ʻIsaia 49
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Fanongo, ʻE ngaahi motu, kiate au; pea fakafanongo, ʻakimoutolu ʻae kakai mei he mamaʻo; Kuo ui ʻe Sihova kiate au mei he manāva; mei he fatu ʻo ʻeku faʻē kuo ne lea ʻaki hoku hingoa.
1Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.
2Pea kuo ne ngaohi hoku ngutu ʻo hangē ko e heletā māsila; ʻi he malumalu ʻo hono nima kuo ne fufū au, pea ngaohi au ko e ngahau ngingila; kuo ne fakafufū au ʻi hono ʻaiʻanga ngahau;
2And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me.
3Pea ne pehē kiate au, “Ko koe, ʻE ʻIsileli, ko ʻeku tamaioʻeiki te u ongoongolelei ʻiate koe.”
3And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.
4Pea ne u pehē, “Kuo u ngāue taʻeʻaonga: kuo u fakaʻosi noa pe ʻeku mālohi, pea taʻeʻaonga: ka ʻoku moʻoni ʻoku ʻia Sihova ʻeku fakamaau, pea ʻi hoku ʻOtua ʻa ʻeku ngāue.”
4And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5Pea ko eni, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻaia naʻa ne fakafuofua au mei he manāva ke hoko ko ʻene tamaioʻeiki, ke toe ʻomi ʻa Sēkope kiate ia, Kapau ʻe ʻikai tānaki ʻa ʻIsileli, ka te u ongoongolelei ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea ʻe hoko ʻa hoku ʻOtua ko hoku mālohi.
5And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength.
6Pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ko e meʻa siʻi ke ke hoko ko ʻeku tamaioʻeiki ke toe fokotuʻu ʻae ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo Sēkope, pea ke fakailiili ʻae kakai ʻo ʻIsileli kuo fakahaofi: pea te u foaki foki koe ko e maama ki he kakai Senitaile, koeʻuhi ke ke hoko ko hoku fakamoʻui ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.”
6And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.
7ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ko e Huhuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, pea mo hono tokotaha māʻoniʻoni, kiate ia ʻoku fehiʻa ki ai ʻae tangata, kiate ia ʻoku fakaliliʻa ki ai ʻae puleʻanga, ki he tamaioʻeiki ʻae kau pule, “ʻE mamata pea tuʻu hake ʻae ngaahi tuʻi, ʻe lotu ʻae ngaahi houʻeiki, koeʻuhi ko Sihova ʻaia ʻoku angatonu, pea mo e tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia kuo ne fili koe.”
7Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the soul that is despised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see, and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord’s sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
8ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻI he kuonga tuʻutuʻumālie kuo u fanongo kiate koe, pea ʻi he ʻaho fakamoʻui kuo u tokoni kiate koe: pea te u maluʻi koe, pea foaki koe ko e fuakava ʻoe kakai, ke fokotuʻumaʻu ʻa māmani, ke ngaohi ke toe kakai ʻae ngaahi ʻapi liʻaki;
8Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the day of salvation I have helped thee: and I have preserved thee, and given thee to be a covenant of the people, that thou mightest raise up the earth, and possess the inheritances that were destroyed:
9Koeʻuhi ke ke pehē ki he kau pōpula, ‘ʻAlu atu;’ kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi he poʻuli, ‘Fakahā ʻakimoutolu.’ Te nau kai ʻi he ngaahi hala, pea ʻe ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga kotoa pē ʻa ʻenau meʻakai.
9That thou mightest say to them that are bound: Come forth: and to them that are in darkness: Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in every plain.
10ʻE ʻikai te nau fiekaia pe fieinu; pea ʻe ʻikai teʻia ʻakinautolu ʻe he pupuha pe ʻe he laʻā: he ko ia ʻoku ʻaloʻofa kiate kinautolu te ne tataki ʻakinautolu, ʻio, te ne fakahinohino ʻakinautolu ki he ngaahi matavai.
10They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink.
11Pea te u ngaohi hoku ngaahi moʻunga kotoa pē ko e hala, pea ʻe hakeakiʻi ʻa hoku ngaahi hala motuʻa.
11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my paths shall be exalted.
12Vakai, ʻe haʻu ʻakinautolu mei he tokelau pea mei he lulunga; pea mo kinautolu ni mei he fonua ko Sinimi.
12Behold these shall come from afar, and behold these from the north and from the sea, and these from the south country.
13Hiva, ʻae ngaahi langi; pea ke fiefia, ʻE māmani; pea ke pā mai ʻi he hiva, ʻae ngaahi moʻunga: he kuo fakafiemālieʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakai, pea te ne ʻaloʻofa ki hono kakai mamahi.
13Give praise, O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth, ye mountains, give praise with jubilation: because the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy on his poor ones.
14Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Saione, “Kuo liʻaki au ʻe Sihova, pea kuo fakangalongaloʻi au ʻe hoku ʻEiki.”
14And Sion said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
15“ʻE faʻa fakangalongaloʻi ʻe ha fefine ʻene tama ʻoku huhu, ke ne taʻeʻofa ai ki he tama ʻa hono manāva? ʻIo, te nau faʻa fakangalo nai, ka e ʻikai te u fakangalongaloʻi koe.
15Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee.
16Vakai, kuo u tohi tongi koe ʻi hoku ʻaofi nima; ʻoku ʻi hoku ʻao maʻuaipē ʻa hoʻo ngaahi ʻā.
16Behold, I have graven thee in my hands: thy walls are always before my eyes.
17ʻE fai vave hoʻo fānau; ko ho ngaahi fili pea mo kinautolu naʻe fakamasivaʻi koe te nau ʻalu ʻiate koe.
17Thy builders are come: they that destroy thee and make thee waste shall go out of thee.
18Hiki hake ho mata ʻo sio takatakai, pea vakai: ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku tānaki fakataha ʻakinautolu, ke haʻu kiate koe. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻOku ou moʻui, pea te ke fakakofuʻi koe ʻaki ʻakinautolu kotoa pē, ʻo hangē ko e meʻa teunga, pea nonoʻo ia kiate koe, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe he taʻahine taʻane.
18Lift up thy eyes round about, and see all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt be clothed with all these as with an ornament, and as a bride thou shalt put them about thee.
19“He ko ho ngaahi potu maumau mo taʻekakai, pea mo e fonua ʻo hoʻo fakaʻauha, ʻe hoko ni ʻo lausiʻi koeʻuhi ko e kakai, pea ko kinautolu naʻe folo hifo koe te nau mamaʻo atu.
19For thy deserts, and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be chased far away.
20Ko e fānau te ke maʻu, hili ʻae mole ʻiate koe ʻae taha, te nau pehē ʻi ho telinga, ‘ʻOku siʻi ʻae potu ni kiate au: fakaʻataʻatā ʻae potu ke u nofo ai.’
20The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears: The place is too strait for me, make me room to dwell in.
21Pea te ke toki pehē ʻi ho loto, “Ko hai kuo ne fakatupu kiate au ʻakinautolu ni, kae vakai kuo mole ʻiate au ʻeku fānau, pea ʻoku ou masiva, ko e pōpula, mo e liʻaki? Pea ko hai kuo ne tauhi ʻakinautolu ni? Vakai, naʻe liʻaki au tokotaha pe; ko kinautolu ni, naʻa nau ʻi fē?”
21And thou shalt-say in thy heart: Who hath begotten these? I was barren and brought not forth, led away, and captive: and who hath brought up these? I was destitute and alone: and these, where were they?
22ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sihova, “Vakai, te u hiki hake hoku nima ki he kakai Senitaile, pea fokotuʻu ʻeku fuka ki he kakai: pea te nau ʻomi ho ngaahi foha ʻi honau nima, mo ho ngaahi ʻofefine ʻe fua ʻi honau uma.
22Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and will set up my standard to the people. And they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and carry thy daughters upon their shoulders.
23Pea ʻe hoko ʻae ngaahi tuʻi ko hoʻo ngaahi tamai ke tauhi fānau, pea ko e ngaahi tuʻi fefine ko hoʻo ngaahi fale ke tauhi hoʻo fānau: te nau punou hifo kiate koe ʻaki honau mata ki he kelekele, pea ʻemo ʻae efu ʻo ho vaʻe; pea te ke ʻilo ko au ko Sihova: pea ʻe ʻikai mā ʻakinautolu ʻoku tatali ʻiate au.”
23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nurses: they shall worship thee with their face toward the earth, and they shall lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, for they shall not be confounded that wait for him.
24ʻE toʻo ʻae koloa kuo vetea mei he mālohi, pe tukuange ʻae pōpula totonu?
24Shall the prey be taken from the strong? or can that which was taken by the mighty be delivered?
25Ka ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻIo ko e ngaahi pōpula ʻoe kakai mālohi ʻe faʻao, pea ʻe tuku atu ʻae koloa kuo vete ʻe he kakai fakamanavahē: koeʻuhi te u fai mo ia ʻoku fai mo koe, pea te u fakamoʻui hoʻo fānau.
25For thus saith the Lord: Yea verily, even the captivity shall be taken away from the strong: and that which was taken by the mighty, shall be delivered. But I will judge those that have judged thee, and thy children I will save.
26Pea te u fafanga ʻakinautolu ʻoku fakamālohiʻi koe ʻaki honau sino ʻonautolu; pea te nau konā ʻi honau toto, ʻo hangē ha uaine foʻou: pea ʻe ʻilo ʻe he kakai kotoa pē, Ko au ko Sihova ko ho Fakamoʻui, mo ho Huhuʻi, ko e Toko Taha Māfimafi ʻo Sēkope.”
26And I will feed thy enemies with their own flesh: and they shall be made drunk with their own blood, as with new wine: and all flesh shall know, that I am the Lord that save thee, and thy Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob.
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