Waiata 45
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He Homhanimi ma nga tama a Koraha. He Makiri, he waiata aroha. E pupuke ake ana te mea pai i roto i toku ngakau: ka korerotia e ahau aku i tito ai mo te kingi: he pene toku arero na te kaituhituhi hohoro.
Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved. My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.
2 Engari koe he ataahua i nga tama a te tangata: kua ringihia ou ngutu ki te ahuareka, na reira i manaakitia ai koe e te Atua ake ake.
Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
3 Whitikiria tau hoari ki tou huwha, e te Nui Rawa, tou kororia me tou honore.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.
4 Aratakina hoki tou hoiho i runga i tou honore, i te kaha, hei mea hoki mo te pono, mo te mahaki, mo te tika, a ma tou matau koe e whakaako ki nga mea whakamataku.
With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.
5 He koi au pere; ka hinga nga iwi ki raro i a koe; kei roto ratou i te ngakau o nga hoariri o te kingi.
Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king’s enemies.
6 He pumau, e te Atua, tou torona ake ake: he hepeta tika te hepeta o tou kingitanga.
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
7 Kua aroha koe ki te tika, kua kino ki te hara: na reira, nui atu i to ou hoa te whakawahinga a te Atua, a tou Atua i a koe ki te hinu o te hari.
Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 Ko tou kakahu katoa he kakara maira, he aroe, he kahia; ko nga mea aho, whakatangitangi o nga whare rei nana koe i whakaahuareka.
Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which
9 Kei roto i au wahine honore nga tamahine kingi; kei tou matau te kuini e tu ana, no Opira te koura.
The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.
10 Whakarongo, e ko, titiro, tahuri iho tou taringa: a kia wareware koe ki tou iwi, ki te whare ano o tou papa.
Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house.
11 Penei ka matenuitia e te kingi tou ataahua: ko ia hoki tou Ariki; a me koropiko ki a ia.
And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.
12 Ko reira ano te tamahine o Taira me te ohaoha: ka whai ano nga tangata taonga o te iwi kia manakohia e koe.
And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.
13 Kei roto te tamahine a te kingi, he kororia kau, he mea whakairo ki te koura tona kakahu.
All the glory of the king’s daughter is within in golden borders,
14 He mea whakapaipai ki te ngira tona kakahu e kawea ai ia ki te kingi: ka arahina ki a koe nga wahine, ona takahoa e whai ana i a ia.
Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.
15 He hari, he koa ina kawea mai ratou; ka tomo ki te whare o te kingi.
They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.
16 Ko au tamariki hei whakakapi mo ou matua: ka meinga ano ratou e koe hei kawana mo te whenua katoa.
Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
17 Ka meinga e ahau tou ingoa kia maharatia e nga whakatupuranga katoa: e whakamoemititia ai koe e nga iwi a ake ake.
They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
