1¶ Na Rawiri. E ngana, e Ihowa, ki te hunga e tohe ana ki ahau: whawhaitia te hunga e whawhai nei ki ahau.
1{[A Psalm] of David.} Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:
2Kia mau ki te whakangungu rakau, ki te puapua; whakatika hei awhina moku
2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help;
3Unuhia te tao, araia te ara o te hunga e whai nei i ahau: ki mai ki toku wairua, Ko ahau tou whakaoranga.
3And draw out the spear, and stop [the way] against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
4Kia whakama, kia numinumi te hunga e whai ana kia whakamatea ahau: kia whakahokia ki muri, kia whakapoauautia te hunga e whakatakoto ana i te kino moku.
4Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:
5Kia rite ratou ki te papapa e puhia ana e te hau; kia aia haeretia e te anahera a Ihowa.
5Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away;
6Kia pouri to ratou ara, kia pahekeheke: kia whaia ratou e te anahera a Ihowa.
6Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.
7Kahore hoki he rawa i huna ai e ratou te poka o ta ratou kupenga moku; he mea keri takekore kia mate ai ahau.
7For without cause have they hidden for me their net [in] a pit; without cause they have digged [it] for my soul.
8Kia rokohanga poauautia ia e te ngaromanga; kia mau ano ko ia i tana kupenga i huna ai: kia taka ia ki taua tino ngaromanga.
8Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.
9A ka koa toku wairua ki a Ihowa, ka hari ki tana whakaoranga.
9And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.
10Ka ki katoa oku wheua, E Ihowa, ko wai te rite mou, mo te kaiwhakaora o te iti i te tangata e kaha ake ana i a ia, ae o te iti, o te rawakore i tona kaipahua?
10All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!
11¶ Whakatika ana nga kaiwhakapae teka: whakawakia ana ahau mo nga mea kihai nei ahau i matau atu.
11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.
12Utua ana e ratou taku pai ki te kino, a whakatupu pani ana toku wairua.
12They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereavement of my soul.
13Tena ko ahau, i a ratou e mate ana, he kahu taratara toku, waikauwere ana toku wairua, kihai i kai: a hoki mai ana taku inoi ki toku uma.
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom:
14Ko toku ahua me te mea he hoa ia, he teina noku: kupapa noa iho ahau, ano he tangata e tangi ana ki tona whaea.
14I behaved myself as though [he had been] a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth [for] a mother.
15I toku paheketanga ia koa ana ratou, huihui ana; huihui ana nga tangata kino noa iho hei hoariri moku, kihai ano ahau i mohio; haehae ana ratou i ahau, kihai hoki i mutu.
15But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:
16Rite tonu ki nga kaiwhakakata o nga hakari, tetea ana o ratou niho ki ahau.
16With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.
17¶ E te Ariki, kia pehea te roa o tau titiro kau mai? Whakaorangia toku wairua i a ratou whakangaromanga, taku e aroha nei, i nga raiona.
17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.
18Ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe i roto i te whakaminenga nui, ka whakamoemiti ki a koe i roto i te iwi maha.
18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people.
19Kei hari pokanoa ki ahau oku hoariri; kei whakakini te kanohi o te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.
19Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.
20Ehara hoki ta ratou i te korero mo te rangimarie; heoi kei te whakatakoto kupu tinihanga ratou mo te hunga ata noho o te whenua.
20For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.
21Ina, hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, e ki ana, Ha, ha, kua kite to matou kanohi.
21And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it].
22Kua kite koe, e Ihowa: kaua ra e wahangu; e te Ariki, kei matara i ahau.
22Thou hast seen [it], Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.
23Oho ake, e ara ki te whakarite i toku whakawa, ki taku tautohe, e toku Atua, e toku Ariki.
23Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!
24Kia rite ki tou tika te whakarite moku, e Ihowa, e toku Atua: kei koa ano ratou ki ahau.
24Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.
25Kei mea ratou i roto i o ratou ngakau, Ha, ko ta matou tena i pai ai: kei mea ratou, Kua horomia ia e tatou.
25Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26Kia whakama, kia numinumi ngatahi, te hunga e koa ana ina he ahau: kia whakakakahuria ki te whakama, ki te numinumi, te hunga e whakakake ana ki ahau.
26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27Kia hamama i te hari, kia koa te hunga e pai ana ki taku mahi tika: ae, kia mea tonu, kia whakanuia a Ihowa e whakapai nei ki te ora o tana pononga.
27Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant.
28A ka korerotia e toku arero tau mahi tika, me te whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra roa.
28And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness, [and] of thy praise, all the day.