Psalms 51
1 For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba. God, please be gracious to me, because of your trustworthy love, because of your infinite kindness please wipe away my sins.
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 away all my guilt; cleanse me from my sin.
Horoia rawatia toku kino: kia ma hoki toku hara.
3 I admit my rebellion; my sin always stares me in my face.
E whaki ana hoki ahau i aku mahi tutu: kei toku aroaro tonu toku hara.
4 I have sinned against you, you alone. I have done evil in your sight. So you are right in what you say, and fair when you judge.
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 It's true that I was born guilty—sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Na i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino, i runga ano i te hara toku whakahaputanga ki roto ki toku whaea.
6 But you want truth on the inside; you teach me wisdom deep within.
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 Purify me with hyssop so I can be clean; wash me so I can be whiter than snow.
Purea ahau ki te hihopa, a ka ma ahau; horoia ahau, a ka ma ke atu i te hukarere.
8 Please let me hear joy and happiness again; let the bones you have crushed be glad once more.
Meinga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa, a ka whakamanamana nga iwi i whatiia nei e koe.
9 Turn your face away from looking at my sins; please wipe away my guilt.
Huna tou mata ki oku hara; a murua katoatia oku kino.
10 Create a pure mind in me, God, and make me trustworthy again.
Hanga, e te Atua, he ngakau ma ki roto ki ahau: whakahoutia hoki ki roto ki ahau he wairua tika.
11 Don't expel me from your presence; don't take away your Holy Spirit from me.
Kaua ahau e maka i tou aroaro; kaua hoki tou wairua tapu e tangohia i ahau.
12 Give me back the happiness of your salvation; help me to have a willing nature.
Whakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tau whakaoranga: tautokona hoki ahau ki te wairua kakama.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebellious people, and these sinners will come back to you.
Ko reira ahau whakaako ai i au ara ki te hunga tutu; a ka tahuri te hunga hara ki a koe.
14 God, please forgive me for the blood I have shed, God of my salvation, and I will sing for joy of your goodness.
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 Open my lips so I can speak your praise!
Whakatuwheratia oku ngutu, e te Ariki; a ka puaki i toku mangai te whakamoemiti ki a koe.
16 For sacrifices don't make you happy, or I would bring one; burnt offerings aren't what pleases you.
Kahore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu; penei kua hoatu e ahau: kahore koe e ahuareka ki te tahunga tinana.
17 The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.
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 Be kind to Zion, help the city; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Kia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona: hanga nga taiepa o Hiruharama.
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices given in the right spirit, for all kinds of burnt offerings, and bulls sacrificed on your altar once more.
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.
