Waiata 128

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka hari nga tangata katoa e wehi ana i a Ihowa: e haere ana i ana ara.

[A Song of Ascents.] Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways.

2 E kai hoki koe i te mahinga a ou ringa: e hari koe, a ka tau te pai ki a koe.

For you will eat the labor of your hands; you will be blessed, and it will be well with you.

3 E rite tau wahine ki te waina hua, i roto rawa i tou whare: au tamariki ki nga mahuri oriwa, i nga taha o tau tepu.

Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants, around your table.

4 Na he pera te manaaki mo te tangata e wehi ana i a Ihowa.

Look, thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD.

5 Ka Manaakitia koe e Ihowa i Hiona; a e kite koe i te pai o Hiruharama i nga ra katoa e ora ai koe.

May the LORD bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

6 Ae, e kite koe i nga tamariki a au tamariki. Kia mau te rongo ki a Iharaira.

Yes, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.