Saame 91

1 Ko ia ʻoku nofo ʻi he potu lilo ʻi he fungani māʻolunga, ʻe nofomaʻu ia he malumalu ʻoe Māfimafi.

You whose home is the shelter of God Most High, whose abode is the shadow of God Almighty,

2 Te u pehē, “Ko Sihova, ko hoku hūfanga ia mo ʻeku kolo: ko hoku ʻOtua te u falala kiate ia.”

can say to the Lord, “My refuge, my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Ko e moʻoni te ne fakamoʻui koe mei he hele ʻae tangata tauhele, pea mei he mahaki fakaʻauha.

For he saves you from fowler’s snare, from deadly plague,

4 Te ne ʻōʻōfaki koe ʻaki hono fulufulu, pea te ke falala ki hono lalo kapakau: ko ʻene moʻoni ko ho fakaū mo ho pā ia.

he shelters you with his pinions, and under his wings you can hide. His truth will be a shield and buckler.

5 ‌ʻE ʻikai te ke manavahē koeʻuhi ko e meʻa fakailifia ʻi he pō; pe koeʻuhi ko e ngahau ʻoku puna atu ʻi he ʻaho;

You need not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 Pe koeʻuhi ko e mahaki lahi ʻoku ʻeveʻeva ʻi he poʻuli; pe koeʻuhi ko e fakaʻauha ʻoku fakaʻosiʻosi ʻi he hoʻatā.

nor the plague that stalks in darkness, nor the pestilence raging at noon.

7 ‌ʻE tō ʻae toko afe ʻi ho tafaʻaki, pea ko e toko mano ʻi ho nima toʻomataʻu ka ʻe ʻikai hoko ia ʻo ofi kiate koe.

A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand: but it will not draw near to you.

8 Ka te ke vakai ʻo mamata ʻaki ho mata ki he totongi ʻoe angahala.

You will only look on with your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.

9 Koeʻuhi kuo ke fili ʻa Sihova ʻaia ko hoku hūfanga, ʻio, ko e fungani māʻolunga ko ho nofoʻanga:

You have made the Lord your refuge, you have made the Most High your defence.

10 ‌ʻE ʻikai tō ha kovi kiate koe, pea ʻe ʻikai hoko ha mamahi fakaʻauha ke ofi ki ho nofoʻanga.

You will never be met by misfortune, no plague will come near your tent,

11 He te ne fekau ʻene kau ʻāngelo kenau vakai koe, ke tauhi koe ʻi ho ngaahi hala kotoa pē.

for he orders his angels to guard you, wherever you go.

12 Tenau hapai hake koe ʻi he nima, telia naʻa tūkia ho vaʻe ki ha maka.

They will carry you with their hands, so you don’t hurt your foot on a stone.

13 Te ke molomoloki ʻae laione mo e ngata: ko e laione mui mo e talākoni te ke malaki hifo ia.

You will trample down lions and snakes, tread on young lions and cobras.

14 “Koeʻuhi kuo ne tuku ʻene ʻofa kiate au, ko ia te u fakamoʻui ia: te u fokotuʻu ia ke māʻolunga, koeʻuhi kuo ne ʻiloʻi hoku huafa.

“Because of their love for me, I will deliver them, I will protect those who trust my name.

15 Te ne ui kiate au, pea te u talia ia: te u ʻiate ia ʻi he mamahi; te u fakamoʻui ia, pea hakeakiʻi ia.

I will answer their cry and be with them in trouble, bringing them forth into safety and honor.

16 Te u fakafiemālieʻi ʻaki ia ʻae moʻui fuoloa, pea fakahā kiate ia ʻeku fakamoʻui.”

I will give them a life of many days, I will show them my salvation.”