2 Meʻa Hokohoko 11
1 Pea ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻa Lehopoami ki Selūsalema, naʻe fakakātoa ʻe ia mei he fale ʻo Siuta mo Penisimani ʻae kau tangata fili, ko e kau tangata tau, ʻe taha kilu mo e toko fā mano, ke nau tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi ke nau toe liliu mai ʻae puleʻanga kia Lehopoami.
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2 Ka naʻe haʻu ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Simaia ko e tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo pehē,
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 [Ke ke ]lea kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ki ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻi Siuta mo Penisimani, ʻo pehē,
"Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻOua te mou ʻalu hake, pe tau ki homou kāinga: mou foki atu taki taha ʻae tangata ki hono fale: he ko e meʻa ni kuo fai ia ʻiate au.” Pea naʻa nau fai talangofua ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, pea naʻa [nau ]foki ʻo ʻikai ʻalu ke tauʻi ʻa Selopoami.
'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers. Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the word of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Lehopoami ʻi Selūsalema, pea naʻe langa ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi kolotau ʻi Siuta.
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6 Naʻa ne langa ʻa Petelihema, mo ʻEtami, mo Tikoa,
He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 Mo Petesua, mo Soko, mo ʻAtulami,
Beth Zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8 Mo Kati, mo Malesa, mo Sifi,
and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 Mo ʻAtolaimi, mo Lakisi, mo ʻAseka,
and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 Mo Sola, mo ʻAsaloni, mo Hepeloni, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Siuta mo Penisimani ko e ngaahi kolotau.
and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11 Pea naʻa ne fakamālohi ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi kolotau, pea tuku ki ai ʻae ngaahi ʻeikitau, mo faʻo [ki ai ʻae ]meʻakai, mo e lolo mo e uaine.
He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.
12 Pea ne tuku ʻi he ngaahi kolo taki taha ʻae ngaahi pā mo e ngaahi tao, ʻo ne ngaohi ia ke mālohi ʻaupito, he naʻe kau ʻa Siuta mo Penisimani kiate ia.
He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13 Pea naʻe haʻu kiate ia ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai mei honau ngaahi potu nofoʻanga kotoa pē.
The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
14 Ka naʻe siʻaki ʻe he kau Livai honau ngaahi ʻapi mo honau ngaahi tofiʻa, pea haʻu ki Siuta mo Selūsalema: he naʻe liʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻe Selopoami mo hono ngaahi foha ke ʻoua naʻa nau fai ʻae ngāue ʻae taulaʻeiki kia Sihova.
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to the LORD;
15 Pea naʻa ne fakanofo ʻae kau taulaʻeiki maʻana ki he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, pea maʻae ngaahi tēvolo, pea ki he ngaahi ʻuhiki pulu ʻaia naʻa ne ngaohi.
and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.
16 Pea naʻe muimui ʻiate kinautolu ki Selūsalema, mei he ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe pau honau loto ke kumi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ke feilaulau kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.
After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
17 Ko ia naʻa nau fakamālohi ʻae puleʻanga ʻo Siuta, pea naʻe fakamālohiʻi ʻa Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone, ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu: he naʻa nau ʻalu ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu ʻi he hala ʻo Tevita mo Solomone.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18 Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Lehopoami ʻa Mehalate ko e ʻofefine ʻo Selimoti ko e foha ʻo Tevita kena mali, mo ʻApieli ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻIliapi, ko e foha ʻo Sese:
Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 ʻAia naʻa na fānau kiate ia ʻae fānau: ko Siusi, mo Samalia, mo Seami.
and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 Pea hoko mo ia naʻa ne ʻomi ʻa Meaka ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻApisalomi: ʻaia naʻa ne fānau kiate ia ʻa ʻApisa, mo ʻAtai, mo Sisa, mo Silomiti.
After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Pea naʻe ʻofa ʻa Lehopoami kia Meaka ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻApisalomi ʻo lahi hake ʻi hono ngaahi uaifi kotoa pē mo ʻene sinifu: (he naʻa ne maʻu ʻae uaifi ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko valu mo e sinifu ʻe toko onongofulu: pea naʻe fānau kiate ia ʻae foha ʻe toko uofulu ma toko valu, mo e ʻofefine ʻe toko onongofulu.)
Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his secondary wives: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty secondary wives, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)
22 Pea ngaohi ʻe Lehopoami ʻa ʻApisa ko e tama ʻa Meaka ke tuʻukimuʻa, pea ke pule ia ki hono ngaahi kāinga: he naʻe tokanga ia ke fakanofo ia ke tuʻi.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.
23 Pea naʻe fai fakapotopoto ia, ʻo ne tufaki ʻene fānau kotoa pē ki he ngaahi potu kotoa pē ʻo Siuta mo Penisimani, ki he ngaahi kolo tau kotoa pē: pea naʻa ne ʻatu kiate kinautolu ʻae meʻakai lahi ʻaupito. Pea naʻe manako ia ki he uaifi tokolahi.
He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought for them many wives.
