Waiata 68
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene, he waiata na Rawiri. Kia ara te Atua, kia marara ona hoariri: kia whati hoki i tona aroaro te hunga e kino ana ki a ia.
For the leader. Of David. A psalm. A song. God arises, his enemies scatter: they who hate him flee before him.
2 Aia atu ratou, peratia me te paowa e aia ana: kia rite ki te ware pi e rewa ana i te kapura te ngaromanga o te hunga kino i te aroaro o te Atua.
As smoke before wind is driven, as wax melts before fire, so before God vanish the wicked.
3 Kia koa ia te hunga tika; kia hari i te aroaro o te Atua: ae ra, kia tino hari pu ratou.
But the righteous rejoice in God’s presence, they exult with exceeding joy.
4 Waiata ki te Atua, himenetia tona ingoa; opehia ake he huanui mo tana hariata i nga koraha; tona ingoa ko IHA; kia hari hoki ki tona aroaro.
Sing to God, make music to his name, his name is the Lord, praise him who rides on the clouds, and exult in his presence.
5 Hei matua mo nga pani, hei kaiwhakarite mo nga pouaru, te Atua i tona nohoanga tapu.
Father of orphans, defender of widows, is God in his holy abode.
6 E whakanohoia ana e te Atua te mokemoke ki te whare; e whakaputaina ana e ia nga herehere ki te ora: ko te hunga tutu ia e noho i te wahi waikore.
God brings home the lonely, he leads forth the prisoner to comfort, so that none but the rebel lives cheerless.
7 E te Atua, i tou haerenga atu i mua i tau iwi: i tou haerenga i te koraha; (Hera)
God, when you went in front of your people in your march through the desert, (Selah)
8 I wiri te whenua, i tuturu iho ano nga rangi i te aroaro o te Atua; me taua Hinai ano i te aroaro o te Atua, o te Atua o Iharaira.
earth shook, the heavens poured rain at the presence of God, Sinai’s God at the presence of God, Israel’s God.
9 I taia mai, e koe, e te Atua, he ua nui; a i tou kainga e ruwha ana ka whakaukia e koe.
Rain in abundance, God, you did sprinkle, restoring the languishing land of your heritage.
10 I noho tau whakaminenga ki reira: na tou pai, e te Atua, i mea kai ai koe ma nga rawakore.
A dwelling therein your people found: in your goodness, O God, you did care for the poor.
11 Ka homai e Ihowa te kupu: he ope nui nga wahine whakapuaki.
The Lord spoke the glad tidings of victory, a great army of women proclaim it:
12 Whati rawa nga kingi o nga taua: a ko te wahine i noho i te whare, kei te tuwha i nga parakete.
“Kings of armies they flee, they flee, and the housewife divides the spoil:
13 I a koutou ka takoto noa i nga takotoranga hipi, he rite ki nga pakau o te kukupa kua paparuatia nei ki te hiriwa, ona hou ki te koura whero.
dove’s wings covered with silver and pinions with shimmer of gold,
14 I te whakamararatanga a te Kaha Rawa i nga kingi i reira, koia ano kei te hukarere o Taramono te ma.
set with stones, like snow upon Zalmon.”
15 He maunga Atua a Maunga Pahana; he maunga tiketike a Maunga Pahana.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan, a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16 He aha koutou ka titiro titaha ai, e nga maunga tiketike, ki te maunga i hiahiatia nei e te Atua kia nohoia e ia? ae, ka nohoia e Ihowa ake ake.
You high-peaked mountains, why look you askance at the mountain which God has desired for his home whereon the Lord will live forever?
17 Ko nga hariata a te Atua, e rua tekau mano, mano mano iho; kei roto i a ratou te Ariki, me te mea ko Hinai, ko te wahi tapu.
The chariots of God are twice ten thousand: the Lord came from Sinai, his holy place.
18 Kua kake koe ki runga, kua whakaraua e koe te whakarau: kua riro i a koe he ohaoha mo te tangata; ae, mo te hunga tutu ano, kia noho ai a Ihowa, te Atua ki a ratou.
You did mount the height with trains of your captives, and gifts that you had received from the people. The rebels shall live with the Lord God.
19 Kia whakapaingia te Ariki, e whakawaha nei i ta tatou pikaunga i tenei ra, i tenei ra, te Atua o to tatou whakaoranga. (Hera)
Blest be the Lord who sustains us daily, the God who is also our savior. (Selah)
20 Ko to tatou Atua te Atua o te whakaoranga: na Ihowa ano, na te Ariki, nga putanga ake i te mate.
Our God is a God who is savior. The ways of escape from death are known to the Lord God.
21 Ka maru ia i te Atua te matenga o ona hoariri: me te tumuaki huruhuru o te tangata e haere tonu ana i ana kino.
Yes, God will shatter the head of his foes the rough scalp of those who strut on in their sins.
22 I mea te Ariki, Ka whakahokia mai e ahau i Pahana, ka whakahokia mai e ahau taku iwi i nga rire o te moana:
The Lord said: “I will bring you home from Bashan, home from the depths of the sea,
23 Kia toua ai tou waewae ki te toto, kia whiwhi ai te arero o au kuri ki tana wahi o ou hoariri.
that your feet you may bathe in blood, and your dogs lick their share of the foe.”
24 I kite ratou, e te Atua, i ou haerenga, i nga haerenga o toku Atua, o toku Kingi, i te wahi tapu.
In the temple appear God’s triumphal processions, processions in praise of my king and my God,
25 Ko nga kaiwaiata i haere i mua, i muri ko nga kaiwhakatangi, i waenganui o nga kotiro e patupatu ana i nga timipera.
with singers in front, and minstrels behind, and maidens with timbrels between them, singing,
26 Whakapaingia te Atua i roto i nga whakaminenga, te Ariki hoki, e nga mea i puta mai i te matapuna o Iharaira.
“You of the well-spring of Israel, bless the Lord God in the dance.”
27 Kei reira a Pineamine, te whakaotinga, to ratou ariki, nga rangatira o Hura, me to ratou ropu, nga rangatira o Hepurona, me nga rangatira o Napatari.
There, in front, is Benjamin the little, the princes of Judah beside them, the princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.
28 Kua oti he kaha mou te whakahau iho e tou Atua: whakaukia, e te Atua, tau i mea ai mo matou.
God, show your strength, your godlike might, as you did in the past,
29 Ka maua mai e nga kingi he hakari ki a koe, mo tou temepara i Hiruharama.
from your temple that crowns Jerusalem. Kings shall bring tribute to you.
30 Riria te kirehe o nga kakaho, te huinga puru, me nga kuao kau a nga iwi, me te takahi i nga pihi hiriwa ki raro: whakamararatia nga iwi e ahuareka ana ki te whainga.
Rebuke the beast of the reed, the herd of bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Trample down the lovers of lies. Scatter the nations whose joy is in war.
31 E puta mai nga rangatira i Ihipa: meake hohoro te totoro o nga ringa o Etiopia ki te Atua.
May they come from Egypt with gifts of oil, Ethiopia haste with full hands to God.
32 Waiata ki te Atua, e nga rangatiratanga o te whenua: himene ki te Ariki: (Hera)
Sing to God, O you kingdoms of earth, make melody to the Lord. (Selah)
33 Ki a ia, ko tona hariata nei ko nga rangi o nga rangi, nonamata: na, ka puaki tona reo, he reo kaha.
Praise him who rides on the ancient heavens. See! He utters his voice, his mighty voice.
34 Waiho te kaha i te Atua, kei runga nei i a Iharaira tana mahi rangatira: kei nga kapua hoki tona kaha.
Ascribe strength to the God over Israel, whose strength and majesty live in the skies.
35 Ka wehingia koe, e te Atua, i roto i ou wahi tapu: ko te Atua o Iharaira te kaihomai i te kaha, i te mana, ki tona iwi. Whakapaingia te Atua.
Awe-inspiring is God in his holy place, it is Israel’s God who gives strength and might to his people. Blessed be God.
