Maika 7
1 ʻOiau ʻeku mamahi! He ʻoku ou hangē kuo ʻosi ʻae tānaki ʻoe ngaahi fua ʻoe faʻahitaʻu mafana, hangē ko e toenga kālepi ʻoe toʻukai: ʻoku ʻikai ha fuhinga kālepi ke kai: naʻe holi hoku loto ki he ʻuluaki toʻukai.
Woe, woe is me, for I have become like a field after harvest, like a vineyard after gathering; not a cluster of grapes to eat, not a fig that anyone desires.
2 Kuo ʻauha ʻae kau māʻoniʻoni mei māmani: pea ʻoku ʻikai ha kau angatonu ʻi he kakai: ʻoku nau toitoi kotoa pē ki he toto; ʻoku nau taki taha tuli ʻa hono tokoua mo e kupenga.
The honest have perished from the land, of the upright among people there is none. All of them lie in wait to shed blood. They hunt one another with the net.
3 Koeʻuhi ke nau fai fakamātoato ʻi he kovi ʻaki ʻae ongo nima ʻosi pe, ʻoku ʻeke ʻe he houʻeiki, pea ʻeke mo e fakamaau ki he meʻa foaki; pea mo e tangata māʻolunga ʻoku ne fakahā hono loto kovi pea pehē, ʻoku nau ʻufiʻufi ia.
Their hands know well how to do evil, the officer and judge demands a bribe, the high official decides as he pleases and they conspire to pervert justice.
4 Ko e lelei lahi ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku hangē ko e ʻakau talatala pe: ko ia ʻoku fungani angatonu ʻoku māsila ʻi he ʻa talatala: ʻoku hoko mai ʻae ʻaho ʻo ho kau leʻo, pea mo ho ʻaʻahi; ko eni ʻe hoko ʻenau puputuʻu.
The best of them are like a thorn thicket, their most upright like a prickly hedge. The day of their punishment has come, now will be their confusion!
5 ʻOua naʻa mou falala ki he kaumeʻa, ʻoua naʻa mou falala ki ha takimuʻa: leʻohi ʻae matapā ʻo ho ngutu, meiate ia ʻoku faʻaki ki ho fatafata.
Do not trust your neighbour, do not rely on a friend. From the wife who lies in your arms guard your tongue.
6 He ʻoku fakaongokoviʻi ʻe he foha ʻa ʻene tamai; ʻoku tuʻu hake ʻae taʻahine ki heʻene faʻē, ʻae taʻahine ʻi he fono, ki heʻene faʻē ʻi he fono; ko e ngaahi fili ʻoe tangata, ʻae kau tangata ʻi hono fale.
For son insults father, daughter rises up against mother, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law, a man’s enemies are the people of his own household.
7 Ko ia te u hanga kia Sihova; te u tatali ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku fakamoʻui; ʻe fanongo mai kiate au ʻa hoku ʻOtua.
But I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me!
8 ʻOua naʻa ke viki kiate au, ʻe hoku fili: ʻo kau ka hinga te u toetuʻu hake: ʻo kau ka nofo ʻi he poʻuli, ʻe hoko ʻa Sihova ko e maama kiate au.
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy. If I have fallen, I will rise. If I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.
9 Te u kātaki ʻae houhau ʻo Sihova, he kuo u fai angahala kiate ia, ke ʻoua ke ne fakamatala maʻaku, mo fai ʻae fakamaau koeʻuhi ko au; te ne ʻomi au ki he maama, pea te u mamata ki heʻene māʻoniʻoni.
The anger of the Lord I will bear, for against him have I sinned – until he champions my cause and gives judgment for me. He will bring me into to the light, I will see his justice.
10 Pea ʻe toki mamata ai ʻa hoku fili, pea ʻe ʻufiʻufi ʻi he mā ʻaia naʻe pehē mai kiate au, ‘Komaʻā Sihova ko ho ʻOtua?’ ʻE sio ʻa hoku mata kiate ia: ko eni, ʻe malaki hifo ia ʻo hangē ko e pelepela ʻi he ngaahi hala.
So my enemy will see, and shame will cover them, they who said, ‘Where is the Lord your God?’ I will look upon them, they will be trampled on like mud in the street!
11 ʻI he ʻaho ko ia ʻe langa ho ngaahi ʻā, ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻe hiki ke mamaʻo ʻae fono.
It is a day for rebuilding your walls, this day will your boundary will be extended.
12 ʻI he ʻaho ko ia ʻe haʻu ia, ʻio, kiate koe mei ʻAsilia, pea mei he ngaahi kolo kuo teu, pea mei he potu mālohi ʻo aʻu ki he vaitafe, pea mei he tahi ki he tahi, pea mei he moʻunga ki he moʻunga.
This day they will come to you, from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the Euphrates River, from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
13 Ka neongo ia ʻe lala ʻae fonua koeʻuhi ko kinautolu ʻoku nofo ai, ko e fua ʻo ʻenau faianga.
Though the land has become a desolation because of its inhabitants, because of their deeds.
14 Fafangaʻi ʻa hoʻo kakai ʻaki ʻae meʻa tā, ʻae kakai ʻo ho tofiʻa, ʻaia ʻoku nofo ngaongao ʻi he vao ʻakau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo Kameli: tuku ke nau kai ʻi Pesani mo Kiliati, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi ʻaho ʻi muʻa.
Shepherd your flock with your staff, the flock that belong to you, who live alone in the forest, in the midst of meadows; so that they may pasture in Bashon and Gilead as in the days of old,
15 “ʻO fakatatau mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hoʻo haʻu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, te u fakahā kiate ia, ʻae ngaahi meʻa fakaofo.”
as in the days when you came from Egypt, gave us wonders to see.
16 ʻE mamata ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga, pea te nau ofo ʻi heʻenau mālohi kotoa pē: te nau ʻai honau nima ki honau ngutu; ʻe tuli ʻa honau telinga.
Nations will see and be ashamed of all their might; they will put their hands to their mouth, their ears will become deaf,
17 Te nau ʻemo ʻae efu, hangē ha ngata, te nau ngaolo mei honau ngaahi luo hangē ko e kelemutu ʻoe fonua: te nau manavahē kia Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, pea te nau ilifia koeʻuhi ko koe.
they will lick the dust like snakes, like creatures that crawl on the earth; they will come trembling and in terror from their hiding places, in dread and fear.
18 Ko hai ha ʻOtua ʻoku hangē ko koe, ke fakamolemole ʻae hia, pea ke laka atu ʻi he angahala ʻi he toenga ʻo hono tofiʻa? ʻOku ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa hono houhau ʻo taʻengata, he ʻoku ne fiefia ʻi he ʻaloʻofa.
Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing by the rebellion of the remnant of your people? He does not retain his anger forever, but is one who delights in mercy.
19 ʻE toe foki mai ia, te ne manavaʻofa kiate kitautolu; te ne ikuʻi ʻetau ngaahi hia; pea te ke lī ʻenau ngaahi angahala kotoa pē, ki he loloto ʻoe tahi.
He will tread under foot our iniquity; you will cast into the depths of the sea all our iniquities.
20 Te ke fakapapau ʻae moʻoni kia Sēkope, pea mo e ʻaloʻofa kia ʻEpalahame, ʻaia naʻa ke fuakava ki heʻemau ngaahi tamai talu mei he ngaahi ʻaho ʻi muʻa.
You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and loving kindness to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.
