Halelu 49
1 E HOOLOHE mai i keia, e na kanaka a pau: E haliu maikai i ka pepeiao, e ka poe a pau e noho ana ma ke ao nei:
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
2 Na mea haahaa a me na mea kiekie, Pau pu hoi ka poe waiwai, a me ka poe waiwai ole.
both low and high, rich and poor alike.
3 E olelo aku kuu waha i ke akamai; A ma ka naauao ka manao ana o ko'u naau.
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
4 E haliu aku au i kuu pepeiao i ka olelo nane; E hoomaka au i kuu mele ma ka lira.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
5 O ke aha kuu mea e makau ai, i na la ino, E hoopuni mai ai ka poe ku e malu mai ia'u?
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
6 O ka poe hilinai i ko lakou ikaika iho, A i hoomaikai ia lakou iho no ka nui o ko lakou waiwai;
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
7 Aohe mea o lakou e hiki ia ia ke hoopakele i kona hoahanau; Aole hoi e haawi i ka uku hoola i ke Akua nona;
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 (No ka mea, o ka hoola ana i ko lakou uhane, he nui ke kumukuai; A ua oki mau loa no ia; )
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
9 I ola mau loa oia, a i ole hoi e ike i ka palaho.
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
10 No ka mea, ua ike no ia ua make na kanaka naauao, Pela hoi ua make ka mea naaupo a me ka mea manao ole, A waiho hoi lakou i ko lakou waiwai no na mea e.
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
11 O ko lakou manao oloko e mau loa ko lakou mau hale, A me ko lakou mau wahi e noho ai ia hanauna aku ia hanauna aku: Mamuli o ko lakou inoa iho i kapa ai lakou i ko lakou mau aina.
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
12 Aka, o ke kanaka iloko o ka hanohano, aole i mau; Ua like ia me na holoholona i hoopauia.
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
13 O keia aoao o lakou o ko lakou lapuwale no ia: Aka, ua hoopono ko lakou mau hope i ko lakou mau olelo. (Sila)
This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings.
14 Me he mau hipa la ua waihoia lakou i ka luakupapau: E ai no ka make ia lakou; E lanakila ka poe pono maluna o lakou i ke kakahiaka; A e pau e ko lakou nani iloko o ka luakupapau, mai kona wahi i noho ai. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. (Sheol h7585)
15 Aka, e hoopakele ke Akua i kuu uhane i ka lima o ka malu o ka make; No ka mea, e hookipa no oia ia'u. (Sila) (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. (Sheol h7585)
16 Mai makau oe i ka waiwai nui ana o kekahi, I ka wa e mahuahua ai ka nani o kona hale;
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
17 No ka mea, i kona make ana, aohe mea kana e lawe pu ai; Aole e iho kona nani mamuli ona.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
18 Aka hoi, i kona ola ana, ua hoomaikai oia i kona uhane; A e mahalo ae na kanaka ia oe i kou wa e hana maikai ai ia oe iho.
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
19 E hele no oia i ka hanauna o kona mau makua; Aole lakou e ike i ka malamalama.
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
20 O ke kanaka iloko o ka hanohano, me ka naauao ole, Ua like ia me na holoholona i hookiia.
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
