Saame 140

1 Ki he Takimuʻa, ko e Saame ʻa Tevita. ‌ʻE Sihova, fakamoʻui au mei he tangata angakovi: fakamoʻui au mei he tangata fakamālohi;

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.

2 ‌ʻAia ʻoku mahalo kovi ʻi honau loto; ʻoku nau fakataha maʻuaipē ke tau.

They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.

3 Kuo nau fakamāsila honau ʻelelo ʻo hangē ko e ngata; ʻoku ʻai ʻae kona ʻoe ngata ʻi honau lalo loungutu. (Sila)

Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. (Selah)

4 Fakahaofi au, ʻE Sihova, mei he nima ʻoe angahala; fakamoʻui au mei he tangata fakamālohi, ʻaia kuo ne fakakaukau ke tulaki hifo hoku vaʻe.

Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.

5 Kuo tau fufū ʻe he laukau ʻae tauhele kiate au, mo e ngaahi afo; kuo nau ʻaʻau ʻae kupenga ʻi he veʻe hala; kuo nau teuteu ʻae ngaahi hele kiate au. (Sila)

The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. (Selah)

6 Naʻaku pehē kia Sihova, “Ko koe ko hoku ʻOtua:” ʻE Sihova, ke ke ongoʻi ʻae leʻo ʻo ʻeku ngaahi lotu tāumaʻu.

I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”

7 ‌ʻE Sihova ko e ʻEiki, ko e mālohi ʻo ʻeku fakamoʻui, kuo ke maluʻi hoku ʻulu ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe tau.

Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.

8 ‌ʻE Sihova, ʻoua naʻa ke fai ki he ngaahi holi ʻae angahala: ʻoua naʻa ke tokoni ʻene fakakaukau kovi, telia naʻa nau hiki hake ʻakinautolu. (Sila)

Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. (Selah)

9 Ka ko e ʻulu ʻokinautolu ʻoku nau kāpui au, tuku ke ʻufiʻufi ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻae kovi ʻo honau loungutu.

Those who surround me raise their heads; let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

10 Ke tō kiate kinautolu ʻae malalaʻi afi ʻoku vela: tuku ke lī ʻakinautolu ki he afi; ki he ngaahi luo tau mamaʻo, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa nau toetuʻu hake.

Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire, into bottomless pits, never more to rise.

11 ‌ʻOua naʻa tuku ha tangata lea kovi ke tuʻumaʻu ʻi māmani: ʻe tuli ʻe he kovi ʻae tangata fakamālohi ke tulaki ia.

May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead.

12 ‌ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻe fakamaau ʻe Sihova ʻae meʻa ʻae mamahi, mo e ʻinasi totonu ʻoe masiva.

I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, and that he will give justice to the needy.

13 Ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ki ho huafa: ʻe nofo ʻae angatonu ʻi ho ʻao.

Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; the upright people will live in your presence.