Waiata 72
1 Na Horomona. Homai, e te Atua, au whakaritenga ki te kingi, me tou tika ki te tama a te kingi.
By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
2 Mana e whakawa tou iwi i runga i te tika, au rawakore i runga i te whakawa tika.
He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
3 Ka kawea mai e nga maunga te rongo mau ki te iwi, e nga pukepuke i runga i te tika.
The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
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.
He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
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.
They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.
6 E heke iho ia ano he ua ki runga ki te kotinga tarutaru, me nga ua e whakamakuku nei i te whenua.
He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.
7 Ka tupu te tangata tika i ona ra: tona roa ano o te ata noho, a kore noa te marama.
Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
8 Ka kingi ia i tenei moana, a tae noa ki tetahi moana, i te awa, a nga pito atu ano o te whenua.
And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
9 Ka piko ki tona aroaro te hunga o te koraha: a ka mitimiti ona hoariri i te puehu.
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick 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.
Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
11 Ae, ka koropiko nga kingi katoa ki a ia: ka mahi nga iwi katoa ki a ia.
And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
12 Ka ora hoki i a ia te rawakore ua tangi atu, te ware hoki me te tangata kahore nei ona kaiawhina.
For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
13 E tohu ia i te tangata iti, i te rawakore; ka ora ano i a ia nga wairua o nga rawakore.
He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
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.
From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
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.
And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.
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.
There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
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.
His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
18 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, te Atua, te Atua o Iharaira: ko ia nei anake hei mahi i nga mahi whakamiharo;
Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
19 Kia whakapaingia ano tona ingoa kororia mo ake tonu atu; kia ki katoa hoki te whenua i tona kororia. Amine, ae Amine.
And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!
20 Ko te mutunga tenei o nga inoi a Rawiri, a te tama a Hehe.
The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
