Lamentations 3
1 I am the man who has experienced suffering under the rod of God's anger.
Ko au ko e tangata kuo mamata ki he mamahi ʻi he meʻa tā ʻa hono houhau.
2 He has driven me away, forcing me to walk in darkness instead of the light.
Kuo ne tataki au mo ʻomi au ki he poʻuli, kae ʻikai ki he maama.
3 In fact he hits me again and again all day long.
Ko e moʻoni kuo ne liliu kiate au, ʻoku ne liliu hono nima kiate au ʻi he ʻaho kotoa.
4 He has worn me out; he has broken me in pieces.
Ko hoku kili mo hoku kakano kuo ne ngaohi ke motuʻa; kuo ne fesiʻi hoku ngaahi hui.
5 He has besieged me, surrounding me with bitterness and misery.
Kuo ne langaʻi meʻa kiate au, pea kuo ne takatakai au ʻaki ʻae kona mo e mamahi.
6 He has forced me to live in darkness like those long dead.
Kuo ne fokotuʻu au ʻi he ngaahi potu fakapoʻuli, ʻo hangē ko kinautolu naʻe pekia ʻi muʻa.
7 He has built a wall around me so I can't escape; he has bound me with heavy chains.
Kuo ne ʻāʻi takatakai au pea ʻoku ʻikai te u faʻa hao kituʻa: kuo ne fakamamafa ʻa ʻeku haʻi ukamea.
8 Even when I keep on crying out for help, he refuses to listen to my prayer.
ʻO kau ka tangi foki mo kalanga, ʻoku ne taʻetokangaʻi ʻeku kole.
9 He has put stone blocks in my way and sends me down crooked paths.
Kuo ne ʻāʻi hoku ngaahi hala ʻaki ʻae ngaahi maka kuo tā, kuo ne fakapikoʻi hoku ngaahi hala.
10 He is a bear that lies in wait for me, a lion in hiding ready to attack,
Naʻa ne hangē ha pea ʻoku toitoi kiate au, pea hangē ha laione ʻi he ngaahi potu lilo.
11 He dragged me from my path and ripped me to pieces, leaving me helpless.
Kuo ne mimioʻi hoku ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, pea kuo ne haehae au fakaikiiki: kuo ne ngaohi au ke lala pe.
12 He loaded his bow with an arrow and used me as his target,
Kuo ne teke ʻa ʻene kaufana, pea kuo ne fokotuʻu au ko e fakaʻilonga ki he ngahau.
13 He shot me in my kidneys with his arrows.
Kuo ne pule ki he ngaahi ngahau ʻo ʻene tangai ke ʻasi ki hoku ngaahi kongaloto.
14 Now everyone laughs at me, singing songs that mock me all day long.
Ko e manukiʻanga au ki hoku kakai; pea ko ʻenau tāʻanga ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
15 He has filled me with bitterness; he has filled me up with bitter wormwood.
Kuo ne fakafonu au ʻaki ʻae kona, kuo ne fakakonaʻi au ʻaki ʻae konaʻiʻī.
16 He has broken my teeth with grit; he has trampled me in the dust.
Kuo ne fesiʻi foki hoku kau nifo ʻaki ʻae kilikili, kuo ne pani au ʻaki ʻae efu.
17 Peace has been torn away from me; I've forgotten all that's good in life.
Pea kuo ke hiki hoku laumālie ke mamaʻo mei he melino: naʻe ngalo ʻiate au ʻae monūʻia.
18 That's why I say, “My expectation of a long life is gone, along with all that I hoped for from Lord.
Pea ne u pehē, “Ko ʻeku mālohi mo ʻeku ʻamanaki kuo ʻauha meia Sihova;”
19 Don't forget everything I've suffered in my wandering, as bitters as wormwood and poison.
ʻI heʻeku manatu ki hoku mahaki pea mo ʻeku mamahi, ʻae kona pea mo e ʻahu.
20 I certainly haven't forgotten. I remember it all too well, so I sink into depression.
ʻOku kei manatu ki ai hoku laumālie, pea ʻoku angavaivai ia ʻiate au.
21 But I still hope when I think about this:
Ko ia ʻoku ou fakamanatu ki hoku loto, pea ko ia ʻoku ou kei maʻu ai ʻae ʻamanaki.
22 It's because of the Lord's trustworthy love that our lives are not finished, for through his merciful actions he never lets us down.
Ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻauha, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke ngata ʻene manavaʻofa.
23 He renews them every morning. How wonderfully trustworthy you are, Lord!
ʻOku foʻou ia ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē, ʻoku lahi hoʻo angatonu.
24 The Lord is all I need,” I tell myself, “so I will put my hope in him.”
ʻOku pehē ʻe hoku laumālie, “Ko hoku tofiʻa ʻa Sihova: ko ia te u ʻamanaki lelei ʻiate ia.”
25 The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to anyone who seeks to follow him.
ʻOku lelei ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻoku tatali kiate ia, ki he laumālie ʻoku kumi kiate ia.
26 It is good to wait quietly for the Lord's salvation.
ʻOku lelei ki he tangata ke ne ʻamanaki, pea ne tatali fakatatoka foki ki he fakamoʻui meia Sihova.
27 It is good for people to learn to patiently bear discipline while they're still young.
ʻOku lelei ki he tangata ke ne fua ʻae haʻamo ʻi heʻene kei talavou.
28 They should sit by themselves in silence, because it's God who has disciplined them.
ʻOku ne nofo tokotaha pe, pea ʻoku longo pe, koeʻuhi kuo ne fua ia ʻe ia pe.
29 They should bow low with their faces to the ground, for there may still be hope.
ʻOku ne ʻai hono ngutu ʻi he efu, ko e meʻa naʻa ʻoku kei ai ha ʻamanaki.
30 They should turn a cheek to someone who wants to slap them; they should take the insults of others.
ʻOku ne tuku hono kouʻahe kiate ia ʻoku ne taaʻi ia: ʻoku ne pito ʻaupito ʻi he lauʻi kovi.
31 For the Lord won't abandon us forever.
He koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai liʻaki ke lauikuonga ʻe Sihova:
32 Even though he may bring sadness, he shows us mercy because his trustworthy love is so great.
He kapau te ne fakamamahi, ka te ne manavaʻofa foki ʻo fakatatau ki hono lahi ʻo ʻene ngaahi ʻaloʻofa.
33 For he doesn't willingly hurt people, or cause them grief.
He ʻoku ʻikai te ne fie tautea, pe fakamamahi ʻae fānau ʻae tangata.
34 Whether it's mistreating all the prisoners of the land,
Ke laiki ʻi hono lalo vaʻe ʻae ngaahi pōpula kotoa pē ʻo māmani,
35 Or denying someone their rights as the Most High watches,
Ke fakatafe ʻae totonu ʻoe tangata ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fofonga ʻoe Fungani Māʻoniʻoni,
36 Or cheating someone in their legal case—these things the Lord doesn't approve of.
Ke kākaaʻi ʻae tangata ʻi hono fakamaauʻi ʻoku ʻikai lelei ai ʻa Sihova.
37 Who spoke and it came into existence? Wasn't it the Lord who commanded it?
Ko hai ia ʻoku fakahā, pea ʻoku hoko ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke fekau ʻe Sihova?
38 When the Most High speaks it can be a disaster or a blessing.
ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻalu mei he fofonga ʻoe Fungani Māʻolunga ʻae lelei mo e kovi.
39 Why should any human being complain about the results of their sins?
Ko e hā ʻoku lāunga ai ʻae tangata moʻui, ʻae tangata koeʻuhi ko e tautea ʻo ʻene ngaahi angahala?
40 We should look at ourselves, examine what we're doing, and return to the Lord.
Ke tau kumi mo ʻahiʻahiʻi hotau ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, pea toe tafoki kia Sihova.
41 Let's not just hold up our hands to God in heaven, but our minds as well, saying,
Ke tau hiki hake hotau loto mo hotau nima ki he ʻOtua ʻi he ngaahi langi.
42 “We are the ones who sinned; we are the ones who rebelled; and you haven't forgiven us!”
“Kuo mau fai talangataʻa, pea kuo mau angatuʻu: ʻoku teʻeki ai te ke fakamolemole.
43 You have wrapped yourself in anger and chased us down, killing without mercy. You have killed without pity.
“Kuo ke ʻuʻufi ʻaki ʻae houhau, pea fakatangaʻi ʻakimautolu: kuo ke tāmateʻi pea naʻe ʻikai te ke manavaʻofa.
44 You have wrapped yourself with a cloud that no prayer can penetrate.
Kuo ke ʻufiʻufi koe ʻaki ʻae ʻao, ke ʻoua naʻa ʻasi atu ʻa ʻemau kole.
45 You have made us waste and refuse to the nations around.
Kuo ke ngaohi ʻakimautolu ko e efe mo e ʻotoʻota ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe kakai.
46 All our enemies open their mouths to criticize us.
“Kuo mafaʻa ʻae ngutu ʻa homau kau fili kotoa pē kiate kimautolu.
47 We're terrified and trapped, devastated and destroyed.
Kuo hoko mai ʻae manavahē mo e tauhele kiate kimautolu, ʻae lala mo e ʻauha.”
48 Tears stream from my eyes over the death of my people.
ʻOku tafe hifo hoku mata, hangē ko e ngaahi vaitafe, koeʻuhi ko e ʻauha ʻae ʻofefine ʻo hoku kakai.
49 My eyes overflow with tears all the time. They won't stop
“ʻOku tafe hifo ʻa hoku mata, pea ʻikai ʻosi, ʻoku ʻikai siʻi ke tuku.
50 Until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what's going on.
Ke ʻoua ke ʻafio mai ʻa Sihova, pea vakai mei he langi.
51 What I've seen torments me because of what's happened to all the women in my city.
Ko hoku mata ʻoku ne ueʻi hoku loto, koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi ʻofefine kotoa pē ʻo ʻeku kolo.
52 For no reason my enemies trapped me like a bird.
“Naʻe tuli fakamamahi au ʻe hoku kau fili hangē ha manupuna, taʻehanoʻuhinga.
53 They tried to kill me by tossing me into a pit and throwing stones at me.
Kuo nau motuhi ʻeku moʻui ʻi he fale fakapōpula, pea kuo lī ha maka kiate au.
54 Water flooded over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
naʻe melemo hoku ʻulu ʻi he ngaahi vai; pea ne u toki pehē, ‘Kuo motuhi au.’
55 I called out for you, Lord, from deep inside the pit.
“ʻE Sihova ne u ui ki ho huafa mei he fale fakapōpula taumamaʻo.
56 You heard me when I prayed, “Please don't ignore my cry for help.”
Kuo ke fanongo ki hoku leʻo; ʻoua naʻa ke fufū ho fofonga ki heʻeku mānava, ki heʻeku tangi.
57 You came to me when I called you, and you told me, “Don't be afraid!”
Naʻa ke ʻunuʻunu mai ʻo ofi ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ne u ui kiate koe: naʻa ke pehē, “ʻOua naʻa manavahē.”
58 You have taken my case and defended me; you have saved my life!
“ʻE Sihova kuo ke langomakiʻi hoku laumālie; kuo ke huhuʻi ʻeku moʻui.
59 Lord, you have seen the injustices done to me; please vindicate me!
ʻE Sihova kuo ke ʻafioʻi ki he kovi kuo fai kiate au, fakamaau ʻe koe ʻeku meʻa.
60 You have observed how vengeful they are and how often they've plotted against me.
Kuo ke ʻafio ki heʻenau lili kotoa pē, mo ʻenau ngaahi filioʻi kiate au.
61 Lord, you have heard how they've insulted me, and what they've plotted against me,
“ʻE ʻEiki kuo ke fanongo ki heʻenau taukae, pea mo ʻenau ngaahi filioʻi kiate au;
62 How my enemies talk against me and complain about me all the time!
ʻae loungutu ʻonautolu naʻe tuʻu hake kiate au, pea mo ʻenau fakatupu meʻa kiate au ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
63 Just look! Whether they're sitting down and or standing up, they go on making fun of me in their songs.
Vakai ki heʻenau nofo hifo mo ʻenau tuʻu hake; ko au ko ʻenau taʻanga.
64 Pay them back as they deserve, Lord, for all they've done!
“ʻE ʻEiki ke ke tuku kiate kinautolu ha totongi, ʻo fakatatau ki he ngāue ʻa honau nima.
65 Give them a covering for their minds! May your curse be on them!
Tuku kiate kinautolu ʻae mamahi ʻoe loto, ʻa hoʻo malaʻia kiate kinautolu.
66 Chase them down in your anger, Lord, and get rid of them from the earth!
Fakatanga mo fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu ʻi he houhau mei he lalo langi ʻa Sihova.
