Selemaia 37
1 Pea naʻe pule ʻae tuʻi ko Setikia ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e fetongi ʻo Konaia ko e foha ʻo Sihoiakimi, ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ko e tuʻi ʻi he fonua ʻo Siuta, ʻe Nepukanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone.
And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
2 Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne fanongo ʻe ia, pe ko ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, pe ko e kakai ʻoe fonua ki he ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne folofolaʻaki ʻi he palōfita ko Selemaia.
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Yhwh, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
3 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Setikia ko e tuʻi ʻa Sehukali, ko e foha ʻo Selemaia, pea mo Sefania ko e foha ʻo Māseia ko e taulaʻeiki, ki he palōfita ko Selemaia, ʻo pehē, “Hūfia ni ʻakimautolu kia Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua,”
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto Yhwh our God for us.
4 He naʻe kei feʻaluʻaki pe ʻa Selemaia ʻi he kakai: he naʻe teʻeki ai tuku ia ki he fale fakapōpula.
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
5 Pea naʻe toki haʻu ʻae kautau ʻa Felo mei ʻIsipite: pea kuo fanongo ki ai ʻae kau Kalitia ʻakinautolu naʻe kāpui ʻa Selūsalema, naʻa nau ʻalu mei Selūsalema.
Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
6 Pea naʻe toki hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova ki he palōfita ko Selemaia, ʻo pehē,
Then came the word of Yhwh unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
7 “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ‘Te ke lea ʻo pehē ki he tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻaia naʻe fekau koe kiate au ke ʻeke kiate au; “Vakai, ko e kau tau ʻa Felo ʻaia kuo haʻu ko e tokoni kiate kimoutolu, te nau toe ʻalu ki ʻIsipite ko honau fonua.
Thus saith Yhwh, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
8 Pea ʻe toe haʻu ʻae kau Kalitia ʻo tau mo e kolo ni, pea ʻe lavaʻi ia, pea tutu ʻaki ia ʻae afi.”’
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
9 “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova; ‘ʻOua naʻa kākaaʻi ʻakimoutolu, ʻo pehē, Ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻalu ʻiate kitautolu ʻae kau Kalitia; koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te nau ʻalu.
Thus saith Yhwh; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
10 Kapau naʻa mou taaʻi ʻae kautau kotoa pē ʻae kau Kalitia ʻaia naʻe tauʻi ʻakimoutolu, kae toe pe ʻae kau tangata kafo ʻiate kinautolu, ka te nau tuʻu hake ʻae tangata taki taha mei hono fale fehikitaki, pea tutu ʻaki ʻae afi ʻae kolo ni.”
For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
11 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he mahuʻi ʻae tau ʻae kau Kalitia mei Selūsalema ko e manavahē ki he kau tau ʻa Felo,
And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
12 Naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Selemaia ke mahuʻi mei Selūsalema ki he fonua ʻo Penisimani, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe kakai ʻi ai.
Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.
13 Pea ʻi heʻene ʻi he matapā ʻo Penisimani, naʻe ʻi ai ʻae ʻeiki ʻae fale fakapōpula, ko hono hingoa ko ʻIlisa, ko e foha ʻo Selemaia, ko e foha ʻo Hanania; pea naʻa ne puke ʻa Selemaia ko e palōfita, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ke hola ki he kau Kalitia.”
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
14 Pea pehē ʻe Selemaia, “ʻOku ʻikai moʻoni ia; ʻoku ʻikai te u hola ki he kau Kalitia.” Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tui kiate ia: Pea puke ʻe ʻIlisa ʻa Selemaia, pea ʻomi ia ki he houʻeiki.
Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
15 Pea naʻe ʻita ʻae houʻeiki kia Selemaia, pea taaʻi ia, pea tuku ia ki he fale fakapōpula ʻi he fale ʻo Sonatapi ko e tangata tohi: he kuo nau ngaohi ia ko e fale fakapōpula.
Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
16 Pea kuo hū ʻa Selemaia ki he fale fakapoʻuli, pea mo hono ngaahi ʻana, pea nofo ai ʻa Selemaia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho lahi;
When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
17 Pea naʻe toki fekau ʻe Setikia ko e tuʻi ke ʻomi ia mei ai: pea fehuʻi fakafufū ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia ʻi hono fale, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ai ha folofola meia Sihova?” Pea pehē ʻe Selemaia, “ʻOku ai:” he naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “ʻE tukuange koe ki he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Papilone.”
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yhwh? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
18 Pea naʻe lea ʻa Selemaia, ki he tuʻi ko Setikia, “Ko e hā ʻeku kovi kuo u fai kiate koe, pe ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, pe ki hoʻo kakai, koeʻuhi kuo mou tuku ai au ki he fale fakapōpula?
Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
19 Ko e fē homou kau palōfita naʻe kikite kiate kimoutolu, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai tauʻi ʻakimoutolu, pe ko e fonua ni ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Papilone?’
Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
20 Ka ko eni, fanongo mai, ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ʻE hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi: ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke lelei ʻeku kole ʻi ho ʻao; pea ʻoua naʻa pule ke toe ʻave au ki he fale ʻo Sonatapi ko e tangata tohi, telia naʻaku mate ai.”
Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
21 Pea naʻe toki fekau ʻe Setikia ko e tuʻi ke ʻave ʻa Selemaia ki he lotoʻā ʻoe fale fakapōpula, pea ke nau foaki kiate ia ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻae konga mā mei he hala ʻoe kau tangata taʻo mā, ʻo aʻu ki he fakaʻosi ʻae mā kotoa pē ʻi he kolo. Ko ia naʻe nofo ʻa Selemaia ki he lotoʻā ʻoe fale fakapōpula.
Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
