Waiata 35

1 Na Rawiri. E ngana, e Ihowa, ki te hunga e tohe ana ki ahau: whawhaitia te hunga e whawhai nei ki ahau.

[A Psalm] of David. Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

2 Kia mau ki te whakangungu rakau, ki te puapua; whakatika hei awhina moku

Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.

3 Unuhia te tao, araia te ara o te hunga e whai nei i ahau: ki mai ki toku wairua, Ko ahau tou whakaoranga.

Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am thy salvation.

4 Kia whakama, kia numinumi te hunga e whai ana kia whakamatea ahau: kia whakahokia ki muri, kia whakapoauautia te hunga e whakatakoto ana i te kino moku.

Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

5 Kia rite ratou ki te papapa e puhia ana e te hau; kia aia haeretia e te anahera a Ihowa.

Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.

6 Kia pouri to ratou ara, kia pahekeheke: kia whaia ratou e te anahera a Ihowa.

Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.

7 Kahore hoki he rawa i huna ai e ratou te poka o ta ratou kupenga moku; he mea keri takekore kia mate ai ahau.

For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.

8 Kia rokohanga poauautia ia e te ngaromanga; kia mau ano ko ia i tana kupenga i huna ai: kia taka ia ki taua tino ngaromanga.

Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

9 A ka koa toku wairua ki a Ihowa, ka hari ki tana whakaoranga.

But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

10 Ka ki katoa oku wheua, E Ihowa, ko wai te rite mou, mo te kaiwhakaora o te iti i te tangata e kaha ake ana i a ia, ae o te iti, o te rawakore i tona kaipahua?

All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to thee? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yea, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.

11 Whakatika ana nga kaiwhakapae teka: whakawakia ana ahau mo nga mea kihai nei ahau i matau atu.

Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I new not.

12 Utua ana e ratou taku pai ki te kino, a whakatupu pani ana toku wairua.

They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul.

13 Tena ko ahau, i a ratou e mate ana, he kahu taratara toku, waikauwere ana toku wairua, kihai i kai: a hoki mai ana taku inoi ki toku uma.

But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.

14 Ko toku ahua me te mea he hoa ia, he teina noku: kupapa noa iho ahau, ano he tangata e tangi ana ki tona whaea.

I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbour [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

15 I toku paheketanga ia koa ana ratou, huihui ana; huihui ana nga tangata kino noa iho hei hoariri moku, kihai ano ahau i mohio; haehae ana ratou i ahau, kihai hoki i mutu.

Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew [it] not: they were scattered, but repented not.

16 Rite tonu ki nga kaiwhakakata o nga hakari, tetea ana o ratou niho ki ahau.

They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.

17 E te Ariki, kia pehea te roa o tau titiro kau mai? Whakaorangia toku wairua i a ratou whakangaromanga, taku e aroha nei, i nga raiona.

O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

18 Ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe i roto i te whakaminenga nui, ka whakamoemiti ki a koe i roto i te iwi maha.

I will give thanks to thee even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise thee.

19 Kei hari pokanoa ki ahau oku hoariri; kei whakakini te kanohi o te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.

Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

20 Ehara hoki ta ratou i te korero mo te rangimarie; heoi kei te whakatakoto kupu tinihanga ratou mo te hunga ata noho o te whenua.

For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in [their] anger.

21 Ina, hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, e ki ana, Ha, ha, kua kite to matou kanohi.

And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].

22 Kua kite koe, e Ihowa: kaua ra e wahangu; e te Ariki, kei matara i ahau.

Thou hast seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [thyself] from me.

23 Oho ake, e ara ki te whakarite i toku whakawa, ki taku tautohe, e toku Atua, e toku Ariki.

Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Kia rite ki tou tika te whakarite moku, e Ihowa, e toku Atua: kei koa ano ratou ki ahau.

Judge me, O Lord, according to thy righteousness, O Lord my God; and let them not rejoice against me.

25 Kei mea ratou i roto i o ratou ngakau, Ha, ko ta matou tena i pai ai: kei mea ratou, Kua horomia ia e tatou.

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, [it is pleasing] to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him.

26 Kia whakama, kia numinumi ngatahi, te hunga e koa ana ina he ahau: kia whakakakahuria ki te whakama, ki te numinumi, te hunga e whakakake ana ki ahau.

Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

27 Kia hamama i te hari, kia koa te hunga e pai ana ki taku mahi tika: ae, kia mea tonu, kia whakanuia a Ihowa e whakapai nei ki te ora o tana pononga.

Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant.

28 A ka korerotia e toku arero tau mahi tika, me te whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra roa.

And my tongue shall meditate on thy righteousness, [and] on thy praise all the day.