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?

To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?

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

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

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

But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

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

Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

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

They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

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 no man; a reproach of men, and despised of 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 they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],

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

He trusted on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted 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.

But thou [art] he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother’s breasts.

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.

I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God from my mother’s belly.

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; for [there is] none to help.

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

Many bulls have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round.

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

They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

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 out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

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 cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into 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 have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

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

I may tell all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me.

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

They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

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

But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee 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 darling from the power of the dog.

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 lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

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

I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

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.

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

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 hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

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 [shall be] of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

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 meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

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 world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

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

For the kingdom [is] the LORD’s: and he [is] the governor among 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 [they that be] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

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

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

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

They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [this].