Siope 5
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1“Ui eni, ka ʻoku ai ha taha te ne talia koe; pea ko hai ʻi he kau māʻoniʻoni te ke hanga ki ai?
1“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2He ʻoku tāmateʻi ʻe he houhau ʻae tangata vale, pea fakaʻauha ʻe he tuputāmaki ʻae fakavalevale.
2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3Kuo u mamata ki he vale kuo aka, kae fakafokifā ne u tuku hono ʻapi ki he malaʻia.
3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4ʻOku mamaʻo ʻene fānau mo e hūfanga, ʻoku taʻomia ʻakinautolu ʻi he matapā, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha fakahaofia.
4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5ʻOku kai honau taʻu ʻe he fiekaia, ʻo ne faʻao ia, ʻio, mei he loto ʻakau talatala, pea ʻoku folo hifo ʻe he kaihaʻa ʻenau koloa.
5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ʻalu hake mei he efu ʻae angahala, pea ʻoku ʻikai tupu mei he kelekele ʻae mamahi;
6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7Ka kuo fanauʻi ʻae tangata ki he mamahi, ʻo hangē ko e puna hake ʻae kalofiama.
7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8“Ko ia te u kumi ki he ʻOtua, pea te u tuku ʻeku ngāue ki he ʻOtua:
8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
9He ko ia ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa lahi mo taʻefaʻaʻilo; ko e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo mo taʻefaʻalaua:
9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
10Ko ia ia ʻoku ne foaki ʻae ʻuha ki he kelekele, pea ne fekau hifo ʻae ngaahi vai ki he tokaʻanga ngoue:
10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
11Koeʻuhi ke hiki ki ʻolunga ʻakinautolu ʻoku māʻulalo; kae hakeakiʻi ke moʻui ʻakinautolu ʻoku tangi.
11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
12ʻOku ne motuhi ʻae fakakaukau ʻoe fie poto, pea ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fai ai ʻe honau nima ha momoʻi meʻa.
12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
13ʻOku ne tauheleʻi ʻae poto ʻi heʻenau fiepoto: pea ko e fakakaukau ʻoe anga pikopiko ʻoku fakataʻeaongaʻi,
13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
14ʻOku nau fekitaki mo e poʻuli ʻi he kei ʻaho, pea tautaufā ʻi he hoʻatāmālie ʻo hangē ko e pō.
14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
15Ka ʻoku ne fakahaofia ʻae masiva mei he heletā ʻo honau ngutu, pea mei he nima ʻoe mālohi.
15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
16ʻOku tupu ai ʻi he masiva ʻae ʻamanaki lelei, pea ko e angahala ʻe tāpuni hono ngutu ʻoʻona.
16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17“Vakai, ʻoku monūʻia ʻae tangata ʻoku tautea ʻe he ʻOtua: ko ia, ʻoua naʻa ke taʻetokangaʻi ʻae tautea mei he Māfimafi:
17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18He ʻoku ne fakamamahi, pea ʻoku ne nonoʻo: ʻoku ne hokaʻi, kae fakamoʻui ʻe hono nima ʻoʻona.
18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
19ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻa koe ʻi he mamahi ʻe ono: ʻio, ʻi he meʻa ʻe fitu ʻe ʻikai ha kovi te ne lavaʻi koe.
19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
20Te ne huhuʻi koe mei he mate ʻi he honge: pea mei he mālohi ʻoe heletā ʻi he tau.
20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21ʻE fufū koe mei he tautea ʻoe ʻelelo: pea ka haʻu ʻae fakaʻauha ʻe ʻikai te ke manavahē ai.
21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
22Te ke kata koe ʻi he fakaʻauha mo e honge: pea ʻe ʻikai te ke manavahē ki he fanga manu fekai ʻoe fonua.
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
23He te mou kaumeʻa mo e ngaahi maka ʻoe fonua: pea ʻe fiemālie mo koe ʻae fanga manu ʻoe fonua.
23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24Pea te ke ʻilo ʻe melino pe ho nofoʻanga; te ke ʻaʻahi ki ho ʻapi, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke angahala.
24You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
25Pea te ke ʻilo foki ʻe tokolahi ho hako, pea ʻe tatau hoʻo fānau mo e mohuku ʻoe fonua.
25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26Te ke hoko ki ho tanuʻanga ʻi he motuʻa lelei, ʻo hangē ko e ʻū koane ʻi hono faʻahitaʻu.
26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
27Vakai ko e meʻa ni, kuo mau ʻekea, pea ʻoku pehē pe ia; fanongo ki ai, pea ke ʻilo ia maʻau.
27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
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