Jeremiah 2

1 Moreover, the woorde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

Pea naʻe toe hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, ʻo pehē,

2 Goe, and crie in the eares of Ierusalem, saying, Thus sayeth the Lord, I remember thee, with the kindenes of thy youth and the loue of thy marriage, when thou wentest after me in the wildernes in a lande that was not sowen.

“ʻAlu ʻo kalanga ki he telinga ʻo Selūsalema, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova; “ʻOku ou manatuʻi koe, ko e angalelei naʻe fai kiate koe ʻi hoʻo kei siʻi, mo e ʻofa naʻe fakahā ʻi hoʻo fakanofo, ʻi hoʻo muimui kiate au ʻi he toafa, ʻi he fonua naʻe ʻikai tūtuuʻi.

3 Israel was as a thing halowed vnto the Lord, and his first fruits: all they that eat it, shall offend: euil shall come vpon them, saith the Lord.

Naʻe fakatapui ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, ko e ʻuluaki fua ʻo hono tupu: ʻe halaia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakaʻauha ia;’” ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻE hoko ʻae kovi kiate kinautolu.”

4 Heare ye the word of the Lord, O house of Iaakob, and all the families of the house of Israel.

‌ʻE fale ʻo Sēkope, pea mo e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, mou fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova.

5 Thus sayeth the Lord, What iniquitie haue your fathers founde in mee, that they are gone farre from mee, and haue walked after vanitie, and are become vaine?

ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko e hā ʻae kovi kuo ʻiloʻi ʻe hoʻomou ngaahi tamai ʻiate au, koeʻuhi kuo nau liʻaki au, pea muimui ki he meʻa noa pe, pea kuo nau hoko ʻo vale?

6 For they saide not, Where is the Lord that brought vs vp out of the lande of Egypt? that led vs through the wildernesse, through a desert, and waste land, through a drie land, and by the shadow of death, by a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau pehē, ‘Ko e fē ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne ʻomi ʻakimautolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ʻaia naʻa ne tataki ʻakimautolu ʻi he toafa; ʻi he fonua lala pea luoluo, ʻi he fonua mōmoa, mo e malumalu ʻoe mate, ʻi he fonua kuo ʻikai fononga ki ai ha tangata, pea ʻoku ʻikai nofo ai ha tangata?’

7 And I brought you into a plentifull countrey, to eat the fruit thereof, and the commodities of the same: but when yee entred, yee defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

Pea naʻaku ʻomi ʻakimoutolu ki he fonua mahu, ke kai hono fua, mo hono lelei ʻo ia; ka ʻi hoʻomou hū ki ai, kuo mou fakakoviʻi hoku fonua, pea ngaohi hoku tofiʻa ko e meʻa fakalielia.

8 The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that should minister the Lawe, knewe me not: the pastours also offended against me, and the Prophets prophesied in Baal, and went after things that did not profite.

Naʻe ʻikai pehē ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki, ‘Ko e fē ʻa Sihova?’ Pea naʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi au ʻekinautolu naʻe maheni ai ʻi he fono: pea naʻe angatuʻu kiate au ʻae kau tauhi foki, pea naʻe kikite ʻae kau palōfita ʻi he hingoa ʻo Peali, pea nau muimui ki he ngaahi meʻa taʻeʻaonga.”

9 Wherefore I wil yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and I will pleade with your childrens children.

Ko ia ʻoku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, “Te u toe lea kiate kimoutolu, pea te u kole ki hoʻomou fānau, pea mo e fānau ʻa hoʻomou fānau.

10 For goe ye to the yles of Chittim, and beholde, and sende vnto Kedar. and take diligent heede, and see whether there be such things.

Koeʻuhi, ke mou ʻalu ki he ngaahi motu ʻo Kitimi, ʻo mamata; pea fekau ki Keta, pea fakakaukau lahi, pea vakai, pe ʻoku ai ha meʻa pehē.

11 Hath any nation changed their gods, which yet are no gods? but my people haue chaged their glorie, for that which doeth not profite.

‌ʻOku ai ha kakai kuo fetongi honau ngaahi ʻotua, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ko e ʻotua? Ka kuo fetongi ʻa hoku kakai honau nāunau ki he meʻa taʻeʻaonga.”

12 O yee heauens, be astonied at this: bee afraid and vtterly confounded, sayeth the Lord.

‌ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, “ʻE ngaahi langi mou ofo ki he meʻa ni, pea mou manavahē fakailifia; pea tetetete lahi ʻaupito,

13 For my people haue committed two euils: they haue forsaken mee the fountaine of liuing waters, to digge them pittes, euen broken pittes, that can holde no water.

“He kuo fai ʻe hoku kakai ʻae meʻa kovi ʻe ua: kuo nau liʻaki au ko e matavai moʻui, pea kuo nau tā kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi ʻaiʻanga vai, ko e ngaahi ʻaiʻanga vai mafōfoa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai faʻa maʻu ai ha vai.

14 Is Israel a seruaunt, or is hee borne in the house? why then is he spoiled?

“Ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa ʻIsileli? Pe ko e hako ia ʻoe tamaioʻeiki? Ka ko e hā kuo fakamālohi ai ia?

15 The lions roared vpon him and yelled, and they haue made his land waste: his cities are burnt without an inhabitant.

Naʻe ngungulu kiate ia ʻae fanga laione mui, kuo nau tangi ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, kuo nau fakalala ʻae fonua: kuo tutu hono ngaahi kolo pea ʻoku ʻikai ha kakai.

16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes haue broken thine head.

Pea kuo fakavolu foki ho tumuʻaki, ʻe he fānau ʻo Nofi mo Tapanesi.

17 Hast not thou procured this vnto thy selfe, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?

“ʻIkai kuo hoko ʻae meʻa ni kiate koe ʻiate koe pe, ʻi hoʻo liʻaki ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻi heʻene tataki koe ʻi he hala?

18 And what hast thou now to do in the way of Egypt? to drinke the water of Nilus? or what makest thou in the way of Asshur? to drinke the water of the Riuer?

Pea ko eni, ko e hā ʻaʻau te ke ʻalu ai ʻi he hala ki ʻIsipite, ke inu ʻi he ngaahi vai ʻo Sihoa? Pea ko e hā te ke ʻalu ai koe ʻi he hala ki ʻAsilia, ke inu ʻi he vai ʻoe vaitafe?

19 Thine owne wickednes shall correct thee, and thy turnings backe shall reprooue thee: know therefore and beholde, that it is an euil thing, and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my feare is not in thee, sayeth the Lord God of hostes.

“ʻE tautea koe ʻe hoʻo angahala ʻaʻau, pea ʻe valokiʻi koe ʻe hoʻo fakaholomui: ko ia ke ke ʻilo mo vakai, ko e meʻa kovi mo fakamamahi, ʻa hoʻo liʻaki ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke manavahē kiate au,” ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.

20 For of olde time I haue broken thy yoke, and burst thy bondes, and thou saidest, I will no more transgresse, but like an harlot thou runnest about vpon al hie hilles, and vnder all greene trees.

“He talu mei muʻa kuo u maumauʻi hoʻo haʻamonga, pea motuhi ho ngaahi haʻi; pea naʻa ke pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai te u fai kovi;’ ka kuo ke ʻeveʻeva ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga māʻolunga kotoa pē, pea ʻi he lolo ʻakau mata kotoa pē ʻo fai angahala.

21 Yet I had planted thee, a noble vine, whose plants were all natural: howe then art thou turned vnto me into the plants of a strange vine?

Ka naʻaku tō koe, ko e vaine lelei, ko e tenga lelei ʻaupito: pea ʻoku fēfē ai haʻo liliu ko e ʻakau kovi, ko e vaine kehe kiate au?”

22 Though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquitie is marked before me, sayeth the Lord God.

He ʻoku pehē mai ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sihova, “Kapau te ke fufulu koe ʻaki ʻae naita, pea toʻo kiate koe ʻae koa lahi, ka ʻoku kei ʻilonga ʻa hoʻo hia ʻi hoku ʻao.

23 Howe canst thou say, I am not polluted, neither haue I followed Baalim? beholde thy waies in the valley, and know, what thou hast done: thou art like a swift dromedarie, that runneth by his waies.

“ʻE fēfē koā ʻa hoʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻuli, ʻoku ʻikai te u muimui kia Peali’? Vakai ki hoʻo ʻulungāanga ʻi he teleʻa, ke ke ʻilo ʻaia kuo ke fai: ko e kāmeli veʻe vave koe, ʻoku feʻaluʻaki ʻi hono ngaahi hala;

24 And as a wilde asse, vsed to the wildernesse, that snuffeth vp the winde by occasion at her pleasure: who can turne her backe? all they that seeke her, will not wearie themselues, but wil finde her in her moneth.

Ko e ʻasi hehengi ʻoku maheni ai mo e toafa, ʻaia ʻoku ne folohifo ʻae matangi ʻi heʻene holi; pea ʻi heʻene pehē ko hai ʻoku faʻa fakafoki ia? ʻE ʻikai kumi fakafiuʻi ia ʻe ha taha; ka te nau ʻilo ia ʻi hono māhina.

25 Keepe thou thy feete from barenes, and thy throte from thirst: but thou saidest desperately, No, for I haue loued strangers, and them will I follow.

“Taʻofi ho vaʻe mei he taʻetopuvaʻe, pea mo ho kia mei he fieinu: ka naʻa ke pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻamanaki:’ ʻoku ʻikai; he kuo u ʻofa ki he kau muli, pea te u muimui pe kiate kinautolu.’

26 As the theefe is ashamed, when he is foud, so is the house of Israel ashamed, they, their kings, their princes and their Priests, and their Prophets,

Hangē ʻoku mā ʻae kaihaʻa ʻi hono ʻiloʻi ia, ʻoku pehē ʻae mā ʻae fale ʻo ʻIsileli; ko kinautolu, mo honau ngaahi tuʻi, mo honau houʻeiki, mo honau kau taulaʻeiki, mo honau kau palōfita.

27 Saying to a tree, Thou art my father, and to a stone, Thou hast begotten me: for they haue turned their back vnto me, and not their face: but in ye time of their troble they wil say, Arise, and help vs.

Ko kinautolu ʻoku pehē ki he ʻakau, ‘Ko ʻeku tamai koe;’ pea ki he maka, ‘Naʻa ke fāʻeleʻi au:’ he kuo nau fulituʻa kiate au, pea ʻoku ʻikai hanga mai honau mata: ka ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻenau mamahi te nau lea, ʻo pehē mai, ‘Tuʻu hake, ʻo fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu.’

28 But where are thy gods, that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can helpe thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the nomber of thy cities, are thy gods, O Iudah.

“Kā ko e fē ho ngaahi ʻotua kuo ke ngaohi moʻou? Ke tuʻu hake ʻakinautolu, kapau te nau faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi: he ʻoku hangē ko hono lahi ʻo hoʻo ngaahi kolo, ʻE Siuta, ʻoku pehē hono tokolahi ʻo ho ngaahi ʻotua.

29 Wherefore wil ye pleade with me? ye all haue rebelled against me, sayeth the Lord.

“Ko e hā te mou tukuakiʻi ai au? ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Kuo angatuʻu kiate au ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē.”

30 I haue smitten your children in vaine, they receiued no correction: your owne sworde hath deuoured your Prophets like a destroying lyon.

“Kuo taʻeʻaonga ʻeku taaʻi hoʻomou fānau; he ʻoku ʻikai te nau poto ai: kuo fakaʻauha homou kau palōfita, ʻaki hoʻomou heletā ʻamoutolu, ʻo hangē ko e laione fakaʻauha.

31 O generation, take heede to the worde of the Lord: haue I bene as a wildernesse vnto Israel? or a lande of darkenesse? Wherefore sayeth my people then, We are lordes, we will come no more vnto thee?

‌ʻAe toʻutangata, mou tokanga ki he folofola ʻa Sihova. He naʻaku hoko ko e toafa ki ʻIsileli? Pe ko e fonua fakapoʻuli? Pea ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻa hoku kakai, ‘Ko e houʻeiki ʻakimautolu; pea ʻe ʻikai te mau toe haʻu kiate koe?’

32 Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire? yet my people haue forgotten me, daies without number.

“ʻE faʻa fakangaloʻi ʻe he tāupoʻou ʻa ʻene teunga, pe ko e taʻahine taʻane ʻa ʻene teuteu? Kā kuo fakangalongaloʻi au ʻe hoku kakai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho taʻefaʻalaua.

33 Why doest thou prepare thy way, to seeke amitie? euen therefore will I teach thee, that thy waies are wickednesse.

Ko e hā ʻoku ke teuteu ai ho hala ke kumi ʻae ʻofa? Ko ia kuo ke akonaki ʻaki ho ngaahi hala ki he kau angahala foki.

34 Also in thy wings is founde the bloud of the soules of ye poore innocents: I haue not found it in holes, but vpon all these places.

Kuo ʻiloʻi foki ʻae toto ʻoe ngaahi laumālie taʻehalaia ʻi he kapa ʻo ho kofu: ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ia ʻi he kumi lahi, ka ʻoku fakahāhā pe ia ʻiate kinautolu ni kotoa pē.

35 Yet thou saiest, Because I am giltles, surely his wrath shall turne from mee: beholde, I will enter with thee into iudgement, because thou saiest, I haue not sinned.

“Ka ʻoku ke pehē ʻe koe, ‘ʻOku ou taʻehalaia, pea ko ia ʻe fakaafe ʻa hono houhau ʻiate au.’ “Vakai, te u fakamaauʻi koe, koeʻuhi ʻoku ke pehē, ‘Naʻe ʻikai te ke fai kovi.’

36 Why runnest thou about so much to change thy waies? for thou shalt be confounded of Egypt, as thou art confounded of Asshur.

Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻalu fano ai pe ke fetongi ho hala? Te ke mā foki ki ʻIsipite, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo mā ki ʻAsilia.

37 For thou shalt goe foorth from thence, and thine hands vpon thine head, because the Lord hath reiected thy confidence, and thou shalt not prosper thereby.

‌ʻIo, te ke ʻalu meiate ia, kuo ʻai ho nima ki ho ʻulu: he kuo liʻaki ʻe Sihova ho ngaahi falalaʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke monūʻia ai.”