1 Kings 21

1 And it came to pass, after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had, a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, —hard by the palace of Ahab, king of 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, therefore, spake unto Naboth, saying—Come! give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, for, the same, is near by my house, and let me give thee, instead thereof, a vineyard better than it, —if it be good in thine eyes, I will give thee silver to the value of this.

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 And Naboth said unto Ahab, —Far be it from me, of Yahweh! that I should give up the inheritance of my fathers, unto thee!

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 So Ahab came into his house, sullen and disturbed, because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken unto him, that he should have said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. So he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and did eat no food.

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 Then came unto him Jezebel his wife, —and said unto him—Why is it, that thy spirit is sullen, that thou art, not eating food?

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 And he said unto her—Because I spake unto Naboth, the Jezreelite, and said unto him—Come! give me thy vineyard for silver, or, if thou wouldst prefer, I will give thee a vineyard, in its stead; and he said—I will not give thee 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 Then Jezebel his wife said unto him: Art, thou, still, going to carry on the kingdom over Israel? Rise! eat food, and let thy heart be merry, I, will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite!

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 letters, in the name of Ahab, and sealed them with his signet-ring, —and sent the letters unto the elders, and unto the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

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 Now she wrote in the letters, saying, —Proclaim ye a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people;

Pea naʻa ne tohi ʻi he ngaahi tohi, ʻo pehē, “Fanongonongo ha ʻaukai, pea ʻai ke māʻolunga hake ʻa Napoti ʻi he kakai:

10 then let two reckless men take their seats before him, that they may bear witness against him, saying, Thou hast reviled God and king! then shall ye carry him forth and stone him, that he die.

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 men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent unto them, —as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto 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 proclaimed a fast, —and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people.

Naʻa nau fanongonongo ʻae ʻaukai, mo [nau ]fakamāʻolunga hake ʻa Napoti ʻi he kakai.

13 Then came in the two reckless men, and sat before him, and the men bare witness against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth hath reviled God and king! So they carried him forth, outside the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

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 sent they unto Jezebel, saying, —Naboth is stoned and is dead.

Pea hili ia naʻa nau fekau kia Sisipeli, ʻo pehē, “Kuo lisingi ʻa Napoti pea kuo ne mate.”

15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said unto Ahab—Rise! take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for silver, for Naboth is not 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 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab arose, to go down unto the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession thereof.

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 came the word of Yahweh unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻIlaisiā ko e tangata Tisipa, ʻo pehē,

18 Arise! go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria, —lo! he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he hath gone down, to take possession thereof.

“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 Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying—Thus, saith Yahweh, Hast thou committed murder, and also taken possession? Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying: Thus, saith Yahweh, In the place where the dogs have lapped up the blood of Naboth, shall the dogs lap up thy blood, even thine.

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 Then said Ahab unto Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he said: I have found [thee]! Because thou hast sold thyself to do the thing that is wicked in the eyes of Yahweh,

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 Behold me! [saith he] bringing in upon thee, calamity, and I will consume after thee, —and cut off of Ahab, even the meanest, whether shut up or left at large in 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 and will deliver up thy house—Like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, —for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked, and caused, Israel, to 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 Moreover also, concerning Jezebel, hath Yahweh spoken, saying, —The dogs, shall eat Jezebel, in the town-land 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 Him that dieth, of Ahab, in the city, shall, the dogs, eat, —and, him that dieth in the field, shall, the birds of heaven, eat.

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 But indeed, there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to do the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —whom Jezebel his wife goaded on;

(“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 so that he did very abominably, in going after the manufactured gods, —according to all which the Amorites had done, whom Yahweh dispossessed from before the sons of 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 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard these words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, —and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

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 came the word of Yahweh unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻIlaisiā ko e tangata Tisipa, ʻo pehē,

29 Hast thou seen that Ahab hath humbled himself, before me? Because he hath humbled himself before me, I will not bring in the calamity in his days, In the days of his son, will I bring in the calamity upon his house.

“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.”