Fakahā 19

1 Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ne u ongoʻi ʻo hangē ko e leʻo lahi ʻoe kakai tokolahi ʻi he langi, ʻoku pehē, “Haleluia; Ke ʻi he ʻEiki ko hotau ʻOtua ʻae fakamoʻui, mo e ongoongolelei, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa, mo e mālohi:

After these things I heard [what sounded] like a huge crowd in heaven. They were shouting things like, “(Hallelujah!/Praise our God!)” “He has saved us!” “He is glorious and mighty!”

2 He ʻoku angatonu mo māʻoniʻoni ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakamaau: he kuo ne fakamaauʻi ʻae feʻauaki lahi, ʻaia naʻa ne ʻuliʻi ʻae maama ʻaki ʻene feʻauaki, pea kuo ne totongi kiate ia ʻae toto ʻo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki.”

“Praise him because he judges truly and justly!” “He has punished the very evil cities that are like a prostitute, because their people persuaded the other people of earth [MTY] to act immorally and idolatrously like they do.” “Praise him because he has punished them for murdering his servants [MTY]!”

3 Pea naʻa nau toe pehē, “Haleluia. Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa hono kohu ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata.” (aiōn g165)

[The crowd] shouted a second time saying: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) The smoke of the fire that is burning the cities will rise forever! (aiōn g165)

4 Pea ko e mātuʻa ʻe toko uofulu ma toko fā, mo e meʻa moʻui ʻe toko fā, naʻa nau foʻohifo, ʻo hū ki he ʻOtua naʻe nofo ʻi he nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki, ʻonau pehē, “ʻEmeni; Haleluia.”

The 24 elders and the four living [creatures] (prostrated themselves/knelt down) and worshipped God, who sits on the throne. Then they said, “[It] is true! (Hallelujah!/Praise God!)”

5 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae leʻo mei he nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki, naʻe pehē, “Fakafetaʻi ki hotau ʻOtua, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ko ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, pea mo kimoutolu ʻoku manavahē kiate ia, ʻae siʻi mo e lalahi.”

Someone spoke from the throne and said, “All you who are our God’s servants, praise him! All you who reverence him, [whether you are socially] significant or insignificant, praise him! [Everyone]!”

6 Pea ne u ongoʻi ʻo hangē ko e leʻo ʻoe fuʻu kakai, pea hangē mo e ʻuʻulu ʻoe ngaahi vai lahi, pea hangē mo e ʻuʻulu ʻoe ngaahi mana mālohi, ʻoku nau pehē, “Haleluia: he ʻoku pule ʻae ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua māfimafi.

I heard something like the noise of a huge crowd [of people], like the sound of a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water), and like the sound of loud thunder. They were shouting: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) Because the Lord God, the Almighty One, reigns!

7 Tau fiefia mo nekeneka, pea fakamālō kiate ia: he kuo hokosia ʻae taʻane ʻoe Lami, pea ko ʻene taʻahine kuo ne teuteuʻi ia.”

We should rejoice, we should be extremely glad, and we should honor him, because it is now time for Jesus, the one who is like a lamb, to be united permanently with his people, which will be like a man [MET] marrying his bride, and because those who belong to him have prepared themselves to be united with him.

8 Pea naʻe tuku kiate ia ke ne kofuʻaki ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga, ʻoku maʻa mo hinehina: he ko e tupenu mahuʻinga, ko e māʻoniʻoni ia ʻoe kakai māʻoniʻoni.

God has permitted them to be completely pure, like a bride who [MET] dresses in fine linen that is bright and clean. Fine [bright and clean] linen represents the righteous acts of God’s people.

9 Pea ne pehē mai kiate au, “Tohi, ‘ʻOku monūʻia ʻakinautolu kuo ui ki he kātoanga ʻoe taʻane ʻoe Lami.’” Pea ne pehē mai kiate au, “Ko e ngaahi lea moʻoni eni mei he ʻOtua.”

Then the angel said to me, “Write [this: God will abundantly] bless the people who are {whom [he] has} invited to the feast [that celebrates Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, [permanently uniting with his people, like someone] [MET] [marrying a wife].” He also said [to me]: “These words that God [declares] are true!”

10 Pea ne u mapeʻe hifo ʻi hono vaʻe, ke hū kiate ia. Pea naʻa ne pehē mai kiate au, “Vakai, ʻoua: he ko ho kaungā tamaioʻeiki au, pea ʻoku ou ʻi ho kāinga ʻoku maʻu ʻae fakamoʻoni ʻa Sisu: hū ki he ʻOtua: he ko e fakamoʻoni kia Sisu, ko e laumālie ia ʻoe kikite.”

I [immediately] (prostrated myself/knelt down) at his feet in order to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not [worship me]! I am [just] your [(sg)] fellow servant and the fellow servant of your [(sg)] fellow believers who tell people about Jesus. God is the one whom you should worship, because it is the Spirit of God who gives people the power to tell others about Jesus (OR, [those who tell others about] Jesus are [truly] declaring [the words that the Spirit of God has given them])!”

11 Pea ne u mamata kuo matoʻo ʻae langi, pea vakai ko e hoosi hinehina; pea ko ia naʻa ne heka ai, naʻe ui ko Angatonu mo Moʻoni, pea ʻoku ne fai ʻae fakamaau mo e tau ʻi he māʻoniʻoni.

[In the vision] I saw heaven opened {open}, and I was surprised to see a white horse. [Jesus], the one who was riding on the horse, is called ‘Trustworthy and Genuine/True’. He judges [all people according to] what is right, and fights righteously [against his enemies].

12 Naʻe tatau hono mata mo e ulo ʻoe afi, pea naʻe ʻi hono ʻulu ʻae ngaahi pale lahi; pea naʻe tohi hono huafa, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻe ha taha, ka ko ia pe.

His eyes [shone like] [MET] a flame of fire. There were many royal crowns on his head. A name had been written [on him]. Only he knows [the meaning of that name].

13 Pea naʻe kofuʻaki ia ʻae pulupulu kuo unu ʻi he toto: pea ʻoku ui hono huafa, Ko e Folofola ʻae ʻOtua.

The robe he was wearing was drenched with blood. His name is [also] “(The one who expresses what God is like/The Word of God).”

14 Pea ko e ngaahi matatau ʻi he langi naʻa nau muimui kiate ia mo e fanga hoosi hinehina, kuo kofuʻaki ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga, ʻoku hinehina mo maʻa.

The armies of heaven were following him. [They were also] riding on white horses. They were wearing clothes [made of] clean white linen.

15 Pea ʻoku ʻalu atu mei hono ngutu ʻae heletā māsila, koeʻuhi ke ne tā ʻaki ia ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga: pea te ne puleʻi ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae vaʻa ukamea: pea ʻoku ne malamalaki ʻae tataʻoʻanga uaine ʻoe kakaha ʻoe houhau ʻoe ʻOtua Māfimafi.

[The words] that Jesus speaks [are like] [MTY] a sharp sword with which he will strike [the rebellious people of] the nations. He himself will rule them [powerfully, as though he had] [MET] an iron rod. He will crush [his enemies just like] [MET] [a person crushes grapes in a] winepress. [He will do this for] God Almighty, who is extremely angry [with them because of their sins].

16 Pea ʻoku ʻi hono pulupulu mo hono tenga ʻae hingoa kuo tohi, KO E TUʻI ʻOE NGAAHI TUʻI, MO E ʻEIKI ʻOE NGAAHI ʻEIKI.

On his cloak close to his thigh a name had been written {[he] had written a name}, which is “King who [rules over all other] kings and Lord who [rules over all other] lords.”

17 Pea ne u mamata ʻoku tuʻu ha ʻāngelo ʻi he laʻā; pea ne kalanga ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, ʻo ne pehē ki he fanga manu kotoa pē ʻoku puna ʻi he ʻatā noa, “Haʻu ʻo fakakātoa ʻakinautolu ki he ʻohomohe ʻoe ʻOtua lahi;

I saw an angel who was standing in [the light of] [MTY] the sun. He called loudly to all the [flesh-eating] birds flying high in the sky, “Come and gather for the wonderful feast that God [is providing for you]!

18 koeʻuhi ke mou kai ʻae kakano ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi, mo e kakano ʻoe ngaahi ʻeikitau, mo e kakano ʻoe kau tangata mālohi, mo e kakano ʻoe fanga hoosi, mo kinautolu ʻoku heka ki ai.”

[Come] and eat the flesh of all [God’s enemies who are dead—] the flesh of kings, army commanders, [people who fought] powerfully, horses and the [soldiers] who rode them, [and the flesh of all other kinds of people], whether [they were] free or slaves, [socially] insignificant or significant. [All kinds]!”

19 Pea ne u mamata ki he manu fekai, mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani, mo ʻenau ngaahi matatau, naʻe tānaki ʻo fakataha ke nau tauʻi ia ʻoku heka ʻi he hoosi mo ʻene kautau.

Then I saw the beast and the kings of earth with their armies gathered together to fight against the Rider on the horse, and against his army.

20 Pea naʻe moʻua ʻae manu fekai, pea mo e palōfita loi naʻa ne fai ʻae ngaahi mana ʻi hono ʻao ʻaia naʻa ne kākaaʻi ʻaki ʻakinautolu kuo nau maʻu ʻae fakaʻilonga ʻoe manu fekai, mo kinautolu naʻe hū ki hono fakatātā. Naʻe lī moʻui ʻakinaua fakatouʻosi pe ki he ano ʻoe afi ʻoku vela ʻaki ʻae sulifa. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)

The beast and the false prophet were captured {[He] captured the beast and the false prophet}. The false prophet is the one who had performed miracles in the beast’s presence. By doing that he had deceived the people who had accepted the beast’s mark [on their foreheads] and who worshipped its image. The beast and the false prophet were thrown {[He] threw the beast and the one who falsely said that he spoke messages that came directly from God} alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)

21 Pea naʻe tāmateʻi ʻa hono toe ʻaki ʻae heletā ʻo ia naʻe heka ʻi he hoosi, ʻaia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻi hono ngutu: pea naʻe mākona ʻae fanga manu kotoa pē ʻi honau kakano.

The rider on the horse killed the rest [of their armies] just by [speaking words], [which were like] [MTY] a sword that extended from his mouth. All those birds gorged themselves on the flesh of [the people whom he had killed].