2 Samuela 15
1After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
1PEA hili eni naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe teuteu ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae ngaahi saliote maʻana mo e fanga hoosi, pea mo e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangofulu ke lele muʻomuʻa ʻiate ia.
2And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And when he said, “Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,”
2Pea naʻe faʻa tuʻu hake hengihengi ʻa ʻApisalomi, ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā ʻoe kolo: pea ka ai ha tokotaha kuo ai haʻane meʻa ke fakamaauʻi, pea haʻu ia ki he tuʻi ke fai hono fakamaauʻi, pehē, ne ui mai ia ʻe ʻApisalomi kiate ia, mo ne pehē, “Ko e kolo fē ia ʻoku ke haʻu mei ai?” Pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko e tokotaha mei he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli.”
3Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.”
3Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApisalomi kiate ia, “Vakai, kuo lelei mo totonu ʻa hoʻo ngaahi meʻa; ka ʻoku ʻikai ha taha mei he tuʻi ke fanongo kiate koe.”
4Then Absalom would say, “Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice.”
4Naʻe pehē foki ʻe ʻApisalomi, “Taumaiā kuo fakanofo au ke fakamaau ʻi he fonua, koeʻuhi ke haʻu kiate au ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻoku ai haʻane meʻa ke ʻekeʻi pe fakamaauʻi, pea te u fai angatonu ʻeau kiate ia!”
5And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
5Pea naʻe pehē, ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻo ofi ha tokotaha kiate ia ke fai ʻene fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia, naʻa ne faʻa mafao atu hono nima, ke faʻofua ki ai mo ʻuma kiate ia.
6Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
6Pea naʻe fai pehē ʻe ʻApisalomi ki he kakai ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻaia naʻe haʻu ki he tuʻi ke fakamaauʻi: pea naʻe pehē pe ʻae kaihaʻasi ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae loto ʻoe kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli.
7And at the end of four years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.
7Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi heʻene hili mai ʻae taʻu ʻe fāngofulu, naʻe lea ʻa ʻApisalomi ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou kole ke ke tuku au ke u ʻalu ʻo fai ʻa ʻeku fuakava, ʻaia kuo u fuakava kia Sihova, ʻi Hepeloni.
8For your servant vowed a vow while I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the LORD will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to the LORD.’”
8He naʻe fai ʻe hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ha fuakava lolotonga ʻa ʻeku nofo ʻi Kesuli ʻi Silia, ʻo pehē, ‘Kapau ʻe toe ʻomi moʻoni au ki Selūsalema, te u toki tauhi ai kia Sihova.’|”
9The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron.
9Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia, “Ke ke ʻalu ʻi he fiemālie.” Pea naʻa ne tuʻu hake ai, mo ne ʻalu ki Hepeloni.
10But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’”
10Ka naʻe fekau atu ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae kau mataki ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo ne pehē, “Ka mou ka fanongo leva ki he leʻo ʻoe meʻalea, te mou toki pehē, ‘Kuo pule ʻa ʻApisalomi ʻi Hepeloni.’|”
11With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing.
11Pea naʻe ʻalu fakataha mo ʻApisalomi mei Selūsalema ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko uangeau naʻe fili; pea naʻa nau ʻalu fakafaai noa ʻakinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai tenau ʻilo ha meʻa.
12And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.
12Pea naʻe fekau ʻe ʻApisalomi kia ʻAhitofeli ko e tangata Kilo, ko e taha ʻi he kau mātuʻa ʻo Tevita, ke haʻu mei hono kolo ko Kilo, lolotonga ʻa ʻene fai ʻae ngaahi feilaulau. Pea naʻe tuʻu kaukaua ʻae fakaaoao; he naʻe tupu ke tokolahi maʻuaipē ʻae kakai naʻe kau mo ʻApisalomi.
13And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”
13Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae talafekau kia Tevita, ʻo ne pehē, “Kuo muimui ʻae loto ʻoe kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli kia ʻApisalomi.”
14Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
14Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia ʻi Selūsalema, “Tuʻu hake, pea ke tau hola; he ka ʻikai pea ʻe ʻikai te tau hao meia ʻApisalomi: fakatoʻotoʻo ke tau ʻalu, telia naʻa ne hoko fakafokifā mai, pea ne ʻomi ʻae kovi kiate kitautolu, pea ne teʻia ʻae kolo ʻaki ʻae mata ʻoe heletā.”
15And the king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.”
15Pea naʻe pehē ki he tuʻi ʻe he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻoe tuʻi, “Vakai, ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki kimautolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ʻaia te ke fekau mai.”
16So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.
16Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae tuʻi, pea naʻe muimui kiate ia ʻa ʻene kaunga nofoʻanga kotoa pē. Pea naʻe tuku ʻe he tuʻi ʻae kau fefine ʻe toko hongofulu, ko e sinifu, ke nau tauhi ʻae fale.
17And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.
17Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae tuʻi, pea muimui ʻiate ia ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ki ha potu ʻaia naʻe mamaʻo atu, ʻo nofo ʻi ai.
18And all his servants passed by him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king.
18Pea naʻe ʻalu atu mo ia ʻa ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki; pea naʻe ʻalu ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻi he tuʻi ʻae kakai Keliti, mo e kakai Peleti, pea mo e kakai Kati, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko onongeau ʻaia naʻe muimui kiate ia mei Kati.
19Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and also an exile from your home.
19Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe he tuʻi kia Itei ko e tangata Kati, “Ko e hā ʻoku ke haʻu ai koe mo kimautolu? Toe foki ki hoʻo potu, pea nofo mo e tuʻi: he ko e muli koe, pea ko e ʻāunofo pe foki.
20You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, since I go I know not where? Go back and take your brothers with you, and may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you.”
20Hangē pe naʻa ke haʻu ʻaneafi, pea ʻe lelei koā ʻa ʻeku ʻave koe he ʻaho ni ke hē fano pe mo kimautolu? Koeʻuhi te u ʻalu au ko ʻeku fai faʻiteliha pe, ka ke tafoki koe, pea toe ʻave ho kāinga, pea ke ʻiate koe ʻae ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni.”
21But Ittai answered the king, “As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, there also will your servant be.”
21Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe Itei ki he tuʻi, “ʻOku moʻui ʻa Sihova, pea hangē ʻoku moʻui ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, ʻi he potu moʻoni ko ia ʻe ʻi ai ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, ʻi he mate pe ʻi he moʻui, ʻi he potu pe ko ia ʻe ʻi ai ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.”
22And David said to Ittai, “Go then, pass on.” So Ittai the Gittite passed on with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
22Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia Itei, “ʻAlu pea ke mole atu.” Pea naʻe aʻa atu ʻa Itei ko e tangata Kati, pea mo ʻene kakai kotoa pē, pea mo ʻene fānau iiki kotoa pē naʻe ʻalu mo ia.
23And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.
23Pea naʻe tangi ʻae fonua kotoa pē ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, pea naʻe aʻa atu ʻae kakai kotoa pē: naʻe aʻa atu foki ʻae tuʻi ʻi he vaitafe ko Kitiloni, pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻo hanga ki he hala ki he toafa.
24And Abiathar came up, and behold, Zadok came also with all the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God until the people had all passed out of the city.
24Pea vakai, ko Satoki foki, pea mo e kau Livai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻa nau fua ʻae puha ʻoe fuakava ʻae ʻOtua: pea naʻa nau tuku hifo ʻae puha tapu ʻae ʻOtua; pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa ʻApiata kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae ʻalu atu ʻae kakai kotoa pē mei he kolo.
25Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his dwelling place.
25Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia Satoki, “Toe ʻave ʻae puha tapu ʻae ʻOtua ki he kolo: kapau ʻe ʻofeina au ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, te ne toe ʻomi au, ʻo ne fakahā ia kiate au pea mo hono fale nofoʻanga:
26But if he says, ‘I have no pleasure in you,’behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”
26Pea kapau te ne pehē mai, ‘ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻilo ha fiemālie ʻiate koe; vakai, ko au eni, tuku ke ne fai kiate au ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku lelei kiate ia.’|”
27The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Go back to the city in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
27Naʻe pehē foki ʻe he tuʻi kia Satoki ko e taulaʻeiki, “ʻIkai ko e tangata kikite koe? Foki atu ki he kolo ʻi he fiemālie, ʻa koe mo ho ongo foha ʻe toko ua, ʻa ʻAhimasi ko ho foha ʻoʻou, pea mo Sonatane ko e foha ʻo ʻApiata.
28See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
28Vakai, te u nofo tatali pe au ʻi he potu tafangafanga ʻoe toafa, kaeʻoua ke ʻomi ha lea meiate kimoutolu ke fakamatala kiate au.”
29So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there.
29Ko ia naʻe toe ʻave ai ʻae puha tapu ʻae ʻOtua ki Selūsalema ʻe Satoki pea mo ʻApiata, pea naʻa na tatali ʻo nofo ʻi ai.
30But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.
30Pea naʻe fofonga hake ʻe Tevita ʻi he hakeʻanga ʻo ʻOlive, pea naʻa ne tangi pe mo ʻalu hake, pea naʻe pūlou ʻa hono ʻulu pea naʻa ne ʻalu kuo telefua pe ʻa hono vaʻe: pea ko e kakai fulipē naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻe pūlou taki taha ʻe he tangata ʻa hono ʻulu, pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake, pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake pe mo e fai ʻae tangi.
31And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
31Pea naʻe tala ʻe he tokotaha kia Tevita, ʻo pehē, Kuo kau ʻa ʻAhitofeli ki he kau fakaaoao ʻoku ʻia ʻApisalomi. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke liliu ke vale ʻae fakakaukau ʻa ʻAhitofeli.”
32While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and dirt on his head.
32Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene hoko hake ʻa Tevita ki he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga, ʻaia naʻa ne lotu ai ki he ʻOtua, vakai, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻa Husai ko e tangata ʻAliki, kuo mahaehae hono kofutuʻa, pea pani ʻaki ʻae kelekele ʻa hono ʻulu:
33David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.
33ʻAia naʻe pehē ki ai ʻe Tevita, “Kapau te ta ō mo au, te ke hoko ko e fakamāfasia kiate au:
34But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father’s servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,’then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
34Ka ka ke ka toe ʻalu ki he kolo, pea ke pehē kia ʻApisalomi, ʻE Tuʻi, teu hoko au ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki; naʻaku tauhi ki hoʻo tamai ʻo aʻu mai ki he kuonga ni, pea ko eni te u tauhi kiate koe: pea ko e meʻa ia te ke faʻa veuveuki ai ʻae fakakaukau ʻa ʻAhitofeli.
35Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king’s house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
35Pea ʻikai ʻe ʻi ai mo koe ʻa Satoki pea mo ʻApiata ko e ongo taulaʻeiki? Pea ko ia ʻe pehē pe, ko ia kotoa pē te ke fanongo ki ai mei he fale ʻoe tuʻi, te ke fakahā ia kia Satoki pea mo ʻApiata ko e ongo taulaʻeiki.
36Behold, their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son, and by them you shall send to me everything you hear.”
36Pea vakai, ʻoku ʻiate kinaua hona ongo foha ʻe toko ua, ʻa ʻAhimasi ko e foha ʻo Satoki, pea mo Sonatane ko e foha ʻo ʻApiata; pea te ke ʻomi ʻiate kinaua ʻae tala ʻoe meʻa kotoa pē ʻaia te ke faʻa fanongo ki ai.”
37So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.
37Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ki he kolo ʻa Husai ko e kāinga ʻo Tevita, pea naʻe hoko mai ʻa ʻApisalomi ki Selūsalema.