1 Chronicles 19

1 And it happened after this, that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned in his place.

Pea hili eni naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe pekia ʻae tuʻi ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ko Nahasi, pea naʻe fetongi ia ʻi he pule ʻe hono foha.

2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the people of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, Te u fai ʻofa kia Hanuni ko e foha ʻo Nahasi, koeʻuhi naʻe fai ʻofa kiate au ʻe heʻene tamai. Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe Tevita ʻae kau tangata ke lea fakafiemālie kiate ia koeʻuhi ko ʻene tamai. Pea pehē, “Naʻe hoko atu ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Tevita ki he fonua ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni kia Hanuni koeʻuhi ke fakafiemālie kiate ia.”

3 But the leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven't his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?"

Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he houʻeiki ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni kia Hanuni, “ʻOku ke mahalo koā kuo fai fakaʻapaʻapa ʻe Tevita ki hoʻo tamai, ʻi heʻene fekau mai ʻae kau fakafiemālie kiate koe? Ka ʻikai kuo haʻu ʻa ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kiate koe, koeʻuhi ke hakule, pea ke fakahingaʻi, pea ke matakiʻi ʻae fonua?”

4 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

Ko ia naʻe puke ʻe Hanuni ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Tevita, mo ne tele honau kava, mo ne tuʻusi ua ʻa honau ngaahi kofu ʻo feʻunga mo honau tuʻungaiku, mo ne toki fekauʻi ke nau ʻalu.

5 Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return."

Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae niʻihi mo nau fakahā kia Tevita ʻae meʻa kuo fai ki he kau tangata. Pea naʻa ne fekau atu ke fetaulaki kiate kinautolu: he naʻe mā lahi ʻaupito ʻae kau tangata. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, Mou nofo ki Seliko kaeʻoua ke tupu hake ʻa homou kava, pea mou toki omi.

6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram Maacah, and out of Zobah.

Pea ʻi he toki ʻilo ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni kuo nau fakanamukūʻi ʻakinautolu kia Tevita, naʻe ʻave ʻe Hanuni mo e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ha taleniti siliva ʻe afe ke totongi ʻaki ha ngaahi saliote mo e kau heka hoosi mei Mesopōtemia, pea mei Silia-Meaka, pea mei Sopa.

7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. The people of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

Ko ia naʻa nau totongi ke maʻu ai ʻae ngaahi saliote ʻe tolu mano mo e ua afe, pea mo e tuʻi ʻo Meaka pea mo hono kakai; pea naʻa nau haʻu ʻo fakanofo ʻenau tau ʻi Metipa. Pea naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mei honau ngaahi kolo, ʻonau haʻu ki he tau.

8 When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

Pea ʻi heʻene fanongo ki ai ʻa Tevita, naʻa ne fekau atu ʻa Soape, pea mo e kautau kotoa pē ko e kau tangata toʻa lahi.

9 The people of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Pea naʻe hū mai kituʻa ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mo nau fakanofo ʻae tau ʻi he ʻao ʻoe matapā ʻoe kolo: pea naʻe nofo kehe fakataha ʻae ngaahi tuʻi naʻe haʻu, ʻi he potu ngoue.

10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Arameans.

Pea ʻi heʻene sio ʻe Soape kuo fakanofo ʻae kautau ke tauʻi ia ʻi ʻao pea mei tuʻa, naʻa ne fili mai ʻae kau mālohi mei ʻIsileli, mo ne tuku ʻakinautolu ke tauʻi ʻae kakai Silia.

11 The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the people of Ammon.

Pea naʻa ne tuku ʻa hono toe ʻoe kakai ki he nima ʻo hono tokoua ko ʻApisai, pea naʻa nau tali tau ʻakinautolu ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni.

12 He said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

Pea naʻa ne pehē, “Kapau ʻe mālohi fau ʻae kakai Silia kiate au, te mou toki tokoni kiate au; pea kapau ʻe mālohi fau ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni kiate koe, te u toki tokoni ʻeau kiate koe.

13 Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God. May YHWH do that which seems good to him."

Mou lototoʻa, pea ke tau fai ngalingali tangata mā ʻahotau kakai, pea koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi kolo ʻo hotau ʻOtua, pea ke fai ʻe Sihova ʻae meʻa ʻoku ne finangalo lelei ki ai.”

14 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Arameans to the battle; and they fled before him.

Ko ia naʻe ʻunuʻunu atu ʻa Soape mo e kakai naʻe kau mo ia, ki he ʻao ʻoe kakai Silia ke fai ʻae tau; pea naʻa nau hola mei hono ʻao.

15 When the people of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

Pea ʻi he sio ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni kuo hola ʻae kakai Silia, naʻa nau hola foki ʻakinautolu mei he ʻao ʻo ʻApisai ko hono tokoua, mo ne hū atu ki he kolo. Hili ia naʻe haʻu ʻa Soape ki Selūsalema.

16 When the Arameans saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Arameans who were beyond the River, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

Pea ʻi he sio ʻe he kakai Silia kuo nau tuʻutāmaki ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli, naʻa nau kouna atu ʻae kau tangata fekau, ke nau ʻomi ʻae kau Silia naʻe nofo ʻi he kau vai ʻe taha: pea naʻe tataki ʻakinautolu ʻe Sofaki ko e ʻeiki ki he kautau ʻo Hetatesa.

17 It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Arameans, they fought with him.

Pea naʻe fakahā ia kia Tevita; pea naʻa ne tānaki fakataha ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa, mo ne Lakaatu ʻi he Soatani, mo ne hoko atu kiate kinautolu, pea ne teuteu ke fai ʻae tau kiate kinautolu. Pea pehē, hili ʻae teuteu ʻae tau ʻe Tevita ke fai ki he kakai Silia, naʻa nau fai mo ia ʻae tau.

18 The Arameans fled before Israel; and David killed of the Arameans the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shobach the captain of the army.

Ka naʻe hola ʻae kakai Silia mei he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli; pea naʻe tāmateʻi ʻe Tevita ʻoe kakai Silia ʻae kau tangata naʻe heka saliote, ko e toko fitu afe, mo e kakai hāʻele ʻe toko fā mano, pea naʻa ne tāmateʻi ʻa Sofaki ko e ʻeiki naʻe pule ki he kautau.

19 When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Arameans help the people of Ammon any more.

Pea ʻi he sio ʻe he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Hetatesa kuo nau tuʻutāmaki ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli, naʻa nau alea ke nau melino mo Tevita, pea naʻa nau hoko ʻo tokalalo kiate ia: pea naʻe ʻikai toe loto ʻae kakai Silia ke tokoni ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni.