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 Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also 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 is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 Kia koa ia te hunga tika; kia hari i te aroaro o te Atua: ae ra, kia tino hari pu ratou.
But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
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! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!
5 Hei matua mo nga pani, hei kaiwhakarite mo nga pouaru, te Atua i tona nohoanga tapu.
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
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 sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
7 E te Atua, i tou haerenga atu i mua i tau iwi: i tou haerenga i te koraha; (Hera)
God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... (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.
The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai— at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 I taia mai, e koe, e te Atua, he ua nui; a i tou kainga e ruwha ana ka whakaukia e koe.
You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.
10 I noho tau whakaminenga ki reira: na tou pai, e te Atua, i mea kai ai koe ma nga rawakore.
Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
11 Ka homai e Ihowa te kupu: he ope nui nga wahine whakapuaki.
The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.
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 flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
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.
while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
14 I te whakamararatanga a te Kaha Rawa i nga kingi i reira, koia ano kei te hukarere o Taramono te ma.
When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.
15 He maunga Atua a Maunga Pahana; he maunga tiketike a Maunga Pahana.
The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
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.
Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there 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 tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
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 have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.
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)
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)
20 Ko to tatou Atua te Atua o te whakaoranga: na Ihowa ano, na te Ariki, nga putanga ake i te mate.
God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
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.
But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
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 again from Bashan, I will bring you again 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 you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
24 I kite ratou, e te Atua, i ou haerenga, i nga haerenga o toku Atua, o toku Kingi, i te wahi tapu.
They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25 Ko nga kaiwaiata i haere i mua, i muri ko nga kaiwhakatangi, i waenganui o nga kotiro e patupatu ana i nga timipera.
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,
26 Whakapaingia te Atua i roto i nga whakaminenga, te Ariki hoki, e nga mea i puta mai i te matapuna o Iharaira.
“Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”
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 is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the 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.
Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
29 Ka maua mai e nga kingi he hakari ki a koe, mo tou temepara i Hiruharama.
Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents 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 wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31 E puta mai nga rangatira i Ihipa: meake hohoro te totoro o nga ringa o Etiopia ki te Atua.
Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
32 Waiata ki te Atua, e nga rangatiratanga o te whenua: himene ki te Ariki: (Hera)
Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises 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.
to him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a 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 God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is 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.
You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
