Halelu 52

1 NO ke aha la e hoonui ai oe ma ka hewa, e ke kanaka ikaika? E mau loa ana no ka lokomaikai o ke Akua.

Why boast you yourself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endures continually.

2 Ua hoomakaukau kou alelo i na mea hewa; Me he pahi umiumi la, e hana malu ana.

The tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 Makemake no oe i ka ino, aole i ka maikai; A i ka hoopunipuni ana hoi, aole i ka olelo i ka pono. (Sila)

You love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)

4 Makemake no oe i na olelo a pau e pau ai, E ke alelo kumakaia.

You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.

5 E hoohiolo mai no hoi ke Akua ia oe a mau loa, E kiola aku oia ia oe, a kaili aku mai loko aku o kou wahi i noho ai, A e uhuki ae hoi oia ia oe mailoko ae o ka aina o ka poe ola. (Sila)

God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. (Selah)

6 E ike no hoi ka poe pono, a e weliweli, A e akaaka lakou ia ia.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

7 Aia hoi, oia ke kanaka i lawe ole i ke Akua i ikaika nona; Aka, ua hilinai i ka nui o kona waiwai iho, A ua hooikaika ia ia iho iloko o kona hewa.

See, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

8 Aka, he mea like au me ka laauoliva uliuli iloko a ka hale o ke Akua; E hilinai mau aku wau i ke aloha o ke Akua a mau loa aku.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

9 E hoolea mau loa aku au ia oe, No ka mea, nau no ia i hana; E hilinai hoi au i kou inoa; No ka mea, he pono ia imua o kou poe haipule.

I will praise you for ever, because you have done it: and I will wait on your name; for it is good before your saints.