Micah 7

1 Woe is me! for I am as the last of the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage; there is no cluster to eat; nor first-ripe fig which my soul desireth.

Aue, te mate i ahau! he rite hoki ahau ki nga kohikohinga o nga hua raumati, ki nga hamunga i te wa e whawhaki karepe ana: kahore he tautau hei kai; e hiahia ana toku wairua ki te hua piki matamua.

2 The godly man is perished out of the earth, and the upright among men is no more; they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

Kua ngaro te tangata tapu i runga i te whenua, kahore hoki he tangata tika i roto i nga tangata: kei te whanga katoa ratou ki te toto; kei te whai ratou i tona hoa, i tona hoa ki te kupenga.

3 Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.

Kei runga o ratou ringa i te mea kino kia mahia marietia e ratou; ka tono te rangatira, kei te tatari hoki te kaiwhakawa kia utua; a ko te tangata nui, e puaki ana i a ia te nanakia o tona wairua: na, whiria tahitia ake e ratou.

4 The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge; the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.

Ko te tangata pai o ratou, rite tonu ki te tumatakuru: ko te mea tino tika, kino atu i te taiepa tataramoa: kua tae mai te ra o au tutei, ara te ra e whiua ai koe; ko aianei ratou pokaikaha ai.

5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a familiar friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Kaua e whakapono ki te hoa, kaua e whakawhirinaki ki te kaiarahi: kaiponuhia nga tatau o tou mangai ki te wahine e takoto na i tou uma.

6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

E whakaiti ana hoki te tama ki te papa, e whakatika atu ana te kotiro ki tona whaea, te hunaonga ki tona hungawai wahine; ko nga hoariri o te tangata ko nga tangata o tona whare.

7 'But as for me, I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Tena ko ahau, ka titiro ahau ki a Ihowa; ka tatari ahau ki te Atua o toku whakaoranga: tera toku Atua e rongo ki ahau.

8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; though I am fallen, I shall arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light unto me.

Kei whakamanamana ki ahau e toku hoariri; ki te hinga ahau, ka ara ano ahau; ki te noho ahau i te pouri, ko Ihowa hei whakamarama moku.

9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against Him; until He plead my cause, and execute judgment for me; He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold His righteousness.

Maku e waha te riri o Ihowa, kua hara nei hoki ahau ki a ia; kia tohe ra ano ia i taku tohe, kia whakarite ra ano i taku whakawa, ka whakaputaina ahau e ia ki waho ki te marama, a ka kite ahau i tona tika.

10 Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her; who said unto me: Where is the LORD thy God? Mine eyes shall gaze upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.'

Katahi toku hoariri ka kite, a ka taupokina e te whakama; i ki mai ra hoki ia ki ahau, Kei hea a Ihowa, tou Atua? Ka kite oku kanohi i taua wahine; akuanei ia takahia ai, peratia ai me te paru o nga ara.

11 'The day for building thy walls, even that day, shall be far removed.'

He ra hei hanganga mo ou taiepa! a taua ra ka matara rawa atu te tikanga i whakatakotoria.

12 There shall be a day when they shall come unto thee, from Assyria even to the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

A taua ra ka haere mai ratou ki a koe, mai i Ahiria me nga pa o Ihipa, mai i Ihipa ki te awa, mai i tetahi moana ki tetahi, i tetahi maunga ki tetahi maunga.

13 And the land shall be desolate for them that dwell therein, because of the fruit of their doings.

Otiia ka ururuatia te whenua, he mea mo te hunga e noho ana i reira, mo nga hua hoki o a ratou mahi.

14 Tend Thy people with Thy staff, the flock of Thy heritage, that dwell solitarily, as a forest in the midst of the fruitful field; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Whangaia tau iwi ki tau rakau, nga hipi o tou kainga tupu, e noho mokemoke nei i te ngahere i waenganui o Karamere: kia kai ratou ki Pahana, ki Kireara, kia pera me nga ra o mua,

15 'As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto him marvellous things.'

Ka rite ki nga ra i haere mai ai koe i te whenua o Ihipa, ka whakaaturia e ahau ki a ia nga mea whakamiharo.

16 The nations shall see and be put to shame for all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Ka kite nga iwi, ka whakama ki to ratou marohirohi katoa: ka kopania to ratou mangai ki to ratou ringa, a ka turi o ratou taringa.

17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto the LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of Thee.

Ka mitimiti ratou i te puehu, ano he nakahi; ka oho wiri mai ratou i o ratou piringa kopiri, ano ko nga mea ngokingoki o te whenua: ka haere wehi mai ratou ki a Ihowa, ki to tatou Atua, a ka mataku ki a koe.

18 Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth the iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy.

Ko wai he Atua hei rite mou, e muru nei i te he, e whakarere noa nei i te poka ke o nga morehu o tona wahi tupu? E kore ia e kawe tonu i tona riri a ake ake, no te mea e ngakau nui ana ia ki te tohu tangata.

19 He will again have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Tera ia e tahuri ano, ka aroha ki a tatou; ka pehia e ia o tatou kino ki raro ki ona waewae; ka panga ano e koe o ratou hara ki nga rire o te moana.

20 Thou wilt show faithfulness to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, as Thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

Ka whakatutukitia e koe te mea tika ki a Hakopa, te aroha ki a Aperahama, ko tau i oati ai ki o matou matua i nga ra o mua.