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;

Pea ko eni ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe tohi ʻaia naʻe tohi ʻe Selemaia ko e palōfita mei Selūsalema ki hono toenga ʻoe kau mātuʻa naʻe fetuku fakapōpula, pea ki he kau taulaʻeiki, mo e kau palōfita, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻaia naʻe fetuku fakapōpula ʻe Nepukanesa mei Selūsalema ki Papilone;

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; —

(Pea hili hono ʻave mei Selūsalema, ʻa Sekonia ko e tuʻi mo e tuʻi fefine, pea mo e kau talafekau, ko e ngaahi houʻeiki ʻo Siuta, mo Selūsalema, mo e kau tufunga, pea mo e kau tufunga ukamea; )

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: —

‌ʻI he nima ʻo ʻIlasa ko e foha ʻo Safani, mo Kemalia ko e foha ʻo Hilikia, (ʻaia naʻe fekau ʻe Setikia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta ki Papilone kia Nepukanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone) ʻo pehē,

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:

“ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, kiate kinautolu kotoa pē kuo fetuku fakapōpula, ʻakinautolu kuo u puleʻi ke fetuku mei Selūsalema ki Papilone.

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

‘Mou langa ʻae ngaahi fale, ʻo nofo ai pea tō ʻae ngaahi ngoue, mo kai hono fua;

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;

Mou toʻo kiate kimoutolu ʻae ngaahi uaifi, pea fakatupu ʻae ngaahi foha mo e ngaahi ʻofefine; pea fili ʻae ngaahi uaifi ki homou ngaahi foha, pea ʻatu homou ngaahi ʻofefine ki honau ngaahi husepāniti, koeʻuhi ke nau fanafanau ʻae ngaahi foha mo e ngaahi ʻofefine; koeʻuhi ke mou fakatokolahi ʻi ai, pea ʻoua naʻa fakatokosiʻi.

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.

Pea kumi ke melino ʻae kolo ʻaia kuo u puleʻi ke fetuku fakapōpula ʻakimoutolu ki ai, pea hūfia ia kia Sihova: he te mou maʻu ʻae fiemālie ʻi hono melino.

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;

He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ʻoua naʻa tuku ke kākaaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe hoʻomou kau palōfita mo e kau fiemana ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu, pea ʻoua naʻa tokanga ki he ngaahi misi ʻoku mou misi ʻaki.

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

He ʻoku nau kikite loi kiate kimoutolu ʻi hoku huafa: ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, naʻe ʻikai te u fekau ʻakinautolu.’

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.

“He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ‘ʻOka ʻosi ʻae taʻu ʻe fitungofulu te u ʻaʻahi kiate kimoutolu, pea te u fakamoʻoni ʻeku lea lelei kiate kimoutolu, pea pule ke mou toe haʻu ki he potu ni.

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.

He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻOku ʻiate au ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, kuo u tuʻutuʻuni kiate kimoutolu, ko e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ki he fiemālie, kae ʻikai ki he kovi, koeʻuhi ke foaki hoʻomou ʻamanaki kiate kimoutolu ʻi he ikuʻanga.

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

Pea te mou toki ui kiate au, pea te mou ʻalu ʻo lotu kiate au, pea te u fanongo kiate kimoutolu.

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

Pea te mou kumi mo ʻiloʻi au, ʻoka mou ka kumi kiate au ʻaki homou loto kotoa.

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:

Pea ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Te mou ʻilo au: pea te u liliu homou fakapōpula, pea te u tānaki ʻakimoutolu mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē, pea mei he ngaahi potu kotoa pē naʻaku kapusi ʻakimoutolu ki ai, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; pea te u toe ʻomi ʻakimoutolu mei he potu ko ia naʻaku pule ke fetuku pōpula ki ai ʻakimoutolu.’

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

“Koeʻuhi kuo mou pehē, Kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻae kau palōfita ʻi Papilone;

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:

Ka kuo folofola pehē ʻa Sihova, ki he tuʻi ʻoku nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga ʻo Tevita, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻoku nofo ʻi he kolo ni, pea mo homou kāinga kuo ʻalu atu mo kimoutolu ki he fakapōpula;

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;

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau; ‘Vakai, te u fekau kiate kimoutolu ʻae heletā, mo e honge, mo e mahaki fakaʻauha, pea te u ngaohi ʻakinautolu ke hangē ko e ngaahi fiki kovi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai faʻa kai, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene kovi.

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:

Pea te u tautea ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻae heletā, mo e honge, pea mo e mahaki fakaʻauha, pea te u tukuange ʻakinautolu ke ʻave ʻakinautolu ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo māmani, ke hoko ko e malaʻia, mo e fakaofo, mo e manukiʻanga, mo e ongoongo kovi, ki he puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻaia kuo u kapusi ʻakinautolu ki ai:

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.

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi lea, ʻaia naʻaku fekau kiate kinautolu ʻi heʻeku kau tamaioʻeiki ko e kau palōfita, ʻo tuʻu hengihengi hake pe ʻo fekauʻi ʻakinautolu, ka ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova naʻe ʻikai te mou fie fanongo.

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

“Ko ia mou fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakapōpula, ʻakimoutolu kuo u ʻave mei Selūsalema ki Papilone:’

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:

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, kia ʻEhapi ko e foha ʻo Kolaia, pea mo Setikia ko e foha ʻo Māseia, ʻakinaua ʻoku kikite loi kiate kimoutolu ʻi hoku huafa: Vakai, Te u tukuange ʻakinaua ki he nima ʻo Nepukanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone; pea te ne tāmateʻi ʻakinaua ʻi homou ʻao;

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!

Pea ko e meʻa ʻiate kinaua ʻe tupu ai ʻae lea fakamalaʻia ʻi he kau pōpula kotoa pē ʻo Siuta ʻoku ʻi Papilone, ʻo pehē, Ke ngaohi koe ʻe Sihova ke hangē ko Setikia pea hangē ko ʻEhapi, ʻaia naʻe tutu ʻi he afi ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Papilone;

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.

Koeʻuhi kuo na fai kovi ʻi ʻIsileli, pea tonoʻi ʻae uaifi ʻo hona kaungāʻapi, pea kuo na lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea loi ʻi hoku huafa, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te u fekau kiate kinautolu; he ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi, pea ko hono fakamoʻoni au.”

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

Ke ke lea pehē foki ki Simaia, mei Nehelami, ʻo pehē,

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:

‌ʻOku folofola mai ʻa Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, Koeʻuhi kuo ke ʻatu ʻae ngaahi tohi ʻi ho hingoa ʻoʻou ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi Selūsalema; pea kia Sefania ko e foha ʻo Māseia ko e taulaʻeiki, pea ki he taulaʻeiki kotoa pē, ʻo pehē,

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:

“Kuo fakanofo koe ʻe Sihova ko e taulaʻeiki ko e fetongi ʻo Sihoiata ko e taulaʻeiki, koeʻuhi ke mou hoko ko e kau tauhi ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ʻilonga ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻoku faha, pea mahalo ko e palōfita ia ke ʻai ia ki he fale fakapōpula pea mo e ʻakau fakamaʻu vaʻe.

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

Ko ia, ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te ke valoki ai kia Selemaia ʻo ʻAnatoti, ʻaia ʻoku ne pehē ʻe ia ko e palōfita ia kiate kimoutolu?

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.

He naʻa ne fekau kiate kimautolu ʻi Papilone, ʻo pehē, ʻOku fuoloa ʻae fakapōpula ni, mou langa ʻae ngaahi fale, pea nofo ai; pea tō hoʻomou ngaahi ngoue, pea kai hono fua.”

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

Pea naʻe lau ʻae tohi ni, ʻe Sefania ko e taulaʻeiki ki he telinga ʻo Selemaia ko e palōfita.

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

Pea naʻe toki hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Selemaia, ʻo pehē,

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,

Fekau atu kiate kinautolu kotoa pē kuo fakapōpulaʻi, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, ko e meʻa ia Simaia mei Nehelami; koeʻuhi kuo kikite ʻe Simaia kiate kimoutolu, pea ne fakafalala ʻakimoutolu ki he loi, ka naʻe ʻikai te u fekau ia:

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.

Ko ia ʻoku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, Vakai, Te u tautea ʻa Simaia mei Nehelami, pea mo hono hako: ʻe ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻi hono faʻahinga ke nofo mo ʻene kakai; pea ʻe ʻikai te ne mamata ki he lelei te u fai ki hoku kakai, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; koeʻuhi kuo ne ako ʻaki ʻae angatuʻu kia Sihova.”