2 Samuel 23
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Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
1Pea ko eni, ko e ngaahi lea fakamuimui eni ʻa Tevita. Naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita ko e foha ʻo Sese, pea naʻe lea ʻo pehē ʻe he tangata naʻe hiki hake ke māʻolunga, ko ia naʻe pani ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope, pea pehē ʻe ia naʻe fasi mālie ʻi ʻIsileli,
2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
2Naʻe folofola ʻiate au ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova, pea ko ʻene folofola naʻe ʻi hoku ʻelelo.
3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
3Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, “Naʻe folofola mai kiate au ʻae Makatuʻu ʻa ʻIsileli, Ke ke pule koe ki he kakai ʻi he angatonu, ʻo pule ʻi he manavahē ki he ʻOtua.
4is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
4Ke tatau ia mo e maama ʻoe pongipongi, ʻoka hopo hake ʻae laʻā, ʻi he pongipongi ʻoku ʻikai ai ha ngaahi ʻao; pea hangē ko e mohuku maʻuiʻui ʻoku tupu mei he kelekele ʻaia ʻoku ngingila lelei ʻoka ʻosi ʻae tō ʻae ʻuha.”
5Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
5Neongo ʻoku ʻikai pehē ʻa hoku fale ki he ʻOtua, ka kuo ne fai mo au ha fuakava taʻengata, kuo tuʻutuʻuni lelei ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē mo maʻu: pea ko ia kotoa pē te u moʻui ai, mo ia kotoa pē ʻoku ou holi ki ai, ʻikai te ne ngaohi ia ke tupu?
6But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
6Ka ʻe tatau ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻoe angakovi mo e talatalaʻi ʻakau ʻoku tekeʻi atu, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai faʻa puke ʻaki ia ʻae nima:
7The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
7He ko e tangata ʻe ala ki ai ʻoku lelei ke ne mahafu ʻaki ʻae ukamea mo e kau ʻoe tao; pea ʻe tutu ʻaki ʻae afi ke ʻauha mālie kinautolu ʻi he potu pe ko ia .
8These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
8¶ Ko e hingoa eni ʻoe kau tangata mālohi ʻaia naʻe ʻia Tevita: ko Sosepiposipati mei Takimoni, ko e tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ʻeiki ʻe “Toko Tolu;” ko ia foki ko ʻAtino ko e Hasinate: naʻa ne tauʻi ʻae toko valungeau ʻaia naʻa ne tāmateʻi ʻi he kuonga pe taha.
9Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
9Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo Toto ko e tangata ʻAhoi, ko e taha ʻi he tuʻunga tangata ʻe toko tolu naʻe ʻia Tevita, ʻi he kuonga naʻa nau luki ki he kakai Filisitia naʻe tānaki fakataha ki he tau, ka kuo ʻalu mei ai ʻae kakai ʻIsileli:
10but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
10Naʻa ne tuʻu hake, ʻo ne taaʻi ʻae kau Filisitia, pea naʻe fai ai pe ke vaivai hono nima, pea naʻe piki maʻu hono nima ki he heletā; pea naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻae ikuna fakamanavahē; pea naʻe muimui kiate ia ʻae kakai ke vete pe ʻae koloa.
11And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
11Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Sama ko e foha ʻo ʻAkii ko e tangata Halali. Pea naʻe tānaki fakataha ʻae kau Filisitia ke papani, ki he potu ngoue naʻe fonu ʻi he piini: pea naʻe feholaki ʻae kakai mei he ʻao ʻoe kau Filisitia.
12But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
12Ka naʻe tuʻu pe ia ʻi he loto ngoue, ʻo ne maluʻi ia, mo ne tāmateʻi ʻae kau Filisitia: pea naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻae ikuna lahi.
13At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
13Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻae ʻeiki ʻe toko tolu naʻe pule ki he “Toko Tolungofulu” naʻe tuʻukimuʻa, ʻonau hoko mai kia Tevita ʻi he lolotonga ʻae ututaʻu, ki he ʻana ʻi ʻAtulami: pea naʻe nofo ʻae kautau ʻoe kakai Filisitia ʻi he teleʻa ʻo Lefeimi.
14At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
14Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Tevita ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia ʻi he kolo mālohi, pea naʻe nofo ʻae tau ʻae kakai Filisitia ʻi he kuonga ko ia ʻi Petelihema.
15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
15Pea naʻe holi ʻa Tevita, ʻo ne pehē, “Taumaiā ke ʻomi ʻe ha tokotaha haʻaku vai ke u inu mei he vaikeli ʻo Petelihema, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he veʻematapā!”
16So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
16Pea naʻe ʻoho atu ʻae kau tangata mālohi ʻe Toko Tolu ko ia, ʻo ʻasi ʻi he matatau ʻoe kau Filisitia, ke utu hake ʻae vai mei he vaikeli ʻi Petelihema, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he veʻe matanikolo, pea naʻa nau toʻo ia, ʻo ʻomi kia Tevita: ka neongo ia naʻe ʻikai te ne inu mei ai, ka naʻa ne lilingi atu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.
17saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
17Pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ke mamaʻo ia ʻiate au, ʻE Sihova, ke u fai ʻae meʻa ni; ʻikai ko e toto eni ʻoe kau tangata naʻe ʻalu kae tuʻutāmaki ʻenau moʻui?” Ko ia naʻe ʻikai ai te ne inu mei ai. Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni naʻe fai ʻe he kau tangata mālohi ʻe toko tolu ko ia.
18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
18Pea ko ʻApisai, ko e tokoua ʻo Soape, ko e tama ʻa Seluia, naʻe ʻeiki hake ia ʻi he Toko Tolu. Pea naʻa ne apoapo ʻa ʻene tao ke tauʻi ʻae toko tolungeau, pea naʻa ne tāmateʻi kinautolu, pea naʻe ongoongo hake ʻa hono hingoa ʻi he Toko Tolu.
19Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
19ʻIkai naʻe ongoongoa lahi hake ia ʻi he Toko Tolu? Ko ia naʻa ne ʻeiki kiate kinautolu: ka naʻe ʻikai tatau ia mo e ʻuluaki Toko Tolu.
20And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
20Pea ko Penaia, ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata, ko e foha ʻoe tangata toʻa mei Kapisili, ʻaia naʻe fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa lahi, naʻa ne tāmateʻi ʻe ia ʻae ongo tangata Moape naʻe anga fakalaione: naʻa ne ʻalu hifo foki ʻo ne tāmateʻi ha laione ʻi he takele ʻo ha luo lolotonga ʻae faʻahitaʻu ʻoe ʻuha hinehina:
21He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
21Pea naʻa ne tāmateʻi ha tangata ʻIsipite, ko e tangata toulekeleka: pea naʻe toʻo ʻe he tangata ʻIsipite ha tao ʻi hono nima: ka naʻa ne ʻalu atu kiate ia mo e tokotoko pe, pea ne hamusi ʻae tao mei he nima ʻoe tangata ʻIsipite, pea ne tāmateʻi ia ʻaki ʻa ʻene tao ʻaʻana.
22These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
22Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni naʻe fai ʻe Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata, pea naʻe lau hono hingoa ki he Toko Tolu naʻe ongoongoa.
23He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
23Naʻe ongoongo lahi hake ia ʻi he Toko Tolungofulu, ka naʻe ʻikai tatau ia mo e ʻuluaki Toko Tolu. Pea naʻe fakanofo ia ʻe Tevita ke tuʻukimuʻa ʻi heʻene kau mātuʻa alea.
24Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
24Pea ko ʻAsaeli ko e tehina ʻo Soape ko e tokotaha ia ʻi he toko tolungofulu; ko Elihanani ko e foha ʻo Toto mei Petelihema,
25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
25Ko Sama ko e tangata Heloti, mo Elika ko e tangata Heloti,
26Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
26Ko Ilesi ko e tangata Paleti, mo Ila ko e foha ʻo Ikesi ko e tangata Tikoa,
27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
27Ko ʻApiesa ko e tangata ʻAnatoti, mo Mipunei ko e tangata Husati.
28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
28Ko Salimoni ko e tangata ʻAhoi, mo Mehelei ko e tangata Nitofa,
29Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
29Ko Helepi ko e foha ʻo Peane, ko e tangata Nitofa, mo Itei ko e foha ʻo Lipei mei Kipea ʻoe fānau ʻo Penisimani,
30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
30Ko Penaia ko e tangata Pilatoni, mo Itai mei he ngaahi teleʻa ʻo Keasi,
31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
31Ko ʻApi-ʻAliponi ko e tangata ʻAlipa, mo ʻAsimaveti ko e tangata Pahulimi,
32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
32Ko Eliapa ko e tangata Seeliponi, ʻae fānau tangata ʻo Saseni mo Sonatane,
33son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
33Ko Sama, ko e tangata Helali, mo ʻAhiami ko e foha ʻo Sala ko e tangata Helali,
34Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
34Ko Elifeliti ko e foha ʻo ʻAhasipai, ko e foha ʻoe tangata Meaka, mo Iliami ko e foha ʻo ʻAhitofeli ko e tangata Kilo,
35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
35Ko Hesilei ko e tangata Kameli, mo Pealei ko e tangata ʻAlipa,
36Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
36Ko Ikiali ko e foha ʻo Netane mei Sopa, mo Pani ko e tangata Kata,
37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
37Ko Seleki ko e tangata ʻAmoni, mo Nahela ko e tangata Piheloti, ʻaia naʻe fua ʻae mahafutau ʻo Soape ko e tama ʻa Seluia,
38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
38Ko Ila ko e tangata Itila, mo Kalepi ko e tangata Itila,
39and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
39Mo ʻUlia ko e tangata Heti: ko honau lau fakataha ko e toko tolungofulu ma toko fitu.
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