Psalms 10
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
1Ko e hā ʻoku ke fakamamaʻo ai, ʻE Sihova? Ko e hā ʻoku ke fakafufū ai koe ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe mamahi?
2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
2ʻI he fielahi ʻae angakovi ʻoku ne fakatangaʻi ʻae masiva: tuku ke moʻua ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi filioʻi ʻaia kuo nau fakakaukau ki ai.
3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
3He ʻoku polepole ʻae angahala ʻi he holi ʻa hono loto, ʻo ne fakamālō ki he manumanu ʻaia ʻoku fehiʻa ki ai ʻa Sihova.
4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
4Ko e angahala, ʻi he fielahi ʻa hono mata, ʻe ʻikai te ne kumi ki he ʻOtua : ʻoku ʻikai kau ki he ʻOtua ʻene ngaahi mahalo kotoa pē.
5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
5ʻOku fakamamahi maʻuaipē hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga; ʻoku māʻolunga lahi hake hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau ʻo ʻulia ʻiate ia: pea ʻoku ne ifi atu ki hono ngaahi fili kotoa pē.
6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
6Kuo pehē ʻe ia ʻi hono loto, “ʻE ʻikai te u ngaue: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te u ʻi he mamahi mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.”
7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
7ʻOku fonu hono ngutu ʻi he kape, mo e kākā, mo e loi: ʻoku ʻi hono lalo ʻelelo ʻae pauʻu, mo e kovi.
8He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
8ʻOku nofo ia ʻi he ngaahi toitoiʻanga ʻoe ngaahi potu kakai: ʻoku fakapoongi ʻe ia ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻi he ngaahi potu fakalilolilo: ʻoku siosio pau hono mata ʻi he fufū ki he masiva.
9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
9ʻOku tokoto tatali pe ia ʻi he potu lilo, ʻo hangē ko e laione ʻi hono ʻana: ʻoku tali tokoto ia ke ne pō ʻae masiva: ʻoku ne pō ʻae masiva, ʻi heʻene fakatauveleʻi ia ki heʻene hele.
10They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
10ʻOku ne tulolo ʻo fakavaivai ia, koeʻuhi ke hinga ai ʻae masiva ʻi heʻene mālohi.
11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
11Naʻe pehē ʻe ia ʻi hono loto, “Kuo ngalo ʻi he ʻOtua: ʻoku fufū ʻe ia hono fofonga ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mamata ki ai.”
12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
12Tuʻu hake, ʻE Sihova; ʻE ʻOtua, hiki hake ho nima: ʻoua naʻa fakangalongaloʻi ʻae angavaivai.
13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
13Ko e hā ʻoku manuki ai ʻe he angakovi ki he ʻOtua? Naʻe pehē ʻe ia ʻi hono loto, “ʻE ʻikai te ke ʻeke ki ai.”
14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
14Kuo ke ʻafioʻi ia; he ʻoku ke ʻafioʻi ʻae pauʻu mo e fakafāsifasi, ke totongi ia ʻaki ho nima: ʻoku tuku ia kiate koe ʻe he masiva; ko koe ko e tokoni ʻoe tamai mate.
15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
15Fesiʻi ʻe koe ʻae nima ʻoe tangata angahala mo angakovi: kumi ʻene ngaahi kovi kotoa pē ke ʻoua ke ʻosi.
16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
16Ko e Tuʻi ʻa Sihova, ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata: kuo ʻauha ʻae hiteni mei hono fonua.
17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
17ʻE Sihova, kuo ke ongoʻi ʻae holi ʻae angavaivai: pea te ke teuʻi honau loto, te ke ʻange ho fofonga ke ʻafioʻi:
18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
18Ke fakamaau ʻae ngaahi tamai mate mo e kakai kuo taʻomia, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa toe fakailifiaʻi ʻe he tangata ʻoe fonua.
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