Saame 124

1 Ko e Hiva ʻa Tevita maʻae ʻalu hake. Kapau naʻe ʻikai kau ʻa Sihova mo kitautolu, ʻoku totonu ke lea ni ʻa ʻIsileli;

A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

2 “Kapau naʻe ʻikai kau ʻa Sihova mo kitautolu, ʻi he tuʻu hake ʻae kakai kiate kitautolu:

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

3 Pehē, kuo nau folo hifo leva ʻakitautolu, ʻi he tupu ʻenau ʻita kiate kitautolu;

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

4 Pehē, kuo lōfia ʻakitautolu ʻe he ngaahi vai, kuo tafe ʻae vaitafe ʻi he funga ʻo hotau laumālie:

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

5 Pea ʻalu ʻae ngaahi vai ʻoe laukau ʻi he funga ʻo hotau laumālie.”

Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6 Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te ne tukuange ʻakitautolu ko e meʻakai ki honau nifo.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 Kuo hao hotau laumālie ʻo hangē ko e manupuna mei he hele ʻae tangata tauhele: kuo maumauʻi ʻae tauhele, pea kuo tau hao ai.

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8 Ko hotau tokoni ʻoku ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae langi mo māmani.

Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.