Saame 116

1 ‌ʻOku ou ʻofa kia Sihova, koeʻuhi kuo ne ongoʻi hoku leʻo mo ʻeku lotu tāumaʻu.

I love Yhwh, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2 Koeʻuhi kuo ne fakatokangaʻi hono fofonga kiate au, ko ia te u ui ai ki heʻene ʻafio ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻaho.

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3 Naʻe kāpui au ʻe he ngaahi mamahi ʻoe mate, pea naʻe puke au ʻe he ngaahi mamahi ʻo heli: naʻaku ʻilo ai ʻae tuʻutāmaki mo e mamahi. (Sheol h7585)

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Pea naʻaku toki ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova; “ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakamoʻui hoku laumālie.”

Then called I upon the name of Yhwh; O Yhwh, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5 ‌ʻOku manavaʻofa ʻa Sihova, mo māʻoniʻoni; ʻio, ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ʻa hotau ʻOtua.

Gracious is Yhwh, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

6 ‌ʻOku fakamoʻui ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae taʻekākā: naʻaku vaivai pea naʻa ne tokoniʻi au.

Yhwh preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

7 ‌ʻE hoku laumālie, ke ke foki ki ho mālōlōʻanga; he kuo lahi ʻae foaki ʻa Sihova kiate koe.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Yhwh hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 He kuo ke fakamoʻui hoku laumālie mei he mate, mo hoku mata mei he loʻimata, mo hoku vaʻe ke ʻoua naʻa hinga.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9 Te u ʻeveʻeva, ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui.

I will walk before Yhwh in the land of the living.

10 Naʻaku tui, ko ia kuo u lea ai: “Naʻaku mahaki lahi:”

I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

11 Naʻaku pehē ʻi heʻeku toʻotoʻo, “ʻOku loi ʻae kakai kotoa pē.”

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

12 Ko e hā te u ʻatu kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi meʻaʻofa kotoa pē kiate au?

What shall I render unto Yhwh for all his benefits toward me?

13 Te u toʻo ʻae ipu ʻoe fakamoʻui, pea te u ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova.

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Yhwh.

14 Te u fai ni ʻeku ngaahi fuakava kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono kakai kotoa pē.

I will pay my vows unto Yhwh now in the presence of all his people.

15 ‌ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻae pekia ʻo ʻene kakai māʻoniʻoni.

Precious in the sight of Yhwh is the death of his saints.

16 ‌ʻE Sihova, ko e moʻoni ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au; ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au, mo e tama ʻa hoʻo kaunanga: kuo ke vete hoku ngaahi haʻi.

O Yhwh, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 Te u ʻatu kiate koe ʻae feilaulau ʻoe fakafetaʻi, pea ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Yhwh.

18 Te u fai ni ʻeku ngaahi fuakava kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono kakai kotoa pē,

I will pay my vows unto Yhwh now in the presence of all his people,

19 ‌ʻI he ngaahi lotoʻā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou, ʻE Selūsalema. Mou fakamālō kia Sihova.

In the courts of Yhwh's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelu jah.