Waiata 72
1 Na Horomona. Homai, e te Atua, au whakaritenga ki te kingi, me tou tika ki te tama a te kingi.
A psalm of Solomon. God, please give the king fairness, and give the king's son the ability to do what's right.
2 Mana e whakawa tou iwi i runga i te tika, au rawakore i runga i te whakawa tika.
May he rightly judge your people, and may he be fair to the poor.
3 Ka kawea mai e nga maunga te rongo mau ki te iwi, e nga pukepuke i runga i te tika.
May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring goodness.
4 Ka whakawa ia mo nga ware o te iwi: ka whakaorangia e ia nga tamariki a te rawakore; mongamonga noa i a ia te kaitukino.
May he defend the poor and save their children, may he crush those who oppress them.
5 I te ra e mau ana, i te marama hoki, ka pera te mau o to ratou wehi ki a koe i nga whakatupuranga katoa.
May they respect him as long as the sun and the moon shine above, for all generations.
6 E heke iho ia ano he ua ki runga ki te kotinga tarutaru, me nga ua e whakamakuku nei i te whenua.
May his reign be like rain falling on new grass, like showers that water the earth.
7 Ka tupu te tangata tika i ona ra: tona roa ano o te ata noho, a kore noa te marama.
May those who live right prosper under his rule; may there be great prosperity until the moon is no more.
8 Ka kingi ia i tenei moana, a tae noa ki tetahi moana, i te awa, a nga pito atu ano o te whenua.
May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 Ka piko ki tona aroaro te hunga o te koraha: a ka mitimiti ona hoariri i te puehu.
Desert tribes will kneel before him; and his enemies will bite the dust.
10 Ka maua mai he hakari e nga kingi o Tarahihi, o nga motu: ka kawea mai he tahua e nga kingi o Hepa, o Tepa.
The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring him tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him with gifts.
11 Ae, ka koropiko nga kingi katoa ki a ia: ka mahi nga iwi katoa ki a ia.
Every king will bow down to him; every nation will serve him.
12 Ka ora hoki i a ia te rawakore ua tangi atu, te ware hoki me te tangata kahore nei ona kaiawhina.
He will help the poor when they cry out to him, and help those who are suffering that have no one to support them.
13 E tohu ia i te tangata iti, i te rawakore; ka ora ano i a ia nga wairua o nga rawakore.
He has pity on the poor and needy—he saves their lives!
14 Ka hokona e ia to ratou wairua i roto i te tukino, i te tutu, he mea utu nui hoki o ratou toto ki tana titiro.
He rescues them from violence and oppression, for their lives mean so much to him.
15 A e ora ratou; ka hoatu ano ki a ia he koura no Hepa: ka tukua tonutia hoki te inoi mona; ka whakapaingia ia i tenei ra, i tenei ra.
May he live long! May the gold from Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 He kutanga witi tera i runga i te whenua, i te tihi o nga maunga; ngarue ana ona hua, ano ko Repanona, a ka rite te tupu o nga tangata o te pa ki to te tarutaru o te whenua.
May there be plenty of grain in the land, even growing on mountain-tops. May the fruit on the trees sway like the trees of Lebanon. May the people in the city flourish like grass in a field.
17 Ka mau tonu tona ingoa ake ake; ka rite tona ingoa ki te ra te pumau: kei roto i a ia te manaaki mo te tangata; ka korerotia tona koa e nga iwi katoa.
May his fame live forever, may it last as long as the sun. May all nations be blessed through him, and may they praise him.
18 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, te Atua, te Atua o Iharaira: ko ia nei anake hei mahi i nga mahi whakamiharo;
Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who is the only one who can do such fantastic things!
19 Kia whakapaingia ano tona ingoa kororia mo ake tonu atu; kia ki katoa hoki te whenua i tona kororia. Amine, ae Amine.
Praise his wonderful nature forever! May the whole world be full of his glory! Amen and amen!
20 Ko te mutunga tenei o nga inoi a Rawiri, a te tama a Hehe.
(This is the end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.)
