Psalms 44
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World English Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
1ʻE ʻOtua, naʻa mau fanongo ʻaki homau telinga, pea kuo tala kiate kimautolu ʻe heʻemau ngaahi tamai, ʻae ngāue naʻa ke fai ʻi honau ngaahi ʻaho, ʻi he ngaahi kuonga ʻi muʻa.
2You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.
2Naʻa ke kapusi kituʻa ʻae hiteni ʻaki ho nima, mo ke tō ʻakinautolu: naʻa ke tautea ʻae kakai, pea mafola atu ʻakinautolu.
3For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
3He naʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻae fonua ʻi he heletā ʻanautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu ʻe honau nima: ka ko ho ʻaofi nima, mo ho nima toʻomataʻu, mo e maama ʻo ho fofonga, koeʻuhi naʻa ke ʻofa kiate kinautolu.
4God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!
4He ko koe ko hoku Tuʻi, ʻE ʻOtua ke ke fekau ʻae fakamoʻui kia Sēkope.
5Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
5Ko e meʻa ʻiate koe temau tulaki homau ngaahi fili: ko e meʻa ʻi ho huafa temau malamalaki ki lalo ʻakinautolu ʻoku tuʻu hake kiate kimautolu.
6For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
6Koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te u falala ki heʻeku kaufana, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamoʻui au ʻe heʻeku heletā.
7But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
7Ka ko koe kuo ke fakamoʻui ʻakimautolu mei homau ngaahi fili, pea kuo ke tuku ke mā ʻakinautolu naʻe fehiʻa kiate kimautolu.
8In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
8ʻOku mau vikiviki ʻi he ʻOtua ʻi he ʻaho kotoa, ʻo fakamālō ki ho huafa ʻo taʻengata. Sila.
9But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
9Ka kuo ke liʻaki, pea tuku ke mā ʻakimautolu; pea ʻikai te ke ʻalu atu mo ʻemau ngaahi kongakau.
10You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
10ʻOku ke pule ke mau foki mai mei he fili: pea ko kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate kimautolu ʻoku nau maumau maʻanautolu.
11You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
11Kuo ke foaki ʻakimautolu ʻo hangē ko e fanga sipi kuo fili ki he kai; pea kuo ke fakahēʻi ʻakimautolu ki he hiteni.
12You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
12ʻOku ke fakatau hoʻo kakai taʻehatotongi, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke fakalahi hoʻo koloa ʻaki honau totongi.
13You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
13ʻOku ke ngaohi ʻakimautolu ko e manukiʻanga ʻo homau ngaahi kaungāʻapi, ko e meʻa manuki mo e taukaeʻanga ʻokinautolu ʻoku nofo takatakai ʻiate kimautolu.
14You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
14ʻOku ke ngaohi ʻakimautolu ko e lumaʻanga ʻoe hiteni, ko e kalokaloʻanga ʻoe ʻulu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai.
15All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
15ʻOku ʻi hoku ʻao maʻuaipē ʻeku kovi, pea kuo ʻufiʻufi ʻaki au ʻae mā ʻo hoku mata,
16at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
16Koeʻuhi ko e leʻo ʻo ia ʻoku ne taukae mo kape; ko e meʻa ʻi he fili mo e fakafāsifasi.
17All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
17Kuo hoko ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē kiate kimautolu; ka naʻe ʻikai te mau fakangalongaloʻi koe, pea naʻe ʻikai te mau fai kākā ʻi hoʻo fuakava.
18Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,
18ʻOku ʻikai foki kimui homau loto, pe afe mei ho hala homau ʻaluʻanga;
19though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
19Kuo ke fesifesi ʻakimautolu ʻi he potu ʻoe fanga talākoni, mo ʻufiʻufi ʻaki ʻakimautolu ʻae ʻata ʻoe mate.
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
20Kapau kuo mau fakangaloʻi ʻae huafa ʻo homau ʻOtua, pe mafao atu homau nima ki ha ʻotua kehe;
21won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
21ʻIkai ʻe ʻeke ia ʻe he ʻOtua? He ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻae ngaahi meʻa fufū ʻoe loto.
22Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
22ʻIo, koeʻuhi ko koe ʻoku tāmateʻi ʻakimautolu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē; ʻoku lau ʻakimautolu ʻo hangē ko e fanga sipi ke tāmateʻi.
23Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
23Ke ke ʻā, ko e hā ʻoku ke mohe ai, ʻE Sihova? Tuʻu hake, ʻoua naʻa ke liʻaki ʻakimautolu ʻo taʻengata.
24Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
24Ko e hā ʻoku ke fufū ai ho fofonga, ʻo fakangaloʻi homau tautea mo homau taʻomia?
25For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
25He kuo lolohifo homau laumālie ki he efu: kuo hiki homau kete ki he kelekele.
26Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
26Tuʻu hake ko homau tokoni, pea huhuʻi ʻakimautolu koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofa.
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