Psalms 51
1 For the end, a Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he had gone to Bersabee. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression.
Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri, i te taenga o Natana poropiti ki a ia, mo tona haerenga ki a Patehepa. Tohungia ahau, e te Atua, kia rite ki tou atawhai: kia rite ki tou aroha nui te murunga o oku he.
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Horoia rawatia toku kino: kia ma hoki toku hara.
3 For I am conscious of mine iniquity; and my sin is continually before me.
E whaki ana hoki ahau i aku mahi tutu: kei toku aroaro tonu toku hara.
4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil before thee: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
He hara ki a koe, ki a koe anake, toku; i meatia ano tenei he ki tou aroaro; kia tika ai koe i tau korerotanga, kia ma ai hoki ina whakawa.
5 For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me.
Na i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino, i runga ano i te hara toku whakahaputanga ki roto ki toku whaea.
6 For, behold, thou lovest truth: thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom.
Na ko tau e matenui ai ko te pono i nga wahi o roto, a ka whakaakona oku wahi ngaro e koe ki te whakaaro nui.
7 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
Purea ahau ki te hihopa, a ka ma ahau; horoia ahau, a ka ma ke atu i te hukarere.
8 Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice.
Meinga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa, a ka whakamanamana nga iwi i whatiia nei e koe.
9 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Huna tou mata ki oku hara; a murua katoatia oku kino.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts.
Hanga, e te Atua, he ngakau ma ki roto ki ahau: whakahoutia hoki ki roto ki ahau he wairua tika.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy holy Spirit from me.
Kaua ahau e maka i tou aroaro; kaua hoki tou wairua tapu e tangohia i ahau.
12 Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: establish me with thy directing Spirit.
Whakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tau whakaoranga: tautokona hoki ahau ki te wairua kakama.
13 [Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and ungodly men shall turn to thee.
Ko reira ahau whakaako ai i au ara ki te hunga tutu; a ka tahuri te hunga hara ki a koe.
14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.
Whakaorangia ahau i te hara toto, e te Atua, e te Atua o toku whakaoranga, a ka waiatatia au mahi tika e toku arero.
15 O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
Whakatuwheratia oku ngutu, e te Ariki; a ka puaki i toku mangai te whakamoemiti ki a koe.
16 For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given [it]: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings.
Kahore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu; penei kua hoatu e ahau: kahore koe e ahuareka ki te tahunga tinana.
17 Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Ko nga patunga tapu ma te Atua he wairua maru: e kore koe e whakahawea e te Atua, ki te ngakau maru, ki te ngakau iro.
18 Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Kia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona: hanga nga taiepa o Hiruharama.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, offering, and whole-burnt-sacrifices: then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.
Ko reira koe pai ai ki nga patunga tapu o te tika, ki nga tahunga tinana, he mea whakaeke katoa: ko reira ratou whakaeke ai i nga puru ki runga ki tou aata.
