2 Samuela 3

1 Naʻe fai fuoloa foki ʻae tau ʻae fale ʻo Saula pea mo e fale ʻo Tevita, ka naʻe fakaʻaʻau pe ke mālohi lahi ʻa Tevita, pea naʻe fakaʻaʻau ke vaivai hifo ʻae fale ʻo Saula.

And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and [is] strong, and the house of Saul is going on and [is] weak.

2 Pea naʻe fānau ʻae fānau tangata kia Tevita ʻi Hepeloni: ko hono ʻuluaki ko ʻAmanoni, ʻia ʻAhinoami ko e [fefine ]Sesilili;

And there are sons born to David in Hebron, and his firstborn is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,

3 Pea ko hono toko ua ko Kiliapi, ʻia ʻApikale naʻe mali mo Napale ko e tangata Kameli; pea ko hono toko tolu ko ʻApisalomi, ko e tama ʻa Meaka, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Talimai ko e tuʻi ʻo Kesuli:

and his second [is] Chileab, of Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite, and the third [is] Absalom son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur,

4 Pea ko hono toko fā, ko ʻAtonisa, ko e tama ʻo Hakiti; pea ko hono toko nima, ko Sifatia ko e tama ʻo ʻApitali;

and the fourth [is] Adonijah son of Haggith, and the fifth [is] Shephatiah son of Abital,

5 Pea ko hono toko ono, ko Itiliami, ʻia Ekila ko e uaifi ʻo Tevita. Naʻe fanauʻi ʻakinautolu ni kia Tevita ʻi Hepeloni.

and the sixth [is] Ithream, of Eglah wife of David; these have been born to David in Hebron.

6 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he lolotonga ʻae fetauʻaki ʻae fale ʻo Saula pea mo e fale ʻo Tevita, naʻe kau mālohi ʻa ʻApina ki he fale ʻo Saula.

And it comes to pass, in the war being between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner has been strengthening himself in the house of Saul,

7 Pea naʻe ai ʻae fefine sinifu ʻo Saula, ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Lisipa, ko e taʻahine ʻo ʻAia: pea naʻe pehē ʻe [Isiposeti ]kia ʻApina, “Ko e hā kuo ke hū atu ai ki he sinifu ʻo ʻeku tamai?”

and Saul has a concubine, and her name [is] Rizpah daughter of Aiah, and [Ish-Bosheth] says to Abner, “Why have you gone in to the concubine of my father?”

8 Pea naʻe toki ʻita ʻaupito ʻa ʻApina koeʻuhi ko e lea ʻa Isiposeti, pea ne pehē, “He ko e ʻulu au ʻo ha kulī? Kuo u fai lelei ki Siuta he ʻaho ni ki he fale ʻo Saula ko hoʻo tamai, ki hono ngaahi tokoua, pea ki hono kāinga, pea kuo ʻikai te u tukuange koe ki he nima ʻo Tevita, ka kuo ke lau kiate au he ʻaho ni ha meʻa hala ki he fefine ni?

And it is exceedingly displeasing to Abner, because of the words of Ish-Bosheth, and he says, “[Am] I the head of a dog—that in reference to Judah, today I do kindness with the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David—that you charge against me iniquity concerning the woman today?

9 Ke fai ʻe he ʻOtua kia ʻApina, ʻo lahi hake foki, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te u fai ʻo hangē ko e fuakava ʻa Sihova kia Tevita;

Thus God does to Abner, and thus He adds to him, surely as YHWH has sworn to David—surely so I do to him:

10 Ke hiki ʻae puleʻanga mei he fale ʻo Saula, pea ke fokotuʻu ʻae nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻo Tevita ki ʻIsileli mo Siuta, ʻo fai atu mei Tani ʻo aʻu ki Peasipa.”

to cause the kingdom to pass over from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel, and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-Sheba.”

11 Pea naʻe ʻikai te ne toe faʻa lea mai kia ʻApina, he naʻa ne manavahē kiate ia.

And he is not able to return a word [to] Abner anymore, because of his fearing him.

12 Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe ʻApina ʻae kau talafekau kia Tevita maʻana, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻo hai ʻae fonua? Mo ne pehē, Ke tā kau taha mo au, pea vakai, ʻe ʻiate koe ʻa hoku nima, ke fakatoka ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē kiate koe.”

And Abner sends messengers to David for himself, saying, “Whose [is] the land?” [And] saying, “Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand [is] with you, to bring around all Israel to you.”

13 Pea naʻa ne pehē, “ʻOku lelei, te u fai ha fuakava mo koe: ka ko e meʻa ʻe taha kuo pau hoku loto ke ke fai, ʻa eni, ʻE ʻikai te ke sio ki hoku mata, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke tomuʻa ʻomi ʻa Mikale ko e ʻofefine ʻo Saula, ʻoka ke ka hau ke sio ki hoku mata.”

And [David] says, “Good—I make a covenant with you; only, one thing I am asking of you, that is, you do not see my face, except [that] you first bring in Michal daughter of Saul in your coming in to see my face.”

14 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe Tevita ʻae kau talafekau kia Isiposeti ko e foha ʻo Saula, ʻo ne pehē, “Tuku mai hoku uaifi ko Mikale, ʻaia naʻaku poloʻi kiate au ʻaki ʻae muʻa kili ʻe teau ʻoe kau Filisitia.”

And David sends messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, “Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”

15 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Isiposeti, ʻo ne ʻomi ia mei hono husepāniti ko Faliteli ko e foha ʻo Leisi.

And Ish-Bosheth sends, and takes her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,

16 Pea naʻe muimui tangi pe ʻa hono husepāniti ʻiate ia ʻo aʻu ki Pahulimi. Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe ʻApina kiate ia, “ʻAlu, ʻo foki atu.” Pea naʻa ne foki ange.

and her husband goes with her, going on and weeping behind her, to Bahurim, and Abner says to him, “Go, return”; and he turns back.

17 Pea naʻe fealēleaʻaki ʻa ʻApina pea mo e kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻI he kuonga kuo hili naʻa mou kumi kia Tevita ke ne tuʻi kiate kimoutolu:

And the word of Abner was with [the] elderly of Israel, saying, “Thus far you have been seeking David for king over you,

18 Pea ko eni fai ia: he kuo folofola ʻa Sihova ʻia Tevita, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻI he nima ʻo hoku tamaioʻeiki ko Tevita te u fakamoʻui ʻa hoku kakai ʻIsileli mei he nima ʻoe kau Filisitia, pea mei he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili kotoa pē.’”

and now, do [it], for YHWH has spoken of David saying, [It is] by the hand of my servant David to save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.”

19 Pea naʻe lea foki ʻa ʻApina ke ongo atu ki Penisimani: pea naʻe ʻalu foki ʻa ʻApina ke lea ʻi he telinga ʻo Tevita ʻi Hepeloni, ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe loto lelei ki ʻIsileli, mo ia naʻe lelei ai ʻae fale kotoa pē ʻo Penisimani.

And Abner also speaks in the ears of Benjamin, and Abner also goes to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that [is] good in the eyes of Israel, and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin,

20 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ai ʻa ʻApina ki Hepeloni kia Tevita, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko uofulu. Pea naʻe fai ha kātoanga ʻe Tevita kia ʻApina pea mo e kau tangata naʻe ʻiate ia.

and Abner comes to David, to Hebron, and twenty men [are] with him, and David makes a banquet for Abner and for the men who [are] with him.

21 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApina kia Tevita, “Te u tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu, pea te u tānaki ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi koeʻuhi ke nau fai ha fuakava mo koe, pea koeʻuhi ke ke puleʻi ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku holi ho loto ki ai.” Pea naʻe tukuange ʻe Tevita ʻa ʻApina; pea naʻa ne ʻalu ʻi he melino pe.

And Abner says to David, “I arise, and go, and gather the whole of Israel to my lord the king, and they make a covenant with you, and you have reigned over all that your soul desires”; and David sends Abner away, and he goes in peace.

22 Pea vakai, naʻe liu mai ʻae kakai ʻo Tevita mo Soape mei he vāhenga tau, pea [naʻa nau ]ʻomi mo kinautolu ʻae fuʻu koloa lahi: ka naʻe ʻikai ʻia Tevita ʻa ʻApina ʻi Hepeloni; he kuo ʻosi ʻa ʻene tukuange ia, pea kuo ʻalu ia ʻi he melino.

And behold, the servants of David, and Joab, have come from the troop, and have brought much spoil with them, and Abner is not with David in Hebron, for he has sent him away, and he goes in peace;

23 Pea ʻi heʻene hoko mai ʻa Soape mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻa nau fakahā kia Soape, ʻo pehē, naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea ki he tuʻi, pea kuo ne tuku ia ke ʻalu, pea kuo ʻalu melino pe ia.

and Joab and all the host that [were] with him have come, and they declare to Joab, saying, “Abner son of Ner has come to the king, and he sends him away, and he goes in peace.”

24 Ko ia naʻe toki haʻu ai ʻa Soape ki he tuʻi ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e hā eni kuo ke fai? Vakai kuo haʻu ʻa ʻApina kiate koe; ko e hā kuo ke tuku ai ia ke ne ʻalu, pea kuo ne mole atu ʻaupito?

And Joab comes to the king and says, “What have you done? Behold, Abner has come to you! Why [is] this—you have sent him away, and he is really gone?

25 ‌ʻOku ke ʻilo ʻa ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea naʻa ne haʻu ke kākaaʻi koe, pea ke ne matakiʻi ʻa hoʻo feʻaluʻaki, pea ke ʻilo ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ke fai.”

You have known Abner son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”

26 Pea hili ʻa ʻene haʻu ʻa Soape meia Tevita, naʻa ne kouna atu ʻae kau talafekau kia ʻApina, pea naʻa nau ʻomi ia mei he vaikeli ko Sila: ka naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻe Tevita.

And Joab goes out from David, and sends messengers after Abner, and they bring him back from the well of Sirah, and David did not know.

27 Pea ʻi heʻene liliu mai ʻa ʻApina ki Hepeloni, naʻe ʻave ia ʻe Soape ki he kau hala ʻi he matapā ke lea fakafufū kiate ia, pea naʻa ne hokaʻi ia ʻi ai ʻi hono kete ke ne mate, koeʻuhi ko e toto ʻo hono tokoua ko ʻAsaeli.

And Abner turns back to Hebron, and Joab turns him aside to the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and strikes him there in the fifth [rib]—and he dies—for the blood of his brother Asahel.

28 Pea ʻi heʻene toki fanongo ki ai ʻa Tevita, naʻa ne pehē, “ʻOku ou ʻataʻatā au mo hoku puleʻanga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo taʻengata, ʻi he toto ʻo ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea:

And David hears afterward and says, “My kingdom and I [are] acquitted by YHWH for all time, from the blood of Abner son of Ner;

29 Tuku ke tō ia ki he ʻulu ʻo Soape, pea ki he fale kotoa ʻo ʻene tamai; pea ʻoua naʻa hala ʻae fale ʻo Soape ʻi ha kuonga, ʻi ha taha ʻoku mahaki kovi pe ha kilia, pe ha taha ʻoku faʻaki ki ha tokotoko, pe ha taha ʻoku tō ki he heletā, pe ha taha ʻoku masiva meʻakai.”

it stays on the head of Joab, and on all the house of his father, and there is not cut off from the house of Joab one who has discharging, and leprous, and laying hold on a staff, and falling by a sword, and lacking bread.”

30 Ko ia naʻe tāmateʻi ʻa ʻApina ʻe Soape mo ʻApisai ko hono tokoua, koeʻuhi ko ʻene tāmateʻi ʻa hona tokoua ko ʻAsaeli ʻi he tau ʻi Kipea.

And Joab and his brother Abishai slew Abner because that he put their brother Asahel to death in Gibeon, in battle.

31 Pea naʻe pehē ʻa Tevita kia Soape, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, Haehae ʻa homou ngaahi kofu, pea nonoʻo ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae tauangaʻa, pea tēngihia ʻa ʻApina. Pea naʻe muimui ʻe Tevita ko e tuʻi ki he fata [ʻoe pekia].

And David says to Joab, and to all the people who [are] with him, “Tear your garments, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner”; and King David is going after the bier.

32 Pea naʻa nau tanu ʻa ʻApina ʻi Hepeloni: pea naʻe hiki hake ʻe he tuʻi hono leʻo ʻo ne tangi ʻi he faʻitoka ʻo ʻApina; pea naʻe tangi ʻae kakai kotoa pē.

And they bury Abner in Hebron, and the king lifts up his voice, and weeps at the grave of Abner, and all the people weep;

33 Pea naʻe tēngihia ʻe he tuʻi ʻa ʻApina, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e hā kuo mate ai ʻa ʻApina, ʻo hangē ko ha tangata kovi?

and the king laments for Abner and says, “Does Abner die as the death of a fool?

34 Naʻe ʻikai haʻi ho nima, pea naʻe ʻikai fakamaʻu ho vaʻe ʻi he meʻa haʻi: ʻo hangē ko e tō ha tangata ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai angakovi, naʻe pehē ʻa hoʻo hinga.” Pea naʻe toe tēngihia ia ʻe he kakai kotoa pē.

Your hands not bound, And your feet not brought near to chains! You have fallen as one falling before sons of evil!” And all the people add to weep over him.

35 Pea ʻi he haʻu ʻae kakai kotoa pē kia Tevita ke kole ia ke ne kai ha meʻa ʻi heʻene kei ʻaho, naʻe fuakava ʻe Tevita, ʻo pehē, “Ke pehē hono fai kiate au ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻo lahi hake, ʻo kapau te u kamata ha konga [mā], pe ha meʻa kehe, kaeʻoua ke tō hifo ʻae laʻā.”

And all the people come to cause David to eat bread while yet day, and David swears, saying, “Thus God does to me, and thus He adds, for—before the going in of the sun, I taste no bread or any other thing.”

36 Pea naʻe tokanga ʻae kakai kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau leleiʻia ai: ʻo hangē foki ko e fiemālie ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻi.

And all the people have discerned [it], and it is good in their eyes, as all that the king has done is good in the eyes of all the people;

37 He naʻe ʻilo ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻe he kakai kotoa pē mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē, naʻe ʻikai ko e loto ʻoe tuʻi ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea.

and all the people know, even all Israel, in that day, that it has not been from the king—to put Abner son of Ner to death.

38 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, “ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo ko e ʻeiki mo e tangata ongoongo kuo tō hifo he ʻaho ni ʻi ʻIsileli?

And the king says to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great one has fallen this day in Israel?

39 Pea kuo u vaivai he ʻaho ni, neongo kuo pani au ko e tuʻi: pea ʻoku faingataʻa fau kiate au ʻae kau tangata na ko e ngaahi tama ʻo Seluia: ʻe totongi ʻe Sihova ki he fai kovi ʻo fakatatau mo ʻene ngāue kovi.”

And today I [am] tender, and an anointed king: and these men, sons of Zeruiah, [are] too hard for me; YHWH repays to the doer of the evil according to his evil.”