ʻIsaia 46

1 ‌ʻOku foʻohifo ʻa Peli, pea tulolo ʻa Nipo, naʻe heka ʻi he ngaahi manu ʻae ngaahi tamapua, pea ʻi he fanga pulu: naʻe māfasia hoʻomou ngaahi saliote; ʻi hono fakaheka kuo ongosia ai ʻae manu.

Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary.

2 ‌ʻOku nau tulolo, ʻoku nau punou fakataha; naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa fua ʻae kavenga, ka kuo hoko ʻo pōpula ʻakinautolu.

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.

3 “Fanongo kiate au, ʻae fale ʻo Sēkope, pea mo hono toe kotoa pē ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻaku fua mei he fatu, ʻaia ʻoku fua mei he manāva.

"Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;

4 Pea ʻo aʻu ki hoʻo motuʻa ko au ia; pea ʻo aʻu ki he ʻuluhinā te u fua koe: kuo u ngaohi, pea te u fua ia; ʻio, te u fua, pea te u fakamoʻui.

and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.

5 “Te mou fakatatau au kia hai, pea te u tatau mo hai, ʻio te mou fakatatau au kia hai, koeʻuhi ke mā tatau mo ia?

"To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

6 ‌ʻOku laku ʻae koula mei he kato, pea fakamamafa ʻae siliva ʻi he meʻa fakatatau, pea fakakau ʻae tufunga koula; pea ʻoku ne ngaohi ia ko e ʻotua: ʻoku nau punou hifo, ʻio, ʻoku nau lotu.

Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down—yes, they worship.

7 ‌ʻOku nau fua ia ʻi he uma, ʻoku nau hapahapai ia, pea fokotuʻu ia ʻi hono potu, pea ʻoku ne tuʻu; pea ʻe ʻikai te ne ʻalu mei hono potu: ʻio, ʻe kalanga ha tokotaha kiate ia, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne tali, pe fakamoʻui ia mei heʻene tuʻutāmaki.

They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands, from its place it shall not move: yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

8 “Manatuʻi ʻae meʻa ni, pea fakahā ko e kau tangata ʻakimoutolu: toe manatu ki ai, ʻakimoutolu ʻae kau angahala.

"Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, you transgressors.

9 Manatu ki he ngaahi ʻuluaki meʻa ʻi muʻa: he ko au ko e ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taha kehe; Ko au ko e ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻe tatau mo au,

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me;

10 Ke fakahā ʻae ikuʻanga mei he kamataʻanga, pea mei he ngaahi kuonga ʻi muʻa ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku teʻeki ke fai, ʻo pehē, ʻE tuʻumaʻu ʻeku tuʻutuʻuni, pea te u fai ʻeku faʻiteliha kotoa pē:

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

11 ‌ʻO ui ʻae manupuna ʻoku fekai mei he potu hahake, ʻae tangata ʻoku ne fai ki heʻeku fekau mei he fonua mamaʻo: ʻio, kuo u fakahā ia, pea te u fakahoko ia; kuo u tuʻutuʻuni ki ai, pea te u fai ia.

calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yes, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.

12 Fanongo kiate au, ʻakimoutolu ʻoku loto mālohi, ʻakimoutolu ʻoku mamaʻo mo e māʻoniʻoni:

Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, who are far from righteousness:

13 ‌ʻOku ou ʻomi ke ofi ʻeku māʻoniʻoni; ʻe ʻikai mamaʻo ia, pea mo ʻeku fakamoʻui ʻe ʻikai tatali ia: pea te u tuku ʻae fakamoʻui ʻi Saione, maʻa ʻIsileli ko hoku nāunau.

I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not wait; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.