< Fakamaau 11 >
1 Pea ko Sefita ko e tangata Kiliati, ko e tangata toʻa lahi, pea ko e tama ia ʻae fefine angahala: pea ko e foha ʻo Kiliati ʻa Sefita.
基列人耶弗他是個大能的勇士,是妓女的兒子。耶弗他是基列所生的。
2 Pea naʻe fanauʻi ʻe he uaifi ʻo Kiliati ʻae ngaahi tama; pea naʻe tupu hake ʻae ngaahi tama ʻa hono uaifi, pea naʻa nau kapusi ʻa Sefita, ʻonau pehē kiate ia, “ʻE ʻikai te ke hoko koe ki ha meʻa ʻi he fale ʻo ʻetau tamai: he ko e tama koe ʻae fefine kehe.”
基列的妻也生了幾個兒子:他妻所生的兒子長大了,就趕逐耶弗他,說:「你不可在我們父家承受產業,因為你是妓女的兒子。」
3 Pea naʻe hola ai ʻa Sefita mei hono ngaahi kāinga, pea nofo ia ʻi he fonua ko Topi: pea naʻe kātoa kia Sefita ʻae kau tangata launoa, ʻonau ʻalu fano mo ia.
耶弗他就逃避他的弟兄,去住在陀伯地,有些匪徒到他那裏聚集,與他一同出入。
4 Pea fuoloaange mo ʻene hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe te u tau ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ki ʻIsileli.
過了些日子,亞捫人攻打以色列。
5 Pea ʻi he te u tau ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ki ʻIsileli, pea pehē, naʻe ʻalu ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻo Kiliati ke ʻomi ʻa Sefita mei he fonua ko Topi:
亞捫人攻打以色列的時候,基列的長老到陀伯地去,要叫耶弗他回來;
6 Pea naʻa nau pehē kia Sefita, “Haʻu koe, ʻo hoko ko homau ʻeikitau, koeʻuhi ketau tauʻi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni.”
對耶弗他說:「請你來作我們的元帥,我們好與亞捫人爭戰。」
7 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sefita ki he kau mātuʻa ʻo Kiliati, “ʻIkai naʻa mou fehiʻa kiate au, pea kapusi au mei he fale ʻo ʻeku tamai? Pea ko e hā kuo mou haʻu ai kiate au ʻi hoʻomou tuʻutāmaki?”
耶弗他回答基列的長老說:「從前你們不是恨我、趕逐我出離父家嗎?現在你們遭遇急難為何到我這裏來呢?」
8 Pea pehē ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻo Kiliati kia Sefita, “Ko ia ʻoku mau toe kumi ni kiate koe, koeʻuhi ke tau ō, pea tauʻi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, pea ke hoko ko homau ʻeiki ʻi he kakai kotoa pē ʻo Kiliati.”
基列的長老回答耶弗他說:「現在我們到你這裏來,是要你同我們去,與亞捫人爭戰;你可以作基列一切居民的領袖。」
9 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sefita ki he kau mātuʻa ʻo Kiliati, “Kapau ʻoku mou ʻave au ki hoku fonua ke u tauʻi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, pea tukuange ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi hoku ʻao, te u hoko moʻoni ai ko homou ʻeiki?”
耶弗他對基列的長老說:「你們叫我回去,與亞捫人爭戰,耶和華把他交給我,我可以作你們的領袖嗎?」
10 Pea pehē ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻo Kiliati kia Sefita, “Ke ʻafio ʻe Sihova kiate kitaua, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te mau fai ʻo hangē ko hoʻo lea.”
基列的長老回答耶弗他說:「有耶和華在你我中間作見證,我們必定照你的話行。」
11 Pea naʻe toki ʻalu ʻa Sefita mo e kau mātuʻa ʻo Kiliati, pea fakanofo ia ʻe he kakai ko e pule mo e ʻeikitau kiate kinautolu: pea naʻe fai ʻe Sefita ʻene ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi Misipa.
於是耶弗他同基列的長老回去,百姓就立耶弗他作領袖、作元帥。耶弗他在米斯巴將自己的一切話陳明在耶和華面前。
12 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Sefita ʻae kau talafekau ki he tuʻi ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā haʻo kau kiate au koeʻuhi kuo ke haʻu ai ke tauʻi au ʻi hoku fonua?”
耶弗他打發使者去見亞捫人的王,說:「你與我有甚麼相干,竟來到我國中攻打我呢?」
13 Pea naʻe lea ʻae tuʻi ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ki he kau talafekau ʻa Sefita, ʻo pehē, “Ko e meʻa ʻi he faʻaoa ʻe ʻIsileli hoku fonua, ʻi heʻenau haʻu mei ʻIsipite, mei ʻAlanoni ʻo aʻu ki Sapoki, pea hoko ki Sioatani: ko ia ke ke toe tuku mai fiemālie pē ʻae ngaahi fonua ko ia.”
亞捫人的王回答耶弗他的使者說:「因為以色列人從埃及上來的時候佔據我的地,從亞嫩河到雅博河,直到約旦河。現在你要好好地將這地歸還吧!」
14 Pea naʻe toe fekau ʻe Sefita ʻae kau talafekau ki he tuʻi ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni:
耶弗他又打發使者去見亞捫人的王,
15 Pea ne pehē kiate ia, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sefita, “Naʻe ʻikai faʻaoa ʻe ʻIsileli ʻae fonua ʻo Moape, pe ko e fonua ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni:
對他說:「耶弗他如此說,以色列人並沒有佔據摩押地和亞捫人的地。
16 Ka ʻi he ʻalu hake ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite, pea fononga ʻo ʻasi ʻi he toafa mo e tahi Kulokula, pea hoko ki Ketesi;
以色列人從埃及上來乃是經過曠野到紅海,來到加低斯,
17 Naʻe fekau ai ʻe ʻIsileli ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻItomi, ʻo pehē, ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke u ʻalu ʻi ho fonua: ka naʻe ʻikai tokanga ki ai ʻae tuʻi ʻo ʻItomi. Pea naʻe pehē pe ʻenau fekau ki he tuʻi ʻo Moape: ka naʻe ʻikai loto ia ki ai: pea naʻe nofo pe ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi Ketesi.
就打發使者去見以東王,說:『求你容我從你的地經過。』以東王卻不應允。又照樣打發使者去見摩押王,他也不允准。以色列人就住在加低斯。
18 Naʻa nau ʻalu ai pe ʻi he toafa, pea foliaki ʻae fonua ko ʻItomi, pea mo e fonua ʻo Moape, ʻonau hoko ʻo ofi ki he fonua ʻo Moape ʻi he potu hopoʻangalaʻā, pea ʻapitanga ʻi he potu ʻe taha ʻo ʻAlanoni, ka naʻe ʻikai hoko ki loto ʻi he veʻe fonua ʻo Moape: he ko e ngataʻanga ʻo Moape ʻa ʻAlanoni.
他們又經過曠野,繞着以東和摩押地,從摩押地的東邊過來,在亞嫩河邊安營,並沒有入摩押的境內,因為亞嫩河是摩押的邊界。
19 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe ʻIsileli ʻae kau talafekau kia Sihoni ko e tuʻi ʻoe kau ʻAmoli, ko e tuʻi ʻo Hesiponi: pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻIsileli kiate ia, ʻOku mau kole kiate koe, ke ke tuku ke mau ʻalu atu ʻi ho fonua ki hoku potu.
以色列人打發使者去見亞摩利王西宏,就是希實本的王,對他說:『求你容我們從你的地經過,往我們自己的地方去。』
20 Ka naʻe ʻikai tui ʻa Sihoni ke tuku ʻa ʻIsileli ke ʻalu ʻi hono fonua: ka naʻe tānaki ʻe Sihoni hono kakai kotoa pē ʻo ʻapitanga ʻi Sehasi, ke tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli.
西宏卻不信服以色列人,不容他們經過他的境界,乃招聚他的眾民在雅雜安營,與以色列人爭戰。
21 Pea naʻe tukuange ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻa Sihoni mo hono kakai kotoa pē ki he nima ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻa nau taaʻi ʻakinautolu: pea naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli ʻae fonua kotoa pē ʻoe kau ʻAmoli, ko e kakai ʻoe fonua.
耶和華-以色列的上帝將西宏和他的眾民都交在以色列人手中,以色列人就擊殺他們,得了亞摩利人的全地:
22 Pea naʻa nau maʻu ʻae ngaahi fonua kotoa pē ʻoe kau ʻAmoli, mei ʻAlanoni ʻo aʻu atu ki Sapoki, pea mei he toafa ʻo hoko ki Sioatani.
從亞嫩河到雅博河,從曠野直到約旦河。
23 Ko ia ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli kuo ne kapusi ʻae kakai ʻAmoni, mei he ʻao ʻo hono kakai ko ʻIsileli, pea ʻoku lelei ke ke maʻu ia ʻe koe?
耶和華-以色列的上帝在他百姓以色列面前趕出亞摩利人,你竟要得他們的地嗎?
24 ʻIkai te ke maʻu ʻaia ʻoku foaki ʻe Kimosi ko ho ʻotua kiate koe? Ko ia ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe kapusi ʻe Sihova ko homau ʻOtua mei homau ʻao, ko kinautolu te mau maʻu.
你的神基抹所賜你的地你不是得為業嗎?耶和華-我們的上帝在我們面前所趕出的人,我們就得他的地。
25 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ke lelei hake koe ʻia Pelaki ko e foha ʻo Sipoa ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape? Naʻe fekuki ia mo ʻIsileli pe ʻikai? Pe naʻa ne tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli?
難道你比摩押王西撥的兒子巴勒還強嗎?他曾與以色列人爭競,或是與他們爭戰嗎?
26 Naʻe nofo ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi Hesiponi mo hono ngaahi kolo, pea ʻi ʻAloeli mo hono ngaahi kolo, pea ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻoku tuʻu ʻi hono ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻoe fonua ʻo ʻAlanoni, ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolungeau? Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te mou toe maʻu ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi kuonga ko ia?
以色列人住希實本和屬希實本的鄉村,亞羅珥和屬亞羅珥的鄉村,並沿亞嫩河的一切城邑,已經有三百年了;在這三百年之內,你們為甚麼沒有取回這些地方呢?
27 Ko ia naʻe ʻikai te u fai angahala kiate koe, ka ʻoku ke fai kovi kiate au ʻi hoʻo fie tauʻi au: ko Sihova ko e fakamaau, ke fakamaau ʻe ia he ʻaho ni koeʻuhi ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mo e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni.”
原來我沒有得罪你,你卻攻打我,惡待我。願審判人的耶和華今日在以色列人和亞捫人中間判斷是非。」
28 Ka naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻae tuʻi ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sefita, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau kiate ia.
但亞捫人的王不肯聽耶弗他打發人說的話。
29 Pea naʻe hoko ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kia Sefita, pea naʻe ʻalu atu ia ʻi Kiliati, mo Manase, pea ʻalu atu ʻi Misipa ʻo Kiliati, pea ʻalu ʻi Misipa ʻo Kiliati ʻo hoko atu ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni.
耶和華的靈降在耶弗他身上,他就經過基列和瑪拿西,來到基列的米斯巴,又從米斯巴來到亞捫人那裏。
30 Pea naʻe lea ʻa Sefita ʻaki ʻae fuakava kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē, “Kapau te ke tukuange moʻoni ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ki hoku nima,
耶弗他就向耶和華許願,說:「你若將亞捫人交在我手中,
31 pea ʻe pehē, ko ia ʻe hū kituʻa mei he matapā ʻo hoku fale ke fakafetaulaki kiate au ʻi heʻeku liu mai ʻi he fiemālie mei he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, ʻe ʻa Sihova moʻoni ia, pea te u ʻatu ia ko e feilaulau tutu.”
我從亞捫人那裏平平安安回來的時候,無論甚麼人,先從我家門出來迎接我,就必歸你,我也必將他獻上為燔祭。」
32 Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Sefita ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ke tauʻi ʻakinautolu: pea naʻe tukuange ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki hono nima.
於是耶弗他往亞捫人那裏去,與他們爭戰;耶和華將他們交在他手中,
33 Pea ne taaʻi ʻakinautolu mei ʻAloeli, ʻo hoko atu ki Minite, ko e kolo ʻe uofulu, ʻo aʻu atu ki he toafa ʻoe ngoue vaine, ʻi he tā lahi ʻaupito. Pea naʻe pehē hono fakavaivai ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.
他就大大殺敗他們,從亞羅珥到米匿,直到亞備勒‧基拉明,攻取了二十座城。這樣亞捫人就被以色列人制伏了。
34 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Sefita ki hono fale ʻi Misipi, pea vakai, naʻe haʻu kituʻa hono ʻofefine mo e ngaahi kihiʻi lali tatangi mo e meʻe ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia: pea ko hono ʻofefine pe taha ia; naʻe ʻikai hano foha pe ʻofefine ka ko ia pe.
耶弗他回米斯巴到了自己的家,不料,他女兒拿着鼓跳舞出來迎接他,是他獨生的,此外無兒無女。
35 Pea ʻi heʻene mamata kiate ia, naʻa ne haehae hono kofu, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOiauē, hoku ʻofefine! Kuo ke fakavaivai ʻaupito au, ko e tokotaha koe ʻokinautolu ʻoku fakamamahi kiate au: he kuo faai hoku ngutu kia Sihova, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u faʻa foki kimui.”
耶弗他看見她,就撕裂衣服,說:「哀哉!我的女兒啊,你使我甚是愁苦,叫我作難了;因為我已經向耶和華開口許願,不能挽回。」
36 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻA ʻeku tamai, kapau kuo ke lea ʻaki ho ngutu kia Sihova, ke ke fai kiate au ʻo hangē ko ia kuo haʻu mei ho ngutu; he kuo fai ʻe Sihova ʻae totongi maʻau ki ho ngaahi fili, ʻio, ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni.”
他女兒回答說:「父啊,你既向耶和華開口,就當照你口中所說的向我行,因耶和華已經在仇敵亞捫人身上為你報仇」;
37 Pea pehē ʻe ia ki heʻene tamai, “Tuku ke fai ʻae meʻa ni koeʻuhi ko au: tuku au ʻi he māhina ʻe ua, ke u feʻaluʻaki ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻo tēngihia hoku tāupoʻou, ʻeau mo hoku kau fefine.”
又對父親說:「有一件事求你允准:容我去兩個月,與同伴在山上,好哀哭我終為處女。」
38 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “ʻAlu.” Pea naʻa ne fekau ia ke ʻalu ʻi he māhina ʻe ua: pea ʻalu ia mo hono kau fefine, ʻo tēngihia hono tāupoʻou ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga.
耶弗他說:「你去吧!」就容她去兩個月。她便和同伴去了,在山上為她終為處女哀哭。
39 Pea ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻoe māhina ʻe ua, naʻe pehē, naʻe liu mai ia ki heʻene tamai, pea naʻa ne fai kiate ia ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene fuakava naʻa ne fai: pea naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ha tangata.
兩月已滿,她回到父親那裏,父親就照所許的願向她行了。女兒終身沒有親近男子。
40 Pea naʻe fai maʻu ʻae anga ko ia ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻi he ʻalu ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine ʻi ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fā ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē tukufakaholo ke tēngihia ʻae ʻofefine ʻo Sefita ko e tangata Kiliati.
此後以色列中有個規矩,每年以色列的女子去為基列人耶弗他的女兒哀哭四天。