¹¶ Whakamoemititia a Ihowa. Whakawhetai ki a Ihowa; he pai hoki ia: he pumau tonu hoki tana mahi tohu.

¹Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

²Me wai e korero nga mahi nunui a Ihowa: e whakakite katoa nga whakamoemiti ki a ia?

²Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?

³Ka hari te hunga e mau ana ki te whakarite tika; me te kaimahi i te tika i nga wa katoa.

³Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

⁴Maharatia mai ahau, e Ihowa, kia rite ki tau manako ki tau iwi: tirotirohia mai ahau i runga i tau whakaoranga.

⁴Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

⁵Kia kite ai ahau i te pai o au i whiriwhiri ai: kia koa ai, koa tahi me tau iwi; kia whakamanamana tahi ai me tou kainga tupu.

⁵that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

⁶¶ Kua hara tahi matou me o matou matua, kua mahi matou i te kino, i te mea he.

⁶We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

⁷Kihai o matou matua i mohio ki au mea whakamiharo i Ihipa, kihai hoki i mahara ki te tini o au arohatanga; engari ia i whakatoi ratou ki a koe i te moana, ae, i te Moana Whero.

⁷Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

⁸Otira whakaorangia ana ratou e ia, he whakaaro ki tona ingoa, kia matauria ai tona kaha.

⁸Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

⁹I riria ano e ia te Moana Whero, a kua maroke: na arahina ana ratou e ia i nga rire, ano ko waenga koraha.

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

¹⁰Na whakaorangia ake ratou e ia i te ringa o te tangata i kino ki a ratou; a hokona ana ratou i roto i te ringa o te hoariri.

¹⁰He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹¹A taupokina ana e nga wai o ratou hoariri, hore rawa tetahi morehu.

¹¹The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

¹²Na whakapono ana ratou ki ana kupu: a waiata ana i te whakamoemiti ki a ia.

¹²Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

¹³¶ Hohoro tonu to ratou wareware ki ana mahi: kihai i taria e ratou tona whakaaro:

¹³They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

¹⁴Engari i whakaputa nui i o ratou hiahia i te tahora; whakamatautau ana ratou i te Atua i te koraha.

¹⁴but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

¹⁵Na ka hoatu e ia ta ratou i inoi ai; otira i tukua atu e ia te hiroki ki to ratou wairua.

¹⁵He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

¹⁶I hae hoki ratou ki a Mohi i te puni, ki a Arona ano, ki te tangata tapu a Ihowa.

¹⁶They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.

¹⁷Ko te hamamatanga o te whenua, na horomia ana a Ratana; a taupokina iho te ropu o Apirama.

¹⁷The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

¹⁸A mura ana te ahi i to ratou ropu; wera ana i te mura te hunga kino.

¹⁸A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

¹⁹I hanga e ratou he kuao kau ki Horepa, a koropiko ana ki te whakapakoko i whakarewaina.

¹⁹They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

²⁰Koia i whitia ai e ratou to ratou kororia mo te mea i rite ki te puru kai tarutaru.

²⁰Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

²¹Wareware ake i a ratou te Atua, to ratou kaiwhakaora, i mahi nei i nga mea nunui ki Ihipa.

²¹They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

²²I nga mahi whakamiharo ki te whenua o Hama, i nga mea whakamataku ki te Moana Whero.

²²Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

²³Na ka mea ia, kia whakangaromia ratou, me i kaua a Mohi, tana i whiriwhiri ai, te tu ki tona aroaro i te takiwa, hei papare ake i tona riri, kei huna ratou e ia.

²³Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

²⁴Ae ra, i whakahawea ratou ki te whenua ahuareka; kihai ratou i whakapono ki tana kupu;

²⁴Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

²⁵Heoi amuamu ana i roto i o ratou teneti, kihai i whakarongo ki te reo o Ihowa.

²⁵but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.

²⁶Na reira ka ara tona ringa ki a ratou, ki te turaki i a ratou i te koraha;

²⁶Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

²⁷Ki te turaki i o ratou uri i roto i nga iwi: ki te whakamarara i a ratou ki nga whenua.

²⁷that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

²⁸I whakauru atu hoki ratou ki a Paarapeoro: a kai ana i nga patunga tapu ma nga mea mate.

²⁸They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

²⁹Koia i whakapataritari ai ratou i a ia ki a ratou hanga kia riri; a pakaru ana mai te mate uruta ki a ratou.

²⁹Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

³⁰Na ko te whakatikanga ake o Pinehaha, ki te whakaputa whakawa: a mutu iho te mate.

³⁰Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

³¹I kiia ai ia he tika i nga whakatupuranga katoa ake ake.

³¹That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

³²I whakapataritari ano ratou i a ia ki nga wai o Meripa; na hemanawa ana a Mohi mo ratou:

³²They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

³³Na ratou hoki i whakatoi tona wairua, i he ai te kupu a ona ngutu.

³³because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

³⁴¶ Kihai ratou i whakangaro i nga iwi i kiia nei e Ihowa ki a ratou;

³⁴They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,

³⁵Heoi uru ana ki roto ki nga tauiwi, a ako ana i a ratou mahi.

³⁵but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

³⁶I mahi hoki ratou ki a ratou whakapakoko, i mahangatia ai ratou.

³⁶They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

³⁷Ae, i patua e ratou a ratou tama me a ratou tamahine ma nga atua maori;

³⁸I whakahekea hoki te toto harakore, nga toto o a ratou tama, o a ratou tamahine, i patua nei e ratou ma nga whakapakoko o Kanaana; a poke iho te whenua i te toto.

³⁸They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.

³⁹Na poke iho ratou i a ratou mahi: a puremu ana ki a ratou mahi.

³⁹Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

⁴⁰Koia i mura ai te riri o Ihowa ki tana iwi; a whakarihariha ana ia ki tona kainga tupu.

⁴⁰Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

⁴¹A tukua ana ratou e ia ki te ringa o nga tauiwi; waiho ana te hunga i kino ki a ratou hei rangatira mo ratou.

⁴¹He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

⁴²Na ka tukinotia ratou e o ratou hoariri: ka pehia ki raro i o ratou ringa.

⁴²Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

⁴³He maha ana whakaoranga i a ratou: ko ratou ia i whakatoi ki a ia i o ratou whakaaro, a whakaititia ana i ta ratou kino.

⁴³Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

⁴⁴Ahakoa ra, i titiro ia ki to ratou matenga, i tona rongonga i ta ratou tangi:

⁴⁴Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

⁴⁵I mahara hoki ia ki tana kawenata ki a ratou, a rite tonu ki te tini o ana mahi aroha te putanga ketanga o ona whakaaro:

⁴⁵He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

⁴⁶I meinga hoki ratou e ia kia arohaina e te hunga katoa i whakaraua atu ai ratou.

⁴⁶He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

⁴⁷Whakaorangia matou, e Ihowa, e to matou Atua, kohikohia matou i roto i nga tauiwi: kia whakawhetai ai ki tou ingoa tapu, kia whakamanamana ai ki tou whakamoemiti.

⁴⁷Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

⁴⁸Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, te Atua o Iharaira, i tua whakarere ano, a ake ake. A kia mea katoa te iwi, Amine. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.

⁴⁸Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah! BOOK V