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 Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you 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 together.
3 E olelo aku kuu waha i ke akamai; A ma ka naauao ka manao ana o ko'u naau.
My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter 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 solve my riddle on 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 the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
6 O ka poe hilinai i ko lakou ikaika iho, A i hoomaikai ia lakou iho no ka nui o ko lakou waiwai;
Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their 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;
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
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 their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
9 I ola mau loa oia, a i ole hoi e ike i ka palaho.
that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
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 he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless 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 inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
12 Aka, o ke kanaka iloko o ka hanohano, aole i mau; Ua like ia me na holoholona i hoopauia.
But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals 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 destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. (Selah)
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)
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. (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 soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Mai makau oe i ka waiwai nui ana o kekahi, I ka wa e mahuahua ai ka nani o kona hale;
Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
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 glory won’t descend after him.
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 while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
19 E hele no oia i ka hanauna o kona mau makua; Aole lakou e ike i ka malamalama.
he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
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 animals that perish.
