Waiata 51

1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri, i te taenga o Natana poropiti ki a ia, mo tona haerenga ki a Patehepa. Tohungia ahau, e te Atua, kia rite ki tou atawhai: kia rite ki tou aroha nui te murunga o oku he.

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

2 Horoia rawatia toku kino: kia ma hoki toku hara.

Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 E whaki ana hoki ahau i aku mahi tutu: kei toku aroaro tonu toku hara.

For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is continually before me.

4 He hara ki a koe, ki a koe anake, toku; i meatia ano tenei he ki tou aroaro; kia tika ai koe i tau korerotanga, kia ma ai hoki ina whakawa.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.

5 Na i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino, i runga ano i te hara toku whakahaputanga ki roto ki toku whaea.

Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Na ko tau e matenui ai ko te pono i nga wahi o roto, a ka whakaakona oku wahi ngaro e koe ki te whakaaro nui.

Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purea ahau ki te hihopa, a ka ma ahau; horoia ahau, a ka ma ke atu i te hukarere.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Meinga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa, a ka whakamanamana nga iwi i whatiia nei e koe.

Make me to hear gladness and joy; [that] the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Huna tou mata ki oku hara; a murua katoatia oku kino.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Hanga, e te Atua, he ngakau ma ki roto ki ahau: whakahoutia hoki ki roto ki ahau he wairua tika.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Kaua ahau e maka i tou aroaro; kaua hoki tou wairua tapu e tangohia i ahau.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me.

12 Whakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tau whakaoranga: tautokona hoki ahau ki te wairua kakama.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.

13 Ko reira ahau whakaako ai i au ara ki te hunga tutu; a ka tahuri te hunga hara ki a koe.

I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.

14 Whakaorangia ahau i te hara toto, e te Atua, e te Atua o toku whakaoranga, a ka waiatatia au mahi tika e toku arero.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 Whakatuwheratia oku ngutu, e te Ariki; a ka puaki i toku mangai te whakamoemiti ki a koe.

Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

16 Kahore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu; penei kua hoatu e ahau: kahore koe e ahuareka ki te tahunga tinana.

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

17 Ko nga patunga tapu ma te Atua he wairua maru: e kore koe e whakahawea e te Atua, ki te ngakau maru, ki te ngakau iro.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Kia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona: hanga nga taiepa o Hiruharama.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Ko reira koe pai ai ki nga patunga tapu o te tika, ki nga tahunga tinana, he mea whakaeke katoa: ko reira ratou whakaeke ai i nga puru ki runga ki tou aata.

Then shalt thou have sacrifices of righteousness, burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering; then shall they offer up bullocks upon thine altar.