Waiata 89
1 He Makiri na Etana Eterahi. Ka waiatatia e ahau nga mahi tohu a Ihowa ake ake: ka whakapuakina e toku mangai tou pono ki nga whakatupuranga katoa.
A psalm (maskil) of Ethan the Ezraite I will sing of the Lord's trustworthy love forever; I will tell all generations of your faithfulness.
2 I mea hoki ahau, Ka hanga ake te mahi tohu mo ake tonu atu: ka whakapumautia e koe tou pono ki nga tino rangi ra ano.
For I have said, “Your unfailing love lasts forever; your faithfulness endures as long as the heavens.”
3 Kua whakarite kawenata ahau ki taku i whiriwhiri ai: kua oati ki taku pononga ki a Rawiri;
You said, “I have made an agreement with my chosen one, I gave a binding promise to my servant David:
4 Ka pumau i ahau ou uri ake ake: ka hanga tou torona ki nga whakatupuranga katoa. (Hera)
I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” (Selah)
5 Ka whakamoemiti ano nga rangi, e Ihowa, ki au mahi whakamiharo; ki tou pono hoki i roto i te whakaminenga o te hunga tapu.
All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.
6 Ko wai oti i nga rangi hei rite mo Ihowa? Ko wai i roto i nga tama a te hunga nunui e rite ana ki a Ihowa?
For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?
7 He Atua whakamataku rawa i roto i te whakaminenga o te hunga tapu, e wehingia ana i runga ake i a ratou katoa i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha ona?
The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.
8 E Ihowa, e te Atua o nga mano, ko wai te mea kaha hei rite mou, e IHA? Hei rite ranei mo tou pono i tetahi taha ou, i tetahi taha?
Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.
9 Ko koe te kingi o te huamo o te moana: ka oho ona ngaru, ko koe hei whakamarino.
You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.
10 Mongamonga noa i a koe a Rahapa ano he tangata i patua: marara ana i a koe, i tou ringa kaha ou hoariri.
You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.
11 Nau nga rangi, nau te whenua: te ao me ona mea e hua ana i runga, nau ena i pumau ai.
The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.
12 Ko te raki me te tonga nau ena i hanga: ka hari a Taporo raua ko Heremona ki tou ingoa.
You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.
13 He takakau marohirohi tou: he pakari tou ringa, rewa tonu tou matau ki runga.
Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.
14 Ko te tika me te whakawa te turanga o tou torona: e haere ana te mahi tohu me te pono i mua i tou aroaro.
Your character of goodness and fairness is the basis for the way you rule; dependable love and trustworthiness are always with you.
15 Ka hari te iwi e mohio ana ki te tangi whakahari: e haere ana ratou, e Ihowa, i te marama o tou mata.
How happy are those who know how to shout your praises, Lord. They live in the light of your presence.
16 E hari ana ratou ki tou ingoa i te roa o te ra: a ma tou tika ka kake ai ratou.
They celebrate the person you are all day long, so glad that you do what's right.
17 Ko koe hoki te kororia o to ratou kaha: ma tau manako ano ka ara ai to matou haona.
They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.
18 Na Ihowa hoki to matou whakangungu rakau: a na te Mea Tapu o Iharaira to tatou kingi.
Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
19 I korero moemoea koe i reira ki tau Mea Tapu, i mea, Kua hoatu e ahau he kaha ki runga ki tetahi marohirohi; kua whakanuia e ahau tetahi i whiriwhiria i roto i te iwi.
Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servant and said, “I have given strength to the warrior I have chosen from the people to become king.
20 Kua kitea e ahau taku pononga, a Rawiri: kua whakawahia ia e ahau ki taku hinu tapu:
I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.
21 Ka u atu toku ringa hei awhina mona: ma toku takakau ano ia e whakakaha.
I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.
22 E kore te hoariri e whai wahi ki a ia: e kore ano hoki te tama a te kino e tukino i a ia.
His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.
23 Maku e tukituki ona hoariri ki tona aroaro: ka whiua e ahau te hunga e kino ana ki a ia.
I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.
24 Otira ka mau ki a ia toku pono me taku mahi tohu: a ma toku ingoa ka ara ai tona haona.
My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.
25 Maku ano tona ringa ka pa ai ki te moana: tona matau ki nga awa.
I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.
26 Ka karanga ia ki ahau, Ko koe toku Papa, toku Atua, te kohatu o toku whakaoranga.
He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
27 Ka waiho ano ia hei matamua maku ki runga ake i nga kingi o te whenua.
I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Ka rongoatia e ahau taku mahi tohu mona ake tonu atu: ka mau tonu taku kawenata ki a ia.
I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.
29 Ka meinga hoki e ahau ona uri kia mau tonu ake ake, tona torona ano ko nga ra o te rangi.
I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.
30 Ki te whakarerea e ana tamariki taku ture, a kahore e haere i aku whakaritenga;
But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
31 Ki te takahi ratou i aku tikanga; a kahore e pupuri i aku whakahau;
if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,
32 Katahi ka whaia ta ratou mahi tutu e taku rakau, o ratou kino e te whiu.
I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.
33 Otira e kore e tangohia rawatia e ahau taku mahi tohu i a ia, e tuku ranei i toku pono kia he.
However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.
34 E kore taku kawenata e takahia e ahau, e kore ano e whakarereketia te mea i puta i oku ngutu.
I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.
35 Kotahi aku oatitanga i toku tapu; e kore ahau e teka ki a Rawiri.
By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.
36 Ka mau tonu tona uri ake ake; a ka rite tona torona ki te ra i toku aroaro.
His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.
37 Ka rite tona pumau ki to te marama ake ake: hei kaiwhakaatu pono ano i runga i te rangi. (Hera)
It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” (Selah)
38 Na kua panga nei koe, kua whakarihariha, kua riri ki tau i whakawahi ai.
But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!
39 Kua weriweri koe ki te kawenata ki tau pononga: kua whakanoaia e koe tona karauna, taka noa ki te whenua.
You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!
40 Kua pakaruhia e koe ona taiepa katoa; whakamotitia iho e koe ona pa kaha.
You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.
41 E pahua ana i a ia nga tangata katoa e tika ana i te ara: he tawainga ia na ona hoa tata.
Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.
42 Kua whakarewaina e koe te ringa matau o ona hoa whawhai: kua meinga e koe kia hari ona hoa whawhai katoa.
You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.
43 Ae, e ngore ana i a koe te mata o tana hoari: kihai ano koe i tautoko i a ia ki te tatauranga.
You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.
44 Kua whakamutua e koe tona kororia, kua maka tona torona ki raro ki te whenua.
You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.
45 Kua poroa e koe nga ra o tona taitamarikitanga: kua hipokina ia e koe ki te whakama. (Hera)
You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. (Selah)
46 Kia pehea te roa, e Ihowa, e whakangaro ai koe i a koe, ake tonu atu? Kia pehea te roa e toro ana tou riri ano he ahi?
How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?
47 Kia mahara ki te poto rawa o toku taima: he aha i hanga ai e koe nga tangata katoa hei kore noa iho?
Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?
48 Ko wai tena tangata e ora nei, a e kore e kite i te mate? E mawhiti koia i a ia tona wairua i te kaha o te reinga? (Hera) (Sheol h7585)
There's no one who doesn't die—no one can save themselves from the power of the grave. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 E te Ariki, kei hea au arohatanga o mua i oatitia ai e koe ki a Rawiri i runga i tou pono?
Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?
50 Maharatia, e te Ariki, te tawai ki au pononga; e mau nei ki toku uma te tawai a nga iwi nunui katoa:
Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!
51 Te tawai a ou hoariri, e Ihowa, ta ratou tawai nei ki nga hikoinga o tau i whakawahi ai.
Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.
52 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa ake ake. Amine, ae Amine.
May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.
