1 Meʻa Hokohoko 14

1 Ka ko eni, naʻe kouna atu ʻe Helami ko e tuʻi ʻo Taia ʻae kau talafekau kia Tevita, ke [ʻave ]ʻae ngaahi taʻanga sita, mo e kau tufunga maka, mo e kau tufunga ʻakau, ke langa ha fale moʻona.

Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, carpenters, and masons. They built a house for him.

2 Pea naʻe ʻilo ʻe Tevita kuo fakapapau meia Sihova ke tuʻi ia ki ʻIsileli, he naʻe hakeakiʻi ke māʻolunga ʻa hono puleʻanga, koeʻuhi ko ʻene kakai ʻIsileli.

David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted on high for the sake of his people Israel.

3 Pea naʻe toe fakatokolahi ʻe Tevita ʻa hono ngaahi uaifi ʻi Selūsalema: pea naʻe toe tupu ʻia Tevita ʻae ngaahi foha mo e ngaahi ʻofefine kehe.

In Jerusalem, David took more wives, and he became the father of more sons and daughters.

4 Ko eni ia ʻae hingoa ʻoe fānau naʻa ne maʻu ʻi Selūsalema: ko Samua, mo Sopapi, mo Natani, mo Solomone,

These were the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

5 Mo Ipia, mo ʻIlisua, mo Ilifileti,

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

6 Mo Noka, mo Nefeki, mo Safia,

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

7 Mo ʻIlisama, mo Peliata, mo Ilifileti.

Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

8 Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻe he kakai Filisitia kuo fakanofo ʻa Tevita ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsileli kātoa, naʻe ʻalu hake ʻae kakai Filisitia kotoa pē ke kumi kia Tevita. Pea naʻe fanongo ki ai ʻa Tevita, pea naʻa ne ʻalu atu ke talia ʻakinautolu.

Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over all Israel, they all went out looking for him. But David heard about it and went out against them.

9 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae kakai Filisitia mo nau fakamafola atu ʻakinautolu ʻi he potu talalo ʻo Lifemi.

Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.

10 Pea naʻe fakafehuʻi ʻe Tevita ki he ʻOtua, ʻo ne pehē, “Te u ʻalu hake ke tauʻi ʻae kakai Filisitia? Pea te ke tuku mai ʻakinautolu ki hoku nima?” Pea naʻe pehē kiate ia ʻe Sihova, “Ke ke ʻalu hake; he te u tukuange ʻakinautolu ki ho nima.”

Then David asked for help from God. He said, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you give victory over them?” Yahweh said to him, “Attack, for I will certainly give them to you.”

11 Ko ia naʻa nau hoko hake ki Peali-Pilasimi; pea naʻe teʻia ʻakinautolu ʻi ai ʻe Tevita. Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe Tevita, “Kuo pā atu ʻae ʻOtua ki hoku ngaahi fili ʻaki ʻa hoku nima ʻo hangē ko e pā atu ha ngaahi vai: ko ia naʻe ui ai ʻae potu ko ia ko Peali-Pilasimi.”

So they came up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He commented, “God has burst through my enemies by my hand like a bursting flood of water.” So the name of that place became Baal Perazim.

12 Pea ʻi heʻenau tuku ʻa honau ngaahi tamapua ʻi ai, naʻe fekau ʻe Tevita, pea naʻe tutu ʻakinautolu ʻi he afi.

The Philistines abandoned their gods there, and David gave an order that they should be burned.

13 Pea naʻe toe [haʻu ]ʻae kakai Filisitia ʻo fakamafola atu ʻakinautolu ʻi he potu talalo.

Then the Philistines raided the valley yet again.

14 Ko ia naʻe toe fehuʻi ai ʻe Tevita ki he ʻOtua; pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtua kiate ia, “ʻOua naʻa ke ʻalu hake kiate kinautolu; foki atu meiate kinautolu, pea hoko mai kiate kinautolu ʻi he potu ʻoku feʻunga tonu mo e vaoʻakau molipeli.

So David asked for help from God again. God said to him, “You must not attack their front, but rather circle around behind them and come on them through the balsam woods.

15 Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoka ke ka ongoʻi ʻae mumuhu ʻi he ʻuluʻi ʻakau molipeli, te ke toki ʻalu atu ki he tau: koeʻuhi kuo muʻomuʻa atu ʻiate koe ʻae ʻOtua ke ne teʻia ʻae tau ʻae kakai Filisitia.”

When you hear the sound of marching in the wind blowing through the balsam treetops, then attack with force. Do this because God will have gone out before you to attack the army of the Philistines.”

16 Ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Tevita ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fekau kiate ia ʻe he ʻOtua: pea naʻa nau teʻia ʻae kautau ʻoe kakai Filisitia mei Kipione ʻo aʻu atu ki Kesa.

So David did as God had commanded him. He defeated the army of the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.

17 Pea naʻe mafola atu ʻae ongoongo ʻo Tevita ki he ngaahi fonua kotoa pē; pea naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻae manavahē kiate ia ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē.

Then David's fame went out into all lands, and Yahweh caused all nations to fear him.