< Zechariah 7 >

1 And in the fourth yeere of King Darius, the worde of the Lord came vnto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, euen in Chisleu,
A I ka ha o ka makahiki o ke alii o Dariu, hiki mai la ka olelo a Iehova ia Zekaria, i ka po aha o ka iwa o ka malama, o Kiseleu;
2 For they had sent vnto the House of God Sharezer, and Regem-melech and their men to pray before the Lord,
I ka wa i hoouna mai ai lakou ia Serezera laua o Regemeleka, a me na kanaka o laua i ka hale o ke Akua, e pule imua o Iehova,
3 And to speake vnto the Priests, which were in the House of the Lord of hostes, and to the Prophets, saying, Should I weepe in the fift moneth, and separate my selfe as I haue done these so many yeeres?
A e ninau aku i na kahuna o ka hale o Iehova o na kaua, a i na kaula, penei, E kanikau anei au i ka lima o ka malama e hookeai ana, me ka'u i hana'i i keia mau makahiki he nui?
4 Then came the word of the Lord of hostes vnto me, saying,
Alaila, hiki mai la ka olelo a Iehova o na kaua ia'u, i ka i ana mai,
5 Speake vnto all the people of the land, and to the Priests, and say, When ye fasted, and mourned in the fift and seuenth moneth, euen the seuentie yeeres, did ye fast vnto me? doe I approoue it?
E hai aku oe i keia mau mea i na kanaka a pau o ka aina, a i na kahuna hoi, penei, Ia oukou i hokeai ai a i kanikau ai i ka lima a me ka hiku o ka malama, a pau kela mau makahiki he kanahiku, i hookeai iki anei oukou no'u?
6 And when ye did eate, and when ye did drinke, did ye not eate for your selues, and drinke for your selues?
A ia oukou i ai ai, a i inu ai hoi, aole anei oukou i ai no oukou iho? a i ko oukou inu ana, aole anei oukou i inu no oukou iho?
7 Should ye not heare the wordes, which the Lord hath cryed by the ministerie of the former Prophets when Ierusalem was inhabited, and in prosperitie, and the cities thereof round about her, when the South and the plaine was inhabited?
Aole anei keia na olelo a Iehova i hea mai ai ma na kaula mua, i ka wa i nohoia'i o Ierusalema me ka maluhia, a me na kulanakauhale ona e kokoke ana, i ka wa i noho ai na kanaka ma ka aoao hema a ma ka papu?
8 And the worde of the Lord came vnto Zechariah, saying,
A hiki mai la ka olelo a Iehova ia Zekaria, i mai la,
9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, saying, Execute true iudgement, and shewe mercy and compassion, euery man to his brother,
Penei ka Iehova o na kaua e olelo mai nei, E hoopono oukou, a e hoomaopopo kela kanaka keia kanaka i ka lokomaikai a me ko aloha i kona hoahanau.
10 And oppresse not the widowe, nor the fatherles, the stranger nor the poore, and let none of you imagine euil against his brother in your heart.
Mai hana ino i ka wahinekanemake, aole hoi i ke keiki makua ole, aole i ka malihini, aole hoi i ka ilihune, aole hoi e manao ino aku ka naau o kekahi i kona hoahanau.
11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare.
Aka, hoole lakou i ka hoolohe, a haawi i ka poohiwi kipi a papani ae la i ua pepeiao o lakou, i lohe ole ai lakou.
12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, least they should heare the Lawe and the wordes which the Lord of hostes sent in his spirit by the ministerie of ye former Prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hostes.
A hoopaakiki iho la i ka lakou mau naau pohaku adama, o lohe auanei lakou i ke kanawai, a me na olelo a Iehova o na kaua i hoouna mai ma kona Uhane, ma na kaula mua: nolaila, kau mai la ka inaina nui o Iehova o na kaua.
13 Therefore it is come to passe, that as he cried, and they would not heare, so they cried, and I would not heare, sayth the Lord of hostes.
No ia mea, me ka lakou i hoolohe ole ai ia e kahea aku ana, pela hoi lakou i kahea mai ai, aole hoi au i hoolohe aku, wahi a Iehova o na kaua.
14 But I scattered them among all the nations, whom they knew not: thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they layd the pleasant land waste.
Aka, hoopuehu aku la au ia lakou iwaena o na lahuikanaka a pau a lakou i ike ole ai; a ua neoneo ka aina mahope o lakou, i hiki ole ai i kekahi e hele ilaila, aole hoi e hoi ae: no ka mea, ua hooneoneoia ka aina maikai.

< Zechariah 7 >