Halelu 129

1 U A hoopilikia pinepine mai lakou ia'u, Mai ko'u wa opiopio mai, wahi a ka Iseraela;

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth — oh let Israel say —

2 Ua hoopilikia pinepine mai lakou ia'u, mai ko'u wa opiopio mai; Aole nae lakou i lanakila mai maluna o'u.

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 Ma ko'u kua i kahakaha ai ka poe kahakaha; A hana lakou i ko lakou kaha a loihi.

The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

4 Ua pono no o Iehova; Ua oki mai oia i na kaula o ka poe hewa.

Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 E hoohilahilaia a e hoihoi hope ia mai, Ka poe a pau e inaina mai ia Ziona.

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

6 E like auanei lakou, me ka mauu maluna o na hale, Mae wale, ia mamua o ka liko ana.

Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

7 Aole e piha ka lima o ka mea i oki iho, Aole hoi ka umauma o ka mea hoopua i na pua.

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

8 Aole hoi e olelo mai ka poe e hele ae, Maluna o oukou auanei ka hoomaikai ana o Iehova: Ke hoomaikai aku nei makou ia oukou ma ka inoa o Iehova.

Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!