1By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,
1¶ Na Rawiri. E ngana, e Ihowa, ki te hunga e tohe ana ki ahau: whawhaitia te hunga e whawhai nei ki ahau.
2Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
2Kia mau ki te whakangungu rakau, ki te puapua; whakatika hei awhina moku
3And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, `Thy salvation I [am].`
3Unuhia te tao, araia te ara o te hunga e whai nei i ahau: ki mai ki toku wairua, Ko ahau tou whakaoranga.
4They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.
4Kia whakama, kia numinumi te hunga e whai ana kia whakamatea ahau: kia whakahokia ki muri, kia whakapoauautia te hunga e whakatakoto ana i te kino moku.
5They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
5Kia rite ratou ki te papapa e puhia ana e te hau; kia aia haeretia e te anahera a Ihowa.
6Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.
6Kia pouri to ratou ara, kia pahekeheke: kia whaia ratou e te anahera a Ihowa.
7For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.
7Kahore hoki he rawa i huna ai e ratou te poka o ta ratou kupenga moku; he mea keri takekore kia mate ai ahau.
8Meet him doth desolation — he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.
8Kia rokohanga poauautia ia e te ngaromanga; kia mau ano ko ia i tana kupenga i huna ai: kia taka ia ki taua tino ngaromanga.
9And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.
9A ka koa toku wairua ki a Ihowa, ka hari ki tana whakaoranga.
10All my bones say, `Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.`
10Ka ki katoa oku wheua, E Ihowa, ko wai te rite mou, mo te kaiwhakaora o te iti i te tangata e kaha ake ana i a ia, ae o te iti, o te rawakore i tona kaipahua?
11Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
11¶ Whakatika ana nga kaiwhakapae teka: whakawakia ana ahau mo nga mea kihai nei ahau i matau atu.
12They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
12Utua ana e ratou taku pai ki te kino, a whakatupu pani ana toku wairua.
13And I — in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.
13Tena ko ahau, i a ratou e mate ana, he kahu taratara toku, waikauwere ana toku wairua, kihai i kai: a hoki mai ana taku inoi ki toku uma.
14As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.
14Ko toku ahua me te mea he hoa ia, he teina noku: kupapa noa iho ahau, ano he tangata e tangi ana ki tona whaea.
15And — in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;
15I toku paheketanga ia koa ana ratou, huihui ana; huihui ana nga tangata kino noa iho hei hoariri moku, kihai ano ahau i mohio; haehae ana ratou i ahau, kihai hoki i mutu.
16With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.
16Rite tonu ki nga kaiwhakakata o nga hakari, tetea ana o ratou niho ki ahau.
17Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.
17¶ E te Ariki, kia pehea te roa o tau titiro kau mai? Whakaorangia toku wairua i a ratou whakangaromanga, taku e aroha nei, i nga raiona.
18I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee.
18Ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe i roto i te whakaminenga nui, ka whakamoemiti ki a koe i roto i te iwi maha.
19Mine enemies rejoice not over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
19Kei hari pokanoa ki ahau oku hoariri; kei whakakini te kanohi o te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.
20For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,
20Ehara hoki ta ratou i te korero mo te rangimarie; heoi kei te whakatakoto kupu tinihanga ratou mo te hunga ata noho o te whenua.
21And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, `Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.`
21Ina, hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, e ki ana, Ha, ha, kua kite to matou kanohi.
22Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord — be not far from me,
22Kua kite koe, e Ihowa: kaua ra e wahangu; e te Ariki, kei matara i ahau.
23Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
23Oho ake, e ara ki te whakarite i toku whakawa, ki taku tautohe, e toku Atua, e toku Ariki.
24Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.
24Kia rite ki tou tika te whakarite moku, e Ihowa, e toku Atua: kei koa ano ratou ki ahau.
25They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.` They do not say, `We swallowed him up.`
25Kei mea ratou i roto i o ratou ngakau, Ha, ko ta matou tena i pai ai: kei mea ratou, Kua horomia ia e tatou.
26They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.
26Kia whakama, kia numinumi ngatahi, te hunga e koa ana ina he ahau: kia whakakakahuria ki te whakama, ki te numinumi, te hunga e whakakake ana ki ahau.
27They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, `Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.`
27Kia hamama i te hari, kia koa te hunga e pai ana ki taku mahi tika: ae, kia mea tonu, kia whakanuia a Ihowa e whakapai nei ki te ora o tana pononga.
28And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!
28A ka korerotia e toku arero tau mahi tika, me te whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra roa.