1 Tuʻi 1

1 Pea ko ʻeni kuo motuʻa ʻa Tevita pea lahi ʻa hono taʻu; pea naʻa nau ʻufiʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae ngaahi kofu, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne māfana ai.

When King David was very old [IDM, DOU], even though his servants put many blankets on top of him, he was unable to become warm.

2 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kiate ia, “Tuku ke nau kumi mai ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ha finemui ko e tāupoʻou: pea tuku ia ke ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi, mo ne tauhi kiate ia, pea tuku ke ne tokoto ki ho fatafata, koeʻuhi ke māfana ai ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi.”

So they said to him, “Your Majesty, allow us to search for a young virgin who can stay with you and take care of you. She can sleep close to you and enable you to become warm.”

3 Ko ia naʻa nau kumi ha fefine mui hoihoifua ʻi he potu fonua kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻa nau maʻu ʻa ʻApisaki ko e fefine Sunemi ʻonau ʻomi ia ki he tuʻi.

[The king gave them permission, ] so they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found a woman named Abishag, from Shunem [town], and brought her to the king.

4 Pea naʻe hoihoifua ʻaupito ʻae taʻahine, pea naʻa ne fai ʻofa ki he tuʻi, mo ne tauhi kiate ia: ka naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻe he tuʻi.

She was [truly] very beautiful. She took care of [DOU] the king, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.

5 Pea naʻe toki fai fakafiefielahi ʻe ʻAtunaisa ko e tama ʻa Hakiti, ʻo ne pehē, Te u hoko au ko e tuʻi: pea naʻa ne teuteuʻi maʻana ʻae ngaahi saliote mo e kau heka hoosi, mo e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangofulu ke lele muʻomuʻa ʻi hono ʻao.

[After Absalom died], David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome/good-looking man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. [After Absalom died, Adonijah thought that he would become king]. So he started to boast, saying “I will become king [now].” Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses [to pull them], and 50 men to run [as his bodyguards] in front of those chariots [wherever he went].

6 Pea naʻe ʻikai fakamamahi ia ʻe heʻene tamai ʻi ha ʻaho, pe te ne pehē, “Ko e hā kuo ke fai pehē ni ai?” Pea ko e tangata toulekeleka lelei ia, pea naʻe fanauʻi ia ki mui ʻia ʻApisalomi.

7 Pea naʻa ne alea mo Soape ko e tama ʻa Seluia, pea mo ʻApaiata ko e taulaʻeiki: pea naʻa na muimui ʻia ʻAtunaisa ko hono tokoni.

One day he conferred with Joab, [David’s army commander], and Abiathar the priest, and they promised/agreed to help/support Adonijah.

8 Ka ko Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, mo Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata, mo Netane ko e palōfita, mo Simi, mo Lei, pea mo e kau tangata mālohi ʻaia naʻe ʻia Tevita, naʻe ʻikai kau [ʻakinautolu ]kia ʻAtunaisa.

But Zadok, who was also a priest, Benaiah [who had supervised David’s bodyguards], Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David’s most capable soldiers refused to help/support Adonijah.

9 Pea naʻe tāmateʻi ʻae fanga sipi, mo e fanga pulu, mo e fanga manu sino ʻe ʻAtunaisa ʻi he maka ko Soileti, ʻaia ʻoku vāofi mo Enilokeli, pea naʻa ne ui ki hono ngaahi tokoua ko e ngaahi foha ʻoe tuʻi, pea ki he kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo Siuta ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻoe tuʻi:

One day Adonijah went to Snake Rock near En-Rogel [Spring, which is near Jerusalem], to sacrifice some sheep and oxen and fattened cattle. He invited most of his brothers, King David’s other sons, to come. He also invited all of the king’s officials from Judah to come to the celebration.

10 Ka ko Netane ko e palōfita mo Penaia, mo e kau tangata mālohi, pea mo Solomone ko hono tokoua, naʻe ʻikai te ne ui.

But he did not invite Nathan or Benaiah or the king’s most capable soldiers or his [younger/half]-brother Solomon.

11 Ko ia naʻe lea ai ʻa Netane kia Patisepa ko e faʻē ʻa Solomone, ʻo pehē, “ʻIkai kuo ke fanongo kuo pule ʻa ʻAtunaisa ko e tama ʻa Hakiti, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻe hota ʻeiki ko Tevita?

Nathan [found out what they were doing, so he went to] Solomon’s mother Bathsheba [and] asked her, “Have you not heard that Haggith’s son Adonijah is declared himself to be the king? And King David does not know about it!

12 Ko ia ke ke haʻu, pea ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke u enginakiʻi koe, koeʻuhi ke ke fakamoʻui ʻa hoʻo moʻui ʻaʻau, pea mo e moʻui ʻa hoʻo tama ko Solomone.

So if you want to save yourself and your son Solomon from being killed, allow me to tell you what you should do.

13 ‌ʻAlu pea ke hoko atu kia Tevita ko e tuʻi, pea ke lea pehē kiate ia, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, ʻikai naʻa ke fuakava ki hoʻo kaunanga, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻe hoko ʻa Solomone ko hoʻo tama ke pule ki mui ʻiate au, pea te ne nofo ki hoku nofoʻa fakatuʻi? Pea ka kuo pehē ko e hā kuo pule ai ʻa ʻAtunaisa?’”

Go immediately to King David. Say to him, ‘Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me [RHQ] that my son Solomon would become the king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule]. So why is it that Adonijah [has said that he] is now the king?’

14 Pea vakai, lolotonga ʻa hoʻo alea ai mo e tuʻi, te u muimui atu au ʻiate koe foki mo fakamoʻoni ʻa hoʻo ngaahi lea.

Then, while you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you are saying to him [about Adonijah] is true.”

15 Pea naʻe hū atu ʻa Patisepa ki he tuʻi ki hono potu fale: pea naʻe motuʻa ʻaupito ʻae tuʻi; pea naʻe tauhi ki he tuʻi ʻa ʻApisaki ko e fefine Sunemi.

So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag was taking care of him.

16 Pea naʻe punou ʻa Patisepa, mo ne fai fakaʻapaʻapa ki he tuʻi. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, Ko e hā ho loto?

Bathsheba bowed very low in front of the king, and the king asked her, “What do you want?”

17 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, naʻa ke fuakava ʻia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ki hoʻo kaunanga, [ʻo pehē], ‘Ko e moʻoni ko Solomone ko hoʻo tama ʻe hoko mo au ki he pule, pea te ne ʻafio ʻi hoku nofoʻa fakatuʻi.’

She replied, “Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me, knowing that Yahweh our God [was listening] [IDM], that my son Solomon would become king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule].

18 Pea vakai eni, kuo pule ʻa ʻAtunaisa; pea ko eni, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ia:

But now, believe it or not, Adonijah has become king, and you do not know anything about it.

19 Pea kuo ne tāmateʻi ʻae fanga pulu, mo e fanga manu sino, mo e fanga sipi ʻo lahi ʻaupito, pea kuo ne talaki ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe tuʻi, mo ʻApaiata ko e taulaʻeiki, mo Soape ko e ʻeiki pule ʻoe kau tau: ka kuo ʻikai te ne ui ʻa Solomone ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.

He has sacrificed a lot of oxen and fattened cattle and sheep, and he has invited all of your other sons to the celebration. He has also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of your army, but he did not invite your son Solomon.

20 Pea ko koe, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, kuo hanga mai kiate koe ʻae mata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi ke ke fakahā kiate kinautolu pe ko hai ia ʻe hoko mo koe ke nofo ki he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻo hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi.

Your Majesty, all the people [SYN] of Israel are expecting you to tell them who is the one who will become king after you are no longer the king.

21 He ka ʻikai fai eni ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoka tō ʻo mohe ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi fakataha mo ʻene ngaahi tamai, ʻe lau au mo ʻeku tama ko Solomone ko e ongo fai hala.”

If you do not do that, what will happen is that after you die [EUP] people will consider that my son Solomon and I are rebelling, [and they will execute us because we did not help Adonijah to become king].”

22 Pea vakai, lolotonga ʻa ʻene kei lea mo e tuʻi, naʻe hū atu foki ʻa Netane ko e palōfita.

While she was still talking to the king, Nathan came [to the palace].

23 Pea naʻa nau fakahā ange ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Vakai ko eni ʻa Netane ko e palōfita. Pea ʻi heʻene hū mai ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi, naʻa ne punou hifo ia mo hono mata ki he kelekele ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.

The king’s servants/advisors told David, “Nathan the prophet has come.” So [Bathsheba left, and] Nathan went into where the king was and knelt down, with his face on the ground.

24 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Netane, ʻE tuʻi, ko hoku ʻeiki, kuo ke pehē koā, ʻE pule ʻa ʻAtunaisa ki mui ʻiate au, pea ʻe nofo ia ki hoku nofoʻa fakatuʻi?

Then Nathan said, “Your Majesty, have you declared that Adonijah will become king after you are no longer the king?

25 He kuo ʻalu hifo ia he ʻaho ni, pea kuo ne tāmateʻi ʻae fanga pulu mo e fanga manu sino, mo e fanga sipi ʻo lahi ʻaupito, pea kuo ne talaki ʻae ngaahi foha ʻoe tuʻi, mo e houʻeiki pule ʻoe kautau, pea mo ʻApaiata ko e taulaʻeiki; pea vakai, ʻoku nau kai mo inu ʻi hono ʻao, ʻonau pehē, ‘Ke moʻui ʻae tuʻi ko ʻAtunaisa.’

[I say that] because today he has gone down [to En-Rogel Spring] and has sacrificed a lot of oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. And he has invited all of your other sons, Joab the army commander, and Abiathar the priest. They are all eating and drinking with him and saying ‘We hope/desire that King Adonijah will live a long time!’

26 Ka ko au, ʻio, ko au ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, mo Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, mo Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata, pea mo hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko Solomone, kuo ʻikai te ne ui [ʻakimautolu].

But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon.

27 Kuo fai ʻae meʻa ni ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, pea kuo ʻikai ke ke fakahā mai ia ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, pe ko hai ia ʻe nofo ki mui ʻi he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻo hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi?”

Did you, as the king, say that they should do this without telling your other officials who you want to become king [MTY] after you are no longer the king?”

28 Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe he tuʻi ko Tevita ʻo ne pehē, “Ui mai ʻa Patisepa.” Pea naʻa na haʻu ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi, ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.

Then [after Nathan left the room, ] King David said [to one of his servants], “Tell Bathsheba to come in here again.” So [he went and told her, and] she came in and stood in front of the king.

29 Pea naʻe fuakava ʻe he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “ʻO hangē ʻoku moʻui moʻoni ʻa Sihova, ʻaia kuo huhuʻi ʻa hoku laumālie mei he mamahi kotoa pē,

Then the king said, “Yahweh has rescued me from all my troubles. I promised you, with Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] listening, that your son Solomon would be king after I am no longer the king. Today, as surely as Yahweh lives, [I solemnly declare that] I will do what I promised.”

30 ‌ʻo hangē ko ʻeku fuakava kiate koe ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni ko Solomone ko hoʻo tama ʻe pule ki mui ʻiate au, pea ʻe nofo ia ki hoku nofoʻa fakatuʻi ko hoku fetongi;’ te u fai pehē moʻoni kiate koe he ʻaho ni.”

31 Pea naʻe toki punou ʻa Patisepa mo hono mata ki he kelekele, mo ne fai fakaʻapaʻapa ki he tuʻi, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOfa ke moʻui ʻa Tevita ko hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ʻo taʻengata.”

Bathsheba knelt down with her face on the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I hope/desire that you will live for many more years [HYP]!”

32 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi ko Tevita, Ui mai ʻa Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, mo Netane ko e palōfita, mo Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata. Pea naʻa nau haʻu ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.

Then King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah.” [So someone went and summoned them.] When they came in,

33 Naʻe pehē foki ʻe he tuʻi kiate kinautolu, “Mou ʻave mo kimoutolu ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa homou ʻeiki, pea fakaheka ʻa Solomone ko hoku foha ki heʻeku miuli ʻaʻaku, pea ʻohifo ia ki Kihoni:

he said to them, “Put my son Solomon on my mule. Take him with my officials down to Gihon [Spring].

34 Pea tuku ke pani ia ʻaki ʻae lolo ʻe Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki mo Netane ko e palōfita, ke ne tuʻi ʻi ʻIsileli: pea mou ifi ʻaki ʻae meʻalea, mo pehē, ‘Ke moʻui ʻae tuʻi ko Solomone.’

There, you two, Zadok and Nathan, should anoint him, [with olive oil to appoint him to be] the king of Israel. Then you must blow trumpets, and [all the people there must] shout, ‘We hope/desire that King Solomon will live for many years!’

35 Pea hili ia te mou muimui mai kiate ia, koeʻuhi ke ne haʻu ʻo heka ki hoku nofoʻa fakatuʻi: he te ne hoko ia ko e tuʻi, ko hoku fetongi: pea kuo u fakanofo ia ke ne pule ki ʻIsileli pea mo Siuta.”

Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of [all the people of] Israel and of Judah.”

36 Pea naʻe tali ʻae lea ʻae tuʻi ʻe Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻEmeni: pea ke pehē foki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi.

Benaiah replied, “We will do that! We hope/wish that Yahweh, who is your God [and our God], will cause it to happen!

37 ‌ʻO hangē ko e ʻi hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ʻa Sihova, ke pehē foki ʻa ʻene kau kia Solomone, mo ne fakalahi ʻa hono nofoʻa fakatuʻi ke lahi hake ʻi he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻo hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ko Tevita.”

King David, Yahweh has helped you; we hope/wish that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become a greater king than you have been.”

38 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hifo ai ʻa Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, mo Netane ko e palōfita, mo Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata, pea mo e kakai Keliti mo e kakai Peleti, pea naʻa nau fakaheka ʻa Solomone ki he miuli ʻae tuʻi ko Tevita, pea naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki Kihoni.

So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the two groups of men who were the king’s bodyguards went and put Solomon on King David’s mule and escorted him down to Gihon [Spring].

39 Pea naʻe toʻo mai ʻae hina lolo mei he fale fehikitaki ʻe Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, pea ne pani ʻaki ʻa Solomone. Pea naʻa nau ifi ʻae meʻalea: pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kakai kotoa pē, “Ke moʻui ʻae tuʻi ko Solomone.”

There Zadok took the container of [olive] oil from the Sacred Tent and (anointed/poured some oil on) Solomon. Then the trumpets were blown, and all the people shouted, “We hope/wish that King Solomon will live for many years!”

40 Pea naʻe muimui hake kiate ia ʻae kakai kotoa pē, pea naʻe ifi ʻe he kakai ʻenau ngaahi fafangu, pea naʻa nau fiefia ʻi he fiefia lahi ʻaupito, ko ia naʻe mafahi ʻae fonua ʻi heʻenau longoaʻa.

Then all the people followed him back up [to the city], shouting joyfully and playing flutes. They shouted very loudly, with the result that the ground shook.

41 Pea naʻe fanongo ki ai ʻa ʻAtunaisa pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, ʻo feʻunga mo e fakaʻosi ʻenau kai. Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa Soape ki he ifi ʻae meʻalea, naʻa ne pehē, “Ko e hā ʻoku longoaʻa ai ʻae kolo mo maveuveu?”

When Adonijah and all (his guests/the people whom he had invited) were finishing eating at their celebration, they heard the noise. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpets, he asked, “What is causing all that noise in the city?”

42 Pea ʻiloange, lolotonga ʻa ʻene kei lea, naʻe haʻu ʻa Sonatane ko e foha ʻo ʻApaiata ko e taulaʻeiki: pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAtunaisa kiate ia, “Hū mai; he ko e tangata toʻa koe pea ʻoku ke ʻomi ha ongoongolelei.”

While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!”

43 Pea naʻe lea ʻo pehēange ʻe Sonatane kia ʻAtunaisa, “Ko e moʻoni kuo fakanofo ʻe Tevita ʻa Solomone ke ne tuʻi.

Jonathan replied, “No, [I do not have good news]! His Majesty, King David, has caused Solomon to be the king!

44 Pea kuo fekau atu ia mo Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, mo Netane ko e palōfita, mo Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata, mo e kakai Keliti, mo e kakai Peleti, pea kuo nau fakaheka ia ki he miuli ʻae tuʻi:

He sent Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and his own group of bodyguards to go with Solomon. They put Solomon on King David’s mule.

45 Pea kuo pani ʻaki ia ʻae lolo ʻi Kilioni ke hoko ko e tuʻi, ʻe Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki mo Netane ko e palōfita: pea kuo nau ʻohake mei ai mo e fiefia, ko ia naʻe toe mavava ai ʻae kolo. Ko e longoaʻa eni ʻaia kuo mou fanongo ki ai.

They [went down to] Gihon [Spring], and there Zadok and Nathan anointed him to become the king. Now they have returned from there to the city, shouting joyfully. That is why there is that great/loud noise that you are hearing.

46 Pea kuo nofo foki ʻa Solomone ʻi he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻoe puleʻanga.

So Solomon is now our king [MTY].

47 Pea naʻe haʻu foki ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻoe tuʻi ke tāpuakiʻi ʻa hotau ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ko Tevita, ʻo pehē, ‘Ke ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae hingoa ʻo Solomone ke lelei hake ʻi ho hingoa ʻoʻou, pea ne ngaohi ʻa hono nofoʻa fakatuʻi ke lahi hake ʻi ho nofoʻanga ʻoʻou.’ Pea naʻe punou hifo ʻae tuʻi ʻi hono mohenga.

Furthermore, the palace officials came to His Majesty, King David, to tell him that they approved of what he had done. They said, ‘We wish/hope that our God will enable Solomon [MTY] to become more famous than you have been and enable him to be a better king than you have been.’ When they said that, the king, lying on his bed, bowed his head to worship [Yahweh].

48 Pea naʻe lea pehē foki ʻe he tuʻi, ‘Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia kuo ne foaki mai ha tokotaha ke nofo ki hoku nofoʻa fakatuʻi he ʻaho ni, ka kuo sio ki ai ʻa hoku mata.’”

Then he said, ‘I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he has allowed one of my sons to become the king today, and has permitted me to see it happen.’”

49 Pea naʻe manavahē ʻae kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻia ʻAtunaisa, pea naʻa nau tutuʻu hake, pea ʻalu taki taha ʻae tangata ʻi hono hala.

Then all of Adonijah’s guests (trembled/were afraid), so they all immediately got up and left and scattered.

50 Pea naʻe manavahē ʻa ʻAtunaisa koeʻuhi ko Solomone, pea naʻa ne tuʻu hake, mo ne ʻalu ʻo ne puke ki he nifo ʻoe feilaulauʻanga.

Adonijah was afraid of what Solomon [would do], so he went [to the Sacred Tent] and grabbed the projections at the corners of the altar, [because he knew that no one would kill him there].

51 Pea naʻe tala kia Solomone, ʻo pehē, Vakai, ʻoku manavahē ʻa ʻAtunaisa ki he tuʻi ko Solomone: he vakai, kuo ne puke atu ki he nifo ʻoe feilaulauʻanga, ʻo ne pehē, “Tuku ke fuakava ʻe he tuʻi ko Solomone kiate au he ʻaho ni, ʻe ʻikai te ne tāmateʻi ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki ʻaki ʻae heletā.”

But someone told Solomon, “Hey/Listen, Adonijah is afraid of you, so he [has gone to the Sacred Tent and] is holding on to the corners of the altar. He is saying, ‘[Before I leave, ] I want King Solomon to solemnly promise that he will not command that I be executed.’”

52 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Solomone, “Kapau te ne fai ʻo ngali mo ha tangata lelei, ʻe ʻikai siʻi tō ki he kelekele hano tuʻoni louʻulu ʻe taha: pea kapau ʻe ʻilo ha kovi ʻiate ia, ko e moʻoni te ne mate.”

Solomon replied, “If he proves that he is loyal to me, I will not harm him at all [IDM]. But if he does anything that is wrong, he will be executed.”

53 Ko ia naʻe fekau atu ʻe Solomone, pea naʻa nau ʻomi ia mei he feilaulauʻanga. Pea naʻa ne haʻu ʻo ne punou hifo ia ki he tuʻi ko Solomone: pea naʻe pehē ʻe Solomone kiate ia, “ʻAlu koe ki ho fale.”

So King Solomon sent [some men to Adonijah], and they brought him back from the altar. He came to Solomon and bowed down in front of him. Then Solomon said to him, “Go home.”