Halelu 44
1 E KE Akua, ua lohe makou me ko makou mau pepeiao, Ua hai mai ko makou mau makua ia makou, I na hana au i hana'i i ko lakou mau la, i na wa kahiko.
For the music director. A psalm (maskil) of the sons of Korah. God, we have heard with our own ears—our forefathers have told us—all you did in their times, long ago.
2 Kipaku aku la oe i na lahuikanaka me kou lima, a hookomo mai ia lakou la; Hoopilikia iho la oe i na kanaka a kiola aku la:
Through your power you drove out the other nations so you could settle our ancestors there; you defeated the nations and you sent our ancestors to occupy the land.
3 No ka mea, aole me ka lakou pahikaua iho i loaa ai ia lakou ka aina; Aole hoi no ko lakou lima ponoi i hoola iho ia lakou iho: Aka, o kou peahi akau, a me kou lima, a me ka malamalama o kou maka; No ka mea, ua lokomaikai mai oe ia lakou.
They did not conquer the land using their swords; it was not through their own strength that the victory was won—it was by your strength, your power, and your presence with them, because you loved them.
4 O oe no ko'u Alii, e ke Akua; E kauoha mai i ka hoola ana ia Iakoba.
God, you are my King; command victories for Jacob!
5 Ma ou la e pahu aku ai makou i ko makou poe enemi: Ma kou inoa e hehi iho ai makou i ka poe ku e iluna ia makou.
Only through you can we repel our enemies; only in your name can we defeat our opponents.
6 No ka mea, aole ma kuu kakaka e hilinai aku ai au: Aole hoi e hoola mai ka'u pahikaua ia'u.
I do not trust my bow; I do not have confidence in my sword to save me.
7 Aka, nau no makou i hoopakele i ko makou poe enemi, A ua hoohoka oe i ka poe i inaina mai ia makou.
You are the one who saves us from our enemies; you defeat those who hate us.
8 Iloko o ke Akua e kaena ai makou a po ka la, A e hoomaikai mau loa aku i kou inoa. (Sila)
God, we proudly thank you all day long, and praise your name forever. (Selah)
9 Aka, ua haalele ae nei oe a ua hoohilahila ia makou; Aole hoi oe i hele pu me ko makou poe kaua.
But now you have rejected and disgraced us; you no longer accompany our armies.
10 A ua hoohuli oe ia makou i hope mai ka enemi mai; A o ka poe hoowahawaha ia makou, ua hao mai lakou no lakou iho.
You made us run from our enemies, and those who hate us have taken whatever they wanted.
11 Ua haawi oe ia makou me he mau hipa la e lilo i ai; Ua hoopuehu hoi ia makou iwaena o na lahuikanaka.
You have handed us over like sheep to be slaughtered; you have scattered us among the other nations.
12 Ua kuai hoolilo aku oe i kou poe kanaka no ka mea ole, Aole hoi i hoomahuahua ma ka uku no lakou.
You have sold your own people for next to nothing, making no profit on the sale.
13 Ua waiho oe ia makou he mea e hoinoia iwaena o ko makou poe hoanoho, He mea e hoowahawaha ai a e henehene ai no ka poe e hoopuni ana ia makou.
You have made a mockery of us before our neighbors, we are ridiculed and laughed at by those around us.
14 Ua hoolilo oe ia makou i huaolelo ino, A i luli poo ana iwaena o na lahuikanaka.
You have made us a joke to the other nations; they scornfully shake their heads at us.
15 E mau ana ko'u hoinoia imua o ko'u maka; A ua uhi mai ka hilahila o ko'u maka ia'u:
We are humiliated all day long; we hold our heads in shame,
16 No ka leo o ka mea i hailiili a i hoino wale mai; No ka enemi hoi a me ka mea hoopai.
because of all the insults from the people mocking us, because our vengeful enemies are right in front of us.
17 Ua pau ia mea i ke kau mai maluna o makou, Aole hoi makou i hoopoina ia oe; Aole hoi i hoopunipuni makou ma kou berita.
All this has happened to us even though we didn't forget you; we haven't been unfaithful to the promises we made to you.
18 Aole i hoohuliia ko makou naau, Aole hoi i kapae ae ko makou mau kapuwai mai kou aoao ae;
We have not turned away from you, not in thought, nor in action.
19 Ua hanapepe loa oe ia makou ma kahi nahesa; A ua hoouhi mai oe ia makou me ka malu o ka make.
Even so, you crushed us, and made us into a jackal's den. You have covered us with the darkness of death.
20 Ina i hoopoina makou i ka inoa o ko makou Akua, Ina i kikoo aku ko makou mau lima i kahi akua wahahee;
If we had forgotten the name of our God, or worshiped other gods,
21 Aole anei i imi ke Akua ia mea? No ka mea, ua ike oia i na mea huna o ka naau.
wouldn't God have been aware of this, because he knows everyone's thoughts?
22 Oiaio, nou makou i pepehiia'i a po ka la; Ua manaoia makou me he mau hipa la e hoomakeia.
But because of you we are killed all day long; we're considered just sheep to be slaughtered.
23 E ala'e, o ke aha kou mea e hiamoe ai, e ka Haku? E ku mai hoi iluna, mai haalele mai ia makou a mau loa.
Lord, wake up! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don't turn your back on us forever!
24 No ke aha la i huna ai oe i kou maka? A i hoopoina hoi i ko makou popilikia, a me ko makou hooluhihewaia?
Why do you look away from us and take no notice of our suffering and misery?
25 No ka mea, ua kulou iho ko makou uhane i ka lepo; Ua pili ko makou opu i ka honua.
We lie ruined in the dust, our bodies face down in the dirt.
26 E ku mai oe e kokua no makou, A e hoola ia makou no kou aloha.
Stand up! Come and help us! Save us because of your trustworthy love!
