2 Samuel 20
1 There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”
Pea ʻiloange naʻe nofo ʻi ai ʻae tangata angakovi ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Sepa, ko e foha ʻo Pikili, ko e tangata Penisimani: pea naʻa ne ifi ʻe ia ʻae meʻalea, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te mau kau mo Tevita, pea ʻoku ʻikai te mau tofiʻa fakataha mo e foha ʻo Sese: ʻE ʻIsileli ke taki taha ʻalu ʻae tangata ki hono fale.”
2 So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Ko ia naʻe hiki ai ʻae kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli mei heʻenau muimui kia Tevita, ka nau muimui kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili: ka naʻe pikitai ʻae kau tangata ʻo Siuta ki honau tuʻi mei Sioatani ʻo aʻu ki Selūsalema.
3 David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody and provided them with sustenance, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻa Tevita ki hono fale ʻi Selūsalema; pea naʻe ʻave ʻe he tuʻi ʻae kau fefine sinifu ʻe toko hongofulu, ʻaia naʻa ne tuku ke tauhi hono fale, ʻo ne ʻai kinautolu ki he fale naʻe leʻohi, pea naʻe fafangaʻi ai kinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne hū atu ia kiate kinautolu, Pea ko ia naʻa nau pōpula ai ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo ʻenau mate, ʻonau moʻui taʻeʻmali.
4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.”
Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia ʻAmasa, “ʻI he teʻeki ke ʻosi ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu ke ke tānaki mai kiate au ʻae kau tangata ʻo Siuta, pea ke ʻi heni koe.”
5 So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he stayed longer than the set time which had been appointed to him.
Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻAmasa ke tānaki ʻa Siuta: ka naʻa ne tatali fuoloa ange ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho naʻe tukupau ʻe ia kiate ia.
6 David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia ʻApisai, “Ko eni ʻe lahi hake ʻi he kovi naʻe fai ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae kovi ʻe fai kiate kitautolu ʻe Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili: ʻave ʻe koe ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa hoʻo ʻeiki, pea tuli kiate ia, telia naʻa ne maʻu ha ngaahi kolo kuo ʻāʻi, pea ne hao meiate kitautolu.”
7 Joab’s men went out after him with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Pea naʻe tuli kiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻa Soape, mo e kau Keliti, mo e kau Peleti, pea mo e kau tangata toʻa kotoa pē: pea naʻa nau ʻalu mei Selūsalema ke tuli kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went along it fell out.
Pea ʻi heʻenau hoko atu ki he fuʻu maka ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Kipione, naʻe muʻomuʻa atu ʻa ʻAmasa. Pea naʻe noʻotaki kiate ia ʻe Soape ʻa hono kofu naʻa ne ʻai, pea naʻe ʻai ki ai ʻae nonoʻo mo e heletā naʻe fakamaʻu ki ai mo hono ʻaiʻanga, ki hono tenga; pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu atu naʻe tō hifo ia ki lalo.
9 Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Soape kia ʻAmasa, “Hoku kāinga ʻoku ke moʻui lelei?” Pea naʻe puke ʻe Soape ki he kava ʻo ʻAmasa ʻaki ʻa hono nima toʻomataʻu ke ʻuma kiate ia.
10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body and shed out his bowels to the ground, and did not strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
Ka naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻe ʻAmasa ki he heletā naʻe ʻi he nima ʻo Soape: pea pehē naʻa ne hokaʻi ia ʻi hono lalo hui fatafata, pea naʻe tō hifo hono toʻotoʻonga ki he kelekele, pea naʻe ʻikai ke ne taaʻi ia ke liunga ua; pea naʻa ne mate ai. Ko ia naʻe tuli atu ʻe Soape mo ʻApisai ko hono tokoua kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
11 One of Joab’s young men stood by him, and said, “He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!”
Pea naʻe tuʻu ofi kiate ia ʻae tokotaha ʻi he kau tangata ʻo Soape, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko ia ʻoku kau mo Soape, pea mo ia ʻoku kau kia Tevita, ke ne muimui ʻia Soape.”
12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
Pea naʻe tokoto ʻa ʻAmasa ʻi he toto ʻi he loto hala. Pea ʻi heʻene mamata ʻe he tangata ʻoku tuʻumaʻu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, naʻa ne hiki atu ʻa ʻAmasa mei he loto hala ki he vao, mo ne ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki ha kofu, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene mamata naʻe tuʻumaʻu ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu ofi ki ai.
13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Pea hili ʻae hiki atu ia mei he loto hala, naʻe muimui atu kia Soape ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ke tuli kia Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili.
14 He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites. They were gathered together, and went also after him.
Pea naʻa ne ʻalu atu ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo aʻu ki ʻEpeli, pea ki Pete Meaka, pea mo e kakai ʻo Peli kātoa: pea naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu, ʻonau muimui foki kiate ia.
15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.
Pea naʻa nau haʻu ʻo kāpui ia ʻi ʻEpeli ʻi Pete Meaka, pea naʻa nau tanu puke ki he kolo pea naʻe hanga atu ia ki he ʻā kituʻa: pea naʻe haha ʻae ʻā ʻe Soape pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, koeʻuhi ke fakahinga ia ki lalo.
16 Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”
Pea naʻe toki ui mai ʻe ha fefine fakapotopoto mei he loto kolo, “Mou fanongo! Mou fanongo! ʻOku ou kole kiate kimoutolu, ke mou tala kia Soape, Haʻu ke ofi mai ki heni, koeʻuhi ke u lea kiate koe.”
17 He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your servant.” He answered, “I am listening.”
Pea ʻi heʻene ʻunuʻunu atu ʻo ofi kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine, “Ko Soape koe?” Pea naʻe talaange ʻe ia, “Ko au.” Pea naʻa ne toki pehē kiate ia, “Fanongo mai ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoʻo kaunanga.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “ʻOku ou fanongo pe.”
18 Then she spoke, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
Pea naʻa ne toki lea, ʻo pehē, “Naʻa nau faʻa lea ʻi he kuonga ʻi muʻa ange, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni tenau fakafehuʻi ki ai ʻi ʻEpeli:” pea ʻe ngata ia ʻi ai.
19 I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
Ko e fakamelino mo e angatonu au ʻi ʻIsileli; [ka ]ʻoku ke kumi ʻe koe ke fakaʻauha ha kolo pea mo ha faʻē ʻi ʻIsileli: ko e hā te ke fōngia hifo ai ʻae tofiʻa ʻo Sihova?”
20 Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Pea naʻe talaange ʻe Soape ʻo pehē, “Ke mamaʻo ia, ke mamaʻo ia meiate au ke u folo hifo pe fakaʻauha.
21 The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
ʻOku ʻikai pehē ha meʻa: ka ko e tangata mei he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, ko Sepa ko hono hingoa, ko e foha ʻo Pikili, kuo hiki angatuʻu hake ʻe ia ʻa hono nima ki he tuʻi, ʻio, kia Tevita: ke tuku mai pe ia pea te u ʻalu mei he kolo.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine kia Soape, “Vakai, ʻe lī atu ʻa hono ʻulu ʻi he ʻā kiate koe.”
22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
Pea naʻe toki ʻalu ʻae fefine ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi heʻene fai fakapotopoto. Pea naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻae ʻulu ʻo Sepa ko e foha ʻo Pikili ʻonau lī atu ia kia Soape. Pea naʻa ne ifi ʻe ia ha meʻalea, pea naʻa nau tutuku atu mei he kolo, ko e tangata taki taha ki hono fale. Pea naʻe foki atu ʻa Soape ki he tuʻi ki Selūsalema.
23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,
Ka ko eni naʻe pule ʻa Soape ki he kautau kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli: pea ko Penaia ko e foha ʻo Sehoiata naʻe pule ki he kau Keliti pea mo e kau Peleti:
24 Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder,
Pea naʻe pule ʻa ʻAtolami ki he tukuhau: pea ko Sihosafate ko e foha ʻo ʻAhilute ko e tangata tohi meʻa ia:
25 Sheva was scribe, Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
Pea ko e tangata tohi ʻa Siva: pea ko e ongo taulaʻeiki ʻa Satoki pea mo ʻApiata:
26 and Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
Pea ko Ila ko e tangata Saili ko e ʻeiki lahi foki ia naʻe kau kia Tevita.
