Fakamaau 4
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Pea naʻe toe fai kovi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, hili ʻene mate ʻa ʻEhuti.
1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord after the death of Aod,
2Pea naʻe fakatau ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki he nima ʻo Sapini, ko e tuʻi ʻo Kēnani, ʻaia naʻe pule ʻi Hasoa; ko e ʻeiki ʻoe tau ʻaʻana ko Sisela, ʻaia naʻe nofo ʻi Haloseti ʻoe ngaahi kolo taʻelotu.
2And the Lord delivered them up into the hands of Jaban king of Chanaan, who reigned in Asor: and he had a general of his army named Sisara, and he dwelt in Haroseth of the Gentiles.
3Pea naʻe tangi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova: he naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae saliote ʻaione ʻe hivangeau; pea naʻa ne fakamamahi lahi ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe uofulu.
3And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots set with scythes, and for twenty years had grievously oppressed them.
4¶ Pea ko Tepola, ko e fefine palōfita, ko e uaifi ʻo Lapetoti, naʻa ne fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he kuonga ko ia.
4And there was at that time Debbora a prophetess the wife of Lapidoth, who judged the people,
5Pea naʻe nofo ia ʻi he lolo ponga, ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Lama mo Peteli ʻi he moʻunga ʻo ʻIfalemi: pea naʻe ʻalu hake kiate ia ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ki he fakamaau.
5And she sat under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Rama and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for all judgment.
6Pea naʻe fekau ʻe ia ʻo ui kia Pelaki ko e foha ʻo ʻApinoami mei Ketesi-Nafitali, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “ʻIkai kuo fekau ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻAlu ʻo ʻunuʻunu atu ki he moʻunga ko Tepoa, pea ke ʻave ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko mano ʻi he fānau ʻa Nafitalai pea ʻi he fānau ʻa Sepuloni?
6And she sent and called Barac the son of Abinoem out of Cedes in Nephtali: and she said to him: The Lord God of Israel hath commanded thee: Go, and lead an army to mount Thabor, and thou shalt take with thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of Nephtali, and of the children of Zabulon:
7Pea te u toho ki he vaitafe ko Kisoni ʻa Sisela, ko e ʻeikitau ʻoe kautau ʻo Sapini, mo ʻene ngaahi saliote mo hono fuʻu kakai; pea te u tukuange ia ki ho nima.’”
7And I will bring unto thee in the place of the torrent Cison, Sisara the general of Jabin’s army, and his chariots, and all his multitude, and will deliver them into thy hand.
8Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Pelaki kiate ia, “Kapau te ta ō mo koe, pea te u ʻalu: pea kapau ʻe ʻikai te ta ō mo koe, pea ʻe ʻikai te u ʻalu.”
8And Barac said to her: If thou wilt come with me, I will go: if thou wilt not come with me, I will not go.
9Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Te ta ō moʻoni mo koe: ka ko e moʻoni ko e fononga ni ʻoku ke ʻalu ai ʻe ʻikai te ke ongolelei ai koe; koeʻuhi ʻe fakatau ʻe Sihova ʻa Sisela ki he nima ʻo ha fefine.” Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Tepola, ʻo na ō mo Pelaki ki Ketesi.
9She said to him: I will go indeed with thee, but at this time the victory shall not be attributed to thee, because Sisara shall be delivered into the hand of a woman. Debbora therefore arose, and went with Barac to Cedes.
10¶ Pea naʻe ui ʻe Pelaki ke haʻu ki Ketesi ʻa Sepuloni mo Nafitalai; pea naʻe ʻalu hake ia mo e kau tangata ʻe tokotaha mano naʻe muimui ʻiate ia: pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa Tepola mo ia.
10And he called unto him Zabulon and Nepbtali, and went up with ten thousand fighting men, having Debbora in his company.
11Pea ko Hepa ko e tangata Kena, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he fānau ʻa Hopapi ko e tamai ʻi he fono ʻa Mōsese, kuo ne fakamavahe ia mei he kau Kena, ʻo ne fokotuʻu hono fale fehikitaki ʻi he toafa ko Seaneimi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Ketesi.
11Now Haber the Cinite had some time before departed from the rest of the Cinites his brethren the sons of Hobab, the kinsman of Moses: and had pitched his tents unto the valley which is called Sellnim, and was near Cedes.
12Pea naʻa nau fakahā kia Sisela ʻae ʻalu hake ʻa Pelaki ko e foha ʻo ʻApinoami ki he moʻunga ko Tepoa.
12And it was told Sisara, that Barac the son of Ablinoem was gone up to mount Thabor:
13Pea naʻe tānaki fakataha ʻe Sisela ʻa ʻene ngaahi saliote ʻaione ʻe hivangeau, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, mei Haloseti ʻoe ngaahi kolo taʻelotu ʻo ʻalu ki he vai lahi ʻo Kisoni.
13And he gathered together his nine hundred chariots armed with scythes, and all his army from Haroseth of the Gentiles to the torrent Cison.
14Pea pehē ʻe Tepola kia Pelaki, “Tuʻu hake, he ko e ʻaho ko eni kuo tukuange ʻe Sihova ʻa Sisela ki ho nima: ʻikai kuo ʻalu muʻomuʻa ʻa Sihova ʻiate koe?” Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hifo ai ʻa Pelaki mei he moʻunga ko Tepoa, pea muimui ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe tokotaha mano.
14And Debbora said to Barac: Arise, for this is the day wherein the Lord hath delivered Sisara into thy hands: behold he is thy leader. And Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand fighting men with him.
15Pea naʻe veuveuki ʻe Sihova ʻa Sisela mo ʻene ngaahi saliote, mo ʻene tau kotoa pē, ʻaki ʻae mata ʻoe heletā ʻi he ʻao ʻo Pelaki: ko ia naʻe hifo ai ʻa Sisela mei heʻene saliote, pea hola ʻi hono vaʻe ke mamaʻo.
15And the Lord struck a terror into Sisara, and all his chariots, and all his multitude, with the edge of the sword, at the sight of Barac, insomuch that Sisara leaping down from off his chariot, fled away on foot.
16Ka naʻe tuli ʻe Pelaki ki he ngaahi saliote, mo e tau, ki Haloseti ʻoe ngaahi kolo taʻelotu: pea naʻe tō ʻae tau kotoa pē ʻa Sisela ki he mata ʻoe heletā: pea naʻe ʻikai fakatoe ha tangata.
16And Barac pursued after the fleeing chariots and the army unto Haroseth of the Gentiles, and all the multitude of the enemies was utterly destroyed.
17Ka ko e moʻoni naʻe hola ke mamaʻo ʻa Sisela ʻi hono vaʻe ki he fale ʻo Saeli ko e uaifi ʻo Hepa ko e tangata Kena; he naʻe melino ʻa Sapini ko e tuʻi ʻo Hasoa mo e fale ʻo Hepa ko e tangata Kena.
17But Sisara fleeing came to the tent of Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Asor, and the house of Haber the Cinite.
18¶ Pea naʻe ʻalu kituʻa ʻa Saeli ke fakafetaulaki kia Sisela, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Afe mai, ʻE hoku ʻeiki, afe mai kiate au; ʻoua naʻa manavahē.” Pea ʻi heʻene afe kiate ia ki he fale naʻa ne ʻufiʻufi ʻaki ʻe ia ia ʻae pulupulu.
18And Jahel went forth to meet Sisara, and said to him: Come in to me, my lord, come in, fear not. He went in to her tent, and being covered by her with a cloak,
19Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku mai ha vai siʻi ke u inu; he ʻoku ou fieinua.” Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe ia ʻae hina huʻahuhu, ʻo ne ʻatu ia ke ne inu, pea ʻufiʻufi ʻe ia ia.
19Said to her: Give me, I beseech thee, a little water, for I am very thirsty. She opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.
20Pea toe lea ʻe ia kiate ia, “Tuʻu ʻi he matapā ʻoe fale, pea ʻe pehē, kapau ʻe haʻu ha tangata ʻo fehuʻi kiate koe, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ʻi heni ha tangata,” pea ke pehē ai ʻe koe, “ʻOku ʻikai.”
20And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none.
21Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe Saeli ko e uaifi ʻo Hepa ʻae faʻo ʻoe fale, pea toʻo ʻae hamala ʻi hono nima, pea naʻe ʻalu fakaʻeteʻete ia kiate ia, pea tuki ʻae faʻo ki hono ʻulu ke ʻasi ʻo fakamaʻu ʻaki ia ki he kelekele: he naʻe maʻu pe ʻene mohe, pea naʻa ne ongosia. Pea naʻe mate ai ia.
21So Jahel Haber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and taking also a hammer: and going in softly, and with silence, she put the nail upon the temples of his head, and striking it With the hammer, drove it through his brain fast into the ground: and so passing from deep sleep to death, he fainted away and died.
22Pea vakai, ʻi he tuli ʻe Pelaki ʻa Sisela, naʻe ʻalu kituʻa ʻa Saeli ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Haʻu, pea te u fakahā kiate koe ʻae tangata ʻoku ke kumi.” Pea ʻi heʻene hū mo ia, vakai, kuo tuku ʻi ai ʻa Sisela kuo mate, pea naʻe ʻi hono ʻulu ʻae faʻo.
22And behold Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee, the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, be saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples.
23Naʻe pehē ʻae fakavaivai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻa Sapini ko e tuʻi ʻo Kēnani ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.
23So God that day humbled Jabin the king of Chanaan before the children of Israel:
24Pea naʻe fakamonūʻia ʻo mālohi ʻae nima ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sapini ko e tuʻi ʻo Kēnani, ʻo aʻu ki heʻenau fakaʻauha ʻa Sapini ko e tuʻi ʻo Kēnani.
24Who grew daily stronger, and with a mighty hand overpowered Jabin king of Chanaan, till they quite destroyed him.
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