2 Meʻa Hokohoko 25
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
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1Naʻe uofulu taʻu mo e taʻu ʻe nima ʻae motuʻa ʻo ʻAmasia, ʻi heʻene kamata pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe uofulu ma nima ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko Sihoatani ʻo Selūsalema.
1Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
2Pea naʻe fai lelei ʻe ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻi he loto haohaoa.
2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
3¶ Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he hoko ʻo tuʻumaʻu ʻae puleʻanga kiate ia, naʻa ne tāmateʻi ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ʻaia naʻe lapasi ʻae tuʻi ko ʻene tamai.
3As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
4Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tāmateʻi ʻenau ngaahi fānau, ka naʻe fai ʻe ia ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tohi ʻi he fono ʻi he tohi ʻa Mōsese, ʻaia naʻe fekau ai ʻe Sihova, ʻo pehē, ʻE ʻikai mate ʻae ngaahi tamai koeʻuhi ko e fānau, pea ʻe ʻikai mate ʻae fānau maʻae mātuʻa, ka ʻe mate ʻae tangata taki taha koeʻuhi ko ʻene angahala ʻaʻana.
4Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
5¶ Pea naʻe fakakātoa ʻe ʻAmasia ʻa Siuta kotoa pē, ʻo ne fakanofo kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ki he ngaahi toko afe, mo e ngaahi ʻeiki pule ki he ngaahi toko teau, ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻi Siuta kotoa pē mo Penisimani: pea naʻa ne lau ʻakinautolu mei he taʻu ʻe uofulu ʻo fai hake, ʻo ne ʻilo ʻakinautolu ko e toko tolu kilu naʻe lelei, pea mālohi ke ʻalu atu ke tau, pea maheni ai ʻi he ala ki he tao mo e pā.
5Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
6Pea naʻa ne totongi ʻae kau tangata ʻe tokotaha kilu mei ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻae taleniti siliva ʻe teau, ko e kau mālohi mo toʻa.
6He also hired 100,000 mighty warriors from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
7Ka naʻe haʻu kiate ia ha tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE tuʻi, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ʻalu mo koe ʻae kautau ʻa ʻIsileli: he ʻoku ʻikai kau mo ʻIsileli ʻa Sihova, ko e fānau kotoa pē ʻa ʻIfalemi.
7But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
8Pea kapau te ke ʻalu koe, fai pe, ke ke mālohi koe ki he tau: ʻe fakahinga koe ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fili: he ʻoku ʻi he ʻOtua ʻae mālohi ke tokoni, pea ke lī ki lalo.”
8Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
9Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAmasia ki he tangata ʻae ʻOtua, “Ka ko e hā te mau fai koeʻuhi ko e taleniti ʻe teau ʻaia kuo u tuku ki he tau ʻa ʻIsileli?” Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe he tangata ʻae ʻOtua kiate ia, “ʻOku faʻa fai ʻe Sihova ke foaki kiate koe ʻae meʻa lahi hake ʻaupito ʻi he meʻa ni.”
9Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the army of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
10Pea naʻe toki vaeua ʻakinautolu ʻe ʻAmasia, ʻae tau naʻe haʻu kiate ia mei ʻIfalemi, ke nau toe ʻalu ki honau fonua: ko ia naʻe tupu ʻo lahi ai ʻenau ʻita ki Siuta, pea naʻa nau toe ʻalu ki honau ʻapi ʻi he ʻita lahi.
10So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
11¶ Pea naʻe fakamālohi ʻe ʻAmasia ia, pea taki atu ʻe ia hono kakai ki he toafa māsima, ʻo ne taaʻi ʻi he fānau ʻa Seia ʻae toko mano.
11Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
12Pea ko e toko mano ʻe taha naʻe moʻui naʻe puke ʻe he fānau ʻa Siuta ʻo ʻave fakapōpula, pea naʻe ʻohake ʻakinautolu ki he tumutumu ʻoe makatuʻu, ʻo lī ʻakinautolu mei he tumutumu ʻoe maka ki lalo, ko ia naʻe lailai ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē.
12and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
13¶ Ka ko e kau tangata tau ʻoe tau naʻe fekau ʻe ʻAmasia ke nau foki, ke ʻoua naʻa nau ʻalu mo ia ki he tau, naʻa nau teʻia ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta, mei Samēlia ʻo aʻu atu ki Pete-Holoni, pea naʻe teʻia ʻae toko tolu afe ʻokinautolu, ʻo nau fetuku ʻae vete lahi.
13Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
14¶ Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, hili ʻae liu mai ʻa ʻAmasia mei he tāmateʻi ʻae kakai ʻItomi, naʻa ne ʻomi ʻae ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe fānau ʻa Seia: pea ne fokotuʻu ʻakinautolu ke ne ʻotua aki, pea punou ia kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne tutu ʻae meʻa nanamu kiate kinautolu.
14When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
15Ko ia naʻe tupu ai ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova kia ʻAmasia, pea naʻa ne fekau ʻae palōfita kiate ia, ʻaia naʻe pehē kiate ia, “Ko e hā kuo ke kumi ai ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe kakai, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te nau mafai ke fakamoʻui honau kakai ʻonautolu mei ho nima?”
15Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
16Pea ʻiloange lolotonga ʻa ʻene kei lea kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia, “He kuo fakakau koe ki he kau fakakaukau ʻae tuʻi?” “Tuku muʻa: he koeʻumaʻā ʻae taaʻi koe?” Pea naʻe tuku ai ʻae palōfita, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ou ʻilo kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtua ke taaʻi koe, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo fai ʻae meʻa ni, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke tokanga ki heʻeku akonaki.”
16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
17¶ Pea naʻe toki kumi ʻae fakakaukau ʻe ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ne fekau atu kia Soasi, ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi, ko e foha ʻo Sehu ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, “Haʻu ke tā fesiofaki pe ʻakitaua.”
17Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
18Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli kia ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻo pehē, “Ko e talatalaʻāmoa naʻe ʻi Lepanoni naʻe fekau ki he sita naʻe ʻi Lepanoni, ʻo pehē, ‘Foaki mai ho ʻofefine ki hoku foha ke na fakamaʻu:’ pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae manu kai vao naʻe ʻi Lepanoni, pea malaki hifo ʻae talatalaʻāmoa.
18But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
19ʻOku ke lau, Vakai, kuo ke teʻia ʻae kakai ʻItomi: pea kuo fakahikihiki koe ʻe ho loto ke vikiviki: ka ke nofo koe eni ki ʻapi: koeʻumaʻā hoʻo kau ke ke kovi ai, ke ke hinga ai, ʻio, ʻa koe, mo Siuta foki mo koe?”
19You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
20Ka naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻe ʻAmasia ki ai he naʻe mei he ʻOtua ia, koeʻuhi ke ne tukuange ia ki he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili , ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau kumi ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻItomi.
20But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
21Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli: pea na fesiofaki ʻakinaua, ʻio, ʻaia mo ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻi Pete-Semesi, ʻaia ʻoku kau ki Siuta.
21So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
22Pea naʻe fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa Siuta ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻa nau hola taki taha ʻae tangata ki hono fale fehikitaki.
22And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.
23Pea naʻe puke ʻe Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻa ʻAmasia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ko e foha ʻo Soasi, ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi, ʻi Pete-Semesi, ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki Selūsalema, pea naʻa ne holoki hifo ʻae ʻā maka ʻo Selūsalema mei he matapā ʻo ʻIfalemi ki he matapā ʻi he tuliki ʻā, ko e hanga ʻe valungeau.
23There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
24Pea naʻa ne ʻave ʻae koula kotoa pē mo e siliva, mo e ngaahi ipu kotoa pē naʻe ʻilo ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua ia ʻOpeti-ʻItomi, pea mo e ngaahi koloa ʻi he fale ʻoe tuʻi, mo e kau fakamoʻoni foki, pea tafoki ia ʻo ʻalu ki Samēlia.
24He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
25¶ Pea naʻe moʻui ʻa ʻAmasia ko e foha ʻo Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta hili ʻae pekia ʻa Soasi ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma nima.
25Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
26Pea ko hono toe ʻoe ngāue ʻa ʻAmasia, ko e ʻuluaki mo e ki mui, vakai, ʻikai kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta mo ʻIsileli?
26As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
27¶ Pea hili ʻae kuonga naʻe tafoki ai ʻa ʻAmasia mei he muimui ʻia Sihova naʻa nau teu lapa kiate ia ʻi Selūsalema: pea naʻe hola ia ki Lakisi: ka naʻa nau fekau ʻo tuli ia ki Lakisi, pea naʻe tāmateʻi ia ʻi ai.
27From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
28Pea naʻa nau fakaheka ia ki he fanga hoosi, pea nau tanu ia mo ʻene ngaahi tamai ʻi he kolo ʻo Siuta.
28They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.
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