Halelu 35
1 E HAKAKA, e Iehova, me na mea i hakaka me au: E paio oe me ka poe i paio mai ia'u,
Of David. Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me, do battle with those who do battle with me.
2 E lalau i ka palekaua a me ka uhikino, A e ku mai oe iluna i kokua no'u
Grasp shield and buckler, and rise up as my help.
3 Unuhi ae hoi oe i ka ihe a e keakea i ka poe alualu hewa mai ia'u: E olelo mai i kuu uhane, Owau no kou ola.
Draw spear and battle-axe, confront those who pursue me. Assure me that you will help me.
4 E hoka a e hoohilahilaia ka poe i kii mai i ko'u uhane; E hoohuliia'ku lakou i hope, a e hoohokaia hoi na mea i kukakuka i ka ino no'u.
Dishonour and shame be on those who are seeking my life! Defeat and confusion on those who are planning my hurt!
5 E like lakou me ka opala imua o ka makani, A e alualu ka anela o Iehova.
As chaff before wind may they be, with the Lord’s angel pursuing them.
6 A pouli mai, a pahee hoi ko lakou alanui, A e alualu hoi ka anela a Iehova ia lakou.
Slippery and dark be their way, with his angel thrusting them on.
7 No ka mea, i ka hala ole, huua lakou i ka lakou upena no'u, Iloko o ka lua a lakou i eli ai no kuu uhane, i ka hala ole.
For they wantonly hid their net for me, and dug a pit to destroy me.
8 E kau mai ka make ike ole ia maluna ona; A e hoohei ia ia iho kana upena i huna ai; Iloko o ua make la e haule iho ai oia.
Upon them may ruin come unawares; may the net which they hid catch themselves, and into the pit may they fall.
9 E hauoli ko'u uhane ia Iehova; E olioli no hoi i kona hoola ana.
Then I will exult in the Lord, and be joyful because of his help;
10 E olelo aku no hoi ka'u mau iwi a pau, E Iehova, owai la ka mea like me oe? Ka mea i hoopakele i ka mea haahaa i ka mea i oi ka ikaika i kona, Oia hoi, o ka mea ilihune me ka nele i ka mea hao wale ia ia?
and all my being will say, ‘Who, O Lord, is like you, who save the helpless from those too strong for them, the poor and the helpless from those who despoil them?’
11 Ua ku iluna na hoike wahahee; Ua hookolokolo mai lakou ia'u ma na mea a'u i ike ole ai.
Violent witnesses rise, and ask of me things that I know not.
12 Ua uku mai lakou ia'u me ka hewa no ka pono, I haalele loa ia ko'u uhane.
Evil for good they requite me, leaving me inwardly comfortless.
13 Aka, owau nei la, i ko lakou mai ana, O ke kapa ino ka'u i aahu ai: A hookaumaha au i kuu uhane me ka hookeai, A ua hoi mai ka'u pule iloko o kuu poli iho.
But when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and chastened myself with fasting. I prayed with head bowed low,
14 Ua hele au me he mea la o ko'u hoaaloha, a o ko'u hoahanau paha ia: Ua kulou iho au me ke kaumaha, E like me ka mea kanikau no kona makuwahine.
as if for my friend or my brother. I went about bowed and in mourning, as one who laments his mother.
15 Aka, i kuu oopa ana, olioli lakou, a akoakoa hoi, Oia hoi ua akoakoa ku e ia ia'u ka poe aki, aole hoi au i ike, Ua haehae mai lakou ia'u aole i noho malie.
When I stumbled, they gleefully gathered, strangers gathered around me, and tore at me without ceasing,
16 Iwaena o na aia hoakaaka ma na ahaaina, Nau mai lakou i ko lakou mau niho ia'u.
impiously mocking and mocking, bearing their teeth at me.
17 E ka Haku, pehea ka loihi o kou nana ana mai? E hoopakele i kuu uhane i ko lakou luku ana, A i ko'u makamae i na liona.
How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their roaring, my precious life from the lions.
18 E hoomaikai aku au ia oe iloko o ke anaina nui; E hoolea aku au ia oe iwaena o na kanaka lehulehu.
I will then give you thanks in the great congregation, and praise you before many people.
19 Mai noho a hauoli hewa mai ko'u mau enemi maluna o'u: A imo me ka maka ka poe inaina wale mai ia'u.
Suffer not those to rejoice over me who are falsely my foes, suffer not those who without cause abhor me to wink with the eye.
20 No ka mea, aole lakou i olelo ma ke kuikahi; Ua kukakuka lakou i na mea hoopunipuni ku e i na mea noho malie ma ka aina.
For it is not peace that they speak of those who are quiet in the land; but treacherous charges they plot.
21 Oiaio, ua hoohamama loa lakou i ko lakou waha ia'u; I iho la lakou, Aia la! aia la! ua ike ko makou maka ia.
With wide open mouths they shout, ‘Hurrah! Hurrah! With our own eyes we saw it.’
22 Oia kau i ike mai ai, e Iehova, mai hakanu oe, E ka Haku, mai noho a mamao aku ia'u.
But you have seen, too, O Lord, keep not silence, O Lord, be not far from me.
23 E paipai ia oe iho, e ala'e hoi e hoopono ia'u; Ma kuu mea e hakaka ai, e kuu Akua, e kuu Haku hoi.
Bestir you, awake, for my right my God, my Lord, for my cause.
24 E hoopono mai ia'u, e Iehova kuu Akua, mamuli o kou pono; Mai noho a hauoli lakou maluna o'u.
You are just, Lord: win for me justice, let them not rejoice over me,
25 Mai noho a olelo lakou iloko o ko lakou naau, Aia la! O ko makou makemake no ia: Mai noho a olelo lakou, Ua ale kakou ia ia.
inwardly saying, ‘Hurrah! The desire of our hearts at last! Now we have swallowed him up.’
26 E hoka a e hoohilahila pu ia no hoi ka poe hauoli i ko'u poino; E hoaahuia me ka hilahila a me ka hoinoia ka poe haanui ku e mai ia'u.
Shame and confusion together on those who rejoice at my hurt! Clothed with shame and dishonour be those who are haughty to me!
27 E hooho i ka olioli a e hauoli hoi ka poe kokua i kuu pono; A e olelo mau lakou, E mahaloia'ku o Iehova, Ka mea i oluolu i ka pomaikai o kana kauwa nei.
Let such as delight in my cause ring out their gladness, and say evermore, ‘Great is the Lord whose delight is the well-being of his servant.’
28 A e hai aku kuu alelo i kou hoopono ana, A i ka hoolea nou a po ka la.
Then my tongue will tell of your justice, and all the day long of your praise.
