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.

MY heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

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 fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath 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 most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

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.

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

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.

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

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 right sceptre.

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 lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: 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.

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

9 Kei roto i au wahine honore nga tamahine kingi; kei tou matau te kuini e tu ana, no Opira te koura.

Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

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 consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own 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.

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

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 daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

13 Kei roto te tamahine a te kingi, he kororia kau, he mea whakairo ki te koura tona kakahu.

The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

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.

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

15 He hari, he koa ina kawea mai ratou; ka tomo ki te whare o te kingi.

With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.

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 shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in 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.

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.