Psalms 77
1 I cry out to God; I cry aloud to him, and he hears me.
Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi, ki a Ierutunu. He himene na Ahapa. Ki te Atua toku reo, e karanga nei ahau, ki te Atua toku reo, a tera e tahuri mai tona taringa ki ahau.
2 Whenever have trouble, I pray to the Lord; all during the night I lift up my hands while I pray, [but] nothing causes me to be comforted.
I rapu ahau ki te Ariki i te ra o toku pouri: maro tonu toku ringa i te po, kihai ano i pepeke; kihai toku wairua i pai kia whakamarietia.
3 When I think about God, I (despair/think that he will never help me); when I meditate about him, I am discouraged.
E mahara ana ahau ki te Atua, a e pouri ana: kei te whakaaroaro, a ngaro iho toku wairua. (Hera)
4 [All during the night] he prevents me from sleeping; I am very worried, with the result that I do not know what to say.
E puritia ana e koe oku kanohi kia mataara tonu; he pouri ahau, te ahei te korero.
5 I think about days that have passed; I remember [what happened in] previous years.
Ka hoki oku whakaaro ki nga ra onamata, ki nga tau o tua iho.
6 I spend the whole night thinking [about things]; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:
E whakamahara ana ahau ki taku waiata i te po, e korerorero ana ki toku ngakau e rapurapu ana toku wairua.
7 “Will the Lord always reject us? Will he never again be pleased with us?
Tera ranei te Ariki e panga tonu ake ake? A heoi ano ranei ana manakohanga mai?
8 Has he stopped faithfully loving us? Will he not do for us what he promised to do?
Kua kahore ranei tana mahi tohu mo ake tonu atu? Kua whati ranei tana kupu a ake ake?
9 God promised to be merciful to us; has he forgotten that? Because he is angry [with us], has he decided to not be kind to us?”
Kua wareware ranei te Atua ki te atawhai? Kua riri ranei ia, a tutakina atu ana e ia tona aroha? (Hera)
10 Then I said, “What causes me to be [very] sad is that [it seems that] God, who is greater than any other god, is no longer powerful.”
Na ka mea ahau, Ko toku ngoikore tenei: otira ka mahara ahau ki nga tau o te ringa matau o te Runga Rawa.
11 [But then], Yahweh, I recall/remember your great deeds; I remember the wonderful things that you did in the past.
Ka mahara ahau ki nga mahi a Ihowa; ae ra, ka mahara ahau ki au mea whakamiharo o tua iho.
12 I meditate on all that you have done, and I think about your mighty acts.
Ka whakaaro hoki ahau ki au meatanga katoa, ka purakau ki au mahi.
13 God, everything that you do is holy; there is certainly no god [RHQ] who is great like you are!
E te Atua, kei te wahi tapu tou ara: ko wai te atua nui hei rite ki te Atua?
14 You are God, the one who performs miracles; you showed to people of many people-groups that you are powerful.
Ko koe te Atua e mahi nei i nga mea whakamiharo: kua whakapuakina e koe tou kaha i waenganui o nga iwi.
15 By your power [MTY] you rescued your people [from Egypt]; you saved those who were descendants of Jacob and [his son] Joseph.
Hokona ana e tou ringa tau iwi, nga tama a Hakopa raua ko Hohepa. (Hera)
16 [It was as though] the waters [of the Red Sea] saw you and became very afraid, and even the deepest part of the water shook.
I kite nga wai i a koe, e te Atua i kite nga wai i a koe, mataku ana: i oho ano nga rire.
17 Rain poured down from the clouds [PRS]; it thundered [very loudly] [PRS], and lightning flashed in all directions.
Ringihia ana he wai e nga kapua, puaki ana te haruru o nga rangi: rererere ana au pere.
18 Thunder crashed in the whirlwind, and lightning (lit up/flashed across) the entire sky [HYP]; the earth shook violently [DOU].
I roto i te awhiowhio te haruru o tau whatitiri: marama noa te ao i nga uira; wiri ana te whenua, oioi ana.
19 [Then] you walked through the sea on a path that you made through the deep water, but your footprints could not be seen.
I te moana tou ara, i nga wai nui tou huarahi, e kore ano e kitea ou takahanga.
20 You led your people like [a shepherd leads his] flock [of sheep], while Moses and Aaron were the leaders [of your people].
He mea arahi e koe tau iwi ano he kahui, ara e te ringa o Mohi raua ko Arona.
