1To the Overseer. — `On the Lilies,` by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.
1¶ Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Hohanimi. Na Rawiri. Whakaorangia ahau e te Atua, ka tae mai hoki nga wai ki roto ki toku wairua.
2I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me.
2Ka tapoko ahau ki te oru hohonu, ki te wahi kahore nei he tunga: kua tae ahau ki nga wai hohonu, ngaro iho ahau i nga waipuke.
3I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.
3Kua ruwha ahau i taku tangi; kua maroke toku korokoro: pakoko kau oku kanohi i ahau e tatari nei ki toku Atua.
4Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away — I bring back.
4Tini ke i nga makawe o toku matenga te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau: he kaha rawa te hunga e mauahara noa ana ki ahau, e mea nei kia whakamatea ahau; utua ana e ahau i reira nga mea kihai i tangohia e ahau.
5O God, Thou — Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.
5E te Atua, e matau ana koe ki toku kuware; kahore hoki oku he e ngaro i a koe.
6Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.
6E te Ariki, e Ihowa o nga mano kaua te hunga e tatari ana ki a koe e whakama i ahau: e te Atua o Iharaira, kei numinumi kau i ahau te hunga e rapu ana i a koe.
7For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.
7Mou hoki ahau i waiho ai hei tawainga: ngaro iho toku mata i te whakama.
8A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
8He tangata ke ahau ki oku hoa ake: hei tautangata ki nga tama a toku whaea.
9For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
9Ka pau hoki ahau i te aroha ki tou whare: kua tau ano ki ahau nga tawai a te hunga e tawai ana ki a koe.
10And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
10I ahau i tangi, i whakatiki hei whiu i toku wairua, ka waiho tena hei tawainga moku.
11And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.
11I kakahu hoki ahau i te kakahu taratara moku, a i waiho hei whakatauki ma ratou.
12Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
12Kei te korero kino moku te hunga e noho ana i te kuwaha: waiatatia ana ahau e te hunga haurangi waina.
13And I — my prayer [is] to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.
13¶ Ko ahau ia, ki a koe taku inoi, e Ihowa, i te wa e manakohia ai: whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau, e te Atua, i runga i te nui o tou aroha, o te pono o tau whakaoranga.
14Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.
14Whakaorangia ahau i roto i te oru, kei toremi: kia ora ahau i te hunga e kino ana ki ahau, i nga wai hohonu ano hoki.
15Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.
15Kei ngaro ahau i te waipuke, kei horomia e te rire; kei kopia ano te waha o te poka ki runga ki ahau.
16Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,
16E Ihowa whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau; he pai hoki tou atawhai: tahuri mai ki ahau, kia rite ki te nui o au arohatanga.
17And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me.
17A kaua e huna tou mata ki tau pononga; e pouri ana hoki ahau: hohoro te whakahoki kupu mai ki ahau.
18Be near unto my soul — redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.
18Whakatata mai ki toku wairua, hokona: whakaorangia ahau, e mahi nei oku hoariri.
19Thou — Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee [are] all mine adversaries.
19E matau ana koe ki toku tawainga, ki toku whakama, ki toku numinumi: kei tou aroaro oku hoariri katoa.
20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.
20Maru noa toku ngakau i te tawai; a ki tonu ahau i te pouri: i titiro ahau ki tetahi hei aroha mai, a kore ake; ki etahi hei whakamarie, a kihai i kitea.
21And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.
21I homai he au hei kai maku: i toku matewaitanga ano i whakainumia ahau ki te winika.
22Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence — for a trap.
22¶ Kia meinga ta ratou tepu i to ratou aroaro hei mahanga; hei rore hoki i to ratou wa rangimarie.
23Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
23Kia whakapouritia o ratou kanohi, kei kite ratou: kia wiri tonu hoki o ratou hope.
24Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.
24Ringihia atu tou riri ki runga ki a ratou, kia mau hoki ratou i tou arita, i tou weriweri.
25Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.
25Kia ururuatia to ratou nohoanga: kaua tetahi e noho ki o ratou teneti.
26For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.
26Mo ratou i tukino i te tangata i whiua nei e koe; a korerotia ana e ratou te pouri o te hunga i werohia e koe.
27Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.
27Tapiritia he kino ki runga ki to ratou kino; kaua hoki ratou e tukua kia tomo ki tou tika.
28They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.
28Kia murua atu ratou i te pukapuka o te ora, kaua ano e tuhituhia ki roto ki te hunga tika.
29And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.
29Ko ahau ia, he rawakore, he pouri; kia whakateiteitia ake ahau, e te Atua, e tau whakaoranga.
30I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
30¶ Ka whakamoemiti taku waiata ki te ingoa o te Atua, ka whakanui ano taku whakawhetai i a ia.
31And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock — horned — hoofed.
31Pai rawa tenei ki a Ihowa i te puru i te kau, i te mea whai haona, whai maikuku.
32The humble have seen — they rejoice, Ye who seek God — and your heart liveth.
32Kua kite te hunga mahaki, kua hari: ka ora ano o koutou ngakau, e te hunga e rapu nei i te Atua.
33For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.
33No te mea ka rongo a Ihowa ki nga rawakore, e kore ano e whakahawea ki ana herehere.
34The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
34Kia whakamoemiti te rangi me te whenua ki a ia, nga moana, me nga mea katoa e tere ana i roto.
35For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
35No te mea tera e whakaorangia e te Atua a Hiona, ka hanga ano e ia nga pa o Hura; a ka noho ratou ki reira, ka riro hoki a reira i a ratou.
36And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!
36A ka nohoia a reira e nga uri o ana pononga: hei kainga tupu ano a reira mo te hunga e aroha ana ki tona ingoa.