2 Meʻa Hokohoko 12
1 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he hoko ʻo fokotuʻumaʻu ʻe Lehopoami ʻae puleʻanga, ʻo ne fakamālohi ia, naʻa ne liʻaki ʻae fono ʻa Sihova, pea pehē mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē.
And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
2 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi hono taʻu ʻe nima ʻoe tuʻi ko Lehopoami naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa Sisaki ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite ke tauʻi ʻa Selūsalema, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau fai talangataʻa kia Sihova,
And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against the LORD,
3 Mo e saliote ʻe taha mano mo e ua afe, mo e kau tangata heka hoosi ʻe toko ono mano: pea naʻe taʻefaʻalaua ʻae kakai naʻe ʻalu hake mo ia mei ʻIsipite: ʻae kakai Lipea, mo e kakai Sukimi, mo e kakai ʻItiopea.
with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.
4 Pea naʻa ne kapa ʻae ngaahi kolotau naʻe kau ki Siuta, ʻo ne haʻu ki Selūsalema.
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
5 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻaia Simaia ko e palōfita kia Lehopoami, pea ki he houʻeiki ʻo Siuta, ʻaia naʻe kātoa fakataha ki Selūsalema ko e meʻa ia Sisaki, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku pehē mai ʻa Sihova, ‘Kuo mou liʻaki au, pea ko ia kuo u liʻaki ai foki ʻakimoutolu ki he nima ʻo Sisaki.’”
Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
6 Ko ia naʻe fakavaivai ai ʻakinautolu ʻae houʻeiki ʻo ʻIsileli mo e tuʻi: pea naʻa nau pehē, “ʻOku tonuhia ʻa Sihova.”
Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
7 Pea ʻi he vakai ʻe Sihova kuo nau fakavaivai ʻakinautolu, naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Simaia, ʻo pehē, “Kuo nau fakavaivai ʻakinautolu, ko ia ʻe ʻikai ai te u fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu: ka te u tuku kiate kinautolu ʻae fakamoʻui ʻo fuoloa siʻi: pea ʻe ʻikai lingi ʻeku ʻita lahi ki Selūsalema ʻi he nima ʻo Sisaki.
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them: but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
8 Ka ko e moʻoni te nau hoko ko ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki: koeʻuhi ke nau ʻilo ʻeku ngāue, mo e ngāue ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻoe ngaahi fonua.”
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
9 Ko ia naʻe hoko mai ʻa Sisaki ʻo tauʻi ʻa Selūsalema, pea naʻe ʻave mo ia ʻae ngaahi koloa mei he fale ʻo Sihova, mo e ngaahi koloa ʻoe fale ʻoe tuʻi: naʻa ne ʻave kotoa pē: naʻa ne fetuku ʻo ʻave ʻae ngaahi pā koula ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻe Solomone.
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
10 Pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe Lehopoami ʻae ngaahi pā palasa ke fetongi ia, ʻo ne tuku ia ki he matāpule ʻoe kau leʻo, ʻaia naʻe leʻohi ʻae hūʻanga ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi.
And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king’s house.
11 Pea ʻi he hū ʻae tuʻi ki he fale ʻa Sihova, naʻe haʻu ʻae kau leʻo ʻo fetuku ia ki ai pea naʻe toe ʻomi ia mei ai ki he fale ʻoe kau leʻo.
And it was so, that as oft as the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
12 Pea ʻi heʻene fakaangavaivai ia, naʻe tafoki meiate ia ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa fakaʻauha ʻaupito ia: pea naʻe hoko foki ʻae lelei ʻi Siuta.
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [found].
13 Ko ia naʻe fakamālohiʻi ia ʻe Lehopoami ʻi Selūsalema, pea pule ia: he naʻe fāngofulu taʻu mo e taʻu ʻe taha ʻae motuʻa ʻo Lehopoami ʻi heʻene kamata pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma fitu ʻi Selūsalema, ko e kolo ʻaia naʻe fili ʻe Sihova mei he ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ke tuku ki ai hono huafa. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko Neama, ko e fefine ʻAmoni.
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
14 Pea naʻe fai kovi ia, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te ne teuteu hono loto ke kumi kia Sihova.
And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek the LORD.
15 Pea ko hono toe ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻa Lehopoami ko e ʻuluaki mo e kimui, ʻikai kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi ʻa Simaia ko e palōfita, pea mo Ito ko e tangata kikite, ki he ngaahi hohoko? Pea naʻe fai maʻu ʻae fetauʻaki ʻa Lehopoami mo Selopoami.
Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
16 Pea naʻe mohe ʻa Lehopoami mo ʻene ngaahi tamai, pea naʻe fai hono putu ʻi he kolo ʻa Tevita: pea naʻe fetongi ia ʻi he pule ʻe hono foha ko ʻApisa.
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
