Waiata 105
1 Whakawhetai ki a Ihowa, karanga atu ki tona ingoa: whakapuakina ana mahi ki waenganui o nga iwi.
Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
2 Waiata ki a ia, himene ki a ia: korerotia ana mahi whakamiharo katoa.
Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
3 Whakamanamana ki tona ingoa tapu: kia hari te ngakau o te hunga e rapu ana i a Ihowa.
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Rapua a Ihowa me tona kaha: rapua tonutia tona mata, ake ake.
Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Maharatia ana mahi whakamiharo i mahia e ia; ana merekara me nga whakaritenga a tona mangai,
Remember his marvelous works that he has 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.
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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 has remembered his covenant forever, 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;
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 A whakapumautia iho e ia hei tikanga ki a Hakopa, hei kawenata mau tonu ki a Iharaira.
and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; 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, “To you I will 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, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 I a ratou e haereere ana i tenei iwi ki tera atu iwi, i tetahi rangatiratanga ki tetahi iwi ke;
They went about from nation to nation, 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 allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 I mea ia, Kei pa ki aku i whakawahi ai: kei kino ki aku poropiti.
“Don’t touch my anointed ones! 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.
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 I tonoa e ia he tangata i mua i a ratou; i hokona a Hohepa hei pononga:
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 I whakamamaetia ona waewae ki te mekameka: takoto ana ia i te rino;
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 A puta noa tana kupu: whakamatautauria ana ia e te kupu a Ihowa.
until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.
20 I tono te kingi, a wetekina ana ia; ara te kingi o nga iwi, a tukua ana ia.
The king sent and freed him, even the ruler of peoples, 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 of his possessions,
22 Hei herehere i ana rangatira ua pai ia, hei ako i ana kaumatua ki te whakaaro.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders 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. Jacob lived 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.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
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 conspire against 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 performed miracles 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. They didn’t rebel against his words.
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 killed their fish.
30 I whakangahue ake to ratou whenua i te poroka, i roto i nga whare moenga o o ratou kingi.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31 I whai kupu ia, a puta ana mai nga pokai namu: me te kutu i o ratou kainga.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
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, with lightning 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 struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 I korero ia, a puta ana mai te mawhitiwhiti me te moka, te taea te tatau.
He spoke, and the locusts came with the grasshoppers, without number.
35 A kainga katoatia ana nga otaota o to ratou whenua; pau ake nga hua o to ratou oneone.
They ate up every plant in their land, and ate up 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 struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
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 out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his 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 had fallen on 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, 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.
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
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 waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 I mahara hoki ia ki tana kuputapu, ki a Aperahama ano, ki tana pononga.
For he remembered his holy word, 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.
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.
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;
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
45 Kia puritia ai e ratou ana tikanga, kia mau ai ki ana ture. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!
