Waiata 77
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi, ki a Ierutunu. He himene na Ahapa. Ki te Atua toku reo, e karanga nei ahau, ki te Atua toku reo, a tera e tahuri mai tona taringa ki ahau.
I cry out to God; I cry aloud to him, and he hears me.
2 I rapu ahau ki te Ariki i te ra o toku pouri: maro tonu toku ringa i te po, kihai ano i pepeke; kihai toku wairua i pai kia whakamarietia.
Whenever have trouble, I pray to the Lord; all during the night I lift up my hands while I pray, [but] nothing causes me to be comforted.
3 E mahara ana ahau ki te Atua, a e pouri ana: kei te whakaaroaro, a ngaro iho toku wairua. (Hera)
When I think about God, I (despair/think that he will never help me); when I meditate about him, I am discouraged.
4 E puritia ana e koe oku kanohi kia mataara tonu; he pouri ahau, te ahei te korero.
[All during the night] he prevents me from sleeping; I am very worried, with the result that I do not know what to say.
5 Ka hoki oku whakaaro ki nga ra onamata, ki nga tau o tua iho.
I think about days that have passed; I remember [what happened in] previous years.
6 E whakamahara ana ahau ki taku waiata i te po, e korerorero ana ki toku ngakau e rapurapu ana toku wairua.
I spend the whole night thinking [about things]; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:
7 Tera ranei te Ariki e panga tonu ake ake? A heoi ano ranei ana manakohanga mai?
“Will the Lord always reject us? Will he never again be pleased with us?
8 Kua kahore ranei tana mahi tohu mo ake tonu atu? Kua whati ranei tana kupu a ake ake?
Has he stopped faithfully loving us? Will he not do for us what he promised to do?
9 Kua wareware ranei te Atua ki te atawhai? Kua riri ranei ia, a tutakina atu ana e ia tona aroha? (Hera)
God promised to be merciful to us; has he forgotten that? Because he is angry [with us], has he decided to not be kind to us?”
10 Na ka mea ahau, Ko toku ngoikore tenei: otira ka mahara ahau ki nga tau o te ringa matau o te Runga Rawa.
Then I said, “What causes me to be [very] sad is that [it seems that] God, who is greater than any other god, is no longer powerful.”
11 Ka mahara ahau ki nga mahi a Ihowa; ae ra, ka mahara ahau ki au mea whakamiharo o tua iho.
[But then], Yahweh, I recall/remember your great deeds; I remember the wonderful things that you did in the past.
12 Ka whakaaro hoki ahau ki au meatanga katoa, ka purakau ki au mahi.
I meditate on all that you have done, and I think about your mighty acts.
13 E te Atua, kei te wahi tapu tou ara: ko wai te atua nui hei rite ki te Atua?
God, everything that you do is holy; there is certainly no god [RHQ] who is great like you are!
14 Ko koe te Atua e mahi nei i nga mea whakamiharo: kua whakapuakina e koe tou kaha i waenganui o nga iwi.
You are God, the one who performs miracles; you showed to people of many people-groups that you are powerful.
15 Hokona ana e tou ringa tau iwi, nga tama a Hakopa raua ko Hohepa. (Hera)
By your power [MTY] you rescued your people [from Egypt]; you saved those who were descendants of Jacob and [his son] Joseph.
16 I kite nga wai i a koe, e te Atua i kite nga wai i a koe, mataku ana: i oho ano nga rire.
[It was as though] the waters [of the Red Sea] saw you and became very afraid, and even the deepest part of the water shook.
17 Ringihia ana he wai e nga kapua, puaki ana te haruru o nga rangi: rererere ana au pere.
Rain poured down from the clouds [PRS]; it thundered [very loudly] [PRS], and lightning flashed in all directions.
18 I roto i te awhiowhio te haruru o tau whatitiri: marama noa te ao i nga uira; wiri ana te whenua, oioi ana.
Thunder crashed in the whirlwind, and lightning (lit up/flashed across) the entire sky [HYP]; the earth shook violently [DOU].
19 I te moana tou ara, i nga wai nui tou huarahi, e kore ano e kitea ou takahanga.
[Then] you walked through the sea on a path that you made through the deep water, but your footprints could not be seen.
20 He mea arahi e koe tau iwi ano he kahui, ara e te ringa o Mohi raua ko Arona.
You led your people like [a shepherd leads his] flock [of sheep], while Moses and Aaron were the leaders [of your people].
