Psalms 2
1 Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?
He aha ka nana ai nga tauiwi, ka whakaaro horihori ai nga iwi?
2 The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ:
Whakatika mai ana nga kingi o te whenua, runanga tahi ana nga ariki, ki te whawhai ki a Ihowa, ki tana tangata hoki i whakawahi ai; me te ki ano,
3 “Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”
Kia motumotuhia e tatou a raua here, kia akiritia a raua taura i a tatou.
4 He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.
Ko ia kei te rangi e noho ana, ka kata ia: ka whakahi te Ariki ki a ratou.
5 Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.
Na ka korero ia ki a ratou me te riri ano: ka tino weriweri hoki, ka whakahorere i a ratou,
6 Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.
Ahakoa ra ka whakawahia e ahau taku kingi ki runga ki taku maunga tapu, ki Hiona.
7 The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.
Maku e whakapuaki te kupu, kua mea a Ihowa ki ahau, Ko koe taku tama, nonaianei koe i whakatupuria ai e ahau.
8 Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.
Inoi ki ahau, a ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe nga tauiwi hei kainga mou, me nga topito o te whenua hei nohoanga tupu mou.
9 You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.
Ka wawahi koe i a ratou ki te whiu rino, mongamonga noa ratou i a koe, ano he oko na te kaihanga rihi.
10 And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.
Na kia mahara ra, e nga kingi: kia akona, e nga kaiwhakawa o te whenua.
11 Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.
Mahi atu ki a Ihowa i runga i te wehi, kia hari me te wiri.
12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just. Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.
Kihia te tama kei riri ia, a ka mate koutou i te ara, ka hohoro tonu hoki te mura o tona riri. Ka hari katoa te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia.
