Waiata 44
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi, ma nga tama a Koraha. He Makiri. E te Atua, kua rongo o matou taringa, kua korerotia ki a matou e o matou matua, nga mahi i mahia e koe i o ratou ra, i nga ra o mua.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:
2 Nau nga tauiwi i pana ki tou ringa, nau ratou i whakato: nau nga iwi i whiu, a whakamararatia ana ratou.
Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.
3 Ehara hoki i te mea, na ta ratou hoari i whiwhi ai ratou ki te whenua, ehara to ratou takakau i te mea i ora ai ratou: engari na tou matau, na tou takakau hoki, na te marama ano o tou mata, he pai hoki nou ki a ratou.
For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.
4 E te Atua, ko koe toku Kingi: whakahaua he whakaora mo Hakapa.
Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
5 Mau ka turaki ai matou i o matou hoariri; ma tou ingoa ka takahia ai e matou te hunga e whakatika ana ki a matou.
Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
6 E kore hoki ahau e whakawhirinaki ki taku kopere: e kore ano taku hoari e whakaora i ahau.
For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
7 Nau hoki matou i ora ai i o matou hoariri: nau ano i whakama ai te hunga i kino ki a matou.
But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
8 Ko te Atua ta matou e whakamanamana ai i te roa o te ra: ka whakamoemiti ano matou ki tou ingoa ake ake. (Hera)
Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
9 Otira kua panga nei matou e koe, kua meinga kia whakama: kahore hoki koe kia haere tahi me a matou taua.
But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
10 Kua meinga matou kia hoki whakamuri mai i te hoariri; kei te pahua ano i etahi ma ratou te hunga e kino ana ki a matou.
Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
11 Kua hoatu matou e koe, ano he hipi e kainga ana: kua marara ki roto ki nga tauiwi.
Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
12 E hokona ana e koe tau iwi, a hore he utu: kahore hoki koe e whiwhi rawa i te utu mo ratou.
Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
13 E meinga ana matou e koe hei tawainga ma o matou hoa kainga; hei whakahaweatanga, hei whakakatanga mai ma te hunga i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha o matou.
Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
14 E meinga ana matou e koe hei whakatauki ma nga tauiwi; hei rurutanga matenga ma nga iwi.
Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
15 Kei mua tonu i ahau toku whakama; kua taupokina ahau e te pawera o toku mata;
My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
16 I te reo o te kaitawai, o te kaikohukohu; i te hoariri, i te kairapu utu.
For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
17 Kua pa katoa tenei ki a matou; heoi kahore matou i wareware ki a koe, kihai ano i teka ki tau kawenata.
All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
18 Kahore to matou ngakau i tahuri whakamuri; kihai ano o matou hikoinga i peka ke i tau ara;
Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
19 I maru ai matou i a koe i te wahi o nga tarakona; a taupoki rawa ki te atarangi o te mate.
Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
20 Mehemea kua wareware matou ki te ingoa o to matou Atua, kua totoro ranei o matou ringa ki te atua ke;
If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
21 E kore ranei tenei e ata tirohia e te Atua? E matau ana hoki ia ki nga mea ngaro o te ngakau.
Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Mou nei hoki matou i patua ai i te ra roa nei: kiia iho matou he hipi e patua ana.
Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
23 E ara, he aha koe ka moe ai, e te Ariki? Whakatika, kaua matou e panga tonutia.
Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
24 He aha koe ka huna ai i tou mata? ka wareware ai ki to matou mamae, ki to matou tukinotanga?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
25 Kua piko nei hoki to matou wairua ki raro ki te puehu; piri rawa to matou kopu ki te whenua.
For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
26 E ara, hei awhina i a matou; kia mahara ki tou aroha, a hokona matou.
Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
