Psalms 124

1 A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

I NA aole i noho pu o Iehova me kakou, Wahi a ka Iseraela,

2 if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

Ina aole i noho pu o Iehova me kakou, I ka wa i ala ku e mai ai na kanaka ia kakou,

3 perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

Ina ua moni koke mai lakou ia kakou, I ka wela ana o ko lakou huhu ia kakou.

4 perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

Ina ua poipu hoi na wai maluna o kakou, A ua hiki mai ka waikahe maluna o ko kakou uhane:

5 Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

Ina ua kahe no hoi ka waiholomoku maluna o ko kakou uhane.

6 Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

E hoomaikaiia o Iehova, Ka mea haawi ole ia kakou i waiwai pio i ko lakou niho.

7 Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

Ua hoopakeleia no ko kakou uhane, Me he manu la, mai ka hei ana aku i ka poe lawaiamanu; Ua moku ka upena a ua hoopakeleia kakou.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Aia no ko kakou kokua, maloko o ka inoa o Iehova, Ka mea nana i hana ka lani me ka honua.