Psalms 51

Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri, i te taenga o Natana poropiti ki a ia, mo tona haerenga ki a Patehepa. Tohungia ahau, e te Atua, kia rite ki tou atawhai: kia rite ki tou aroha nui te murunga o oku he.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Horoia rawatia toku kino: kia ma hoki toku hara.

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

E whaki ana hoki ahau i aku mahi tutu: kei toku aroaro tonu toku hara.

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

He hara ki a koe, ki a koe anake, toku; i meatia ano tenei he ki tou aroaro; kia tika ai koe i tau korerotanga, kia ma ai hoki ina whakawa.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Na i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino, i runga ano i te hara toku whakahaputanga ki roto ki toku whaea.

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Na ko tau e matenui ai ko te pono i nga wahi o roto, a ka whakaakona oku wahi ngaro e koe ki te whakaaro nui.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Purea ahau ki te hihopa, a ka ma ahau; horoia ahau, a ka ma ke atu i te hukarere.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Meinga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa, a ka whakamanamana nga iwi i whatiia nei e koe.

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Huna tou mata ki oku hara; a murua katoatia oku kino.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Hanga, e te Atua, he ngakau ma ki roto ki ahau: whakahoutia hoki ki roto ki ahau he wairua tika.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Kaua ahau e maka i tou aroaro; kaua hoki tou wairua tapu e tangohia i ahau.

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Whakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tau whakaoranga: tautokona hoki ahau ki te wairua kakama.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Ko reira ahau whakaako ai i au ara ki te hunga tutu; a ka tahuri te hunga hara ki a koe.

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Whakaorangia ahau i te hara toto, e te Atua, e te Atua o toku whakaoranga, a ka waiatatia au mahi tika e toku arero.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Whakatuwheratia oku ngutu, e te Ariki; a ka puaki i toku mangai te whakamoemiti ki a koe.

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Kahore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu; penei kua hoatu e ahau: kahore koe e ahuareka ki te tahunga tinana.

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Ko nga patunga tapu ma te Atua he wairua maru: e kore koe e whakahawea e te Atua, ki te ngakau maru, ki te ngakau iro.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Kia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona: hanga nga taiepa o Hiruharama.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Ko reira koe pai ai ki nga patunga tapu o te tika, ki nga tahunga tinana, he mea whakaeke katoa: ko reira ratou whakaeke ai i nga puru ki runga ki tou aata.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.