Waiata 51
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri, i te taenga o Natana poropiti ki a ia, mo tona haerenga ki a Patehepa. Tohungia ahau, e te Atua, kia rite ki tou atawhai: kia rite ki tou aroha nui te murunga o oku he.
For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba. God, please be gracious to me, because of your trustworthy love, because of your infinite kindness please wipe away my sins.
2 Horoia rawatia toku kino: kia ma hoki toku hara.
Wash away all my guilt; cleanse me from my sin.
3 E whaki ana hoki ahau i aku mahi tutu: kei toku aroaro tonu toku hara.
I admit my rebellion; my sin always stares me in my face.
4 He hara ki a koe, ki a koe anake, toku; i meatia ano tenei he ki tou aroaro; kia tika ai koe i tau korerotanga, kia ma ai hoki ina whakawa.
I have sinned against you, you alone. I have done evil in your sight. So you are right in what you say, and fair when you judge.
5 Na i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino, i runga ano i te hara toku whakahaputanga ki roto ki toku whaea.
It's true that I was born guilty—sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Na ko tau e matenui ai ko te pono i nga wahi o roto, a ka whakaakona oku wahi ngaro e koe ki te whakaaro nui.
But you want truth on the inside; you teach me wisdom deep within.
7 Purea ahau ki te hihopa, a ka ma ahau; horoia ahau, a ka ma ke atu i te hukarere.
Purify me with hyssop so I can be clean; wash me so I can be whiter than snow.
8 Meinga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa, a ka whakamanamana nga iwi i whatiia nei e koe.
Please let me hear joy and happiness again; let the bones you have crushed be glad once more.
9 Huna tou mata ki oku hara; a murua katoatia oku kino.
Turn your face away from looking at my sins; please wipe away my guilt.
10 Hanga, e te Atua, he ngakau ma ki roto ki ahau: whakahoutia hoki ki roto ki ahau he wairua tika.
Create a pure mind in me, God, and make me trustworthy again.
11 Kaua ahau e maka i tou aroaro; kaua hoki tou wairua tapu e tangohia i ahau.
Don't expel me from your presence; don't take away your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Whakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tau whakaoranga: tautokona hoki ahau ki te wairua kakama.
Give me back the happiness of your salvation; help me to have a willing nature.
13 Ko reira ahau whakaako ai i au ara ki te hunga tutu; a ka tahuri te hunga hara ki a koe.
Then I will teach your ways to rebellious people, and these sinners will come back to you.
14 Whakaorangia ahau i te hara toto, e te Atua, e te Atua o toku whakaoranga, a ka waiatatia au mahi tika e toku arero.
God, please forgive me for the blood I have shed, God of my salvation, and I will sing for joy of your goodness.
15 Whakatuwheratia oku ngutu, e te Ariki; a ka puaki i toku mangai te whakamoemiti ki a koe.
Open my lips so I can speak your praise!
16 Kahore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu; penei kua hoatu e ahau: kahore koe e ahuareka ki te tahunga tinana.
For sacrifices don't make you happy, or I would bring one; burnt offerings aren't what pleases you.
17 Ko nga patunga tapu ma te Atua he wairua maru: e kore koe e whakahawea e te Atua, ki te ngakau maru, ki te ngakau iro.
The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.
18 Kia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona: hanga nga taiepa o Hiruharama.
Be kind to Zion, help the city; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Ko reira koe pai ai ki nga patunga tapu o te tika, ki nga tahunga tinana, he mea whakaeke katoa: ko reira ratou whakaeke ai i nga puru ki runga ki tou aata.
Then you will be pleased with sacrifices given in the right spirit, for all kinds of burnt offerings, and bulls sacrificed on your altar once more.
