Waiata 52
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He Makiri; na Rawiri, i a Roeke Eromi i haere, i whakaatu ki a Haora, i mea ki a ia, Kua tae a Rawiri ki te whare o Ahimereke. He aha koe ka whakapakari ai ki te kino, e te tangata nui? He pumau tonu te atawhai o te Atua.
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.” Why gloriest thou in mischief, thou man of violence? The goodness of God yet continueth daily.
2 E whakatakoto ana tou arero i nga mea nanakia, e mahi hianga ana, ano he heu koi.
Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!
3 E arohaina rawatia ana e koe te kino i te pai, te teka i te korero tika. (Hera)
Thou lovest evil more than good, And to lie more than to speak truth. (Pause)
4 E te arero hianga, e arohaina ana e koe nga kupu horomiti katoa.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue!
5 Ka whakangaro hoki te Atua i a koe ake tonu atu; ka tangohia atu koe e ia, ka takiritia atu i tou nohoanga, ka hutia atu hoki koe i te whenua o te ora. (Hera)
Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. (Pause)
6 E kite hoki te hunga tika, a ka wehi; ka kata hoki ki a ia, ka mea,
The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.
7 Inana, ko te tangata tenei kihai nei i waiho e ia te Atua hei kaha mona; otiia, whakawhirinaki ana ki te tini o ana taonga, whakapakari ana i runga i tana mahi kino.
“Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his wickedness!”
8 Ko ahau ia, e rite ana ki te oriwa matomato i roto i te whare o te Atua: ka whakawhirinaki ahau ki te mahi tohu a te Atua ake ake.
But I shall be like a green olive-tree in the house of God; I will trust in the goodness of God for ever and ever.
9 Ka whakamoemiti tonu ahau ki a koe, nau hoki tenei i mea: ka tumanako ano ki tou ingoa; he mea pai hoki, ki te aroaro o tau hunga tapu.
I will praise thee for ever for what thou hast done; I will trust in thy name, because it is good, Before the eyes of thy godly ones!
