Lea Fakatātā 6
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1ʻE hoku foha, kapau kuo ke hoko ko e fetongi ki ho kāinga, kapau kuo ke fekuku nima mo ha muli,
1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
2Tā kuo tauheleʻi koe ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea mei ho ngutu, kuo ke fihia koe ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa ho ngutu.
2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
3ʻE hoku foha, ke ke fai eni, koeʻuhi ke ke hao ʻoka ke ka tō ki he nima ʻo ho kāinga: ʻalu koe, ʻo fakavaivai koe, koeʻuhi ke ke lavaʻi ai ho kāinga.
3then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
4ʻOua naʻa tuku ke mohe ho mata, pe tuku ke tulemohe ho laumata.
4Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
5Fakamoʻui koe ʻo hangē ko e kāseli mei he nima ʻoe tangata tuli manu, pea hangē ko e manupuna mei he nima ʻoe tangata tauhele.
5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻalu ki he lō; tokanga ki heʻene anga, pea ke poto ai;
6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
7ʻAia ʻoku ʻikai hano fakahinohino, pe enginaki, pe ha pule,
7Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
8Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
8it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
9ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo mohe? Te ke toki tuʻu hake ʻafē mei hoʻo mohe?
9How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
10“ʻE toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea, ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:”
10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
11Pea pehē, ʻe haʻu ai hoʻo masiva ʻo hangē ha taha ʻoku fononga mai, pea mo hoʻo paea ʻo hangē ha tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafu.
11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
12ʻOku ʻalu mo e ngutu kovi, ʻae tangata ʻoku angakovi, mo e tangata angahala.
12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
13ʻOku kakamo ʻe ia ʻaki hono mata, ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ia hono vaʻe, ʻoku ako ʻaki ʻe ia hono louhiʻi nima;
13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
14ʻOku ʻi hono loto ʻae kovi, ʻoku ne fakatupu maʻuaipē ʻae kovi; ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻe ia ʻae maveuveu.
14With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
15Ko ia ʻe hoko fakafokifā ai ʻa ʻene malaʻia; ʻe maumau fakafokifā ia taʻehanofakamoʻui.
15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
16ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa ni ʻe ono: ʻio, ko e meʻa ʻe fitu ʻoku fakalielia ʻi hono ʻao:
16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
17Ko e mata fielahi, ko e ʻelelo ʻoku loi, mo e nima ʻoku lilingi ʻae toto ʻoe taʻehalaia,
17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18Ko e loto ʻoku fakatupu ʻae ngaahi mahalo kovi, mo e vaʻe ʻoku veʻe vave ki he fai kovi,
18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
19Ko e fakamoʻoni loi ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi loi, mo ia ʻoku fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kāinga.
19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
20ʻE hoku foha, ke ke tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻae fono ʻa hoʻo faʻē:
20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21Nonoʻo maʻuaipē ia ki ho loto, pea kahoa ʻaki ia ʻi ho kia.
21Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
22ʻOka ke ka ʻalu, te ne tataki koe; ʻoka ke ka mohe, te ne tauhi koe; pea ʻoka ke ka ʻā, te mo alea mo ia.
22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23He ko e fekau ko e tuʻunga maama ia: pea ko e fono ko e maama ia; pea ko e valoki fakapoto ko e hala ia ʻoe moʻui:
23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
24Ke fakahaofi koe mei he fefine angahala, mei he lea fakaoloolo ʻae fefine muli.
24to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25ʻOua naʻa ke holi ʻi ho loto ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa; pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ne kākaaʻi koe ʻaki hono laumata.
25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26He ko e meʻa ʻi he fefine feʻauaki ʻoku fakamasivaʻi ʻae tangata ke toe siʻi ʻene konga mā: pea ʻe tuli ʻe he tonotangata ʻae moʻui mahuʻinga.
26For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27ʻE faʻa ʻai ʻe ha tangata ʻae afi ki hono fatafata, pea ʻikai vela hono ngaahi kofu?
27Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
28ʻE ʻeveʻeva ha taha ʻi he funga maka vela, ka ʻe ʻikai vela hono vaʻe?
28Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
29ʻOku pehē ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu atu ki he uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi; ʻe ʻikai tonuhia ia ʻoku ala ki ai.
29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30ʻOku ʻikai fehiʻa ʻae kakai ki ha kaihaʻa, ʻo kapau kuo ne kaihaʻa ke fakafiemālie hono loto ʻi heʻene feinga fiekaia;
30Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
31Kā, ʻoka ʻilo ia, ʻe totongi ʻe ia ke liunga fitu; ʻe ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hono fale.
31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
32Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto: ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
33ʻE lavea ai ia mo ongoongo kovi: pea ʻe ʻikai holoholoʻi ʻa hono manukia.
33Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
34He ko e fuaʻa ko e fakalili ia ʻoe tangata: ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamae ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe totongi.
34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
35ʻE ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe ia ha tukungoue; pea ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ia ʻi hoʻo foaki lahi.
35He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
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