Saame 118

1 Mou ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi kia Sihova he ʻoku angalelei ia: koeʻuhi ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa.

Praise yee the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.

2 Ke lea ni ʻe ʻIsileli, “ʻOku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa.”

Let Israel now say, That his mercy endureth for euer.

3 Ke lea ni ʻae fale ʻo ʻElone, “ʻOku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa.”

Let the house of Aaron nowe say, That his mercy endureth for euer.

4 Tuku ke lea ni ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau manavahē kia Sihova, ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa.

Let them, that feare the Lord, nowe say, That his mercie endureth for euer.

5 Naʻaku ui kia Sihova ʻi he mamahi: pea naʻe talia au ʻe Sihova, mo ne tuku au ki he potu ʻataʻatā.

I called vpon the Lord in trouble, and the Lord heard me, and set me at large.

6 ‌ʻOku kau maʻaku ʻa Sihova; ʻe ʻikai te u manavahē ko e hā ʻe faʻa fai ʻe he tangata kiate au.

The Lord is with mee: therefore I will not feare what man can doe vnto me.

7 ‌ʻOku fai maʻaku ʻa Sihova mo kinautolu ʻoku nau tokoni au: ko ia te u mamata ai kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau fehiʻa kiate au.

The Lord is with mee among them that helpe me: therefore shall I see my desire vpon mine enemies.

8 ‌ʻOku lelei lahi ʻae falala kia Sihova ʻi he falala ki he tangata.

It is better to trust in the Lord, then to haue confidence in man.

9 ‌ʻOku lelei lahi ʻae falala kia Sihova ʻi he falala ki he ngaahi ʻeiki.

It is better to trust in the Lord, then to haue confidence in princes.

10 Naʻe kāpui au ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē: ka ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova te u fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu.

All nations haue compassed me: but in the Name of the Lord shall I destroy them.

11 Naʻa nau takatakai au; ʻio, naʻa nau kāpui au: ka ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova te u fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu.

They haue compassed mee, yea, they haue compassed mee: but in the Name of the Lord I shall destroy them.

12 Naʻa nau kāpui au ʻo hangē ko e fanga pi; kuo tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu ʻo hangē ko e afi ʻi he ʻakau talatala: he te u fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova.

They came about mee like bees, but they were quenched as a fire of thornes: for in the Name of the Lord I shall destroy them.

13 Kuo ke tekeʻi mālohi au koeʻuhi ke u hinga ai: ka naʻe tokoni au ʻe Sihova

Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall: but the Lord hath holpen me.

14 Ko hoku mālohi ʻa Sihova mo ʻeku hiva, pea kuo hoko ia ko hoku fakamoʻui.

The Lord is my strength and song: for he hath beene my deliuerance.

15 Ko e lea ʻoe fiefia mo e fakamoʻui ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻoe angatonu: ʻoku fai mālohi ʻae nima toʻomataʻu ʻo Sihova.

The voice of ioy and deliuerance shall be in the tabernacles of the righteous, saying, The right hand of the Lord hath done valiantly.

16 Kuo hiki hake ʻae nima toʻomataʻu ʻo Sihova: ʻoku fai mālohi ʻae nima toʻomataʻu ʻo Sihova.

The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord hath done valiantly.

17 ‌ʻE ʻikai te u mate, kae moʻui, ʻo fakahā ʻae ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sihova.

I shall not die, but liue, and declare the woorkes of the Lord.

18 Kuo tautea fakamamahiʻi au ʻe Sihova: ka ʻoku teʻeki ai te ne tukuange au ki he mate.

The Lord hath chastened me sore, but he hath not deliuered me to death.

19 Toʻo kiate au ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe māʻoniʻoni: te u hū ai, pea u fakamālō kia Sihova:

Open ye vnto me the gates of righteousnes, that I may goe into them, and praise the Lord.

20 Ko e matapā eni ʻo Sihova, ʻaia ʻe hū ai ʻae angatonu.

This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter into it.

21 Te u fakamālō kiate koe: he kuo ke ongoʻi au, pea kuo ke hoko ko hoku fakamoʻui.

I will praise thee: for thou hast heard mee, and hast beene my deliuerance.

22 Ko e maka naʻe liʻaki ʻe he kau tufunga kuo hoko ia ko e fungani maka ʻoe tuliki.

The stone, which the builders refused, is the head of the corner.

23 Ko e ngāue eni ʻa Sihova; pea ko e meʻa fakaofo ʻi hotau ʻao.

This was the Lordes doing, and it is marueilous in our eyes.

24 Ko e ʻaho eni kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihova; te tau fiefia pea nekeneka ai.

This is the day, which the Lord hath made: let vs reioyce and be glad in it.

25 ‌ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakamoʻui ni: ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke tuku mai ni ʻae monūʻia.

O Lord, I praie thee, saue now: O Lord, I praie thee nowe giue prosperitie.

26 Ke monūʻia ia ʻoku haʻu ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova: kuo mau tāpuekina ʻakimoutolu mei he fale ʻo Sihova.

Blessed be he, that commeth in the Name of the Lord: wee haue blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

27 Ko e ʻOtua ko Sihova ia, ʻaia kuo ne fakahā ʻae maama kiate kitautolu: mou nonoʻo ʻae feilaulau ʻaki ʻae ngaahi afo ki he ngaahi nifo, ʻoe feilaulauʻanga.

The Lord is mightie, and hath giuen vs light: binde the sacrifice with cordes vnto the hornes of the altar.

28 Ko koe ko hoku ʻOtua, pea te u fakamālō kiate koe: ko koe ko hoku ʻOtua, te u fakahikihikiʻi koe.

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee, euen my God: therefore I will exalt thee.

29 Mou ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi kia Sihova he ʻoku angalelei ia: koeʻuhi ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa.

Praise ye the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.