2 Meʻa Hokohoko 13

1 Pea ko eni, ʻi hono hongofulu ma valu taʻu ʻoe tuʻi ko Selopoami naʻe hoko ʻa ʻApisa ke pule ki Siuta.

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abijah reigned over Judah.

2 Pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē foki ko Mikaia ko e ʻofefine ʻo Ulieli ʻo Kipea. Pea naʻe fetauʻaki ʻa ʻApisa mo Selopoami.

He reigned for three years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

3 Pea naʻe teu ʻae tau ʻe ʻApisa ko e fuʻu kautau ʻoe kau tangata toʻa, ʻio, ko e kau tangata fili ʻe toko fā kilu: pea naʻe fokotuʻu foki ʻe Selopoami ʻae tau ke tali ia ko e tau tangata toʻa mālohi kuo fili ʻe toko valu kilu.

And when Abijah had undertaken the conflict, and he had with him four hundred thousand elect men, very fit for war, Jeroboam set up a battle line opposite him of eight hundred thousand men, who were also elect and very strong in warfare.

4 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa ʻApisa ki he moʻunga ko Simalemi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, ʻo ne pehē, “Fanongo kiate au, ʻa koe ko Selopoami, pea mo ʻIsileli, kotoa pē:

Then Abijah stood upon mount Zemaraim, which was in Ephraim, and he said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all of Israel.

5 ‌ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke mou ʻilo naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻae puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli kia Tevita ke taʻengata, ʻio, kiate ia pea ki hono ngaahi foha ʻi he fuakava māsima?

Are you ignorant that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave David the kingship over Israel for all time, to him and to his sons, by a covenant of salt?

6 Ka kuo tuʻu hake ʻa Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati, ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Solomone ko e foha ʻo Tevita, pea kuo ne angatuʻu ki hono ʻeiki.

But Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, the servant of Solomon, son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.

7 Pea kuo tānaki ʻo fakataha kiate ia ʻae kau tangata noa pē, ko e fānau ʻoe angakovi, pea kuo nau fakamālohiʻi ʻakinautolu kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone, ʻi he kei siʻi ʻa Lehopoami mo loto vaivai, pea naʻe ʻikai mafai ia ke tekeʻi ʻakinautolu.

And there were gathered to him very vain men, and sons of Belial. And they prevailed against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. For Rehoboam was inexperienced, and he had a fearful heart, and so he was unable to resist them.

8 Pea ko eni ʻoku mou mahalo te mou faʻa fai ke tauʻi ʻae puleʻanga ʻo Sihova ʻi he nima ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Tevita: pea ko e fuʻu kakai tokolahi ʻakimoutolu, pea ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ngaahi ʻuhiki pulu koula, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻe Selopoami ko e ngaahi ʻotua moʻomoutolu.

Now therefore, you say that you are able to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesses through the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and gold calves, which Jeroboam made for you as gods.

9 ‌ʻIkai kuo mou kapusi kituaʻā ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Sihova, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone, mo e kau Livai, pea kuo mou ngaohi ʻae kau taulaʻeiki kiate kimoutolu ʻo hangē ko e kakai ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga kehekehe? Pea ko ia fulipē ʻoku ʻalu atu ke fakatapui ia ʻe ia pe ʻaki ha pulu mui, mo e fanga sipitangata ʻe fitu, ʻe hoko leva ia ko e taulaʻeiki ʻokinautolu ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻotua.

And you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, as well as the Levites. And like all the peoples of the lands, you have made priests for yourselves. Anyone who is willing to come and perform the ritual by his hand, with a bull from the herd and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are not gods.

10 Ka ko kinautolu, ko homau ʻOtua ʻa Sihova, pea naʻe ʻikai te mau liʻaki ia: pea ko e kau taulaʻeiki, ʻaia ʻoku ngāue kia Sihova, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone, pea mo e kau Livai ʻoku nau fai pe ʻenau ngaahi ngāue:

But the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. And the priests who minister to the Lord are from the sons of Aaron. And the Levites are in their proper order.

11 Pea ʻoku nau tutu kia Sihova ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē mo e efiafi kotoa pē ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu mo e meʻa namu kakala: pea ʻoku nau ʻai ʻae mā ʻoe ʻao foki ki he palepale māʻoniʻoni; mo e tuʻunga maama koula mo hono ngaahi maama ʻo ia, ke tutu ʻi he efiafi kotoa pē: he ʻoku mau tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa Sihova ko homau ʻOtua; ka kuo mou liʻaki ia ʻekimoutolu.

Also, they offer holocausts to the Lord, each and every day, morning and evening, and incense composed according to the precept of the law, and the bread of the presence on a very pure table. And there is with us the gold lampstand with its lamps, so that they may burn continually in the evening. For certainly, we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.

12 Pea, vakai, ʻoku ʻiate kimautolu moʻoni ʻae ʻOtua ko homau ʻEiki tau, mo ʻene kautaulaʻeiki ke nau fakaongo ʻae ngaahi meʻalea ke kalangaekina ʻae manavahē kiate kimoutolu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻoua naʻa mou tau kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te mou monūʻia.”

Therefore, God is the commander of our army, with his priests, who sound the trumpets that ring out against you. O sons of Israel, do not choose to fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers. For it is not expedient for you.”

13 Ka naʻe fai ʻe Selopoami ke hiki ʻae malumu mei honau tuʻa: ko ia naʻa nau ʻi he ʻao ʻo Siuta pea naʻe ʻi honau tuʻa ʻae malumu.

While he was speaking these things, Jeroboam set in motion an ambush behind them. And while they stood facing the enemy, without Judah realizing it, his army circled around.

14 Pea ʻi he sio ki mui ʻa Siuta, vakai, naʻe ʻi honau ʻao ʻae tau, pea ʻi honau tuʻa: pea naʻa nau tangi kia Sihova, pea naʻe ifi ʻo fakaongo ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻae ngaahi meʻalea.

And looking back, Judah saw the war threatening in front and behind, and they cried out to the Lord. And the priests began to sound the trumpets.

15 Pea naʻe toki mavava ai ʻae kau tangata Siuta: pea ʻi he mavava ʻae kau tangata Siuta, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe taaʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa Selopoami mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻApisa mo Siuta.

And all the men of Judah shouted out. And behold, when they cried out, God terrified Jeroboam, and all of Israel who were standing in opposition to Abijah and Judah.

16 Pea naʻe hola ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he ʻao ʻo Siuta: pea naʻe fakatukutukuʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ki honau nima.

And the sons of Israel fled from Judah, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.

17 Pea naʻe taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe ʻApisa mo hono kakai ʻi he tāmateʻi lahi: ko ia naʻe tāmate ai ʻoe kakai ʻIsileli, ʻae kau tangata fili, ʻe toko nima kilu.

Therefore, Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter. And five hundred thousand strong men of Israel fell wounded.

18 Naʻe pehē pe hono fakavaivai ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he kuonga ko ia, pea naʻe mālohi ʻo lavaʻi ʻe he fānau ʻa Siuta, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau tui kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.

And the sons of Israel were humiliated at that time. And the sons of Judah were very greatly strengthened, because they had trusted in the Lord, the God of their fathers.

19 Pea naʻe tuli ʻe ʻApisa ʻa Selopoami, ʻo ne maʻu meiate ia ʻae ngaahi kolo, ko Peteli mo hono ngaahi kolo, mo Sesana mo hono ngaahi kolo, mo ʻIfalemi mo hono ngaahi kolo ʻo ia.

Then Abijah pursued the fleeing Jeroboam. And he seized cities from him: Bethel and her daughters, and Jeshanah with her daughters, and also Ephron and her daughters.

20 Pea naʻe ʻikai toe maʻu ʻe Selopoami ha mālohi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻApisa: pea naʻe taaʻi ia ʻe Sihova, pea pekia ia.

And Jeroboam no longer had the strength to resist, in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him, and he died.

21 Ka naʻe fakaʻaʻau ʻo mālohi ʻa ʻApisa, pea fakamaʻu ia mo e uaifi ʻe toko hongofulu ma fā, pea naʻe tupu ʻiate ia ʻae foha ʻe toko uofulu ma toko ua, mo e ʻofefine ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ono.

And so Abijah, having been strengthened in his authority, took fourteen wives. And he procreated twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

22 Pea ko hono toe ʻoe ngāue ʻa ʻApisa, mo ʻene ngaahi anga, mo ʻene ngaahi lea ʻikai kuo tohi ʻi he [tohi ]talanoa ʻoe palōfita ko Ito?

Now the rest of the words of Abijah, and his ways and works, have been written very diligently in the book of Iddo, the prophet.