Lea Fakatātā 6
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ʻE hoku foha, kapau kuo ke hoko ko e fetongi ki ho kāinga, kapau kuo ke fekuku nima mo ha muli,
1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.
2Tā kuo tauheleʻi koe ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea mei ho ngutu, kuo ke fihia koe ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa ho ngutu.
2Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
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.
3Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:
4ʻOua naʻa tuku ke mohe ho mata, pe tuku ke tulemohe ho laumata.
4Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
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.
5Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻalu ki he lō; tokanga ki heʻene anga, pea ke poto ai;
6Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
7ʻAia ʻoku ʻikai hano fakahinohino, pe enginaki, pe ha pule,
7Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,
8Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
8Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo mohe? Te ke toki tuʻu hake ʻafē mei hoʻo mohe?
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?
10“ʻE toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea, ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:”
10Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:
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 want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.
12ʻOku ʻalu mo e ngutu kovi, ʻae tangata ʻoku angakovi, mo e tangata angahala.
12A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh 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;
13He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.
14ʻOku ʻi hono loto ʻae kovi, ʻoku ne fakatupu maʻuaipē ʻae kovi; ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻe ia ʻae maveuveu.
14With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.
15Ko ia ʻe hoko fakafokifā ai ʻa ʻene malaʻia; ʻe maumau fakafokifā ia taʻehanofakamoʻui.
15To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.
16ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa ni ʻe ono: ʻio, ko e meʻa ʻe fitu ʻoku fakalielia ʻi hono ʻao:
16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
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 deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
19Ko e fakamoʻoni loi ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi loi, mo ia ʻoku fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kāinga.
19A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
20ʻE hoku foha, ke ke tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻae fono ʻa hoʻo faʻē:
20My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
21Nonoʻo maʻuaipē ia ki ho loto, pea kahoa ʻaki ia ʻi ho kia.
21Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy 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 thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.
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:
23Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24Ke fakahaofi koe mei he fefine angahala, mei he lea fakaoloolo ʻae fefine muli.
24That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.
25ʻOua naʻa ke holi ʻi ho loto ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa; pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ne kākaaʻi koe ʻaki hono laumata.
25Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:
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 price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
27ʻE faʻa ʻai ʻe ha tangata ʻae afi ki hono fatafata, pea ʻikai vela hono ngaahi kofu?
27Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
28ʻE ʻeveʻeva ha taha ʻi he funga maka vela, ka ʻe ʻikai vela hono vaʻe?
28Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?
29ʻOku pehē ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu atu ki he uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi; ʻe ʻikai tonuhia ia ʻoku ala ki ai.
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.
30ʻOku ʻikai fehiʻa ʻae kakai ki ha kaihaʻa, ʻo kapau kuo ne kaihaʻa ke fakafiemālie hono loto ʻi heʻene feinga fiekaia;
30The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:
31Kā, ʻoka ʻilo ia, ʻe totongi ʻe ia ke liunga fitu; ʻe ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hono fale.
31And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.
32Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto: ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
32But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
33ʻE lavea ai ia mo ongoongo kovi: pea ʻe ʻikai holoholoʻi ʻa hono manukia.
33He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:
34He ko e fuaʻa ko e fakalili ia ʻoe tangata: ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamae ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe totongi.
34Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,
35ʻE ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe ia ha tukungoue; pea ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ia ʻi hoʻo foaki lahi.
35Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.
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