Halelu 49

1 E HOOLOHE mai i keia, e na kanaka a pau: E haliu maikai i ka pepeiao, e ka poe a pau e noho ana ma ke ao nei:

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all [ye] people; give ear, all [ye] inhabitants of the world:

2 Na mea haahaa a me na mea kiekie, Pau pu hoi ka poe waiwai, a me ka poe waiwai ole.

Both low and high, rich and poor together.

3 E olelo aku kuu waha i ke akamai; A ma ka naauao ka manao ana o ko'u naau.

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding.

4 E haliu aku au i kuu pepeiao i ka olelo nane; E hoomaka au i kuu mele ma ka lira.

I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

5 O ke aha kuu mea e makau ai, i na la ino, E hoopuni mai ai ka poe ku e malu mai ia'u?

Why should I fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?

6 O ka poe hilinai i ko lakou ikaika iho, A i hoomaikai ia lakou iho no ka nui o ko lakou waiwai;

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

7 Aohe mea o lakou e hiki ia ia ke hoopakele i kona hoahanau; Aole hoi e haawi i ka uku hoola i ke Akua nona;

None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

8 (No ka mea, o ka hoola ana i ko lakou uhane, he nui ke kumukuai; A ua oki mau loa no ia; )

(For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever: )

9 I ola mau loa oia, a i ole hoi e ike i ka palaho.

That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.

10 No ka mea, ua ike no ia ua make na kanaka naauao, Pela hoi ua make ka mea naaupo a me ka mea manao ole, A waiho hoi lakou i ko lakou waiwai no na mea e.

For he seeth [that] wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

11 O ko lakou manao oloko e mau loa ko lakou mau hale, A me ko lakou mau wahi e noho ai ia hanauna aku ia hanauna aku: Mamuli o ko lakou inoa iho i kapa ai lakou i ko lakou mau aina.

Their inward thought [is], [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [and] their dwelling places to all generations; they call [their] lands after their own names.

12 Aka, o ke kanaka iloko o ka hanohano, aole i mau; Ua like ia me na holoholona i hoopauia.

Nevertheless man [being] in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.

13 O keia aoao o lakou o ko lakou lapuwale no ia: Aka, ua hoopono ko lakou mau hope i ko lakou mau olelo. (Sila)

This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. (Selah)

14 Me he mau hipa la ua waihoia lakou i ka luakupapau: E ai no ka make ia lakou; E lanakila ka poe pono maluna o lakou i ke kakahiaka; A e pau e ko lakou nani iloko o ka luakupapau, mai kona wahi i noho ai. (Sheol h7585)

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (Sheol h7585)

15 Aka, e hoopakele ke Akua i kuu uhane i ka lima o ka malu o ka make; No ka mea, e hookipa no oia ia'u. (Sila) (Sheol h7585)

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

16 Mai makau oe i ka waiwai nui ana o kekahi, I ka wa e mahuahua ai ka nani o kona hale;

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

17 No ka mea, i kona make ana, aohe mea kana e lawe pu ai; Aole e iho kona nani mamuli ona.

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

18 Aka hoi, i kona ola ana, ua hoomaikai oia i kona uhane; A e mahalo ae na kanaka ia oe i kou wa e hana maikai ai ia oe iho.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

19 E hele no oia i ka hanauna o kona mau makua; Aole lakou e ike i ka malamalama.

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

20 O ke kanaka iloko o ka hanohano, me ka naauao ole, Ua like ia me na holoholona i hookiia.

Man [that is] in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.