2 Kings 7

1 Then Elisha said: “Listen to the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: Tomorrow, at this time, one measure of fine wheat flour will be one silver coin, and two measures of barley will be one silver coin, at the gate of Samaria.”

Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe ʻIlaisa, “Mou fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova; ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Feʻunga nai mo e feituʻulaʻā ni ʻapongipongi ʻe fakatau ʻae fuaʻanga mahoaʻa lelei ʻe taha ki he sikeli ʻe taha, mo e fuaʻanga ʻe ua ʻoe paʻale ki he sikeli ʻe taha, ʻi he matanikolo ʻo Samēlia.”

2 And one of the leaders, upon whose hand the king leaned, responding to the man of God, said, “Even if the Lord will open the floodgates of heaven, how can what you say possibly be?” And he said, “You will see it with your own eyes, and you will not eat from it.”

Pea ko e ʻeiki ko ia naʻe faʻaki ai ʻae tuʻi ki hono nima naʻe tali ʻo pehēange ki he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, “Vakai, ka ne ngaohi ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi kātupa ʻi he langi, ʻe faʻa fai koā ʻae meʻa ni?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai te ke mamata ki ai ʻaki ho mata ʻoʻou, ka ʻe ʻikai te ke kai mei ai.”

3 Now there were four lepers beside the entrance of the gate. And they said one to another: “Should we choose to stay here until we die?

Pea naʻe nofo ʻae kau tangata kilia ʻe toko fā ʻi he hūʻanga matapā [ʻoe kolo ]pea naʻa nau fepehēʻaki, “Ko e hā ʻoku tau nofo ai pe ʻi heni ke tau mate ai?

4 If we choose to enter the city, we will die from the famine. And if we remain here, we also will die. Therefore, come and let us flee over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare us, we will live. But if they choose to kill us, we will die anyway.”

Kapau te tau pehē, “Ke tau hū atu ki loto kolo, ʻoku ʻi he kolo ʻae honge, pea te tau mate ai; pea kapau te tau nofo ai pe ʻi heni, te tau mate foki. Ko ia ke tau ō mo hoko ange ki he kautau mei Silia: kapau te nau fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu, pehē te tau moʻui; pea kapau te nau tāmateʻi ʻakitautolu, te tau mate pe.”

5 Therefore, they rose up in the evening, so that they might go to the camp of the Syrians. And when they had arrived at the beginning of the camp of the Syrians, they found no one in that place.

Ko ia naʻa nau tuʻu hake ʻi he kei fakapoʻupoʻuli ke ʻalu ki he ʻapitanga ʻoe kakai Silia; pea ʻi heʻenau hoko ange ki he ngataʻanga ʻaupito ʻoe ʻapitanga ʻoe kakai Silia, vakai naʻe ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻi ai.

6 For indeed, the Lord had caused them to hear, in the camp of Syria, the sound of chariots and horses, and a very numerous army. And they said one to another: “Behold, the king of Israel has paid wages to the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians against us. And they will overwhelm us.”

He naʻe meʻa ʻe Sihova ke fanongo ʻe he kakai Silia ki he patū ʻoe ngaahi saliote, mo e longoaʻa ʻoe ngaahi fanga hoosi, ʻio, ki he patū mai ʻoe fuʻu kautau tokolahi: pea naʻa nau fepehēʻaki, Vakai kuo piutau ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli mei he ngaahi tuʻi ʻoe kakai Heti, mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite ke haʻu ʻo tauʻi ʻakitautolu.

7 Therefore, they rose up and fled away in the dark. And they left behind their tents and horses and donkeys in the camp. And they fled, desiring to save so much as their own lives.

Pea ko ia naʻa nau tutuʻu hake ai ʻo hola ʻi heʻene kei fakapoʻupoʻuli, mo nau siʻaki honau ngaahi fale fehikitaki, mo ʻenau fanga hoosi, mo ʻenau fanga ʻasi, ʻio, ʻae ʻapitanga kotoa mo ia naʻe ʻi ai, ka nau hola ke nau moʻui.

8 And so, when these lepers had arrived at the beginning of the camp, they entered one tent, and they ate and drank. And they took from there silver, and gold, and clothing. And they went away and hid it. And they returned again to another tent, and similarly, carrying away from there, they hid it.

Pea ʻi he hoko atu ʻae kau kilia ni ki he ngataʻanga ʻaupito ʻoe ʻapitanga, naʻa nau hū atu ki he fale fehikitaki ʻe taha, ʻonau kai mo inu, mo nau ʻave mei ai ʻae siliva, mo e koula, mo e ngaahi kofu, mo nau ʻalu ʻo fufū ia; mo nau toe haʻu ʻo hū ki he fale fehikitaki ʻe taha, ʻo fetuku foki mei ai, mo nau ʻalu ʻo fufū ia.

9 Then they said one to another: “We are not doing the right thing. For this is a day of good news. If we remain silent and refuse to report it until morning, we will be charged with a crime. Come, let us go and report it in the court of the king.”

Hili ia naʻa nau fepehēʻaki, “ʻOku ʻikai lelei ʻae meʻa ʻoku tau fai: ko e ʻaho eni ko e ʻaho ʻoe ongoongolelei, ka ʻoku tau fakalongo pe: kapau te tau tatali kaeʻoua ke ʻaho, ʻe hoko ha kovi kiate kitautolu: ko ia mou omi, koeʻuhi ke tau ʻalu ʻo fakahā eni ki he kaungāfale ʻoe tuʻi.”

10 And when they had arrived at the gate of the city, they explained to them, saying: “We went into the camp of the Syrians, and we found no one in that place, except horses and donkeys tied, and the tents still standing.”

Ko ia naʻa nau haʻu mo nau ui ki he tangata leʻo ʻoe kolo: pea naʻa nau tala kiate kinautolu ʻo pehē, naʻa mau hoko ange ki he ʻapitanga ʻoe kakai Silia, pea vakai, naʻe ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻi ai, pea naʻe ʻikai ongo ai ʻae leʻo ʻo ha tangata, ka naʻe noʻotaki ʻae fanga hoosi, mo e fanga ʻasi naʻe noʻotaki, mo e ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo hangē pe ko ʻenau tuʻu.

11 Therefore, the gatekeepers went and reported it in the palace of the king.

Pea naʻa ne ui ʻe ia ki he kau leʻo pea naʻa nau fakahā ia ki he kaungāfale ʻoe tuʻi ʻi loto fale.

12 And he rose up in the night, and he said to his servants: “I tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are suffering from famine, and therefore they have gone out from the camp, and they lie hidden in the fields, saying: ‘When they will have gone out from the city, we will capture them alive, and then we will be able to enter the city.’”

Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae tuʻi ʻi he kei poʻuli, ʻo ne pehē ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, Te u fakahā eni kiate kimoutolu ʻae meʻa kuo fai ʻe he kakai Silia kiate kitautolu. “ʻOku nau ʻilo ʻetau fiekaia; ko ia kuo nau ʻalu atu mei he ʻapitanga ke malumu ʻi he vao, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOka nau ka hū mai mei he kolo, te tau puke moʻui ʻakinautolu, mo hū atu ai ki he kolo.’”

13 But one of his servants responded: “Let us take the five horses that remain in the city (for there were no more amid the entire multitude of Israel, since the rest had been consumed), and sending, we will be able to explore.”

Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe ha tokotaha ʻo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, “ʻOku ou kole ke ke tuku ke toʻo ʻe ha niʻihi ʻae fanga hoosi ʻe nima ʻoku toe, ʻaia ʻoku kei toe ʻi he kolo, (vakai, ʻoku nau tatau pe mo e tokolahi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻaia ʻoku kei toe ʻi ai: vakai, ʻoku nau hangē pe ko e tokolahi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻaia kuo fakaʻauʻausino: ) pea ke tau fekau atu ʻo mamata.”

14 Therefore, they brought two horses. And the king sent them into the camp of the Syrians, saying, “Go, and see.”

Ko ia naʻa nau toʻo ai ʻae ongo hoosi toho saliote ʻe ua; pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe he tuʻi ki he kautau ʻo Silia, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻAlu ʻo vakai.”

15 And they went away after them, as far as the Jordan. But behold, the entire way was filled with clothing and vessels, which the Syrians had thrown aside when they were disturbed. And the messengers returned and told the king.

Pea naʻa nau muimui kiate kinautolu ʻo aʻu atu ki Sioatani: pea vakai, naʻe felefeleʻi ʻi he hala ʻae ngaahi kofu mo e ngaahi ipu, ʻaia naʻe liʻaki ʻe he kakai Silia ʻi heʻenau hola fakavavevave. Pea naʻe liliu mai ʻae kau talafekau, mo nau fakahā ia ki he tuʻi.

16 And the people, going out, pillaged the camp of the Syrians. And one measure of fine wheat flour went for one silver coin, and two measures of barley went for one silver coin, in accord with the word of the Lord.

Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae kakai, mo nau veteki ʻae ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai Silia. Pea pehē, naʻe fakatau ʻae fuaʻanga ʻe taha ʻoe mahoaʻa lelei ʻaki ʻae sikeli ʻe taha, mo e fuaʻanga paʻale ʻe ua ʻaki ʻae sikeli ʻe taha, ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa Sihova.

17 Then the king stationed that leader, on whose hand he leaned, at the gate. And the crowd trampled him at the entrance of the gate. And he died, in accord with what the man of God had said when the king had descended to him.

Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi ki he ʻeiki ʻaia naʻa ne faʻaki ki hono nima ke ʻaʻana ʻae leʻohi ʻoe matapā: pea naʻe malamalaki ia ʻe he kakai ʻi he matapā, pea naʻa ne mate, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻe he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻe lea kiate ia ʻi heʻene ʻalu hifo ʻae tuʻi ki ai.

18 And this happened in accord with the word of the man of God, which he had spoken to the king, when he said: “Two measures of barley will be one silver coin, and one measure of fine wheat flour will be one silver coin, at this same time tomorrow, at the gate of Samaria.”

Pea naʻe hoko ia ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, Ko e fuaʻanga ʻe ua ʻoe paʻale ki he sikeli ʻe taha, mo e fuaʻanga ʻe taha ʻoe mahoaʻa lelei ki he sikeli ʻe taha, ʻe [fakatau ]ʻapongipongi ʻo feʻunga nai mo e feituʻulaʻā ni ʻi he matapā ʻo Samēlia:

19 Then that leader had responded to the man of God, and he had said, “Even if the Lord will open the floodgates of heaven, how can what you say possibly happen?” And he said to him, “You will see it with your own eyes, and you will not eat from it.”

Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe he ʻeiki ko ia ki he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, “Vakai mai, kapau ʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi kātupa ʻi he langi, ʻe mafai ai ha meʻa pehē?” Pea naʻa ne pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai, te ke sio ki ai ʻaki ho mata, ka ʻe ʻikai te ke kai mei ai.”

20 Therefore, it happened to him just as it had been predicted. For the people trampled him at the gate, and he died.

Pea naʻe pehē pe ʻae meʻa naʻe hoko kiate ia: he naʻe malamalaki ia ʻe he kakai ʻi he matapā, pea naʻa ne mate.