Halelu 124

1 I NA aole i noho pu o Iehova me kakou, Wahi a ka Iseraela,

A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

2 Ina aole i noho pu o Iehova me kakou, I ka wa i ala ku e mai ai na kanaka ia kakou,

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

3 Ina ua moni koke mai lakou ia kakou, I ka wela ana o ko lakou huhu ia kakou.

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

4 Ina ua poipu hoi na wai maluna o kakou, A ua hiki mai ka waikahe maluna o ko kakou uhane:

then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

5 Ina ua kahe no hoi ka waiholomoku maluna o ko kakou uhane.

then the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 E hoomaikaiia o Iehova, Ka mea haawi ole ia kakou i waiwai pio i ko lakou niho.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

7 Ua hoopakeleia no ko kakou uhane, Me he manu la, mai ka hei ana aku i ka poe lawaiamanu; Ua moku ka upena a ua hoopakeleia kakou.

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

8 Aia no ko kakou kokua, maloko o ka inoa o Iehova, Ka mea nana i hana ka lani me ka honua.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.