Saame 120

1 Ko e Hiva ʻae ʻalu hake. Naʻaku tangi kia Sihova ʻi heʻeku mamahi, pea naʻa ne ongoʻi au.

A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.

2 ‌ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he loungutu loi, pea mei he ʻelelo kākā.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

3 Ko e hā ʻe ʻatu kiate koe? He ko e hā ʻe fai kiate koe, ʻa koe ko e ʻelelo kākā?

What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?

4 ‌ʻAe ngaahi ngahau māsila ʻae tangata mālohi, mo e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ʻoe sunipa.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

5 ‌ʻOku ou malaʻia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻāunofo ʻi Meseki, koeʻuhi ko ʻeku nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo Keta!

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6 Kuo nofo ʻo fuoloa ʻa hoku laumālie fakataha mo ia ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki he melino.

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

7 ‌ʻOku ou loto ki he melino: ka ʻi heʻeku lea ʻoku nau fie tau.

I [am] for peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.