2 Meʻa Hokohoko 25

1 Naʻe uofulu taʻu mo e taʻu ʻe nima ʻae motuʻa ʻo ʻAmasia, 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 Sihoatani ʻo Selūsalema.

Amasias was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem, the name of his mother was Joadan of Jerusalem.

2 Pea naʻe fai lelei ʻe ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻi he loto haohaoa.

And he did what was good in the sight of the Lord: but yet not with a perfect heart.

3 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he hoko ʻo tuʻumaʻu ʻae puleʻanga kiate ia, naʻa ne tāmateʻi ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ʻaia naʻe lapasi ʻae tuʻi ko ʻene tamai.

And when he saw himself strengthened in his kingdom, he put to death the servants that had slain the king his father.

4 Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tāmateʻi ʻenau ngaahi fānau, ka naʻe fai ʻe ia ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tohi ʻi he fono ʻi he tohi ʻa Mōsese, ʻaia naʻe fekau ai ʻe Sihova, ʻo pehē, ʻE ʻikai mate ʻae ngaahi tamai koeʻuhi ko e fānau, pea ʻe ʻikai mate ʻae fānau maʻae mātuʻa, ka ʻe mate ʻae tangata taki taha koeʻuhi ko ʻene angahala ʻaʻana.

But he slew not their children, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shall not be slain for the children, nor the children for their fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

5 Pea naʻe fakakātoa ʻe ʻAmasia ʻa Siuta kotoa pē, ʻo ne fakanofo kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ki he ngaahi toko afe, mo e ngaahi ʻeiki pule ki he ngaahi toko teau, ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻi Siuta kotoa pē mo Penisimani: pea naʻa ne lau ʻakinautolu mei he taʻu ʻe uofulu ʻo fai hake, ʻo ne ʻilo ʻakinautolu ko e toko tolu kilu naʻe lelei, pea mālohi ke ʻalu atu ke tau, pea maheni ai ʻi he ala ki he tao mo e pā.

Amasias therefore gathered Juda together, and appointed them by families, and captains of thousands and of hundreds in all Juda, and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found three hundred thousand young men that could go out to battle, and could hold the spear and shield.

6 Pea naʻa ne totongi ʻae kau tangata ʻe tokotaha kilu mei ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻae taleniti siliva ʻe teau, ko e kau mālohi mo toʻa.

He hired also of Israel a hundred thousand valiant men, for a hundred talents of silver.

7 Ka naʻe haʻu kiate ia ha tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE tuʻi, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ʻalu mo koe ʻae kautau ʻa ʻIsileli: he ʻoku ʻikai kau mo ʻIsileli ʻa Sihova, ko e fānau kotoa pē ʻa ʻIfalemi.

But a man of God came to him, and said: O king, let not the army of Israel go out with thee, for the Lord is not with Israel, and all the children of Ephraim:

8 Pea kapau te ke ʻalu koe, fai pe, ke ke mālohi koe ki he tau: ʻe fakahinga koe ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fili: he ʻoku ʻi he ʻOtua ʻae mālohi ke tokoni, pea ke lī ki lalo.”

And if thou think that battles consist in the strength of the army, God will make thee to be overcome by the enemies: for it belongeth to God both to help, and to put to flight.

9 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAmasia ki he tangata ʻae ʻOtua, “Ka ko e hā te mau fai koeʻuhi ko e taleniti ʻe teau ʻaia kuo u tuku ki he tau ʻa ʻIsileli?” Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe he tangata ʻae ʻOtua kiate ia, “ʻOku faʻa fai ʻe Sihova ke foaki kiate koe ʻae meʻa lahi hake ʻaupito ʻi he meʻa ni.”

And Amasias said to the man of God: What will then become of the hundred talents which I have given to the soldiers of Israeli and the man of God answered him: The Lord is rich enough to be able to give thee much more than this.

10 Pea naʻe toki vaeua ʻakinautolu ʻe ʻAmasia, ʻae tau naʻe haʻu kiate ia mei ʻIfalemi, ke nau toe ʻalu ki honau fonua: ko ia naʻe tupu ʻo lahi ai ʻenau ʻita ki Siuta, pea naʻa nau toe ʻalu ki honau ʻapi ʻi he ʻita lahi.

Then Amasias separated the army, that came to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: but they being much enraged against Juda, returned to their own country.

11 Pea naʻe fakamālohi ʻe ʻAmasia ia, pea taki atu ʻe ia hono kakai ki he toafa māsima, ʻo ne taaʻi ʻi he fānau ʻa Seia ʻae toko mano.

And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand.

12 Pea ko e toko mano ʻe taha naʻe moʻui naʻe puke ʻe he fānau ʻa Siuta ʻo ʻave fakapōpula, pea naʻe ʻohake ʻakinautolu ki he tumutumu ʻoe makatuʻu, ʻo lī ʻakinautolu mei he tumutumu ʻoe maka ki lalo, ko ia naʻe lailai ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē.

And other ten thousand men the sons of Juda took, and brought to the steep of a certain rock, and cast them down headlong from the top, and they all were broken to pieces.

13 Ka ko e kau tangata tau ʻoe tau naʻe fekau ʻe ʻAmasia ke nau foki, ke ʻoua naʻa nau ʻalu mo ia ki he tau, naʻa nau teʻia ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta, mei Samēlia ʻo aʻu atu ki Pete-Holoni, pea naʻe teʻia ʻae toko tolu afe ʻokinautolu, ʻo [nau ]fetuku ʻae vete lahi.

But that army which Amasias had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, spread themselves among the cities of Juda, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and having killed three thousand took away much spoil.

14 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, hili ʻae liu mai ʻa ʻAmasia mei he tāmateʻi ʻae kakai ʻItomi, naʻa ne ʻomi ʻae ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe fānau ʻa Seia: pea ne fokotuʻu ʻakinautolu ke ne ʻotua aki, pea punou ia kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne tutu ʻae meʻa nanamu kiate kinautolu.

But Amasias after he had slain the Edomites, set up the gods of the children of Seir, which he had brought thence, to be his gods, and adored them, and burnt incense to them.

15 Ko ia naʻe tupu ai ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova kia ʻAmasia, pea naʻa ne fekau ʻae palōfita kiate ia, ʻaia naʻe pehē kiate ia, “Ko e hā kuo ke kumi ai ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe kakai, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te nau mafai ke fakamoʻui honau kakai ʻonautolu mei ho nima?”

Wherefore the Lord being angry against Amasias, sent a prophet to him, to say to him: Why hast thou adored gods that have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?

16 Pea ʻiloange lolotonga ʻa ʻene kei lea kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia, “He kuo fakakau koe ki he kau fakakaukau ʻae tuʻi?” “Tuku muʻa: he koeʻumaʻā ʻae taaʻi koe?” Pea naʻe tuku ai ʻae palōfita, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ou ʻilo kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtua ke taaʻi koe, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo fai ʻae meʻa ni, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke tokanga ki heʻeku akonaki.”

And when he spoke these things, he answered him: Art thou the king’s counsellor? be quiet, lest I kill thee. And the prophet departing, said: I know that God is minded to kill thee, because thou hast done this evil, and moreover hast not hearkened to my counsel.

17 Pea naʻe toki kumi ʻae fakakaukau ʻe ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ne fekau atu kia Soasi, ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi, ko e foha ʻo Sehu ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, “Haʻu ke tā fesiofaki pe ʻakitaua.”

Then Amasias king of Juda taking very bad counsel, sent to Joas the son of Joachaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying: Come, let us see one another.

18 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli kia ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻo pehē, “Ko e talatalaʻāmoa naʻe ʻi Lepanoni naʻe fekau ki he sita naʻe ʻi Lepanoni, ʻo pehē, ‘Foaki mai ho ʻofefine ki hoku foha ke na fakamaʻu:’ pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae manu kai vao naʻe ʻi Lepanoni, pea malaki hifo ʻae talatalaʻāmoa.

But he sent back the messengers, saying: The thistle that is in Libanus, sent to the cedar in Libanus, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and behold the beasts that were in the wood of Libanus passed by, and trod down the thistle.

19 ‌ʻOku ke lau, Vakai, kuo ke teʻia ʻae kakai ʻItomi: pea kuo fakahikihiki koe ʻe ho loto ke vikiviki: ka ke nofo koe eni ki ʻapi: koeʻumaʻā hoʻo kau ke ke kovi ai, ke ke hinga ai, ʻio, ʻa koe, mo Siuta foki mo koe?”

Thou hast said: I have overthrown Edom, and therefore thy heart is lifted up with pride: stay at home, why dost thou provoke evil against thee, that both thou shouldst fall and Juda with thee.

20 Ka naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻe ʻAmasia ki ai he naʻe mei he ʻOtua ia, koeʻuhi ke ne tukuange ia ki he nima [ʻo honau ngaahi fili], ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau kumi ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻItomi.

Amasias would not hearken to him, because it was the Lord’s will that he should be delivered into the hands of enemies, because of the gods of Edom.

21 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli: pea na fesiofaki ʻakinaua, ʻio, ʻaia mo ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻi Pete-Semesi, ʻaia ʻoku kau ki Siuta.

So Joas king of Israel went up, and they presented themselves to be seen by one another: and Amasias king of Juda was in Bethsames of Juda:

22 Pea naʻe fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa Siuta ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻa nau hola taki taha ʻae tangata ki hono fale fehikitaki.

And Juda fell before Israel and they fled to their dwellings.

23 Pea naʻe puke ʻe Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻa ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ko e foha ʻo Soasi, ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi, ʻi Pete-Semesi, ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki Selūsalema, pea naʻa ne holoki hifo ʻae ʻā maka ʻo Selūsalema mei he matapā ʻo ʻIfalemi ki he matapā ʻi he tuliki ʻā, ko e hanga ʻe valungeau.

And Joas king of Israel took Amasias king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son Joachaz, in Bethsames, and brought him to Jerusalem: and broke down the walls thereof from the gate of Ephraim, to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

24 Pea naʻa ne ʻave ʻae koula kotoa pē mo e siliva, mo e ngaahi ipu kotoa pē naʻe ʻilo ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua ia ʻOpeti-ʻItomi, pea mo e ngaahi koloa ʻi he fale ʻoe tuʻi, mo e kau fakamoʻoni foki, pea tafoki ia ʻo ʻalu ki Samēlia.

And he took all the gold, and silver, and all the vessels, that he found in the house of God, and with Obededom, and in the treasures of the king’s house, moreover also the sons of the hostages, he brought back to Samaria.

25 Pea naʻe moʻui ʻa ʻAmasia ko e foha ʻo Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta hili ʻae pekia ʻa Soasi ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma nima.

And Amasias the son of Joas king of Juda lived, after the death of Joas the son of Joachaz king of Israel, fifteen years.

26 Pea ko hono toe ʻoe ngāue ʻa ʻAmasia, ko e ʻuluaki mo e ki mui, vakai, ʻikai kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta mo ʻIsileli?

Now the rest of the acts of Amasias, the first and last, are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.

27 Pea hili ʻae kuonga naʻe tafoki ai ʻa ʻAmasia mei he muimui ʻia Sihova naʻa nau teu lapa kiate ia ʻi Selūsalema: pea naʻe hola ia ki Lakisi: ka naʻa nau fekau ʻo tuli ia ki Lakisi, pea naʻe tāmateʻi ia ʻi ai.

And after he revolted from the Lord, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. And he fled into Lachis, and they sent, and killed him there.

28 Pea naʻa nau fakaheka ia ki he fanga hoosi, pea nau tanu ia mo ʻene ngaahi tamai ʻi he kolo ʻo Siuta.

And they brought him back upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of David.