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 the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.

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

O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

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

What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue!

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

Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.

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

Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.

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

Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

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

I [am] peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!