Halelu 124

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

A song of ascents; of David. “If Yahweh had not been on our side,” let Israel say now,

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

“if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side when men rose up against us,

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

then they would have swallowed us up alive when their anger raged against us.

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

The water would have swept us away; 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 drowned us.”

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

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not allowed us to be torn by 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 out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

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 Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.