ʻIsaia 46
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
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1ʻOku foʻohifo ʻa Peli, pea tulolo ʻa Nipo, naʻe heka ʻi he ngaahi manu ʻae ngaahi tamapua, pea ʻi he fanga pulu: naʻe māfasia hoʻomou ngaahi saliote; ʻi hono fakaheka kuo ongosia ai ʻae manu.
1Bel bows down. Nebo stoops. Their idols are carried by animals, and on the livestock. The things that you carried around are heavy loads, a burden for the weary.
2ʻOku nau tulolo, ʻoku nau punou fakataha; naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa fua ʻae kavenga, ka kuo hoko ʻo pōpula ʻakinautolu.
2They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.
3“Fanongo kiate au, ʻae fale ʻo Sēkope, pea mo hono toe kotoa pē ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻaku fua mei he fatu, ʻaia ʻoku fua mei he manāva.
3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been carried from their birth, that have been carried from the womb.
4Pea ʻo aʻu ki hoʻo motuʻa ko au ia; pea ʻo aʻu ki he ʻuluhinā te u fua koe: kuo u ngaohi, pea te u fua ia; ʻio, te u fua, pea te u fakamoʻui.
4Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
5“Te mou fakatatau au kia hai, pea te u tatau mo hai, ʻio te mou fakatatau au kia hai, koeʻuhi ke mā tatau mo ia?
5“To whom will you compare me, and consider my equal, and compare me, as if we were the same?
6ʻOku laku ʻae koula mei he kato, pea fakamamafa ʻae siliva ʻi he meʻa fakatatau, pea fakakau ʻae tufunga koula; pea ʻoku ne ngaohi ia ko e ʻotua: ʻoku nau punou hifo, ʻio, ʻoku nau lotu.
6Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down— yes, they worship.
7ʻOku nau fua ia ʻi he uma, ʻoku nau hapahapai ia, pea fokotuʻu ia ʻi hono potu, pea ʻoku ne tuʻu; pea ʻe ʻikai te ne ʻalu mei hono potu: ʻio, ʻe kalanga ha tokotaha kiate ia, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne tali, pe fakamoʻui ia mei heʻene tuʻutāmaki.
7They bear it on their shoulder. They carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands there. It cannot move from its place. Yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer. It cannot save him out of his trouble.
8“Manatuʻi ʻae meʻa ni, pea fakahā ko e kau tangata ʻakimoutolu: toe manatu ki ai, ʻakimoutolu ʻae kau angahala.
8“Remember this, and show yourselves men. Bring it to mind again, you transgressors.
9Manatu ki he ngaahi ʻuluaki meʻa ʻi muʻa: he ko au ko e ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taha kehe; Ko au ko e ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻe tatau mo au,
9Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is none like me.
10Ke fakahā ʻae ikuʻanga mei he kamataʻanga, pea mei he ngaahi kuonga ʻi muʻa ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku teʻeki ke fai, ʻo pehē, ʻE tuʻumaʻu ʻeku tuʻutuʻuni, pea te u fai ʻeku faʻiteliha kotoa pē:
10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. I say: My counsel will stand, and I will do all that I please.
11ʻO ui ʻae manupuna ʻoku fekai mei he potu hahake, ʻae tangata ʻoku ne fai ki heʻeku fekau mei he fonua mamaʻo: ʻio, kuo u fakahā ia, pea te u fakahoko ia; kuo u tuʻutuʻuni ki ai, pea te u fai ia.
11I call a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken. I will also bring it to pass. I have planned. I will also do it.
12Fanongo kiate au, ʻakimoutolu ʻoku loto mālohi, ʻakimoutolu ʻoku mamaʻo mo e māʻoniʻoni:
12Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness!
13ʻOku ou ʻomi ke ofi ʻeku māʻoniʻoni; ʻe ʻikai mamaʻo ia, pea mo ʻeku fakamoʻui ʻe ʻikai tatali ia: pea te u tuku ʻae fakamoʻui ʻi Saione, maʻa ʻIsileli ko hoku nāunau.
13I bring my righteousness near. It is not far off, and my salvation will not wait. I will grant salvation to Zion, my glory to Israel.
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