1 H ow blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

Ka hari te tangata kahore nei e haere i te whakaaro o te tangata kino, a kahore e tu i te ara o te hunga hara, kahore ano e noho i te nohoanga o te hunga whakahi.

2 B ut his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

Engari ko te ture a Ihowa tana e whakaahuareka ai; kei tona ture ona whakaaro i te ao, i te po.

3 H e will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.

E rite hoki ia ki te rakau i whakatokia ki te taha o nga awa wai, e whai hua nei i te po e hua ai: e kore tona rau e memenga; a ka pono ana mea katoa e mea ai ia.

4 T he wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.

E kore e pera nga tangata kino; engari ka rite ki te papapa e aia ana e te hau.

5 T herefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Ae ra, e kore e tu te hunga kino i te whakawakanga, me te hunga hara i te whakaminenga o te hunga tika.

6 F or the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

E matau ana hoki a Ihowa ki te ara o te hunga tika: ko te ara ia o te hunga kino e ngaro.