2 Meʻa Hokohoko 28

1 Naʻe uofulu taʻu ʻae motuʻa ʻo ʻAhasi ʻi heʻene kamata ʻene pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma tolu ʻi Selūsalema: ka naʻe ʻikai fai ʻe ia ʻaia naʻe lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo hangē ko Tevita ko ʻene tamai:

Ahaz was 20 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His ancestor King David was a good king, but Ahaz was not like David. He constantly disobeyed Yahweh

2 He naʻe ʻalu ia ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa fakatātā haka kia Peali.

and was as sinful as the kings of Israel had been. He made idols of the god Baal.

3 Pea ne tutu foki ʻae meʻa namu kakala ʻi he teleʻa ʻoe foha ʻo Henomi, pea ne tutu ʻene fānau ʻi he afi ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kovi ʻae ngaahi hiteni ʻaia naʻe kapusi kituʻa ʻe Sihova mei he ʻao ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.

He burned incense in Hinnom Valley. He even [killed some of] his own sons [and] offered [them] as sacrifices to be completely burned. That imitated the disgusting customs of the people-groups who previously lived there, people whom Yahweh had expelled as the Israelis advanced through the land.

4 Naʻa ne feilaulau foki mo tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, pea ki he ngaahi tafungofunga, pea ʻi he lolo ʻakau mata kotoa pē.

Ahaz offered sacrifices [to idols] at shrines on hilltops and under every big green tree.

5 Ko ia naʻe fakatukutukuʻi ia ʻe Sihova ko hono ʻOtua ki he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Silia: pea naʻa nau taaʻi ia, ʻonau fetuku pōpula honau tokolahi ki Tamasikusi. Pea naʻe tukuange ia ki he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli foki, ʻaia naʻa ne taaʻi ia ʻaki ʻae tāmateʻi lahi.

Therefore Yahweh his God allowed his army to be defeated by the army of the king of Syria. They captured many soldiers of Judah and took them as prisoners to Damascus. The army of the king of Israel also defeated the army of Judah and killed very many of their soldiers.

6 He naʻe tāmateʻi ʻe Peka ko e foha ʻo Limalia ʻi Siuta ʻi he ʻaho pe taha ʻae tokotaha kilu mo e toko ua mano, ʻaia ko e kau tangata toʻa kotoa pē; ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau liʻaki ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.

In one day the army of Remaliah’s son, King Pekah [of Israel], killed 120,000 soldiers in Judah. That happened because [the people of] Judah had abandoned Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].

7 Pea naʻe tāmateʻi ai ʻe Sikili, ko e tangata mālohi ʻo ʻIfalemi, ʻa Māseia ko e foha ʻoe tuʻi, mo ʻAsilikami ko e pule ʻoe fale, mo ʻElikena ʻaia naʻe hoko mo e tuʻi.

Zicri, a warrior from the tribe of Ephraim, killed king Ahaz’s son Maaseiah, Azrikam the officer in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, the king’s assistant.

8 Pea naʻe fetuku fakapōpula ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi honau ngaahi kāinga ʻae toko ua kilu, ko e kau fefine, mo e fānau tangata, mo e fānau fefine, pea ʻave foki mo e koloa lahi ʻaupito ʻiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻomi ʻae koloa ki Samēlia.

The soldiers of Israel captured 200,000 of the people of Judah, including many wives and sons and daughters [of the soldiers of Judah]. They also seized and took back to Samaria many valuable things.

9 Ka naʻe ʻi ai ʻae palōfita ʻa Sihova ko Oteti hono hingoa: pea naʻe ʻalu kituʻa ia ki he ʻao ʻoe tau naʻe haʻu ki Samēlia, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Vakai, ko e meʻa ʻi he houhau ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai ki Siuta, kuo ne tuku ʻakinautolu ki homou nima, pea kuo mou tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he lili kuo aʻu hake ki langi.

But a prophet of Yahweh whose name was Obed was there [in Samaria]. He went out of the city to meet the army when it returned to Samaria. He said to them, “Because Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [belonged to], was angry with [the people of] Judah, he allowed you to defeat them. But God has seen the cruel way that you slaughtered them.

10 Pea ko eni ʻoku mou loto ke fakamoʻulaloa ʻae fānau ʻa Siuta mo Selūsalema ko e kau tangata pōpula, mo e kau fefine pōpula kiate kimoutolu: ka ʻikai ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻio, ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻae ngaahi angahala kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua?

And now you want to [sin by] causing men and women from Judah to become your slaves, but you have certainly also sinned against Yahweh our God!

11 Pea ko ia mou tokanga mai kiate au, pea mou tukuange ʻae kau pōpula, ʻaia kuo mou maʻu fakapōpula ʻi homou ngaahi kāinga: he ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae houhau lahi ʻa Sihova.”

So listen to me! Send back [to Judah] your fellow-countrymen whom you have captured, because Yahweh is extremely angry with you [for what you did to them].”

12 Pea naʻe toki tuʻu hake ai ʻae niʻihi ʻi he kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIfalemi ko ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo Sohanani mo Pelakia ko e foha ʻo Misilimoti, mo Sesikia ko e foha ʻo Salumi, mo ʻAmasa ko e foha ʻo Hatilai, ke taʻofi ʻakinautolu kuo haʻu mei he tau.

Then some of the leaders of [the tribe of] Ephraim—Azariah the son of Jehohanan, Berekiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai—rebuked those who were returning from the battle.

13 ‌ʻO [nau ]pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOua te mou ʻomi ʻae kau pōpula ki heni: he kuo mau fakahouhau kia Sihova, pea ʻoku mou loto ke fakalahi ki heʻemau ngaahi angahala pea ki heʻemau ngaahi kovi: he ʻoku lahi ʻaupito ʻemau fai hala, pea ʻoku houhauʻia lahi ʻaupito ʻa ʻIsileli.”

They said to them, “You must not bring those prisoners here! If you do that, Yahweh will consider that we are guilty of sinning. We are already guilty of committing many sins; do you want to cause us to be even more guilty by committing another sin? God is already very angry with [us people of] Israel!”

14 Ko ia naʻe tuku ai ʻe he kau tangata toʻo mahafutau ʻae kakai pōpula mo e vete ʻi he ʻao ʻoe houʻeiki mo e kakai kotoa kuo fakataha.

So, while their leaders and others were watching, the soldiers released the prisoners, and also gave back to them the valuable things that they had captured.

15 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae kau tangata ʻaia naʻe lau honau hingoa, ʻo ʻave ʻae kakai pōpula, pea fakakofuʻaki ʻae vete ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe telefua ʻiate kinautolu, pea naʻa nau teuʻi mo fakatopuvaʻe ʻakinautolu, pea tufa kiate kinautolu ʻae meʻakai mo e inu, pea tākai ʻakinautolu pea fakaheka ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe vaivai ki he fanga ʻasi, pea [nau ]ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki honau ngaahi kāinga ki Seliko, ko e kolo ʻae ʻakau ko e ponga: pea naʻa nau toki liu mai ki Samēlia.

The leaders who were selected took some of the clothes that the soldiers had taken from the prisoners and gave those clothes back to the people who were naked. They also gave to the prisoners sandals and other clothes and things to eat and drink, and they gave them olive oil to rub on their wounds. They gave donkeys to those who were very weak, in order that they could ride on them. Then they led them all to Jericho, the city that had many palm trees. Then those leaders [of Israel] returned to Samaria.

16 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi ko ʻAhasi ʻi he kuonga ko ia ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ke nau tokoni ia,

About that time, King Ahaz sent [a message] to the king of Assyria requesting help.

17 He naʻe toe haʻu ʻae kakai ʻItomi ʻo teʻia ʻa Siuta, pea fetuku ʻo ʻave ʻae ngaahi pōpula.

[He did that because the army from] the Edom people-group had come again and attacked Judah and taken away many of the people of Judah as prisoners.

18 Pea ko e kakai Filisitia foki naʻa nau haʻu ʻo tauʻi ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻoe fonua ʻi lalo, mo e potu tonga ʻo Siuta, pea kuo nau lavaʻi ʻa Pete-Semesi, mo ʻAsaloni, mo Kiteloti, mo Soko fakataha mo e ngaahi potu kakai ʻo ia, mo Timinate mo hono ngaahi potu kakai ʻo ia, mo Kimiso foki mo hono ngaahi potu kakai ʻo ia: pea naʻa nau nonofo ai.

At the same time, men from Philistia had raided/attacked towns in the foothills and in the southern desert of Judah. They had captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth [cities], as well as Soco, Timnah and Gimzo [towns] and the nearby villages.

19 He naʻe fakavaivai hifo ʻe Sihova ʻa Siuta ko e meʻa ia ʻAhasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli: he naʻa ne fakatelefua ʻa Siuta, pea fai talangataʻa ʻaupito kia Sihova.

Yahweh [allowed those things to happen in order to] humble king Ahaz, because he had encouraged the people of Judah to do wicked things and had disobeyed Yahweh very much.

20 Pea naʻe haʻu kiate ia ʻa Tilikati-Pilinesa ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, ʻo ne fakamamahi ia, ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tokoni ia.

Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, sent [his army saying that they would] help Ahaz, but instead of helping him, they caused him to experience trouble.

21 He naʻe toʻo ʻo ʻave ʻe ʻAhasi ʻae ʻinasi mei he fale ʻo Sihova, pea mei he fale ʻoe tuʻi, pea ʻoe houʻeiki, pea foaki ia ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia: ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tokoni ia.

Ahaz’s [soldiers] took some of the [valuable] things from the temple and from the king’s palace and from other leaders of Judah and sent them to the king of Assyria [to pay him to help them], but the king of Assyria refused to help Ahaz.

22 Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene mamahi naʻa ne fakalahi ki heʻene angahala kia Sihova: ʻae tuʻi ko eni ko ʻAhasi.

While King Ahaz was experiencing those troubles, he disobeyed Yahweh even more.

23 He naʻa ne feilaulau ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻo Tamasikusi, ʻaia naʻe taaʻi ia: ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e meʻa ʻi he tokoni ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe ngaahi tui ʻo Silia, ko ia te u feilaulau ai kiate kinautolu, koeʻuhi ke nau tokoni au. Ka ko hono malaʻiaʻanga ʻakinautolu, ʻoʻona mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē.”

He offered sacrifices to the gods that were worshiped in Damascus, whose [army] had defeated his [army]. He thought, “The gods that are worshiped by the kings of Syria have helped them, so I will offer sacrifices to those gods in order that they will help me.” But worshiping those gods caused Ahaz and all of Israel to be ruined.

24 Pea naʻe tānaki fakataha ʻe ʻAhasi ʻae ngaahi nāunau ʻoe fale ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo ne tuʻutuʻu ke fakaikiiki ʻae ngaahi ipu ʻoe fale ʻoe ʻOtua, pea naʻe tāpuni ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, pea ne fokotuʻu ʻae ngaahi feilaulauʻanga ʻi he ngaahi tuliki kotoa pē ʻo Selūsalema.

Ahaz gathered all the furnishings [that were used] in the temple and broke them into pieces. He locked the doors of the temple and set up altars [for worshiping idols] at every street corner in Jerusalem.

25 Pea ne ngaohi ʻi he ngaahi kolo kehekehe ʻo Siuta ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga ke tutu ai ʻae meʻa namu kakala ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe, pea naʻa ne fakatupu ʻae houhau lahi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻene ngaahi tamai.

In every town in Judah, his workers built shrines to burn sacrifices to other gods, and that caused Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped], to be very angry.

26 Pea ko eni ko hono toe ʻo ʻene ngāue mo hono ngaahi hala kotoa pē, ko e ʻuluaki mo e ki mui, vakai, kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta mo ʻIsileli.

A record of the other things that Ahaz did while he was the king, from when he started to rule until he died, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.

27 Pea naʻe mohe ʻa ʻAhasi mo ʻene ngaahi tamai, pea naʻa nau tanu ia ʻi he kolo, ʻio, ʻi Selūsalema: ka naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻomi ia ki he ngaahi tanuʻanga ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli: pea naʻe fetongi ia ʻi he pule ʻe Hesekaia ko hono foha.

Ahaz died and was buried in Jerusalem, but he was not buried in the tombs where the other kings [had been buried]. Then his son Hezekiah became the king.