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. Lay up my commandments within you.
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. Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.
3 Nonoʻo ia ki ho louhiʻi nima, tohi ia ki he kakano ʻo ho loto.
Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Ke ke lea ʻo pehē ki he poto, “Ko hoku tokoua koe;” pea ke ui ʻae ʻilo ko ho kāinga fefine:
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
5 Koeʻuhi ke na fakamoʻui koe mei he fefine muli, mei he muli ʻoku fakaoloolo ʻaki ʻene ngaahi lea.
that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters 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 out through my lattice.
7 Pea naʻaku vakai ki he kakai vale, pea ne u ʻiloʻi ʻi he kau talavou ʻae tangata talavou ʻoku masiva ʻi he poto,
I saw 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, he went the way to her house,
9 ʻI he efiafi poʻuli, ʻi he pō ʻuliʻuli mo fakapoʻuli:
in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
10 Pea vakai, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻae fefine ʻoku kofu ʻi he kofu ʻoe faʻa feʻauaki, ʻo loto kākā.
Look, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
11 (ʻOku faʻa longoaʻa ia mo angamālohi, ʻoku ʻikai nofo hono vaʻe ʻi hono fale:
She is loud and defiant. Her feet do not stay 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 she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking 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. With an impudent face she said to him:
14 “ʻOku ou maʻu ʻae ngaahi foaki fakalelei; pea kuo u fakamoʻoni ki heʻeku ngaahi fuakava ʻi he ʻaho ni.
"Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. This day I have paid 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 I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.
16 Kuo u teuteu hoku mohenga ʻaki ʻae ngaahi puipui matamatalelei, mo e tongi fakasanisani, mo e tupenu lelei mei ʻIsipite.
I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn 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's take our fill of loving until the morning. Let's solace ourselves with loving.
19 He ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ʻapi ʻae tangataʻeiki, kuo ʻalu ia ʻo fononga mamaʻo:”
For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on 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 has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon."
21 Naʻa ne fakavaivaiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa ʻene ngaahi lea matamatalelei, ʻo ne maʻu ia ʻi he fakaoloolo ʻa hono ngutu.
With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced 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 followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a stag leaping into a trap,
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 an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.
24 ʻE fānau, ke mou fanongo eni kiate au, pea mou tokanga ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu.
Now therefore, son, listen to me. Pay attention 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.
Do not let your heart turn to her ways. Do not go 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 has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.
