ʻIsaia 11

1 Pea ʻe tupu hake ha tokotoko mei he tefito ʻo Sese, pea ʻe tupu ha Vaʻa mei hono ngaahi aka:

A shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will produce fruit.

2 Pea ʻe nofo ʻiate ia ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova, ʻae laumālie ʻoe poto mo e faʻa ʻilo, ʻae laumālie ʻoe akonaki mo e mālohi, ʻae laumālie ʻoe ʻilo pea mo e manavahē kia Sihova;

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, which is Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of advice and power, a Spirit of knowledge and awe of the Lord.

3 Pea ʻe ʻilo vave ʻe ia ʻae manavahē kia Sihova: pea ʻe ʻikai te ne fakamaau ʻi he vakai ʻa hono fofonga, pe valoki ʻo hangē ko e fanongo ʻa hono telinga:

His happiness will be in giving reverence to the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees, and he will not make decisions based on what he hears.

4 Ka ʻi he māʻoniʻoni te ne fakamaau ʻae masiva, pea valoki ʻi he taʻefilifilimānako maʻa e angavaivai ʻoe fonua: pea te ne taaʻi ʻa māmani ʻaki ʻae meʻa tā ʻo hono fofonga, pea te ne tāmate ʻae angakovi ʻaki ʻae mānava ʻo hono loungutu.

Instead, he will judge the poor justly, and make decisions fairness on behalf of the destitute people of the earth. He will strike the earth when he pronounces judgment, and he will execute the wicked with just a word from his lips.

5 Pea ko e noʻo ʻo hono kongaloto ʻae māʻoniʻoni, pea ko e nonoʻo ʻo hono noʻotanga vala ʻae moʻoni.

He will wear goodness like a sash and trustworthiness like a belt.

6 Pea ʻe toki nofo fakataha ʻae ulofi mo e lami, pea ʻe tokoto fakataha ʻae lēpati mo e ʻuhikiʻi kosi; pea ʻe fakataha ʻae ʻuhikiʻi pulu mo e laione mui pea mo e manu fafanga; pea ʻe tataki ʻakinautolu ʻe ha tamasiʻi siʻi.

Wolves will live with lambs; leopards will lie down with young goats, calves and young lions and young livestock will be together, and a small child will lead them along.

7 Pea ʻe kai fakataha ʻae pulu fefine mo e pea; pea ʻe tokoto fakataha honau ʻuhiki: pea ʻe kai ʻe he laione ʻae kau ʻoe koane ʻo hangē ko e pulu.

Cows and bears will graze side by side; young lions will eat straw like cattle.

8 Pea ko e tamasiʻi ʻoku kei huhu te ne vaʻinga ʻi he luo ʻoe ngata, pea ko e tamasiʻi kuo fakamavae te ne ʻai hono nima ki he ʻana ʻoe ngata fekai.

Babies will be able to play safely near snake holes, little children will be able to put their hands into a vipers' den.

9 ‌ʻE ʻikai te nau fakamamahi pe fakaʻauha ʻi ha potu ʻo hoku moʻunga māʻoniʻoni: koeʻuhi ʻe fonu ʻa māmani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻe he ngaahi vai ʻae kilisi tahi.

Nothing will cause any harm or damage anywhere on my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord in the same way that water fills the sea.

10 Pea ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻe ʻi ai ʻae aka ʻo Sese, ʻaia ʻe tuʻu ko e fuka ʻae kakai: ʻe kumi ki ai ʻae ngaahi Senitaile: pea ʻe lelei ʻaupito ʻa hono mālōlōʻanga.

At that time the root of Jesse will stand like a banner for the nations. Foreigners will come to him, and the place of where he lives will be glorious.

11 Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, ʻe toe ai ʻe Sihova hono nima ko hono liunga ua ke fakamoʻui ʻae toenga ʻo hono kakai, ʻaia ʻe fakatoe, mei ʻAsilia, pea mo ʻIsipite, pea mo Patolose, pea mo Kusi, pea mo ʻIlami, pea mei Saina, pea mei Hamate, pea mei he ngaahi motu ʻoe tahi.

At that time the Lord will act a second time to bring back the remnant of His people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and from the Mediterranean islands.

12 Pea te ne fokotuʻu ha fuka ki he ngaahi puleʻanga, pea te ne fakataha ʻae kau liʻaki ʻo ʻIsileli, pea tānaki fakataha ʻae kau vetekina ʻo Siuta mei he vahe ʻe fā ʻo māmani.

He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiled people of Israel; he will bring together the scattered people of Judah from the ends of the earth.

13 Pea ʻe mole ʻae meheka meia ʻIfalemi, pea ʻe fakaʻauha mo e ngaahi fili ʻo Siuta: ʻe ʻikai kei fehiʻa ʻa ʻIfalemi kia Siuta, pea ko Siuta ʻe ʻikai te ne fakamamahiʻi ʻa ʻIfalemi.

Ephraim's jealousy will disappear, and Judah's enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim won't be jealous of Judah, and Judah won't treat Ephraim as an enemy.

14 Ka te na puna ki he lulunga ʻi he uma ʻoe kakai Filisitia; pea te na faʻao mo e potu hahake: te nau ʻene ai honau nima ki ʻItomi mo Moape; pea ʻe talangofua kiate kinautolu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni.

Together they will fly downhill to attack the Philistines to the west; they will plunder the people of the east. They will defeat Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will become their subjects.

15 Pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻe Sihova ʻae ʻelelo ʻoe tahi ʻo ʻIsipite; pea te ne lulululu hono nima ki he vaitafe ʻaki ʻene matangi lahi, pea ʻe taaʻi ʻe ia ʻi hono mangaʻivai ʻe fitu, pea ʻe ʻalu taʻeviku ai ʻae kakai.

The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez; he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River creating a scorching wind. He will split into seven streams that people can cross easily on foot.

16 Pea ʻe ʻi ai ʻae hala motuʻa ki he toenga ʻo hono kakai, ʻaia ʻe toe ʻi ʻAsilia, ʻo hangē ko ia ne maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻaho naʻe ʻalu hake ai ia mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite.

There will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant of his people that are left, just as there was for Israel when they left the land of Egypt.