Judges 9
1 Abimelech, son of Jerub-baal, went to his mother's brothers at Shechem and told them and all his mother's relatives,
HELE aku la o Abimeleka, ke keiki a Ierubaala, i Sekema, i na hoahanau o kona makuwahine, a ohumu pu iho la me lakou a me ka ohana a pau o ka makuakane o kona makuwahine, i ae la,
2 “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘What's best for you? That seventy men, all of them Jerub-baal's sons, rule over you—or just one man?’ Remember I'm your own flesh and blood!”
Ke noi aku nei au ia oukou, e olelo aku oukou ma na pepeiao o na kanaka o Sekema, Heaha ka maikai ia oukou, i lilo na kanaka, he kanahiku, i alii maluna o oukou, oia hoi na keiki a pau o Ierubaala, i lilo paha ke kanaka hookahi i alii maluna o oukou? E hoomanao hoi, no ko oukou iwi au, a no ko oukou io.
3 His mother's brothers shared his proposal with all the leaders of Shechem, and they decided to follow Abimelech, because they said, “He is our relative.”
Olelo aku la na hoahanau o kona makuwahine nona, ma na pepeiao o na kanaka a pau o Sekema, i keia mau olelo a pau. Hahai aku la ko lakou naau mamuli o Abimeleka; no ka mea, i ae la lakou, Oia ko kakou kaikaina.
4 They gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech used the money to hire some arrogant troublemakers as his gang.
Haawi mai la lakou ia ia i kanahiku moni, noloko mai o ka hale o Baalaberita, a me ia o Abimeleka i hoolimalima aku ai i kanaka hewa, lapuwale, a hahai aku la lakou mamuli ona.
5 He went to his father's house in Ophrah, and on one stone killed his seventy half-brothers, the sons of Jerub-baal. But Jotham, Jerub-baal's youngest son, escaped by going into hiding.
Hele aku la oia i ka hale o kona makuakane, ma Opera, a pepehi aku la i kona poe hoahanau, i na keiki a Ierubaala, he kanahiku kanaka, ma ka pohaku hookahi. Koe no nae o Iotama ke keikikane muli loa a Ierubaala, no ka mea, ua pee oia.
6 Then the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo all assembled by the oak at the pillar in Shechem and made Abimelech their king.
Akoakoa mai la na kanaka a pau o Sekema, a me ko ka hale a pau o Milo, a hele ae la, a hoalii iho la ia Abimeleka ma ka laau oka, ma ka pakaua o Sekema.
7 When Jotham got to hear this, he went up to the top of Mount Gerizim, and shouted in a loud voice: “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, and God may to listen to you!
A hai ae la lakou ia Iotama, alaila, hele aku la ia, a ku iho la maluna o ka piko o ka mauna o Gerizima, a hookiekie ae la i kona leo, hea aku la, i aku la ia lakou, E hoolohe mai oukou ia'u, e na kanaka o Sekema, a e hoolohe mai hoi ke Akua ia oukou.
8 Once upon a time the trees were determined to anoint a king to rule over them. They said to the olive tree, ‘You shall be our king.’
Hele aku la na laau e poni i alii no lakou. I aku la lakou i ka laau oliva, I alii oe maluna o makou.
9 But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my rich oil that benefits both gods and men just to go and sway to and fro over the trees?’
I mai la ka laau oliva ia lakou, E haalele anei au i ko'u momona, ka mea a lakou e hoomaikai ai i ke Akua, a me kanaka, ma o'u nei, a hele e hoalii maluna o na laau?
10 Then the trees asked the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king.’
Alaila, olelo aku la na laau i ka laau fiku, E hele mai oe e noho alii maluna o makou.
11 But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my good sweet fruit just to go and sway to and fro over the trees?’
I mai la ka laau fiku ia lakou, E haalele anei au i ko'u ono, a me ko'u hua maikai, a hele e noho alii maluna o na laau?
12 Then the trees asked the grape vine, ‘You come and be our king.’
Alaila, olelo aku la na laau i ke kumu waina, E hele mai oe, a noho i alii maluna o makou.
13 But the grape vine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that makes both gods and men happy just to go and sway to and fro over the trees?’
I mai la ke kumu waina ia lakou, E haalele anei au i ko'u waina, ka mea e lealea ai ke Akua a me kanaka, a hele e noho alii maluna o na laau?
14 Then all the trees asked the thorn bush, ‘You come and be our king.’
Alaila, olelo aku la na laau a pau i ka laauooi, E hele mai oe a noho alii maluna o makou.
15 The thorn bush replied to the trees, ‘If you're really sincere about anointing me as your king, come and find shelter in my shade. But if not, may fire flame out of the thorn bush and burn up the cedars of Lebanon!’
I mai la ka laauooi i na laau, Ina e poni oiaio mai oukou ia'u, i alii maluna o oukou, alaila, e hele mai oukou e kanaho malalo iho o ko'u malu; a i ole hoi, alaila, e puka aku no ke ahi, mai ka laauooi aku, a hoopau i na laau kedera o Lebanona.
16 Have you acted sincerely and honestly by making Abimelech your king? Have you been acted honorably to Jerub-baal and his family? Have you respected him for all that he accomplished?
Ina i hana oukou me ka oiaio, a me ka pono, i ko oukou hoalii ana ia Abimeleka, a ina i hana maikai oukou ia Ierubaala, a me kona poe, a ina i hana oukou ia ia e like me ka pono o kona mau lima:
17 Don't forget how my father fought for you and risked his own life to save you from the Midianites!
(No ka mea, kaua no ko'u makuakane no oukou, a kiola aku la i kona ola iho, a hoopakele ia oukou, mai ka lima ae o ko Midiana;
18 But you have rebelled against my father's family today. You have killed his seventy sons on one stone and have made Abimelech, the son of his slave woman, king over the leaders of Shechem simply because he's related to you.
A ua ku mai oukou i keia la, e ku e i ko ka hale o ko'u makuakane, a ua luku mai i kana poe keikikane, he kanahiku, maluna o ka pohaku hookahi, a ua hoolilo ia Abimeleka, i ke keiki a kana haia wahine, i alii maluna o kanaka o Sekema, no ka mea, o ko oukou hoahanau ia; )
19 Have you acted sincerely and honestly toward Jerub-baal and his family today? If so, may you be happy with Abimelech, and may he be happy with too!
Nolaila, ina i hana oukou i keia la me ka oiaio, a me ka pono ia Ierubaala, a me ko kona hale, alaila, e olioli oukou ia Abimeleka, a e olioli no hoi oia ia oukou:
20 But if you haven't, then may fire flame out from Abimelech, and may it burn up the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire flame out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and burn up Abimelech!”
A i ole, alaila, e puka mai ke ahi mai Abimeleka mai, a e hoopau i na kanaka o Sekema, a me ko ka hale o Milo; a e puka mai ke ahi mai na kanaka mai o Sekema, a mai ka hale mai o Milo, a e hoopau ia Abimeleka.
21 Then Jotham escaped and ran away. He went to Beer and stayed there because of the threat of Abimelech his brother.
Holo aku la o Iotama, a pee aku la, a hele aku i Beera, a noho iho la malaila, no ka makau ia Abimeleka i kona hoahanau.
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
A noho alii o Abimeleka maluna o ka Iseraela, i ekolu makahiki,
23 Then God sent an evil spirit to cause trouble between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. The leaders of Shechem betrayed Abimelech.
Alaila, haawi mai la ke Akua i manao hewa mawaena o Abimeleka, a me na kanaka o Sekema; a hana hoopunipuni aku la na kanaka o Sekema ia Abimeleka:
24 This happened because of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerub-baal and that responsibility for their blood be placed on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who provided the means to kill his brothers.
I kau mai ka lokoinoia o na keiki a Ierubaala, he kanahiku, a me ko lakou koko, i kau mai ia maluna o Abimeleka, o ko lakou kaikaina, ka mea i luku mai ia lakou, a maluna hoi o na kanaka o Sekema, ka poe i hooikaika i kona lima e luku i kona poe hoahanau.
25 The leaders of Shechem sent men to the hill passes to lie in wait and attack Abimelech, and, in the meantime, they robbed everyone who passed by on the road. Abimelech found out what was happening.
Hoonoho iho la na luna o Sekema i poe hoohalua ia ia, maluna iho o na mauna; a hoohalua aku la lakou i ka poe a pau i hele ae ma ia ala io lakou la, a ua haiia ia Abimeleka.
26 Gaal, son of Ebed, had moved to Shechem with his relatives, and he gained the loyalty of the leaders of Shechem.
Hele mai la o Gaala ke keiki a Ebeda, oia, a me kona poe hoahanau, hele ae la lakou, a Sekema; a hilinai na kanaka o Sekema ia ia.
27 At harvest time they went out into the countryside and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them. They celebrated by having a festival in the temple of their god, where they ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
Hele aku la lakou i na mahinaai, hoiliili ae la i ko ka malawaina o lakou, hahi iho la, a hula ae la, a komo aku la iloko o ka hale o ko lakou akua, ai iho la, a inu, a hoino aku la ia Abimeleka.
28 “Who is this Abimelech?” asked Gaal, son of Ebed. “And who is Shechem, that we should have to serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerub-baal, while Zebul is actually the one in charge? You should serve the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we have to serve Abimelech?
I mai la Gaala, ke keiki a Ebeda, Owai o Abimeleka, a owai hoi o Sekema, i malama aku kakou ia ia? Aole anei ia ke keiki a Ierubaala, a o Zebula kona luna? E malama oukou i kanaka o Hamora, i ka makuakane o Sekema. No ke aha kakou e malama ia ia nei?
29 If I was the one in charge of you people, I would dispose of Abimelech! I would tell him, ‘Get your army together, and come and fight!’”
Ina e noho ana keia poe kanaka malalo iho o ko'u lima! alaila, kipaku aku au ia Abimeleka. I aku la oia ia Abimeleka, E hoomahuahua oe i kou poe koa, a e puka mai iwaho.
30 When Zebul, the governor of the city, got to hear what Gaal was saying, he became very angry.
A lohe o Zebula, ka luna o ia kulanakauhale, i na olelo a Gaala, ke keiki a Ebeda, wela iho la kona huhu.
31 He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech to tell him, “Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his relatives have arrived in Shechem, and they are stirring up the town to rebel against you.
Hoouna aku la ia i mau elele ia Abimeleka, me ka wahahee aku, i aku la, Aia hoi, o Gaala, ke keiki a Ebeda, a me kona poe hoahanau, ua hele mai i Sekema; aia hoi e hoopilikia ana lakou i ke kulanakauhale, e ku e ia oe.
32 So come at night with your army and hide in the countryside.
Nolaila, e ala oe i ka po, o oe, a me na kanaka pu me oe, a e hoohalua ma ke kula.
33 In the morning as soon as the sun comes up, go and attack the town. When Gaal and his men come out to fight you, you can do whatever you want to them.”
A i kakahiaka, i ka puka ana a ka la, alaila, e ala koke oe a e kaua aku i ua kulanakauhale la, aia puka mai ia iwaho, a me ka poe kanaka me ia, e ku e ia oe, alaila, e hana aku oe ia lakou i ka mea i loaa i kou lima.
34 Abimelech left at night along with his army, and they separated into four companies that lay in wait near Shechem.
Ala mai la o Abimeleka i ka po, a me na kanaka a pau pu me ia, a hoohalua lakou ia Sekema, eha poe lakou.
35 When Gaal, son of Ebed, went out and stood at the town's entrance gate, Abimelech and his army came out from where they had been hiding.
Hele aku la o Gaala, ke keiki a Ebeda iwaho, a ku ma kahi e komo ai i ka puka o ke kulanakauhale. Ala mai la o Abimeleka, mai kona hoohalua ana, a me na kanaka pu me ia.
36 Gaal saw the army approaching and said to Zebul, “Look! Some people are coming down from the hilltops!” “That's just shadows made by the hills that look like men,” Zebul replied.
A ike aku la o Gaala i na kanaka, i ae la ia ia Zebula, Aia hoi, ke iho mai la na kanaka, mai ka piko o ka mauna mai. I ae la o Zebula ia ia, O ke aka o na mauna kau e ike nei, me he poe kanaka la.
37 “No really, people are coming down from the high ground,” Gaal repeated. “Plus, there's another company coming down the road that passes the diviners' oak tree.”
Olelo hou aku o Gaala, i aku la, Aia, ke iho mai nei na kanaka mawaena pono o ka aina, a aia kekahi poe, ke hele mai la, ma ka laau oka o Meonenima.
38 “Where's your big mouth now? You're the one who said, ‘Who is this Abimelech, that we should have to serve him?’” Zebul told him. “Aren't these the people you detested? Go on then—go and fight with them!”
Alaila, olelo mai o Zebula ia ia, Auhea hoi kou waha, ka mea au i olelo ai, Owai o Abimeleka, i hookauwa aku kakou nana? Aole anei keia ka poe kanaka au i hoowahawaha ai? O ko'u manao, e hele aku oe iwaho, a kaua aku ia lakou.
39 So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out of the town and fought with Abimelech.
Hele aku la o Gaala imua o na kanaka o Sekema, a kaua aku la ia Abimeleka.
40 Abimelech attacked, and chased him and his men as they ran away, killing many of them as they tried to get back to the town gate.
Hahai mai la o Abimeleka ia ia, a hee ae la keia imua ona, a nui ka poe i oia, a hina ilalo, a hiki i ke komo ana i ka puka.
41 Abimelech went back to Arumah while Zebul expelled Gaal and his relatives from Shechem.
Noho iho la o Abimeleka ma Aruma. Kipaku aku la o Zebula ia Gaala, a me kona poe hoahanau, i noho ole lakou ma Sekema.
42 The following day the people of Shechem went out to the fields, and Abimelech was informed about it.
A ia la iho, hele aku la na kanaka, a i kahi papu, a ua haiia ia Abimeleka.
43 He divided his army into three companies and had them lay in ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked and killed them.
Alaila mahele ae la ia i kanaka, ekolu poe, hoohalua iho la ma kahi papu. Nana aku la oia, aia hoi, ua puka mai na kanaka, mailoko mai o ke kulanakauhale. Ala ae la keia e ku e ia lakou, a luku aku la ia lakou.
44 Abimelech and his company raced to occupy the town's entrance gate, while the two companies raced to attack everyone in the fields and kill them.
A o Abimeleka a me ka poe pu me ia, hoouka iho la lakou, a ku ma kahi e komo aku i ka puka o ke kulanakauhale. A lele aku la kela mau poe elua, maluna o na mea a pau ma ke kula, a luku iho la ia lakou.
45 The battle for the town lasted all day but eventually Abimelech captured it. He killed the people, demolished the town, and scattered salt over the ground.
Kaua aku la o Abimeleka i ke kulanakauhale, a po ia la, a hoopio iho la ia kulanakauhale, a luku ae la i na kanaka a pau maloko, a wawahi aku la i ke kulanakauhale, a lulu iho la i ka paakai malaila.
46 When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem realized what had happened, they took refuge in the strongroom of the temple of El-berith.
A lohe na kanaka a pau o ka halekiai o Sekema, alaila komo lakou iloko o kahi kaua o ka hale akua o Berita.
47 When Abimelech found out that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem had gathered there,
Haiia'ku la ia Abimeleka, ua akoakoa na kanaka a pau o ka halekiai o Sekema.
48 he and all the men with him went up Mount Zalmon. Abimelech grabbed hold of an ax and cut a branch from the trees. He lifted it onto his shoulder, and told his men, “Quick! You saw what I did. Do the same!”
Pii aku la o Abimeleka i ka mauna o Zalemona, oia, a me na kanaka a pau pu me ia; a lawe o Abimeleka i ke koi lipi ma kona lima, a kua iho la i lala laau, a hapai ae la, a kau iluna o kona a-i, a olelo aku la i kanaka, O ka mea a oukou i ike mai ai ia'u, e hana ana, e wikiwiki oukou e hana, e like me au nei.
49 Each of them cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They placed the branches against the strongroom and set it on fire. So all the people who lived in the tower of Shechem died, around one thousand men and women.
Oki iho la na kanaka a pau, o kela kanaka o keia kanaka, i kana lala, a hahai lakou ia Abimeleka, a waiho iho la ia mau mea ma ka hale kaua, a puhi iho la i ka hale kaua i ke ahi maluna o lakou. Pela i make ai na kanaka a pau o ka halekiai o Sekema, hookahi tausani kane a me na wahine.
50 Then Abimelech went to attack Thebez and captured it.
Alaila, hele aku la o Abimeleka, a Tebeza, a kaua aku la ia Tebeza, a hoopio iho la ia wahi.
51 But there was a strong tower inside the city. All the men and women and the town leaders ran there and barricaded themselves in, and then went up to the roof of the tower.
Aia maloko o ia kulanakauhale he halekaua ikaika, a malaila no i pee aku ai na kane a pau a me na wahine, a me na mea a pau o ke kulanakauhale, a pani iho la mahope o lakou, a pii aku la i kahi maluna o ka halekaua.
52 Abimelech went up to the tower to attack it. But as he came close to the tower's entrance to set it on fire,
Hele mai la o Abimeleka i ka halekaua, a kaua mai la ia, a hele kokoke mai i ka puka o ka halekaua, e puhi ia mea i ke ahi.
53 a woman dropped millstone down on Abimelech's head and cracked his skull open.
A hoolei iho la kehahi wahine i ka pohaku kaa palaoa maluna iho o ke poo o Abimeleka, a wawahi i kona iwipoo.
54 He quickly called the young man who carried his weapons, and ordered him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so they won't say about me that a woman killed him.” So the young man drove his sword through him, and he died.
Alaila, hea koke ae la ia i ke kanaka ui i lawe i kona kahiko kaua, i aku la ia ia, E unuhi oe i kou pahi a e pepehi mai ia'u, i olelo ole mai ai na kanaka no'u, Na ka wahine ia i pepehi. Hou aku la kona kanaka ia ia, a make ia.
55 When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all left and went home.
A ike na kanaka o ka Iseraela ua make o Abimeleka, alaila hoi aku kela kanaka, keia kanaka i kona wahi.
56 This is how God paid back Abimelech's crime against his father of murdering his seventy brothers.
Pela i hoopai ai ke Akua i ka hewa o Abimeleka, ana i hana aku ai i kona makuakane, i kona pepehi ana i kona poe hoahanau he kanahiku.
57 He also repaid the people of Shechem for their evil, and the curse of Jotham, son of Jerub-baal, came down upon them.
A hoopai no hoi ke Akua i ka hewa a pau o na kanaka o Sekema maluna o ko lakou poo iho. A maluna o lakou i hiki mai ai hoi ka hoino a Iotama, ke keiki a Ierubaala.
