Psalms 122

1 A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the LORD.'

He waiata; he pikitanga. Na Rawiri. I koa ahau i ta ratou meatanga mai ki ahau; Tatou ka haere ki te whare o Ihowa.

2 Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;

E tu ana o matou waewae ki ou tatau, e Hiruharama:

3 Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together;

Ko te hanganga o Hiruharama, rite tonu ki to te pa kua tuhonohonoa ki a ia ano.

4 Whither the tribes went up, even the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

Haereere ana ki reira nga iwi, nga iwi o Ihowa, ki to Iharaira whakaaturanga, ki te whakawhetai ki te ingoa o Ihowa.

5 For there were set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Kua whakaturia hoki ki reira nga torona whakawa, nga torona o te whare o Rawiri.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.

Inoia he ata noho mo Hiruharama: ka whiwhi ki te pai te hunga e aroha ana ki a koe.

7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Kia mau te rongo ki ou taiepa, me te pai ki ou whare kingi.

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say: 'Peace be within thee.'

He mea mo oku teina, mo oku hoa, taku e mea nei, Kia mau te rongo ki roto ki a koe.

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

He whakaaro ki te whare o Ihowa, o to tatou Atua, ka rapu ahau i te pai mou.