Deuteronomy 31

1 Then Moses went and spake these wordes vnto all Israel,

Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese ʻo ne lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ni ki ʻIsileli kotoa pē.

2 And said vnto them, I am an hundreth and twentie yeere olde this day: I can no more goe out and in: also the Lord hath saide vnto me, Thou shalt not goe ouer this Iorden.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko e taʻu eni ʻe teau mo e taʻu ʻe uofulu ʻo hoku motuʻa he ʻaho ni; ʻoku ʻikai te u kei faʻa ʻalu kituaʻā mo haʻu ki lotoʻā: pea kuo pehē foki ʻe Sihova kiate au, ʻE ʻikai te ke ʻalu koe ki he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo Sioatani.

3 The Lord thy God he will go ouer before thee: he will destroy these nations before thee, and thou shalt possesse them. Ioshua, he shall goe before thee, as the Lord hath said.

Ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻe ʻalu ia ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻiate koe, pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ni mei ho ʻao, pea te ke maʻu ʻakinautolu: pea ko Siosiua, ʻe ʻalu ia ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻiate koe, ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa Sihova.

4 And the Lord shall doe vnto them, as he did to Sihon and to Og Kings of the Amorites: and vnto their lande whome he destroyed.

Pea ʻe fai ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻo hangē ko ʻene fai kia Sihoni pea kia Oki, ko e ongo tuʻi ʻae kau ʻAmoli, pea ki hona fonua, ʻaia naʻa ne fakaʻauha.

5 And the Lord shall giue them before you that ye may do vnto them according vnto euery commandement, which I haue comanded you.

Pea ʻe tukuange ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi homou ʻao, koeʻuhi ke mou fai kiate kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi fekau ʻaia kuo u fekau ni kiate kimoutolu.

6 Plucke vp your hearts therefore, and be strong: dread not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God him selfe doeth goe with thee: he will not faile thee, nor forsake thee.

Ke ke mālohi koe pea ke lototoʻa, ʻoua naʻa ke lilika, pea ʻoua naʻa ke manavahē kiate kinautolu: he ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ko ia ia ʻoku mo ō mo koe; ʻe ʻikai te ne fakatukutukuʻi koe, pe liʻaki koe.”

7 And Moses called Ioshua, and said vnto him in the sight of all Israel, Be of a good courage and strong: for thou shalt go with this people vnto the lande which the Lord hath sworne vnto their fathers, to giue them, and thou shalt giue it them to inherite.

Pea naʻe ui ʻe Mōsese kia Siosiua, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli kotoa pē, “Ke ke mālohi koe pea ke lototoʻa: he ko koe te ke ʻalu mo e kakai ni ki he fonua ʻaia naʻe fuakava ai ʻe Sihova ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai ke foaki, kiate kinautolu; pea te ke fakahoko ʻakinautolu ki ai kenau maʻu ia.

8 And the Lord him selfe doeth go before thee: he will be with thee: he will not faile thee, neither forsake thee: feare not therefore, nor be discomforted.

Pea ko Sihova, ko ia ia ʻoku ʻalu muʻomuʻa ʻiate koe; ʻe ʻiate koe ia, ʻe ʻikai te ne fakatukutukuʻi koe, pe liʻaki koe; ʻoua naʻa ke manavahē, pea ʻoua naʻa ke puputuʻu.”

9 And Moses wrote this Lawe, and deliuered it vnto the Priestes the sonnes of Leui (which bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lord) and vnto all the Elders of Israel,

Pea naʻe tohi ʻe Mōsese ʻae fono ni, pea ne ʻatu ia ki he kau taulaʻeiki ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Livai, ʻaia naʻe haʻamo ʻae puha ʻoe fuakava ʻa Sihova, pea ki he kau mātuʻa kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli.

10 And Moses commanded them, saying, Euery seuenth yeere when the yeere of freedome shalbe in the feast of the Tabernacles:

Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “ʻI he ngataʻanga ʻo hono fitu taʻu kotoa pē, pea ʻi he kātoanga ʻoe taʻu ʻoe tukuange, ʻi he kātoanga ʻoe ngaahi fale fehikitaki,

11 When all Israel shall come to appeare before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall chuse, thou shalt reade this Lawe before all Israel that they may heare it.

‌ʻI he hoko mai ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ki he potu ʻaia te ne fili, ke ke lau ʻae fono ni ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli kotoa pē kenau ongoʻi.

12 Gather the people together: men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may heare, and that they may learne, and feare the Lord your God, and keepe and obserue all the wordes of this Lawe,

Fakakātoa fakataha ʻae kakai, ʻae tangata, mo e fefine, mo e fānau, mo e muli ʻoku nofo ʻi ho ngaahi matapā, koeʻuhi kenau fanongo, pea kenau ʻilo, pea manavahē kia Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, pea tokanga ke fai ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻoe fono ni:

13 And that their children which haue not knowen it, may heare it, and learne to feare the Lord your God, as long as ye liue in the lande, whither ye goe ouer Iorden to possesse it.

Pea ko ʻenau fānau, ʻaia ʻoku teʻeki hoko ʻo ʻilo ha meʻa, kenau ongoʻi, pea ʻilo ke manavahē kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ʻi he lolotonga ʻoku mou moʻui ʻi he fonua ʻaia ʻoku mou ʻalu ki ai ʻi he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo Sioatani ke maʻu ia.”

14 Then the Lord saide vnto Moses, Beholde, thy dayes are come, that thou must die: Call Ioshua, and stande ye in the Tabernacle of the Congregation that I may giue him a charge. So Moses and Ioshua went, and stoode in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “Vakai, ʻoku ʻunuʻunu mai ʻa ho ngaahi ʻaho te ke mate ai: ui kia Siosiua, pea fakahā ʻakimoua ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, koeʻuhi ke u tuku ha fekau kiate ia.” Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese mo Siosiua, ʻo na fakahā ʻakinaua ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai.”

15 And the Lord appeared in the Tabernacle, in the pillar of a cloude: and the pillar of the cloude stoode ouer the doore of the Tabernacle.

Pea naʻe fakahā ʻa Sihova ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻi he pou ʻoe ʻao: pea naʻe tuʻu ʻae pou ʻoe ʻao ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he matapā ʻoe fale fehikitaki.

16 And the Lord said vnto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleepe with thy fathers, and this people will rise vp, and goe a whoring after the gods of a strange land (whither they goe to dwell therein) and will forsake me, and breake my couenant which I haue made with them.

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “Vakai, te ke mohe koe mo hoʻo ngaahi tamai: pea ʻe tuʻu hake ʻae kakai ni, ʻo ʻalu ʻo fai angahala ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻoe kau muli ʻoe fonua, ʻaia ʻoku nau ʻalu ki ai ke nonofo mo kinautolu, pea tenau liʻaki au, ʻo liʻaki ʻae fuakava ʻaia kuo u fai mo kinautolu.

17 Wherefore my wrath will waxe hote against them at that day, and I will forsake them, and will hide my face from them: then they shalbe consumed, and many aduersities and tribulations shall come vpon them: so then they will say, Are not these troubles come vpon me, because God is not with me?

Pea ʻe tupu ai ʻeku houhau kiate kinautolu ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, pea te u liʻaki ʻakinautolu, pea te u fufū hoku fofonga meiate kinautolu, pea ʻe fakaʻosiʻosi ʻakinautolu, pea ʻe hoko ʻae ngaahi kovi lahi mo e ngaahi mamahi lahi kiate kinautolu; ko ia tenau lea ai ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, ʻIkai kuo hoko ʻae ngaahi kovi ni kiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kitautolu ʻa hotau ʻOtua?

18 But I will surely hide my face in that day, because of all the euill, which they shall commit, in that they are turned vnto other gods.

Pea ko e moʻoni teu fufū hoku fofonga ʻi he ʻaho ko ia mei he ngaahi kovi kotoa pē ʻaia kuo ʻosi ʻenau fai, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau tafoki ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe.

19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouthes, that this song may be my witnesse against the children of Israel.

Pea ko eni, mo tohi ʻae hiva ni maʻamoutolu pea ako ʻaki ia ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: ʻai ia ki honau ngutu, koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻae hiva ni ko e fakamoʻoni kiate au, ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.

20 For I will bring them into the land (which I sware vnto their fathers) that floweth with milke and honie, and they shall eate, and fil them selues, and waxe fat: then shall they turne vnto other gods, and serue them, and contemne me, and breake my couenant.

Koeʻuhi ʻi he hili ʻeku ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki he fonua ʻaia naʻaku fuakava ai ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻaia ʻoku mahutāfea ʻi he huʻahuhu mo e honi; pea hili ʻenau kai ʻo fakamākona ʻakinautolu, pea [nau ]hoko ʻo sino; tenau toki tafoki ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe, ʻo tauhi ʻakinautolu, fakahouhauʻi au, pea liʻaki ʻeku fuakava.

21 And then when many aduersities and tribulations shall come vpon them, this song shall answere them to their face as a witnesse: for it shall not be forgotte out of the mouthes of their posteritie: for I knowe their imagination, which they goe about euen now, before I haue brought them into the lande which I sware.

Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he hoko ʻae ngaahi kovi lahi mo e mamahi lahi kiate kinautolu, ʻe fakaʻilo ʻenau kovi ʻe he hiva ni ʻo hangē ha fakamoʻoni; koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai ngalo ia mei he ngutu ʻo honau hako: he ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻenau mahalohalo ni ʻaia ʻoku nau feʻaluʻalu fano ʻo fai ni, ʻi he teʻeki ai te u ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki he fonua ʻaia naʻaku fuakava ki ai.”

22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day and taught it the children of Israel.

Ko ia naʻe tohi ai ʻe Mōsese ʻae hiva ni ʻi he ʻaho pe ko ia, ʻo ne akoʻi ia ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.

23 And God gaue Ioshua the sonne of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong, and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the lande, which I sware vnto them, and I will be with thee.

Pea naʻa ne tuku kia Siosiua ko e foha ʻo Nuni ʻae fekau, ʻo ne pehē, “Ke ke mālohi koe pea ke lototoʻa: koeʻuhi te ke fakahoko ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ki he fonua ʻaia naʻaku fuakava ai kiate kinautolu: pea te u ʻiate koe.”

24 And when Moses had made an ende of writing the wordes of this Lawe in a booke vntill he had finished them,

Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he fakaʻosi ʻe Mōsese ʻae tohi ʻoe ngaahi lea ʻoe fono ni ki he tohi, ʻo aʻu atu ki hono kakato,

25 Then Moses commanded the Leuites, which bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, saying,

“Naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese ki he kau Livai, ʻaia naʻe haʻamo ʻae puha ʻoe fuakava ʻa Sihova, ʻo pehē,

26 Take the booke of this Lawe, and put ye it in the side of the Arke of the couenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witnes against thee.

“ʻAve ʻae tohi ni ʻoe fono, pea ʻai ia ki he kaokao ʻoe puha ʻae fuakava ʻa Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ke ʻi ai ia ko e meʻa fakamoʻoni kiate koe.

27 For I knowe thy rebellion and thy stiffe necke: beholde, I being yet aliue with you this day, ye are rebellious against the Lord: howe much more then after my death?

He ʻoku ou ʻilo hoʻo talangataʻa, mo hoʻo kia kekeva: Vakai, ʻi heʻeku kei moʻui mo kimoutolu he ʻaho ni, kuo mou fai talangataʻa kia Sihova; kae muʻa hake ʻo kau ka mate!

28 Gather vnto me all the Elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speake these wordes in their audience, and call heauen and earth to recorde against them.

“Fakakātoa mai kiate au ʻae kau mātuʻa kotoa pē ʻo homou ngaahi faʻahinga, mo homou kau matāpule, koeʻuhi ke u lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ni ʻi honau telinga, pea ui ki langi mo māmani ke fakamoʻoni kiate kinautolu.

29 For I am sure that after my death ye will vtterly be corrupt and turne from the way, which I haue commanded you: therefore euill will come vpon you at the length, because ye will comit euill in the sight of the Lord, by prouoking him to anger through the worke of your hands.

He ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻo kau ka mate te mou fakahalaʻi ʻaupito ʻakimoutolu, pea tafoki mei he hala ʻaia kuo u fekau kiate kimoutolu; pea ʻe tō ʻae kovi kiate kimoutolu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻamui; ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻomou fai kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ke fakatupu ai hono houhau ʻi he ngāue ʻa homou nima.”

30 Thus Moses spake in the audience of all the congregation of Israel the wordes of this song, vntill he had ended them.

Pea naʻe lea ʻa Mōsese kae fanongo ʻae fakataha ʻoe kakai kotoa pē ʻa ʻIsileli ki he ngaahi lea ʻoe hiva ni, ʻo aʻu ki hono ngataʻanga.