< 2 Samuela 20 >
1 Pea ʻiloange naʻe nofo ʻi ai ʻae tangata angakovi ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Sepa, ko e foha ʻo Pikili, ko e tangata Penisimani: pea naʻa ne ifi ʻe ia ʻae meʻalea, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te mau kau mo Tevita, pea ʻoku ʻikai te mau tofiʻa fakataha mo e foha ʻo Sese: ʻE ʻIsileli ke taki taha ʻalu ʻae tangata ki hono fale.”
There was a man there [at Gilgal] named Sheba. He was a man who always caused trouble. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was the son of Bichri. He blew a trumpet and called out, “We have nothing to do with [DOU] David, that son of Jesse! So, men of Israel, let’s go to our homes!”
2 Ko ia naʻe hiki ai ʻae kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli mei heʻenau muimui kia Tevita, ka nau muimui kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili: ka naʻe pikitai ʻae kau tangata ʻo Siuta ki honau tuʻi mei Sioatani ʻo aʻu ki Selūsalema.
So all the men from the other Israeli tribes deserted David and went with Sheba, but the men of Judah stayed with David. They wanted him to be their king, and went with him from near the Jordan [River] up to Jerusalem.
3 Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻa Tevita ki hono fale ʻi Selūsalema; pea naʻe ʻave ʻe he tuʻi ʻae kau fefine sinifu ʻe toko hongofulu, ʻaia naʻa ne tuku ke tauhi hono fale, ʻo ne ʻai kinautolu ki he fale naʻe leʻohi, pea naʻe fafangaʻi ai kinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne hū atu ia kiate kinautolu, Pea ko ia naʻa nau pōpula ai ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo ʻenau mate, ʻonau moʻui taʻeʻmali.
When David arrived at the palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten slave wives whom he had left there to take care of the palace and put them in another house. He put a guard at that house, and he provided for them what they needed, but he never had sexual relations [EUP] with them again. So they remained shut up in their house until they died. It was as though they were widows.
4 Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia ʻAmasa, “ʻI he teʻeki ke ʻosi ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu ke ke tānaki mai kiate au ʻae kau tangata ʻo Siuta, pea ke ʻi heni koe.”
[One day] the king said to Amasa, “Summon the soldiers of Judah to come here within three days, and you be here also.”
5 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻAmasa ke tānaki ʻa Siuta: ka naʻa ne tatali fuoloa ange ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho naʻe tukupau ʻe ia kiate ia.
So Amasa went to summon them, but he did not return within the time that David told him to.
6 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia ʻApisai, “Ko eni ʻe lahi hake ʻi he kovi naʻe fai ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae kovi ʻe fai kiate kitautolu ʻe Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili: ʻave ʻe koe ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa hoʻo ʻeiki, pea tuli kiate ia, telia naʻa ne maʻu ha ngaahi kolo kuo ʻāʻi, pea ne hao meiate kitautolu.”
So David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba will harm us more than Absalom did. So you take my soldiers and pursue him. If you do not do that, he and his soldiers may occupy/capture some of the (fortified towns/towns that have walls around them), and escape from us. [IDM]”
7 Pea naʻe tuli kiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻa Soape, mo e kau Keliti, mo e kau Peleti, pea mo e kau tangata toʻa kotoa pē: pea naʻa nau ʻalu mei Selūsalema ke tuli kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
So Abishai [and Joab] and the king’s bodyguards and the other soldiers left Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba.
8 Pea ʻi heʻenau hoko atu ki he fuʻu maka ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Kipione, naʻe muʻomuʻa atu ʻa ʻAmasa. Pea naʻe noʻotaki kiate ia ʻe Soape ʻa hono kofu naʻa ne ʻai, pea naʻe ʻai ki ai ʻae nonoʻo mo e heletā naʻe fakamaʻu ki ai mo hono ʻaiʻanga, ki hono tenga; pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu atu naʻe tō hifo ia ki lalo.
When they arrived at the huge rock in [the] Gibeah [region], Amasa met them. Joab was wearing a soldier’s uniform. He had a dagger/long knife fastened to his belt. When he came close [to Amasa, he allowed] the dagger [to] fall on the ground.
9 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Soape kia ʻAmasa, “Hoku kāinga ʻoku ke moʻui lelei?” Pea naʻe puke ʻe Soape ki he kava ʻo ʻAmasa ʻaki ʻa hono nima toʻomataʻu ke ʻuma kiate ia.
Joab said to Amasa, “Are things going well with you, my friend?” Then Joab grabbed Amasa’s beard with his right hand, in order to kiss him.
10 Ka naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻe ʻAmasa ki he heletā naʻe ʻi he nima ʻo Soape: pea pehē naʻa ne hokaʻi ia ʻi hono lalo hui fatafata, pea naʻe tō hifo hono toʻotoʻonga ki he kelekele, pea naʻe ʻikai ke ne taaʻi ia ke liunga ua; pea naʻa ne mate ai. Ko ia naʻe tuli atu ʻe Soape mo ʻApisai ko hono tokoua kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
But Amasa did not see that Joab was holding [another] dagger in his [other] hand. And Joab stabbed it into Amasa’s belly, and his insides spilled out onto the ground. Amasa died [immediately]; Joab did not need to stab him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to pursue Sheba.
11 Pea naʻe tuʻu ofi kiate ia ʻae tokotaha ʻi he kau tangata ʻo Soape, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko ia ʻoku kau mo Soape, pea mo ia ʻoku kau kia Tevita, ke ne muimui ʻia Soape.”
One of Joab’s soldiers stood alongside Amasa’s body and called out, “Everyone who wants Joab [to be our commander] and who wants David [to be our king], go with Joab!”
12 Pea naʻe tokoto ʻa ʻAmasa ʻi he toto ʻi he loto hala. Pea ʻi heʻene mamata ʻe he tangata ʻoku tuʻumaʻu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, naʻa ne hiki atu ʻa ʻAmasa mei he loto hala ki he vao, mo ne ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki ha kofu, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene mamata naʻe tuʻumaʻu ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu ofi ki ai.
Amasa’s body was lying on the road. It was covered with blood. The soldier of Joab [who had called out] saw that many others of Joab’s soldiers were stopping [to see it], so he dragged Amasa’s body off the road into a field, and threw a cloth/blanket over the body.
13 Pea hili ʻae hiki atu ia mei he loto hala, naʻe muimui atu kia Soape ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ke tuli kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
After the body had been taken off the road, all the soldiers went with Joab to pursue Sheba.
14 Pea naʻa ne ʻalu atu ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo aʻu ki ʻEpeli, pea ki Pete Meaka, pea mo e kakai ʻo Peli kātoa: pea naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu, ʻonau muimui foki kiate ia.
Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, and arrived at Abel-Beth-Maacah [town in the northern part of Israel]. There, all the members of [his father] Bichri’s clan gathered, and went with Sheba into the town.
15 Pea naʻa nau haʻu ʻo kāpui ia ʻi ʻEpeli ʻi Pete Meaka, pea naʻa nau tanu puke ki he kolo pea naʻe hanga atu ia ki he ʻā kituʻa: pea naʻe haha ʻae ʻā ʻe Soape pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, koeʻuhi ke fakahinga ia ki lalo.
The soldiers who were with Joab [found out that Sheba had gone there, so they] went there and surrounded the town. They built a dirt ramp up against the town wall. They also pounded against the wall [with heavy poles], to cause it to collapse.
16 Pea naʻe toki ui mai ʻe ha fefine fakapotopoto mei he loto kolo, “Mou fanongo! Mou fanongo! ʻOku ou kole kiate kimoutolu, ke mou tala kia Soape, Haʻu ke ofi mai ki heni, koeʻuhi ke u lea kiate koe.”
Then a wise woman who was in that town [stood on the top of the wall and] shouted down, “Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here, because I want to talk to him!”
17 Pea ʻi heʻene ʻunuʻunu atu ʻo ofi kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine, “Ko Soape koe?” Pea naʻe talaange ʻe ia, “Ko au.” Pea naʻa ne toki pehē kiate ia, “Fanongo mai ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoʻo kaunanga.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “ʻOku ou fanongo pe.”
So [after they told Joab], he came there, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He replied, “Yes, I am.” She said to him, “Listen to what I say.” He replied, “I am listening.”
18 Pea naʻa ne toki lea, ʻo pehē, “Naʻa nau faʻa lea ʻi he kuonga ʻi muʻa ange, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni tenau fakafehuʻi ki ai ʻi ʻEpeli:” pea ʻe ngata ia ʻi ai.
She said, “Long ago people used to say, ‘Go to Abel [town] to get good advice about your problems.’ And that is what people did.
19 Ko e fakamelino mo e angatonu au ʻi ʻIsileli; [ka ]ʻoku ke kumi ʻe koe ke fakaʻauha ha kolo pea mo ha faʻē ʻi ʻIsileli: ko e hā te ke fōngia hifo ai ʻae tofiʻa ʻo Sihova?”
We are peaceful and loyal Israelis. Our people here are important and respected [IDM]. So (why are you trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh?/you should not be trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh.)” [RHQ]
20 Pea naʻe talaange ʻe Soape ʻo pehē, “Ke mamaʻo ia, ke mamaʻo ia meiate au ke u folo hifo pe fakaʻauha.
Job replied, “I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your town!
21 ʻOku ʻikai pehē ha meʻa: ka ko e tangata mei he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, ko Sepa ko hono hingoa, ko e foha ʻo Pikili, kuo hiki angatuʻu hake ʻe ia ʻa hono nima ki he tuʻi, ʻio, kia Tevita: ke tuku mai pe ia pea te u ʻalu mei he kolo.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine kia Soape, “Vakai, ʻe lī atu ʻa hono ʻulu ʻi he ʻā kiate koe.”
That is not what we want to do. But Bichri’s son Sheba, a man from the hilly area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will (go away from/not attack) this town.” The woman replied to Joab, “Okay, what we will do is, we will [cut off] his head [and] throw it over the wall to you.”
22 Pea naʻe toki ʻalu ʻae fefine ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi heʻene fai fakapotopoto. Pea naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻae ʻulu ʻo Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili ʻonau lī atu ia kia Soape. Pea naʻa ne ifi ʻe ia ha meʻalea, pea naʻa nau tutuku atu mei he kolo, ko e tangata taki taha ki hono fale. Pea naʻe foki atu ʻa Soape ki he tuʻi ki Selūsalema.
Then this wise woman went to the elders of the town and told them what she had said to Joab. So they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it over the wall to Joab. Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that the battle was ended], and all his soldiers left the town and returned to their homes. And Joab returned to Jerusalem and told the king [what had happened].
23 Ka ko eni naʻe pule ʻa Soape ki he kautau kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli: pea ko Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata naʻe pule ki he kau Keliti pea mo e kau Peleti:
Joab was the commander of the entire Israeli army. Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was the commander of David’s bodyguards;
24 Pea naʻe pule ʻa ʻAtolami ki he tukuhau: pea ko Sihosafate ko e foha ʻo ʻAhilute ko e tangata tohi meʻa ia:
Adoram supervised the men who were forced to work [for the king]; Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the man who reported [to the people everything that David decided];
25 Pea ko e tangata tohi ʻa Siva: pea ko e ongo taulaʻeiki ʻa Satoki pea mo ʻApiata:
Sheva was the official secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;
26 Pea ko Ila ko e tangata Saili ko e ʻeiki lahi foki ia naʻe kau kia Tevita.
and Ira from Jair [town] was also one of David’s priests.