< 2 Meʻa Hokohoko 23 >
1 Pea naʻe fakamālohi ia ʻe Sihoiata ʻi hono fitu ʻoe taʻu, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau [mo ]ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo Silahami, mo ʻIsimeʻeli ko e foha ʻo Sihohanani, mo ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo ʻOpeti, mo Māseia ko e foha ʻo ʻAtaia, mo Ilisafate ko e foha ʻo Sikili, ʻonau fefuakavaʻaki.
After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
2 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu fano pe ʻi Siuta, ʻonau tānaki ʻae kau Livai mei he ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, mo e kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi tamai ʻa ʻIsileli, pea nau haʻu ki Selūsalema.
They went throughout Judah and gathered the descendants of Levi and the leaders of Israeli families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,
3 Pea naʻe fai ʻae fuakava ki he tuʻi ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Vakai, ʻe pule ʻae foha ʻoe tuʻi, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Tevita.
the whole group went to the temple and made an agreement with the young king there. Jehoiada said to them, “This is the son of the previous king of Judah. So he is the one who must rule, like Yahweh promised that the descendants of King David must do.
4 Ko eni ʻae meʻa te mou fai: Ko hono tolu ʻoe vahe ʻomoutolu ʻoku hū ki loto ʻi he ʻaho tapu ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai, te mou leʻo matapā:
“So this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and other descendants of Levi who are starting their work on the Sabbath day must guard the doors [of the temple].
5 Pea ko hono vahe tolu [ʻe taha ]te mou ʻi he fale ʻoe tuʻi: pea ko hono tolu ʻoe vahe ʻe ʻi he matapā ʻoe tuʻunga: pea ʻe ʻi he ngaahi lotoʻā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova ʻae kakai kotoa pē.
One-third of you must guard the king’s palace, and one-third of you must guard the Foundation Gate. All the other people will be in the courtyards outside the temple.
6 Kaeʻoua naʻa hū ha niʻihi ki he fale ʻo Sihova ka ko e kau taulaʻeiki, mo kinautolu ʻi he kau Livai ʻoku tauhi: ʻe hū ki ai ʻakinautolu, he ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni: ka ke tauhi ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ʻae leʻo ʻo Sihova.
Only the priests and the descendants of Levi who work there will enter the temple. They will be allowed to enter the temple because they are set apart [for that work]. All the others must remain in the courtyards, obeying what Yahweh has commanded.
7 Pea ke tuʻu ʻo ʻāʻi ʻae tuʻi ʻe he kau Livai ʻo takatakai, ʻo taki taha ʻae tangata mo ʻene mahafu ʻi hono nima: pea ʻilonga ha tokotaha kehe ʻoku hū ki he fale, ʻe tāmateʻi ia: ka ke ʻi he tuʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻi heʻene hū ki loto, mo ʻene hū kituʻa.”
You descendants of Levi must stand around the young king, each of you with your weapon in your hand. Anyone else who tries to enter the temple you must kill. And stay close to the young king, wherever he goes.”
8 Ko ia, naʻe fai ʻe he kau Livai mo Siuta kotoa pē ʻae meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau ʻe Sihoiata ko e taulaʻeiki kiate kinautolu, ʻonau ʻave taki taha hono kau tangata ʻaia naʻe tonu ke hū ki loto ʻi he ʻaho tapu, mo kinautolu naʻe tonu ke ʻalu kituʻa ʻi he ʻaho tapu: he naʻe ʻikai tuku ke ʻalu ʻe Sihoiata ʻae kau leʻo.
So the descendants of Levi and all [the men of] Judah did what Jehoiada had told them. He did not allow anyone to go home after having finished his work on that Sabbath day. Each commander took charge of his men, the ones who were finishing their work on that day and those who were starting their work on that day.
9 Pea naʻe tufaki foki ʻe Sihoiata ko e taulaʻeiki ki he kau ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau ʻae ngaahi tao mo e ngaahi pā, mo e ngaahi fakaū, ʻaia naʻe ʻoe tuʻi ko Tevita, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua.
Then Jehoiada gave each of the commanders the spears and the large and small shields that had been put there in the temple by King David.
10 Pea naʻa ne fakaʻotu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻae tangata taki taha mo ʻene mahafutau ʻi hono nima, mei he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe fale tapu ki he nima toʻohema ʻoe faletapu, ʻo ofi ki he feilaulauʻanga mo e faletapu, ʻo takatakai ʻo ofi ki he tuʻi.
He commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each with his sword in his hand, all around the king—around the altar and the temple, from the north side to the south side.
11 Pea hili ia naʻa nau ʻomi kituʻa ʻae foha ʻoe tuʻi, pea nau ʻai ʻae tatā fakatuʻi kiate ia, pea ʻatu kiate ia ʻae fuakava, pea fakanofo ia ko e tuʻi. Pea naʻe pani ʻaki ia ʻae lolo ʻe Sihoiata mo hono ngaahi foha, ʻo ne pehē, “Ke fakamoʻui ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae tuʻi.”
Then Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash out. They put a crown on his head and gave him [a scroll] on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey], and proclaimed that he was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “We hope that the king will live for many years!”
12 Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻe ʻAtalia ki he ʻuʻulu ʻoe kakai ʻi he lele mo e fakamālō ki he tuʻi, naʻe haʻu ia ki he kakai ki he loto fale ʻo Sihova:
When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.
13 Pea sio ia, pea vakai, naʻe tuʻu ʻae tuʻi ʻi hono pou ʻi he hūʻanga: pea naʻe ofi ki he tuʻi ʻae houʻeiki mo e ngaahi meʻalea: pea naʻe fiefia ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua, ʻonau ifi ʻae ngaahi meʻalea, mo e kau hiva foki mo e ngaahi meʻa faiva, mo kinautolu naʻe ako ke hiva ʻae fakamālō. Pea naʻe hae hono kofu ʻe ʻAtalia, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e lapa, ko e lapa.”
She saw the young king there, standing alongside the pillar at the entrance of the temple, [which is the place at the temple] where the kings usually stood. The army commanders and trumpet players were standing beside the king, and all the people of Judah were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with their musical instruments were leading the people while they praised God. Then Athaliah tore her robes and started screaming, “You are committing treason!”
14 Pea naʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Sihoiata ko e taulaʻeiki ʻae kau ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ki he ngaahi tau, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻAve ia ki he mamaʻo mei he ngaahi fakangatangataʻanga: pea ko ia ʻe muimui ʻiate ia ke tāmateʻi ia ʻaki ʻae heletā.” He naʻe pehē ʻe he taulaʻeiki, “ʻOua naʻa tāmateʻi ia ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.”
Jehoiada the Supreme Priest said to the army commanders, “Kill her, but do not kill her at the temple of Yahweh!” Then he said to them, “Bring Athaliah out in front of the troops and kill anyone who tries to follow her!”
15 Ko ia naʻa nau puke ia ʻaki honau nima: pea ʻi heʻene hoko ki he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā ʻoe fanga hoosi ʻo ofi ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi, naʻa nau tāmateʻi ia ʻi ai.
[She tried to flee, but] they seized her as she reached the gate where horses enter the palace area, and they killed her there.
16 Pea naʻe fai ʻe Sihoiata ʻae fuakava, ʻaia mo e kakai kotoa pē, pea mo e tuʻi, koeʻuhi ke nau hoko ko e kakai ʻa Sihova.
Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’s people.
17 Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki he fale ʻo Peali, pea holoki hifo ia ʻo maumauʻi, pea laiki hono ngaahi feilaulauʻanga mo hono ngaahi fakatātā ke fakaikiiki, pea nau tāmateʻi ʻa Metani ko e taula ʻo Peali ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi feilaulauʻanga.
Then all the people who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars [of Baal]. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars.
18 Pea naʻe fakanofo ʻe Sihoiata ʻae ngaahi matāpule ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova ʻi he pule ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai, ʻaia naʻe tufaki ʻe Tevita ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ke ʻatu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tohi ʻi he fono ʻa Mōsese, ʻaki ʻae fiefia mo e hiva, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Tevita.
Then Jehoiada appointed the priests, who were also descended from Levi, to work at the temple. They were part of the group to whom King David had given various jobs at the temple, to sacrifice the animals that were to be completely burned on the altar, doing what was written in the laws that Moses had given to them. He also told them to rejoice and sing, which was also what David had commanded.
19 Pea ne fakanofo ʻae kau leʻo ʻi he ngaahi matapā ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa hū ki ai ha tokotaha naʻe taʻemaʻa ʻi ha meʻa ʻe taha.
He also put guards at the gates of the temple in order that anyone who was unacceptable to God would not be allowed to enter.
20 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau, mo e houʻeiki, mo e kau pule ʻoe kakai, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻae tuʻi mei he fale ʻo Sihova: pea naʻa nau hū ʻi he matapā māʻolunga ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi, pea naʻe fakanofo ʻae tuʻi ki he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻoe puleʻanga.
Jehoiada took with him the army commanders, the important men, the leaders and many others, and brought the king down from the temple. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate, and put the king on his throne.
21 Pea naʻe fiefia ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua: pea naʻe fiemālie ʻae kolo, hili ʻenau tāmateʻi ʻa ʻAtalia ʻaki ʻae heletā.
Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.