Lamentations 3
1 I [, the one who am writing this, ] am a man who has been afflicted/punished [MTY] by Yahweh because he was angry.
Ko au ko e tangata kuo mamata ki he mamahi ʻi he meʻa tā ʻa hono houhau.
2 [It was as though] he caused me to walk in a very dark place without any light [at all].
Kuo ne tataki au mo ʻomi au ki he poʻuli, kae ʻikai ki he maama.
3 He has punished [IDM] me many times, all day, [every] day.
Ko e moʻoni kuo ne liliu kiate au, ʻoku ne liliu hono nima kiate au ʻi he ʻaho kotoa.
4 He has caused my skin and my flesh to become old. He has broken my bones.
Ko hoku kili mo hoku kakano kuo ne ngaohi ke motuʻa; kuo ne fesiʻi hoku ngaahi hui.
5 He has surrounded me [DOU] with bitterness and suffering.
Kuo ne langaʻi meʻa kiate au, pea kuo ne takatakai au ʻaki ʻae kona mo e mamahi.
6 [It is as though] he has buried me in a dark place like [SIM] [the graves of] those who have been dead for a long time.
Kuo ne fokotuʻu au ʻi he ngaahi potu fakapoʻuli, ʻo hangē ko kinautolu naʻe pekia ʻi muʻa.
7 [It is as though] [MET] he has built a wall around me, and fastened/tied me with heavy chains, and I cannot escape.
Kuo ne ʻāʻi takatakai au pea ʻoku ʻikai te u faʻa hao kituʻa: kuo ne fakamamafa ʻa ʻeku haʻi ukamea.
8 Although I call out and cry out for him to help me, he does not pay attention to my prayers.
ʻO kau ka tangi foki mo kalanga, ʻoku ne taʻetokangaʻi ʻeku kole.
9 [It is as though] he has blocked my path with a [high] stone [wall] and has caused my path to become crooked.
Kuo ne ʻāʻi hoku ngaahi hala ʻaki ʻae ngaahi maka kuo tā, kuo ne fakapikoʻi hoku ngaahi hala.
10 He has waited to attack me like [SIM] a bear or a lion hides and waits [to attack other animals].
Naʻa ne hangē ha pea ʻoku toitoi kiate au, pea hangē ha laione ʻi he ngaahi potu lilo.
11 [It is as though] he has dragged me off the path and (mauled me/torn me into pieces), and left me without help.
Kuo ne mimioʻi hoku ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, pea kuo ne haehae au fakaikiiki: kuo ne ngaohi au ke lala pe.
12 [It is as though] [MET] he bent his bow and caused me to become the target [at which he shot] his arrows.
Kuo ne teke ʻa ʻene kaufana, pea kuo ne fokotuʻu au ko e fakaʻilonga ki he ngahau.
13 [It is as though] he shot his arrows deep into my body.
Kuo ne pule ki he ngaahi ngahau ʻo ʻene tangai ke ʻasi ki hoku ngaahi kongaloto.
14 All my relatives laugh at me; all day, [every] day they sing songs that make fun of me.
Ko e manukiʻanga au ki hoku kakai; pea ko ʻenau tāʻanga ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
15 He has filled me with (bitterness/great suffering), [like] [MET] someone who drinks a very bitter liquid suffers.
Kuo ne fakafonu au ʻaki ʻae kona, kuo ne fakakonaʻi au ʻaki ʻae konaʻiʻī.
16 [It is as though] he has caused me to chew gravel that broke my teeth, and he has trampled me in the dirt.
Kuo ne fesiʻi foki hoku kau nifo ʻaki ʻae kilikili, kuo ne pani au ʻaki ʻae efu.
17 Things no longer go well for me; I no longer remember being prosperous.
Pea kuo ke hiki hoku laumālie ke mamaʻo mei he melino: naʻe ngalo ʻiate au ʻae monūʻia.
18 I [continued to] say [to myself], “I no longer expect to live much longer; I no longer confidently expect [to receive good things] from Yahweh!”
Pea ne u pehē, “Ko ʻeku mālohi mo ʻeku ʻamanaki kuo ʻauha meia Sihova;”
19 When I think about my suffering and my wandering [away from home], [it is like drinking] a very bitter [DOU] liquid.
ʻI heʻeku manatu ki hoku mahaki pea mo ʻeku mamahi, ʻae kona pea mo e ʻahu.
20 I will never forget this time when I feel very depressed/discouraged [IDM].
ʻOku kei manatu ki ai hoku laumālie, pea ʻoku angavaivai ia ʻiate au.
21 However, I confidently expect [Yahweh to do good things for me again] when I think about this:
Ko ia ʻoku ou fakamanatu ki hoku loto, pea ko ia ʻoku ou kei maʻu ai ʻae ʻamanaki.
22 Yahweh never stops faithfully loving [us], and he never stops being kind to us.
Ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻauha, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke ngata ʻene manavaʻofa.
23 [He is the one whom we can] always trust/lean on. Every morning he is merciful [to us again].
ʻOku foʻou ia ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē, ʻoku lahi hoʻo angatonu.
24 [So] I say to myself, “Yahweh is all that I need; so I will confidently wait for him [to do good things for me].”
ʻOku pehē ʻe hoku laumālie, “Ko hoku tofiʻa ʻa Sihova: ko ia te u ʻamanaki lelei ʻiate ia.”
25 Yahweh is good to [all] those who depend on him, to those who seek his [help].
ʻOku lelei ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻoku tatali kiate ia, ki he laumālie ʻoku kumi kiate ia.
26 [So] it is good for us to wait quietly for Yahweh to save/rescue [us].
ʻOku lelei ki he tangata ke ne ʻamanaki, pea ne tatali fakatatoka foki ki he fakamoʻui meia Sihova.
27 And it is good for us to [patiently] endure [suffering] while we are young.
ʻOku lelei ki he tangata ke ne fua ʻae haʻamo ʻi heʻene kei talavou.
28 Those [who seek his help] should sit by themselves, silently, [knowing that] it is Yahweh who has allowed/caused them to suffer.
ʻOku ne nofo tokotaha pe, pea ʻoku longo pe, koeʻuhi kuo ne fua ia ʻe ia pe.
29 They should lie in the dirt, with their faces on the ground, [because] they can still hope [that Yahweh will help them].
ʻOku ne ʻai hono ngutu ʻi he efu, ko e meʻa naʻa ʻoku kei ai ha ʻamanaki.
30 If someone strikes us on one cheek, we should turn the other cheek toward that person [in order that he may strike it, too], and accept/endure it when we are insulted.
ʻOku ne tuku hono kouʻahe kiate ia ʻoku ne taaʻi ia: ʻoku ne pito ʻaupito ʻi he lauʻi kovi.
31 Yahweh does not abandon [us his people] forever.
He koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai liʻaki ke lauikuonga ʻe Sihova:
32 Sometimes he causes us to suffer, but sometimes he is kind [to us] because he continually and faithfully loves [us].
He kapau te ne fakamamahi, ka te ne manavaʻofa foki ʻo fakatatau ki hono lahi ʻo ʻene ngaahi ʻaloʻofa.
33 And he is not happy about causing human beings to suffer or to be sad.
He ʻoku ʻikai te ne fie tautea, pe fakamamahi ʻae fānau ʻae tangata.
34 If people (mistreat all the prisoners/crush all the prisoners under their feet)
Ke laiki ʻi hono lalo vaʻe ʻae ngaahi pōpula kotoa pē ʻo māmani,
35 or if they rebel against God by refusing to give to people the things that it is right for them [to receive],
Ke fakatafe ʻae totonu ʻoe tangata ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fofonga ʻoe Fungani Māʻoniʻoni,
36 or if they cause judges to decide matters unjustly, (does Yahweh not see all those things?/Yahweh certainly sees all those things!) [RHQ]
Ke kākaaʻi ʻae tangata ʻi hono fakamaauʻi ʻoku ʻikai lelei ai ʻa Sihova.
37 No one can [RHQ] command something to happen [and then cause it to happen] if Yahweh has not already decided that it should happen.
Ko hai ia ʻoku fakahā, pea ʻoku hoko ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke fekau ʻe Sihova?
38 God in heaven [MTY] is [RHQ] the one who causes disasters to happen, and he [also] causes good things to happen.
ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻalu mei he fofonga ʻoe Fungani Māʻolunga ʻae lelei mo e kovi.
39 [So] it is certainly not [RHQ] right for us, who are only humans, to complain when he punishes us for the sins that we have committed.
Ko e hā ʻoku lāunga ai ʻae tangata moʻui, ʻae tangata koeʻuhi ko e tautea ʻo ʻene ngaahi angahala?
40 Instead, we should (examine/think carefully about) our behavior; we should turn back to Yahweh.
Ke tau kumi mo ʻahiʻahiʻi hotau ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, pea toe tafoki kia Sihova.
41 We should pray [IDM] sincerely and lift up our arms toward God in heaven, [and say, ]
Ke tau hiki hake hotau loto mo hotau nima ki he ʻOtua ʻi he ngaahi langi.
42 “We have sinned and rebelled [against you], and you have not forgiven [us].
“Kuo mau fai talangataʻa, pea kuo mau angatuʻu: ʻoku teʻeki ai te ke fakamolemole.
43 You have surrounded us with your anger and pursued us; you have slaughtered [us] without pitying us.
“Kuo ke ʻuʻufi ʻaki ʻae houhau, pea fakatangaʻi ʻakimautolu: kuo ke tāmateʻi pea naʻe ʻikai te ke manavaʻofa.
44 You have hidden yourself in a cloud, with the result that you do not hear [us] when we pray.
Kuo ke ʻufiʻufi koe ʻaki ʻae ʻao, ke ʻoua naʻa ʻasi atu ʻa ʻemau kole.
45 You have caused [the people of other] nations to consider us to be only garbage [DOU].
Kuo ke ngaohi ʻakimautolu ko e efe mo e ʻotoʻota ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe kakai.
46 All our enemies have insulted us.
“Kuo mafaʻa ʻae ngutu ʻa homau kau fili kotoa pē kiate kimautolu.
47 We are constantly afraid [DOU], [because] we have experienced disasters and ruin [DOU].”
Kuo hoko mai ʻae manavahē mo e tauhele kiate kimautolu, ʻae lala mo e ʻauha.”
48 I cry a lot because my people have been destroyed.
ʻOku tafe hifo hoku mata, hangē ko e ngaahi vaitafe, koeʻuhi ko e ʻauha ʻae ʻofefine ʻo hoku kakai.
49 My tears continually flow; they will not stop
“ʻOku tafe hifo ʻa hoku mata, pea ʻikai ʻosi, ʻoku ʻikai siʻi ke tuku.
50 until Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees [us].
Ke ʻoua ke ʻafio mai ʻa Sihova, pea vakai mei he langi.
51 I am very grieved because of [what has happened to] the women of my city.
Ko hoku mata ʻoku ne ueʻi hoku loto, koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi ʻofefine kotoa pē ʻo ʻeku kolo.
52 Those who are my enemies hunted for me like [SIM] [people hunt for] a bird [to kill it] [even though] there was no reason [for them to do that].
“Naʻe tuli fakamamahi au ʻe hoku kau fili hangē ha manupuna, taʻehanoʻuhinga.
53 They threw me into a pit to kill me, and they threw stones on top of me.
Kuo nau motuhi ʻeku moʻui ʻi he fale fakapōpula, pea kuo lī ha maka kiate au.
54 The water [in the pit] rose above my head, and I said [to myself], “I am about to die/drown!”
naʻe melemo hoku ʻulu ʻi he ngaahi vai; pea ne u toki pehē, ‘Kuo motuhi au.’
55 But from the bottom of the pit I cried out to you [MTY], “Yahweh, [help me]!”
“ʻE Sihova ne u ui ki ho huafa mei he fale fakapōpula taumamaʻo.
56 I pleaded with you, “Do not refuse to heed [MTY] me while I cry out to you!”
Kuo ke fanongo ki hoku leʻo; ʻoua naʻa ke fufū ho fofonga ki heʻeku mānava, ki heʻeku tangi.
57 Then you answered me and said, “Do not be afraid!”
Naʻa ke ʻunuʻunu mai ʻo ofi ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ne u ui kiate koe: naʻa ke pehē, “ʻOua naʻa manavahē.”
58 Yahweh, you defended me; you did not allow me to die.
“ʻE Sihova kuo ke langomakiʻi hoku laumālie; kuo ke huhuʻi ʻeku moʻui.
59 [Now], Yahweh, you have seen the evil things that my enemies have done to me, [so] decide my case [and show that I am right]!
ʻE Sihova kuo ke ʻafioʻi ki he kovi kuo fai kiate au, fakamaau ʻe koe ʻeku meʻa.
60 You know the evil things that they have planned to do to me.
Kuo ke ʻafio ki heʻenau lili kotoa pē, mo ʻenau ngaahi filioʻi kiate au.
61 Yahweh, you have heard them insult [me] and what they have planned to do to me.
“ʻE ʻEiki kuo ke fanongo ki heʻenau taukae, pea mo ʻenau ngaahi filioʻi kiate au;
62 Every day they whisper and mutter things about me, all day long.
ʻae loungutu ʻonautolu naʻe tuʻu hake kiate au, pea mo ʻenau fakatupu meʻa kiate au ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
63 Look at them! Whether they are standing or sitting they make fun of me with the songs that they sing.
Vakai ki heʻenau nofo hifo mo ʻenau tuʻu hake; ko au ko ʻenau taʻanga.
64 Yahweh, cause them to suffer in return for their causing [me] to suffer!
“ʻE ʻEiki ke ke tuku kiate kinautolu ha totongi, ʻo fakatatau ki he ngāue ʻa honau nima.
65 Curse them [IDM] [for] their being very stubborn [IDM].
Tuku kiate kinautolu ʻae mamahi ʻoe loto, ʻa hoʻo malaʻia kiate kinautolu.
66 Because you are angry with them, pursue them and get rid of them, [until none of them remain] on the earth.
Fakatanga mo fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu ʻi he houhau mei he lalo langi ʻa Sihova.
