¹¶ Na Rawiri. Kaua e mamae ki te hunga kino, kaua e hae ki nga kaimahi i te he.

¹By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

²No te mea ka hohoro ratou te kotia, te peratia me te tarutaru, a ka memenga me he otaota hou.

²For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

³Whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa, mahia te pai; e noho ki te whenua, a e aru i muri i te pono.

³Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

⁴Whakaahuareka ki a Ihowa, a ka homai e ia ki a koe ta tou ngakau i hiahia ai.

⁴And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

⁵Tukua tou ara ki a Ihowa; whakawhirinaki hoki ki a ia, a mana e mahi.

⁵Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

⁶Mana hoki e whakaputa tou tika, ano he marama, ou ritenga me te mea ko te ra e tu ana.

⁶And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

⁷¶ Okioki ki a Ihowa, tatari marie ki a ia: kei mamae ki te tangata e tere ana i tona ara, ki te tangata e taea ana e ia nga whakaaro kino.

⁷Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

⁸Kati te riri, whakarerea hoki te arita; kei mamae koe, kei takina kia mahi i te kino.

⁸Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

⁹No te mea ka hatepea atu te hunga kino: ko te hunga ia e tatari ana ki a Ihowa, ka riro i a ratou te whenua.

⁹For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

¹⁰Kia potopoto ake nei hoki, a ka kore noa iho te hunga kino: ae ra, ka ata tirohia e koe tona wahi, a kore kau noa iho ia.

¹⁰And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

¹¹Na ka riro te whenua i te hunga mahaki; a ka hari ratou i te roa o te ata noho.

¹¹And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

¹²E whakangarahu ana te tangata kino mo te tangata tika: pakiri ana ona niho ki a ia.

¹²The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

¹³Ka kata te Ariki ki a ia, no te mea ka kite ia e tata ana tona ra.

¹³The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

¹⁴Kua unuhia te hoari e te hunga kino, kua piko ta ratou kopere, hei turaki i te ware, i te rawakore, hei kohuru i te hunga e tika ana, i te ara.

¹⁴A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

¹⁵Ka tapoko ta ratou hoari ki o ratou ngakau: a ka whatiia a ratou kopere.

¹⁵Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

¹⁶Engari te wahi iti a te tangata tika i nga taonga o nga tangata kino tokomaha.

¹⁶Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

¹⁷Ka whatiia hoki nga ringa o te hunga kino: u tonu ia i a Ihowa te hunga tika.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

¹⁸E matau ana a Ihowa ki nga ra o te hunga tika: a ka pumau to ratou kainga ake ake.

¹⁸Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.

¹⁹E kore ratou e whakama i te wa o te he, ka makona ano ratou i nga ra o te hemokai.

¹⁹They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

²⁰Ka ngaro ia te hunga kino, a ka rite nga hoariri o Ihowa ki te momona o te tarutaru: ka mahea atu ratou; ka mahea atu me he paowa.

²⁰But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

²¹¶ E tango ana te tangata kino i te taonga tarewa, kahore hoki ana utu: ko te tangata tika ia he aroha tona, he homai.

²¹The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

²²Ka riro hoki te whenua i ana e manaaki ai; ka hatepea ano ana e kanga ai.

²²For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

²³Ka u i a Ihowa nga hikoinga o te tangata tika; e paingia ana hoki e ia tona ara.

²³From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

²⁴Ahakoa hinga, e kore e tino takoto rawa; ka u hoki ia i te ringa o Ihowa.

²⁴When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

²⁵He tamariki ahau i mua, a kua koroheke nei, heoi, kahore ahau i kite i te tangata tika e whakarerea ana, i ona uri hoki e pinono taro ana.

²⁵Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

²⁶I te ra roa he atawhai tonu tana, he ohaoha: ka manaakitia hoki ona uri.

²⁶All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.

²⁷Whakarerea te kino, mahia te pai, ka noho tonu ai.

²⁷Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

²⁸E aroha ana hoki a Ihowa ki te ritenga pai: e kore ano e whakarere i tana hunga tapu; e tiakina tonutia ana ratou ake ake; ka hatepea atu ia nga uri o te hunga kino.

²⁸For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

²⁹Ka riro te whenua i te hunga tika, ka nohoia hoki a reira e ratou ake ake.

²⁹The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

³⁰He kupu mohio ta te mangai o te tangata tika; he ritenga pai ta tona arero e korero ai.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

³¹Kei tona ngakau te ture a tona Atua; e kore e paheke tetahi o ona hikoinga.

³¹The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.

³²E tau ana te titiro a te tangata kino ki te tangata tika, a e whai ana kia whakamatea ia.

³²The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

³³E kore a Ihowa e whakarere i a ia ki tona ringa: e kore ano ia e whakatau he ki a ia ina whakawakia.

³³Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

³⁴¶ Taria a Ihowa, kia mau ki tana ara, a ka whakanuia koe e ia, ka whakawhiwhia hoki ki te whenua: e hatepea atu te hunga kino, ka kite koe.

³⁴Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off — thou seest!

³⁵I kite ahau i te tangata kino e kake ana, e tautorotoro ana me te rakau matomato i tona oneone tupu.

³⁵I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

³⁶Heoi, pahure noa ake tetahi, a kore kau noa iho; ae, i rapua ia e ahau, a kihai i kitea.

³⁶And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

³⁷Waitohutia te tangata tika, tirohia iho te tangata kore he: no te mea he marie te tukunga iho ki taua tangata.

³⁷Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.

³⁸Tena ko te hunga kino, ka ngaro ngatahi atu ratou: te tukunga iho ki te hunga kino, ka hatepea atu ratou.

³⁸And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

³⁹Na Ihowa ia te whakaoranga o te hunga tika: ko ia to ratou pa kaha i te wa o te he.

³⁹And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

⁴⁰Ma Ihowa ratou e awhina, ko ia hoki hei tauarai mo ratou: ko ia hei tauarai mo ratou i te hunga kino, ka whakaorangia ratou e ia, mo ratou ka whakawhirinaki ki a ia.

⁴⁰And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!