Psalms 49
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
1E HOOLOHE mai i keia, e na kanaka a pau: E haliu maikai i ka pepeiao, e ka poe a pau e noho ana ma ke ao nei:
2both low and high, rich and poor together.
2Na mea haahaa a me na mea kiekie, Pau pu hoi ka poe waiwai, a me ka poe waiwai ole.
3My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.
3E olelo aku kuu waha i ke akamai; A ma ka naauao ka manao ana o ko'u naau.
4I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
4E haliu aku au i kuu pepeiao i ka olelo nane; E hoomaka au i kuu mele ma ka lira.
5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
5O ke aha kuu mea e makau ai, i na la ino, E hoopuni mai ai ka poe ku e malu mai ia'u?
6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
6O ka poe hilinai i ko lakou ikaika iho, A i hoomaikai ia lakou iho no ka nui o ko lakou waiwai;
7none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
7Aohe mea o lakou e hiki ia ia ke hoopakele i kona hoahanau; Aole hoi e haawi i ka uku hoola i ke Akua nona;
8For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
8(No ka mea, o ka hoola ana i ko lakou uhane, he nui ke kumukuai; A ua oki mau loa no ia;)
9that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
9I ola mau loa oia, a i ole hoi e ike i ka palaho.
10For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
10No ka mea, ua ike no ia ua make na kanaka naauao, Pela hoi ua make ka mea naaupo a me ka mea manao ole, A waiho hoi lakou i ko lakou waiwai no na mea e.
11Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
11O ko lakou manao oloko e mau loa ko lakou mau hale, A me ko lakou mau wahi e noho ai ia hanauna aku ia hanauna aku: Mamuli o ko lakou inoa iho i kapa ai lakou i ko lakou mau aina.
12But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
12Aka, o ke kanaka iloko o ka hanohano, aole i mau; Ua like ia me na holoholona i hoopauia.
13This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
13O keia aoao o lakou o ko lakou lapuwale no ia: Aka, ua hoopono ko lakou mau hope i ko lakou mau olelo. Sila.
14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
14Me he mau hipa la ua waihoia lakou i ka luakupapau: E ai no ka make ia lakou; E lanakila ka poe pono maluna o lakou i ke kakahiaka; A e pau e ko lakou nani iloko o ka luakupapau, mai kona wahi i noho ai.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
15Aka, e hoopakele ke Akua i kuu uhane i ka lima o ka malu o ka make; No ka mea, e hookipa no oia ia'u. Sila.
16Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
16Mai makau oe i ka waiwai nui ana o kekahi, I ka wa e mahuahua ai ka nani o kona hale;
17for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.
17No ka mea, i kona make ana, aohe mea kana e lawe pu ai; Aole e iho kona nani mamuli ona.
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
18Aka hoi, i kona ola ana, ua hoomaikai oia i kona uhane; A e mahalo ae na kanaka ia oe i kou wa e hana maikai ai ia oe iho.
19he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
19E hele no oia i ka hanauna o kona mau makua; Aole lakou e ike i ka malamalama.
20A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.
20O ke kanaka iloko o ka hanohano, me ka naauao ole, Ua like ia me na holoholona i hookiia.
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