Waiata 37
1 Na Rawiri. Kaua e mamae ki te hunga kino, kaua e hae ki nga kaimahi i te he.
“Of David.” Do not fret thyself because of the evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 No te mea ka hohoro ratou te kotia, te peratia me te tarutaru, a ka memenga me he otaota hou.
For like the grass they shall soon be mowed down, and like the green herb shall they wither.
3 Whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa, mahia te pai; e noho ki te whenua, a e aru i muri i te pono.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.
4 Whakaahuareka ki a Ihowa, a ka homai e ia ki a koe ta tou ngakau i hiahia ai.
And delight thyself in the Lord, and he will give thee the wishes of thy heart.
5 Tukua tou ara ki a Ihowa; whakawhirinaki hoki ki a ia, a mana e mahi.
Commit thy way unto the Lord, and trust in him: and he will accomplish it.
6 Mana hoki e whakaputa tou tika, ano he marama, ou ritenga me te mea ko te ra e tu ana.
And he will bring forth as the light thy righteousness, and the justice of thy [cause] as the noonday.
7 Okioki ki a Ihowa, tatari marie ki a ia: kei mamae ki te tangata e tere ana i tona ara, ki te tangata e taea ana e ia nga whakaaro kino.
Be silent before the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who practices wicked devices.
8 Kati te riri, whakarerea hoki te arita; kei mamae koe, kei takina kia mahi i te kino.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 No te mea ka hatepea atu te hunga kino: ko te hunga ia e tatari ana ki a Ihowa, ka riro i a ratou te whenua.
For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, these—shall truly inherit the land.
10 Kia potopoto ake nei hoki, a ka kore noa iho te hunga kino: ae ra, ka ata tirohia e koe tona wahi, a kore kau noa iho ia.
For yet but for a little while, and the wicked shall be no more: yea, thou wilt look carefully at his place, and he shall not be there.
11 Na ka riro te whenua i te hunga mahaki; a ka hari ratou i te roa o te ata noho.
But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves because of the abundance of peace.
12 E whakangarahu ana te tangata kino mo te tangata tika: pakiri ana ona niho ki a ia.
The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.
13 Ka kata te Ariki ki a ia, no te mea ka kite ia e tata ana tona ra.
The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 Kua unuhia te hoari e te hunga kino, kua piko ta ratou kopere, hei turaki i te ware, i te rawakore, hei kohuru i te hunga e tika ana, i te ara.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cause the poor and needy to fall, and to slaughter such as are of an upright course [of life].
15 Ka tapoko ta ratou hoari ki o ratou ngakau: a ka whatiia a ratou kopere.
[But] their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 Engari te wahi iti a te tangata tika i nga taonga o nga tangata kino tokomaha.
Better is the little that the righteous hath, than the great riches of many wicked.
17 Ka whatiia hoki nga ringa o te hunga kino: u tonu ia i a Ihowa te hunga tika.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the upholder of the righteous is the Lord.
18 E matau ana a Ihowa ki nga ra o te hunga tika: a ka pumau to ratou kainga ake ake.
The Lord regardeth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall endure for ever.
19 E kore ratou e whakama i te wa o te he, ka makona ano ratou i nga ra o te hemokai.
They shall not be made ashamed in the time of unhappiness; and in the days of famine shall they be satisfied.
20 Ka ngaro ia te hunga kino, a ka rite nga hoariri o Ihowa ki te momona o te tarutaru: ka mahea atu ratou; ka mahea atu me he paowa.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the beauty of the meadow: they pass away; in smoke they pass away.
21 E tango ana te tangata kino i te taonga tarewa, kahore hoki ana utu: ko te tangata tika ia he aroha tona, he homai.
The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; but the righteous is beneficent, and giveth.
22 Ka riro hoki te whenua i ana e manaaki ai; ka hatepea ano ana e kanga ai.
For those blessed of him shall inherit the land; and those cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 Ka u i a Ihowa nga hikoinga o te tangata tika; e paingia ana hoki e ia tona ara.
By the Lord are the steps of the righteous man established; and he findeth pleasure in his course [of life].
24 Ahakoa hinga, e kore e tino takoto rawa; ka u hoki ia i te ringa o Ihowa.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth his hand.
25 He tamariki ahau i mua, a kua koroheke nei, heoi, kahore ahau i kite i te tangata tika e whakarerea ana, i ona uri hoki e pinono taro ana.
I have been young, and I am also grown old: yet have I never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking for bread.
26 I te ra roa he atawhai tonu tana, he ohaoha: ka manaakitia hoki ona uri.
He is all the time beneficent, and lendeth: and his seed will be for a blessing.
27 Whakarerea te kino, mahia te pai, ka noho tonu ai.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 E aroha ana hoki a Ihowa ki te ritenga pai: e kore ano e whakarere i tana hunga tapu; e tiakina tonutia ana ratou ake ake; ka hatepea atu ia nga uri o te hunga kino.
For the Lord loveth justice, and never forsaketh his pious servants: they are for ever preserved; but the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
29 Ka riro te whenua i te hunga tika, ka nohoia hoki a reira e ratou ake ake.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell for ever therein.
30 He kupu mohio ta te mangai o te tangata tika; he ritenga pai ta tona arero e korero ai.
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just.
31 Kei tona ngakau te ture a tona Atua; e kore e paheke tetahi o ona hikoinga.
The law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slip.
32 E tau ana te titiro a te tangata kino ki te tangata tika, a e whai ana kia whakamatea ia.
The wicked looketh out for the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 E kore a Ihowa e whakarere i a ia ki tona ringa: e kore ano ia e whakatau he ki a ia ina whakawakia.
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, and will not condemn him when he is judged.
34 Taria a Ihowa, kia mau ki tana ara, a ka whakanuia koe e ia, ka whakawhiwhia hoki ki te whenua: e hatepea atu te hunga kino, ka kite koe.
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, shalt thou look on.
35 I kite ahau i te tangata kino e kake ana, e tautorotoro ana me te rakau matomato i tona oneone tupu.
I have seen the wicked terrible in power, and striking root like a green tree in its native soil.
36 Heoi, pahure noa ake tetahi, a kore kau noa iho; ae, i rapua ia e ahau, a kihai i kitea.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was no more: and I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Waitohutia te tangata tika, tirohia iho te tangata kore he: no te mea he marie te tukunga iho ki taua tangata.
Observe the perfect man, and behold the upright; for there is a [happy] future for the man of peace.
38 Tena ko te hunga kino, ka ngaro ngatahi atu ratou: te tukunga iho ki te hunga kino, ka hatepea atu ratou.
But the transgressors are destroyed together: the future of the wicked is cut off.
39 Na Ihowa ia te whakaoranga o te hunga tika: ko ia to ratou pa kaha i te wa o te he.
And the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord: he is their strong-hold in the time of distress.
40 Ma Ihowa ratou e awhina, ko ia hoki hei tauarai mo ratou: ko ia hei tauarai mo ratou i te hunga kino, ka whakaorangia ratou e ia, mo ratou ka whakawhirinaki ki a ia.
And the Lord helpeth them, and delivereth them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; because they have put their trust in him.
