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1 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Lehopoami ki Sikemi he kuo ʻomi ki Sikemi ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa ke fakanofo ia ko e tuʻi.
And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem hath all Israel come to make him king.
2 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene fanongo ki ai ʻa Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati, ʻaia naʻe kei nofo ʻi ʻIsipite, (he ne hola ia mei he ʻao ʻo Solomone ko e tuʻi, pea naʻe nofo ʻa Selopoami ʻi ʻIsipite; )
And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's hearing (and he [is] yet in Egypt where he hath fled from the presence of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam dwelleth in Egypt),
3 Naʻa nau fekau atu mo ui kiate ia. Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Selopoami pea mo e fakataha kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻonau lea kia Lehopoami, ʻo pehē,
that they send and call for him; and they come — Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel — and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,
4 “Naʻe ngaohi ʻe hoʻo tamai ʻemau kavenga ke fakamāfasia: ka ko eni ke ke fakamaʻamaʻa ʻe koe ʻemau ngāue fakamāfasia ki hoʻo tamai, pea mo ʻene kavenga mamafa ʻaia naʻa ne ʻai kiate kimautolu, pea te mau tauhi kiate koe.”
'Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light [some] of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'
5 Pea naʻa ne pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Mou ʻalu ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu, pea hili ia mou toe omi kiate au.” Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae kakai.
And he saith unto them, 'Go — yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.
6 Pea naʻe alea ʻae tuʻi ko Lehopoami mo e kau mātuʻa, ʻakinautolu naʻe tutuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Solomone lolotonga ʻa ʻene kei moʻui ʻaʻana, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e hā homou loto pe ʻe fēfē ʻa ʻeku tali ki he kakai ni?”
And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, 'How are ye counselling to answer this people?'
7 Pea naʻa nau lea kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Kapau te ke tauhi ki he kakai ni he ʻaho ni, pea ke ngāue ki ai, mo ke talia kinautolu, mo ke lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea lelei kiate kinautolu, pehē, te nau hoko ko hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻo taʻengata.”
And they speak unto him, saying, 'If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'
8 Ka naʻa ne liʻaki ʻae enginaki ʻae kau mātuʻa, ʻaia naʻa nau fai kiate ia, pea naʻa ne alea mo e kau talavou ʻaia naʻe tupu hake mo ia, pea naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻi hono ʻao:
And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;
9 Pea naʻa ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā homou loto ʻomoutolu koeʻuhi ke tau tali ʻaki ʻae kakai ni, ʻaia kuo lea mai kiate au, ʻo pehē, ‘Fakamaʻamaʻa ʻae kavenga ʻaia naʻe ʻai kiate kimautolu ʻe hoʻo tamai?’”
and he saith unto them, 'What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten [somewhat] of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'
10 Pea naʻe leaange kiate ia ʻae kau talavou naʻe tupu hake mo ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻE pehē ni hoʻo lea ki he kakai ni naʻe lea mai kiate koe, ʻo pehē, ‘Naʻe fakamamafa ʻemau kavenga ʻe hoʻo tamai, ka ke fakamaʻamaʻa ia ʻe koe kiate kimautolu:’ ʻe pehē ni ʻa hoʻo lea kiate kinautolu, ‘ʻE fuofua lahi hake ʻa hoku louhiʻi nima siʻi ʻi he kongaloto ʻo ʻeku tamai.’
And they speak unto him — the lads who had grown up with him — saying, 'Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make [it] light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little [finger] is thicker than the loins of my father;
11 Pea ko eni naʻe fakakavenga ʻaki kimoutolu ʻe heʻeku tamai ʻae kavenga mamafa, ka te u fakalahi ki hoʻomou kavenga: naʻe kinisi ʻaki ʻakimoutolu ʻe heʻeku tamai ʻae ngaahi meʻa tā, ka te u tautea kimoutolu ʻaki ʻae fanga sikopio.”
and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I — I chastise you with scorpions.'
12 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ʻa Selopoami pea mo e kakai kotoa pē kia Lehopoami ʻi hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tala ʻe he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Toe haʻu kiate au ʻi hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho.”
And they come — Jeroboam and all the people — unto Rehoboam, on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, 'Come back unto me on the third day.'
13 Pea naʻe tali fakamālohi ʻae kakai ʻe he tuʻi, ʻo ne liʻaki ʻae fakakaukau ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻaia naʻa nau fai kiate ia;
And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,
14 Pea naʻa ne lea kiate kinautolu ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tala ʻe he kau talavou, ʻo pehē, “Naʻe fakamamafa ʻa hoʻomou kavenga ʻe heʻeku tamai, ka te u fakalahi ki hoʻomou kavenga: naʻe kinisi kimoutolu ʻe heʻeku tamai ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa tā, ka te u tautea ʻakimoutolu ʻeau ʻaki ʻae fanga sikopio.”
and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, 'My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I — I chastise you with scorpions;'
15 Ko ia naʻe ʻikai tui ʻae tuʻi ki he kakai; pea naʻe tupunga ia meia Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ne fakamoʻoni ki heʻene folofola, ʻaia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻia ʻAhisa ko e tangata Sailo kia Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati.
and the king hearkened not unto the people, for the revolution was from Jehovah, in order to establish His word that Jehovah spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam son of Nebat.
16 Pea ko ia, ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa naʻe ʻikai tui ʻae tuʻi kiate kinautolu, naʻe pehēange ʻe he kakai ki he tuʻi, “Ko e fē haʻamau tufakanga ʻia Tevita? Pea ʻoku ʻikai ha maʻu tofiʻa ʻi he foha ʻo Sese: ʻE ʻIsileli mou ʻalu ki homou ngaahi fale ka ko koe Tevita, vakai ki ho fale ʻoʻou.” Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa ʻIsileli ki honau ngaahi fale.
And all Israel see that the king hath not hearkened unto them, and the people send the king back word, saying, 'What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; to thy tents, O Israel; now see thy house, O David!' and Israel goeth to its tents.
17 Ka koeʻuhi ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻaia naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta, naʻe pule ʻa Lehopoami kiate kinautolu.
As to the sons of Israel, those dwelling in the cities of Judah — over them reign doth Rehoboam.
18 Pea naʻe toki fekau atu ʻe he tuʻi ko Lehopoami ʻa ʻAtolami ʻaia naʻe pule ki he tukuhau; pea naʻe lisingi ia ʻaki ʻae maka ʻe ʻIsileli kātoa, pea naʻa ne mate ai. Ko ia naʻe fai fakatoʻotoʻo ʻe he tuʻi ko Lehopoami ke ne heka hake ki hono saliote, kae hola ki Selūsalema.
And king Rehoboam sendeth Adoram who [is] over the tribute, and all Israel cast at him stones, and he dieth; and king Rehoboam hath strengthened himself to go up into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem;
19 Pea pehē, [talu mei ai ]kuo fakaangatuʻu ʻa ʻIsileli ki he fale ʻo Tevita ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni.
and Israel transgresseth against the house of David unto this day.
20 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he fanongo ʻe ʻIsileli kātoa kuo toe haʻu ʻa Selopoami, naʻa nau fekau atu mo ui mai ia ki he fakataha, pea naʻe fakanofo ia ke ne tuʻi ki ʻIsileli kātoa: naʻe ʻikai ha taha ke kau ki he fale ʻo Tevita, ka ko e faʻahinga pe taha ʻo Siuta.
And it cometh to pass, at all Israel's hearing that Jeroboam hath returned, that they send and call him unto the company, and cause him to reign over all Israel; none hath been after the house of David save the tribe of Judah alone.
21 Pea ʻi heʻene hoko mai ʻa Lehopoami ki Selūsalema, naʻa ne fakataha mai ʻae fale kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, mo e faʻahinga ʻo Penisimani, ko e kautau ʻe tokotaha kilu mo e toko valu mano, ko e kau tangata naʻe fili, ke tauʻi ʻae fale ʻo ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi ke toe ʻomi ai ʻae puleʻanga kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone.
And Rehoboam cometh to Jerusalem, and assembleth all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight with the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
22 Ka naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua kia Simaia ko e tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo pehē,
And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,
23 Lea kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ki he fale kātoa ʻo Siuta mo Penisimani, pea ki he toenga ʻoe kakai, ʻo pehē,
'Speak unto Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people, saying,
24 “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻE ʻikai te mou ʻalu hake, pe tauʻi ʻa homou kāinga ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: toe foki atu ʻae tangata taki taha ki hono fale; he ʻoku meiate au ʻae meʻa ni.” Ko ia naʻa nau fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, pea [naʻa nau ]liliu ke ʻalu, ʻo tatau mo e folofola ʻa Sihova.
Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren the sons of Israel; turn back each to his house, for from Me hath this thing been;' and they hear the word of Jehovah, and turn back to go according to the word of Jehovah.
25 Hili ia naʻe langa hake ʻe Selopoami ʻa Sikemi ʻi he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, pea ne nofo ʻi ai; pea naʻa ne ʻalu atu mei ai ʻo ne langa hake ʻa Penieli.
And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;
26 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Selopoami ʻi hono loto, “ʻE liliu atu eni ʻae puleʻanga ki he fale ʻa Tevita:
and Jeroboam saith in his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David —
27 Kapau ʻe ʻalu hake ʻae kakai ni ke fai ʻae feilaulau ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻi Selūsalema, ʻe toki liliu atu ai ʻae loto ʻoe kakai ni ki honau ʻeiki, ʻio, kia Lehopoami ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea te nau tāmateʻi au, mo toe ʻalu kia Lehopoami ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta.”
if this people go up to make sacrifices in the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, then hath the heart of this people turned back unto their lord, unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they have slain me, and turned back unto Rehoboam king of Judah.'
28 Ko ia naʻe fakakaukau ai ʻae tuʻi, pea naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae ongo ʻuhiki pulu ʻaki ʻae koula, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku faingataʻa fau ke mou ʻalu hake ki Selūsalema: vakai ko homou ngaahi ʻotua eni, ʻE ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻe ʻohake kimoutolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite.”
And the king taketh counsel, and maketh two calves of gold, and saith unto them, 'Enough to you of going up to Jerusalem; lo, thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'
29 Pea naʻa ne tuku ʻae taha ʻi Peteli, pea ko e taha naʻa ne tuku ʻi Tani.
And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,
30 Pea naʻe hoko ʻae meʻa ni ko e angahala; he naʻe ʻalu ʻae kakai ke fai lotu ki he taha ʻi Tani.
and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one — unto Dan.
31 Pea naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae fale ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, mo ne fili ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mei he faʻahinga kakai, ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻikai ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Livai.
And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;
32 Pea naʻe kotofa ʻe Selopoami ʻae kātoanga ki hono valu ʻoe māhina, ʻi hono ʻaho hongofulu ma nima ʻoe māhina, ʻo tatau mo e kātoanga naʻe fai ʻi Siuta, pea naʻa ne fai feilaulau ki he ʻuhiki pulu naʻa ne ngaohi: pea naʻa ne fakanofo ʻi Peteli ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻaia naʻa ne fili.
and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that [is] in Judah, and he offereth on the altar — so did he in Beth-El — to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he hath appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made.
33 Ko ia, naʻa ne fai feilaulau ki he feilaulauʻanga ʻaia naʻa ne ngaohi ʻi Peteli ʻi hono ʻaho hongofulu ma nima ʻo hono valu ʻoe māhina, ʻae māhina ko ia naʻa ne fakakaukau ki ai ʻi hono loto ʻoʻona; pea naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻae kātoanga ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: pea naʻa ne fai ʻae feilaulau ʻi he feilaulauʻanga, pea tutu ai ʻae meʻa namu kakala.
And he offereth up on the altar that he made in Beth-El, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month that he devised of his own heart, and he maketh a festival to the sons of Israel, and offereth on the altar — to make perfume.
