Psalms 18
1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David, the servant of Yahweh, when he sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He sang: I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na te pononga a Ihowa, na Rawiri. Nana i whakahua nga kupu o tenei waiata ki a Ihowa i te ra i whakaorangia ai ia i te ringa o ona hoariri katoa, i te ringa ano o Haora. I mea ia, Ka aroha ahau ki a koe, e Ihow a, e toku kaha.
2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who brings me to safety; he is my God, my rock; I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, and my stronghold.
Ko Ihowa toku kamaka, toku pa, toku kaiwhakaora; toku Atua, toku tino kamaka, e whakawhirinaki ai ahau; toku whakangungu rakau, te haona o toku whakaoranga, toku pourewa tiketike.
3 I will call on Yahweh who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies.
Ka karanga ahau ki a Ihowa, e tika nei kia whakamoemititia: a ka ora i oku hoariri.
4 The cords of death surrounded me, and the rushing waters of worthlessness overwhelmed me.
I karapotia ahau e nga whakawiringa a te mate, a whakawehia ana ahau e nga waipuke o te kino.
I karapotia ahau e nga whakawiringa a te reinga, i haukotia e nga mahanga a te mate. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called for help to my God. He heard my voice from his temple; my call for help went into his presence; it went into his ears.
I karanga ahau ki a Ihowa i toku paweratanga, i hamama ki toku Atua: i whakarongo ia ki toku reo i roto i tona temepara, i tae ano taku hamama ki tona aroaro, ki ona taringa.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains also trembled and were shaken because God was angry.
Na ka ngaueue te whenua, ka ru, wiri ana nga putake o nga maunga, ngaueue ana i tona riri.
8 Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.
I kake he paowa i ona pongaponga, a kai ana te kapura a tona mangai, ngiha ana nga waro.
9 He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
I whakapingoretia e ia nga rangi, a heke iho ana, a i raro te pouri matotoru i ona waewae.
10 He rode on a cherub and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.
I eke ia ki runga ki te kerupa, a rere ana: ae, i rere omaki ia i runga i nga parirau o te hau.
11 He made darkness a tent around him, heavy rainclouds in the skies.
I meinga e ia te pouri hei wahi ngaro mona, hei teneti i tetahi taha ona, i tetahi taha; ko te pouritanga o nga wai, ko nga kapua matotoru o te rangi.
12 Hailstones and coals of fire fell from the lightning before him.
I rere atu ona kapua metotoru i te wherikotanga o tona aroaro: te whatu, me nga waro kapura.
13 Yahweh thundered in the heavens! The voice of the Most High shouted.
I papa ano te whatitiri a Ihowa i nga rangi, a puaki ana te reo o te Runga Rawa; he whatu, he waro kapura.
14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; many lightning bolts dispersed them.
I kokiritia e ia ana pere, a marara ana ratou: ae, i koperea hoki e ia te tini uira, a whati ana ratou.
15 Then the water channels appeared; the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
Katahi ka kitea nga takere o nga wai, a ka takoto kau nga putake o te ao i tau whakatupehupehutanga, e Ihowa, i te whengunga o te manawa o ou pongaponga.
16 He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water.
I tono karere mai ia i runga, ka mau ki ahau; toia ake ahau e ia i roto i nga wai maha.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
Nana ahau i ora ai i toku hoariri kaha, i te hunga e kino ana ki ahau; he kaha rawa hoki ratou i ahau.
18 They came against me on the day of my distress but Yahweh was my support!
I huakina tatatia ahau e ratou i te ra o toku matenga; ko Ihowa ia toku whakawhirinakitanga.
19 He set me free in a wide open place; he saved me because he was pleased with me.
I whakaputaina ahau e ia ki te wahi nui, i whakaorangia ahau e ia; he ahuareka nona ki ahau.
20 Yahweh has rewarded me because of my righteousness; he has restored me because my hands were clean.
Rite tonu ki taku mahi tika ta Ihowa utu ki ahau: rite tonu ki te ma o oku ringa tana i whakahoki ai ki ahau.
21 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not wickedly turned away from my God.
Moku i pupuri i nga ara o Ihowa, a kihai i he, i whakarere i toku Atua.
22 For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them.
Kei mua tonu hoki i ahau ana whakaritenga katoa, kihai ano i whakamataratia atu i ahau ana tikanga.
23 I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin.
Tapatahi tonu hoki toku whakaaro ki tona aroaro, a i tiaki ahau i ahau kei kino.
24 Therefore Yahweh has restored me because of my righteousness, because my hands were clean before his eyes.
Na ka homai e Ihowa he utu ki ahau, rite tonu ki toku tika, ki te ma o oku ringa i tona aroaro.
25 To anyone who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless.
He tangata atawhai, ka atawhai hoki koe; he tangata tika, ka tika hoki koe.
26 To anyone who is pure, you show yourself pure; but you are clever toward anyone who is twisted.
He tangata ma, ka ma hoki koe; he tangata whakakeke, ka whakakeke hoki koe.
27 For you save afflicted people, but you bring down those with proud, uplifted eyes!
E whakaorangia hoki e koe te iwi ngakau mamae; ka whakahokia ano e koe ki raro nga kanohi whakakake.
28 For you give light to my lamp; Yahweh my God lights up my darkness.
Mau hoki e whakau taku rama: ma Ihowa, ma toku Atua, e whakamarama toku pouri.
29 For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall.
Nau hoki ahau i rere ai na waenganui atu i te ropu: na toku Atua hoki i pekea ai e ahau te taiepa.
30 As for God—his way is perfect! The word of Yahweh is pure! He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
Tena ko te Atua, tika tonu tona ara: kua oti tana kupu te whakamatau; he whakangungu rakau ia ki te hunga katoa e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia.
31 For who is God except Yahweh? Who is a rock except our God?
Ko wai oti te Atua, ki te kahore a Ihowa? Ko wai hoki he kamaka, ki te kahore to tatou Atua?
32 It is God who puts strength on me like a belt, who places the blameless person on his path.
Ko te Atua, nana ahau i whitiki ki te kaha, i mea kia tino tika toku ara.
33 He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the heights!
Ko ia hei mea i oku waewae kia rite ki o te hata: mana hoki ahau e whakatu ki runga ki oku wahi tiketike.
34 He trains my hands for war and my arms to bend a bow of bronze.
Ko ia hei whakaako i oku ringa ki te whawhai, a whati ana te kopere parahi i oku ringa.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand has supported me, and your favor has made me great.
Kua homai ano e koe ki ahau te whakangungu rakau o tau whakaoranga: puritia ana ahau e tou ringa matau whakanuia ana e tou whakaaro mahakai.
36 You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me so that my feet have not slipped.
I whakanuia e koe oku takahanga i raro i ahau; te paheke oku waewae.
37 I pursued my enemies and caught them; I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
Ka arumia e ahau oku hoariri, mau iho i ahau; e kore ahau e tahuri mai, a ngaro noa ratou.
38 I smashed them so that they were unable to rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Maru ana ratou i ahau, te kaha te whakatika: hinga ana ki raro i oku waewae.
39 For you put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me.
Nau hoki ahau i whitiki ki te kaha mo te whawhai: piko ana i a koe ki raro i ahau te hunga e whakatika mai ana ki ahau.
40 You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me.
Kua meinga e koe kia tahuri mai nga tuara o oku hoariri ki ahau, kia hautopea ai e ahau te hunga e kino ana ki ahau.
41 They called for help, but no one saved them; they called out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
I karanga ratou, heoi kahore he kaiwhakaora: ki a Ihowa, otira kihai i whakahoki kupu ki a ratou.
42 I beat them into fine pieces like dust before the wind; I threw them out like mud in the streets.
Na ka tukia ratou e ahau a rite noa ratou ki te puehu e puhia ana e te hau: akiritia atu ana ratou ki waho, ano he paru no te huarahi.
43 You rescued me from the disputes of people. You have made me the head over nations. People that I have not known serve me.
Kua whakaorangia ahau e koe i nga ngangautanga a te iwi; kua meinga e koe hei rangatira mo nga tauiwi: hei apa moku te iwi kahore i matauria e ahau.
44 As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me; foreigners were forced to bow to me.
Kia rongo kau te taringa ki ahau, ka kakama tonu mai ratou ki ahau; ko nga tangata iwi ke ngohe kau ki ahau.
45 The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.
Ka memeha haere nga tangata iwi ke: ka puta wehi mai hoki i roto i o ratou kuhunga.
46 Yahweh lives; may my rock be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.
E ora ana a Ihowa; kia whakapaingia hoki toku kamaka, kia whakanuia te Atua o toku whakaoranga:
47 He is the God who executes vengeance for me, who subdues the nations under me.
Ko te Atua, mana nei e rapu he utu moku, mana e pehi nga iwi ki raro i ahau.
48 I am set free from my enemies! Indeed, you lifted me above the ones who rose against me! You rescued me from violent men.
Mana ahau e mawhiti ai i oku hoariri, ae ra, mau ahau e mea kia teitei ake i te hunga e whakatika mai ana ki ahau; ka whakaorangia ahau e koe i te tangata tutu.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name!
Mo konei ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe, e Ihowa, i waenganui i nga tauiwi: ka himene ki tou ingoa.
50 God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever.
He nui nei tana whakaora i tana kingi; e whakaputa aroha ana ki tana tangata i whakawahi ai, ki a Rawiri ratou ko ona uri ake ake.
