¹¶ He Makiri na Ahapa. Kia anga mai te taringa, e toku iwi, ki taku ture: tahuri mai o koutou taringa ki nga kupu a toku mangai.

¹An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

²Ka puaki te kupu whakarite i toku mangai, ka korerotia e ahau nga mea ngaro onamata:

²I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

³I rongo nei, i matau nei tatou, i korero ai hoki o tatou matua ki a tatou.

³That we have heard and do know, And our fathers have recounted to us.

⁴E kore e huna e matou i a ratou tamariki: me whakaatu ki to muri whakatupuranga nga whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa, me tona kaha, me ana mahi whakamiharo i mea ai ia.

⁴We do not hide from their sons, To a later generation recounting praises of Jehovah, And His strength, and His wonders that He hath done.

⁵Kua pumau hoki i a ia he whakaaturanga i roto i a Hakopa, kua takoto he ture i roto i a Iharaira: a whakahaua mai ana e ia o tatou tupuna, kia whakaakona ki a ratou tamariki.

⁵And He raiseth up a testimony in Jacob, And a law hath placed in Israel, That He commanded our fathers, To make them known to their sons.

⁶Kia matauria ai e to muri whakatupuranga, e nga tamariki e whanau, e ara ake a mua: mo ta ratou whakaatu ki a ratou tamariki.

⁶So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,

⁷Kia u ai ta ratou tumanako ki te Atua, kei wareware hoki ki nga mahi a te Atua: engari kia mau ki ana whakahau.

⁷And place in God their confidence, And forget not the doings of God, But keep His commands.

⁸Kei rite hoki ki o ratou tupuna, ki te whakatupuranga whakakeke, tutu, ki te whakatupuranga kihai nei i whakatikatika i to ratou ngakau, kihai hoki i u to ratou wairua ki te Atua.

⁸And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God [is] its spirit.

⁹¶ He hunga mau patu nga tama a Eparaima, he hunga hapai kopere, heoi tahuri ana ratou i te ra o te tatauranga.

⁹Sons of Ephraim — armed bearers of bow, Have turned in a day of conflict.

¹⁰Kihai i puritia e ratou te kawenata a te Atua; kihai ano i pai ki te haere i tana ture;

¹⁰They have not kept the covenant of God, And in His law they have refused to walk,

¹¹Heoi, kua wareware ki ana mahi, me ana mea whakamiharo i whakakitea e ia ki a ratou.

¹¹And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.

¹²He mea whakamiharo ana mahi i te aroaro o o ratou tupuna, i te whenua o Ihipa, i te parae o Toana.

¹²Before their fathers He hath done wonders, In the land of Egypt — the field of Zoan.

¹³Tapahia ana e ia te moana, a meinga ana ratou kia whiti: tu ake i a ia nga wai ano he puranga.

¹³He cleft a sea, and causeth them to pass over, Yea, He causeth waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴He mea arahi ratou e ia i te awatea ki te kapua: i te roa hoki o te po ki te marama o te ahi.

¹⁴And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵I wahia e ia nga kohatu i te koraha; a me te mea no nga rire nui tana wai hei inu ma ratou.

¹⁵He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink — as the great deep.

¹⁶Puta mai ana i a ia he awa i roto i te kamaka: meinga ana nga wai kia heke, ano he waipuke.

¹⁶And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.

¹⁷Heoi ka hara ano ratou ki a ia: whakatoi ana ki te Runga Rawa i te koraha.

¹⁷And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

¹⁸Na kei te whakamatautau to ratou ngakau i te Atua, kei te inoi kai ma to ratou hiahia.

¹⁸And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

¹⁹I korero kino ano ratou ki te Atua, i mea; E ahei ranei i te Atua te taka he tepu ki te koraha?

¹⁹And they speak against God — they said: `Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?`

²⁰Nana, ko tana patunga i te kohatu, ka pakaru mai te wai, a puke ana nga awa: e taea ano ranei e ia te homai taro, e pae ranei i a ia he kikokiko ma tana iwi?

²⁰Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. `Also — bread [is] He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?`

²¹Na ko te rongonga o Ihowa, na ka riri: a toro ana te kapura ki a Hakopa, puta ake ana te riri ki a Iharaira;

²¹Therefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,

²²Mo ratou kihai i whakapono ki te Atua, kihai ano i whakawhirinaki ki tana whakaoranga.

²²For they have not believed in God, Nor have they trusted in His salvation.

²³Nana nei hoki i whakahau nga kapua i runga, i whakatuwhera nga tatau o te rangi.

²³And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

²⁴A whakauaina iho te mana ki runga ki a ratou hei kai; homai ana hoki e ia te witi o te rangi ma ratou.

²⁴And He raineth on them manna to eat, Yea, corn of heaven He hath given to them.

²⁵Kai ana te tangata i ta te anahera kai: i tukua e ia he kai ma ratou, a makona noa.

²⁵Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.

²⁶I whakaohokia e ia te marangai i te rangi: i takina ano te tonga e tona kaha.

²⁶He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,

²⁷A whakauaina iho e ia te kikokiko ki a ratou ano he puehu; he manu whai pakau ano he one no te moana.

²⁷And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas — winged fowl,

²⁸A whakangahorotia iho e ia ki waenganui i to ratou puni: ki o ratou nohoanga a tawhio noa.

²⁸And causeth [it] to fall in the midst of His camp, Round about His tabernacles.

²⁹Na kai ana ratou, tino makona; i tukua hoki e ia ki a ratou ta ratou i hiahia ai:

²⁹And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.

³⁰Kihai ratou i ngaruru ki ta ratou i hiahia ai; a i roto tonu ta ratou kai i o ratou mangai,

³⁰They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet [is] their food in their mouth,

³¹Na ka pa te riri o te Atua ki a ratou, a patua iho e ia te hunga tetere o ratou; piko ana i a ia nga taitamariki o Iharaira.

³¹And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

³²Ahakoa pa katoa tenei, i hara ano ratou, kihai ano i whakapono ki ana mahi whakamiharo.

³²With all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.

³³I whakapaua ai e ia o ratou ra ki te horihori, o ratou tau ki te potatutatu.

³³And He consumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble.

³⁴Ka patua ratou e ia, na, ka rapu ratou i a ia, a ka hoki, ka ui wawe ki te Atua.

³⁴If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,

³⁵Ka mahara hoki ko te Atua to ratou kohatu, ko te Atua, ko te Runga Rawa, to ratou kaihoko.

³⁵And they remember that God [is] their rock, And God Most High their redeemer.

³⁶Otiia kei te patipati o ratou mangai ki a ia, a teka ana o ratou arero ki a ia.

³⁶And — they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,

³⁷Kihai hoki to ratou ngakau i tika ki a ia; kihai ano ratou i u ki tana kawenata.

³⁷And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

³⁸Ko tana ia, he aroha; hipokina ana e ia te he, kihai ano i whakangaro: ae ra, he maha ana whakahokinga iho i tona riri, a kihai i oho katoa tona riri.

³⁸And He — the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.

³⁹I mahara hoki ia he kikokiko nei ratou: he hau e pahure atu ana, a e kore e hoki mai.

³⁹And He remembereth that they [are] flesh, A wind going on — and it returneth not.

⁴⁰¶ Ano te tini o a ratou whakatoinga i a ia i te koraha, o a ratou whakapouritanga i a ia i te tahora!

⁴⁰How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?

⁴¹Hoki whakamuri ana ratou, whakamatautau ana i te Atua: whakatoia ana e ratou te Mea Tapu o Iharaira.

⁴¹Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.

⁴²Kihai ratou i mahara ki tona ringa, ki te ra i whakaorangia ai ratou e ia i te hoariri;

⁴²They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.

⁴³Ki tana meatanga i ana tohu ki Ihipa, i ana merekara ki te parae o Toana;

⁴³When He set His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴I puta ke ai i a ia o ratou awa hei toto, me o ratou manga wai, te inu ai ratou.

⁴⁴And He turneth to blood their streams, And their floods they drink not.

⁴⁵I tonoa ai e ia he huihuinga namu ki a ratou, a pau iho ratou; he poroka, i huna ai ratou.

⁴⁵He sendeth among them the beetle, and it consumeth them, And the frog, and it destroyeth them,

⁴⁶A hoatu ana e ia o ratou hua ki te moka; me to ratou mauiui ki te mawhitiwhiti.

⁴⁶And giveth to the caterpillar their increase, And their labour to the locust.

⁴⁷Whakamatea ana e ia a ratou waina ki te whatu, a ratou rakau hikamora ki te haupapa.

⁴⁷He destroyeth with hail their vine, And their sycamores with frost,

⁴⁸Tukua ana e ia a ratou kararehe ma te whatu, a ratou kahui ma nga uira.

⁴⁸And delivereth up to the hail their beasts, And their cattle to the burning flames.

⁴⁹I tukua whakareretia e ia ki a ratou tona riri, aritarita, weriweri, me te raruraru; he whakaeke na nga anahera kino.

⁴⁹He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress — A discharge of evil messengers.

⁵⁰A whakatikaia ana e ia he ara mo tona riri; kihai i tohungia to ratou wairua kei mate: otiia tukua ana e ia to ratou ora ki te mate uruta.

⁵⁰He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.

⁵¹Na patua iho e ia nga matamua i Ihipa, te muanga o to ratou kaha i nga teneti o Hama.

⁵¹And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

⁵²Otira arahina ana e ia ana ake tangata ano he hipi; whakahaerea ana ratou e ia i te koraha ano he kahui.

⁵²And causeth His people to journey as a flock, And guideth them as a drove in a wilderness,

⁵³Na ka arahina marietia ratou e ia, te wehi ratou: ko o ratou hoariri ia taupokina iho e te moana.

⁵³And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered.

⁵⁴Na ka kawea ratou e ia ki te rohe o tona wahi tapu, ki tenei maunga, i hokona nei e tona matau.

⁵⁴And He bringeth them in unto the border of His sanctuary, This mountain His right hand had got,

⁵⁵Peia ana e ia nga tauiwi i to ratou aroaro: a wehea ana e ia he kainga mo ratou ki te aho, whakanohoia iho nga hapu o Iharaira ki o ratou teneti.

⁵⁵And casteth out nations from before them, And causeth them to fall in the line of inheritance, And causeth the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,

⁵⁶Heoi ka whakamatauria, ka whakatoia e ratou te Atua, te Runga Rawa; kihai hoki i mau ki ana whakaaturanga;

⁵⁶And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.

⁵⁷A hoki whakamuri ana, mahi hianga ana, pera ana me o ratou matua: parori ke ana ratou, he pera me te kopere tinihanga.

⁵⁷And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,

⁵⁸Na ko o ratou wahi tiketike hei whakapataritari i a ia; ko o ratou whakapakoko hei mea i a ia kia hae.

⁵⁸And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,

⁵⁹I te rongonga o te Atua, ka riri, ka tino whakarihariha hoki ki a Iharaira.

⁵⁹God hath heard, and sheweth Himself wroth. And kicketh exceedingly against Israel.

⁶⁰A mahue ake i a ia te tapenakara a Hiro, te teneti i whakaturia e ia ki waenganui i nga tangata;

⁶⁰And He leaveth the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,

⁶¹A tukua ana e ia tona kaha hei whakarau, tona kororia ki te ringa o te hoariri.

⁶¹And He giveth His strength to captivity, And His beauty into the hand of an adversary,

⁶²I tukua atu ano e ia tana iwi ma te hoari; a i riri ki tona kainga tupu.

⁶²And delivereth up to the sword His people, And with His inheritance shewed Himself angry.

⁶³Pau ake a ratou taitama i te ahi; kihai ano a ratou kotiro i marenatia.

⁶³His young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.

⁶⁴I hinga o ratou tohunga i te hoari; kihai hoki i tangi a ratou pouaru.

⁶⁴His priests by the sword have fallen, And their widows weep not.

⁶⁵Na ka maranga te Ariki ano ko tetahi i te moe, me te tangata kaha e hamama ana i te waina.

⁶⁵And the Lord waketh as a sleeper, As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.

⁶⁶A patua iho e ia a muri o ona hoariri, meinga ana ratou e ia hei taunutanga mo ake tonu atu.

⁶⁶And He smiteth His adversaries backward, A reproach age-during He hath put on them,

⁶⁷I whakakahore ano ia ki te teneti a Hohepa: a kihai i whiriwhiri i te hapu o Eparaima;

⁶⁷And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

⁶⁸Heoi ko te hapu o Hura tana i whiriwhiri ai, ko Maunga Hiona tana i aroha ai.

⁶⁸And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,

⁶⁹A whakaturia ana e ia tona wahi tapu kia pera me nga wahi teitei; me te whenua i whakapumautia e ia mo ake tonu atu.

⁶⁹And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.

⁷⁰I whiriwhiria ano e ia a Rawiri, tana pononga: he mea tango nana i nga kainga hipi:

⁷⁰And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,

⁷¹Mauria ana mai e ia i te whai i nga hipi whaereere, hei whangai i a Hakopa, i tana iwi, i a Iharaira hoki, i tona kainga tupu.

⁷¹From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.

⁷²A rite tonu ki te tapatahi o tona ngakau tana whangai i a ratou: he arahi mohio hoki ta tona ringa i a ratou.

⁷²And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!