Psalms 55
1 For the music director. With stringed instruments. A psalm (maskil) of David. God, please hear my prayer; don't ignore my cry for help!
Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi Nekinoto. He Makiri, na Rawiri. E te Atua, tahuri mai tou taringa ki taku inoi: kei whakangaro atu koe, ina tangi ahau.
2 Please listen, and give me an answer. I'm terribly troubled by my problems! I'm frantic!
Anga mai ki ahau, whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau: pokaikaha noa iho ahau i ahau e tangi nei, e hamama nei;
3 For my enemies are screaming at me; the wicked are intimidating me. They rain down suffering on me, angrily assaulting me in their hatred.
I te reo hoki o te hoariri, i te tukino a te tangata kino: no te mea e utaina ana e ratou he hara ki runga ki ahau, a e kino ana ki ahau, e riri ana.
4 My heart thumps in agony! Terrified, I feel I'm about to die!
Mamae pu toku ngakau i roto i ahau: kua taka ki runga ki ahau nga wehi whakamate.
5 I'm in a panic, trembling with fear; feelings of horror wash over me.
Kua pa ki ahau te wehi me te wiri: a pokia iho ahau e te whakamataku.
6 I tell myself, If only God would give me wings like a dove so I could fly away and be at peace!
Na ko taku meatanga, Aue, te whai pakau ahau me he kukupa; penei ka rere atu ahau, a ka whai okiokinga.
7 I would fly far away to escape, and stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
Katahi ahau ka rere ki tawhiti; a noho rawa atu i te koraha. (Hera)
8 I would hurry to a place to hide, out of the wind, safe from the raging storm.
Ka hohoro toku rere atu i te hau, i te awha.
9 Confuse them, Lord! Muddle what they're saying, for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Whakangaromia, e te Ariki, wehia o ratou arero; kua kitea hoki e ahau te tukino me te tutu o roto o te pa.
10 They patrol the city walls day and night, and wickedness and trouble are within the city.
Haereere ana ratou i te ao, i te po, i runga i ona taiepa, a tawhio noa: he kino kei roto, he hianga.
11 The ones causing destruction are inside the city; frauds and cheats are always on the streets.
He hara kei waenganui ona: kahore ona ara e mahue i te tinihanga, i te hianga.
12 The problem is that it's not an enemy who mocks me—I could stand that. It's not someone who hates me who insults me—I could avoid them.
Ehara hoki i te hoariri nana ahau i tawai; penei e taea e ahau te whakaririka: ehara hoki i te hoa whawhai noku i whakakake ki ahau; penei kua piri ahau, kei kitea e ia.
13 No, it's you, a man just like me, my best friend who I know so well!
Nau ia, na te tangata i rite ki ahau, na toku takahoa, na taku i mohio ai.
14 Our friendship was so close. We used to have great talks together as we walked with everyone to the house of God.
Ahuareka tonu ta taua korerorero; haere tahi ana hoki taua i roto i te ropu ki te whare o te Atua.
15 May death come quickly to them; may they go down into the grave alive, because evil finds its home in them. (Sheol h7585)
Kia mau ohorere ratou i te mate, kia heke ora ki te reinga: he hara hoki kei o ratou nohoanga, kei waenganui i a ratou. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I cry out to God, and the Lord will save me.
Ko ahau, ka karanga ahau ki te Atua: a ma Ihowa ahau e whakaora.
17 I weep and groan morning, noon, and night, and he listens to me.
I te ahiahi, i te ata, i te poutumarotanga, ka inoi ahau, ka tangi: a ka whakarongo ia ki toku reo.
18 He rescues me, keeping me safe and sound from my attackers, because there are so many against me.
Whakaorangia ana e ia toku wairua i runga i te rangimarie i ahau e whakaekea ana: he tokomaha hoki oku hoa whawhai.
19 God who has ruled from the beginning will hear me and answer them. (Selah) For they refuse to change and don't respect God.
Ka whakarongo te Atua, no tua iho nei tona nohoanga, a ka whakahoki i ta ratou. (Hera) Ko te hunga kahore o ratou whakawhitiwhitinga, a kahore o ratou wehi ki te Atua.
20 As for my best friend, he attacked his friends who had no quarrel with him; he broke the promises he had made to them.
Kua totoro ona ringa ki te hunga kua mau nei ta ratou rongo ki a ia; kua whakataka e ia tana kawenata.
21 What he says is as smooth as butter, but inside he plans war; his words are as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.
Maeneene atu tona mangai i te pata, he whawhai ia kei roto i tona ngakau: ngawari atu ana kupu i te hinu, kahore, he hoari kua oti te unu.
22 Throw your burdens onto the Lord and he will take care of you. He will never allow those who live right to fall.
Maka ki runga ki a Ihowa tau pikaunga, a mana koe e whakau ake: e kore e tukua e ia te hunga tika kia whakangaueuetia ake ake.
23 But you, God, will bring down murderers and liars, throwing them into the pit of destruction before they have even lived half their lives. As for me, I will trust in you.
Mau ia ratou e mea, e te Atua, kia heke ki te poka o te pirau: e kore nga tangata toto, nga tangata hianga e tutuki ki te hawhe o o ratou ra; ko ahau ia, ka whakawhirinaki ki a koe.
