Psalms 48

1 Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Ko e Hiva mo e Saame ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Kola. ‌ʻOku lahi ʻa Sihova, pea ʻoku lelei ke fakamālō lahi kiate ia, ʻi he kolo ʻa hotau ʻOtua, ʻi he moʻunga ʻo ʻene māʻoniʻoni.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Ko e tuʻunga matamatalelei ʻae moʻunga ko Saione, ko e fiefiaʻanga ʻo māmani kotoa pē, ʻoku ʻi hono potu tokelau ʻae kolo ʻoe Tuʻi lahi.

3 God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

‌ʻOku ʻilo ʻae ʻOtua ko e hūfanga ʻi hono ngaahi fale lahi ʻo ia.

4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves. They passed by together.

Pea vakai, naʻe fakataha ʻae ngaahi tuʻi, naʻa nau ʻalu atu fakataha.

5 They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, they hastened away.

Naʻa nau mamata ai, pea nau ofo; naʻa nau mamahi, pea hola.

6 Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

Naʻe tuia ʻakinautolu ʻi ai ʻi he manavahē, mo e mamahi, ʻo hangē ko e fefine ʻoku langā.

7 With the east wind thou break the ships of Tarshish.

‌ʻOku ke maumauʻi ʻae ngaahi vaka ʻo Tasisi ʻaki ʻae matangi hahake.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. (Selah)

Hangē ko ia naʻa mau fanongo, kuo pehē ʻemau mamata ʻi he kolo ʻa Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ʻi he kolo ʻa hotau ʻOtua: ʻe fakatuʻumaʻu ia ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo taʻengata. (Sila)

9 We have thought on thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

Kuo mau manatu ki hoʻo ʻaloʻofa, ʻE ʻOtua, ʻi ho loto faletapu.

10 As is thy name, O God, so is thy praise to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

‌ʻO hangē ko ho huafa, ʻE ʻOtua, ʻoku pehē ho ongoongolelei ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo māmani; ʻoku pito ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻi he māʻoniʻoni.

11 Let mount Zion be glad. Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of thy judgments.

Tuku ke fiefia ʻae moʻunga ko Saione, tuku ke nekeneka ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Siuta, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,

Mou ʻeveʻeva takatakai ʻi Saione, ʻo ʻalu fakatakamilo ʻiate ia: lau hono ngaahi fale māʻolunga ʻo ia.

13 mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces, that ye may tell it to the generation following.

Mou vakai lelei ki hono ngaahi puke, tokanga ki hono ngaahi fale lahi; koeʻuhi ke mou tala ia ki he toʻutangata ʻe hoko.

14 For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

“He ko e ʻOtua ni ko hotau ʻOtua ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata: te ne tauhi ʻakitautolu ʻo aʻu ki he mate.”