Waiata 22
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Airete Hahara. He himene na Rawiri. E toku Atua, e toku Atua, he aha koe i whakarere ai i ahau? he aha koe i matara atu ai ki te whakaora i ahau i nga kupu hoki o taku hamama?
For the leader; set to “Deer of the Dawn”. A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you left me, my rescue so far from the words of my roaring?
2 E toku Atua, e karanga nei ahau i te awatea, heoi kahore koe e rongo, i te po ano kahore ahau e wahangu.
I cry in the day, you do not answer, I cry in the night but find no rest.
3 Otiia he tapu koe, kei nga whakamoemiti a Iharaira tou nohoanga.
You are the Holy One, throned on the praises of Israel.
4 I whakawhirinaki o matou matua ki a koe, i whakawhirinaki, a whakaorangia ana e koe.
In you our ancestors trusted, they trusted and you delivered them.
5 I karanga ratou ki a koe, a kua ora; i whakawhirinaki ki a koe, a kihai i whakama.
They cried to you, and found safety, in you did they trust and were not put to shame.
6 Ko ahau ia he toke, ehara i te tangata: e tawaia ana e te tangata, e whakahaweatia ana e te iwi.
But I am a worm, not a person; insulted by others, despised by the people.
7 Kataina iho ahau e te hunga katoa e kite ana i ahau, ko ana o ratou ngutu, ruru ana o ratou matenga, e ki mai ana,
All who see me mock me, with mouths wide open and wagging heads:
8 Tukua atu koe ki a Ihowa, mana ia e whakaora: mana ia e whakaora, e pai ana hoki ia ki a ia.
‘He relies on the Lord; let him save him. Let him rescue the one he holds dear!’
9 Nau ia ahau i whakawhanau mai i roto i te kopu, i mea hoki kia tumanako, i ahau i nga u o toku whaea.
But you drew me from the womb, laid me safely on my mother’s breasts.
10 He mea whakarere atu ahau ki runga ki a koe no te kopu mai; ko koe toku Atua no te kopu mai ano o toku whaea.
On your care was I cast from my very birth, you are my God from my mother’s womb.
11 Kei mamao atu i ahau, e tata ana hoki te he, kahore hoki he kaiawhina.
Be not far from me, for trouble is nigh, and there is none to help.
12 He tini nga puru e karapoti nei i ahau: e whakapaea ana ahau e nga mea kaha o Pahana.
I am circled by many bulls, beset by the mighty of Bashan,
13 E hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, ano he raiona e haehae ana, e hamama ana.
who face me with gaping jaws, like ravening roaring lions.
14 Kua ringihia ahau, ano he wai, kua takoki katoa oku iwi; me te ware pi toku ngakau, e rewa ana i waenganui i oku whekau.
Poured out am I like water, and all my bones are loosened. My heart is become like wax, melted within me.
15 Kua maroke toku kaha, ano he maramara rihi, piri tonu toku arero ki oku kauae; kua whakatakotoria ano ahau e koe ki te puehu o te mate.
My palate is dry as a sherd, my tongue sticks to my jaws; in the dust of death you lay me.
16 Kua karapotia nei hoki ahau e te kirehe, kua muia e te whakaminenga o nga tangata hara: kua pokaia e ratou oku ringa me oku waewae.
For dogs are round about me, a band of knaves encircles me, gnawing my hands and my feet.
17 E taea e ahau te tatau oku iwi katoa: e titiro mai ana ratou, e matakitaki ana ki ahau.
I can count my bones, every one. As for them, they feast their eyes on me.
18 E wehewehea ana oku kakahu mo ratou, e maka rota ana mo toku weruweru.
They divide my garments among them, and over my raiment cast lots.
19 Kaua ra ia koe e matara atu, e Ihowa; e toku kaha, hohoro mai hei awhina moku.
But you, O Lord, be not far, O my strength, hasten to help me.
20 Whakaorangia toku wairua i te hoari, taku hoki e matenui nei i te kuri.
Deliver my life from the sword my life from the power of the dogs.
21 Whakaorangia ahau i te mangai o te raiona: ae, i nga haona o nga kau maka kua whakahokia mai e koe he kupu ki ahau.
Save me from the jaws of the lion, from the horns of the wild oxen help me.
22 Ka korerotia e ahau tou ingoa ki oku teina, ka whakamoemititia koe e ahau i waenganui i te whakaminenga.
I will tell of your fame to my kindred, and in the assembly will praise you.
23 E te hunga e wehi ana ki a Ihowa, whakamoemiti ki a ia; whakakororiatia ia, e te uri katoa o Hakopa, kia wehi hoki ki a ia, e te uri katoa o Iharaira.
Praise the Lord, you who fear him. All Jacob’s seed, give him glory. All Israel’s seed, stand in awe of him.
24 Kihai hoki ia i whakahawea, kihai i whakarihariha ki te aue o te ngakau mamae; kihai ano i huna i tona mata ki a ia, engari i tana karangatanga ki a ia i whakarongo ia.
For he has not despised nor abhorred the sorrow of the sorrowful. He hid not his face from me, but he listened to my cry for help.
25 Ko koe taku e whakamoemiti ai i waenganui o te whakaminenga nui, ka whakamana e ahau aku kupu taurangi ki te aroaro o te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia.
Of you is my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
26 Ka kai te hunga mahaki, a ka makona: ka whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa te hunga e rapu ana ki a ia; kia ora tonu o koutou ngakau, ake, ake.
The afflicted will eat to their heart’s desire, and those who seek after the Lord will praise him. Lift up your hearts forever.
27 E mahara nga pito katoa o te whenua, a ka tahuri ki a Ihowa: ka koropiko ano nga hapu katoa o nga iwi ki tou aroaro.
All will call it to mind, to the ends of the earth, and turn to the Lord; and all tribes of the nations will bow down before you.
28 No Ihowa hokite rangatiratanga, ko ia ano te kawana i waenganui o nga iwi.
For the kingdom belongs to the Lord: he is the Lord of the nations.
29 Ka kai, a ka koropiko nga tangata tetere katoa o te whenua: ka tuohu ki tona aroaro te hunga katoa e heke ana ki te puehu; tae no ki te tangata kahore e ora i a ia tona wairua.
To him will bow down all who sleep in the earth, and before him bend all who go down to the dust, and those who could not preserve their lives.
30 Tera e mahi tetahi uri ki a ia; ka waiho ki te Ariki hei whakatupuranga.
My descendants will tell of the Lord to the next generation;
31 E haere mai ratou, e kauwhau i tona tika ki te iwi e whanau a mua, he meatanga tenei nana.
they will declare his righteousness to people yet to be born: He has done it.
