Saame 35
1 Ko e Saame ʻa Tevita. Ke ke langomakiʻi au, ʻE Sihova, telia ʻakinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi au: ke ke tauʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau tauʻi au.
Yahweh, fight against those who fight against me! Fight against [my enemies] when they fight me!
2 Toʻo ʻae fakaū mo e pā, pea tuʻuhake ko hoku tokoni.
Be [like] a shield [DOU] to protect me and come to help me!
3 Unuhi mai foki ʻae tao, ʻo tāpuni ʻae hala kiate kinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi au: pea tala ki hoku laumālie, “ko au ko ho fakamoʻui.”
Lift up your spear [DOU] and [throw it] at those who pursue me! Promise me that you will enable me to defeat [my enemies].
4 Tuku ke puputuʻu mo mā ʻakinautolu ʻoku kumi ki hoku laumālie: tuku ke fakafoki ki mui mo ilifia ʻakinautolu ʻoku puleakiʻi au.
Cause those who are trying to kill me to be defeated and disgraced! Cause those who are planning to do evil things to me to be pushed back and become confused!
5 Tuku ke nau hangē ko e kafukafuʻi ʻakau ʻi he ʻao ʻoe matangi: pea tuku ke tuli ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova.
Send your angel to pursue them, and as a result cause them to disappear like chaff/straw blown away by the wind!
6 Tuku ke fakapoʻuli honau hala pea hekeheke: pea ke fakatanga ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova.
Cause the path on which they run to be dark and slippery as your angel pursues them!
7 He kuo nau ʻaʻau fakafufū ʻi he luo honau kupenga kiate au taʻehanoʻuhinga; kuo nau keli ʻae luo ki hoku laumālie taʻehanoʻuhinga.
Although I did not do anything wrong to them, they concealed a deep pit for me to fall into; they hid a net in which they would catch me.
8 Ke hoko ʻae malaʻia kiate ia fakafokifā pe; pea ko e kupenga ʻoʻona ʻaia kuo ne ʻaʻau fufū tuku ke moʻua ai ia: tuku ia ke tō ki he malaʻia totonu ko ia.
Cause them to suddenly experience disaster! Cause them to be trapped in their own nets! Cause them to fall into the pits that they have dug for me and disappear!
9 Pea ʻe fiefia hoku laumālie ʻia Sihova: ʻe nekeneka ia ʻi heʻene fakamoʻui.
Then I will be joyful about what you, Yahweh, have done for me, I will be glad that you have rescued me.
10 ʻE pehē ʻe hoku ngaahi hui kotoa pē, “ʻE Sihova, ko hai ʻoku hangē ko koe, ʻa koe ʻoku ke fakahaofi ʻae masiva meiate ia ʻoku mālohi lahi ʻiate ia, ʻio, ʻae masiva mo e paea meiate ia ʻoku ne fakamālohiʻi ia?”
With my whole inner being [SYN] I will say, “There is no one like Yahweh [RHQ]! No one else can rescue helpless people from powerful people [RHQ]. No one else can rescue weak and needy people from those who want to rob them.”
11 Naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae kau fakamoʻoni loi; naʻa nau tuku kiate au ʻae ngaahi meʻa naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo.
People who tell lies stand in court and falsely accuse me of doing things that I do not know [anything] about.
12 Naʻa nau totongi kovi ki heʻeku lelei ke fakamasivaʻi hoku laumālie.
In return for my doing good things for them, they do evil things to me, with the result that I feel that I am alone.
13 Ka ko au, naʻaku kofuʻaki ʻae tauangaʻa, ʻi honau mahaki: naʻaku fakavaivai hoku laumālie ʻi he ʻaukai; pea naʻe foki mai ʻeku lotu ki hoku fatafata.
When they were ill, I showed that I was sad. I did not eat any food, and I bowed my head as I prayed [for them].
14 Naʻaku fai ʻo hangē ko hoku kāinga ia, pe ko hoku tokoua: naʻaku tulolo hifo fakamamahi pē, ʻo hangē ko e tokotaha ʻoku tangi koeʻuhi ko ʻene faʻē.
I mourned and bowed my head as I prayed as though it was a friend or my mother for whom I was grieving.
15 Ka ʻi heʻeku tuʻutāmaki naʻa nau fiefia, ʻonau fakakātoa ʻakinautolu: ʻio, naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻae kakai faʻa tā ʻo tuʻu kiate au, pea naʻe ʻikai te u ʻiloa; naʻa nau haehae, pea naʻe ʻikai longo pē:
But when I had troubles, they were all happy about it. They gathered around to make fun of me. Strangers struck me, and they would not stop.
16 Naʻa nau fakalili honau nifo kiate au, mo e kau mālualoi ʻoku manuki ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga.
Worthless people ridicule me and snarl at me.
17 ʻE Sihova, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa mo hoʻo ʻafio ki ai? Fakamoʻui hoku laumālie mei heʻenau ngaahi fakamalaʻia, mo ʻeku moʻui mei he fanga laione.
Yahweh, how long will you only watch them doing this? Rescue me from their attacking me; Save me from being killed by these men who are attacking me like [MET] lions [that are attacking other animals]
18 Te u ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi kiate koe ʻi he fakataha lahi: te u fakaongoongolelei koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai lahi.
Then, when many of your people gather, I will praise you and I will thank you in front of all of them.
19 ʻOua naʻa tuku ke fiefia kiate au ʻakinautolu kuo hoko noa pē ko hoku fili: pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke lalama honau mata ʻakinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate au taʻehanoʻuhinga.
Do not allow my enemies, who tell lies about me, defeat me and then rejoice! Do not allow those who hate me when there in no reason to hate me to (smirk/smile happily)!
20 He ʻoku ʻikai te nau lea lelei: ka ʻoku nau fakatupu ʻae ngaahi meʻa kākā kiate kinautolu ʻoku nofo fiemālie ʻi he fonua.
They do not talk peacefully to people; instead, they seek ways to tell lies about people who are peaceful.
21 ʻIo, kuo nau fakamanga honau ngutu ʻo lahi kiate au, ʻonau pehē, “Ha ha, kuo mamata ki ai homau mata.”
They shout at me, to accuse me, saying, “We saw the wrong things that you did!”
22 Kuo ke ʻafioʻi eni, ʻE Sihova: ʻoua naʻa ke fakalongo pē: ʻE Sihova, ʻoua naʻa ke mamaʻo ʻiate au.
Yahweh, you have seen these things, so do not be silent! Do not stay far from me!
23 ʻE hoku ʻOtua mo hoku ʻEiki, ke ke tuʻu hake, mo ke ʻā ki hoku fakamaau, ʻio, ki hoku langomakiʻi.
Arise, my God, and plead my case in court, and successfully defend me!
24 ʻE Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, ke ke fakamaau au ʻo hangē ko ʻeku māʻoniʻoni; pea ke ʻoua te nau fiefia kiate au.
Yahweh, my God, because you are righteous, prove that I am innocent in order that my enemies will not be able to gloat [that I was judged to be guilty].
25 ʻOua naʻa pehē ʻekinautolu ʻi honau loto, “Ha, ko homau loto ia:” ʻoua te nau pehē, “Kuo tau folo hifo ia.”
Do not allow them to be able to say to themselves, “Yes, we have gotten rid of him [IDM] just like we desired!”
26 Tuku ke mā mo manavahē fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻoku fiefia ʻi hoku lavea: tuku ke kofuʻaki ʻae mā mo e taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ʻakinautolu ʻoku fai fakafiefielahi kiate au.
Cause those who rejoice about my misfortunes to be completely defeated and disgraced; cause those who boast that they are much greater than me to be disgraced and dishonored!
27 Tuku ke kalanga fakafiefia, mo nekeneka, ʻakinautolu ʻoku loto lelei ki heʻeku māʻoniʻoni: ʻio, tuku ke nau lea pehē maʻuaipē, “Ke ongoongolelei ʻa Sihova, ʻaia ʻoku fiemālie ʻi he monūʻia ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki.”
But cause those who desire that I be acquitted to be happy and shout joyfully, and cause them to continually say, “Yahweh is great! He is delighted to cause things to go well for those who serve him.”
28 Pea ʻe lea ʻa hoku ʻelelo ki hoʻo māʻoniʻoni mo ho ongoongolelei ʻi he ʻaho kotoa.
Then I will proclaim that you act righteously, and I will praise you all day long.
