Waiata 135
1 Whakamoemititia a Ihowa. Whakamoemititia te ingoa o Ihowa; whakamoemititia ia, e nga pononga a Ihowa.
Praise ye the LORD! Praise ye the name of the LORD! Praise him, O ye servants of the LORD!
2 E koutou e tu nei i roto i te whare o Ihowa, i nga marae o te whare o to tatou Atua.
Ye who stand in the house of the LORD, In the courts of the house of our God!
3 Whakamoemititia a Ihowa; he pai hoki a Ihowa; himene atu ki tona ingoa; he mea ahuareka hoki tena.
Praise ye the LORD, for the LORD is good; Praise his name, for he is kind!
4 Kua whiriwhiria hoki e Ihowa a Hakopa mana, a Iharaira hei tino taonga mona.
For the LORD chose Jacob for himself, And Israel for his own possession.
5 E matau ana hoki ahau he nui a Ihowa: kei runga atu hoki to tatou Ariki i nga atua katoa.
I know that the LORD is great; That our Lord is above all gods.
6 Ko nga mea katoa i pai ai a Ihowa, kua oti i a ia, i te rangi, i te whenua, i nga moana, i nga wahi hohonu katoa.
All that the LORD pleaseth, that he doeth, In heaven and upon earth, In the sea, and in all deeps.
7 Nana i pupu ake ai nga kohu i nga pito o te whenua: i hanga e ia nga uira mo te ua; e whakaputaina mai ana e ia te hau i roto i ona whare taonga.
He causeth the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings for the rain; He bringeth the wind from his store-houses.
8 Nana nei i patu nga matamua o Ihipa, a te tangata, a te kararehe;
He smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast.
9 I tonoa e ia he tohu, he merekara ki waenganui ou, e Ihipa: ki runga ki a Parao ratou ko ana pononga katoa.
He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt! Against Pharaoh and all his servants!
10 Nana i patu nga iwi maha, i whakamate nga kingi rarahi;
He smote many nations, And slew mighty kings;
11 A Hihona kingi o nga Amori, a Oka kingi o Pahana, me nga rangatiratanga katoa o Kanaana;
Sihon, the king of the Amorites, And Og, the king of Bashan, And all the kings of Canaan;
12 A homai ana e ia to ratou whenua hei kainga pumau, hei kainga pumau mo Iharaira, mo tana iwi.
And gave their land for an inheritance, For an inheritance to Israel, his people.
13 E Ihowa, pumau tonu tou ingoa, me tou maharatanga, e Ihowa, ki nga whakatupuranga katoa.
Thy name, O LORD! endureth for ever; Thy memorial, O LORD! to all generations!
14 Ka whakawa hoki a Ihowa mo tana iwi; a ka puta ke tona whakaaro ki ana pononga.
For the LORD judgeth his people, And hath compassion on his servants.
15 He hiriwa, he koura nga whakapakoko a nga tauiwi, he mahi na te ringa tangata.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.
16 He mangai o ratou, a kahore e korero: he kanohi o ratou, a kahore e kite:
They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not.
17 He taringa o ratou, a kahore e rongo: kahore ano he manawa i o ratou mangai.
They have ears, but they hear not; And there is no breath in their mouths.
18 Ka rite ki a ratou te hunga nana ratou i hanga; ae, me nga tangata katoa e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ratou.
They that make them are like them; So is every one that trusteth in them.
19 Whakapaingia a Ihowa, e te whare o Iharaira; whakapaingia a Ihowa, e te whare o Arona;
Praise the LORD, O house of Israel! Praise the LORD, O house of Aaron!
20 Whakapaingia a Ihowa, e te whare o Riwai; whakapaingia a Ihowa, e te hunga katoa e wehi ana i a Ihowa;
Praise the LORD, O house of Levi! Ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
21 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa i roto i Hiona, e noho nei i Hiruharama. Whakapaingia a Ihowa.
Praised be the LORD out of Zion, He that dwelleth in Jerusalem! Praise ye the LORD!
