2 Kings 10

1 There were seventy descendants of King Ahab who were living there in Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter [and made copies of it] and sent them to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to those who raised and tutored Ahab’s children.

Na e whitu tekau nga tama a Ahapa i Hamaria. Na ka tuhituhi pukapuka a Iehu, a unga ana e ia kia kawea ki Hamaria ki nga rangatira o Ietereere, ara ki nga kaumatua, a ki nga tangata nana i atawhai nga tama a Ahapa; i mea ia,

2 [This is what he wrote]: “You are the ones who are [taking care of] the king’s descendants. You have chariots and horses and weapons, and you live in cities that have walls around them. So as soon as you receive this letter,

Na aianei, i te taenga atu ano o tenei pukapuka ki a koutou, i te mea kei a koutou na nga tama a to tatou ariki, a kei a koutou nga hariata me nga hoiho, me te pa kua oti te taiepa, me nga mea whawhai;

3 choose one of the king’s sons, the one who is the best qualified, and appoint him to be your king. Then [prepare to] fight to defend him.”

Tirohia e koutou te tangata pai, te tangata tika rawa o nga tama a to koutu ariki, ka whakanoho i a ia ki te torona o tona papa, ka whawhai mo te whare o to koutou ariki.

4 But [when they got those letters from Jehu and read them], they became very afraid. They said, “King Joram and King Ahaziah could not resist him; (how can we resist him?/we cannot possibly resist him!)” [RHQ]

Otiia i tino nui to ratou wehi, i mea hoki, Nana, kihai nga kingi tokorua ra i tu ki tona aroaro; na me pehea tatou ka tu ai?

5 So the officer who was in charge of the palace and the mayor of the city sent a message to Jehu saying, “We want to serve you, and we are ready to do whatever you tell us to do. We will not appoint anyone to become our king. You do whatever you think is best.”

Na ka unga tangata te rangatira o te whare, me te rangatira o te pa, nga kaumatua hoki, me te hunga nana i atawahi nga tamariki, ki a Iehu, hei mea, Ko matou nga mea katoa e whakahaua mai e koe; e kore matou e whakakingi i tetahi: mau e mea ta to u kanohi i whakapai ai.

6 So Jehu sent a second letter to them, writing this: “If you (are on my side/want to help me), and if you are ready to obey me, [kill] King Ahab’s descendants [and cut off their heads and] bring their heads to me here in Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” The seventy descendants of King Ahab were being brought up and supervised by the leaders of [Samaria] city.

Na ka tuhituhi pukapuka ano ia ki a ratou, ka mea, Ki te mea kei ahau koutou, a ka rongo koutou ki toku reo, tangohia nga upoko o aua tangata, o nga tama a to koutou ariki, ka haere mai ki ahau ki Ietereere i tenei takiwa apopo. Na, ko nga tama a te kingi, ko tona whitu tekau tangata, i nga tangata nunui o te pa, nana ra ratou i whakatuputupu.

7 When they received the letter from Jehu, they killed all seventy of Ahab’s descendants and [cut off their heads]. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

Na, i te taenga o taua pukapuka ki a ratou, ka mau ratou ki nga tama a te kingi, a patua iho, ara te whitu tekau tangata, whaowhina ano o ratou upoko ki te kete, a tukua ana ratou ki a ia ki Ietereere.

8 A messenger came to Jehu and told him, “They have brought the heads of Ahab’s descendants.” So Jehu commanded that the heads should be put in two piles at the city gate and that the heads should stay there until the next morning.

Na ka tae mai tetahi karere, ka korero kia i ai, Kua kawea mai e ratou nga upoko o nga tama a te kingi. Ano ra ko ia, Whakatakotoria kia rua nga puranga i te tomokanga o te kuwaha, a te ata ra ano.

9 The next morning he went out [to the city gate] and said to all the people, “I am the one who plotted against King Joram and killed him. You are not guilty of doing that. But [it was Yahweh, not I] [RHQ] who [commanded that] all these [descendants of Ahab should be] killed.

Na i te ata ka puta ia ki waho, ka tu, ka korero ki te iwi katoa, He tika koutou: nana, i whakatupu ahau i te he mo toku ariki, a patua iho ia e ahau: engari na wai enei katoa i whakamate?

10 So you need to know that everything that Yahweh said would happen has happened. He has caused to happen what he told the prophet Elijah would happen.”

Na kia mohio, e kore e taka ki te whenua tetahi wahi o te kupu a Ihowa, i korero ai a Ihowa mo te whare o Ahapa: kua tutuki hoki i a Ihowa tana i korero ai, na tana pononga na Iraia.

11 Then Jehu executed all the other relatives of Ahab in Jezreel, and all Ahab’s officers, and close friends, and his priests. He did not allow any of them to remain alive.

Heoi patua ana e Iehu nga morehu katoa o te whare o Ahapa i Ietereere, ana tangata rarahi, ona hoa i matatau ai ia, me ana tohunga; a kore noa iho tetahi morehu ona i waiho e ia.

12 Then Jehu left [Jezreel] and went toward Samaria. While he was going there, at a place called ‘Shepherds’ Camp’,

Na whakatika ana ia, turia atu ana, a haere ana ki Hamaria. A i a ia i te whare kutikuti o nga hepara i te ara,

13 he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked them, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to Jezreel to visit the children of Queen Jezebel and the other members of King [Joram’s] family.”

Ka tutaki a Iehu ki nga teina o Ahatia kingi o Hura, a ka mea, Ko wai koutou? Ano ra ko ratou, He teina matou no Ahatia: a e haere ana matou ki raro, ki te oha ki nga tama a te kingi, ki nga tama hoki a te kuini.

14 Jehu said to his men, “Seize them!” So they seized them and killed all of them at the pit named Beth-Eked. There were 42 people whom they killed; they did not allow any of them to remain alive.

Ano ra ko ia, Hopukia oratia ratou. Na hopukia oratia ana e ratou, a patua iho ki te rua i te whare kutikuti hipi, tona wha tekau ma rua tangata; kihai hoki tetahi o ratou i waiho e ia.

15 Then Jehu [continued to travel toward Samaria]. Along the road, he was met by Jonadab, a leader of the Rechab clan. Jehu greeted him and said to him, “Are you as devoted to me [IDM] as I am devoted to you?” Jonadab replied, “Yes, I am.” Jehu said, “If you are, shake hands with me.” So Jonadab shook hands with him, and Jehu helped him to get into his chariot.

Na, i tona haerenga atu i reira, ka tupono ia ki a Ionarapa, ki te tama a Rekapa, e haere ana mai ki te whakatau i a ia: heoi ka oha ki a ia, ka mea ki a ia, Kei te tika ranei tou ngakau, kei te rite ranei ki toku ngakau e mea nei ki tou ngakau? Ano ra ko Ionarapa, Kei te pena. Ki te mea ko te tikanga tena, homai tou ringa ki ahau. Na hoatu ana e ia tona ringa; a ka meinga e tera kia eke ki a ia ki runga ki te hariata.

16 Jehu said to him, “Come with me, and you will see that I am very devoted to Yahweh.” So they rode together to Samaria.

Na ka mea tera, Haere mai taua, kia kite ai koe i toku ngakau nui ki a Ihowa. Heoi ka meinga ia kia rere i runga i tona hariata.

17 When they arrived in Samaria, Jehu killed all of Ahab’s relatives who were still alive. He did not (spare any of them/allow any of them to remain alive). That was what Yahweh told Elijah would happen.

A, i tona taenga ki Hamaria, patua iho e ia te hunga katoa o Ahapa i mahue ki Hamaria, a poto noa ia i a ia; peratia ana me ta Ihowa kupu i korero ai ki a Iraia.

18 Then Jehu summoned all the people [of Samaria], and said to them, “King Ahab was devoted to [your god] Baal a little bit, but I will serve him much more.

Na ka huihuia te iwi katoa e Iehu, ka mea ia ki a ratou, He iti ta Ahapa mahi ki a Paara; ka nui atu ia ta Iehu mahi ki a ia.

19 So now summon all the prophets of Baal, all of Baal’s priests, and all the others who worship Baal. I am going to make a great sacrifice to Baal. I want all of them to be there. Any of them who is not there will be executed.” But Jehu was planning to trick them; he was planning to kill all those who worshiped Baal.

Na karangatia aianei ki ahau nga poropiti katoa a Paara, ana tangata katoa, me ana tohunga katoa; kei ngaro tetahi: he whakahere nui hoki taku ki a Paara; ko te tangata e ngaro atu ana, e kore e ora. Otiia he mahi murere ta Iehu, kia whakangarom ia ai e ia nga tangata a Paara.

20 Then Jehu commanded, “Announce that we are going to set aside a day to honor Baal.” So they did that.

Na ka mea a Iehu, Whakatapua he huihui nui ki a Paara. Na karangatia ana e ratou.

21 Jehu [decided what day they would gather and] sent messages throughout Israel [telling everyone what day to gather on], and on that day, everyone who worshiped Baal came. No one stayed at home. They all went into the huge temple of Baal and filled it from one end to the other.

Na ka unga tangata a Iehu puta noa i a Iharaira: a haere katoa mai ana nga tangata a Paara, kihai tetahi tangata i mahue, i kore te haere mai. Na haere ana ratou ki te whare o Paara, a kiki ana te whare o Paara i tetahi pito ki tetahi.

22 Jehu told the priest who took care of the sacred robes to bring them out and give them to the people who worshiped Baal. So the priest did that.

Na ka mea atu ia ki te kaitiaki kakahu, Mauria mai he kakahu mo nga tangata katoa a Paara. Na mauria ana mai e ia he kakahu mo ratou.

23 Then Jehu went into the temple of Baal with Jonadab, and he said to the people who were there to worship Baal, “Be sure that only those who worship Baal are here. Be sure that no one who worships Yahweh has come in.”

Na haere ana a Iehu raua ko Ionarapa tama a Rekapa ki te whare o Paara; a ka mea atu ia ki nga tangata a Paara, Rapua, tirohia, kei noho ki konei ki a koutou tetahi o nga tangata a Ihowa, engari ko nga tangata anake a Paara.

24 Then he and Jonadab prepared to offer sacrifices and other offerings to Baal that would be completely burned [on the altar that was there in Samaria]. But Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the temple, and had said to them, “I want you to kill all the people [who are in the temple]. Anyone who allows one of them to escape will be executed!”

Na haere ana ratou ki te mea i nga whakahere, i nga tahunga tinana. Na, tera kua whakaritea e Iehu ki waho etahi tangata mana, e waru tekau, a i mea ia, Ki te puta tetahi o nga tangata i kawea mai nei e ahau ki o koutou ringa, ko te tangata nana ia i tuku, ko tona matenga hei utu mo to tera matenga.

25 As soon as Jehu [and Jonadab] had finished killing the animals that would be completely burned to be an offering to Baal, they [went outside and] said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill all of them! Do not allow any of them to escape!” So the guards and officers went in and killed them all with their swords. Then they dragged their corpses outside the temple. Then they went into the inner room of the temple,

Na, i te mutunga o tana whakahere i te tahunga tinana, ka mea a Iehu ki nga kaitiaki ratou ko nga rangatira, Haere ki roto, patua ratou; kei puta tetahi ki waho. Na patu iho e ratou ki te mata o te hoari; a maka ana ratou e nga kaitiaki ratou ko nga rangatira ki waho, a haere ana ratou ki te pa o te whare o Paara.

26 and they carried out the sacred pillar of Baal that was there, and they burned it.

Na whakaputaina ana e ratou nga whakapakoko o te whare o Paara, a tahuna ana ki te ahi.

27 So they destroyed that pillar that honored Baal, and then they burned down the temple, and made it a public toilet. And it is still a toilet!

I wahia hoki e ratou te whakapakoko o Paara, i wahia ano te whare o Paara, a meinga ana hei whare paru a tae noa ki tenei ra.

28 That is how Jehu got rid of the worship of Baal in Israel.

Ko te whakamotitanga tenei a Iehu i a Paara i roto i a Iharaira.

29 But Jehu did not quit committing the kinds of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin by worshiping the gold [statues of] calves in Bethel and Dan [cities].

Ko nga hara ia o Ieropoama tama a Nepata i hara ai a Iharaira, kihai era i mahue i a Iehu te whai, ara nga kuao kau koura i Peteere, i Rana.

30 Then Yahweh said to Jehu, “You have done what pleased me by getting rid of all of Ahab’s descendants. So I promise you that your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”

Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Iehu, Kua pai nei tau, kua mahia e koe te tika ki toku aroaro, a kua meatia e koe ki te whare o Ahapa rite tonu ki nga mea katoa i toku ngakau, na e wha nga whakatupuranga o au tama e noho ki te torona o Iharaira.

31 But Jehu did not obey all the laws of Yahweh, the God of the Israeli people. He did not stop committing the sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the Israeli people to sin.

Otiia kihai a Iehu i aro nui ki te haere i runga i te ture a Ihowa, a te Atua o Iharaira, kihai i mahue i a ia nga hara o Ieropoama i hara ai a Iharaira.

32 At that time, Yahweh began to cause the territory controlled by Israel to become smaller. [The army of] King Hazael [of Syria] conquered much of the Israeli territory.

I aua ra ka timata a Ihowa te tapahi i nga taha o Iharaira: i patua hoki ratou e Hataere i nga rohe katoa o Iharaira;

33 He conquered the parts east of the Jordan [River], as far south as Aroer [town] on the Arnon [River]. That included [the] Gilead and Bashan [regions], where the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh lived.

I Horano atu whaka te rawhiti, ko te whenua katoa o Kireara, ko nga Kari, ko nga Reupeni, ko nga Manahi; i Aroere atu, i te awa o Aranono, ara a Kireara, a Pahana.

34 [If you want to read more] about all the other things that Jehu did [RHQ], they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

Na, ko era atu meatanga a Iehu me ana mahi katoa, me ana mahi toa katoa, kahore ianei i tuhituhia ki te pukapuka o nga meatanga o nga ra o nga kingi o Iharaira?

35 Jehu died [EUP], and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz became the king in place of his father.

Na ka moe a Iehu ki ona matua, a tanumia iho ki Hamaria. A ko tana tama, ko Iehoahata te kingi i muri i a ia.

36 Jehu had ruled in Samaria as the king of Israel for twenty-eight years.

A ko nga ra i kingi ai a Iehu ki a Iharaira i Hamaria e rua tekau ma waru nga tau.