Halelu 120

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

A song of ascents. In my distress I called out to Yahweh, and he answered me.

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

Rescue my life, Yahweh, from those who lie with their lips and deceive with their tongues.

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

How will he punish you, and what more will he do to you, you who have a lying tongue?

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

He will punish you with the arrows of a warrior sharpened over burning coals of the 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!

Woe is me because I temporarily live in Meshech; I lived previously among the tents of Kedar.

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

For too long I have lived with those who hate peace.

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

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.