Ezekiel 17

1 The word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

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

2 "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable 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 say, 'Thus says Jehovah: "A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top 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 cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set 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 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.

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 It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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 '"There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and look, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

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 It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly 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 says Jehovah: "Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? And not by a strong arm or many people can it be raised from 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 Yes, look, being planted, shall it prosper? Shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew."'"

‌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 Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

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

12 "Say now to the rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Look, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him 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 took of the royal family, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away 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 might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might 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 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things? Shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?

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,' says Jehovah, 'surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

‌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 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons.

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 For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and look, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall 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 says Jehovah: 'As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, I will even bring it on his own 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 I will spread my net on him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his 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 All the choice men among all his troups will fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and you shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it.'

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 says Jehovah: 'I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant 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 the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of its branches shall they dwell.

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 All the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Jehovah, 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.”