1 Meʻa Hokohoko 11
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1Hili ia naʻe fakataha ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa kia Tevita ki Hepeloni, mo nau pehē, “Vakai, ko ho hui ʻoʻou ʻakimautolu mo ho kakano ʻoʻou.
1Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
2Kaeʻumaʻā foki ʻae ngaahi ʻaho kuo hili ange, ʻio, lolotonga ʻae kei tuʻi ʻa Saula, ko koe ia naʻe taki atu mo toe ʻomi ʻa ʻIsileli: pea naʻe pehē kiate koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ‘Te ke fafanga ʻe koe ʻa hoku kakai ʻIsileli, pea te ke pule ʻe koe ki hoku kakai ʻIsileli.’”
2Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
3Ko ia naʻe fakataha ai ʻae kau mātuʻa kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli ki he tuʻi ki Hepeloni; pea naʻe fai ʻe Tevita ha fuakava mo kinautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi Hepeloni, pea naʻa nau pani ʻa Tevita ʻaki ʻae lolo ke ne tuʻi ki ʻIsileli, ʻo fakatatau mo e folofola ʻa Sihova ʻia Samuela.
3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
4¶ Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Tevita mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē ki Selūsalema, ʻa ia ʻoku ui ko Sepusi; ko e potu naʻe nofo ai ʻae kakai Sepusi, ko e kakai ʻoe fonua.
4Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
5Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kakai ʻo Sepusi kia Tevita, “ʻE ʻikai te ke hoko mai ki heni.” Ka neongo ia naʻe kapasia ʻe Tevita ʻae kolotau ʻo Saione, ʻa ia ʻoku ui ko e “Kolo ʻo Tevita.”
5The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
6Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “Ko ia ʻe tomuʻa teʻia ʻae kakai Sepusi, ʻe hoko ia ko e tuʻukimuʻa mo e ʻeiki pule.” Pea pehē, naʻe tomuʻa hoko hake ʻa Soape ko e tama ʻo Seluia, pea naʻe hoko ai ia ko e ʻeiki pule.
6Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
7Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Tevita ki he kolotau; pea ko ia naʻe ui ai ia ko e Kolo ʻo Tevita.
7So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
8Pea naʻa ne langa hake ʻae kolo ʻo takatakai hake, ʻio, mei Milo ʻo tākai hake: pea naʻe toe langa foʻou ʻe Soape ʻa hono toe ʻoe kolo.
8He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
9Naʻe pehē ʻae fakaʻaʻau ʻa Tevita ke lahi mo lahi hake ʻaupito: he naʻe kau kiate ia ʻa Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.
9And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
10¶ Ko kinautolu eni foki ʻae kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he kau tangata mālohi lahi ʻaia naʻe maʻu ʻe Tevita, ʻakinautolu naʻe kau mālohi mo ia ʻi hono puleʻanga, pea mo ʻIsileli kātoa, koeʻuhi ke ne hoko ko e tuʻi, ʻo fakatatau mo e folofola ʻa Sihova ʻaia naʻe kau ki ʻIsileli.
10Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11Pea ko eni ʻa hono lau hake ʻoe kau tangata mālohi lahi naʻe maʻu ʻe Tevita: ko Sasopiami ko e tangata ʻAkimoni, ko e tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻeikitau: naʻa ne hiki hake ia ʻa hono tao ke tauʻi ʻae “Toko Tolungeau” naʻe tāmate ʻe ia ʻi he ʻaho pe taha.
11This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
12Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo Toto, ko e tangata ʻAhoi, ʻaia ko e taha ia ʻi he “Toko Tolu” naʻe mālohi lahi.
12Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.
13Naʻe ʻia Tevita ia ʻi Pasi-Tamemi, pea naʻe fakataha ʻi ai ʻae kakai Filisitia ki he tau, pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae potu ngoue naʻe fonu ʻi he paʻale; pea naʻe feholaki ʻae kakai mei he ʻao ʻoe kau Filisitia.
13He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
14Pea naʻa nau malumu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe potu fonua ko ia, mo nau fakahaofi ia, mo tāmateʻi ʻae kakai Filisitia; pea naʻe fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi he fakamoʻui lahi.
14But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
15¶ Pea ko eni, naʻe ʻalu hifo ki he maka kia Tevita ʻi he ʻanaʻi maka ko ʻAtulami ʻae toko tolu ʻoe ngaahi ʻeikitau ʻe toko tolungofulu; ka naʻe nofo ʻae kautau ʻoe kakai Filisitia ki he potu talalo ʻo Lefeimi.
15Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16Pea ko e kuonga ia naʻe nofo ai ʻa Tevita ki he kolo mālohi, pea ko e kolotau ʻoe kakai Filisitia naʻe ʻi Petelihema ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia.
16At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
17Pea naʻe holi feinga pe ʻa Tevita, ʻo ne pehē, “Taumaiā ke ʻomi ʻe ha tokotaha kiate au haʻaku inu mei he vai ʻoe vaikeli ʻi Petelihema, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he veʻematapā!”
17David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
18Pea naʻe ʻasi atu ʻe he toko tolu ko ia ʻi he kautau ʻoe kakai Filisitia, mo nau ʻutu hake ʻae vai mei he vaikeli ʻo Petelihema, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he veʻematapā, pea naʻa nau toʻo ʻo ʻomi ia kia Tevita: ka naʻe ʻikai siʻi inu ia ʻe Tevita, ka naʻa ne lilingi atu ia kia Sihova,
18So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
19Pea ne pehē ʻe ia, “Ke taʻofi au ʻe hoku ʻOtua, ke ʻoua naʻaku fai ha meʻa pehē: he te u inu koā ʻae toto ʻoe kau tangata ni, ʻakinautolu kuo fakatuʻutāmaki ʻenau moʻui?” He ko ʻenau moʻui pe naʻe ʻomi ai ia. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai siʻi te ne inu mei ai. Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni naʻe fai ʻekinautolu ni ko e “Toko Tolu” naʻe mālohi lahi hake.
19saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
20¶ Pea ko ʻApisai ko e tokoua ʻo Soape, naʻe ʻeiki hake ia ʻi he “Toko Tolu:” he naʻa ne hiki hake ʻa hono tao ke tauʻi ʻae toko tolungeau, mo ne tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu, pea naʻe lau hono hingoa mo e “Toko Tolu.”
20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
21ʻI he “Toko Tolu,” naʻe ongoongo hake ia ʻi he toko ua; he ko hona ʻeiki ia: ka neongo ia naʻe ʻikai ke hoko hake ia ki he ʻuluaki “Toko Tolu.”
21He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
22Ko Penaia ko e foha ʻa Sihoiata, ko e foha ʻoe tangata toʻa mei Kapisieli, ʻaia naʻe ongoongo ʻa ʻene ngaahi meʻa ne fai; naʻa ne tāmateʻi ʻe ia ʻae ongo tangata Moape naʻe anga fakalaione: pea naʻa ne ʻalu hifo ki ha luo ʻo ne tāmate ai ha laione ʻi he ʻaho naʻe tō ai ʻae ʻuha hinehina.
22And 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.
23Pea naʻa ne tāmateʻi ha tangata ʻIsipite, ko e tangata naʻe fuʻu sino ʻaupito, ko e hanga ʻe hongofulu ʻa hono māʻolunga; pea naʻe toʻo ʻe he tangata ʻIsipite ʻi hono nima ha tao naʻe hangē ko e ʻakau ʻoe tangata lalanga tupenu; pea naʻa ne ʻalu hifo kiate ia mo e tokotoko pe mone hamusi mai ʻae tao mei he nima ʻoe tangata ʻIsipite, ʻo ne tāmateʻi ia ʻaki ʻa ʻene tao ʻaʻana.
23He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
24Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni naʻe fai ʻe Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sihoiata, pea naʻe lau hono hingoa fakataha mo e toko tolu mālohi.
24These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
25Vakai, naʻe ongoongo ia ʻi he toko tolungofulu, ka naʻe ʻikai hoko hake ia ki he ʻuluaki “Toko Tolu:” pea naʻe tuku ia ʻe Tevita ke pule ki hono kau tangata leʻo.
25He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
26¶ Pea ko eni foki ʻae kau tangata toʻa ʻoe ngaahi kautau: ko ʻAsaeli ko e tokoua ʻo Soape, mo Elihanani ko e foha ʻo Toto ʻo Petelihema,
26Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27Mo Samoti ko e tangata Heloti, mo Helesi ko e tangata Peloni,
27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28Mo Ila ko e foha ʻo Ikesi ko e tangata Tikoa, mo ʻApiesa ko e tangata ʻAnatoti,
28Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29Mo Sipikei ko e tangata Husa, mo Ilai ko e tangata ʻAhoi,
29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30Mo Mehelei ko e tangata Nitofa, mo Heleti ko e foha ʻo Peana ko e tangata Nitofa,
30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31Mo Itei ko e foha ʻo Lipei mei Kipea, ʻi he fānau ʻa Penisimani, mo Penaia ko e tangata Peloni,
31Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32Mo Hulei mei he ngaahi vaitafe siʻi ʻo Keasi, mo ʻApieli ko e tangata ʻAlapa,
32Hurai from the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33Mo ʻAsimaveti ko e tangata Pahulimi, mo Eliapa ko e tangata Saeliponi.
33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Hasemi ko e tangata Kiso, mo Sonatane ko e foha ʻo Sake ko e tangata Halali,
34the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,
35Mo ʻAhiami ko e foha ʻo Sakali ko e tangata Halali, mo Elifali ko e foha ʻo Uli,
35Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,
36Mo Hefeli ko e tangata Mikela, mo ʻAhisa ko e tangata Peloni,
36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37Mo Hesailo ko e tangata Kameli mo Nahali ko e foha ʻo Esipei,
37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,
38Mo Soeli ko e tokoua ʻo Natani, mo Mipa ko e foha ʻo Hakili,
38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,
39Mo Seleki ko e tangata ʻAmoni, mo Nahela ko e tangata Piheloti, ko e tangata naʻe toʻo mahafutau kia Soape ko e tama ʻa Seluia,
39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
40Mo Ila ko e tangata Itila, mo Kalepi ko e tangata Itila,
40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41Mo ʻUlia ko e tangata Heti, mo Sapita ko e foha ʻo ʻAlai,
41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
42Mo ʻAtini ko e foha ʻo Sisa ko e tangata Lupeni, ko e ʻeikitau ʻi he kakai Lupeni, mo e toko tolungofulu naʻe kau mo ia,
42Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,
43Mo Hanani ko e foha ʻo Meaka, mo Sosafate ko e tangata Mitini,
43Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44Mo ʻUsia ko e tangata ʻAsitelote, mo Sama mo Sieli ko e ongo foha ʻo Hotani ko e tangata ʻAloeli,
44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45Mo Sitieli ko e foha ʻo Simili, mo Soa ko hono tokoua, ko e tangata Tisi,
45Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite,
46Mo Ilieli ko e tangata Mehevi, mo Silipei, mo Sosavia, ko e ongo foha ʻo Elineami, mo Itima ko e tangata Moape,
46Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
47Mo Ilieli, mo ʻOpeti, mo Sesieli ko e tangata Mesopaia.
47Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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