1 B lessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is everyone who fears, reveres, and worships the Lord, who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.

He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka hari nga tangata katoa e wehi ana i a Ihowa: e haere ana i ana ara.

2 F or you shall eat of the labor of your hands; happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

E kai hoki koe i te mahinga a ou ringa: e hari koe, a ka tau te pai ki a koe.

3 Y our wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house; your children shall be like olive plants round about your table.

E rite tau wahine ki te waina hua, i roto rawa i tou whare: au tamariki ki nga mahuri oriwa, i nga taha o tau tepu.

4 B ehold, thus shall the man be blessed who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord.

Na he pera te manaaki mo te tangata e wehi ana i a Ihowa.

5 M ay the Lord bless you out of Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life;

Ka Manaakitia koe e Ihowa i Hiona; a e kite koe i te pai o Hiruharama i nga ra katoa e ora ai koe.

6 Y es, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!

Ae, e kite koe i nga tamariki a au tamariki. Kia mau te rongo ki a Iharaira.