Selemaia 36
1 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi hono fā ʻoe taʻu ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, naʻe hoko ʻae folofola ni kia Selemaia meia Sihova, ʻo pehē,
When Jehoiakim had been the king of Judah for almost four years, Yahweh gave this message to me:
2 “Toʻo kiate koe ʻae tohi tākai, pea tohi ai ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē kuo u lea ʻaki kiate koe ki ʻIsileli, mo Siuta, mo e kakai kotoa pē, talu mei he ʻaho naʻaku fua lea ai kiate koe, ʻo fai mei he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Siosaia, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
“Get a scroll, and write on it the messages that I have given to you regarding Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Write all of the messages, starting from the time that I gave you the first message, when Josiah was the king, up until now.
3 Pea ʻe fanongo nai ʻe he fale ʻo Siuta ʻae kovi kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku ou tokanga ke fai kiate kinautolu; koeʻuhi ke nau tafoki ʻae tangata taki taha mei hono hala kovi; koeʻuhi ke u fakamolemole ai ʻenau hia, pea mo ʻenau angahala.”
When the people of Judah hear [again] about all the disasters that I plan to cause them to experience, perhaps each one of them will repent. If they do that, I will be able to forgive them for the wrong/evil things that they have done.”
4 Pea naʻe toki ui ʻe Selemaia kia Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelia: pea tohi ʻe Paluki mei he ngutu ʻo Selemaia ʻi he tohi tākai ʻae ngaahi folofola kotoa pē ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne folofolaʻaki kiate ia.
[So] I summoned Baruch, the son of Neraiah. Then, as I dictated to him all the messages that Yahweh had spoken to me, he wrote them on a scroll.
5 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Selemaia, kia Paluki, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou nofo pōpula au, ʻoku ʻikai te u faʻa ʻalu ki he fale ʻo Sihova:
Then I said to him, “I am not allowed to [leave here and] go to the temple.
6 Ko ia ke ke ʻalu koe, pea lau ʻi he tohi, ʻaia kuo ke tohi mei hoku ngutu, ʻae ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihova ke fanongo ʻae kakai ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ʻaukai: pea ke ke lau foki ia ki Siuta kotoa pē, ʻakinautolu kuo haʻu mei honau ngaahi kolo.
So, you go [to the temple] on the [next] day when the people are (fasting/abstaining from food), and read to them the messages from Yahweh that you wrote while I dictated them to you. Read them [aloud] to all the people [who are there, including] the people of Judah who come [there] from their towns.
7 Heiʻilo pe te nau fai ʻenau lotu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea taki taha tafoki mei hono hala kovi: he ʻoku lahi ʻae houhau mo e tuputāmaki kuo fakahā ʻe Sihova ki he kakai ni.”
Perhaps they will turn from their evil behavior and request Yahweh [to act mercifully toward them]. [They must do that, ] because Yahweh is very angry with them and has threatened to punish them severely.”
8 Pea naʻe fai ʻe Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelia ʻo hangē ko e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau ʻe Selemaia ko e palōfita kiate ia, ʻo ne lau ʻi he tohi ʻae ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihova ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.
Baruch did what I told him to do. He [went to the temple and] read [to the people] all those messages from Yahweh.
9 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi hono nima taʻu ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ʻi hono hiva māhina naʻa nau fanongonongo ʻae ʻaukai ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi Selūsalema, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe haʻu mei he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta ki Selūsalema.
He did it in December on a day when their leaders had proclaimed that all the people in Jerusalem and the people who had come there from [other] towns in Judah should fast to [please/honor] Yahweh. [It was when] Jehoiakim had been king for almost five years.
10 Pea naʻe toki lau ʻe Paluki ʻi he tohi ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa Selemaia ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he potu fale ʻo Kemalia ko e foha ʻo Safani ko e tangata tohi, ʻi he potu lahi, ʻi he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā foʻou ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, pea naʻe fanongo ʻae kakai kotoa pē.
Baruch read to all the people the messages [that he had written] on the scroll. [He read them while he was] in the temple, in the room where Gemariah stayed. He was the son of Shaphan, [who had previously been the king’s] secretary. That room was close to the upper courtyard [of the temple], near the entrance to the temple that is [called] the New Gate.
11 Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa Mikaia ko e foha ʻo Kemalia, ko e foha ʻo Safani, ki he ngaahi folofola kotoa pē ʻa Sihova mei he tohi,
When Micaiah, who was the son of Gemariah and grandson of Shaphan, heard those messages from Yahweh,
12 Naʻe toki ʻalu hifo ia ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi, ki he potu fale ʻoe kau tangata tohi: pea vakai, ko e houʻeiki kotoa pē naʻe nofo ai, ko ʻIlisama ko e tangata tohi, mo Telaia, ko e foha ʻo Simaia, pea mo Elinatani ko e foha ʻo ʻAkipoa, mo Kemalia ko e foha ʻo Safani, mo Setikia ko e foha ʻo Hanania, pea mo e houʻeiki kotoa pē.
he went down to the secretary’s room in the palace, where all the king’s officials were meeting. Elishama the [king’s] secretary [was there]. Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Acbor, Gemariah, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the [other] officials [of the king were also there].
13 Pea naʻe fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻe Mikaia ʻae ngaahi lea naʻa ne fanongo ki ai, ʻi he lau ʻe Paluki mei he tohi ʻi he telinga ʻoe kakai.
When Micaiah told them about the messages that Baruch had been reading to the people,
14 Ko ia naʻe fekau ʻe he houʻeiki kotoa pē ʻa Sehuti, ko e foha ʻo Netania, ko e foha ʻo Selemaia, ko e foha ʻo Kusi, kia Paluki, ʻo pehē, “Toʻo ʻi ho nima ʻae tohi tākai ʻaia naʻa ke lau ʻi he telinga ʻoe kakai, pea ke ʻalu ange.” Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelia ʻae tohi tākai ʻi hono nima, pea haʻu kiate kinautolu.
the officials sent Jehudi, who was the son of Nethaniah and grandson of Shelemiah and great-grandson of Cushi, to tell Baruch to come [and read the messages to them, also]. So Baruch took the scroll and went to them.
15 Pea naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “Nofo ki lalo, pea lau ia ʻi homau telinga.” Pea naʻe lau ia ʻe Paluki ka nau fanongo.
They said to him, “Please sit down and read it [to us].” So Baruch did what they requested.
16 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻenau fanongo ki he ngaahi lea kotoa pē, naʻa nau fesiofaki ʻi he ilifia, pea nau pehē kia Paluki, “Ko e moʻoni te mau fakahā ki he tuʻi ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē.”
After they had heard all the messages, they were afraid. They looked at each other and [then] they said, “We must tell these messages to the king!”
17 Pea naʻa nau fehuʻi kia Paluki, ʻo pehē, “Fakahā mai eni, naʻa ke tohi fēfē ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē mei hono ngutu?”
Then they asked Baruch, “How did you get this scroll? Did Jeremiah dictate to you all the messages on this scroll?”
18 Pea pehēange ʻe Paluki kiate kinautolu, “Naʻa ne lea ʻaki mei hono ngutu ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē kiate au, pea u tohi ʻaki ia ʻae vaitohi ʻi he tohi.”
Baruch replied, “[Yes], Jeremiah dictated them to me, and I wrote them with ink on this scroll.”
19 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he houʻeiki kia Paluki, “ʻAlu, ʻo fufū koe, ʻa koe mo Selemaia; pea ʻoua naʻa ʻilo ʻe ha tangata pe ʻoku mo ʻi fē.”
Then the officials told Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must both hide. Do not tell anyone where you are!”
20 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu ki he tuʻi ki he fale fakaʻeiʻeiki, ka nau tuku ʻae tohi tākai ʻi he potu ʻi ʻolunga ʻo ʻIlisama ko e tangata tohi, pea naʻe fakahā ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻi he telinga ʻoe tuʻi.
They put the scroll in the room of Elishama, the king’s secretary. Then they went to the king, who was in the courtyard, and reported to him everything [that Baruch had read to them].
21 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi kia Sehuti ke ʻomi ʻae tohi tākai: pea ne ʻomi ia mei he potu fale ʻo ʻIlisama ko e tangata tohi. Pea lau ia ʻe Sehuti ʻi he telinga ʻoe tuʻi, pea ʻi he telinga ʻoe houʻeiki kotoa pē naʻe tutuʻu fakataha mo e tuʻi.
Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from Elishama’s room and read it to the king, while all the [king’s] officials were standing there.
22 Pea naʻe ʻafio ʻae tuʻi ʻi he fale mumū ʻi hono hiva ʻoe māhina: pea naʻe ʻi hono ʻao ʻae afi kakaha ʻi he matanavu.
It was in the cold season, and the king was in a part of the palace where he stayed when it was cold. He was sitting in front of a fire [to keep/be warm].
23 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, hili hono lau ʻe Sehuti ʻae vahe ʻe tolu pe fā, naʻa ne hifi ʻaki ia ʻae hele, pea laku ia ki he afi naʻe ʻi he matanavu, pea fakaʻauha ʻae tohi tākai kotoa pē ʻi he afi naʻe ʻi he matanavu.
Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, the king cut off that section of the scroll with a knife and threw it into the fire. He did that, section by section, until the entire scroll was burned up.
24 Ka naʻe ʻikai te nau manavahē, pe mahaehae honau kofu, ʻae tuʻi, pe ko ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki naʻe fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē.
Neither the king nor his officials showed that they were afraid [that God would punish them]. They did not tear their clothes [to show that they were sorry for what they had done].
25 Ka naʻe kole ʻa Elinatani mo Telaia mo Kemalia ki he tuʻi ke ʻoua naʻa tutu ʻae tohi tākai: ka naʻe ʻikai te ne fie fanongo kiate kinautolu.
Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, but he did not pay any attention.
26 Ka naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi kia Silamili ko e foha ʻo Hameleki, pea mo Selaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAsilieli, pea mo Selemaia ko e foha ʻo ʻApitili, ke puke ʻa Paluki ko e tangata tohi mo Selemaia ko e palōfita: ka naʻe fufū ʻakinaua ʻe Sihova.
Then the king commanded his son Jerahmeel, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch and me. But [they were unable to do that because] Yahweh had hidden us.
27 Pea naʻe toki hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Selemaia, hili hono tutu ʻae tohi tākai ʻe he tuʻi, pea mo e ngaahi lea ʻaia naʻe tohi ʻe Paluki mei he ngutu ʻo Selemaia ʻo pehē;
After the king had burned the scroll on which were written the messages that I had dictated to Baruch, Yahweh said this to me:
28 “Ke ke toe toʻo ʻae tohi tākai ʻe taha, pea tohi ki ai ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē, ʻaia naʻe tuʻu ʻi he ʻuluaki tohi tākai, ʻaia naʻe tutu ʻe Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta.
“Get another scroll, and [tell Baruch to] write everything again, the same messages that he had written on the scroll that the king burned.
29 Pea te ke lea ʻo pehē kia Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ‘ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova; “Naʻa ke tutu ʻae tohi tākai ni, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā naʻa ke tohi ai? ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻe haʻu ʻae tuʻi ʻo Papilone ʻo fakaʻauha ʻae fonua ni pea fakatangaʻi ʻae tangata pea mo e manu?’””
[Then go to] the king and say to him, ‘Yahweh says this: “You burned the scroll [because you did not like] what was written on it, that the king of Babylon would surely [RHQ] come [with his army] and destroy this land and get rid of all the people and the animals.
30 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova kia Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta; “ʻE ʻikai te ne maʻu ha taha ke nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo Tevita: pea ʻe lī atu hono ʻangaʻanga ki he pupuha ʻi he ʻaho, pea ki he momoko ʻi he pō.
Now this is what [I], Yahweh, say about [you], Jehoiakim: 'None of your descendants will rule this kingdom [MTY]. Your corpse will be thrown out [on the ground and not be buried]; it will be under the hot [sun] during the days and [struck by] frost during the nights.
31 Pea te u tautea ia mo hono hako mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki koeʻuhi ko ʻenau angahala; pea te u ʻomi kiate kinautolu, pea mo e kakai ʻo Selūsalema, pea mo e kau tangata ʻo Siuta, ʻae kovi kotoa pē ʻaia kuo u fakahā kiate kinautolu: ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo.”
I will punish you and your family and your officials for their sins. And I will cause the people of Jerusalem and the people of the [other] towns in Judah to experience all the disasters that I promised, because you all would not pay attention [to what I said]!'” '”
32 Pea naʻe toki toʻo ʻe Selemaia ʻae tohi tākai ʻe taha, pea foaki ia kia Paluki ko e tangata tohi, ko e foha ʻo Nelia; ʻaia naʻe tohi mei he ngutu ʻo Selemaia, ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻoe tohi ʻaia naʻe tutu ʻi he afi ʻe Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta: pea naʻe fakalahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea pehē kiate kinautolu.
So I took another scroll, and again I dictated the messages to Baruch. He wrote everything that had been written on the [other] scroll, the one that King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. [But this time, I] added more messages.
