Ezekiel 20

1 And it comes to pass, in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], on the tenth of the month, men from [the] elderly of Israel have come in to seek YHWH, and they sit before me;

Na, i te whitu o nga tau, i te rima o nga marama, i te tekau o nga ra o te marama, ka haere mai etahi o nga kaumatua o Iharaira ki te rapu tikanga i a Ihowa, a noho ana i toku aroaro.

2 and there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

Na ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau; i mea,

3 “Son of man, speak to the elderly of Israel, and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Are you coming in to seek Me? [As] I live—I am not sought by you—a declaration of Lord YHWH.

E te tama a te tangata, korero ki nga kaumatua o Iharaira; mea atu ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; i haere mai ranei koutou ki te rapu tikanga i ahau? E ora ana ahau, e kore ahau e pai kia rapua e koutou he tikanga i ahau, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.

4 Do you judge them? Do you judge, son of man? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers,

E whakawa ranei koe i a ratou, e te tama a te tangata, e whakawa ranei koe? meinga kia mohio ratou ki nga mea whakarihariha a o ratou matua:

5 and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: In the day of My fixing on Israel, I lift up My hand, To the seed of the house of Jacob, And am known to them in the land of Egypt, And I lift up My hand to them, Saying, I [am] your God YHWH.

Mea atu hoki ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa: I te ra i whiriwhiria ai e ahau a Iharaira, i toku ringa i ara ra ki nga uri o te whare o Hakopa, i mohiotia ai ahau e ratou i te whenua o Ihipa, i toku ringa i ara atu ra ki a ratou, i ahau i mea ra, Ko Ihowa ahau, ko to koutou Atua;

6 In that day I lifted up My hand to them, To bring them forth from the land of Egypt, To a land that I spied out for them, Flowing with milk and honey, It [is] a beauty to all the lands,

I taua ra ano i ara ai toku ringa ki a ratou ki te tango mai i a ratou i te whenua o Ihipa ki te whenua i tirohia e ahau mo ratou, e rerengia ana e te waiu, e te honi, ki te wahi ataahua rawa o nga whenua katoa;

7 And I say to them, Let each cast away the detestable things of his eyes, And do not be defiled with the idols of Egypt, I [am] your God YHWH.

I mea ahau ki a ratou, Maka e tera, e tera, nga mea whakarihariha o ona kanohi; kaua hoki koutou e whakapokea ki nga whakapakoko o Ihipa; ko Ihowa ahau, ko to koutou Atua.

8 And they rebel against Me, And have not been willing to listen to Me, Each has not cast away the detestable things of their eyes, And have not forsaken the idols of Egypt, And I speak—to pour out My fury on them, To complete My anger against them, In the midst of the land of Egypt.

Otiia kei te whakakeke ratou ki ahau, kihai hoki i pai ki te whakarongo ki ahau, kihai i maka atu e ratou nga mea whakarihariha o nga kanohi o tera, o tera, kihai i whakarerea e ratou nga whakapakoko o Ihipa: katahi ahau ka mea, Ka ringihia e aha u toku weriweri ki a ratou, ka whakapaua e ahau toku riri ki a ratou i waenganui o te whenua o Ihipa.

9 And I do [it] for My Name’s sake, Not to defile [it] before the eyes of the nations, In whose midst they [are in], Before whose eyes I became known to them, To bring them out from the land of Egypt.

Otiia mahi ana ahau mo toku ingoa kei poke i te tirohanga a nga iwi i noho tahi ratou, i meinga nei e ahau kia mohio ki ahau, i a ratou ra i kite i to ratou whakaputanga mai i te whenua o Ihipa.

10 And I bring them out of the land of Egypt, And I bring them into the wilderness,

Heoi whakaputaina ana ratou e ahau i te whenua o Ihipa, kawea ana ki te koraha.

11 And I give My statutes to them, And I caused them to know My judgments, Which the man who does—lives by them.

I hoatu ano e ahau aku tikanga ki a ratou, i whakakitea atu ano ki a ratou aku whakaritenga e ora ai te tangata ki te mahia e ia.

12 And I have also given My Sabbaths to them, To be for a sign between Me and them, To know that I [am] YHWH who is sanctifying them.

I hoatu ano e ahau aku hapati ki a ratou hei tohu ki ahau, ki a ratou, kia mohio ai ratou ko Ihowa ahau, ko to ratou kaiwhakatapu.

13 And the house of Israel rebels against Me in the wilderness, They have not walked in My statutes, And they have despised My judgments, Which the man who does—lives by them. And they have greatly defiled My Sabbaths, And I speak—to pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them.

Otiia i whakakeke te whare o Iharaira ki ahau i te koraha; kihai ratou i haere i runga i aku tikanga, paopao ana ratou ki aku whakaritenga e ora ai te tangata ki te mahia e ia; whakapokea rawatia ana e ratou aku hapati: katahi ahau ka mea kia ri ngihia toku weriweri ki a ratou i te koraha, kia moti ra ano ratou.

14 And I do [it] for My Name’s sake, Not to defile [it] before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them forth.

Otiia mahi ana ahau mo toku ingoa, kei poke i te tirohanga a nga iwi i kite nei i taku tangohanga mai i a ratou.

15 And also, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, Not to bring them into the land that I had given, Flowing with milk and honey, It [is] a beauty to all the lands,

I ara ano hoki toku ringa ki a ratou i te koraha kia kaua ratou e kawea ki te whenua e rerengia ana e te waiu, e te honi, ki taku i hoatu ai, he wahi ataahua rawa i nga whenua katoa;

16 Because they kicked against My judgments, And they have not walked in My statutes, And they have defiled My Sabbaths, For their heart is going after their idols.

Mo ratou i paopao ki aku whakaritenga, a kihai i haere i runga i aku tikanga; ko aku hapati hoki whakapokea iho e ratou; he whai no o ratou ngakau i a ratou whakapakoko.

17 And My eye has pity on them—against destroying them, And I have not made an end of them in the wilderness.

Heoi i tohungia ratou e toku kanohi, kihai i whakangaromia, kihai ano ahau i whakamoti i a ratou i te koraha.

18 And I say to their sons in the wilderness: Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, And do not observe their judgments, And do not defile yourselves with their idols.

A i mea ahau ki a ratou tamariki i te koraha, Kaua e haere i runga i nga tikanga a o koutou matua, kaua ano e puritia a ratou whakaritenga, kei poke hoki koutou i a ratou whakapakoko.

19 I [am] your God YHWH, walk in My statutes, And observe My judgments, and do them,

Ko Ihowa ahau, ko to koutou Atua: haere i runga i aku tikanga, puritia aku whakaritenga, mahia;

20 And sanctify My Sabbaths, And they have been for a sign between Me and you, To know that I [am] your God YHWH.

Whakatapua hoki aku hapati; a ka waiho era hei tohu ki ahau, ki a koutou, kia nohio ai koutou ko Ihowa ahau, ko to koutou Atua.

21 And the sons rebel against Me, They have not walked in My statutes, And they have not observed My judgments—to do them, Which the man who does—lives by them. They have defiled My Sabbaths, And I speak—to pour out My fury on them, To complete My anger against them in the wilderness.

Otiia kei te whakakeke nga tamariki ki ahau, kihai i haere i runga i aku tikanga, kihai hoki i pupuri i aku whakaritenga hei mahi ma ratou; ki te mahia hoki ena e te tangata, ka ai hei oranga mona; ko aku hapati hoki, whakapokea iho e ratou: na ko taku kianga ake, kia ringihia toku weriweri ki a ratou, kia whakapaua toku riri ki a ratou i te koraha.

22 And I have turned back My hand, And I do [it] for My Name’s sake, Not to defile [it] before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them out.

Engari ia i whakahokia iho e ahau toku ringa, a mahi ana mo toku ingoa, kei poke i te tirohanga mai a nga iwi i kite nei i taku whakaputanga i a ratou.

23 I also, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, To scatter them among nations, And to spread them through lands.

I ara ano toku ringa ki a ratou i te koraha, mo ratou kia whakamararatia ki roto ki nga tauiwi, kia titaria atu ki nga whenua;

24 Because they have not done My judgments, And they have despised My statutes, And they have defiled My Sabbaths, And their eyes have been after [the] idols of their fathers.

Mo ratou kihai i mahi i aku whakaritenga; mo ratou ano i paopao ki aku tikanga, na whakapokea iho e ratou aku hapati, anga tonu ana o ratou kanohi ki nga whakapakoko a o ratou matua.

25 And I also, I have given statutes to them [that are] not good, And judgments by which they do not live.

Na hoatu ana e ahau ki a ratou he tikanga kahore i pai, he whakaritenga e kore ai ratou e ora.

26 And I defile them by their own gifts, By causing every opener of a womb to pass away, So that I make them desolate, So that they know that I [am] YHWH.

I whakapokea ano ratou e ahau ki a ratou mea homai noa, mo ta ratou meatanga i nga tamariki katoa e oroko puta mai ana i te kopu kia tika i roto i te ahi, he mea e meinga ai ratou e ahau kia noho kau noa iho, kia mohio ai ratou ko Ihowa ahau.

27 Therefore, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Still in this your fathers have reviled Me, In their committing a trespass against Me.

Mo reira korero ki te whare o Iharaira, e te tama a te tangata, mea atu ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Tenei ano tetahi kohukohu a o koutou matua ki ahau, i a ratou i mahi nei i te he ki ahau.

28 And I bring them into the land, That I lifted up My hand to give to them, And they see every high hill, and every thick tree, And they sacrifice their sacrifices there, And give the provocation of their offering there, And make their refreshing fragrance there, And they pour out their drink-offerings there.

Ka oti ratou te kawe e ahau ki te whenua i ara ai toku ringa kia hoatu a reira ki a ratou, na, ka kite ratou i tena pukepuke tiketike, i tena, i tena rakau pururu, i tena, na patua ana e ratou ki reira a ratou patunga tapu, tapaea ana e ratou ki reira te mea whakapataritari, ta ratou whakahere: mahia ana e ratou ta ratou whakakakara reka ki reira, ringihia ana e ratou ki reira a ratou ringihanga.

29 And I say to them: What [is] the high place to where you are going in?” And its name is called “High Place” to this day.

Katahi ahau ka mea ki a ratou, He aha te pukepuke tiketike e haereere atu na koutou? Heoi huaina ana te ingoa o reira ko Pama a mohoa noa nei.

30 “Therefore, say to the house of Israel, Thus said Lord YHWH: Are you defiling yourselves in the way of your fathers? And do you go whoring after their detestable things?

Mo reira mea atu ki te whare o Iharaira, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; Ka whakapoke ranei koutou i a koutou, ka pera me o koutou matua? ka whai ranei koutou i a ratou mea whakarihariha moepuku ai?

31 And in the offering of your gifts, In causing your sons to pass through fire, You are defiled by all your idols to this day, And I am sought by you, O house of Israel? [As] I live—a declaration of Lord YHWH, I am not sought by you.

I te mea hoki ka tapaea e koutou a koutou mea hoatu noa, a ka meinga a koutou tamariki kia tika na roto i te ahi, e whakapoke ana ranei koutou i a koutou ano ki a koutou whakapakoko katoa a mohoa noa nei? a me rapu tikanga mai ranei i ahau ma ko utou, e te whare o Iharaira? E ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa, e kore ahau e pai kia uia e koutou.

32 And that which is going up on your mind, It is not at all—in that you are saying: We will be as the nations, as the families of the lands, To serve wood and stone.

Na, ko te mea i puta ake ki o koutou wairua e kore rawa e taea, ta koutou e ki ra, Ka rite tatou ki nga tauiwi, ki nga hapu o nga whenua, ka mahi ki te rakau, ki te kohatu.

33 [As] I live—a declaration of Lord YHWH, Do I not, with a strong hand, And with an outstretched arm, And with poured out fury—rule over you?

E ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa, ina, he ringa kaha toku, he takataka maro, he weriweri kua oti te riringi atu, i ahau ka kawana nei i a koutou.

34 And I have brought you forth from the peoples, And assembled you from the lands In which you have been scattered, With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, And with poured out fury.

Ka tangohia mai ano koutou e ahau i roto i nga iwi, ka huihuia i nga whenua i whakamararatia atu ai koutou, he meatanga na te ringa kaha, na te takakau maro, na te weriweri kua oti te riringi atu:

35 And I have brought you into the wilderness of the peoples, And have been judged with you there face to face.

A ka kawea koutou e ahau ki te koraha o nga iwi, a ki reira ahau whakawa ai i a koutou, he kanohi ki te kanohi.

36 As I was judged with your fathers, In the wilderness of the land of Egypt, So I am judged with you, A declaration of Lord YHWH.

Ka rite ki taku whakawa i o koutou matua i te koraha o te whenua o Ihipa; ka pena ano taku whakawa i a koutou, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.

37 And I have caused you to pass under the rod, And brought you into the bond of the covenant,

Ka meinga ano koutou e ahau kia tika i raro i te tokotoko, kia uru ki roto ki te here o te kawenata.

38 And cleared out the rebels from you, And those transgressing against Me, I bring them out from the land of their sojournings, And they do not come to the land of Israel, And you have known that I [am] YHWH.

Ka tahia atu hoki e ahau i roto i a koutou te hunga whakakeke, te hunga hoki e tutu ana ki ahau: ka tangohia mai ratou e ahau i te whenua e noho nei ratou, engari e kore ratou e tae ki te oneone o Iharaira: a ka mohio koutou ko Ihowa, ahau.

39 And you, O house of Israel, thus said Lord YHWH: Each go, serve his idols, And afterward, if you are not listening to Me [anyway], But you do not defile My holy Name anymore by your gifts, and by your idols.

Na, ko koutou, e te whare o Iharaira, ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; Haere, e mahi ki tana whakapakoko, ki tana whakapakoko, i nga wa e takoto ake nei, ki te kore koutou e rongo ki ahau: kaua ia toku ingoa tapu e whakapokea i muri ki a ko utou mea homai noa, ki a koutou whakapakoko.

40 For on My holy mountain, On the mountain of the height of Israel, A declaration of Lord YHWH, All the house of Israel serves Me there, All of it, in the land—I accept them there, And I seek your raised-offerings there, And with the first-fruit of your gifts, With all your holy things.

Hei toku maunga tapu hoki hei te maunga o te tairangatanga o Iharaira, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa, hei reira te whare katoa o Iharaira, ratou katoa i te whenua, mahi ai ki ahau: ko te wahi tera e manako ai ahau ki a ratou, ko te wahi tera e mea ake ai ahau ki a koutou whakahere maku, ki nga matamua o a koutou mea e tapae mai ai, ki a koutou mea tapu katoa.

41 With refreshing fragrance I accept you, In My bringing you out from the peoples, And I have assembled you from the lands In which you have been scattered, And I have been sanctified in you Before the eyes of the nations.

Ka manako ahau ki a koutou, ano he whakakakara reka, ina tangohia mai koutou e ahau i roto i nga iwi, ina huihuia mai i nga whenua i whakamararatia atu ai koutou; a ka ai koutou hei whakatapu moku i te tirohanga a nga iwi.

42 And you have known that I [am] YHWH, In My bringing you to the ground of Israel, To the land that I lifted up My hand To give it to your fathers,

Na ka mohio koutou ko Ihowa ahau, ina kawea koutou e ahau ki te oneone o Iharaira, ki te whenua i ara ai toku ringa kia hoatu a reira ki o koutou matua.

43 And you have remembered your ways there, And all your doings, In which you have been defiled, And you have been loathsome in your own faces, For all your evils that you have done.

Ka mahara ano koutou i reira ki o koutou ara, ki a koutou mahi katoa i poke ai koutou; a ka whakarihariha koutou ki a koutou, ki ta koutou ake titiro, mo nga mea kikino katoa i mahia e koutou.

44 And you have known that I [am] YHWH, In My dealing with you for My Name’s sake, Not according to your evil ways, And according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel, A declaration of Lord YHWH.”

A ka mohio koutou ko Ihowa ahau, ina ngana ahau ki a koutou, he mea mo toku ingoa, kahore ano ia e rite ki o koutou ara kino, ki a koutou mahi he ranei, e te whare o Iharaira, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.

45 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

I puta mai ano te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau, i mea,

46 “Son of man, set your face the way of Teman, and prophesy to the south, and prophesy to the forest of the field—the south;

E te tama a te tangata, anga atu tou mata whaka te tonga, kia maturuturu atu ano tau kupu whaka te tonga, poropititia he he mo te ngahere o te parae ki te tonga.

47 and you have said to the forest of the south, Hear a word of YHWH! Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am kindling a fire in you, And it has devoured every moist tree in you, and every dry tree, The glowing flames are not quenched, And all faces from south to north have been burned by it.

Mea atu hoki ki te ngahere i te tonga, Whakarongo ki te kupu a Ihowa; Ko te kupu tenei a te ariki, a Ihowa, Ka whakaungia e ahau he ahi i roto i a koe, a ka pau nga rakau matomato katoa i roto i a koe, me nga rakau maroke katoa; e kore te mura e tineia, ka mura tonu, ka wera ano nga kanohi katoa i reira, i te tonga tae noa ki te raki.

48 And all flesh has seen, that I, YHWH, have kindled it—it is not quenched.”

A ka kite nga kikokiko katoa, naku, na Ihowa i whakau: e kore e tineia.

49 And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH, They are saying of me, Is he not using allegories?”

Ano ra ko ahau, Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa! e mea ana ratou ki ahau, he teka ianei he korero whakatauki ana e korero nei?