Psalms 35
1 David’s. Contend, O Yahweh, with them who contend with me, Make war upon them who make war upon me.
Ko e Saame ʻa Tevita. Ke ke langomakiʻi au, ʻE Sihova, telia ʻakinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi au: ke ke tauʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau tauʻi au.
2 Grasp buckler and shield, and arise in my help;
Toʻo ʻae fakaū mo e pā, pea tuʻuhake ko hoku tokoni.
3 Then draw the spear, and close up against my pursuers, Say to my soul, Thy salvation, I am!
Unuhi mai foki ʻae tao, ʻo tāpuni ʻae hala kiate kinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi au: pea tala ki hoku laumālie, “ko au ko ho fakamoʻui.”
4 Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life, —Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:
Tuku ke puputuʻu mo mā ʻakinautolu ʻoku kumi ki hoku laumālie: tuku ke fakafoki ki mui mo ilifia ʻakinautolu ʻoku puleakiʻi au.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:
Tuku ke nau hangē ko e kafukafuʻi ʻakau ʻi he ʻao ʻoe matangi: pea tuku ke tuli ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova.
6 Let their way become dark and slippery, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pursuing them.
Tuku ke fakapoʻuli honau hala pea hekeheke: pea ke fakatanga ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova.
7 For, without cause, have they hid for me, in a ditch, their net, —Without cause, have they digged [a pit] for my life.
He kuo nau ʻaʻau fakafufū ʻi he luo honau kupenga kiate au taʻehanoʻuhinga; kuo nau keli ʻae luo ki hoku laumālie taʻehanoʻuhinga.
8 There shall reach him a ruin he could not know, —Yea, his own net which he hath hidden, shall capture him, Into that ruin, shall he fall!
Ke hoko ʻae malaʻia kiate ia fakafokifā pe; pea ko e kupenga ʻoʻona ʻaia kuo ne ʻaʻau fufū tuku ke moʻua ai ia: tuku ia ke tō ki he malaʻia totonu ko ia.
9 But, my soul, shall exult in Yahweh, —shall be glad in his salvation.
Pea ʻe fiefia hoku laumālie ʻia Sihova: ʻe nekeneka ia ʻi heʻene fakamoʻui.
10 All my bones, shall say—O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.
ʻE pehē ʻe hoku ngaahi hui kotoa pē, “ʻE Sihova, ko hai ʻoku hangē ko koe, ʻa koe ʻoku ke fakahaofi ʻae masiva meiate ia ʻoku mālohi lahi ʻiate ia, ʻio, ʻae masiva mo e paea meiate ia ʻoku ne fakamālohiʻi ia?”
11 There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:
Naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae kau fakamoʻoni loi; naʻa nau tuku kiate au ʻae ngaahi meʻa naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo.
12 They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.
Naʻa nau totongi kovi ki heʻeku lelei ke fakamasivaʻi hoku laumālie.
13 But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:
Ka ko au, naʻaku kofuʻaki ʻae tauangaʻa, ʻi honau mahaki: naʻaku fakavaivai hoku laumālie ʻi he ʻaukai; pea naʻe foki mai ʻeku lotu ki hoku fatafata.
14 Like as for a friend, like as for a brother of mine own, I walked to and fro, As though mourning for a mother, I gloomily bowed myself down.
Naʻaku fai ʻo hangē ko hoku kāinga ia, pe ko hoku tokoua: naʻaku tulolo hifo fakamamahi pē, ʻo hangē ko e tokotaha ʻoku tangi koeʻuhi ko ʻene faʻē.
15 But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, —There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;
Ka ʻi heʻeku tuʻutāmaki naʻa nau fiefia, ʻonau fakakātoa ʻakinautolu: ʻio, naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻae kakai faʻa tā ʻo tuʻu kiate au, pea naʻe ʻikai te u ʻiloa; naʻa nau haehae, pea naʻe ʻikai longo pē:
16 Amidst profane praters of perversion, have they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Naʻa nau fakalili honau nifo kiate au, mo e kau mālualoi ʻoku manuki ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga.
17 My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.
ʻE Sihova, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa mo hoʻo ʻafio ki ai? Fakamoʻui hoku laumālie mei heʻenau ngaahi fakamalaʻia, mo ʻeku moʻui mei he fanga laione.
18 I will thank thee, in the midst of a great convocation, —In the midst of a mighty people, will I praise thee.
Te u ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi kiate koe ʻi he fakataha lahi: te u fakaongoongolelei koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai lahi.
19 Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!
ʻOua naʻa tuku ke fiefia kiate au ʻakinautolu kuo hoko noa pē ko hoku fili: pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke lalama honau mata ʻakinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate au taʻehanoʻuhinga.
20 For, no salvation, will they utter, —But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;
He ʻoku ʻikai te nau lea lelei: ka ʻoku nau fakatupu ʻae ngaahi meʻa kākā kiate kinautolu ʻoku nofo fiemālie ʻi he fonua.
21 Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!
ʻIo, kuo nau fakamanga honau ngutu ʻo lahi kiate au, ʻonau pehē, “Ha ha, kuo mamata ki ai homau mata.”
22 Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:
Kuo ke ʻafioʻi eni, ʻE Sihova: ʻoua naʻa ke fakalongo pē: ʻE Sihova, ʻoua naʻa ke mamaʻo ʻiate au.
23 Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord!—to my plea:
ʻE hoku ʻOtua mo hoku ʻEiki, ke ke tuʻu hake, mo ke ʻā ki hoku fakamaau, ʻio, ki hoku langomakiʻi.
24 Vindicate me according to thy righteousness, O Yahweh, my God! And let them not rejoice over me:
ʻE Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, ke ke fakamaau au ʻo hangē ko ʻeku māʻoniʻoni; pea ke ʻoua te nau fiefia kiate au.
25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!
ʻOua naʻa pehē ʻekinautolu ʻi honau loto, “Ha, ko homau loto ia:” ʻoua te nau pehē, “Kuo tau folo hifo ia.”
26 Let them turn pale, and then at once blush, who are rejoicing at my misfortune, —Let them be clothed with shame and confusion, who are magnifying themselves against me.
Tuku ke mā mo manavahē fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻoku fiefia ʻi hoku lavea: tuku ke kofuʻaki ʻae mā mo e taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ʻakinautolu ʻoku fai fakafiefielahi kiate au.
27 Let them shout in triumph and rejoice, who are desiring my justification; And let them say continually, Yahweh be magnified, Who hath taken pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Tuku ke kalanga fakafiefia, mo nekeneka, ʻakinautolu ʻoku loto lelei ki heʻeku māʻoniʻoni: ʻio, tuku ke nau lea pehē maʻuaipē, “Ke ongoongolelei ʻa Sihova, ʻaia ʻoku fiemālie ʻi he monūʻia ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki.”
28 Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, —All the day long, —thy praise!
Pea ʻe lea ʻa hoku ʻelelo ki hoʻo māʻoniʻoni mo ho ongoongolelei ʻi he ʻaho kotoa.
