Isaiah 9
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
1Ka ko eni, ʻe ʻikai kei ʻi ai ha fakapoʻuli ʻi he fonua naʻe mamahi: ʻi he kuonga ʻi muʻa naʻa ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻae fonua ʻo Sepuloni mo e fonua ʻo Nafitali, ka kuo ne fakalelei ia ʻi he kuonga ki mui; ʻio, ʻi he hala ʻoe tahi, ʻi he tuʻa Sioatani, ʻi Kāleli ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga.
2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
2Ko e kakai naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻi he poʻuli kuo mamata ki he maama lahi: ko kinautolu naʻe nofo ʻi he fonua ʻoe ʻata ʻoe mate, kuo ulo kiate kinautolu ʻae maama.
3You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
3Kuo ke fakatokolahi ʻae puleʻanga, pea fakalahi mo ʻenau fiefia: ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi ho ʻao ʻo hangē ko e fiefia ʻi he ututaʻu, pea hangē ko e fiefia ʻae kakai ʻi heʻenau tufa ʻae koloa kuo vete.
4For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
4He kuo ke fesiʻi ʻae haʻamo ʻo ʻene kavenga, pea mo e tokotoko ʻoku ai ki hono uma, mo e meʻa tā ʻa hono fili, ʻo hangē ko ia ne fai ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Mitiane.
5For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
5He ko e tau kotoa pē ʻoe tangata tau ʻoku ʻi he longoaʻa fakamaveuveu, mo e ngaahi kofu kuo tākai ʻi he toto; ka e hoko eni ʻi he vela mo e fefie ʻoe afi.
6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
6He kuo fanauʻi kiate kitautolu ʻae tamasiʻi, kuo foaki kiate kitautolu ʻae foha: pea ʻe ʻi hono uma ʻae pule: pea ʻe ui hono huafa ko Fakaofo, ko ʻAkonaki, ko e ʻOtua Māfimafi, ko e Tamai Taʻengata, ko e ʻEiki ʻoe Melino.
7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
7ʻI he tupu ʻo ʻene pule mo e melino ʻe ʻikai hano ngataʻanga, ʻi he nofoʻanga ʻo Tevita, pea ʻi hono puleʻanga, ke fakatonutonu ia, pea ke fokotuʻumaʻu ia ʻi he fakamaau pea mo e angatonu mei he ʻaho ni ʻo taʻengata. Ko e ʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau te ne fai ʻae meʻa ni.
8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.
8¶ Naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova ʻae lea kia Sēkope, pea kuo tō ia ki ʻIsileli.
9All the people will know it— Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:
9Pea ʻe ʻilo ʻe he kakai kotoa pē, ʻio, ʻe ʻIfalemi mo ia ʻoku nofo ʻi Samēlia, ʻaia ʻoku pehē ʻi he laukau mo e mālohi ʻoe loto,
10“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
10“Kuo tō ki lalo ʻae makaʻumea, ka te mau langa ʻaki ʻae maka kuo tā: kuo tuʻusi ki lalo ʻae ngaahi sukamino, ka te mau fetongi ʻaki ia ʻae ngaahi sita.”
11The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together.
11Ko ia ʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova kia Lesini hono ngaahi fili, pea fakakau fakataha hono ngaahi fili;
12Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
12ʻAe kau Silia ʻi he potu hahake, pea mo e kau Filisitia ʻi he lulunga; pea te nau keina ʻa ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻae ngutu kuo fakamanga. Pea neongo ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai taʻofi hono houhau, ka ʻoku kei mafao hono nima.
13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
13He ʻoku ʻikai tafoki mai ʻae kakai kiate ia ʻoku taaʻi ʻakinautolu, ʻoku ʻikai te nau kumi kia Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.
14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
14Ko ia ʻe tuʻusi ʻe Sihova mei ʻIsileli ʻae ʻulu mo e iku, ʻae vaʻa mo e tefito, ʻi he ʻaho pe taha.
15The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
15Ko e motuʻa mo ia ʻoku ongoongolelei, ko e ʻulu ia; pea ko e palōfita ʻoku ako ʻaki ʻae loi, ko e iku ia.
16For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
16He ko e kau takimuʻa ʻoe kakai ni ʻoku nau fakahalaʻi ʻakinautolu; pea ʻe ʻauha ʻakinautolu kuo takiekina ʻiate kinautolu.
17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
17Ko ia ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ʻa Sihova ʻi honau kau talavou, pe ʻaloʻofa ki heʻenau kau tamai mate mo e kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti: he ko e mālualoi mo e fai kovi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē, pea ʻoku lea vale ʻae ngutu kotoa pē. Pea neongo ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai taʻofi hono houhau, ka ʻoku kei mafao hono nima.
18For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.
18He ʻoku vela ʻae angahala ʻo hangē ko e afi; ʻe keina ia ʻae ngaahi ʻakau talatala, pea ʻe tutu ʻi he matolu ʻoe vao lahi, pea te nau ʻalu hake ʻo hangē ko e puna hake ʻoe ʻohuafi.
19By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
19Ko e meʻa ʻi he houhau ʻo Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau ʻoku fakapoʻuli ai ʻae fonua, pea ko e kakai te nau hangē ko e fefie ʻoe afi: ʻe ʻikai mamae ha tangata ʻe tokotaha ki hono tokoua.
20They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
20Pea te ne hamusi ʻi he potu toʻomataʻu, kae fiekaia; pea te ne kai ʻi he potu toʻohema, ka e ʻikai te nau mākona: ʻe kai ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻae kakano ʻo hono nima ʻoʻona:
21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
21Ko Manase, kia ʻIfalemi; mo ʻIfalemi, kia Manase: pea ko kinaua fakatouʻosi te na kau fakataha ke fakamamahiʻi ʻa Siuta. Pea neongo ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai taʻofi hono houhau, ka ʻoku kei mafao hono nima.
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