Jeremiah 14
1 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
Ko te kupu a Ihowa i puta mai ki a Heremaia, he mea mo te tauraki.
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Kei te tangi a Hura, ngehe kau ona kuwaha, kua noho ki te whenua he mangu ona kakahu; kua kake te aue o Hiruharama ki runga.
3 And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.
Na ka unga o ratou ariki i a ratou tamariki ririki ki nga awa: ka tae ratou ki nga poka, kahore e kite wai; ka hoki me a ratou oko, tahanga kau: ka whakama ratou, ka numinumi, ka hipoki i o ratou mahunga.
4 Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.
I te ngatata o te oneone, kahore ano nei hoki he ua ki runga ki te whenua, ka whakama nga kaiparau, ka hipoki i o ratou mahunga.
5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh [her young], because there is no grass.
Ae ra, ko te hata ano, whanau ana ia i waenga parae, a whakarerea ake e ia tana kuao, no te mea kahore he tarutaru.
6 And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
Na ka tu nga kaihe mohoao i runga i nga wahi tiketike, ka kihakiha ano he kirehe mohoao; matawaia ana o ratou kanohi, kahore hoki he otaota.
7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name’s sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Ahakoa whakaatu noa o matou kino i to matou he, e mahi koe, e Ihowa, kia mahara hoki ki tou ingoa: kua tini nei hoki o matou tahuritanga ketanga, kua hara matou ki a koe.
8 O thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
E koe, e te tumanako a Iharaira, e tona kaiwhakaora i te wa o te raru, he aha koe i noho ai i te whenua ano he manene, i rite ai ki te tangata haere e peka ana ki tetahi moenga mona i te po?
9 Why shouldest thou be as a man affrighted, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet thou, O Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
He aha koe i rite ai ki te tangata e ketekete kau ana, ki te marohirohi e kore nei e kaha ki te whakaora? kei waenganui ano ia koe i a matou, e Ihowa, kua huaina tou ingoa mo matou; kaua hoki matou e whakarerea.
10 Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa ki tenei iwi, He pena tonu to ratou matenui ki te taihaere; kihai i kaiponuhia o ratou waewae; no reira kahore a Ihowa e manako ki a ratou; ka mahara ia aianei ki o ratou he, a ka whiu i o ratou hara.
11 And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for [their] good.
A ka mea a Ihowa ki ahau, Kaua e inoi mo tenei iwi ki te pai mo ratou.
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Ka nohopuku ratou, e kore ahau e rongo ki ta ratou karanga; ka whakaekea e ratou te tahunga tinana me te whakahere, e kore ahau e manako ki a ratou; engari ka poto ratou i ahau, i te hoari, i te hemokai, i te mate uruta.
13 Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Ano ra ko ahau, Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa, nana, ko nga poropiti te mea nei ki a ratou, E kore koutou e kite i te hoari, e kore ano te hemokai e pa ki a koutou; engari maku e mea kia tuturu rawa te mau o te rongo ki a koutou i tenei wahi.
14 Then Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.
Ano ra ko Ihowa ki ahau, Kei te poropiti teka nga poropiti i runga i toku ingoa: kihai ratou i unga e ahau, kihai ratou i whakahaua e ahau, kihai hoki ahau i korero ki a ratou: he kitenga teka ta ratou e poropiti na ki a koutou, he whakaaro ki n ga tohu, he mea horihori, he mea tinihanga na o ratou ngakau.
15 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
Mo reira ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa mo nga poropiti e poropiti nei i runga i toku ingoa, he hunga kihai i unga e ahau, i a ratou e mea nei, E kore te hoari, te hemokai ranei e pa ki tenei whenua: Ka poto ena poropiti i te hoari, i te hemokai.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them—them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
Na, ko te iwi ki a ia nei ta ratou poropititanga, ka akiritia ki nga ara o Hiruharama i te ngaunga a te hemokai, a te hoari; kahore hoki he tangata hei tanu i a ratou, i a ratou, i a ratou wahine, i a ratou tama, i a ratou tamahine; no te mea ka ringihia e ahau to ratou kino ki runga ki a ratou.
17 And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
Na me korero e koe tenei kupu ki a ratou, Kia hirere iho te roimata o oku kanohi i te po, i te ao, kaua hoki e mutu; no te mea he nui te pakaru i pakaru ai te tamahine a taku iwi, mamae rawa te patunga.
18 If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.
Ki te haere ahau ki te parae, nana, ko nga tupapaku a te hoari! ki te tomo ahau ki te pa, nana, ko te hunga e mate ana i te hemokai! ko te poropiti hoki raua tahi ko te tohunga kei te haereere noa iho i te whenua a kahore e mohio.
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
Kua paopao rawa ranei koe ki a Hura? kua whakarihariha ranei tou wairua ki Hiona? He aha koe i patu ai i a matou, te ai he mahunga mo o matou mate? I tatari matou ki te rongo mau, heoi kahore he pai; ki te wa e mahu ai, na ko te raruraru.
20 We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
Tenei matou, e Ihowa, te whaki nei i to matou kino, i te he o o matou matua: kua hara hoki matou ki a koe.
21 Do not abhor [us], for thy name’s sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Kaua e whakarihariha ki a matou, whakaaro ki tou ingoa; kaua e whakaititia te torona o tou kororia; kia mahara, kaua e whakataka tau kawenata ki a matou.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
Kei roto ranei i nga mea horihori a nga tauiwi tetahi hei mea kia ua? ma nga rangi ranei e homai nga ua nehu? he teka ianei ko koe ia, e Ihowa, e to matou Atua? na reira matou ka tatari ki a koe; nau hoki i hanga enei mea katoa.
