1¶ Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Hohanimi. Na Rawiri. Whakaorangia ahau e te Atua, ka tae mai hoki nga wai ki roto ki toku wairua.
1To the Overseer. — `On the Lilies,` by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.
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.
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.
3Kua ruwha ahau i taku tangi; kua maroke toku korokoro: pakoko kau oku kanohi i ahau e tatari nei ki toku Atua.
3I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.
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.
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.
5E te Atua, e matau ana koe ki toku kuware; kahore hoki oku he e ngaro i a koe.
5O God, Thou — Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.
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.
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.
7Mou hoki ahau i waiho ai hei tawainga: ngaro iho toku mata i te whakama.
7For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.
8He tangata ke ahau ki oku hoa ake: hei tautangata ki nga tama a toku whaea.
8A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
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.
9For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
10I ahau i tangi, i whakatiki hei whiu i toku wairua, ka waiho tena hei tawainga moku.
10And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
11I kakahu hoki ahau i te kakahu taratara moku, a i waiho hei whakatauki ma ratou.
11And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.
12Kei te korero kino moku te hunga e noho ana i te kuwaha: waiatatia ana ahau e te hunga haurangi waina.
12Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
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.
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.
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.
14Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.
15Kei ngaro ahau i te waipuke, kei horomia e te rire; kei kopia ano te waha o te poka ki runga ki ahau.
15Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon 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.
16Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,
17A kaua e huna tou mata ki tau pononga; e pouri ana hoki ahau: hohoro te whakahoki kupu mai ki ahau.
17And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me.
18Whakatata mai ki toku wairua, hokona: whakaorangia ahau, e mahi nei oku hoariri.
18Be near unto my soul — redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.
19E matau ana koe ki toku tawainga, ki toku whakama, ki toku numinumi: kei tou aroaro oku hoariri katoa.
19Thou — Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee [are] all mine adversaries.
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.
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.
21I homai he au hei kai maku: i toku matewaitanga ano i whakainumia ahau ki te winika.
21And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.
22¶ Kia meinga ta ratou tepu i to ratou aroaro hei mahanga; hei rore hoki i to ratou wa rangimarie.
22Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence — for a trap.
23Kia whakapouritia o ratou kanohi, kei kite ratou: kia wiri tonu hoki o ratou hope.
23Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
24Ringihia atu tou riri ki runga ki a ratou, kia mau hoki ratou i tou arita, i tou weriweri.
24Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.
25Kia ururuatia to ratou nohoanga: kaua tetahi e noho ki o ratou teneti.
25Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.
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.
26For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.
27Tapiritia he kino ki runga ki to ratou kino; kaua hoki ratou e tukua kia tomo ki tou tika.
27Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.
28Kia murua atu ratou i te pukapuka o te ora, kaua ano e tuhituhia ki roto ki te hunga tika.
28They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.
29Ko ahau ia, he rawakore, he pouri; kia whakateiteitia ake ahau, e te Atua, e tau whakaoranga.
29And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.
30¶ Ka whakamoemiti taku waiata ki te ingoa o te Atua, ka whakanui ano taku whakawhetai i a ia.
30I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
31Pai rawa tenei ki a Ihowa i te puru i te kau, i te mea whai haona, whai maikuku.
31And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock — horned — hoofed.
32Kua kite te hunga mahaki, kua hari: ka ora ano o koutou ngakau, e te hunga e rapu nei i te Atua.
32The humble have seen — they rejoice, Ye who seek God — and your heart liveth.
33No te mea ka rongo a Ihowa ki nga rawakore, e kore ano e whakahawea ki ana herehere.
33For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.
34Kia whakamoemiti te rangi me te whenua ki a ia, nga moana, me nga mea katoa e tere ana i roto.
34The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
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.
35For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess 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.
36And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!