2 Samuela 11

1 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi heʻene ʻosi ʻae taʻu, pea ʻi he faʻahitaʻu ʻoku ʻalu atu ai ʻae ngaahi tuʻi [ke tau], naʻe fekau atu ai ʻe Tevita ʻa Soape pea mo ʻene kakai mo ia, pea mo ʻIsileli kātoa; pea naʻa nau maumauʻi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, ʻonau kāpui ʻa Lapa. Ka naʻe nofo ai pe ʻa Tevita ʻi Selūsalema.

AND it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

2 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi he efiafi ʻe taha, naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Tevita mei hono mohenga, pea naʻa ne ʻeveʻeva [ki ʻolunga ]ʻi he tuʻa fale ʻoe tuʻi: pea naʻa ne mamata mei he tuʻa fale ki he fefine naʻe fai ʻene kaukau; pea naʻe hoihoifua ʻaupito ʻae fefine ke sio ki ai.

And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

3 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Tevita ke fehuʻi pe ko hai ʻae fefine. Pea naʻe tala mai, ʻIkai ko Patisepa ia, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Iliami, ko e uaifi ʻo ʻUlia ko e [tangata ]Heti?

And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

4 Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe Tevita ʻae kau talafekau, ʻonau ʻomi ia; pea naʻa ne haʻu kiate ia, pea naʻa ne mohe mo ia pea naʻe fakamaʻa ia mei heʻene taʻemaʻa, pea naʻe toe ʻalu ia ki hono fale.

And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

5 Pea naʻe tuituʻia ʻae fefine, pea naʻa ne fekau ke fakahā kia Tevita, ʻo pehē kuo u feitama.

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

6 Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe Tevita kia Soape, [ʻo pehē], “Fekau ke haʻu kiate au ʻa ʻUlia ko e [tangata Heti].” Pea naʻe fekau ʻa ʻUlia ʻe Soape kia Tevita.

And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

7 Pea ʻi heʻene hoko mai ʻa ʻUlia kiate ia, naʻe ʻeke ʻe Tevita pe kuo fēfē ʻa Soape, pea fēfē mo e kakai, pea kuo fēfē ʻae fai ʻoe tau.

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

8 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia ʻUlia, “ʻAlu hifo ki ho fale, pea kaukauʻi ho vaʻe.” Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa ʻUlia mei he fale ʻoe tuʻi, pea naʻe ʻave ʻo muimui ʻiate ia ʻae mangisi maʻana mei he tuʻi.

And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

9 Ka naʻe mohe ʻa ʻUlia ʻi he veʻe matapā ʻoe fale ʻoe tuʻi fakataha mo e kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē ʻo ʻene ʻeiki, pea naʻe ʻikai ʻalu hifo ia ki hono fale.

But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

10 Pea ʻi heʻenau fakahā ia kia Tevita, ʻo pehē, naʻe ʻikai ʻalu hifo ʻa ʻUlia ki hono fale, naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia ʻUlia, ʻIkai naʻa ke hoko mai mei ha fononga? Pea ko e hā ai naʻe ʻikai te ke ʻalu hifo ki ho fale?

And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

11 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻUlia kia Tevita, “ʻOku nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻae puha tapu, mo ʻIsileli, pea mo Siuta; pea ʻoku ʻapitanga ʻa Soape ko hoku ʻeiki, mo e kakai ʻa hoku ʻeiki, ʻi he ʻataʻatā ʻoe fonua; pea te u ʻalu au ki hoku fale ʻoʻoku, ke kai mo inu, pea ke mohe mo hoku uaifi? Hangē ʻoku ke moʻui, pea hangē ʻoku moʻui ho laumālie, ʻe ʻikai te u fai ʻae meʻa ni.”

And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

12 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia ʻUlia, “Nofo ʻi heni he ʻaho ni foki, pea te u tuku koe ke ke ʻalu ʻapongipongi.” Ko ia naʻe nofo ai ʻa ʻUlia ʻi Selūsalema ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, mo e ʻaho ʻe taha.

And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

13 Pea ʻi heʻene ui mai ia ʻe Tevita, naʻa ne kai mo inu ʻi hono ʻao; pea naʻa ne fakainu ia ke kona: pea ʻi heʻene hoko ki he poʻuli, naʻa ne ʻalu atu ke tokoto ki hono mohenga, fakataha mo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻo ʻene ʻeiki, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻalu hifo ia ki hono fale.

And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

14 Pea ʻi heʻene pongipongi hake naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe fai ʻe Tevita ha tohi kia Soape, ʻo ne tuku ia ki he nima ʻo ʻUlia ke ne ʻave.

And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

15 Pea naʻa ne tohi ʻi he tohi, ʻo pehē, “Mou tuku atu ʻa ʻUlia ke muʻomuʻa ʻi he mālohi ʻoe tau, pea mou toki fakaholomui ʻiate ia, koeʻuhi ke teʻia ia ke ne mate.”

And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

16 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene ʻosi ʻae vakai ʻoe kolo ʻe Soape, naʻa ne tuku ʻa ʻUlia ki ha potu ʻaia naʻa ne ʻilo kuo ʻi ai ʻae kau tangata toʻa.

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

17 Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae kau tangata ʻoe kolo, pea naʻa nau tau mo Soape: pea naʻe teʻia ʻae niʻihi ʻi he kakai ʻo Tevita; pea naʻe mate foki ʻa ʻUlia.

And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

18 Hili ia naʻe fekau atu ʻe Soape ʻo ne fakahā kia Tevita ʻae meʻa kotoa pē naʻe kau ki he tau;

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

19 Pea naʻa ne fakapapau ki he tangata fekau, ʻo pehē, “ʻOka ʻosi ʻa hoʻo tala ki he tuʻi ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku kau ki he tau,

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

20 Pea kapau ʻe tupu ʻae houhau ʻae tuʻi, pea ne pehē mai kiate koe, ‘Ko e hā naʻa mou fakaofi pehē fau ai ki he kolo ʻi he fai ʻoe tau? ʻIkai naʻa mou ʻilo te nau fana mei he ʻā?

And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

21 Ko hai naʻe tāmateʻi ʻa ʻApimeleki ko e foha ʻo Selupeseti? ʻIkai naʻe lī ʻae konga maka momosi kiate ia ʻe ha fefine mei he [funga ]ʻā, ʻo ne mate ai ʻi Tipesi? Ko e hā naʻa mou ofi ai ki he ʻā?’ Pea ke toki pehē ʻe koe, ‘Kuo mate foki ʻa ʻUlia ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.’”

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

22 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae talafekau, ʻo ne haʻu mo fakahā kia Tevita ʻae meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau ai ia ʻe Soape.

So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.

23 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he talafekau kia Tevita, “Ko e moʻoni naʻe fai mālohi mai ʻae kau tangata, [ʻonau ]haʻu kituʻa kiate kimautolu ki he ʻataʻatā, pea naʻa mau tuli atu kiate kinautolu ʻo aʻu ki he hūʻanga, ʻoe matanikolo.

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

24 Pea naʻe fana mai ʻe he kau tangata fana mei he ʻā ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki; pea kuo mate ʻae niʻihi ʻi he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae tuʻi, pea kuo mate foki mo hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko ʻUlia ko e [tangata ]Heti.”

And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

25 Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe Tevita ki he tangata fekau, “Te ke lea ʻo pehē kia Soape, Ke ʻoua naʻa kovi ʻae meʻa ni kiate koe, he ʻoku keina noa pe ʻe he heletā: ʻai ke mālohi hake ʻae fai ʻoe tau ki he kolo, pea fakato ia ki lalo: pea ke tokoni koe kiate ia.”

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

26 Pea ʻi heʻene fanongo ʻe he uaifi ʻo ʻUlia kuo pekia ʻa ʻUlia ko hono husepāniti, naʻa ne mamahi koeʻuhi ko hono husepāniti.

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

27 Pea ʻi he ʻosiange ʻa hono tēngihia, naʻe fekau ʻe Tevita mo ne ʻomi ia ki hono fale, pea naʻa ne hoko ko hono uaifi, pea naʻa ne fanauʻi ʻae foha kiate ia. Ka naʻe kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻae meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Tevita.

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.