Waiata 35
1 Na Rawiri. E ngana, e Ihowa, ki te hunga e tohe ana ki ahau: whawhaitia te hunga e whawhai nei ki ahau.
A psalm of David. Oppose my opponents, Lord; fight those who are fighting against me.
2 Kia mau ki te whakangungu rakau, ki te puapua; whakatika hei awhina moku
Put your armor on, and pick up your shield. Get ready, come and help me.
3 Unuhia te tao, araia te ara o te hunga e whai nei i ahau: ki mai ki toku wairua, Ko ahau tou whakaoranga.
Draw your spear and your javelin, confront those who are chasing me. Tell me, “I am your salvation!”
4 Kia whakama, kia numinumi te hunga e whai ana kia whakamatea ahau: kia whakahokia ki muri, kia whakapoauautia te hunga e whakatakoto ana i te kino moku.
Shame them! Humiliate those who are trying to kill me! Turn them back! Disgrace those who are planning to hurt me!
5 Kia rite ratou ki te papapa e puhia ana e te hau; kia aia haeretia e te anahera a Ihowa.
Let them be like chaff blown by the wind; let the angel of the Lord drive them away.
6 Kia pouri to ratou ara, kia pahekeheke: kia whaia ratou e te anahera a Ihowa.
May their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord chasing them down.
7 Kahore hoki he rawa i huna ai e ratou te poka o ta ratou kupenga moku; he mea keri takekore kia mate ai ahau.
For no reason they set a net to catch me; for no reason they dug a pit to trap me.
8 Kia rokohanga poauautia ia e te ngaromanga; kia mau ano ko ia i tana kupenga i huna ai: kia taka ia ki taua tino ngaromanga.
Let disaster come on them suddenly; let the net they set catch them instead; let the pit they dug trap them instead.
9 A ka koa toku wairua ki a Ihowa, ka hari ki tana whakaoranga.
Then I will be glad in the Lord; I will be happy in his salvation.
10 Ka ki katoa oku wheua, E Ihowa, ko wai te rite mou, mo te kaiwhakaora o te iti i te tangata e kaha ake ana i a ia, ae o te iti, o te rawakore i tona kaipahua?
Every part of me will say, Who can compare to you, Lord? You rescue the weak from the strong; the poor and needy from robbers.
11 Whakatika ana nga kaiwhakapae teka: whakawakia ana ahau mo nga mea kihai nei ahau i matau atu.
Hostile witnesses stand up to testify against me, accusing me of crimes I don't know anything about.
12 Utua ana e ratou taku pai ki te kino, a whakatupu pani ana toku wairua.
They pay me back with evil instead of good. I feel like giving up.
13 Tena ko ahau, i a ratou e mate ana, he kahu taratara toku, waikauwere ana toku wairua, kihai i kai: a hoki mai ana taku inoi ki toku uma.
But when they were sick, I put on clothes of sackcloth in sympathy. I denied myself through fasting. May my prayer for them return to bless me too.
14 Ko toku ahua me te mea he hoa ia, he teina noku: kupapa noa iho ahau, ano he tangata e tangi ana ki tona whaea.
I was upset for them, as if they were my own friends or family; I bowed down in grief as if I was mourning my own mother.
15 I toku paheketanga ia koa ana ratou, huihui ana; huihui ana nga tangata kino noa iho hei hoariri moku, kihai ano ahau i mohio; haehae ana ratou i ahau, kihai hoki i mutu.
But when I was in trouble, they gathered around and laughed at me. Even strangers I don't know attacked me, constantly tearing me apart.
16 Rite tonu ki nga kaiwhakakata o nga hakari, tetea ana o ratou niho ki ahau.
Like irreligious people mocking a cripple they mock me and call me names, gnashing their teeth at me.
17 E te Ariki, kia pehea te roa o tau titiro kau mai? Whakaorangia toku wairua i a ratou whakangaromanga, taku e aroha nei, i nga raiona.
How long, Lord, will you sit by and just watch? Save me from their vicious attacks; defend the only life I have from these lions.
18 Ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe i roto i te whakaminenga nui, ka whakamoemiti ki a koe i roto i te iwi maha.
Then I will thank you in front of the whole congregation and praise you in front of all the people.
19 Kei hari pokanoa ki ahau oku hoariri; kei whakakini te kanohi o te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.
Don't let my enemies take pleasure in my troubles, those people who hate me and tell lies about me, gloating over me for no reason.
20 Ehara hoki ta ratou i te korero mo te rangimarie; heoi kei te whakatakoto kupu tinihanga ratou mo te hunga ata noho o te whenua.
They are not looking for peace; they invent malicious and deceptive schemes against innocent peace-loving people.
21 Ina, hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, e ki ana, Ha, ha, kua kite to matou kanohi.
They open their mouths wide to make accusations against me, saying, “Look! Look! We saw it with our own eyes!”
22 Kua kite koe, e Ihowa: kaua ra e wahangu; e te Ariki, kei matara i ahau.
But Lord, you've seen all this! Say something! Don't give up on me, Lord!
23 Oho ake, e ara ki te whakarite i toku whakawa, ki taku tautohe, e toku Atua, e toku Ariki.
Wake up! Get up and defend me, my Lord and my God! Take up my case and make sure justice is done!
24 Kia rite ki tou tika te whakarite moku, e Ihowa, e toku Atua: kei koa ano ratou ki ahau.
Vindicate me, my Lord and my God, because you are just and right. Don't let them gloat over me.
25 Kei mea ratou i roto i o ratou ngakau, Ha, ko ta matou tena i pai ai: kei mea ratou, Kua horomia ia e tatou.
Don't let them say to themselves, “Look! We got what we wanted!” Don't let them say, “We completely destroyed him!”
26 Kia whakama, kia numinumi ngatahi, te hunga e koa ana ina he ahau: kia whakakakahuria ki te whakama, ki te numinumi, te hunga e whakakake ana ki ahau.
Make them totally ashamed, all those who are happy for the trouble I'm in. Let those who are celebrating over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
27 Kia hamama i te hari, kia koa te hunga e pai ana ki taku mahi tika: ae, kia mea tonu, kia whakanuia a Ihowa e whakapai nei ki te ora o tana pononga.
Instead let those who are pleased I've been vindicated celebrate and shout for joy. Let them always say, “How great is the Lord! He is happy when his servants live in peace and have what they need.”
28 A ka korerotia e toku arero tau mahi tika, me te whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra roa.
I will tell others about your character of truth and right, praising you all day long!
