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.” Contend, O LORD! with them that contend with me! Fight against them that fight against me!
2 Kia mau ki te whakangungu rakau, ki te puapua; whakatika hei awhina moku
Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up 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.
Draw forth the spear and the axe against my persecutors; Say to me, “I am thy 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.
May they be confounded and put to shame, who seek my life; May they be turned back with disgrace, who devise my hurt!
5 Kia rite ratou ki te papapa e puhia ana e te hau; kia aia haeretia e te anahera a Ihowa.
May they be like dust before the wind; May the angel of the LORD drive them!
6 Kia pouri to ratou ara, kia pahekeheke: kia whaia ratou e te anahera a Ihowa.
May their way be dark and slippery, And may the angel of the LORD pursue them!
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 have laid for me a snare; Without cause they have digged for me a pit.
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.
May unforeseen destruction come upon them! May the snare which they have laid lay hold on themselves, And may they fall into destruction!
9 A ka koa toku wairua ki a Ihowa, ka hari ki tana whakaoranga.
Then shall my soul rejoice in the LORD; It shall exult in his protection.
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 shall say, Who, O LORD! is like thee, Who dost rescue the afflicted from the oppressor, The afflicted and destitute from the spoiler?
11 Whakatika ana nga kaiwhakapae teka: whakawakia ana ahau mo nga mea kihai nei ahau i matau atu.
False witnesses have risen up; They charge me with that which has not entered my mind.
12 Utua ana e ratou taku pai ki te kino, a whakatupu pani ana toku wairua.
They repay me evil for good; They cause bereavement to 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 yet I, during their sickness, clothed myself with sackcloth, And afflicted myself with fasting; And my prayer was turned 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.
I behaved myself as if he had been my friend or brother; I bowed down in sadness, as one mourning for his 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 at my fall they rejoice, and gather themselves together; Revilers whom I know not assemble themselves against me; They tear me without ceasing.
16 Rite tonu ki nga kaiwhakakata o nga hakari, tetea ana o ratou niho ki ahau.
With base men who mock for their bread, They gnash at me with their teeth.
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, O LORD! wilt thou look on? O rescue my life from the destruction they plot for me; My precious life from these 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 will thank thee in the great assembly! Before a numerous people I will praise thee.
19 Kei hari pokanoa ki ahau oku hoariri; kei whakakini te kanohi o te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.
Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully triumph over me; Let them not wink with the eye, who hate me without cause!
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 speak not peace; They devise deceit against them that are quiet in the land.
21 Ina, hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, e ki ana, Ha, ha, kua kite to matou kanohi.
Yea, they open their mouths wide against me; They say, “Aha, aha! our eyes seeth it.”
22 Kua kite koe, e Ihowa: kaua ra e wahangu; e te Ariki, kei matara i ahau.
Thou seest it, O LORD! be not silent! O LORD! be not far from me!
23 Oho ake, e ara ki te whakarite i toku whakawa, ki taku tautohe, e toku Atua, e toku Ariki.
Arouse thyself; awake for my defence! My God and my Lord, awake to my cause!
24 Kia rite ki tou tika te whakarite moku, e Ihowa, e toku Atua: kei koa ano ratou ki ahau.
Judge me according to thy righteousness, O Jehovah, my God! Let them not triumph 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.
Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha! we have our wish!” Let them not say, “We have 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.
May they all be confounded and brought to shame, Who rejoice at my calamity! May they be clothed with ignominy and disgrace, Who exalt 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.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; Let them ever say, “The LORD be praised, Who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant!”
28 A ka korerotia e toku arero tau mahi tika, me te whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra roa.
So shall my tongue speak of thy righteousness, And daily repeat thy praise.
