Jeremiah 29

1 Now these, are the, words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem, —unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and unto the priests and unto the prophets and unto all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

Ko nga kupu enei o te pukapuka i tukua e Heremaia poropiti i Hiruharama ki nga morehu o nga kaumatua i whakaraua atu nei, ki nga tohunga, ki nga poropiti, ki te iwi katoa i whakaraua atu e Nepukaneha i Hiruharama ki Papurona;

2 after that Jeconiah the king and the queen-mother and the eunuchs the princes of Judah and Jerusalem and the craftsmen and the smiths, had gone forth from Jerusalem; —

I muri tenei i te haerenga atu o Kingi Hekonia i Hiruharama, ratou ko te kuini, ko nga unaka, ko nga rangatira o Hura, o Hiruharama, me nga kamura ratou ko nga parakimete;

3 by the hand of Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying: —

He mea kawe na Eraha tama a Hapana, raua ko Kemaria tama a Hirikia; he mea unga ano enei na Terekia kingi o Hura ki Papurona, ki a Nepukaneha kingi o Papurona; i mea ia,

4 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Unto all the captivity whom I have suffered to be carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano, a te Atua o Iharaira, ki nga whakarau katoa, i meinga nei e ahau kia whakaraua atu i Hiruharama ki Papurona;

5 Build ye houses and dwell in them, —And plant ye gardens and eat the fruit thereof;

Hanga he whare mo koutou, ka noho i roto; whakatokia he kari, ka kai i o ratou hua;

6 Take ye wives and beget sons and daughters, And take wives, for your sons, and, your daughters, give ye to husbands, That they may bear sons and daughters, —And so become ye many there and do not become few;

Marenatia he wahine, kia whanau he tama, he tamahine ma koutou; meatia he wahine ma a koutou tama, tukua hoki a koutou tamahine ki te tane, kia whanau ai he tama, he tamahine ma ratou; a kia tini koutou ki reira, kaua hei torutoru.

7 And seek the welfare of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray for her unto Yahweh, —For in her welfare, shall ye have welfare.

Rapua hoki te rongo mau mo te pa kua meinga na koutou e ahau kia whakaraua ki reira, inoi hoki ki a Ihowa mo reira; ma te mau hoki o tona rongo ka whiwhi ai koutou ki te rangimarie.

8 For Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, Let not your prophets that are in your midst nor your diviners beguile you, —Neither hearken ye unto your dreams which ye are dreaming;

Ko te kupu hoki tenei a Ihowa o nga mano, a te Atua o Iharaira: Kei tinihangatia koutou e a koutou poropiti, e a koutou tohunga tuaahu e noho na i roto i a koutou, kaua hoki e rongo ki a koutou moe e meinga na e koutou kia moea.

9 For falsely, are they prophesying unto you in my name, —I have not sent them, Declareth Yahweh.

No te mea e poropiti teka ana ratou ki a koutou i runga i toku ingoa: ehara ratou i te mea naku i unga, e ai ta Ihowa.

10 For, thus, saith Yahweh, —That as soon as there are fulfilled to Babylon seventy years, I will visit you, —and establish for you my good word, by causing you to return unto this place.

Ko te kupu hoki tenei a Ihowa, Kia rite nga tau e whitu tekau ki Papurona, ka tirohia koutou e ahau; a ka whakatutukitia e ahau taku kupu pai ki a koutou, mo koutou kia whakahokia mai ki tenei wahi.

11 For, I, know the plans which I am planning for you Declareth Yahweh, —Plans of welfare and not of calamity, To give you a future and a hope.

Kei te mohio hoki ahau ki nga whakaaro e whakaaro nei ahau ki a koutou, e ai ta Ihowa, he whakaaro mo te rongo mau, ehara mo te kino, kia hoatu te tumanako ki a koutou i o koutou ra whakamutunga.

12 So shall ye call upon me, —And go and pray unto me, —And I will hearken unto you;

A tera koutou e karanga ki ahau, a ka haere koutou ka inoi ki ahau, a ka rongo ahau ki a koutou.

13 So shall ye seek me and find, For ye will enquire after me with all your heart;

Ka rapua ano ahau e koutou, a ka kitea e koutou, ina whakapaua o koutou ngakau ki te rapu i ahau.

14 And I will be found of you, Declareth Yahweh, And will turn back your captivity, And will gather you out of all the nations and out of all the places whither I have driven you, Declareth Yahweh, And will bring you back into the place whence I had caused you to be carried away captive:

A ka kitea ahau e koutou, e ai ta Ihowa, ka whakahokia hoki e ahau to koutou whakaraunga, a ka kohikohia koutou e ahau i roto i nga iwi katoa, i nga wahi katoa i peia atu ai koutou e ahau, e ai ta Ihowa; a ka whakahokia mai koutou e ahau ki te w ahi i whakaraua atu ai koutou e ahau.

15 Because ye have said, —Yahweh hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.

Kua ki hoki koutou, Kua ara i a Ihowa etahi poropiti mo tatou i Papurona.

16 For, thus, saith Yahweh Against the king who is sitting on the throne of David, and Against all the people who are remaining in this city, —your brethren who have not gone forth with you into captivity:

Ko te kupu hoki tenei a Ihowa mo te kingi e noho ana i runga i te torona o Rawiri, mo te iwi katoa hoki e noho ana i tenei pa, mo o koutou teina kihai nei i haere tahi koutou i te whakaraunga;

17 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Behold me! sending upon them sword famine, and pestilence, —So will I make them like the horrid figs, that cannot be eaten for badness;

Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano: Nana, ka unga atu e ahau ki runga ki a ratou te hoari, te hemokai, te mate uruta, a ka meinga ratou e ahau kia rite ki nga piki kikino, e kore nei e taea te kai i te kino rawa.

18 Therefore will I pursue them with sword with famine and with pestilence, —And will make them a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth A curse and an astonishment and a hissing and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:

A ka whaia ratou e ahau ki te hoari, ki te hemokai, ki te mate uruta, ka tukua hoki ratou kia poipoia i waenganui i nga kingitanga katoa o te whenua, hei kanga, hei miharotanga, hei whakahianga atu, a hei hahani, i roto i nga iwi katoa e peia at u ai ratou e ahau.

19 Because they hearkened not unto my words Declareth Yahweh, —which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, betimes, sending them yet hearkened they not Declareth Yahweh.

No te mea kihai ratou i rongo ki aku kupu, e ai ta Ihowa, ki aku kupu i unga ra e ahau kia kawea ki a ratou e aku pononga, e nga poropiti, moata ai i te ata ki te unga i a ratou; heoi kihai koutou i rongo, e ai ta Ihowa.

20 Ye, therefore, hear ye the word of Yahweh, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Mo reira whakarongo mai ki te kupu a Ihowa, koutou katoa o te whakaraunga, kua unga atu nei e ahau i Hiruharama ki Papurona.

21 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel Concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you in my name, a falsehood, Behold me! delivering them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he will smite them before your eyes:

Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano, a te Atua o Iharaira, mo Ahapa tama a Koraia, mo Terekia tama a Maaheia, e poropiti teka na ki a koutou i runga i toku ingoa: Nana, ka hoatu raua e ahau ki te ringa o Nepukareha kingi o Papurona; a mana raua e whakamate i o koutou aroaro.

22 So shall there be taken up—from them—a curse, by all of the captivity of Judah who are in Babylon saying, —Yahweh make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, Whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!

A ka ai raua hei kanga ma nga whakarau katoa o Hura i Papurona, ka korerotia, Kia meinga koe e Ihowa kia rite ki a Terekia raua ko Ahapa, i tunua nei e te kingi o Papurona ki te ahi;

23 Because they have committed vileness in Israel And have committed adultery with the wives of their neighbours, And have spoken as a word in my name a falsehood, which I commanded them not, —And, I, am one who knoweth—and a witness Declareth Yahweh.

Kua mahi poauau hoki raua i roto i a Iharaira, kua puremu ki nga wahine a o raua hoa, kua korero hoki i nga kupu teka i runga i toku ingoa, he mea kihai i whakahaua atu e ahau ki a raua; ko ahau tenei e mohio ana, ko ahau te kaiwhakaatu, e ai ta Ihowa.

24 Also unto Shemaiah the Nehelamite, shalt thou speak, saying:

Na mo Hemaia Neherami me korero koe, me ki atu,

25 Thus, speaketh Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, saying, —Because, thou, hast sent in, thine own name, letters, unto all the people who are in Jerusalem, and unto Zephaniah son, of Maaseiah the priest, and unto all the priests saying:

Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano, a te Atua o Iharaira, e mea ana ia, I te mea kua tukua e koe etahi pukapuka i runga i tou ake ingoa ki te iwi katoa i Hiruharama, ki te tohunga, ki a Tepania tama a Maaheia, ratou ko nga tohunga katoa, kua me a atu,

26 Yahweh, hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be deputies in the house of Yahweh, to any man who is raving and prophesying, so shalt thou put him into the stocks and into the pillory:

Kua oti koe te mea e Ihowa hei tohunga i muri i a Iehoiara tohunga, kia waiho ai ko koutou hei kaitirotiro i roto i te whare o Ihowa mo te tangata katoa e haurangi ana, e whakaporopiti ana i a ia, kia maka e koe ki nga here waewae, ki nga here r inga.

27 Now, therefore, why, hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is prophesying unto you?

Na he aha ra te riria ai e koe a Heremaia Anatoti, e whakaporopiti na i a ia ki a koutou?

28 For, on this account, hath he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, —’Tis, long! Build ye houses and dwell in them, And plant gardens and eat the fruit thereof.

Kua tukua mai nei hoki e ia he kupu ki a matou ki Papurona, e mea ana, Ka roa te whakaraunga: hanga he whare mo koutou, ka noho i roto; whakatokia he kari, kainga o ratou hua.

29 And Zephaniah the priest hath read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet,

Na i korerotia tenei pukapuka e Tepania tohunga ki nga taringa o Heremaia poropiti.

30 Therefore hath the word of Yahweh come unto Jeremiah, saying:

Katahi ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki a Heremaia, i mea ia,

31 Send thou unto all them of the captivity, saying, Thus, saith Yahweh, Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, —Because Shemaiah, hath prophesied to you, when, I, had not sent him, And hath caused you to trust in falsehood,

Tukua he kupu ki nga whakarau katoa, mea atu, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa mo Hemaia Neherami: Kua poropiti na a Hemaia ki a koutou, a kihai hoki ia i unga e ahau, a kua meinga koutou e ia kia whakawhirinaki ki te teka,

32 Therefore Thus, saith Yahweh, —Behold me! bringing punishment upon Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and upon his seed, He shall have no man to dwell in the midst of this people, Nor shall he see the good that I am about to do for my people, Declareth Yahweh; Because revolt, hath he spoken against Yahweh.

Mo reira ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Nana, ka whiua e ahau a Hemaia Neherami ratou ko ona uri; kore iho he tangata mona hei noho i roto i tenei iwi, e kore hoki ia e kite i te pai e mahia e ahau ki taku iwi, e ai ta Ihowa; no te mea kua korero ia i te tutu mo Ihowa.