< Waiata 105 >

1 Whakawhetai ki a Ihowa, karanga atu ki tona ingoa: whakapuakina ana mahi ki waenganui o nga iwi.
O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Waiata ki a ia, himene ki a ia: korerotia ana mahi whakamiharo katoa.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Whakamanamana ki tona ingoa tapu: kia hari te ngakau o te hunga e rapu ana i a Ihowa.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Rapua a Ihowa me tona kaha: rapua tonutia tona mata, ake ake.
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5 Maharatia ana mahi whakamiharo i mahia e ia; ana merekara me nga whakaritenga a tona mangai,
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 E nga uri o Aperahama, o tana pononga, e nga tama a Hakopa, e ana i whiriwhiri ai.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7 Ko Ihowa ia, ko to tatou Atua; kei te whenua katoa ana whakaritenga.
He [is] the LORD our God: his judgments [are] in all the earth.
8 Mahara tonu ia ki tana kawenata ake ake, ki te kupu i kiia iho e ia ki te mano o nga whakatupuranga.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 Ki tana i whakarite ai ki a Aperahama, ki tana oati hoki ki a Ihaka;
Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 A whakapumautia iho e ia hei tikanga ki a Hakopa, hei kawenata mau tonu ki a Iharaira.
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant:
11 I a ia ra i mea, Ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe te whenua o Kanaana hei wahi pumau mo koutou.
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 I te mea he hunga torutoru ratou: ae ra, he iti rawa, he manene ano ki reira.
When they were [but] a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 I a ratou e haereere ana i tenei iwi ki tera atu iwi, i tetahi rangatiratanga ki tetahi iwi ke;
When they went from one nation to another, from [one] kingdom to another people;
14 Kihai ratou i tukua e ia kia tukinotia e te tangata: he whakaaro ano ki a ratou i riria ai e ia nga kingi.
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 I mea ia, Kei pa ki aku i whakawahi ai: kei kino ki aku poropiti.
[Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 I karangatia e ia te matekai ki te whenua: whati katoa i a ia te tokotoko, ara te taro.
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 I tonoa e ia he tangata i mua i a ratou; i hokona a Hohepa hei pononga:
He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:
18 I whakamamaetia ona waewae ki te mekameka: takoto ana ia i te rino;
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 A puta noa tana kupu: whakamatautauria ana ia e te kupu a Ihowa.
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
20 I tono te kingi, a wetekina ana ia; ara te kingi o nga iwi, a tukua ana ia.
The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 A meinga ana ia e ia hei ariki mo tona whare, hei rangatira mo ona taonga katoa;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 Hei herehere i ana rangatira ua pai ia, hei ako i ana kaumatua ki te whakaaro.
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23 I haere mai ano a Iharaira ki Ihipa: a noho ana a Hakopa ki te whenua o Hama.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 Na ka tino whakanuia e ia tana iwi: a ka meinga ratou kia kaha ake i o ratou hoariri.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 I whakakoarotia e ia to ratou ngakau kia kino ki tana iwi, kia mahi lhianga ki ana pononga.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26 I tonoa e ia a Mohi, tana pononga, raua ko Arona, ko tana i whiriwhiri ai.
He sent Moses his servant; [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 Whakaputaina ana e raua ana tohu i waenganui i a ratou, he merekara i te whenua o Hama.
They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 I tukua e ia te pouri, a kua pouri: kihai ano ratou i whakakeke ki ana kupu.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 I whakaputaia ketia e ia o ratou wai hei toto; a mate ake i a ia a ratou ngohi.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 I whakangahue ake to ratou whenua i te poroka, i roto i nga whare moenga o o ratou kingi.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31 I whai kupu ia, a puta ana mai nga pokai namu: me te kutu i o ratou kainga.
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their coasts.
32 I tukua iho e ia ki a ratou te whatu hei ua, me te ahi mura ki to ratou whenua.
He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land.
33 I pakia ano e ia a ratou waina me a ratou piki; a whatiwhatiia ana e ia nga rakau o o ratou kainga.
He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 I korero ia, a puta ana mai te mawhitiwhiti me te moka, te taea te tatau.
He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35 A kainga katoatia ana nga otaota o to ratou whenua; pau ake nga hua o to ratou oneone.
And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 I whakamatea katoatia ano hoki e ia nga matamua o to ratou whenua, te muanga o to ratou kaha.
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 A whakaputaina mai ana ratou e ia, me te hiriwa, me te koura, kahore hoki he mea tuoi i roto i ana iwi.
He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and [there was] not one feeble [person] among their tribes.
38 Na hari ana a Ihipa i to ratou haerenga; i mau hoki to ratou wehi ki a ratou.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 I horahia e ia te kapua hei hipoki, me te ahi hei whakamarama i te po.
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40 I inoi ratou, a homai ana e ia te koitareke; a ka makona ratou i te taro o te rangi.
[The people] asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 I wahia e ia te kohatu, a ka pakaru mai nga wai: rere ana i nga wahi maroke, koia ano kei te awa.
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
42 I mahara hoki ia ki tana kuputapu, ki a Aperahama ano, ki tana pononga.
For he remembered his holy promise, [and] Abraham his servant.
43 A whakaputaina mai ana e ia tana iwi i runga i te hari, ana i whiriwhiri ai i runga i te koa.
And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with gladness:
44 A homai ana e ia ki a ratou nga whenua o nga tauiwi: a riro ana i a ratou nga mauiuitanga o te iwi;
And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 Kia puritia ai e ratou ana tikanga, kia mau ai ki ana ture. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

< Waiata 105 >