Lea Fakatātā 7
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1ʻE hoku foha, ke ke maʻu ʻeku ngaahi lea, pea ke tānaki kiate koe ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekau.
1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
2Fai ki heʻeku ngaahi fekau pea moʻui ai! Pea tokangaʻi ʻa ʻeku fono ʻo hangē ko ho kanoʻi mata.
2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3Nonoʻo ia ki ho louhiʻi nima, tohi ia ki he kakano ʻo ho loto.
3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Ke ke lea ʻo pehē ki he poto, “Ko hoku tokoua koe;” pea ke ui ʻae ʻilo ko ho kāinga fefine:
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5Koeʻuhi ke na fakamoʻui koe mei he fefine muli, mei he muli ʻoku fakaoloolo ʻaki ʻene ngaahi lea.
5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
6He naʻaku sio atu mei he matapā ʻa hoku fale mei he matapā sioʻata.
6For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
7Pea naʻaku vakai ki he kakai vale, pea ne u ʻiloʻi ʻi he kau talavou ʻae tangata talavou ʻoku masiva ʻi he poto,
7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
8Naʻe ʻalu atu ʻi he hala ʻo ofi ki hono ʻapi; ʻo ne ʻalu ʻi he hala ki hono fale,
8crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
9ʻI he efiafi poʻuli, ʻi he pō ʻuliʻuli mo fakapoʻuli:
9at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
10Pea vakai, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻae fefine ʻoku kofu ʻi he kofu ʻoe faʻa feʻauaki, ʻo loto kākā.
10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
11(ʻOku faʻa longoaʻa ia mo angamālohi, ʻoku ʻikai nofo hono vaʻe ʻi hono fale:
11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
12Ko eni ʻoku ʻituʻa, ko ʻena ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi hala, ʻoku ne nofo toitoi ʻi he tuliki kotoa pē.)
12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
13Pea naʻa ne puke ia, pea ʻuma ki ai, pea ʻi he mata fiematamuʻa naʻa ne pehē kiate ia,
13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
14“ʻOku ou maʻu ʻae ngaahi foaki fakalelei; pea kuo u fakamoʻoni ki heʻeku ngaahi fuakava ʻi he ʻaho ni.
14“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
15Ko ia kuo u haʻu ai ke ta feʻilongaki mo koe, ke kumi ʻi he feinga ki ho mata, pea ko eni kuo u maʻu koe.
15So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
16Kuo u teuteu hoku mohenga ʻaki ʻae ngaahi puipui matamatalelei, mo e tongi fakasanisani, mo e tupenu lelei mei ʻIsipite.
16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
17Kuo u fakanamu kakala ʻa hoku mohenga ʻaki ʻae mula, mo e ʻalosi, pea mo e sinamoni.
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
18Haʻu, ke ta fakafonu ʻakitaua ʻi he ʻofa ʻo aʻu ki he ʻapongipongi: ke ta fakafiemālie ʻakitaua ʻi heʻeta fai ʻofa.
18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
19He ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ʻapi ʻae tangataʻeiki, kuo ʻalu ia ʻo fononga mamaʻo:”
19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20Kuo ne ʻave mo ia ʻae kato paʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai haʻu ia kaeʻoua ke hokosia hono ʻaho kuo ne lea ki ai.
20He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
21Naʻa ne fakavaivaiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa ʻene ngaahi lea matamatalelei, ʻo ne maʻu ia ʻi he fakaoloolo ʻa hono ngutu.
21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
22Ko ia naʻa ne ʻalu muimui leva ʻiate ia, ʻo hangē ko e pulu ke tāmateʻi, pea hangē ko e vale ki he tautea ʻoe ʻakau fakamaau vaʻe;
22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
23Kaeʻoua ke ʻasi ʻae ngahau ki hono ʻate; ʻio, ʻo hangē ko e manu ʻoku ʻoho vave ki he tauhele, ʻo ʻikai ke ne ʻilo ko e meʻa ke ʻosi ai ʻene moʻui.
23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
24ʻE fānau, ke mou fanongo eni kiate au, pea mou tokanga ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu.
24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25ʻOua naʻa tuku ke ʻalu atu ho loto ki hono hala, ʻoua naʻa mou hē ʻi hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga.
25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
26He kuo lī hifo ʻe ia ʻae toko lahi kuo lavea; ʻio, kuo tāmateʻi ʻe ia ʻae kau tangata mālohi toko lahi.
26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
27Ko hono fale ko e hala ia ki heli, ʻoku ʻalu hifo ia ki he nofoʻanga ʻoe mate.
27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
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