Psalms 129

1 A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth — oh let Israel say —

U A hoopilikia pinepine mai lakou ia'u, Mai ko'u wa opiopio mai, wahi a ka Iseraela;

2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

Ua hoopilikia pinepine mai lakou ia'u, mai ko'u wa opiopio mai; Aole nae lakou i lanakila mai maluna o'u.

3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

Ma ko'u kua i kahakaha ai ka poe kahakaha; A hana lakou i ko lakou kaha a loihi.

4 Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

Ua pono no o Iehova; Ua oki mai oia i na kaula o ka poe hewa.

5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

E hoohilahilaia a e hoihoi hope ia mai, Ka poe a pau e inaina mai ia Ziona.

6 Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

E like auanei lakou, me ka mauu maluna o na hale, Mae wale, ia mamua o ka liko ana.

7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

Aole e piha ka lima o ka mea i oki iho, Aole hoi ka umauma o ka mea hoopua i na pua.

8 Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!

Aole hoi e olelo mai ka poe e hele ae, Maluna o oukou auanei ka hoomaikai ana o Iehova: Ke hoomaikai aku nei makou ia oukou ma ka inoa o Iehova.