1 Meʻa Hokohoko 19
1 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.
[達味戰勝聯軍]此後，阿孟子民的君王納哈士死了，他的兒子繼位為王。
2 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.”
達味心想：我要善待納哈士的兒子哈農，因為他父親曾善待了我。於是達味派遣使者去慰問他，哀悼他的父親。但當達味的臣僕來到阿孟子民的境內哈農那裏慰問他時，
3 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?”
阿孟子民的公卿對哈農說：「達味派人來慰問你，你以為他是尊敬你的父親嗎﹖他的臣僕到你這裏來，安知不是為調查、探聽、破壞這地方﹖」
4 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.
哈農遂拿住達味的臣僕，將他們的鬍鬚剃去，將他們下半截至臀部的衣服也都割去，然後放他們走了。
5 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.
他們走了以後，有人將這些人所遭遇的事告訴了達味，達味遂即派人前去迎接他們；因為這些人很覺羞恥，王便吩咐說：「你們暫且留在耶里哥，等鬍鬚長起後再回來。」
6 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.
阿孟子民見自己同達味結下了仇恨，哈農和阿孟子民便派人用一千「塔冷通」銀子，向二河之間的阿蘭，瑪阿加的阿蘭及祚巴去僱戰車和騎兵。
7 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.
他們僱得了戰車三萬二千輛，又僱得了瑪阿加王和他的軍隊。他們來到，就在默德巴前紮營；阿孟子民也從自己的城內出來，集合備戰。
8 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.
達味一聽說，遂派約阿布率領全部精兵出擊。
9 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.
阿孟子民出來，在城門前擺了陣，來助戰的王子們另在田間擺了陣。
10 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.
約阿布見前後受敵，便由以色列勁旅中，挑選一隊精兵擺陣進攻阿蘭人；
11 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.
將期餘的軍隊，交由自己的兄弟阿彼瑟指揮，叫他列陣進攻阿孟子民，
12 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.
對他說：「若我打不下阿蘭人，你就來援助我；若你打不下阿孟子民，我就來援助你。
13 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.”
你當勇敢! 為了我們的民族，為了我們天主的城，我們應當奮鬥。願上主成就他認為美好的事! 」
14 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.
然後，約阿布帶著軍隊往前進攻阿蘭人，阿蘭人便在他面前逃走了。
15 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.
阿孟子民見阿蘭人逃走，他們也在約阿布的兄弟阿彼瑟面前逃走，退入城中；以後，約阿布回了耶路撒冷。
16 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.
阿蘭人見自己為以色列打敗，遂派使者將大河那邊的阿蘭人調來，由哈達德則爾的元帥芍法客率領。
17 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.
達味一得了情報，就調集所有的以色列人，渡過約但河，來到赫藍，擺陣向他們進攻。當達味擺陣攻擊阿蘭人時，阿蘭人就來迎戰。
18 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.
但阿蘭人在以色列面前潰退，達味乘勝擊殺了阿蘭七千騎兵，四萬步兵，也殺了他們的元帥芍法客。
19 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.
哈達德則爾的臣僕見他們敗於以色列，便與達味講和，表示臣服。從此阿蘭人再不敢協助阿孟子民了。
