Waiata 81
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Kititi. Na Ahapa. Kia kaha te waiata ki te Atua, ki to tatou kaha: kia hari te hamama ki te Atua o Hakopa.
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
2 Whakahuatia te himene, maua mai ki konei te timipera, te hapa reka me te hatere.
Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
3 Whakatangihia te tetere i te kowhititanga marama, i te kinga o te marama, i to tatou ra hakari.
Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
4 Ko te tikanga hoki tenei ma Iharaira, he mea whakarite na te Atua o Hakopa.
For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 I whakatakotoria tenei e ia ma Hohepa hei whakaaturanga, i tona haerenga puta noa i te whenua o Ihipa: i rongo ai ahau ki reira i tetahi reo, kahore ahau i matau.
He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
6 I tangohia mai e ahau tona pokohiwi i te pikaunga: whakarerea ake e ona ringa te kete.
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
7 I karanga koe ki ahau i te pouritanga, a kua ora koe i ahau; i whakahoki kupu ahau ki a koe i te wahi ngaro o te whatitiri; i whakamatau i a koe ki nga wai o Meripa. (Hera)
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
8 Whakarongo, e taku iwi, a ka whakaatu ahau ki a koe: e Iharaira, ki te whakarongo koe ki ahau;
Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
9 Aua tetahi atua ke i roto i a koe; kaua ano e koropiko ki te atua ke.
There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
10 Ko Ihowa ahau, ko tou Atua, i arahina mai ai koe i te whenua o Ihipa: kia nui te kowhera o tou mangai, a maku e whakaki.
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
11 Otiia kihai taku iwi i pai ki te whakarongo ki toku reo: kihai ano a Iharaira i aro ki ahau.
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
12 Na tukua atu ana ratou e ahau ki te maro o o ratou ngakau: a haere ana ratou i runga i o ratou whakaaro.
So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
13 Aue, te whakarongo taku iwi ki ahau! Te haere a Iharaira i aku ara!
If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
14 Penei e kore e aha kua whati i ahau te tara o o ratou hoariri: kua tahuri ano toku ringa ki o ratou hoariri.
how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
15 Ko te hunga e kino ana ki a Ihowa kua ngohengohe ki a ia: ko to ratou taima ia kua mau tonu.
Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
16 Kua whangainga hoki ratou e ia ki te witi pai rawa, kua whakamakonatia ano koe e ahau ki te honi i roto i te kohatu.
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
