Ezekiel 17

1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, ʻo pehē,

2 “Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use an allegory to the house of Israel,

“Foha ʻoe tangata, fai atu ʻae lea fakapulipuli, pea ke lea ʻaki ʻae fakatātā ki he fale ʻo ʻIsileli;

3 and you have said, Thus said Lord YHWH: The great eagle, great-winged, long-pinioned, Full of feathers, that has diverse colors, Has come to Lebanon, And he takes the foliage of the cedar,

Pea ke lea, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua; naʻe haʻu ki Lepanoni ʻae fuʻu ʻikale lahi, naʻe kapakau lalahi mo lōloa, pea fonu ʻi he fulufulu pule ʻingoʻingo kehekehe, pea naʻa ne heka ki he vaʻa sita naʻe taupotu ki ʻolunga.

4 He has cropped the top of its tender twigs, And he brings it to the land of Canaan. He has placed it in a city of merchants.

Naʻa ne fesiʻi ʻae lito ʻo hono ngaahi vaʻa toki tupu, ʻo ne ʻave ia ki he fonua faʻa fakatau; naʻa ne tuku ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe kolo ʻae kau fakatau.

5 And he takes of the seed of the land, And puts it in a field of seed, He took [it] by many waters, He has set it in a conspicuous place.

Naʻa ne ʻave foki ʻae tenga mei he fonua ʻo tō ia ʻi he potu kelekele moʻui; naʻa ne ʻai ia ki he veʻe vai lahi, ʻo ne tō ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻakau ko e uilou.

6 And it springs up, and becomes a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becomes a vine, and makes boughs, And sends forth beautiful branches.

Pea naʻe tupu ia ʻo hoko ko e vaine pukupuku ka naʻe holoholofa ʻi lalo, pea hanga hono ngaahi vaʻa kiate ia, pea ʻalu ʻi lalo ʻiate ia hono ngaahi aka: ko ia naʻe hoko ai ia ko e vaine, pea naʻe tupu hono ngaahi vaʻa, pea tupu mai hono moto.

7 And there is another great eagle, Great-winged, and abounding with feathers, And behold, this vine has bent its roots toward him, And it has sent out its thin shoots toward him, To water it from the furrows of its planting,

Naʻe ʻi ai foki ʻae ʻikale lahi ʻe taha, naʻe kapakau lalahi, pea lahi mo hono fulufulu: pea vakai naʻe mapeʻe atu ʻae aka ʻoe vaine ko eni kiate ia, pea tupu hono ngaahi vaʻa ʻo hanga kiate ia, koeʻuhi ke ne fakaviviku ia mei he tafeʻanga vai ʻi hono ngoueʻanga.

8 On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, to make branches, and to bear fruit, to be for a good vine.

Naʻe tō ia ki he kelekele lelei ʻi he veʻe vai lahi, koeʻuhi kae tupu ai hono ngaahi vaʻa, pea tupu mo hono fua, pea hoko ia ko e vaine lelei.

9 Say, Thus said Lord YHWH: It prospers—does he not draw out its roots, And cut off its fruit, and it is withered? [In] all the leaves of its springing it withers, And not by great strength, or by numerous people, To lift it up by its roots.

Ka ke lea ʻe koe, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; He ʻe tupu lelei ia? ʻIkai ʻe taʻaki hake ʻe ia hono aka, mo ne motumotuhi hono fua koeʻuhi ke mae ai ia? ʻE mae kotoa pē ʻae tupu ʻo hono lau, ka ʻe ʻikai ha fai fakamālohi ki ai, pe tokolahi ha kakai ki hono taʻaki hake ʻa hono ngaahi aka.

10 And behold, the planted thing—does it prosper? When the east wind comes against it, does it not utterly wither? On the furrows of its springing it withers.”

‌ʻIo, vakai, kuo tō, ka te ne tupu? ʻE ʻikai, ʻe mātuʻaki mae ʻoka maʻili ki ai ʻae matangi hahake. ʻE mae ia ʻi he ngaahi luo ʻaia naʻe tupu hake ai.

11 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

Naʻe hoko foki ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, ʻo pehē,

12 “Now say to the house of rebellion, Have you not known what these [are]? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon has come to Jerusalem, And he takes its king, and its princes, And brings them to himself to Babylon.

Ko eni, tala ki he fale angatuʻu, ʻOku ʻikai te mou ʻilo hono ʻuhinga ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ni? Fakahā kiate kinautolu, Vakai kuo haʻu ʻae tuʻi ʻo Papilone ki Selūsalema pea kuo ne ʻave hono tuʻi mo hono houʻeiki, mo ne tataki ʻakinautolu ki Papilone mo ia;

13 And he takes of the seed of the kingdom, And makes a covenant with him, And brings him into an oath, And he has taken the mighty of the land,

Pea kuo ne ʻave ʻae hako ʻoe tuʻi, pea kuo na fefuakavaʻaki mo ia; pea kuo ne ʻave foki mo kinautolu ʻoku mālohi ʻi he fonua.

14 That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant—that it may stand.

Koeʻuhi ke holoki ki lalo ʻae puleʻanga, pea ke ʻoua naʻa hakeakiʻi ia ʻiate ia pe, ka koeʻuhi ke fokotuʻu ia ʻi he fai ʻa ʻene fuakava ʻaʻana.

15 And he rebels against him, To send his messengers to Egypt, To give to him horses, and many people, Does he prosper? Does he who is doing these things escape? And has he broken covenant and escaped?

Ka naʻe angatuʻu ia kiate ia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ʻave ʻae kau talafekau ki ʻIsipite, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻomi mei ai ʻae fanga hoosi mo e kakai tokolahi. ʻE monūʻia ia? ʻE hao ia ʻaia ʻoku fai ʻae meʻa pehē? Pe te ne maumau ʻae fuakava pea hao?

16 [As] I live—a declaration of Lord YHWH, Does he not—in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he has despised, And whose covenant he has broken—die with him in the midst of Babylon?

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ʻo hangē ʻoku ou moʻui, ʻi he potu ʻoku nofo ai ʻae tuʻi ko ia ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ia ko e tuʻi, ka naʻa ne manukiʻi ʻena tuki, mo maumauʻi ʻena fuakava, ʻio, ʻe mate ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo Papilone mo ia.

17 And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, Does Pharaoh maintain him in battle, By pouring out a mound, and in building a fortification, To cut off many souls.

Pea ʻikai kau mo ia ʻi he tau ʻa Felo mo ʻene kautau mālohi, pe ha tokolahi, ʻi he tanu puke mo e langa kolo, ke tāmateʻi ha tokolahi;

18 And he despised the oath—to break covenant, And behold, he has given his hand, And all these he has done—he does not escape.

Koeʻuhi naʻa ne manuki ʻae tuki ʻi heʻene maumauʻi ʻae fuakava, kae vakai, naʻa na fepukeaki nima, pea kuo ne fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne hao.”

19 Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: [As] I live—My oath that he has despised, And My covenant that he has broken, Have I not put it on his head?

Ko ia ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; “Hangē ʻoku ou moʻui, ko ʻeku tuki, ʻaia kuo ne manuki ki ai, pea ko ʻeku fuakava kuo ne maumauʻi, te u totongi ia kiate ia ʻi hono tumuʻaki.

20 And I have spread out My snare for him, And he has been caught in My net, And I have brought him to Babylon, And judged him there [for the] trespass That he has trespassed against Me.

Pea te u lafo hoku kupenga kiate ia, pea ʻe moʻua ia ʻi heʻeku tauhele, pea te u ʻomi ia ki Papilone, pea te ma fai ia mo ia ʻi heʻene hia kuo ne fai kovi ai kiate au.

21 And all his fugitives, with all his bands, Fall by sword, and those remaining, They are spread out to every wind, And you have known that I, YHWH, have spoken.

Pea ko e kau hola kotoa pē mei ai mo hono matatau kotoa pē, ʻe teʻia ʻaki ʻae heletā, pea ko hono toe ʻe vilingia atu ki he feituʻu matangi kotoa pē: pea te mou ʻilo ko au, ko Sihova, kuo folofola ki ai.”

22 Thus said Lord YHWH: I have taken of the foliage of the high cedar, And I have set [it], I crop a tender one from the top of its tender shoots, And I have planted [it] on a high and lofty mountain.

ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; “Te u toʻo foki ʻae vaʻa ʻoku taupotu ki ʻolunga ʻi he sita māʻolunga, pea te u tō ia; te u fesiʻi mei ʻolunga, mei hono vaʻa toki tupu, ʻae vaʻa ʻoku kei vaivai, pea ʻe tō ia ʻi he moʻunga māʻolunga mo ongoongo:

23 In a mountain—the high place of Israel, I plant it, And it has borne boughs, and yielded fruit, And become a good cedar, And every bird of every [kind of] wing has dwelt under it, They dwell in the shade of its thin shoots.

Te u tō ia ʻi he moʻunga māʻolunga ʻo ʻIsileli: pea ʻe tupu hono ngaahi vaʻa, pea ʻe fua ia, pea hoko ko e sita lelei: pea ʻe nofo ʻi lalo ʻi ai ʻae manupuna ʻi he faʻahinga kehekehe kotoa pē: ʻe nofo ʻakinautolu ʻi he malumalu ʻo hono ngaahi vaʻa.

24 And all trees of the field have known That I, YHWH, have made the high tree low, I have set the low tree on high, I have dried up the moist tree, And I have caused the dry tree to flourish, I, YHWH, have spoken, and have done [it]!”

Pea ʻe ʻilo ʻe he ʻakau kotoa pē ʻoe vao, ko au ko Sihova, kuo u tulaki ki lalo ʻae ʻakau māʻolunga, pea kuo u fokotuʻu ki ʻolunga ʻae ʻakau māʻulalo, kuo u fakamae ʻae ʻakau naʻe maʻuiʻui, pea u ngaohi ke tupu lelei ʻae ʻakau naʻe mōmoa; ko au, ko Sihova kuo folofola, pea ko au kuo fai ki ai.”