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.
When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the LORD’s law, 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,
In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, 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 sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who 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.
He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to 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, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “The LORD says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have 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.
When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on 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 will 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 LORD’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away 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.
King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who 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.
As often as the king entered into the LORD’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.
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.
When he humbled himself, the LORD’s wrath turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah.
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-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. 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.
He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set 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, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? 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.
Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
