Halelu 122

1 O LIOLI aku la au, ia lakou i olelo mai ai ia'u, E hele kakou iloko o ka hale o Iehova.

A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, ‘We will go to the house of the Lord.’

2 E ku no ko kakou mau wawae, Maloko o kou mau pukapa, e Ierusalema.

Now we are standing, within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Ua hoonohonohoia o Ierusalema, E like me ke kulanakauhale i kapiliia.

O Jerusalem, built close-packed, like a city without breach or gap,

4 Pii aku no na ohana malaila, Na ohana hoi o Iehova, me kana i kauoha ai i ka Iseraela, E hoolea aku i ka inoa o Iehova.

to you do the tribes come, the tribes of the Lord, as the law has ordained for Israel, there to give thanks to the Lord.

5 No ka mea, ua hoonohoia malaila na nohoalii no ka hoopono, Na nohoalii no ka ohana a Davida.

There once stood thrones of justice even thrones of the household of David.

6 E noi aku oukou i maluhia o Ierusalema; E pomaikai auanei ka poe e aloha aku ia oe.

Pray that all may be well with Jerusalem, and well with those who love you,

7 I noho ka maluhia iloko o kou mau pa, A me ka pomaikai iloko o kou halealii.

well within your ramparts, and well within your palaces.

8 No ko'u poe hoahanau, a no ko'u poe makamaka, E olelo aku no wau, ano la, i maluhia maloko ou.

For the sake of my brethren and friends, I will wish you now prosperity:

9 No ka hale o Iehova, o ko kakou Akua, E imi aku no wau, i ka pono nou.

for the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.