1 Meʻa Hokohoko 11
1 Hili ia naʻe fakataha ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa kia Tevita ki Hepeloni, mo nau pehē, “Vakai, ko ho hui ʻoʻou ʻakimautolu mo ho kakano ʻoʻou.
All the Israelites gathered to meet with David in Hebron. They told him, “We are your flesh and blood.
2 Kaeʻumaʻā 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.’”
In recent times, even though Saul was king, you were the real leader of Israel. The Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people, and you will be the leader of my people Israel.’”
3 Ko 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.
All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a solemn agreement with them before the Lord. There they anointed David as king of Israel, as the Lord had promised 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.
Then David and all the Israelites went to Jerusalem (formerly known as Jebus) where the Jebusites lived.
5 Pea 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.”
The Jebusites told David, “You will not enter here!” But David did capture the fortress of Zion, now known as the City of David.
6 Pea 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.
David had said, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will be my commander-in-chief.” Since Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the first, he became commander-in-chief.
7 Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Tevita ki he kolotau; pea ko ia naʻe ui ai ia ko e Kolo ʻo Tevita.
David decided to love in the fortress, which is why they named it after him the City of David.
8 Pea 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.
He built up the city all around it, from the Millo in a circuit all around, while Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 Naʻe pehē ʻae fakaʻaʻau ʻa Tevita ke lahi mo lahi hake ʻaupito: he naʻe kau kiate ia ʻa Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.
David became more and more powerful, for the Lord Almighty 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.
These were the leaders of David's powerful warriors who, along with all the Israelites, gave him strong support in becoming king, just as the Lord had promised would happen to Israel.
11 Pea 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.
This is the list of the leading warriors who supported David: Jashobeam, son of Hachmoni, leader of the Three. Using his spear, he once killed 300 men in a single battle.
12 Pea 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.
After him came Eleazar, son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the Three leading warriors.
13 Naʻe 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.
He was with David at Pas-dammin when the Philistines gathered for battle that took place in a field full of barley. The Israelite army ran away when the Philistines attacked,
14 Pea 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.
but David and Eleazar took a stand in the middle of the field, defending their ground and killing the Philistines. The Lord saved them by giving them 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.
Another time, the Three, who were part of the Thirty leading warriors, went down to meet David when he was at the cave of Adullam. The Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 Pea 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.
At the time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
17 Pea 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!”
David was feeling really thirsty, and he said, “If only someone could bring me a drink of water from the well beside the entrance gate to Bethlehem!”
18 Pea 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,
The Three broke through the Philistine defenses, took some water from the well at Bethelehem's gate, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it, and poured it out as an offering to the Lord.
19 Pea 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.
“God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “It would be like drinking the blood of these men who risked their lives! They risked their lives to bring me a drink.” So he did not drink it. This is just some of the things the Three leading warriors did.
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.”
Abishai, Joab's brother, was leader of the second Three. Using his spear, he once killed 300 men, and became famous among the Three.
21 ʻI 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.”
He was the most highly regarded of the Three and was their commander, though he was not one of the first Three.
22 Ko 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.
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a strong warrior from Kabzeel, did many amazing things. He killed two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went after a lion into a pit in the snow and killed it.
23 Pea 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.
Another time he killed an Egyptian—a huge man who stood seven foot six inches tall. The Egyptian had a spear whose shaft was as thick as a weaver's rod. Benaiah attacked him with just a club, but he was able to grab the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
24 Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni naʻe fai ʻe Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sihoiata, pea naʻe lau hono hingoa fakataha mo e toko tolu mālohi.
These were the kind of things Benaiah did that made him as famous as the Three leading warriors.
25 Vakai, 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.
He was the most highly regarded of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. David put him in charge of his personal bodyguard.
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,
Other leading warriors were: Asahel, Joab's brother; Elhanan, son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
27 Mo Samoti ko e tangata Heloti, mo Helesi ko e tangata Peloni,
Shammoth the Harorite; Helez the Pelonite;
28 Mo Ila ko e foha ʻo Ikesi ko e tangata Tikoa, mo ʻApiesa ko e tangata ʻAnatoti,
Ira, son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; Abiezer from Anathoth;
29 Mo Sipikei ko e tangata Husa, mo Ilai ko e tangata ʻAhoi,
Sibbecai the Hushathite; Ilai the Ahohite;
30 Mo Mehelei ko e tangata Nitofa, mo Heleti ko e foha ʻo Peana ko e tangata Nitofa,
Maharai of Netophah; Heled, son of Baanah of Netophah;
31 Mo Itei ko e foha ʻo Lipei mei Kipea, ʻi he fānau ʻa Penisimani, mo Penaia ko e tangata Peloni,
Ithai, son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites; Benaiah the Pirathonite;
32 Mo Hulei mei he ngaahi vaitafe siʻi ʻo Keasi, mo ʻApieli ko e tangata ʻAlapa,
Hurai from the valleys of Gaash; Abiel the Arbathite;
33 Mo ʻAsimaveti ko e tangata Pahulimi, mo Eliapa ko e tangata Saeliponi.
Azmaveth the Baharumite; Eliahba the Shaalbonite;
34 Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Hasemi ko e tangata Kiso, mo Sonatane ko e foha ʻo Sake ko e tangata Halali,
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite; Jonathan, son of Shagee the Hararite;
35 Mo ʻAhiami ko e foha ʻo Sakali ko e tangata Halali, mo Elifali ko e foha ʻo Uli,
Ahiam, son of Sachar the Hararite; Eliphal, son of Ur;
36 Mo Hefeli ko e tangata Mikela, mo ʻAhisa ko e tangata Peloni,
Hepher the Mecherathite; Ahijah the Pelonite;
37 Mo Hesailo ko e tangata Kameli mo Nahali ko e foha ʻo Esipei,
Hezro the Carmelite; Naarai, son of Ezbai;
38 Mo Soeli ko e tokoua ʻo Natani, mo Mipa ko e foha ʻo Hakili,
Joel the Nathan's brother; Mibhar, son of Hagri;
39 Mo Seleki ko e tangata ʻAmoni, mo Nahela ko e tangata Piheloti, ko e tangata naʻe toʻo mahafutau kia Soape ko e tama ʻa Seluia,
Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite; Joab's armor-bearer, son of Zeruiah;
40 Mo Ila ko e tangata Itila, mo Kalepi ko e tangata Itila,
Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite;
41 Mo ʻUlia ko e tangata Heti, mo Sapita ko e foha ʻo ʻAlai,
Uriah the Hittite; Zabad son of Ahlai;
42 Mo 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,
Adina, son of Shiza the Reubenite, leader of the Reubenites, and the thirty who were with him;
43 Mo Hanani ko e foha ʻo Meaka, mo Sosafate ko e tangata Mitini,
Hanan, son of Maacah; Joshaphat the Mithnite;
44 Mo ʻUsia ko e tangata ʻAsitelote, mo Sama mo Sieli ko e ongo foha ʻo Hotani ko e tangata ʻAloeli,
Uzzia the Ashterathite; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite;
45 Mo Sitieli ko e foha ʻo Simili, mo Soa ko hono tokoua, ko e tangata Tisi,
Jediael, son of Shimri, and his brother, Joha the Tizite;
46 Mo Ilieli ko e tangata Mehevi, mo Silipei, mo Sosavia, ko e ongo foha ʻo Elineami, mo Itima ko e tangata Moape,
Eliel the Mahavite; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah the Moabite;
47 Mo Ilieli, mo ʻOpeti, mo Sesieli ko e tangata Mesopaia.
Eliel; Obed; and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
