Waiata 22

1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Airete Hahara. He himene na Rawiri. E toku Atua, e toku Atua, he aha koe i whakarere ai i ahau? he aha koe i matara atu ai ki te whakaora i ahau i nga kupu hoki o taku hamama?

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

2 E toku Atua, e karanga nei ahau i te awatea, heoi kahore koe e rongo, i te po ano kahore ahau e wahangu.

I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

3 Otiia he tapu koe, kei nga whakamoemiti a Iharaira tou nohoanga.

Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4 I whakawhirinaki o matou matua ki a koe, i whakawhirinaki, a whakaorangia ana e koe.

In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

5 I karanga ratou ki a koe, a kua ora; i whakawhirinaki ki a koe, a kihai i whakama.

They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

6 Ko ahau ia he toke, ehara i te tangata: e tawaia ana e te tangata, e whakahaweatia ana e te iwi.

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

7 Kataina iho ahau e te hunga katoa e kite ana i ahau, ko ana o ratou ngutu, ruru ana o ratou matenga, e ki mai ana,

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

8 Tukua atu koe ki a Ihowa, mana ia e whakaora: mana ia e whakaora, e pai ana hoki ia ki a ia.

“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

9 Nau ia ahau i whakawhanau mai i roto i te kopu, i mea hoki kia tumanako, i ahau i nga u o toku whaea.

Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

10 He mea whakarere atu ahau ki runga ki a koe no te kopu mai; ko koe toku Atua no te kopu mai ano o toku whaea.

From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

11 Kei mamao atu i ahau, e tata ana hoki te he, kahore hoki he kaiawhina.

Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

12 He tini nga puru e karapoti nei i ahau: e whakapaea ana ahau e nga mea kaha o Pahana.

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

13 E hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, ano he raiona e haehae ana, e hamama ana.

They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

14 Kua ringihia ahau, ano he wai, kua takoki katoa oku iwi; me te ware pi toku ngakau, e rewa ana i waenganui i oku whekau.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

15 Kua maroke toku kaha, ano he maramara rihi, piri tonu toku arero ki oku kauae; kua whakatakotoria ano ahau e koe ki te puehu o te mate.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

16 Kua karapotia nei hoki ahau e te kirehe, kua muia e te whakaminenga o nga tangata hara: kua pokaia e ratou oku ringa me oku waewae.

For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

17 E taea e ahau te tatau oku iwi katoa: e titiro mai ana ratou, e matakitaki ana ki ahau.

I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

18 E wehewehea ana oku kakahu mo ratou, e maka rota ana mo toku weruweru.

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

19 Kaua ra ia koe e matara atu, e Ihowa; e toku kaha, hohoro mai hei awhina moku.

But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

20 Whakaorangia toku wairua i te hoari, taku hoki e matenui nei i te kuri.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

21 Whakaorangia ahau i te mangai o te raiona: ae, i nga haona o nga kau maka kua whakahokia mai e koe he kupu ki ahau.

Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

22 Ka korerotia e ahau tou ingoa ki oku teina, ka whakamoemititia koe e ahau i waenganui i te whakaminenga.

I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

23 E te hunga e wehi ana ki a Ihowa, whakamoemiti ki a ia; whakakororiatia ia, e te uri katoa o Hakopa, kia wehi hoki ki a ia, e te uri katoa o Iharaira.

You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

24 Kihai hoki ia i whakahawea, kihai i whakarihariha ki te aue o te ngakau mamae; kihai ano i huna i tona mata ki a ia, engari i tana karangatanga ki a ia i whakarongo ia.

For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

25 Ko koe taku e whakamoemiti ai i waenganui o te whakaminenga nui, ka whakamana e ahau aku kupu taurangi ki te aroaro o te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia.

My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

26 Ka kai te hunga mahaki, a ka makona: ka whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa te hunga e rapu ana ki a ia; kia ora tonu o koutou ngakau, ake, ake.

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

27 E mahara nga pito katoa o te whenua, a ka tahuri ki a Ihowa: ka koropiko ano nga hapu katoa o nga iwi ki tou aroaro.

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

28 No Ihowa hokite rangatiratanga, ko ia ano te kawana i waenganui o nga iwi.

For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

29 Ka kai, a ka koropiko nga tangata tetere katoa o te whenua: ka tuohu ki tona aroaro te hunga katoa e heke ana ki te puehu; tae no ki te tangata kahore e ora i a ia tona wairua.

All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.

30 Tera e mahi tetahi uri ki a ia; ka waiho ki te Ariki hei whakatupuranga.

Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

31 E haere mai ratou, e kauwhau i tona tika ki te iwi e whanau a mua, he meatanga tenei nana.

They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.