Waiata 115
1 Aua ki a matou, e Ihowa, aua ki a matou, engari me hoatu te kororia ki tou ingoa: whakaaroa tou aroha, tou pono.
Yahweh, people should praise [only] you [MTY]; they must praise you, not us, because you faithfully love us and always do what you have promised to do.
2 Kia mea koia nga tauiwi: Kei hea ianei to ratou Atua?
It is not right that [RHQ] [other] people-groups should say about us, “[They claim that] their God [is very powerful], but [if that is true], why does he not [help them]?”
3 Kei te rangi ia to matou Atua; kua meatia e ia nga mea katoa i pai ai ia.
Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants to!
4 He hiriwa a ratou whakapakoko, he koura, he mahi na te ringa tangata.
[But] their idols are only [statues made of] silver and gold, things that humans have made.
5 He mangai o ratou, a kahore e korero: he kanohi o ratou, a kahore e kite:
Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say [anything]; they have eyes, but they cannot see [anything].
6 He taringa o ratou, a kahore e rongo: he ihu o ratou, a kahore e hongi:
They have ears, but they cannot hear [anything]; they have noses, but they cannot smell [anything].
7 He ringa o ratou, a kahore e whawha: he waewae o ratou, a kahore e haere: kahore hoki o ratou korokoro e korero.
They have hands, but they cannot feel [anything]; they have feet, but they cannot walk, and they have throats but cannot [even] make any sounds!
8 Ka rite ki a ratou o ratou kaihanga; ae ra, te hunga katoa ano e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ratou.
The people who make those idols are [as powerless] as those idols, and those who trust in those idols [can accomplish nothing], just like their idols!
9 E Iharaira, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.
You, [my fellow] Israeli people, trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
10 E te whare o Arona, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.
You priests [MTY], trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
11 E te hunga e wehi ana i a Ihowa, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.
[All] you who revere Yahweh, trust in him! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
12 Kua mahara a Ihowa ki a tatou, mana tatou e manaaki: mana e manaaki te whare o Iharaira, mana e manaaki te whare o Arona.
Yahweh has not forgotten us; he will bless us Israeli people [MTY]! He will bless the priests,
13 Ka manaakitia e ia te hunga e wehi ana ki a Ihowa, te iti, te rahi.
and he will bless [all] those who revere him; he will bless important [people] and people [who are considered to be] unimportant, [everyone!]
14 Ka tapiritia ano e Ihowa ki a koutou, ki a koutou tahi ko a koutou tamariki.
I desire that Yahweh will give many children to you [my fellow-Israeli people], and to your descendants.
15 He manaakitanga koutou na Ihowa, na te kaihanga o te rangi, o te whenua.
I desire that Yahweh, the one who made heaven and the earth, will bless [all of] you!
16 Ko nga rangi, he rangi no Ihowa; ko te whenua ia, he mea homai nana ki nga tama a te tangata.
The [highest] heavens belong to Yahweh, but he gave [everything that is on] the earth to [us] people.
17 E kore nga tupapaku e whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa: me te hunga katoa ano e heke ana ki te wahangutanga.
Dead [people] are not [able to] praise Yahweh; when they descend into the place where dead people are, they are unable to speak and cannot praise him.
18 Ko matou ia ka whakapai ki a Ihowa aianei a ake ake. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.
But we [who are alive] will thank/praise him, now and forever. Praise Yahweh!
