Halelu 73
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
World English Bible
1O IAIO, he lokomaikai ke Akua ia Iseraela, I ka poe naau maemae.
1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2A owau nei la, aneane haule ko'u mau wawae; Mai pahee io ko'u mau kapuwai.
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
3No ka mea, ua huahua au i ka poe naaupo, I kuu ike ana i ka pookeokeo ana o ka poe hewa:
3For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4No ka mea, aohe mea e paa ai i ko lakou make ana; Ua mae ole ko lakou ikaika.
4For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
5Aohe o lakou popilikia e like me na kanaka e ae; Aole lilo lakou e like me na kanaka e ae, i ka lauwiliia.
5They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
6Nolaila i hoopuni ai ka haaheo ia lakou me he kaula hao la; A o ke kolohe ka i uhi mai ia lakou me he kapa komo la.
6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7Ua puka ko lakou mau maka i ka momona; A oi aku ko lakou waiwai, mamua o ko ka naau makemake.
7Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8Ua henehene lakou, a ua kamailio hewa: No ka hooluhi hewa ana, ua olelo hookiekie lakou:
8They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9Ua hooku e lakou i ko lakou waha i ka lani, A ua holoholo ko lakou alelo ma ka honua.
9They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
10Nolaila i hoi ai kona poe kanaka ilaila; A ua kowiia na wai o ke kiaha piha no lakou.
10Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
11A olelo lakou, Pehea la e ike ai ke Akua? He ike anei hoi ko loko o ka Mea kiekie loa?
11They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12Eia hoi, oia ka poe aia e maluhia ana ma ke ao nei; Ua mahuahua ko lakou waiwai ana.
12Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
13Oiaio, hoomaemae mea ole au i kuu naau; Ua holoi hoi au i kuu mau lima me ka pono:
13Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
14No ka mea, ua lauwiliia au a po ka la; A ua hahauia mai au i na kakahiaka a pau.
14For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
15Ina e i iho au, E olelo aku wau peneia: Eia hoi, e kumakaia paha au i ka hanauna o kau poe keiki.
15If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
16A, i kuu noonoo ana e ike ia mea, He hana luhi no ia no'u;
16When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
17A komo aku au i kahi hoano o ke Akua, Alaila maopopo ia'u ko lakou hope.
17until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
18Oiaio, ua hooku oe ia lakou ma na wahi paheehee, Ua hoohaule iho oe ia lakou ilalo i ka hoopaiia'na.
18Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
19Ua hookae koke ia lakou me he imo ana la o ka maka! Ua hoopau loa ia hoi lakou i na mea makau.
19How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
20Me he moe la i ke ala ana'e o kekahi; Pela, e ka Haku, i kou ala ana, e hoowahawaha ai oe i ko lakou ano.
20As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
21No ka mea, ua pono ole ko'u naau, A walania ae la ko'u mau puupaa.
21For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
22A ua naaupo hoi au, me ka ike ole; Ua like au me ka holoholona imua ou.
22I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
23Aka, ke noho mau nei no hoi au me oe; Ua paa mai oe ia'u ma kuu lima akau.
23Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
24E alakai no oe ia'u ma kau oleloao, A mahope aku, e hookipa ia'u i ka nani.
24You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25Owai la ko'u ma ka lani? Aohe hoi mea ma ka honua nei a'u e makemake nei mamua ou.
25Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
26Ke maule nei ko'u kino a me ko'u naau, Aka, o ke Akua ka ikaika o ko'u naau; A me ko'u kuleana a mau loa.
26My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27No ka mea, aia hoi, o ka poe mamao e ia oe, e make lakou; E luku mai hoi oe i ka poe a pau e hele moekolohe ana mai ou aku la.
27For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
28Aka, he pono no'u e hookokoke aku i ke Akua; Ua hilinai aku au i ka Haku, ia Iehova, I hai aku ai au i kau hana a pau.
28But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
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