Halelu 82

1 KE ku mai nei ke Akua iwnena o ke anaina alii; Oia ka i hooponopono iwaena o na akua.

A Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

2 Pehea la ka loihi o ko oukou apono ana i ka hewa, A hoolana hoi i ka maka o ka poe lawehala? (Sila)

How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? (Selah)

3 E hoopono oukou i ka mea nawaliwali, a me na keiki makua ole; E hoopololei hoi mamuli o ka poe pilikia, a me ka mea ilihune.

Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

4 E hoopakele oukou i ka mea nawaliwali, a me ka mea nele; E kaili mai hoi ia lakou, mai ka lima mai o ka poe hewa.

Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.

5 Aole e ike lakou, aole hoi e hooponopono iho; Holoholo lakou ma ka pouli; Naueue hoi na kumu a pau o ka honua.

They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

6 Olelo aku la au, He poe akua oukou, He poe keiki no hoi oukou na ka Mea kiekie loa.

I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

7 Aka, e make no oukou e like me na kanaka, A e hina hoi e like me kekahi o na'lii.

But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!

8 E ku mai oe, e ke Akua, e hooponopono i ko ka honua; No ka mea, e loaa ana no ia oe, iwaena o ko na aina a pau.

Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.