Halelu 120

1 I LOKO o ko'u pilikia, kahea aku la au ia Iehova, A hoolohe mai la oia ia'u.

A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he hearkened to me.

2 E Iehova, e hoopakele mai oe i ko'u uhane i na lehelehe wahahee, A me ke elelo hoopunipuni.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 Heaha ka mea e haawiia'ku ai ia oe, A e hoopili hou ia mai ai ia oe, E ke elelo hoopunipuni?

What should be given to thee, and what should be added to thee, for [thy] crafty tongue?

4 Na pua oi o ka mea ikaika, A me na lanahu rotema.

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

5 Auwe hoi au'i ko'u noho malihini ana ma Meseka, I ko'u noho ana hoi ma na halelewa o Kedera!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents of Kedar.

6 Ua noho loihi ko'u uhane, Me ka mea i inaina mai i ka maluhia.

My soul has long been a sojourner;

7 Ma ka maluhia no wau; a ia'u e olelo aku ai, Ma ke kaua no lakou la.

I was peaceable among them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.