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 leader of the music. To the tune of “The hind of the morning.” A psalm of David.” My God, my God! why hast thou forsaken me? Why so far from mine aid, and from the words of my cry?
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 during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.
3 Otiia he tapu koe, kei nga whakamoemiti a Iharaira tou nohoanga.
And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid 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 save them.
5 I karanga ratou ki a koe, a kua ora; i whakawhirinaki ki a koe, a kihai i whakama.
They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
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; The reproach of men, and the scorn 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 who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.
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 in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since 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.
Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon 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.
Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!
11 Kei mamao atu i ahau, e tata ana hoki te he, kahore hoki he kaiawhina.
Oh, 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 surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
13 E hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, ano he raiona e haehae ana, e hamama ana.
They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening and 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 become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.
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 an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to 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 surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me, —Like lions 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 can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.
18 E wehewehea ana oku kakahu mo ratou, e maka rota ana mo toku weruweru.
They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.
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! make haste to mine aid!
20 Whakaorangia toku wairua i te hoari, taku hoki e matenui nei i te kuri.
Deliver my life from the sword; My blood 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; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!
22 Ka korerotia e ahau tou ingoa ki oku teina, ka whakamoemititia koe e ahau i waenganui i te whakaminenga.
I will proclaim thy name to 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.
Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race 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 misery of the afflicted. Nor 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 afflicted shall eat, and be satisfied; They that seek the LORD shall praise him; Your hearts shall be glad for ever and 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 earth shall remember, and turn to Jehovah; All the families 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 Jehovah's; He is the governor of 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 shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Tera e mahi tetahi uri ki a ia; ka waiho ki te Ariki hei whakatupuranga.
The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.
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 declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.
