Halelu 62
1 OIAIO, ke hilinai nei ko'u uhane i ke Akua; Nona mai no hoi ke ola no'u.
God is the only one who can give me peace in my inner being, and he is the one who saves me [from my enemies].
2 Oia wale no ko'u pohaku a me kuu ola; Oia ko'u wahi e malu ai, aole au e nauweuwe nui.
Only he is like an [overhanging] rock [under which I can be safe] [MET]; he will be [like] a shelter, [with the result that] I will never be defeated [MET].
3 Pehea la ka loihi o ko oukou kukakuka hewa ku e i ke kanaka? E lukuia auanei oukou a pau, Me he pa hina la, me ka pa haalulu.
When will you, [my enemies], stop attacking me [RHQ]? I feel that I am [as useless against you as] a wall that is about to fall over or a broken-down fence [MET].
4 Oiaio, ua ohumu lakou e kiola iho ia ia mai kona pono iho; Hauoli lakou i ka wahahee; Hoomaikai hoi lakou me ko lakou waha, Aka, maloko, ua hoino wale lakou. (Sila)
My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me. They delight in telling lies. They bless people by what they say [MTY], but in their inner beings they curse [those people].
5 E kuu uhane, e hilinai aku oe i ke Akua wale no; No ka mea, nona mai ka'u mea e kali nei.
God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect [to help me].
6 Oia wale no ko'u pohaku a me kuu ola; Oia hoi ko'u wahi e malu ai, aole au e kulanalana.
Only he is [like an overhanging] rock [under which I can be safe] [MET]; he is [like] a shelter, and [as a result] I will never be defeated.
7 Iloko o ke Akua ko'u ola a me ko'u nani: O ko'u pohaku paa, a o ko'u wahi malu, aia no i ke Akua.
God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is [like an overhanging] strong rock under which I [can] find shelter [MET].
8 E hilinai aku ia ia i na manawa a pau, e na kanaka; E ninini aku i ko oukou naau imua ona: O ke Akua kahi e malu ai no kakou. (Sila)
[You my] people, always trust in him. Tell him all your troubles, because he is (our refuge/the one who protects us) [MET].
9 Oiaio, he mea lapuwale na makaainana, He mea oiaio ole na kanaka koikoi; Aia waihoia ma ka mea kaupaona, Pau pu lakou i ka mama, aole ka ha.
People who are considered to be unimportant are [as worthless/unreliable as] a breath of air; people who are considered to be important [also] really (amount to nothing/cannot be trusted [to help us)]. If you put them all on a scale, [it would be as if] they weighed less than a puff of air.
10 Mai noho a hilinai i ka hooluhihewa ana: Mai noho a laua lapuwale ko oukou manao ma ka lawe wale ana. I ka wa e mahuahua ai ka waiwai, mai paulele ko oukou naau ilaila.
Do not trust in money gained by extorting it from others; do not try to gain anything by robbing others. If you become very wealthy, do not trust in [IDM] your money.
11 Hookahi olelo ana a ke Akua; Elua ko'u hoolohe ana i keia, no ke Akua ka mana.
I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,
12 Nou no hoi, e ka Haku, e aloha mai; No ka mea, ua uku mai oe i kela kanaka i keia kanaka, e like me kana hana.
and that he is the one who faithfully loves [us]. He rewards every one [of us] according to the deeds that we do.
