Lea Fakatātā 22
1 ʻOku lelei hake ʻae fili ki he hingoa ʻoku ongolelei ʻi he fili ki he koloa lahi, pea lelei hake ke ʻofeina ʻi he maʻu ʻae siliva mo e koula.
Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiæ multæ; super argentum et aurum gratia bona.
2 ʻOku nofo fakataha ʻae koloaʻia mo e masiva: ko Sihova, naʻa ne ngaohi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē.
Dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi: utriusque operator est Dominus.
3 ʻOku sio mamaʻo atu ʻae tangata fakapotopoto ki he kovi, ʻo ne fufū ia mei ai: ka ʻoku mole atu pe ʻae vale, pea tautea ia.
Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno.
4 Ko e totongi ʻoe angavaivai mo e manavahē kia Sihova ko e koloa, mo e ongoongolelei, mo e moʻui.
Finis modestiæ timor Domini, divitiæ, et gloria, et vita.
5 ʻOku ʻi he hala ʻoe talangataʻa ʻae ʻakau talatala mo e ngaahi tauhele: ko ia ʻoku fai ke tauhi hono laumālie te ne hiki mamaʻo mei ai.
Arma et gladii in via perversi; custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.
6 Akonakiʻi ʻae tamasiʻi ʻi he hala ʻoku totonu ke ne ʻalu ai: pea ka hoko ia ʻo motuʻa, ʻe ʻikai te ne foki mei ai.
Proverbium est: adolescens juxta viam suam; etiam cum senuerit, non recedet ab ea.
7 ʻOku pule ʻae koloaʻia ki he masiva, pea ko ia ʻoku nō ʻoku tamaioʻeiki kiate ia ʻoku foaki mai.
Dives pauperibus imperat, et qui accipit mutuum servus est fœnerantis.
8 Ko ia ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻae kovi ʻe utu ʻe ia ʻae mamahi: pea ʻe ʻauha ia ʻi he meʻa tā ʻi heʻene ʻita.
Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.
9 ʻE monūʻia ia ʻoku mataʻofa; he ʻoku foaki ʻe ia a ʻene mā ki he masiva.
Qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur: de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi. Victoriam et honorem acquiret qui dat munera; animam autem aufert accipientium.
10 Ke lī kituʻa ʻaia ʻoku manuki, pea ʻe ʻalu kituʻa ʻae fakakikihi foki: ʻio, ʻe ngata ʻae feʻiteʻitani mo e lauʻikovi.
Ejice derisorem, et exibit cum eo jurgium, cessabuntque causæ et contumeliæ.
11 Ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki he loto maʻa, ʻe kāinga ʻaki ia ʻe he tuʻi koeʻuhi ko e māʻoniʻoni ʻo hono loungutu.
Qui diligit cordis munditiam, propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem.
12 ʻOku tauhi ʻae poto ʻe he fofonga ʻo Sihova, pea ʻoku ne fulihi ʻae ngāue ʻae angahala.
Oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam, et supplantantur verba iniqui.
13 ʻOku pehē ʻe he tangata fakapikopiko, “ʻOku ai ʻae laione ʻituʻa, pea te u mate ʻi he ngaahi hala.”
Dicit piger: Leo est foris; in medio platearum occidendus sum.
14 Ko e ngutu ʻoe kau fefine kovi ko e luo taumamaʻo: pea ʻe tō ki ai ʻaia ʻoku fehiʻa ki ai ʻa Sihova.
Fovea profunda os alienæ: cui iratus est Dominus, incidet in eam.
15 ʻOku nonoʻo ʻae vale ʻi he loto ʻoe tamasiʻi; ka ko e vaʻa ʻakau ʻoe tauteʻi ʻe kapusi mamaʻo ai ia ʻiate ia.
Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.
16 Ko ia ʻoku fakamālohiʻi ʻae masiva ke tupu ai ʻene koloa, pea mo ia ʻoku foaki ki he koloaʻia, ʻe hoko moʻoni kiate ia ʻae masiva.
Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit.
17 Fakaongo ho telinga, pea fanongo ki he lea ʻae poto, pea fakatokangaʻi ho loto ki heʻeku ʻilo.
Inclina aurem tuam, et audi verba sapientium: appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam,
18 He ko e meʻa lelei ʻo kapau te ke tauhi ia ʻiate koe; pea ʻe taau ke lea ʻaki ia ʻe ho loungutu.
quæ pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo, et redundabit in labiis tuis:
19 Koeʻuhi ke ʻia Sihova hoʻo falala, ʻaia kuo u fakahā kiate koe ʻi he ʻaho ni, ʻio, kiate koe pe.
ut sit in Domino fiducia tua, unde et ostendi eam tibi hodie.
20 ʻIkai kuo u tohi kiate koe ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei, ʻi he enginaki, pea mo e poto,
Ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter, in cogitationibus et scientia:
21 koeʻuhi ke u fakahā ai kiate koe ʻae moʻoni ʻoe ngaahi lea moʻoni: koeʻuhi ke ke tali ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe moʻoni ʻakinautolu ʻoku fekau mai kiate koe?
ut ostenderem tibi firmitatem et eloquia veritatis, respondere ex his illis qui miserunt te.
22 ʻOua naʻa kaihaʻa mei he masiva koeʻuhi ko e masiva ia: pea ʻoua naʻa fakamālohiʻi ʻaia ʻoku mamahi ʻi he matapā:
Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est, neque conteras egenum in porta:
23 Koeʻuhi ʻe langomakiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova, pea te ne maumauʻi ʻae laumālie ʻonautolu ʻoku maumauʻi ʻakinautolu.
quia judicabit Dominus causam ejus, et configet eos qui confixerunt animam ejus.
24 ʻOua naʻa ke fakakāinga mo e tangata faʻa ʻita; pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke ʻalu mo ha tangata loto lili:
Noli esse amicus homini iracundo, neque ambules cum viro furioso:
25 Telia naʻa ke ako ki hono ngaahi hala, pea tauheleʻi ai ho laumālie.
ne forte discas semitas ejus, et sumas scandalum animæ tuæ.
26 Ke ʻoua naʻa ke kau koe mo kinautolu ʻoku fepukeaki nima, pe ko kinautolu ʻoku fakapapau ki he fai ʻo ha totongi.
Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas, et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis:
27 Kapau ʻoku ʻikai hao meʻa ke totongi aki, ko e hā ʻoku ʻave ai ho mohenga mei lalo ʻiate koe?
si enim non habes unde restituas, quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo?
28 ʻOua naʻa hiki ʻae kauʻā motuʻa, ʻaia naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe hoʻo kau mātuʻa.
Ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, quos posuerunt patres tui.
29 ʻOku ke mamata ki ha tangata ʻoku faʻa fai ki heʻene ngāue? ʻE tuʻu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi; ʻe ʻikai nofo ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai meʻavale.
Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo? coram regibus stabit, nec erit ante ignobiles.
