Halelu 120

1 I LOKO o ko'u pilikia, kahea aku la au ia Iehova, A hoolohe mai la oia ia'u.

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. I called out to the Lord for help in all my troubles, and he answered me.

2 E Iehova, e hoopakele mai oe i ko'u uhane i na lehelehe wahahee, A me ke elelo hoopunipuni.

Lord, please save me from liars and cheats!

3 Heaha ka mea e haawiia'ku ai ia oe, A e hoopili hou ia mai ai ia oe, E ke elelo hoopunipuni?

What will the Lord do to you, you liars? How will he punish you?

4 Na pua oi o ka mea ikaika, A me na lanahu rotema.

With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.

5 Auwe hoi au'i ko'u noho malihini ana ma Meseka, I ko'u noho ana hoi ma na halelewa o Kedera!

I'm sorry for myself, because I live as a foreigner in Meshech, or among the tent-dwellers of Kedar.

6 Ua noho loihi ko'u uhane, Me ka mea i inaina mai i ka maluhia.

I have lived for far too long among people who hate peace.

7 Ma ka maluhia no wau; a ia'u e olelo aku ai, Ma ke kaua no lakou la.

I want peace, but when I talk of peace, they want war.