Waiata 82

1 He himene na Ahapa. E tu ana te Atua i roto i te whakaminenga o te Atua, e whakawa ana i waenganui i nga atua.

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:

2 Kia pehea ake te roa o ta koutou whakawa he, o ta koutou whakapai ki nga kanohi o te hunga kino. (Hera)

'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

3 Whakatikaia ta te ware, ta te pani: kia tika te whakawa mo te ngakau mamae, mo te rawakore.

Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

4 Whakaorangia te ware me te rawakore; tangohia mai ratou i te ringa o te tangata kino.

Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 Kahore o ratou matauranga, kakore hoki e mahara; e kopikopiko noa ana ratou i te pouri; e oioi ana nga turanga katoa o te whenua.

They know not, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are moved.

6 I mea ahau, He atua koutou, he tama katoa na te Runga Rawa.

I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.

7 Heoi ka pera koutou me te tangata, ka mate; ka hinga, ka pera me tetahi o nga piriniha.

Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.'

8 E ara, e te Atua, whakawakia te whenua: mou hoki nga tauiwi katoa.

Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all nations.