Fakamaau 3
1 Pea ko e ngaahi puleʻanga eni naʻe tuku ʻe Sihova ke ʻahiʻahi ʻaki ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻio, ʻakinautolu ʻi ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻikai tenau ʻilo ʻae ngaahi tau kotoa pē ʻoe kau Kēnani:
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
2 Koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo ʻilo ai ʻe he ngaahi toʻutangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ke ako tau kiate kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko kinautolu naʻe ʻikai tenau tomuʻa ʻilo siʻi ia:
only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:
3 Ko e ʻeiki ʻe toko nima ʻoe kau Filisitia, mo e kau Kēnani kotoa pē, mo e kau Saitoni, mo e kau Hevi naʻe nofo ʻi he moʻunga ko Lepanoni, mei he moʻunga ko Peali-Heamoni ki he hūʻanga ki Hemati.
the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
4 Pea naʻe tuku ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻaki ʻa ʻIsileli ʻekinautolu, ke ʻilo pē tenau fanongo ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai ʻi he nima ʻo Mōsese.
They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the LORD’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5 Pea naʻe nofo ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli fakataha mo e kau Kēnani, mo e kau Heti, mo e kau ʻAmoli, mo e kau Pelesi, mo e kau Hevi, mo e kau Sepusi:
The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi honau ngaahi ʻofefine ke hoko ko honau ngaahi uaifi, pea [naʻa nau ]ʻatu honau ngaahi ʻofefine ki honau ngaahi foha, ʻonau tauhi honau ngaahi ʻotua.
They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
7 Pea naʻe fai kovi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo fakangaloʻi ʻa Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, ʻonau tauhi ʻa Peali mo e ngaahi vao tapu.
The children of Israel did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
8 Ko ia naʻe vela ai ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova ki ʻIsileli, ʻo ne fakatau ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo Kusani-Lisateimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Mesepotemia: pea naʻe tauhi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻa Kusani-Lisateimi ʻi he taʻu ʻe valu.
Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
9 Pea ʻi he tangi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, naʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ʻae fakamoʻui ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻa ne fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu, ʻio, ko Otinili ko e foha ʻo Kenasi, ko e tehina ʻo Kelepi.
When the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
10 Pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova, pea ne fakamaauʻi ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo ne fai ʻae tau: pea naʻe tukuange ʻe Sihova ʻa Kusani-Lisateimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Mesepotemia ki hono nima; pea naʻe mālohi hono nima kia Kusani-Lisateimi.
The LORD’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
11 Pea naʻe nofo fiemālie pe ʻae fonua ʻi he taʻu ʻe fāngofulu. Pea naʻe pekia ʻa Otinili ko e foha ʻo Kenasi.
The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 Pea naʻe toe fai angakovi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova: pea naʻe fakamālohi ʻe Sihova ʻa Ekeloni ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape kia ʻIsileli, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau fai kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.
13 Pea ne ne fakataha kiate ia ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mo ʻAmaleki, ʻo ne ʻalu ʻo teʻia ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ne maʻu ʻe ia ʻae kolo ʻoe ʻakau ko e ponga.
He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 Pea pehē, naʻe tauhi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻa Ekeloni, ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma valu.
The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Ka ʻi he tangi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, naʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ha fakamoʻui kiate kinautolu, ko ʻEhuti ko e foha ʻo Kela, ʻoe kakai Penisimani, ko e tangata hema: pea naʻe ʻave ʻiate ia ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae meʻaʻofa kia Ekeloni ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape.
But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16 Pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe ʻEhuti haʻane hele fakatoumata, ko e hanga ʻe ua hono lōloa; pea naʻa ne nonoʻo ia ʻi hono lalo kofu ki hono tenga toʻomataʻu.
Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
17 Pea ne ʻomi ʻe ia ʻae meʻaʻofa kia Ekeloni ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape: pea ko e tangata sino lahi ʻa Ekeloni.
He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 Pea hili ʻene ʻatu ʻae meʻaʻofa, naʻa ne fekau ke ʻalu ʻae kakai naʻe fua ʻae meʻaʻofa.
When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
19 Ka naʻe foki mai ia mei he ngaahi maka kuo tā naʻe ofi ki Kilikali, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE tuʻi, ʻoku ai ʻeku fekau fufū kiate koe:” pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ke longo pe.” Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe tutuʻu ʻi ai naʻe ʻalu kituʻa.
But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him.
20 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻEhuti kiate ia: naʻe nofo ia ʻi he fale fakahavilivili naʻa ne ngaohi moʻona pe. Pea pehē ʻe ʻEhuti, “Kuo u maʻu ʻae fekau mei he ʻOtua kiate koe.” Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ia mei hono nofoʻa.
Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat.
21 Pea naʻe mafao atu hono nima toʻohema ʻe ʻEhuti, ʻo toʻo mai ʻae heletā mei hono tuʻatenga toʻomataʻu, pea ne hokaʻi ʻaki ia ʻi hono kete.
Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
22 Pea naʻe mole ai ki loto hono fakavaka mo e mata ʻoe hele; pea ʻoposi ʻae matalavea ki he hele, ko ia naʻe ʻikai te ne mafai ke toe toho mai ʻae hele mei hono kete: pea naʻe haʻu kituʻa hono kovi.
The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
23 Pea ʻalu ai ʻa ʻEhuti ki fale, pea ne tāpuni ʻae matapā ʻoe potu fale kiate ia, ke maʻu.
Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
24 Pea hili ʻene ʻalu kituaʻā, naʻe haʻu ai ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki: pea ʻi heʻenau mamata, pea vakai, kuo maʻu ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe potu fale, naʻa nau pehē, naʻa ʻoku fai ʻene meʻa ʻi hono potu fale.
After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”
25 Pea naʻa nau mā ʻi he tatali: pea, vakai, naʻe ʻikai toʻo ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe potu fale ko ia naʻa nau toʻo ai ʻae kī, pea vete ʻaki: pea vakai, kuo tō ʻo mate honau ʻeiki ki lalo ki he kelekele.
They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.
26 Pea naʻe hao ʻa ʻEhuti ʻi heʻenau fakatuai, pea mole atu ia ʻo mamaʻo ʻi he ngaahi potu ʻoe taʻanga maka, pea hao atu ia ki Seilati.
Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
27 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene hoko atu, naʻe ifi leva ʻae meʻalea ʻi he moʻunga ʻo ʻIfalemi, pea ʻalu hifo mo ia ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he moʻunga, pea muʻomuʻa ʻiate kinautolu.
When he had come, he blew a shofar in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.
28 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Mou muimui mai ʻiate au: he kuo tukuange ʻe Sihova homou ngaahi fili ko e kakai Moape ki homou nima.” Pea naʻa nau ʻalu hifo ʻo muimui ʻiate ia, ʻonau maʻu ʻae ngaahi aʻaʻanga ʻo Sioatani ʻo hanga ki Moape, pea naʻe ʻikai tenau tuku ha tangata ʻe tokotaha ke aʻa ai.
He said to them, “Follow me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over.
29 Pea naʻa nau taaʻi ʻae kau tangata Moape ʻi he kuonga ko ia, ko e tokotaha mano nai, ko e kau tangata sino kotoa pē pea toʻa; pea naʻe ʻikai hao ha tangata ʻe tokotaha.
They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped.
30 Pea naʻe fakamoʻulaloa ʻa Moape ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ki he nima ʻo ʻIsileli. Pea naʻe nofo fiemālie ʻae fonua ʻi he taʻu ʻe valungofulu.
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.
31 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Samikaʻa ko e foha ʻo ʻAnati, ʻaia naʻe teʻia ʻae kau Filisitia ʻe toko onongeau ʻaki ʻae tao [ʻoku hoka ʻaki ]ʻae pulu: pea naʻa ne fakamoʻui foki ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli.
After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.
