Psalms 10
1 Lord, why are you so distant? Why do you hide from me in times of trouble?
He aha koe ka tu mai ai i tawhiti, e Ihowa? ka whakangarongaro ai i nga wa o te he?
2 The wicked chase down the poor with impunity. May they be trapped by the evil schemes they themselves invented.
E whakakake ana te tangata kino, e tukino ana i te tangata iti: kia hopukina ratou ki nga whakaaro i whakaaro ai ratou.
3 For the wicked boast about what they want to do. They praise the greedy, but treat the Lord with contempt.
E whakapehapeha ana hoki te tnngata kino ki te hiahia o tona ngakau, a ko te hunga apo taonga, e whakakahore ana, ae ra, e whakahawea ana ki a Ihowa.
4 The wicked are too proud to come to God. In all their thinking they never consider God.
Ka mea te tangata kino, i te whakapehapeha o tona mata, E kore e hiahiatia e ia. Kei roto i ona whakaaro katoa e mea ana, Kahore he Atua.
5 What they do always seems to go well. They're unaware of God's judgments. They ridicule all their enemies.
Whanoke tonu ona ara i nga wa katoa; kei runga noa ake au whakaritenga te kitea e ia, he mea whakatupereru e ia ona hoariri katoa.
6 They tell themselves, “Nothing bad is going to happen to me. I'll never be in trouble!”
E mea ana i roto i tona ngakau, e kore ahau e whakakorikoria: kahore hoki he he moku a nga whakatupuranga katoa.
7 Their speech is full of cursing, lies, and threats; their tongues are always ready to spread trouble and cause evil.
Ki tonu tona mangai i te kanga, i te hianga, i te tukino: kei raro i tona arero te whanoke me te teka.
8 They hide out in ambush in the villages, ready to kill innocent passers-by. They are always on the lookout for their next victim.
E noho ana ia, e whanga ana i nga pa koraha: e kohurutia ana e ia te hunga harakore i nga wahi ngaro; e matatau ana ona kanohi ki te hunga rawakore.
9 They lie in ambush like a lion ready to attack, ready to leap out from their hiding place to seize their victim. They capture the helpless, throwing a net over them.
E whanga puku ana ia me he raiona i tona kuhunga: e whanga ana kia hopukia te tangata iti: e hopukia ana e ia te tangata iti, ua kumea ki tana. kupenga.
10 Their victims are knocked down, laid low. They fall under the strength of the wicked.
Kupapa ana ia, piko ana, hinga ana te hunga rawakore i ana mea kaha.
11 They tell themselves, “God won't notice. He's looking the other way. He won't ever see anything.”
E mea ana i roto i tona ngakau, Ka wareware te Atua: e huna ana ia i tona mata, e kore ia e kite ake tonu atu.
12 Take a stand, Lord! Raise your hand to strike! Don't forget those who can't defend themselves.
Whakatika, e Ihowa, e te Atua, takiritia tou ringa: kaua e wareware ki te hunga iti.
13 Why do the wicked think they can treat God with such contempt? Why do they think that God won't make them accountable?
He aha te tangata kino ka whakahawea ai ki te Atua? kua mea ia i roto i tona ngakau, E kore tenei e whakatakina e koe.
14 But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. Take it into your own hands. The helpless trust in you; you defend the orphans.
Kua kite koe; e tirohia nei hoki e koe te whanoke me te whakatoi, a ka utua e tou ringa: e tuku ana te rawakore i a ia ano ki a koe; ko koe hei tuara mo te pani.
15 Destroy the power of the wicked, those evil people! Call each of them to account until there are none left!
Whatiia e koe te ringa o te tangata kino; tena ko te tangata nanakia, whakatakina tona kino, kia kahore ra ano e kitea e koe.
16 Lord, you are King forever and ever! The nations will vanish from their lands.
Ko Ihowa te Kingi ake ake: kua kahore ke nga tauiwi i tona whenua.
17 Lord, you have heard the longing cries of those who are suffering. You will encourage them, for you will listen to them.
E Ihowa, kua whakarongo koe ki te hiahia o te hunga whakaiti: mau ano o ratou ngakau e whakapai, ka tahuri ano tou taringa ki te whakarongo:
18 You will defend the rights of orphans and the oppressed so that those who are mere human beings here on earth will never terrorize them again.
Ki te whakawa mo te pani, mo te tangata e tukinotia ana, kei whakamataku a mua ake te tangata o te whenua.
