Isaiah 49
1 Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:
Whakarongo, e nga motu, ki ahau; kia whai whakaaro, e nga iwi o tawhiti; na Ihowa ahau i karanga, no te kopu mai ano; no nga whekau o toku whaea i whakahua ai ia i toku ingoa.
2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;
A meinga iho e ia toku mangai hei hoari koi; huna ana ahau e ia ki te taumarumarunga iho o tona ringa; a meinga ana ahau e ia hei pere kua oti te oro; kuhua ana ahau e ia ki tana papa pere.
3 And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
I mea ano ia ki ahau, Ko koe taku pononga; ko Iharaira, mau ka whai kororia ai ahau.
4 And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
Ko ahau ia i mea, Maumau mauiui noa ahau, he kore noa iho, he tekateka noa i whakapaua ai e ahau toku kaha; raia, kei a Ihowa he whakawa moku, kei toku Atua hoki he wahi maku.
5 And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.
Na akuanei, e ai ta Ihowa, nana nei ahau i whakaahua i te kopu hei tangata mana, hei whakahoki mai i a Hakopa ki a ia, kia kohikohia ai a Iharaira ki a ia; ka nui hoki ahau ki te aroaro o Ihowa, ko toku Atua hoki hei kaha moku;
6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
Ae ra, i mea ia, He mea nohinohi kia waiho koe hei tangata maku, hei whakaara i nga iwi o Hakopa, hei whakahoki mai i nga oranga o Iharaira: ka hoatu ano koe e ahau hei marama ki nga tauiwi, kia ai koe hei whakaoranga maku, a te pito ra ano o te ao.
7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a te kaihoko o Iharaira, a tona Mea Tapu hoki, ki ta te tangata e whakahawea nei, ki ta te iwi e whakarihariha nei, ki te pononga a nga ariki, Ka kite nga kingi, ka whakatika ano, ka koropiko hoki nga rangatira; he mea h oki na Ihowa, he pono hoki ia, na te Mea Tapu o Iharaira; nana hoki koe i whiriwhiri.
8 This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: No te ra manakohanga atu i whakahoki kupu ai ahau ki a koe, no te ra whakaora hoki i awhinatia ai koe e ahau; maku ano koe e tiaki, ka hoatu ano koe e ahau hei kawenata mo te iwi, hei whakaara i te whenua, hei mea kia no hoia nga kainga tupu kua ururuatia;
9 Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.
Hei mea ki nga herehere, Haere; ki te hunga i te pouri, Whakaatu i a koutou: ka kai ratou ki nga ara, ka ai hoki he wahi kai ma ratou ki nga pukepuke katoa.
10 They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
E kore ratou e matekai, e kore ano e matewai, e kore hoki te werawera, te ra ranei, e pakakinakina ki a ratou; no te mea ko to ratou kaiatawhai hei arahi i a ratou; mana hoki ratou e arahi ki nga puna wai.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
A ka waiho e ahau oku maunga katoa hei ara, ka whakateiteitia hoki oku huanui.
12 See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Nana, ka haere mai enei i tawhiti; nana, ko ena i te raki, i te taha hoki ki te uru, ko ena hoki i te whenua o Hinimi.
13 Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, for the Lord has given comfort to his people, and will have mercy on his crushed ones.
Waiata, e nga rangi; kia hari hoki, e te whenua; kia pakaru mai ta koutou waiata, e nga maunga: ka whakamarie hoki a Ihowa i tana iwi, ka aroha hoki ki ana kua tukinotia nei.
14 But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.
Otiia i mea a Hiona, Kua whakarerea ahau e Ihowa, kua wareware ahau i toku Ariki.
15 Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.
Tera ranei e wareware i te wahine tana kohungahunga, a kore ake ona aroha ki te tamaiti a tona kopu? E wareware ano ratou: ko ahau nei, e kore ahau e wareware ki a koe.
16 See, your name is marked on my hands; your walls are ever before me.
Nana, kua taia koe e ahau ki nga kapu o oku ringa; kei toku aroaro tonu ou taiepa.
17 Your builders are coming quickly; your haters and those who made you waste will go out of you.
Ka hohoro au tamariki; ka haere atu i roto i a koe ou kaiwawahi, ou kaiwhakamoti.
18 Let your eyes be lifted up round about, and see: they are all coming together to you. By my life, says the Lord, truly you will put them all on you as an ornament, and be clothed with them like a bride.
Tahuri ake ou kanohi a karapoi noa, titiro hoki; ka huihui katoa ena, ka haere mai ki a koe. E ora ana ahau, e ai ta Ihowa, ina, ka kakahu koe i a ratou, ano he mea whakapaipai, ka herehere hoki i a ratou ki a koe, kei nga mea o te wahine marena hou te rite.
19 For though the waste places of your land have been given to destruction, now you will not be wide enough for your people, and those who made you waste will be far away.
Na, ko ou wahi ururua, ko ou wahi kua tuheatia me tou whenua kua huna, he pono ka kopiri rawa koe mo nga kainoho, a ka matara atu ou kaiwhakamoti.
20 The children to whom you gave birth in other lands will say in your ears, The place is not wide enough for me: make room for me to have a resting-place.
Ko nga tamariki i whakapania ai koe, tera ano ratou e mea ki ou taringa, E kiki ana te wahi nei moku: whakawateatia atu, kia noho ai ahau.
21 Then you will say in your heart, Who has given me all these children? when my children had been taken from me, and I was no longer able to have others, who took care of these? when I was by myself, where then were these?
A ka mea koe i tou ngakau, Na wai enei i whanau ai ki ahau, kua whakakorea nei aku tamariki i ahau, he moke, he parau, he kopikopiko nei ahau? na wai ra enei i whakatupu ake? Nana, i waiho mokemoke ahau: ko enei, i hea ra enei?
22 This is the word of the Lord God: See, I will make a sign with my hand to the nations, and put up my flag for the peoples; and they will take up your sons on their beasts, and your daughters on their backs.
Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Nana, ka ara atu toku ringa ki nga tauiwi, ka tu hoki taku kara ki nga iwi: a ka maua mai e ratou au tama, awhi rawa ki o ratou uma, ka kawea mai hoki au tamahine i runga i o ratou pokohiwi.
23 And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.
A hei matua atawhai mou nga kingi, ko a ratou kuini hoki hei kaiwhakangote mou: ka piko iho ratou ki a koe, tapapa rawa ki te whenua, ka mitimiti hoki i te puehu o ou waewae: a ka mohio koe ko Ihowa ahau; e kore hoki te hunga e tatari ana ki aha u e whakama.
24 Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?
Tera ranei e tangohia nga taonga parau i te tangata kaha, e mawhiti ranei te tangata kua tika nei tona hereherenga?
25 But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to let go his goods: for I will take up your cause against your haters, and I will keep your children safe.
Na ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Ina, ka tangohia mai nga herehere a te tangata kaha, ka whakahokia mai ano nga taonga parau a te nanakia: ka ngangare ano ahau ki te tangata e ngangare ana ki a koe, ka whakaora hoki i au tamariki.
26 And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.
A ka whangaia atu e ahau to ratou kikokiko ake ma ou kaiwhakatupu kino; ka haurangi ano ratou i o ratou ake toto, me te mea na te waina reka; a ka mohio nga kikokiko katoa ko ahau, ko Ihowa, e whakaora nei i a koe, ko tou kaihoko hoki, ko te Mea Nui o Hakopa.
