Waiata 18
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na te pononga a Ihowa, na Rawiri. Nana i whakahua nga kupu o tenei waiata ki a Ihowa i te ra i whakaorangia ai ia i te ringa o ona hoariri katoa, i te ringa ano o Haora. I mea ia, Ka aroha ahau ki a koe, e Ihow a, e toku kaha.
“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David, who spoke unto the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the power of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; And he said,” I ever love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2 Ko Ihowa toku kamaka, toku pa, toku kaiwhakaora; toku Atua, toku tino kamaka, e whakawhirinaki ai ahau; toku whakangungu rakau, te haona o toku whakaoranga, toku pourewa tiketike.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 Ka karanga ahau ki a Ihowa, e tika nei kia whakamoemititia: a ka ora i oku hoariri.
Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
4 I karapotia ahau e nga whakawiringa a te mate, a whakawehia ana ahau e nga waipuke o te kino.
The bonds of death encompassed me, and the floods of destruction made me afraid.
5 I karapotia ahau e nga whakawiringa a te reinga, i haukotia e nga mahanga a te mate. (Sheol h7585)
The bonds of hell encircled me: the snares of death seized on me. (Sheol h7585)
6 I karanga ahau ki a Ihowa i toku paweratanga, i hamama ki toku Atua: i whakarongo ia ki toku reo i roto i tona temepara, i tae ano taku hamama ki tona aroaro, ki ona taringa.
[When] in my distress I called upon the Lord, and unto my God I cried: he heard from his temple my voice, and my complaint came before him, even into his ears.
7 Na ka ngaueue te whenua, ka ru, wiri ana nga putake o nga maunga, ngaueue ana i tona riri.
Then shook and trembled the earth; and the foundations of the mountains were moved; and they were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 I kake he paowa i ona pongaponga, a kai ana te kapura a tona mangai, ngiha ana nga waro.
Smoke went up in his anger and consuming fire out of his mouth: coals flamed forth from him.
9 I whakapingoretia e ia nga rangi, a heke iho ana, a i raro te pouri matotoru i ona waewae.
And he bent the heavens, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet:
10 I eke ia ki runga ki te kerupa, a rere ana: ae, i rere omaki ia i runga i nga parirau o te hau.
And he rode upon a cherub, and flew along, and he flitted by upon the wings of the wind.
11 I meinga e ia te pouri hei wahi ngaro mona, hei teneti i tetahi taha ona, i tetahi taha; ko te pouritanga o nga wai, ko nga kapua matotoru o te rangi.
He made darkness his hiding-place, round about him as his pavilion, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12 I rere atu ona kapua metotoru i te wherikotanga o tona aroaro: te whatu, me nga waro kapura.
From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed away, [with] hail-stones and coals of fire.
13 I papa ano te whatitiri a Ihowa i nga rangi, a puaki ana te reo o te Runga Rawa; he whatu, he waro kapura.
And the Lord thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered forth his voice, [with] hail-stones and coals of fire.
14 I kokiritia e ia ana pere, a marara ana ratou: ae, i koperea hoki e ia te tini uira, a whati ana ratou.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Katahi ka kitea nga takere o nga wai, a ka takoto kau nga putake o te ao i tau whakatupehupehutanga, e Ihowa, i te whengunga o te manawa o ou pongaponga.
And then were seen the channels of the waters, and there were laid open the foundations of the world, through thy rebuke, O Lord, through the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 I tono karere mai ia i runga, ka mau ki ahau; toia ake ahau e ia i roto i nga wai maha.
He stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from mighty waters.
17 Nana ahau i ora ai i toku hoariri kaha, i te hunga e kino ana ki ahau; he kaha rawa hoki ratou i ahau.
He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, and from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.
18 I huakina tatatia ahau e ratou i te ra o toku matenga; ko Ihowa ia toku whakawhirinakitanga.
They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay.
19 I whakaputaina ahau e ia ki te wahi nui, i whakaorangia ahau e ia; he ahuareka nona ki ahau.
And he brought me forth into a large space; he delivered me, because he had delight in me.
20 Rite tonu ki taku mahi tika ta Ihowa utu ki ahau: rite tonu ki te ma o oku ringa tana i whakahoki ai ki ahau.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
21 Moku i pupuri i nga ara o Ihowa, a kihai i he, i whakarere i toku Atua.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 Kei mua tonu hoki i ahau ana whakaritenga katoa, kihai ano i whakamataratia atu i ahau ana tikanga.
For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes had I not put away from me.
23 Tapatahi tonu hoki toku whakaaro ki tona aroaro, a i tiaki ahau i ahau kei kino.
I was also upright with him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
24 Na ka homai e Ihowa he utu ki ahau, rite tonu ki toku tika, ki te ma o oku ringa i tona aroaro.
Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.
25 He tangata atawhai, ka atawhai hoki koe; he tangata tika, ka tika hoki koe.
With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright;
26 He tangata ma, ka ma hoki koe; he tangata whakakeke, ka whakakeke hoki koe.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
27 E whakaorangia hoki e koe te iwi ngakau mamae; ka whakahokia ano e koe ki raro nga kanohi whakakake.
For thou wilt indeed save the afflicted people; but haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
28 Mau hoki e whakau taku rama: ma Ihowa, ma toku Atua, e whakamarama toku pouri.
For thou wilt cause my light to shine: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 Nau hoki ahau i rere ai na waenganui atu i te ropu: na toku Atua hoki i pekea ai e ahau te taiepa.
For [aided] by thee I run through a troop; and [helped] by my God I leap over a wall.
30 Tena ko te Atua, tika tonu tona ara: kua oti tana kupu te whakamatau; he whakangungu rakau ia ki te hunga katoa e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia.
As for God, —his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a shield to all those that trust in him.
31 Ko wai oti te Atua, ki te kahore a Ihowa? Ko wai hoki he kamaka, ki te kahore to tatou Atua?
For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock beside our God?
32 Ko te Atua, nana ahau i whitiki ki te kaha, i mea kia tino tika toku ara.
He is the God that girdeth me with strength, and rendereth my way unobstructed.
33 Ko ia hei mea i oku waewae kia rite ki o te hata: mana hoki ahau e whakatu ki runga ki oku wahi tiketike.
He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high-places he causeth me to stand.
34 Ko ia hei whakaako i oku ringa ki te whawhai, a whati ana te kopere parahi i oku ringa.
He teacheth my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
35 Kua homai ano e koe ki ahau te whakangungu rakau o tau whakaoranga: puritia ana ahau e tou ringa matau whakanuia ana e tou whakaaro mahakai.
And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me: and thy meekness hath made me great.
36 I whakanuia e koe oku takahanga i raro i ahau; te paheke oku waewae.
Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
37 Ka arumia e ahau oku hoariri, mau iho i ahau; e kore ahau e tahuri mai, a ngaro noa ratou.
I pursue my enemies, and overtake them; and I return not again till I have made an end of them.
38 Maru ana ratou i ahau, te kaha te whakatika: hinga ana ki raro i oku waewae.
I crush them that they are not able to rise: they fall under my feet.
39 Nau hoki ahau i whitiki ki te kaha mo te whawhai: piko ana i a koe ki raro i ahau te hunga e whakatika mai ana ki ahau.
For thou hast girded me with strength for the war: thou subduest my opponents under me.
40 Kua meinga e koe kia tahuri mai nga tuara o oku hoariri ki ahau, kia hautopea ai e ahau te hunga e kino ana ki ahau.
And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; and those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
41 I karanga ratou, heoi kahore he kaiwhakaora: ki a Ihowa, otira kihai i whakahoki kupu ki a ratou.
They cry, but there is none to help; unto the Lord, —but he answereth them not.
42 Na ka tukia ratou e ahau a rite noa ratou ki te puehu e puhia ana e te hau: akiritia atu ana ratou ki waho, ano he paru no te huarahi.
And I beat them small as the dust before the wind: like the dirt in the streets do I cast them out.
43 Kua whakaorangia ahau e koe i nga ngangautanga a te iwi; kua meinga e koe hei rangatira mo nga tauiwi: hei apa moku te iwi kahore i matauria e ahau.
Thou deliverest me from the contests of the people; thou appointest me to be the head of nations: a people that I know not shall serve me.
44 Kia rongo kau te taringa ki ahau, ka kakama tonu mai ratou ki ahau; ko nga tangata iwi ke ngohe kau ki ahau.
As soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient to me: the children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me.
45 Ka memeha haere nga tangata iwi ke: ka puta wehi mai hoki i roto i o ratou kuhunga.
The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth trembling out of their close places.
46 E ora ana a Ihowa; kia whakapaingia hoki toku kamaka, kia whakanuia te Atua o toku whakaoranga:
The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation;
47 Ko te Atua, mana nei e rapu he utu moku, mana e pehi nga iwi ki raro i ahau.
The God that granteth me vengeance, and subdueth nations under me;
48 Mana ahau e mawhiti ai i oku hoariri, ae ra, mau ahau e mea kia teitei ake i te hunga e whakatika mai ana ki ahau; ka whakaorangia ahau e koe i te tangata tutu.
That delivereth me from my enemies: also above my opponents thou liftest me up; thou deliverest me from the man of violence.
49 Mo konei ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe, e Ihowa, i waenganui i nga tauiwi: ka himene ki tou ingoa.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee among the nations, O Lord, and unto thy name will I sing praises, —
50 He nui nei tana whakaora i tana kingi; e whakaputa aroha ana ki tana tangata i whakawahi ai, ki a Rawiri ratou ko ona uri ake ake.
[To him] that maketh great the salvation of his king, and who sheweth kindness to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever.
