au.”
21 Abner told him, “Leave me alone! Go and fight somebody else and take his weapons for yourself!” But Asahel refused to stop chasing him.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApina kiate ia, “Ke ke foki atu ki he toʻomataʻu pe ki hoʻo toʻohema, pea ke puke ha taha ʻoe kau talavou, pea ke maʻu ʻa hono mahafu.” Ka naʻe ʻikai afe atu ʻa ʻAsaeli mei [heʻene ]tuli kiate ia.
22 Abner warned Asahel again. “Stop chasing me!” he shouted. “Why do you want me to kill you? How could I ever face your brother Joab?”
Pea naʻe toe pehē ʻe ʻApina kia ʻAsaeli, “Tafoki atu koe mei hoʻo tuli kiate au: koeʻumaʻā ʻa ʻeku tā hifo koe ki he kelekele? Pea ka pehē ʻe fēfē ʻeku hiki ʻa hoku mata kia Soape ko ho tokoua?
23 But Asahel wouldn't stop chasing him, so Abner drove the handle of his spear into his belly. It came out the back, and he fell down dead right there. Everyone who passed by stopped at the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
Ka neongo eni naʻe ʻikai te ne afe atu: ko ia naʻe hokaʻi ia ʻi hono kete ʻe ʻApina ʻaki ʻae mui ʻoe tao, pea naʻe ʻasi atu ʻae tao ʻi hono tuʻa: pea naʻa ne tō hifo ʻi ai, ʻo ne mate ʻi he potu ko ia: pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻilonga ʻakinautolu naʻe hoko mai ki he potu naʻe tō hifo ai ʻa ʻAsaeli ʻo ne mate, naʻa nau tuʻumaʻu ai.
24 But Joab and Abishai set off to chase after Abner. By the time the sun went down they had got as far as the hill of Ammah near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
Naʻe tuli foki ʻa ʻApina ʻe Soape pea mo ʻApisai: pea naʻe tō ʻae laʻā feʻunga mo ʻena hoko ki he moʻunga ko ʻAma, ʻaia ʻoku hanga ki Kia ʻi he hala ʻoe toafa ʻo Kipione.
25 Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin rallied to him there, forming a tight group around him standing at the top of the hill.
Pea naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻe he fānau ʻo Penisimani ke kau taha kia ʻApina, pea naʻa nau hoko ko e vāhenga tau pe taha, ʻonau tutuʻu ʻi he tumutumu ʻo ha potu māʻolunga.
26 Abner shouted to Joab: “Do we have to keep killing each other forever? Don't you realize that if we go on it'll only get worse? How long are you going to wait before you order your men to stop chasing their brothers?”
Pea naʻe toki ui ʻe ʻApina kia Soape, ʻo pehē, “ʻE tāmateʻi maʻuaipē ʻe he heletā? ʻIkai ʻoku ke ʻilo ʻe ai ha fakamamahi ʻi hono ikuʻanga?” Pea ka kuo pehē, “Pea ʻe fēfeeʻi ʻa hono fuoloa, kaeʻoua ke ke tala ki he kakai ke foki atu mei he tulia ʻa honau kāinga?”
27 “As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued chasing their brothers until the morning.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Soape, “Hangē ʻoku moʻui ʻae ʻOtua, ka ne ʻikai te ke lea, pehē, kuo ʻalu ʻae kakai taki taha mei he muimui ki hono kāinga ʻi he ʻanepongipongi.”
28 Joab blew the horn so all the men stopped—they didn't continue chasing or fighting the Israelites.
Ko ia naʻe ifi ai ʻe Soape ha meʻalea, pea naʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau kei tuli ki ʻIsileli, pea naʻe ʻikai toe fai ha tau.
29 All through the night Abner and his men marched through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, and continued all morning until they arrived back at Mahanaim.
Pea naʻe fononga ʻa ʻApina pea mo ʻene kakai kotoa pē ʻi he pō kātoa ko ia, ʻi he toafa, ʻonau aʻa ʻi Sioatani, pea nau ʻosiki ʻa e [fonua ]kotoa pē ko Pitiloni, pea naʻa nau hoko atu ki Mehanemi.
30 When Joab got back from chasing Abner, he gathered all the men together. Nineteen of David's men were missing in addition to Asahel.
Pea naʻe liliu mai ʻa Soape mei heʻene tuli ʻa ʻApina; pea ʻi heʻene tānaki fakataha ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ko e toko hongofulu ma toko hiva ʻoe kau tangata ʻa Tevita naʻe ʻikai ʻiloa, pea mo ʻAsaeli.
31 However, they had killed three hundred and sixty of Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin.
Ka kuo ʻosi ʻae teʻia ke mate ʻe he kakai ʻo Tevita ʻae kau tangata mei Penisimani, mo e kau tangata ʻo ʻApina, ʻae toko tolungeau ma toko onongofulu.
32 They took Asahel's body and buried him in his father's tomb in Bethlehem. Then they marched all through the night and reached Hebron at dawn.
Pea naʻa nau toʻo hake ʻa ʻAsaeli, ʻonau tanu ia he fonualoto ʻo ʻene tamai, ʻaia naʻe ʻi Petelihema. Pea naʻe fononga ʻa Soape mo ʻene kakai ʻi he pō kātoa, pea naʻa nau hoko ki Hepeloni ʻo feʻunga mo ʻene mafoa ʻae ata.
