Results for he waewae tenei translation from Maori to English

he kanohi ahau ki te matapo, he waewae ki te kopa
i was eyes to the blind, and feet was i to the lame.

he ngakau e whakatakoto ana i nga whakaaro kikino, he waewae e hohoro ana te rere ki te hianga
an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

he kanohi mo te kanohi, he niho mo te niho, he ringa mo te ringa, he waewae mo te waewae
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

he ringa o ratou, a kahore e whawha: he waewae o ratou, a kahore e haere: kahore hoki o ratou korokoro e korero
they have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

otiia me kai ano enei e koutou o nga mea ngokingoki katoa e rere a manu ana, e wha nei nga waewae hei haere, a he waewae ano o ratou kei runga ake i nga raparapa, hei mokowhiti i runga i te whenua
yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

ko o ratou waewae, he waewae tika tonu; ko te kapu ano o o ratou waewae rite tonu ki te kapu o te waewae o te kuao kua: wheriko tonu, rite tonu ki te kanapatanga o te parahi kua oti te oro
and their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.

ki te he koe i tou ringa, i tou waewae ranei, poutoa, maka atu: pai ke hoki mou te tomo ki te ora he kopa, he ringa mutu, i te maka ki te ahi ka tonu, he ringa rua, he waewae rua
wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.