Lea Fakatātā 21
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1ʻOku ʻi he nima ʻo Sihova ʻae loto ʻoe tuʻi, ʻo hangē ko e vai ʻoe ngaahi vaitafe: he ʻoku ne fefakatafoki ʻaki ia ko ʻene faʻiteliha ʻaʻana.
1[Sicut divisiones aquarum, ita cor regis in manu Domini: quocumque voluerit, inclinabit illud.
2ʻOku matamata totonu ʻae hala kotoa pē ʻoe tangata ki hono mata ʻoʻona: ka ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻae loto.
2Omnis via viri recta sibi videtur: appendit autem corda Dominus.
3Ko e fai totonu mo e fakamaau, ʻoku lelei hake ia kia Sihova ʻi he feilaulau.
3Facere misericordiam et judicium magis placet Domino quam victimæ.
4Ko e mata ʻoku fieʻeiki, mo e loto fielahi, pea mo e keli ʻae kakai angakovi, ko e angahala ia.
4Exaltatio oculorum est dilatatio cordis; lucerna impiorum peccatum.
5ʻOku tupu ʻae mahu ʻi he fakakaukau ʻae faʻa ngāue; ka ko e masiva pe kiate ia ʻoku fai fakavavevave noa pe.
5Cogitationes robusti semper in abundantia; omnis autem piger semper in egestate est.]
6Ko e maʻu ʻae koloa lahi ʻaki ʻae ʻelelo loi, ko e vaʻinga ia ʻoku vilingia fano ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi ki he mate.
6[Qui congregat thesauros lingua mendacii vanus et excors est, et impingetur ad laqueos mortis.
7Ko e kaihaʻa ʻae kakai angakovi ʻe ʻauha ai ʻakinautolu; koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te nau loto ki he fai totonu.
7Rapinæ impiorum detrahent eos, quia noluerunt facere judicium.
8ʻOku pikopiko mo ʻalu kehe ʻae hala ʻoe tangata: ka ʻoku totonu ʻae ngāue ʻaʻana ʻoku loto maʻa.
8Perversa via viri aliena est; qui autem mundus est, rectum opus ejus.
9ʻOku lelei hake ʻae nofo ki he tuliki ʻi ha tuʻafale, ʻi he nofo ʻi loto fale mo ha fefine ʻoku faʻa kē.
9Melius est sedere in angulo domatis, quam cum muliere litigiosa, et in domo communi.
10ʻOku holi ki he kovi ʻae laumālie ʻoe angahala: pea ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ha lelei ʻe hono kaungāʻapi ʻi hono ʻao.
10Anima impii desiderat malum: non miserebitur proximo suo.
11ʻOka tautea ʻaia ʻoku faʻa manuki, ʻe poto ai ʻae vale: pea ka akonekina ʻae poto, ʻoku ne maʻu ai ʻae ʻilo.
11Mulctato pestilente, sapientior erit parvulus, et si sectetur sapientem, sumet scientiam.
12ʻOku fakakaukau poto ʻae tangata māʻoniʻoni ki he fale ʻoe angahala: pea ʻoku lī ki lalo ʻae angahala ʻe he ʻOtua koeʻuhi ko ʻene angahala.
12Excogitat justus de domo impii, ut detrahat impios a malo.]
13Ko ia ʻe tāpuni hono telinga ki he tangi ʻae masiva ʻe tangi foki ia, ka ʻe ʻikai ongoʻi ʻe ha taha.
13[Qui obturat aurem suam ad clamorem pauperis, et ipse clamabit, et non exaudietur.
14ʻOku lolomi ʻae ʻita ʻoka ʻatu fufū ha meʻa foaki: pea ʻoku taʻofi ʻe he totongi fufū ʻae houhau lahi.
14Munus absconditum extinguit iras, et donum in sinu indignationem maximam.
15Ko e fakamaau ko e fiefiaʻanga ia ʻoe māʻoniʻoni: ka ʻe hoko ʻae fakaʻauha ki he fai kovi.
15Gaudium justo est facere judicium, et pavor operantibus iniquitatem.
16ʻE nofomaʻu ʻi he fakatahaʻanga ʻoe kakai mate, ʻae tangata ko ia ʻoku hē mei he hala ʻoe poto.
16Vir qui erraverit a via doctrinæ in cœtu gigantum commorabitur.
17Ko ia ʻoku manako ki he vaʻinga ʻe hoko ia ko e tangata masiva: ʻe ʻikai koloaʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku manako ki he kava mo e lolo.
17Qui diligit epulas in egestate erit; qui amat vinum et pinguia non ditabitur.
18ʻE fetongi ʻe he angahala ʻae māʻoniʻoni, pea mo ia ʻoku fai kovi ʻae angatonu.
18Pro justo datur impius, et pro rectis iniquus.
19ʻOku lelei hake ʻae nofo ʻi he toafa, ʻi he nonofo mo ha fefine faʻa kē mo faʻa ʻita.
19Melius est habitare in terra deserta quam cum muliere rixosa et iracunda.
20ʻOku ai ʻae koloa ke manako ki ai, pea mo e lolo ʻi he fale ʻoe poto; ka ʻoku fakaʻosi noa pe ia ʻe he tangata vale.
20Thesaurus desiderabilis, et oleum in habitaculo justi: et imprudens homo dissipabit illud.
21Ko ia ʻoku tulituli pau ki he māʻoniʻoni mo e ʻaloʻofa te ne maʻu ʻae moʻui, mo e māʻoniʻoni, pea mo e ongolelei.
21Qui sequitur justitiam et misericordiam inveniet vitam, justitiam, et gloriam.
22ʻOku kaka ʻe he tangata poto ʻae ʻā ʻoe kolo ʻae mālohi, ʻo ne maumauʻi hono mālohi mo ene viki.
22Civitatem fortium ascendit sapiens, et destruxit robur fiduciæ ejus.
23Ko ia ʻoku tauhi hono ngutu mo hono ʻelelo, ʻoku fakahaofi ʻe ia hono laumālie mei he ngaahi mamahi.
23Qui custodit os suum et linguam suam custodit ab angustiis animam suam.
24Ko fielahi mo manuki fieʻeiki, ko e hingoa ia ʻoʻona ʻoku faʻa ʻita ʻi he laukau.
24Superbus et arrogans vocatur indoctus, qui in ira operatur superbiam.
25Ko e holi ʻae fakapikopiko ʻe mate ai ia; he ʻoku fakafisi hono nima ki he ngāue.
25Desideria occidunt pigrum: noluerunt enim quidquam manus ejus operari.
26ʻOku manumanu ʻaupito ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻo poʻuli: ka ʻoku faʻa foaki ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻo ʻikai te ne faʻa taʻofia ia.
26Tota die concupiscit et desiderat; qui autem justus est, tribuet, et non cessabit.
27Ko e meʻa fakalielia ʻae feilaulau ʻae angahala: kae huanoa ʻi hono ʻomi ia mo e loto kovi!
27Hostiæ impiorum abominabiles, quia offeruntur ex scelere.
28ʻE ʻauha ʻae fakamoʻoni loi: ka ko e tangata ʻoku faʻa fakafanongo ʻoku lea maau ia.
28Testis mendax peribit; vir obediens loquetur victoriam.
29ʻOku fakafefeka ʻe he tangata angakovi ʻa hono mata: ka ʻoku fakakaukau ʻe he angatonu ki hono hala.
29Vir impius procaciter obfirmat vultum suum; qui autem rectus est corrigit viam suam.
30ʻOku ʻikai ha poto pe ha fakakaukau, pe ha tuʻutuʻuni ʻe faʻa tuʻu kia Sihova.
30Non est sapientia, non est prudentia, non est consilium contra Dominum.
31ʻOku teuteu ʻae hoosi ki he ʻaho ʻoe tau: ka ʻoku meia Sihova ʻae faʻa ikuna.
31Equus paratur ad diem belli; Dominus autem salutem tribuit.]
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