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 Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

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 perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? (Selah)

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

Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

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

Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.

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 can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

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

I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

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

But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!

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

Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.