Je was op zoek naar: once upon a time (Engels - Maori)

once upon a time
tera te wa

what a time
ko te aha te wa

once upon a time ther was a lovely pet named lea,
i tera wa, tera tetahi mokai humarie. ko lea tona ingoa

one day at a time
kotahi ra i te wa

many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may israel now say:
he waiata; he pikitanga. he ki tenei ma iharaira, ka maha a ratou tukinotanga i ahau o toku tamarikitanga ake

for he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
no te mea ka maka ia e ona waewae ake ki te kupenga, ka haere hoki ia i runga i te reti

i made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should i think upon a maid?
kua oti taku kawenata ki oku kanohi; kia whakaaroaro ahau hei aha ki te kotiro

many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
ka maha a ratou tukinotanga i ahau o toku tamarikitanga ake; heoi kihai ahau i taea e ratou

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
he wa e aroha ai, he wa e mauahara ai; he wa e whawhai ai, he wa e mau ai te rongo

a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
he wa e rapu ai, he wa e ngaro ai; he wa e tiaki ai; he wa e akiri atu ai

actually, the bible speaks in vivid terms of a time when god will remove this strife-ridden system
engari koa, e korero marama ana te paipera i te wa e whakakahoretia ai e te atua i tenei tikanga tupu raruraru

a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
he wa e patu ai, he wa e rongoa ai; he wa e wawahi iho ai, he wa e hanga ake ai

and some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
ko etahi i ngahoro ki runga ki te toka; ko te tupunga ake, kua maroke, kahore hoki he makuku

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
he wa e whanau ai, he wa e mate ai; he wa e whakato ai, he wa e hutia ai te mea i whakatokia

and now, i pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the lord:
na, tena ra, whakaaroa aianei i tenei ra, i era atu hoki, i te mea kahore ano i takoto tetahi kohatu ki runga ki tetahi kohatu i te temepara o ihowa

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
he wa e akiritia atu ai nga kohatu, he wa e kohikohia ai nga kohatu; he wa e awhi ai, he wa e kore ai e awhi

and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
me era atu ano o nga iwi i whakahekea mai e ahanapere, e taua tangata nui, ingoa nui, a whakanohoia ana e ia ki nga pa o hamaria, me era atu wahi i tera taha o te awa, a tera atu nga kupu

and king ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
i tapahia hoki e kingi ahata nga awhi o nga turanga, tangohia ana e ia te takotoranga wai o runga o aua mea; i tangohia ano e ia te moana i runga i nga kau parahi, i era i raro i taua moana, a whakatakotoria ana ki runga ki te whariki kohatu

and after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
a roa iho, ka hoki ia ki te tiki i a ia, a, no tona pekanga atu kia kite i te tinana o te raiona, na he pokai pi kei roto i te riu o te raiona, he honi ano hoki

but he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
ko tana ia, he aroha; hipokina ana e ia te he, kihai ano i whakangaro: ae ra, he maha ana whakahokinga iho i tona riri, a kihai i oho katoa tona riri