Fakamaau 3

1 Pea ko e ngaahi puleʻanga eni naʻe tuku ʻe Sihova ke ʻahiʻahi ʻaki ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻio, ʻakinautolu ʻi ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻikai tenau ʻilo ʻae ngaahi tau kotoa pē ʻoe kau Kēnani:

Now these are the nations which Yhwh left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

2 Koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo ʻilo ai ʻe he ngaahi toʻutangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ke ako tau kiate kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko kinautolu naʻe ʻikai tenau tomuʻa ʻilo siʻi ia:

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

3 Ko e ʻeiki ʻe toko nima ʻoe kau Filisitia, mo e kau Kēnani kotoa pē, mo e kau Saitoni, mo e kau Hevi naʻe nofo ʻi he moʻunga ko Lepanoni, mei he moʻunga ko Peali-Heamoni ki he hūʻanga ki Hemati.

Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal–hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

4 Pea naʻe tuku ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻaki ʻa ʻIsileli ʻekinautolu, ke ʻilo pē tenau fanongo ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai ʻi he nima ʻo Mōsese.

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Yhwh, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

5 Pea naʻe nofo ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli fakataha mo e kau Kēnani, mo e kau Heti, mo e kau ʻAmoli, mo e kau Pelesi, mo e kau Hevi, mo e kau Sepusi:

And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:

6 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi honau ngaahi ʻofefine ke hoko ko honau ngaahi uaifi, pea [naʻa nau ]ʻatu honau ngaahi ʻofefine ki honau ngaahi foha, ʻonau tauhi honau ngaahi ʻotua.

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

7 Pea naʻe fai kovi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo fakangaloʻi ʻa Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, ʻonau tauhi ʻa Peali mo e ngaahi vao tapu.

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Yhwh, and forgat Yhwh their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

8 Ko ia naʻe vela ai ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova ki ʻIsileli, ʻo ne fakatau ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo Kusani-Lisateimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Mesepotemia: pea naʻe tauhi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻa Kusani-Lisateimi ʻi he taʻu ʻe valu.

Therefore the anger of Yhwh was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan–rishathaim eight years.

9 Pea ʻi he tangi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, naʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ʻae fakamoʻui ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻa ne fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu, ʻio, ko Otinili ko e foha ʻo Kenasi, ko e tehina ʻo Kelepi.

And when the children of Israel cried unto Yhwh, Yhwh raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

10 Pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova, pea ne fakamaauʻi ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo ne fai ʻae tau: pea naʻe tukuange ʻe Sihova ʻa Kusani-Lisateimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Mesepotemia ki hono nima; pea naʻe mālohi hono nima kia Kusani-Lisateimi.

And the Spirit of Yhwh came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: And Yhwh delivered Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan–rishathaim.

11 Pea naʻe nofo fiemālie pe ʻae fonua ʻi he taʻu ʻe fāngofulu. Pea naʻe pekia ʻa Otinili ko e foha ʻo Kenasi.

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

12 Pea naʻe toe fai angakovi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova: pea naʻe fakamālohi ʻe Sihova ʻa Ekeloni ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape kia ʻIsileli, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau fai kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of Yhwh: And Yhwh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of Yhwh.

13 Pea ne ne fakataha kiate ia ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mo ʻAmaleki, ʻo ne ʻalu ʻo teʻia ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ne maʻu ʻe ia ʻae kolo ʻoe ʻakau ko e ponga.

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

14 Pea pehē, naʻe tauhi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻa Ekeloni, ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma valu.

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 Ka ʻi he tangi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, naʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ha fakamoʻui kiate kinautolu, ko ʻEhuti ko e foha ʻo Kela, ʻoe kakai Penisimani, ko e tangata hema: pea naʻe ʻave ʻiate ia ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae meʻaʻofa kia Ekeloni ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape.

But when the children of Israel cried unto Yhwh, Yhwh raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16 Pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe ʻEhuti haʻane hele fakatoumata, ko e hanga ʻe ua hono lōloa; pea naʻa ne nonoʻo ia ʻi hono lalo kofu ki hono tenga toʻomataʻu.

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17 Pea ne ʻomi ʻe ia ʻae meʻaʻofa kia Ekeloni ko e tuʻi ʻo Moape: pea ko e tangata sino lahi ʻa Ekeloni.

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

18 Pea hili ʻene ʻatu ʻae meʻaʻofa, naʻa ne fekau ke ʻalu ʻae kakai naʻe fua ʻae meʻaʻofa.

And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

19 Ka naʻe foki mai ia mei he ngaahi maka kuo tā naʻe ofi ki Kilikali, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE tuʻi, ʻoku ai ʻeku fekau fufū kiate koe:” pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ke longo pe.” Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe tutuʻu ʻi ai naʻe ʻalu kituʻa.

But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻEhuti kiate ia: naʻe nofo ia ʻi he fale fakahavilivili naʻa ne ngaohi moʻona pe. Pea pehē ʻe ʻEhuti, “Kuo u maʻu ʻae fekau mei he ʻOtua kiate koe.” Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ia mei hono nofoʻa.

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

21 Pea naʻe mafao atu hono nima toʻohema ʻe ʻEhuti, ʻo toʻo mai ʻae heletā mei hono tuʻatenga toʻomataʻu, pea ne hokaʻi ʻaki ia ʻi hono kete.

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

22 Pea naʻe mole ai ki loto hono fakavaka mo e mata ʻoe hele; pea ʻoposi ʻae matalavea ki he hele, ko ia naʻe ʻikai te ne mafai ke toe toho mai ʻae hele mei hono kete: pea naʻe haʻu kituʻa hono kovi.

And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

23 Pea ʻalu ai ʻa ʻEhuti ki fale, pea ne tāpuni ʻae matapā ʻoe potu fale kiate ia, ke maʻu.

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

24 Pea hili ʻene ʻalu kituaʻā, naʻe haʻu ai ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki: pea ʻi heʻenau mamata, pea vakai, kuo maʻu ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe potu fale, naʻa nau pehē, naʻa ʻoku fai ʻene meʻa ʻi hono potu fale.

When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

25 Pea naʻa nau mā ʻi he tatali: pea, vakai, naʻe ʻikai toʻo ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe potu fale ko ia naʻa nau toʻo ai ʻae kī, pea vete ʻaki: pea vakai, kuo tō ʻo mate honau ʻeiki ki lalo ki he kelekele.

And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

26 Pea naʻe hao ʻa ʻEhuti ʻi heʻenau fakatuai, pea mole atu ia ʻo mamaʻo ʻi he ngaahi potu ʻoe taʻanga maka, pea hao atu ia ki Seilati.

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

27 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene hoko atu, naʻe ifi leva ʻae meʻalea ʻi he moʻunga ʻo ʻIfalemi, pea ʻalu hifo mo ia ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he moʻunga, pea muʻomuʻa ʻiate kinautolu.

And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

28 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Mou muimui mai ʻiate au: he kuo tukuange ʻe Sihova homou ngaahi fili ko e kakai Moape ki homou nima.” Pea naʻa nau ʻalu hifo ʻo muimui ʻiate ia, ʻonau maʻu ʻae ngaahi aʻaʻanga ʻo Sioatani ʻo hanga ki Moape, pea naʻe ʻikai tenau tuku ha tangata ʻe tokotaha ke aʻa ai.

And he said unto them, Follow after me: for Yhwh hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

29 Pea naʻa nau taaʻi ʻae kau tangata Moape ʻi he kuonga ko ia, ko e tokotaha mano nai, ko e kau tangata sino kotoa pē pea toʻa; pea naʻe ʻikai hao ha tangata ʻe tokotaha.

And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

30 Pea naʻe fakamoʻulaloa ʻa Moape ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ki he nima ʻo ʻIsileli. Pea naʻe nofo fiemālie ʻae fonua ʻi he taʻu ʻe valungofulu.

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

31 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Samikaʻa ko e foha ʻo ʻAnati, ʻaia naʻe teʻia ʻae kau Filisitia ʻe toko onongeau ʻaki ʻae tao [ʻoku hoka ʻaki ]ʻae pulu: pea naʻa ne fakamoʻui foki ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli.

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.