Waiata 122

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. Na Rawiri. I koa ahau i ta ratou meatanga mai ki ahau; Tatou ka haere ki te whare o Ihowa.

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By David.” I was glad when they said to me, Let us go up to the house of the LORD!

2 E tu ana o matou waewae ki ou tatau, e Hiruharama:

Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Ko te hanganga o Hiruharama, rite tonu ki to te pa kua tuhonohonoa ki a ia ano.

Jerusalem, the rebuilt city! The city that is joined together!

4 Haereere ana ki reira nga iwi, nga iwi o Ihowa, ki to Iharaira whakaaturanga, ki te whakawhetai ki te ingoa o Ihowa.

Thither the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, according to the law of Israel, To praise the name of the LORD.

5 Kua whakaturia hoki ki reira nga torona whakawa, nga torona o te whare o Rawiri.

There stand the thrones of judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

6 Inoia he ata noho mo Hiruharama: ka whiwhi ki te pai te hunga e aroha ana ki a koe.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love thee!

7 Kia mau te rongo ki ou taiepa, me te pai ki ou whare kingi.

Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces!

8 He mea mo oku teina, mo oku hoa, taku e mea nei, Kia mau te rongo ki roto ki a koe.

For my brethren and companions' sake will I say, Peace be within thee!

9 He whakaaro ki te whare o Ihowa, o to tatou Atua, ka rapu ahau i te pai mou.

For the sake of the house of the LORD, our God, Will I seek thy good!