2 Meʻa Hokohoko 11
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Pea ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻa Lehopoami ki Selūsalema, naʻe fakakātoa ʻe ia mei he fale ʻo Siuta mo Penisimani ʻae kau tangata fili, ko e kau tangata tau, ʻe taha kilu mo e toko fā mano, ke nau tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi ke nau toe liliu mai ʻae puleʻanga kia Lehopoami.
1And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.
2Ka naʻe haʻu ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Simaia ko e tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo pehē,
2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying:
3Ke ke lea kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ki ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻi Siuta mo Penisimani, ʻo pehē,
3'Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying:
4ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻOua te mou ʻalu hake, pe tau ki homou kāinga: mou foki atu taki taha ʻae tangata ki hono fale: he ko e meʻa ni kuo fai ia ʻiate au.” Pea naʻa nau fai talangofua ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, pea naʻa nau foki ʻo ʻikai ʻalu ke tauʻi ʻa Selopoami.
4Thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren; return every man to his house, for this thing is of Me.' So they hearkened unto the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5¶ Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Lehopoami ʻi Selūsalema, pea naʻe langa ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi kolotau ʻi Siuta.
5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6Naʻa ne langa ʻa Petelihema, mo ʻEtami, mo Tikoa,
6He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7Mo Petesua, mo Soko, mo ʻAtulami,
7and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8Mo Kati, mo Malesa, mo Sifi,
8and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9Mo ʻAtolaimi, mo Lakisi, mo ʻAseka,
9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10Mo Sola, mo ʻAsaloni, mo Hepeloni, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Siuta mo Penisimani ko e ngaahi kolotau.
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11Pea naʻa ne fakamālohi ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi kolotau, pea tuku ki ai ʻae ngaahi ʻeikitau, mo faʻo ki ai ʻae meʻakai, mo e lolo mo e uaine.
11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.
12Pea ne tuku ʻi he ngaahi kolo taki taha ʻae ngaahi pā mo e ngaahi tao, ʻo ne ngaohi ia ke mālohi ʻaupito, he naʻe kau ʻa Siuta mo Penisimani kiate ia.
12And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin adhered to him.
13¶ Pea naʻe haʻu kiate ia ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai mei honau ngaahi potu nofoʻanga kotoa pē.
13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel presented themselves to him out of all their border.
14Ka naʻe siʻaki ʻe he kau Livai honau ngaahi ʻapi mo honau ngaahi tofiʻa, pea haʻu ki Siuta mo Selūsalema: he naʻe liʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻe Selopoami mo hono ngaahi foha ke ʻoua naʻa nau fai ʻae ngāue ʻae taulaʻeiki kia Sihova.
14For the Levites left their open land and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto the LORD;
15Pea naʻa ne fakanofo ʻae kau taulaʻeiki maʻana ki he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, pea maʻae ngaahi tēvolo, pea ki he ngaahi ʻuhiki pulu ʻaia naʻa ne ngaohi.
15and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the satyrs, and for the calves which he had made.
16Pea naʻe muimui ʻiate kinautolu ki Selūsalema, mei he ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe pau honau loto ke kumi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ke feilaulau kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.
16And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.
17Ko ia naʻa nau fakamālohi ʻae puleʻanga ʻo Siuta, pea naʻe fakamālohiʻi ʻa Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone, ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu: he naʻa nau ʻalu ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu ʻi he hala ʻo Tevita mo Solomone.
17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18¶ Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Lehopoami ʻa Mehalate ko e ʻofefine ʻo Selimoti ko e foha ʻo Tevita kena mali, mo ʻApieli ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻIliapi, ko e foha ʻo Sese:
18And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19ʻAia naʻa na fānau kiate ia ʻae fānau: ko Siusi, mo Samalia, mo Seami.
19and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20Pea hoko mo ia naʻa ne ʻomi ʻa Meaka ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻApisalomi: ʻaia naʻa ne fānau kiate ia ʻa ʻApisa, mo ʻAtai, mo Sisa, mo Silomiti.
20And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21Pea naʻe ʻofa ʻa Lehopoami kia Meaka ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻApisalomi ʻo lahi hake ʻi hono ngaahi uaifi kotoa pē mo ʻene sinifu: (he naʻa ne maʻu ʻae uaifi ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko valu mo e sinifu ʻe toko onongofulu: pea naʻe fānau kiate ia ʻae foha ʻe toko uofulu ma toko valu, mo e ʻofefine ʻe toko onongofulu.)
21And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines — for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begot twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.
22Pea ngaohi ʻe Lehopoami ʻa ʻApisa ko e tama ʻa Meaka ke tuʻukimuʻa, pea ke pule ia ki hono ngaahi kāinga: he naʻe tokanga ia ke fakanofo ia ke tuʻi.
22And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him king.
23Pea naʻe fai fakapotopoto ia, ʻo ne tufaki ʻene fānau kotoa pē ki he ngaahi potu kotoa pē ʻo Siuta mo Penisimani, ki he ngaahi kolo tau kotoa pē: pea naʻa ne ʻatu kiate kinautolu ʻae meʻakai lahi ʻaupito. Pea naʻe manako ia ki he uaifi tokolahi.
23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city; and he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.
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