2 Meʻa Hokohoko 20
1 Pea hili ʻae meʻa ni, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē foki, ko e fānau ʻa Moape, mo e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, mo e tokolahi naʻe fakataha mo e kau ʻAmoni, naʻa nau haʻu ke tauʻi ʻa Sihosafate:
After these things, the sons of Moab, and the sons of Ammon, and with them some from the Ammonites, gathered together so that they might fight against him.
2 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae niʻihi naʻe lea kia Sihosafate, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku haʻu ʻae fuʻu tokolahi ke tauʻi koe mei he tuʻa tahi ʻi he potu mai ki heni ʻo Silia: pea vakai, ʻoku nau ʻi Hesasonitea, ʻaia ko Eniketi.”
And messengers arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat, saying: “A great multitude has arrived against you, from those places that are across the sea, and from Syria. And behold, they are standing together at Hazazon-tamar, which is Engedi.”
3 Pea naʻe manavahē ʻa Sihosafate, pea naʻa ne hanga ia ke kumi kia Sihova, pea ne fekau ke fai ʻae ʻaukai ʻi Siuta kotoa pē.
Then Jehoshaphat, being terrified with fear, gave himself entirely to petitioning the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all of Judah.
4 Pea naʻe fakakātoa ʻa Siuta kotoa pē, ke kole ʻae tokoni meia Sihova: ʻio, naʻa nau haʻu mei he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta ke kumi kia Sihova.
And Judah gathered together to pray to the Lord. Moreover, everyone from their cities came to beseech him.
5 Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻa Sihosafate ʻi he fakataha ʻo Siuta mo Selūsalema, ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he potu ki muʻa ʻoe lotoʻā foʻou,
And when Jehoshaphat had stood up in the midst of the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new atrium,
6 ʻO ne pehē, “ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻemau ngaahi tamai, ʻikai ko e ʻOtua koe ʻi he langi? Pea ʻikai ʻoku ke pule ʻa koe ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoe hiteni? Pea ʻikai ʻoku ʻi ho nima ʻae mālohi mo e mafai, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa faʻa angatuʻu ha tokotaha kiate koe?
he said: “O Lord, God of our fathers, you are God in heaven, and you rule over all the kingdoms of the Gentiles. In your hand is strength and power, and no one is able to withstand you.
7 ʻIkai ko homau ʻOtua ʻa koe? Naʻa ke kapusi kituaʻā ʻae kakai ʻoe fonua ni mei he ʻao ʻo ho kakai ko ʻIsileli, mo ke foaki ia ki he hako ʻo ʻEpalahame ko ho kāinga ke taʻengata?
Did not you, our God, put to death all the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel? And you gave it to the offspring of your friend Abraham, for all time.
8 Pea naʻa nau nofo ai, pea kuo nau langa ʻi ai ʻae fale nofoʻanga moʻou ki ho huafa, ʻo pehē,
And they lived in it. And they built a Sanctuary to your name in it, saying:
9 ʻOka hoko ʻae kovi kiate kimautolu, ko e heletā, pe ko e fakamalaʻia, pe ko e mahaki lahi, pe ko e honge, kapau te mau tuʻu ʻi he mata fale ni, pea ʻi ho ʻao, (he ʻoku ʻi he fale ni ʻa ho huafa, ) pea [mau ]tangi kiate koe ʻi heʻemau tuʻutāmaki, pea te ke ongoʻi mo ke tokoni.
‘If evils will have fallen upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in your sight before this house, in which your name is invoked, and we will cry out to you in our tribulations. And you will heed us and accomplish our salvation.’
10 Pea ko eni, vakai, ko e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mo Moape mo e moʻunga ko Seia, ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻikai te ke tuku ʻa ʻIsileli ke nau tauʻi, ʻi heʻenau haʻu kituaʻā mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ka naʻa nau tafoki meiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu:
Now therefore, behold the sons of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands you did not permit Israel to cross when they were departing from Egypt. Instead, they turned aside from them, and they did not put them to death.
11 Vakai, ki he anga ʻo ʻenau totongi kiate kimautolu, kuo haʻu ʻakinautolu ke kapusi ʻakimautolu mei ho tofiʻa, ʻaia kuo ke foaki kiate kimautolu ke mau maʻu.
They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us.
12 ʻE homau ʻOtua, ʻe ʻikai te ke fakamaauʻi ʻakinautolu? He ʻoku ʻikai ha mālohi ʻiate kimautolu ki he fuʻu tokolahi ni ʻoku haʻu ke tauʻi ʻakimautolu: pea ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo foki ʻae meʻa ke fai: ka ʻoku hanga homau mata kiate koe.”
Therefore, will you, our God, not judge them? Certainly, in us there is not enough strength so that we would be able to withstand this multitude, which rushes against us. But although we do not know what we ought to do, we have this alone remaining, that we direct our eyes to you.”
13 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Siuta kotoa pē ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, fakataha mo ʻenau ngaahi fānau siʻi, mo honau ngaahi uaifi, mo ʻenau ngaahi fānau.
Truly, all of Judah was standing before the Lord with their little ones and wives and children.
14 Pea naʻe hoko ai ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kia Saesieli ko e foha ʻo Sakalia, ko e foha ʻo Penaia, ko e foha ʻo Seieli, ko e foha ʻo Matania, ko e tangata Livai ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAsafi, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe fakataha:
But there was Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from the sons of Asaph, upon whom the Spirit of the Lord went, in the midst of the crowd.
15 Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Mou fanongo mai, ʻa Siuta kotoa pē, mo e kakai ʻo Selūsalema, mo koe ʻae tuʻi ko Sihosafate, ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova kiate kimoutolu, ʻoua naʻa mou manavahē pe ilifia koeʻuhi ko e fuʻu kakai tokolahi ni: he ʻoku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ʻae tau, ka ʻoku ʻi he ʻOtua ia.
And he said: “Pay attention, all of Judah, and you who live in Jerusalem, and you, king Jehoshaphat. Thus says the Lord to you: Do not be afraid. Neither should you be dismayed by this multitude. For the fight is not yours, but God’s.
16 Mou ʻalu hifo ʻapongipongi kiate kinautolu: vakai, ʻoku nau ʻalu hake ʻi he tahifohifo ʻo Sisi: pea te mou maʻu atu ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻoe vaitafe, ʻi he mata toafa ʻo Silueli.
Tomorrow, you shall descend against them. For they will ascend along the incline named Ziz, and will find them at the summit of the torrent, which is opposite the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 ʻE ʻikai te mou tau ʻi he tau ni: kae tuʻumaʻu pe, ʻE Siuta mo Selūsalema, pea tuʻu longo pe, pea mamata ki he fakamoʻui ʻa Sihova maʻamoutolu: ʻoua naʻa mou manavahē pe ilifia: ʻalu atu kiate kinautolu ʻapongipongi: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa Sihova.”
It will not be you who will fight. Instead, only stand with confidence, and you will see the help of the Lord over you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid. Neither should you be dismayed. Tomorrow you shall go forth against them, and the Lord will be with you.”
18 Pea naʻe punou hifo hono fofonga ʻe Sihosafate mo hono mata ki he kelekele: pea naʻe tō fakafoʻohifo ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻa Siuta kotoa pē mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻo Selūsalema, ʻonau hū kia Sihova.
Then Jehoshaphat, and Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell prone on the ground before the Lord, and they adored him.
19 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae kau Livai, ʻoe fānau ʻae kau Kohate, pea ʻi he fānau ʻa Kola, ke nau fakamālō kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi ʻo māʻolunga.
And the Levites from the sons of Kohath, and from the sons of Korah, were praising the Lord, the God of Israel, with a great voice, on high.
20 Pea naʻa nau tuʻu hengihengi hake ʻi he ʻapongipongi, ʻo ʻalu atu ki he toafa ʻo Tikoa: pea ʻi heʻenau ʻalu atu, naʻe tuʻu ʻa Sihosafate ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE Siuta, mo kimoutolu ʻae kakai ʻo Selūsalema, tokanga kiate au: Tui kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ko ia ʻe fakatuʻumaʻu ai ʻakimoutolu: tui ki heʻene kau palōfita, ko ia te mou monūʻia ai.”
And when they had risen up in the morning, they went out through the desert of Tekoa. And as they were setting out, Jehoshaphat, standing in their midst, said: “Listen to me, men of Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be secure. Believe in his prophets, and everything will come to prosperity.”
21 Pea hili ʻa ʻene fakakaukau fakataha mo e kakai, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe ia ʻae kau hiva kia Sihova, ke nau fakaongo lelei ʻae matamatalelei ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, ʻi heʻenau ʻalu kituaʻā ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tau, mo nau lea ʻo pehē, “Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova: he ʻoku tolonga taʻengata ʻene angaʻofa.”
And he gave counsel to the people. And he appointed the singing men of the Lord, so that they would praise him by their companies, and so that they would go before the army, and with one voice say: “Confess to the Lord. For his mercy is eternal.”
22 Pea ʻi heʻenau kamata ʻae hiva mo fai ʻae fakafetaʻi, naʻe fakatoka ʻe Sihova ʻae ngaahi malumu ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, mo Moape, mo e moʻunga ko Seia naʻe haʻu ke tauʻi ʻa Siuta: pea naʻe teʻia ʻakinautolu.
And when they had begun to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushes upon themselves, that is, those of the sons of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who had gone forth so that they might fight against Judah. And they were struck down.
23 He naʻe tuʻu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mo Moape ʻo tauʻi ʻae kakai ʻoe moʻunga ko Seia, pea taaʻi mo fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu: pea hili ʻenau fakangata ʻae kakai ʻo Seia, ʻaia nau fai ʻo fetokoniʻaki ʻi he fetāmateʻaki ʻakinautolu.
For the sons of Ammon and of Moab rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, so that they might slay and destroy them. And when they had perpetrated this work, now also turning upon themselves, they cut one another with wounds.
24 Pea ʻi he hoko ʻa Siuta ʻo ofi ki he fale leʻo ʻi he toafa, pea nau fakasio atu ki he kakai, pea ʻiloange, ko e ngaahi sino mate pe ʻakinautolu, kuo nau tō ki he kelekele, pea naʻe ʻikai ha niʻihi kuo hao.
Then, when Judah had gone to the high point that looks out toward the desert, they saw, from far away, the entire wide region filled with dead bodies. Neither was there anyone who was left alive and had been able to escape death.
25 Pea ʻi he hoko ʻa Sihosafate mo hono kakai ke ʻave ʻae vete ʻonautolu, naʻa nau ʻilo ʻiate kinautolu ʻae koloa lahi ʻi honau ngaahi sino mate, mo e ngaahi teunga maʻongoʻonga, ʻaia naʻa nau vete maʻanautolu, naʻe lahi hake ʻi heʻenau mafai ke fetuku ʻo ʻave: pea naʻa nau ʻaho tolu ʻi he tānaki ʻae koloa vete, he naʻe lahi ia.
Therefore, Jehoshaphat went, and all the people with him, in order to take away the spoils of the dead. And they found, among the dead bodies, diverse equipment, and also garments, and very precious vessels. And they despoiled these, to such an extent that they were unable to carry everything. Neither could they, over three days, take away the spoils because of the magnitude of the plunder.
26 Pea ʻi hono ʻaho fā, naʻa nau fakakātoa ʻakinautolu ʻi he toafa ko Pelaka: he naʻa nau fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ʻi ai, ko ia naʻe fakahingoa ai ʻae potu ko ia ko “Pelaka,” ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
Then, on the fourth day, they were gathered together in the Valley of Blessing. For they had blessed the Lord there, and therefore they called that place the Valley of Blessing, even to the present day.
27 Pea naʻe tafoki ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻo Siuta mo Selūsalema, pea muʻomuʻa ʻa Sihosafate ʻiate kinautolu, ke nau toe ʻalu ki Selūsalema ʻi he fiefia: he naʻe fakafiefiaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki honau ngaahi fili.
And every man of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, returned, with Jehoshaphat before them, to Jerusalem, with great rejoicing. For the Lord had granted to them gladness concerning their enemies.
28 Pea naʻa nau haʻu ki Selūsalema, mo e ngaahi ūtete mo e ngaahi haʻape mo e ngaahi meʻa lea ki he fale ʻo Sihova.
And they entered into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets, into the house of the Lord.
29 Pea naʻe [tō ]ʻae manavahē ki he ʻOtua ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoe ngaahi fonua ko ia, ʻi heʻenau ongoʻi naʻe tau ʻe Sihova ki he ngaahi fili ʻo ʻIsileli.
Then the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Ko ia naʻe fiemālie ʻae puleʻanga ʻo Sihosafate: he naʻe foaki kiate ia ʻe hono ʻOtua ʻae fiemālie ʻi he potu kotoa pē.
And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet. And God granted to him peace on all sides.
31 Pea naʻe pule ʻa Sihosafate ki Siuta: naʻe tolungofulu taʻu mo e taʻu ʻe nima ia ʻi heʻene kamata pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe uofulu ma nima ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko ʻAsupa ko e ʻofefine ʻo Sili.
And so Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. And he was thirty-five years old when he had begun to reign. Then he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Pea naʻe ʻalu ia ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo ʻAsa ko ʻene tamai, pea naʻe ʻikai tafoki mei ai, ka naʻe fai ʻe ia ʻaia naʻe lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.
And he walked in the way of his father, Asa, and he did not decline from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.
33 Ka ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai liʻaki ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga: koeʻuhi naʻe teʻeki ai teuteu honau loto ʻe he kakai ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.
Yet truly, he did not take away the high places, and the people still had not directed their heart to the Lord, the God of their fathers.
34 Pea ko eni ko hono toe ʻoe ngāue ʻa Sihosafate, ko e ʻuluaki mo e kimui, vakai, kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi ʻa Sehu, ko e foha ʻo Hanani, ʻaia kuo lau ia ʻi he tohi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli.
But the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, have been written in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.
35 Pea hili ʻae meʻa ni naʻe fakakau ia ʻe Sihosafate kia ʻAhasia ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻe fai angakovi lahi:
After these things, Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, formed a friendship with Ahaziah, the king of Israel, whose works were very impious.
36 Pea naʻa ne kau taha mo ia ke faʻu ʻae ngaahi vaka ke ʻalu ki Tasisi: pea naʻa nau faʻu ʻae ngaahi vaka ʻi Esioni-Kepa.
And he was a partner in the making of ships, which would go to Tarshish. And they made the fleet at Eziongeber.
37 Pea naʻe lea ai ʻa ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo Totava mei Malesa ʻo valoki ʻa Sihosafate, ʻo pehē, “Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo kau koe kia ʻAhasia, kuo maumau hoʻo ngaahi ngāue ʻe Sihova. Pea naʻe maumau ʻae ngaahi vaka, ko ia naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa folau ki Tasisi.”
Then Eliezer, the son of Dodavahu, from Mareshah, prophesied to Jehoshaphat, saying: “Because you have made a pact with Ahaziah, the Lord has struck your works, and the ships have been broken, and they have not been able to go to Tarshish.”
