Nehemiah 9

1 And on day twenty and four of the month this they gathered [the] people of Israel with fasting and in sackcloth and earth [was] on them.

Pea ko eni ʻi hono uofulu mā fā ʻoe ʻaho ʻoe māhina ni naʻe kātoa fakataha ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻaukai, mo e ngaahi kofu tauangaʻa naʻe pani ʻaki ʻae efu.

2 And they separated themselves [the] offspring of Israel from all sons of foreignness and they stood and they confessed on sins their and [the] iniquities of ancestors their.

Pea naʻe fakamavae ʻakinautolu ʻe he hako ʻo ʻIsileli mei he kakai muli kotoa pē, ʻonau tuʻu ʻo vete ʻenau ngaahi angahala, mo e hia ʻa ʻenau ngaahi tamai.

3 And they stood at place their and they read aloud in [the] scroll of [the] law of Yahweh God their [the] fourth of the day and a fourth [they were] confessing and [they were] bowing down to Yahweh God their.

Pea naʻa nau tuʻu hake ʻi honau potu, pea lau ʻi he tohi ʻoe fono ʻa Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, ʻi hono vahe fā ʻe taha ʻoe ʻaho; pea ʻi hono vahe ʻe taha naʻa nau vete, pea hū kia Sihova ko honau ʻOtua.

4 And he stood on [the] platform of the Levites Jeshua and Bani Kadmiel Shebaniah Bunni Sherebiah Bani Kenani and they cried out with a voice great to Yahweh God their.

Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ki he tuʻunga ʻae kau Livai, ko Sesua, mo Pani, mo Katimieli, mo Sepania, mo Puni, mo Selepea, mo Pani, mo Kinani, ʻonau tangi ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi kia Sihova ko honau ʻOtua.

5 And they said the Levites Jeshua and Kadmiel Bani Hashabneiah Sherebiah Hodiah Shebaniah Pethahiah arise bless Yahweh God your from antiquity until perpetuity and may people bless [the] name of glory your and [may it] be exalted above all blessing and praise.

Pea pehē ai ʻe he kau Livai, ko Sesua, mo Katimieli, mo Pani, mo Hasapenia, mo Selepea, mo Hotisa, mo Sepania, mo Pitaia, “Tuʻu ki ʻolunga pea fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ke taʻengata, pea taʻengata: pea fakafetaʻi ki ho huafa ʻoku nāunauʻia, ʻaia kuo fakahikihiki he māʻolunga lahi ʻi he ngaahi fakafetaʻi kotoa pē mo e fakaongo lelei.

6 You he [are] Yahweh to alone you (you *Q(K)*) you made the heavens [the] heavens of the heavens and all host their the earth and all that [is] on it the seas and all that [is] in them and you [are] preserving alive all of them and [the] host of the heavens to you [are] bowing down.

Ko koe, ʻio, ko koe pe, ko Sihova tokotaha pe: naʻa ke fakatupu ʻae langi, ko e langi ʻoe ngaahi langi, mo honau ngaahi tokolahi kotoa pē, ʻae fonua mo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai, ko e ngaahi tahi, mo ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai, pea ʻoku ke fakatolonga ʻakinautolu kotoa pē; pea ʻoku hū kiate koe ʻae ngaahi tokolahi ʻoe langi.

7 You he [are] Yahweh God who you chose Abram and you brought out him from Ur of [the] Chaldeans and you made name his Abraham.

Ko koe ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua, naʻa ke fili ʻa ʻEpalame, mo ke ʻomi ia kituaʻā mei Ua ʻoe kakai Kalitia, pea naʻa ke fakahingoa ia ko ʻEpalahame;

8 And you found heart his faithful before you and you made with him the covenant to give [the] land of the Canaanite[s] the Hittite[s] the Amorite[s] and the Perizzite[s] and the Jebusite[s] and the Girgashite[s] to give to offspring his and you fulfilled words your for [are] righteous you.

Pea naʻa ke ʻilo hono loto naʻe angatonu ʻi ho ʻao, mo ke fai ʻae fuakava mo ia ke foaki ʻae fonua ʻoe kakai Kēnani, mo e kakai Heti, mo e kakai ʻAmoli, mo e kakai Pelesi, mo e kakai Sepusi, mo e kakai Keakasa, ʻoku ou pehē ke foaki ia ki hono hako, pea kuo ke fakahoko ʻa hoʻo ngaahi folofola: he ʻoku ke māʻoniʻoni:

9 And you saw [the] affliction of ancestors our in Egypt and outcry their you heard at [the] sea of reed[s].

Naʻa ke mamata ki he ngaahi mamahi ʻo ʻemau ngaahi tamai ʻi ʻIsipite, mo ke ongoʻi ʻenau tangi ʻi he Tahi Kulokula;

10 And you gave signs and wonders on Pharaoh and on all servants his and on all [the] people of land his for you knew that they had acted presumptuously on them and you made for yourself a name as the day this.

Pea naʻa ke fakahā ʻae ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo e ngaahi mana kia Felo, pea ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻo hono fonua: he naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ʻenau fai fakafiefielahi kiate kinautolu. Ko ia naʻa ke maʻu ai ʻae huafa moʻou, ʻo hangē ko ia he ʻaho ni.

11 And the sea you split open before them and they passed in [the] middle of the sea on the dry ground and pursuers their you threw in [the] depths like a stone in waters mighty.

Pea naʻa ke vaeua ʻae tahi ʻi honau ʻao, ko ia naʻa nau ʻalu ai ʻi he kelekele mōmoa ʻi he loto tahi: pea naʻa ke lī honau kau fakatanga ki he loloto, ʻo hangē ha maka ki he ngaahi tahi mālohi.

12 And in a pillar of cloud you led them by day and in a pillar of fire night to light up for them the way which they walked in it.

Pea naʻa ke taki ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻaki ʻae pou ʻao; pea ʻi he poʻuli ʻaki ʻae pou afi ke tuku ha maama kiate kinautolu ʻi he hala ʻoku totonu ke nau ʻalu ai.

13 And on [the] mountain of Sinai you came down and you spoke with them from heaven and you gave to them judgments upright and laws of faithfulness statutes and commandments good.

Pea naʻa ke ʻalu hifo foki ki he moʻunga ko Sainai, mo ke folofola kiate kinautolu mei he langi, mo ke foaki kiate kinautolu, ʻae ngaahi fakamaau totonu, mo e ngaahi fono moʻoni, ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni lelei mo e ngaahi fekau:

14 And [the] sabbath of holiness your you made known to them and commandments and statutes and [the] law you commanded to them by [the] hand of Moses servant your.

Mo ke fakaʻilo kiate kinautolu ho ʻaho tapu māʻoniʻoni, mo ke fekau kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi fekau, mo e tuʻutuʻuni, mo e ngaahi fono, ʻi he nima ʻo Mōsese ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki;

15 And bread from heaven you gave to them for hunger their and water from a rock you brought forth for them for thirst their and you said to them to go to take possession of the land which you had lifted hand your to give to them.

Mo ke foaki kiate kinautolu ʻae mā mei he langi ʻi heʻenau fiekai, mo ke fakatupu ʻae vai mei he maka ʻi heʻenau fieinu, mo ke fakaʻilo kiate kinautolu ke nau ʻalu ʻo hoko ʻo maʻu ʻae fonua ʻaia naʻa ke fuakava ke foaki kiate kinautolu.

16 And they and ancestors our they acted presumptuously and they stiffened neck their and not they listened to commandments your.

Ka naʻe fai fakafiefielahi ʻekinautolu, mo ʻemau ngaahi tamai, ʻo fakafefeka honau kia, pea naʻe ʻikai tokanga ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau,

17 And they refused to listen and not they remembered wonders your which you had done with them and they stiffened neck their and they appointed a leader to return to servitude their in rebellion their and you [are] a God forgiveness gracious and compassionate long of anger and great (of covenant loyalty *Q(K)*) and not you abandoned them.

Pea naʻa nau talangataʻa, pea naʻe ʻikai tokanga ki hoʻo ngaahi mana ʻaia naʻa ke fai ʻi honau haʻohaʻonga; ka naʻa nau fakafefeka honau kia, pea ʻi heʻenau angatuʻu naʻa nau tuʻutuʻuni hanau ʻeiki ke nau foki ki heʻenau nofo pōpula; ka ko e ʻOtua koe ʻoku ke tali teu ke fakamolemole, ʻoku ke angalelei mo angaʻofa, ʻoku tuai ho houhau, pea ʻoku ke angalelei lahi pea naʻe ʻikai te ke liʻaki ʻakinautolu.

18 Even for they had made for themselves a calf of molten metal and they had said this [is] god your who he brought up you from Egypt and they had done blasphemies great.

‌ʻIo, hili ʻenau ngaohi maʻanautolu ʻae ʻuhiki pulu [koula ]naʻe haka, ʻonau pehē, Ko ho ʻOtua eni ʻaia naʻe ʻomi koe mei ʻIsipite, ʻonau fai ʻae ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kovi lahi:

19 And you in compassion your great not you abandoned them in the wilderness [the] pillar of cloud not it departed from over them in daytime their to lead them in the way and [the] pillar of fire at night to light up for them and the way which they walked in it.

Ka ko koe ʻi hoʻo ngaahi angaʻofa lahi naʻe ʻikai te ke liʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻi he toafa: naʻe ʻikai hiki meiate kinautolu ʻae pou ʻoe ʻao ʻi he ʻaho, ke tataki ʻakinautolu ʻi he hala: pe ko e pou afi ʻi he pō, ke fakahā ʻae maama kiate kinautolu, mo e hala ʻaia ʻoku totonu ke nau ʻalu ai.

20 And spirit your good you gave to instruct them and manna your not you withheld from mouth their and water you gave to them for thirst their.

Pea naʻa ke foaki foki ʻa ho laumālie lelei ke akonakiʻi ʻakinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke taʻofi hoʻo mana mei honau ngutu, pea naʻa ke foaki ʻae vai kiate kinautolu ʻi heʻenau fieinu.

21 And forty year[s] you sustained them in the wilderness not they were lacking clothes their not they wore out and feet their not they became swollen.

‌ʻIo, naʻa ke tokoni ʻakinautolu ʻi he toafa, ʻi he taʻu ʻe fāngofulu, ko ia naʻe ʻikai te nau masiva ʻi ha meʻa ʻe taha; naʻe ʻikai fakaʻaʻau ʻo motuʻa honau ngaahi kofu, pea naʻe ʻikai fufula honau vaʻe.

22 And you gave to them kingdoms and peoples and you apportioned them to a corner and they took possession of [the] land of Sihon and [the] land of [the] king of Heshbon and [the] land of Og [the] king of Bashan.

Pea naʻa ke foaki foki kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga, mo e kakai, mo ke vaheʻi ʻakinautolu ki he ngaahi vāhenga [fonua]: ko ia naʻa nau maʻu ai ʻae fonua ʻo Sihoni, mo e fonua ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Hesiponi, mo e fonua ʻo Oki ko e tuʻi ʻo Pesani.

23 And children their you increased like [the] stars of the heavens and you brought them into the land which you had said to ancestors their to go to take possession of.

Pea naʻa ke fakatokolahi ʻenau fānau ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe langi, pea naʻa ke ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki he fonua, ʻaia naʻa ke fakaʻilo ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻaia ke nau ʻalu ki ai ʻo maʻu.

24 And they went the children and they took possession of the land and you subdued before them [the] inhabitants of the land the Canaanites and you gave them in hand their and kings their and [the] peoples of the land to do with them according to will their.

Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ki ai ʻae fānau ʻo [nau ]maʻu ʻae fonua, pea naʻa ke fakavaivai ʻae kakai ʻoe fonua, ko e kakai Kēnani, ʻi honau ʻao, mo ke foaki ʻakinautolu ki honau nima, mo honau ngaahi tuʻi, mo e kakai ʻoe fonua, koeʻuhi ke nau fai ʻenau faʻiteliha ki ai.

25 And they captured cities fortified and ground fertile and they took possession of houses full every good thing wells dug out vineyards and olive trees and tree[s] of food to abundance and they ate and they were satisfied and they grew fat and they luxuriated in goodness your great.

Pea naʻa nau kapasi ʻae ngaahi kolo mālohi, mo e fonua mahu, ʻonau maʻu ʻae ngaahi fale naʻe fonu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, mo e ngaahi vaikeli, mo e ngaahi ngoue vaine, mo e ngoue ʻolive, mo e ngaahi ʻakau fua lahi ʻaupito: ko ia naʻa nau kai, pea mākona, pea hoko ʻo sino, ʻonau fakafiemālieʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi hoʻo angalelei lahi.

26 And they were disobedient and they rebelled against you and they threw law your behind back their and prophets your they killed who they had warned them to bring back them to you and they did blasphemies great.

Ka ko e moʻoni naʻa [nau ]fai talangataʻa, pea angatuʻu kiate koe, pea liʻaki hoʻo fono ki honau tuʻa, ʻonau tāmateʻi hoʻo kau palōfita naʻe valoki ʻakinautolu ke nau tafoki kiate koe, mo nau fai ʻae ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kovi lahi.

27 And you gave them in [the] hand of opponents their and they caused distress to them and in [the] time of distress their they cried out to you and you from heaven you heard and according to compassion your great you gave to them deliverers and they delivered them from [the] hand of opponents their.

Ko ia naʻa ke tukuange ai ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili, ʻaia naʻa nau fakamamahiʻi ʻakinautolu: pea ʻi he kuonga ʻo ʻenau mamahi, ʻi heʻenau tangi kiate koe, naʻa ke ongoʻi ʻakinautolu mei langi; pea naʻa ke foaki kiate kinautolu, ʻo taau mo hoʻo ngaahi angaʻofa, ʻae ngaahi fakamoʻui, ʻaia naʻa nau moʻui ai mei he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili.

28 And just as was rest to them they returned to do evil before you and you abandoned them in [the] hand of enemies their and they ruled over them and they returned and they cried out to you and you from heaven you heard and you rescued them according to compassion your many times.

Kae hili ʻenau maʻu ʻae fiemālie, naʻa nau toe fai kovi ʻi ho ʻao: ko ia naʻa ke tuku ai ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili, pea naʻa nau hoko ai ʻo pule kiate kinautolu: ka ʻi heʻenau tafoki, ʻo tangi kiate koe, naʻa ke ongoʻi ʻakinautolu mei langi; pea naʻe liunga lahi hoʻo fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu ʻo taau mo hoʻo ngaahi angaʻofa;

29 And you warned them to bring back them to law your and they they acted presumptuously and not they listened to commandments your and in judgments your they sinned in them which he will do anyone and he will live by them and they gave a shoulder stubborn and neck their they stiffened and not they listened.

Pea naʻa ke takitalaʻi ʻakinautolu, koeʻuhi ke ke toe ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki hoʻo fono: ka naʻa nau fai fakafiefielahi, pea ʻikai tokanga ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau, ka naʻa nau fai angahala ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau, (ʻaia kapau ʻe fai ia ʻe ha tangata, ʻe moʻui ai ia: ) ʻonau kalofaki honau uma, pea fakakekeva honau kia, pea naʻe ʻikai tokanga.

30 And you prolonged towards them years many and you warned them by spirit your by [the] hand of prophets your and not they gave ear and you gave them in [the] hand of [the] peoples of the lands.

Ka naʻa ke kātakiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi, pea naʻa ke fakaʻilo kiate kinautolu ʻenau kovi, ʻi ho laumālie ʻi hoʻo kau palōfita: ka naʻe ʻikai te nau tokanga: ko ia naʻa ke fakatukutukuʻi ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻoe kakai ʻoe ngaahi fonua.

31 And in compassion your great not you made them complete destruction and not you abandoned them for [are] a God gracious and compassionate you.

Ka koeʻuhi ko hoʻo angaʻofa lahi naʻe ʻikai te ke fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻakinautolu, pe liʻaki ʻakinautolu; he ko e ʻOtua angalelei mo angaʻofa koe.

32 And therefore O God our God great mighty and awesome [the] keeper of the covenant and covenant loyalty may not it be small before you all the hardship which it has come upon us to kings our to leaders our and to priests our and to prophets our and to ancestors our and to all people your since [the] days of [the] kings of Assyria until the day this.

Pea ko eni, ʻE homau ʻOtua, ko e ʻOtua lahi, mo mālohi, mo fakamanavahē, ʻa koe ʻoku ke tauhi ʻae fuakava mo e angaʻofa, ʻoua naʻa hangē ia ko ha meʻa siʻi kiate koe, ʻae ngaahi mamahi kotoa pē ʻaia kuo hoko kiate kimautolu, pea ki homau ngaahi tuʻi, ki homau houʻeiki, pea ki homau kau taulaʻeiki, pea ki homau kau palōfita, pea ki heʻemau ngaahi tamai, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē, talu ʻae kuonga ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.

33 And you [are] righteous on every [thing which] has come on us for faithfulness you have acted and we we have acted wickedly.

Ka ko e moʻoni ʻoku ke tonuhia koe ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē kuo fakahoko kiate kimautolu: he kuo ke fai totonu koe, ka naʻe fai angakovi ʻakimautolu:

34 And kings our leaders our priests our and ancestors our not they did law your and not they paid attention to commandments your and to testimonies your which you admonished them.

Pea naʻe ʻikai tauhi hoʻo fono ʻe homau ngaahi tuʻi, mo homau ngaahi houʻeiki, mo homau kau taulaʻeiki, pe ko ʻemau ngaahi tamai, pe tokanga ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau, mo hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, ʻaia naʻa ke valoki ʻaki kiate kinautolu.

35 And they in own kingdom their and in goodness your great which you had given to them and in [the] land broad and fertile which you had set before them not they served you and not they turned back from deeds their evil.

He naʻe ʻikai te nau tauhi koe ʻi honau puleʻanga, pea ʻi he ngaahi angalelei ʻaia naʻa ke foaki kiate kinautolu, pea ʻi he fonua lahi mo mahu ʻaia naʻa ke foaki kiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau tafoki mei heʻenau ngaahi ngāue angakovi.

36 Here! we this day [are] slaves and the land which you gave to ancestors our to eat fruit its and good thing[s] its here! we [are] slaves on it.

Vakai, ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻakimautolu he ʻaho ni, pea ko e fonua ʻaia naʻa ke foaki ki heʻemau ngaahi tamai ke nau kai hono fua ʻo ia mo hono lelei, vakai ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻakimautolu ʻi ai:

37 And produce its [is] increasing for the kings whom you have appointed over us in sins our and over bodies our [they are] ruling and over cattle our according to will their and [are] in distress great we.

Pea ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻae meʻa lahi maʻae ngaahi tuʻi ʻaia kuo ke fakanofo ke pule kiate kimautolu ko e meʻa ʻi heʻemau ngaahi angahala: pea ʻoku nau pule ki homau sino foki, pea ki heʻemau fanga manu, ʻonau faʻiteliha, pea ko kimautolu ʻoku mau moʻua ʻi he mamahi lahi.”

38 And in all this we [are] making a trustworthy arrangement and writing and [are] on the sealed [document] leaders our Levites our priests our.

Pea koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ni kotoa pē ʻoku mau fai ʻae fuakava ke maʻu, mo tohi ia: pea ko homau ngaahi houʻeiki, mo e kau Livai, mo e kau taulaʻeiki, te nau ʻai ʻa hono fakaʻilonga maʻu.