1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.

He inoi na Hapakuku poropiti, ko Hikionoto te waiata.

2 L ord, I have heard the report about You and I fear. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

E Ihowa, kua rongo ahau i tou rongo, wehi ana ahau: e Ihowa, kia ora tau mahi i waenganui o nga tau, kia matauria i waenganui o nga tau; i te mea e riri ana, mahara ki te tohu tangata.

3 G od comes from Teman, And the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the heavens, And the earth is full of His praise.

I haere mai te Atua i Temana, te Mea Tapu i Maunga Parana. (Hera. Hei hipoki tona kororia mo nga rangi; ki tonu te whenua i te whakamoemiti ki a ia.

4 H is radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And there is the hiding of His power.

Ko tona tiahotanga ano ko te marama; he hihi e puta ana mai i tona ringa: i reira ano te hunanga o tona kaha.

5 B efore Him goes pestilence, And plague comes after Him.

I mua i a ia te mate uruta e haere ana, i puta ano te mura whanariki i ona waewae.

6 H e stood and surveyed the earth; He looked and startled the nations. Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.

Tu ana ia, a whanganga ana e ia te whenua; i titiro ia, a titaria ana e ia nga iwi; rerere ana nga maunga onamata, piko ana nga pukepuke o mua: ko ona ara koia ano kei onamata.

7 I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.

I kite ahau, kei te tuatea nga teneti o Kuhana; wiri ana nga tauarai o te whenua o Miriana.

8 D id the Lord rage against the rivers, Or was Your anger against the rivers, Or was Your wrath against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, On Your chariots of salvation?

I riri ranei a Ihowa ki nga awa? Ki nga awa ranei tou riri? Ki te moana ranei tou riri? I haere ai koe i runga i au hoiho, i au hariata whakaora?

9 Y our bow was made bare, The rods of chastisement were sworn. Selah. You cleaved the earth with rivers.

I meinga tau kopere kia noho tahanga: ko nga oati ki nga hapu he kupu pono. (Hera. Wahia ana e koe te whenua ki nga awa.

10 T he mountains saw You and quaked; The downpour of waters swept by. The deep uttered forth its voice, It lifted high its hands.

I kite nga maunga i a koe, a wehi ana; i pahemo ake te waipuke o nga wai: i puaki te reo o te rire, a ara ana ona ringa ki runga.

11 S un and moon stood in their places; They went away at the light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your gleaming spear.

Tu ana te ra me te marama i to raua kainga, haere ana ratou i te marama o au pere, i te wherikotanga o tau tao kanapa.

12 I n indignation You marched through the earth; In anger You trampled the nations.

Haereerea ana e koe te whenua i runga i te aritarita, patua a wititia ana e koe nga iwi i runga i te riri.

13 Y ou went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your anointed. You struck the head of the house of the evil To lay him open from thigh to neck. Selah.

I puta koe ki te whakaora i tau iwi, ae ra, ki te whakaora i tau i whakawahi ai; pakaru ana i a koe te upoko i roto o te whare o te hunga kino, takoto kau ana te turanga, a taea noatia te kaki. Hera.

14 Y ou pierced with his own spears The head of his throngs. They stormed in to scatter us; Their exultation was like those Who devour the oppressed in secret.

Werohia ana e koe te upoko o ona ariki ki ana tokotoko ano: ano he paroro ratou e aki mai ana ki te titaritari i ahau; ko to ratou koanga ngakau he kai puku i te rawakore.

15 Y ou trampled on the sea with Your horses, On the surge of many waters.

Takahia ana e koe te moana ki au hoiho, te kaupuranga o nga wai nunui.

16 I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us.

I toku rongonga, wiri ana toku kopu, oraora ana oku ngutu i te reo: ngoto ana te pirau ki roto ki oku whenua, a wiri ana ahau i toku wahi; he mea ia e whai okiokinga ai ahau i te ra o te raru, i te haerenga ake ki te iwi e kokiri ana mai ki a ia me ana kaieke hoiho.

17 T hough the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls,

Ahakoa kore te piki e kopuku, kore nga waina e whai hua; ka he te mahi oriwa, kahore hoki nga mara e whai kai; ko nga hipi poto ake i roto i nga taiepa, kahore hoki he kau i roto i nga taiepa kau:

18 Y et I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

Otiia ka koa ahau ki a Ihowa, ka whakamanamana ki te Atua o toku whakaoranga.

19 T he Lord God is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds’ feet, And makes me walk on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.

Ko Ihowa, ko toku Ariki, toku kaha, ka meinga e ia oku waewae kia rite ki o te hata, ka meinga ano ahau e ia kia takahi i runga i oku wahi tiketike. Ki te tino kaiwaiata i runga i aku mea whakatangi.