1 O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

He himene na Ahapa. E te Atua, kua tae mai nga tauiwi ki tou kainga tupu, kua noa i a ratou tou temepara tapu, kua waiho a Hiruharama kia puranga kau ana.

2 T hey have given the dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens, The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.

Ko nga tinana mate o au pononga kua hoatu e ratou hei kai ma nga manu o te rangi, ko te kikokiko o tau hunga tapu ma nga kirehe o te whenua.

3 T hey have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem; And there was no one to bury them.

Ko o ratou toto, ringihia ake e ratou ano he wai, ki nga taha o Hiruharama; kahore hoki he tangata hei tanu i a ratou.

4 W e have become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to those around us.

Kua waiho matou hei tawainga ma o matou hoa, hei katanga ma te hunga i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha o matou.

5 H ow long, O Lord ? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

Kia pehea te roa, e Ihowa? E riri tonu ranei koe ake ake? E ngiha tonu ranei tou hae me he kapura?

6 P our out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You, And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name.

Ringihia tou riri ki nga tauiwi kahore nei e matau ki a koe, ki nga rangatiratanga kahore nei e karanga ki tou ingoa.

7 F or they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his habitation.

Kua pau hoki a Hakopa i a ratou, kua ururua i a ratou tona nohoanga.

8 D o not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we are brought very low.

Kaua ra e maharatia nga kino o o matou tupuna; kia hohoro tou aroha ki mua i a matou; kua whakaititia rawatia hoki matou.

9 H elp us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; And deliver us and forgive our sins for Your name’s sake.

Awhinatia matou, e te Atua o to matou whakaoranga, kia whakakororiatia ai tou ingoa: whakaorangia matou, hipokina hoki o matou hara, he mahara ki tou ingoa.

10 W hy should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight, Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

Kia mea koia nga tauiwi, Kei hea to ratou Atua? Kia kite atu matou e matau ana nga tauiwi ki te whakatakinga i te toto o au pononga i whakahekea nei.

11 L et the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die.

Kia tae atu ki tou aroaro te aue a te herehere: kia rite ki te nui o tou kaha tau whakaora i te hunga e meatia ana kia mate.

12 A nd return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom The reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

Takiwhitutia atu te utu e hoatu e koe ki nga uma o o matou hoa mo ta ratou tawai, e tawai nei ratou ki a koe, e te Ariki.

13 S o we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture Will give thanks to You forever; To all generations we will tell of Your praise.

Penei ka whakawhetai matou, tau iwi, nga hipi hoki e hepara nei koe, ki a koe ake ake: ka whakaitea e matou te whakamoemiti ki a koe, ki nga whakatupuranga katoa.