2 Tuʻi 7
1 Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe ʻIlaisa, “Mou fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova; ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Feʻunga nai mo e feituʻulaʻā ni ʻapongipongi ʻe fakatau ʻae fuaʻanga mahoaʻa lelei ʻe taha ki he sikeli ʻe taha, mo e fuaʻanga ʻe ua ʻoe paʻale ki he sikeli ʻe taha, ʻi he matanikolo ʻo Samēlia.”
Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
2 Pea ko e ʻeiki ko ia naʻe faʻaki ai ʻae tuʻi ki hono nima naʻe tali ʻo pehēange ki he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, “Vakai, ka ne ngaohi ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi kātupa ʻi he langi, ʻe faʻa fai koā ʻae meʻa ni?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai te ke mamata ki ai ʻaki ho mata ʻoʻou, ka ʻe ʻikai te ke kai mei ai.”
The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
3 Pea naʻe nofo ʻae kau tangata kilia ʻe toko fā ʻi he hūʻanga matapā [ʻoe kolo ]pea naʻa nau fepehēʻaki, “Ko e hā ʻoku tau nofo ai pe ʻi heni ke tau mate ai?
That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
4 Kapau te tau pehē, “Ke tau hū atu ki loto kolo, ʻoku ʻi he kolo ʻae honge, pea te tau mate ai; pea kapau te tau nofo ai pe ʻi heni, te tau mate foki. Ko ia ke tau ō mo hoko ange ki he kautau mei Silia: kapau te nau fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu, pehē te tau moʻui; pea kapau te nau tāmateʻi ʻakitautolu, te tau mate pe.”
If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
5 Ko ia naʻa nau tuʻu hake ʻi he kei fakapoʻupoʻuli ke ʻalu ki he ʻapitanga ʻoe kakai Silia; pea ʻi heʻenau hoko ange ki he ngataʻanga ʻaupito ʻoe ʻapitanga ʻoe kakai Silia, vakai naʻe ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻi ai.
So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
6 He naʻe meʻa ʻe Sihova ke fanongo ʻe he kakai Silia ki he patū ʻoe ngaahi saliote, mo e longoaʻa ʻoe ngaahi fanga hoosi, ʻio, ki he patū mai ʻoe fuʻu kautau tokolahi: pea naʻa nau fepehēʻaki, Vakai kuo piutau ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli mei he ngaahi tuʻi ʻoe kakai Heti, mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite ke haʻu ʻo tauʻi ʻakitautolu.
What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
7 Pea ko ia naʻa nau tutuʻu hake ai ʻo hola ʻi heʻene kei fakapoʻupoʻuli, mo nau siʻaki honau ngaahi fale fehikitaki, mo ʻenau fanga hoosi, mo ʻenau fanga ʻasi, ʻio, ʻae ʻapitanga kotoa mo ia naʻe ʻi ai, ka nau hola ke nau moʻui.
So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
8 Pea ʻi he hoko atu ʻae kau kilia ni ki he ngataʻanga ʻaupito ʻoe ʻapitanga, naʻa nau hū atu ki he fale fehikitaki ʻe taha, ʻonau kai mo inu, mo nau ʻave mei ai ʻae siliva, mo e koula, mo e ngaahi kofu, mo nau ʻalu ʻo fufū ia; mo nau toe haʻu ʻo hū ki he fale fehikitaki ʻe taha, ʻo fetuku foki mei ai, mo nau ʻalu ʻo fufū ia.
When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
9 Hili ia naʻa nau fepehēʻaki, “ʻOku ʻikai lelei ʻae meʻa ʻoku tau fai: ko e ʻaho eni ko e ʻaho ʻoe ongoongolelei, ka ʻoku tau fakalongo pe: kapau te tau tatali kaeʻoua ke ʻaho, ʻe hoko ha kovi kiate kitautolu: ko ia mou omi, koeʻuhi ke tau ʻalu ʻo fakahā eni ki he kaungāfale ʻoe tuʻi.”
But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
10 Ko ia naʻa nau haʻu mo nau ui ki he tangata leʻo ʻoe kolo: pea naʻa nau tala kiate kinautolu ʻo pehē, naʻa mau hoko ange ki he ʻapitanga ʻoe kakai Silia, pea vakai, naʻe ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻi ai, pea naʻe ʻikai ongo ai ʻae leʻo ʻo ha tangata, ka naʻe noʻotaki ʻae fanga hoosi, mo e fanga ʻasi naʻe noʻotaki, mo e ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo hangē pe ko ʻenau tuʻu.
So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
11 Pea naʻa ne ui ʻe ia ki he kau leʻo pea naʻa nau fakahā ia ki he kaungāfale ʻoe tuʻi ʻi loto fale.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae tuʻi ʻi he kei poʻuli, ʻo ne pehē ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, Te u fakahā eni kiate kimoutolu ʻae meʻa kuo fai ʻe he kakai Silia kiate kitautolu. “ʻOku nau ʻilo ʻetau fiekaia; ko ia kuo nau ʻalu atu mei he ʻapitanga ke malumu ʻi he vao, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOka nau ka hū mai mei he kolo, te tau puke moʻui ʻakinautolu, mo hū atu ai ki he kolo.’”
[When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
13 Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe ha tokotaha ʻo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, “ʻOku ou kole ke ke tuku ke toʻo ʻe ha niʻihi ʻae fanga hoosi ʻe nima ʻoku toe, ʻaia ʻoku kei toe ʻi he kolo, (vakai, ʻoku nau tatau pe mo e tokolahi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻaia ʻoku kei toe ʻi ai: vakai, ʻoku nau hangē pe ko e tokolahi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻaia kuo fakaʻauʻausino: ) pea ke tau fekau atu ʻo mamata.”
But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
14 Ko ia naʻa nau toʻo ai ʻae ongo hoosi toho saliote ʻe ua; pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe he tuʻi ki he kautau ʻo Silia, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻAlu ʻo vakai.”
So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
15 Pea naʻa nau muimui kiate kinautolu ʻo aʻu atu ki Sioatani: pea vakai, naʻe felefeleʻi ʻi he hala ʻae ngaahi kofu mo e ngaahi ipu, ʻaia naʻe liʻaki ʻe he kakai Silia ʻi heʻenau hola fakavavevave. Pea naʻe liliu mai ʻae kau talafekau, mo nau fakahā ia ki he tuʻi.
They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
16 Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae kakai, mo nau veteki ʻae ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai Silia. Pea pehē, naʻe fakatau ʻae fuaʻanga ʻe taha ʻoe mahoaʻa lelei ʻaki ʻae sikeli ʻe taha, mo e fuaʻanga paʻale ʻe ua ʻaki ʻae sikeli ʻe taha, ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa Sihova.
Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
17 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi ki he ʻeiki ʻaia naʻa ne faʻaki ki hono nima ke ʻaʻana ʻae leʻohi ʻoe matapā: pea naʻe malamalaki ia ʻe he kakai ʻi he matapā, pea naʻa ne mate, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻe he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻe lea kiate ia ʻi heʻene ʻalu hifo ʻae tuʻi ki ai.
The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
18 Pea naʻe hoko ia ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, Ko e fuaʻanga ʻe ua ʻoe paʻale ki he sikeli ʻe taha, mo e fuaʻanga ʻe taha ʻoe mahoaʻa lelei ki he sikeli ʻe taha, ʻe [fakatau ]ʻapongipongi ʻo feʻunga nai mo e feituʻulaʻā ni ʻi he matapā ʻo Samēlia:
Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
19 Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe he ʻeiki ko ia ki he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, “Vakai mai, kapau ʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi kātupa ʻi he langi, ʻe mafai ai ha meʻa pehē?” Pea naʻa ne pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai, te ke sio ki ai ʻaki ho mata, ka ʻe ʻikai te ke kai mei ai.”
And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
20 Pea naʻe pehē pe ʻae meʻa naʻe hoko kiate ia: he naʻe malamalaki ia ʻe he kakai ʻi he matapā, pea naʻa ne mate.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
