Lunakanawai 9
1 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,
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2 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.
“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
3 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.
His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
4 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.
They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who followed him.
5 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.
He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
6 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.
All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 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.
When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
8 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.
The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
9 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?
“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honour God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
10 Alaila, olelo aku la na laau i ka laau fiku, E hele mai oe e noho alii maluna o makou.
“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
11 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?
“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
12 Alaila, olelo aku la na laau i ke kumu waina, E hele mai oe, a noho i alii maluna o makou.
“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
13 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?
“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
14 Alaila, olelo aku la na laau a pau i ka laauooi, E hele mai oe a noho alii maluna o makou.
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
15 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.
“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
16 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:
“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
17 (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;
(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
18 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; )
and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
19 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:
if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
20 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.
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”
21 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.
Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 A noho alii o Abimeleka maluna o ka Iseraela, i ekolu makahiki,
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23 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:
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
24 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.
that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
25 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.
The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them; and Abimelech was told about it.
26 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.
Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 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.
They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
28 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?
Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?
29 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.
I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”
30 A lohe o Zebula, ka luna o ia kulanakauhale, i na olelo a Gaala, ke keiki a Ebeda, wela iho la kona huhu.
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burnt.
31 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.
He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.
32 Nolaila, e ala oe i ka po, o oe, a me na kanaka pu me oe, a e hoohalua ma ke kula.
Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
33 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.
It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”
34 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.
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 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.
Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
36 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.
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.”
37 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.
Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”
38 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.
Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”
39 Hele aku la o Gaala imua o na kanaka o Sekema, a kaua aku la ia Abimeleka.
Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 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.
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
41 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.
Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 A ia la iho, hele aku la na kanaka, a i kahi papu, a ua haiia ia Abimeleka.
On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 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.
He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them and struck them.
44 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.
Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field and struck them.
45 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.
Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.
46 A lohe na kanaka a pau o ka halekiai o Sekema, alaila komo lakou iloko o kahi kaua o ka hale akua o Berita.
When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
47 Haiia'ku la ia Abimeleka, ua akoakoa na kanaka a pau o ka halekiai o Sekema.
Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 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.
Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”
49 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.
All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 Alaila, hele aku la o Abimeleka, a Tebeza, a kaua aku la ia Tebeza, a hoopio iho la ia wahi.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51 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.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
52 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.
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 A hoolei iho la kehahi wahine i ka pohaku kaa palaoa maluna iho o ke poo o Abimeleka, a wawahi i kona iwipoo.
A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
54 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.
Then he called hastily to the young man, his armour bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ His young man thrust him through, and he died.”
55 A ike na kanaka o ka Iseraela ua make o Abimeleka, alaila hoi aku kela kanaka, keia kanaka i kona wahi.
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
56 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.
Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;
57 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.
and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
