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.
BY DAVID. Strive, YHWH, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,
2 Kia mau ki te whakangungu rakau, ki te puapua; whakatika hei awhina moku
Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
3 Unuhia te tao, araia te ara o te hunga e whai nei i ahau: ki mai ki toku wairua, Ko ahau tou whakaoranga.
And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, “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.
They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.
5 Kia rite ratou ki te papapa e puhia ana e te hau; kia aia haeretia e te anahera a Ihowa.
They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of YHWH driving away.
6 Kia pouri to ratou ara, kia pahekeheke: kia whaia ratou e te anahera a Ihowa.
Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of YHWH—their pursuer.
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 without cause they hid their net [in] a pit for me, Without cause they dug for my soul.
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.
Desolation meets him—he does not know, And his net that he hid catches him, He falls into it for desolation.
9 A ka koa toku wairua ki a Ihowa, ka hari ki tana whakaoranga.
And my soul is joyful in YHWH, It rejoices 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?
All my bones say, “YHWH, who is like You, Delivering the poor from the [one] stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.”
11 Whakatika ana nga kaiwhakapae teka: whakawakia ana ahau mo nga mea kihai nei ahau i matau atu.
Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
12 Utua ana e ratou taku pai ki te kino, a whakatupu pani ana toku wairua.
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
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.
And I—in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled my soul with fastings, And my prayer returns to my bosom.
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.
As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I habitually walked, As a mourner for a mother, I have bowed down mourning.
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.
And they have rejoiced in my halting, And have been gathered together, The strikers were gathered against me, And I have not known, They have torn, and they have not ceased;
16 Rite tonu ki nga kaiwhakakata o nga hakari, tetea ana o ratou niho ki ahau.
With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing their teeth against 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.
Lord, how long do You behold? Keep my soul back from their desolations, My only one from young 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.
I thank You in a great assembly, I praise You among a mighty people.
19 Kei hari pokanoa ki ahau oku hoariri; kei whakakini te kanohi o te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.
Do not let my enemies rejoice over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
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.
For they do not speak peace, And against the quiet of the land, They devise deceitful words,
21 Ina, hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, e ki ana, Ha, ha, kua kite to matou kanohi.
And they enlarge their mouth against me, They said, “Aha, aha, our eye has seen.”
22 Kua kite koe, e Ihowa: kaua ra e wahangu; e te Ariki, kei matara i ahau.
You have seen, O YHWH, Do not be silent, O Lord—do not be far from me,
23 Oho ake, e ara ki te whakarite i toku whakawa, ki taku tautohe, e toku Atua, e toku Ariki.
Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
24 Kia rite ki tou tika te whakarite moku, e Ihowa, e toku Atua: kei koa ano ratou ki ahau.
Judge me according to Your righteousness, O YHWH my God, And they do not rejoice 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.
They do not say in their heart, “Aha, our desire.” They do not say, “We swallowed him up.”
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.
They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.
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.
They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they continually say, “YHWH is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.”
28 A ka korerotia e toku arero tau mahi tika, me te whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra roa.
And my tongue utters Your righteousness, All the day Your praise!
