1¶ Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He Homhanimi ma nga tama a Koraha. He Makiri, he waiata aroha. E pupuke ake ana te mea pai i roto i toku ngakau: ka korerotia e ahau aku i tito ai mo te kingi: he pene toku arero na te kaituhituhi hohoro.
1To the Overseer. — `On the Lilies.` — By sons of Korah. — An Instruction. — A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
2Engari koe he ataahua i nga tama a te tangata: kua ringihia ou ngutu ki te ahuareka, na reira i manaakitia ai koe e te Atua ake ake.
2Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
3Whitikiria tau hoari ki tou huwha, e te Nui Rawa, tou kororia me tou honore.
3Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!
4Aratakina hoki tou hoiho i runga i tou honore, i te kaha, hei mea hoki mo te pono, mo te mahaki, mo te tika, a ma tou matau koe e whakaako ki nga mea whakamataku.
4As to Thy majesty — prosper! — ride! Because of truth, and meekness — righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.
5He koi au pere; ka hinga nga iwi ki raro i a koe; kei roto ratou i te ngakau o nga hoariri o te kingi.
5Thine arrows [are] sharp, — Peoples fall under Thee — In the heart of the enemies of the king.
6¶ He pumau, e te Atua, tou torona ake ake: he hepeta tika te hepeta o tou kingitanga.
6Thy throne, O God, [is] age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness [Is] the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
7Kua aroha koe ki te tika, kua kino ki te hara: na reira, nui atu i to ou hoa te whakawahinga a te Atua, a tou Atua i a koe ki te hinu o te hari.
7Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.
8Ko tou kakahu katoa he kakara maira, he aroe, he kahia; ko nga mea aho, whakatangitangi o nga whare rei nana koe i whakaahuareka.
8Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.
9Kei roto i au wahine honore nga tamahine kingi; kei tou matau te kuini e tu ana, no Opira te koura.
9Daughters of kings [are] among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.
10¶ Whakarongo, e ko, titiro, tahuri iho tou taringa: a kia wareware koe ki tou iwi, ki te whare ano o tou papa.
10Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father`s house,
11Penei ka matenuitia e te kingi tou ataahua: ko ia hoki tou Ariki; a me koropiko ki a ia.
11And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he [is] thy lord — bow thyself to him,
12Ko reira ano te tamahine o Taira me te ohaoha: ka whai ano nga tangata taonga o te iwi kia manakohia e koe.
12And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people do appease thy face.
13Kei roto te tamahine a te kingi, he kororia kau, he mea whakairo ki te koura tona kakahu.
13All glory [is] the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work [is] her clothing.
14He mea whakapaipai ki te ngira tona kakahu e kawea ai ia ki te kingi: ka arahina ki a koe nga wahine, ona takahoa e whai ana i a ia.
14In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins — after her — her companions, Are brought to thee.
15He hari, he koa ina kawea mai ratou; ka tomo ki te whare o te kingi.
15They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.
16Ko au tamariki hei whakakapi mo ou matua: ka meinga ano ratou e koe hei kawana mo te whenua katoa.
16Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.
17Ka meinga e ahau tou ingoa kia maharatia e nga whakatupuranga katoa: e whakamoemititia ai koe e nga iwi a ake ake.
17I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!