Psalms 73
1 A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
He himene na Ahapa. He pono, he pai te Atua ki a Iharaira; ki te hunga ngakau ma.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
Ko ahau ia, wahi iti kua tapepa oku waewae: me i kotahi kua paheke oku takahanga.
3 For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
I hae hoki ahau ki te hunga whakahi, i toku kitenga i te tangata hara e kake ana.
4 For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
Kahore hoki he whakawiringa a te mate i a ratou: he maro ano o ratou uaua.
5 They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
Kahore nga mea whakapouri tangata e pa ki a ratou; kahore ano ratou e whiua tahitia me te mano tangata.
6 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
Na reira, ano he hei te whakakake e awhi nei i a ratou, ano he kakahu te tutu e hipokina nei ratou.
7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
Pupuhi ana o ratou kanohi i te ngako: nui ake nga mea i a ratou i a o ratou ngakau i hiahia ai.
8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
E whakahi ana ratou, e korero kino ana mo te whakatoi: kei runga noa ake a ratou korero.
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
Tutuki tonu to ratou mangai ki nga rangi: e kopikopiko ana hoki to ratou arero i runga i te whenua.
10 Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
Koia tona iwi i hoki mai ai ki konei: a e whakawiria ana he wai mo ratou, ki tonu te kapu.
11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
E mea ana ratou, Ma te aha e matau ai te Atua? He matauranga koia to te Runga Rawa?
12 Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
Nana, ko te hunga kino tenei, kei runga tonu i te whenua rangatira, e hua ana o ratou taonga.
13 Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
He pono he maumau taku mea i toku ngakau kia ma, taku horoi hoki i oku ringa ki te harakore.
14 For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
E whiua ana hoki ahau i te roa o te ra, e pakia ana i nga ata katoa.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
Me i ki ahau, Ka penei taku korero; na e tinihanga ana ahau ki te whakatupuranga o au tamariki.
16 When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
I taku meatanga kia matauria tenei, ka kite ahau he mahi whakauaua rawa;
17 until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
Tae noa ahau ki te wahi tapu o te Atua, katahi ahau ka mohio ki to ratou mutunga.
18 Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
He pono i whakaturia ratou e koe ki nga wahi pahekeheke; a whakataka ana e koe ki te ngaromanga.
19 How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
Ano te panga whakareretanga o to ratou hunanga! kua pau rawa i nga wehi.
20 As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
Ka rite ki te rekanga kanohi, ina ara ake te tangata, tau whakahawea ki to ratou ahua, e te Ariki, ina ara ake koe.
21 For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
Na mamae noa iho toku ngakau, a hukihuki ana oku whatumanawa.
22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
He whakaarokore hoki ahau, he kuware: me te mea he kirehe ahau i tou aroaro.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
Ahakoa ra kei a koe tonu ahau; e puritia ana e koe toku ringa matau.
24 You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Ma tou whakaaro ahau e arahi; muri iho ka riro ahau i a koe ki te kororia.
25 Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
Ko wai hoki toku i te rangi ko koe anake? Kahore atu hoki oku i te whenua e hiahia ai, ko koe anake.
26 My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Hemo iho oku kikokiko me toku ngakau: ko te Atua ia te kaha o toku ngakau, toku wahi ake ake.
27 For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
Na, ko te hunga e mamao atu ana i a koe ka mate: ka ngaro i a koe te hunga puremu katoa e whakarere nei i a koe.
28 But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
Ko ahau ia, he pai ki ahau te whakatata ki te Atua: kua waiho e ahau te Ariki, a Ihowa, hei whakawhirinakitanga moku, kia whakapuakina ai e ahau au mahi katoa.
