Lea Fakatātā 7
1 ʻE hoku foha, ke ke maʻu ʻeku ngaahi lea, pea ke tānaki kiate koe ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekau.
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Fai ki heʻeku ngaahi fekau pea moʻui ai! Pea tokangaʻi ʻa ʻeku fono ʻo hangē ko ho kanoʻi mata.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Nonoʻo ia ki ho louhiʻi nima, tohi ia ki he kakano ʻo ho loto.
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
4 Ke ke lea ʻo pehē ki he poto, “Ko hoku tokoua koe;” pea ke ui ʻae ʻilo ko ho kāinga fefine:
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 Koeʻuhi ke na fakamoʻui koe mei he fefine muli, mei he muli ʻoku fakaoloolo ʻaki ʻene ngaahi lea.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 He naʻaku sio atu mei he matapā ʻa hoku fale mei he matapā sioʻata.
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 Pea naʻaku vakai ki he kakai vale, pea ne u ʻiloʻi ʻi he kau talavou ʻae tangata talavou ʻoku masiva ʻi he poto,
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 Naʻe ʻalu atu ʻi he hala ʻo ofi ki hono ʻapi; ʻo ne ʻalu ʻi he hala ki hono fale,
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 ʻI he efiafi poʻuli, ʻi he pō ʻuliʻuli mo fakapoʻuli:
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 Pea vakai, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻae fefine ʻoku kofu ʻi he kofu ʻoe faʻa feʻauaki, ʻo loto kākā.
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 (ʻOku faʻa longoaʻa ia mo angamālohi, ʻoku ʻikai nofo hono vaʻe ʻi hono fale:
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Ko eni ʻoku ʻituʻa, ko ʻena ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi hala, ʻoku ne nofo toitoi ʻi he tuliki kotoa pē.)
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 Pea naʻa ne puke ia, pea ʻuma ki ai, pea ʻi he mata fiematamuʻa naʻa ne pehē kiate ia,
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 “ʻOku ou maʻu ʻae ngaahi foaki fakalelei; pea kuo u fakamoʻoni ki heʻeku ngaahi fuakava ʻi he ʻaho ni.
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Ko ia kuo u haʻu ai ke ta feʻilongaki mo koe, ke kumi ʻi he feinga ki ho mata, pea ko eni kuo u maʻu koe.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 Kuo u teuteu hoku mohenga ʻaki ʻae ngaahi puipui matamatalelei, mo e tongi fakasanisani, mo e tupenu lelei mei ʻIsipite.
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 Kuo u fakanamu kakala ʻa hoku mohenga ʻaki ʻae mula, mo e ʻalosi, pea mo e sinamoni.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Haʻu, ke ta fakafonu ʻakitaua ʻi he ʻofa ʻo aʻu ki he ʻapongipongi: ke ta fakafiemālie ʻakitaua ʻi heʻeta fai ʻofa.
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 He ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ʻapi ʻae tangataʻeiki, kuo ʻalu ia ʻo fononga mamaʻo:”
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 Kuo ne ʻave mo ia ʻae kato paʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai haʻu ia kaeʻoua ke hokosia hono ʻaho kuo ne lea ki ai.
He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21 Naʻa ne fakavaivaiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa ʻene ngaahi lea matamatalelei, ʻo ne maʻu ia ʻi he fakaoloolo ʻa hono ngutu.
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 Ko ia naʻa ne ʻalu muimui leva ʻiate ia, ʻo hangē ko e pulu ke tāmateʻi, pea hangē ko e vale ki he tautea ʻoe ʻakau fakamaau vaʻe;
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 Kaeʻoua ke ʻasi ʻae ngahau ki hono ʻate; ʻio, ʻo hangē ko e manu ʻoku ʻoho vave ki he tauhele, ʻo ʻikai ke ne ʻilo ko e meʻa ke ʻosi ai ʻene moʻui.
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 ʻE fānau, ke mou fanongo eni kiate au, pea mou tokanga ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 ʻOua naʻa tuku ke ʻalu atu ho loto ki hono hala, ʻoua naʻa mou hē ʻi hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga.
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 He kuo lī hifo ʻe ia ʻae toko lahi kuo lavea; ʻio, kuo tāmateʻi ʻe ia ʻae kau tangata mālohi toko lahi.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
