Saame 82

1 Ko e Saame ʻa ʻAsafi. ‌ʻOku ʻafio ʻae ʻOtua ʻi he fakataha ʻoe kau mālohi; ʻoku ne fakamaau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ngaahi ʻotua.

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

2 “ʻE fēfē hono fuoloa mo hoʻomou fakamaau taʻetotonu, pea filifilimānako ki he kakai angahala?” (Sila)

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

3 “Fakamaau ʻae paea mo e tamai mate: fai angatonu ki he mamahi mo e masiva.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4 Fakahaofi ʻae masiva mo e paea: fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu mei he nima ʻoe kau angahala.”

Deliver the poor and needy: deliver [them] from the hand of the wicked.

5 ‌ʻOku ʻikai te nau ʻilo, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau fie ʻilo; ʻoku nau ʻalu pē ʻi he poʻuli: kuo ueʻi ʻae ngaahi tuʻunga kotoa pē ʻo māmani.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

6 Naʻaku pehē, “Ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻakimoutolu; pea ko e fānau ʻae Fungani Māʻolunga ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē.

I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the Most High.

7 Ka temou mate ʻo hangē ko e kau tangata, pea tō ʻo hangē ko e tokotaha ʻoe houʻeiki.”

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

8 Tuʻu hake, ʻE ʻOtua, fakamaau ʻa māmani: he te ke maʻu ʻae puleʻanga kotoa pē.

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou wilt inherit all nations.