Isaiah 40
1 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
Whakamarietia, whakamarietia taku iwi, e ai ta to koutou Atua.
2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem; and proclaim to her that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received double from Yahweh's hand for all her sins.”
Korero i runga i te whakamarie ki Hiruharama, karanga ki a ia, kua mutu tana whawhai, kua murua tona he: i haere rua hoki ta te ringa o Ihowa ki a ia hei utu mo ona hara katoa.
3 A voice cries out, “In the wilderness prepare the way of Yahweh; make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God.”
He reo no tetahi e karanga ana, Whakapaia e koutou i te koraha te huarahi o Ihowa, whakatikaia i te titiohea he ara nui mo to tatou Atua.
4 Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; and the rugged land will be made level, and the rough places a plain;
Ko nga raorao katoa ka whakarewaina ake, ko nga maunga katoa me nga pukepuke, ka whakapapakutia iho: ko nga wahi kopikopiko ka meinga kia tika, ko nga wahi taratara kia papatairite.
5 and the glory of Yahweh will be revealed, and all people will see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.
Ka whakapuakina ano te kororia o Ihowa, a ka kite ngatahi nga kikokiko katoa: he mea korero hoki tenei na te mangai o Ihowa.
6 A voice says, “Cry.” Another answers, “What should I cry?” “All flesh is grass, and all their covenant faithfulness is like the flower of the field.
I mea mai te reo o tetahi, Karanga. A ka mea tetahi, Ko te aha kia karangatia e ahau? He tarutaru nga kikokiko katoa, a ko tona pai katoa, rite tonu ki te puawai o te parae.
7 The grass withers and the flower wilts when the breath of Yahweh blows on it; surely humanity is grass.
Ko te tarutaru ka maroke, ko te puawai ka memenga, no te mea e hangia ana e te wairua o Ihowa: he pono, he tarutaru te iwi.
8 The grass withers, the flower wilts, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
Ko te tarutaru e maroke, ko te puawai e memenge; ko te kupu ia a to tatou Atua, tu tonu.
9 Go up on a high mountain, Zion, bearer of good news. Shout out loud, Jerusalem. You who bring good news, raise your voice, do not be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
E koe, e te kaikawe o te rongo pai ki Hiona, e piki ki te maunga tiketike; e koe, e te kaikawe o te rongo pai ki Hiruharama, whakaarahia tou reo, kia kaha; whakaarahia, kaua hei wehi; korero atu ki nga pa o Hura, Nana, to koutou Atua!
10 Look, the Lord Yahweh comes as a victorious warrior, and his strong arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and those he has rescued go before him.
Nana, ka haere mai te Ariki, a Ihowa, i runga i te kaha, ka whakahaerea ano tona kingitanga e tona ringa: na, ko te utu mona kei a ia ano, kei tona aroaro te wahi mana.
11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather in his arm the lambs, and carry them close to his heart, and will gently lead the ewes nursing their young.
Ka rite ki ta te hepara tana whangai i tana kahui, ka whakaminea nga reme e tona ringa, ka hikitia ki tona uma, ka ata arahina nga mea e whakangote ana.
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, measured the sky with the span of his hand, held the dust of the earth in a basket, weighed the mountains in scales, or the hills in a balance?
Na wai i mehua nga wai ki te kapu o tona ringa, he whanganga ringaringa ano tana ruri mo nga rangi, whaowhina ake e ia te puehu o te whenua ki te mehua, ko nga maunga, paunatia ana e ia, ki te pauna ringaringa, ko nga pukepuke ki te pauna papa?
13 Who has comprehended the mind of Yahweh, or instructed him as his counselor?
Na wai ta te wairua o Ihowa i tika ai? ko wai ranei tana kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro hei whakaako i a ia?
14 From whom did he ever receive instruction? Who taught him the correct way to do things, and taught him knowledge, or showed to him the way of understanding?
Ko wai tona hoa whakatakoto whakaaro hei tohutohu i a ia ki te ara o te whakawa, hei whakaako i a ia ki te matauranga, hei whakakite i te ara o te mohio ki a ia?
15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded like the dust on the scales; see, he weighs the isles as a speck.
Nana, ko nga iwi, ano he pata wai i roto i te peere! ki ta te whakaaro he puehu ririki ratou i te pauna; nana, ko nga motu, maua ake e ia, he mea ririki rawa te rite.
16 Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, nor its wild animals sufficient for a burnt offering.
E kore ano e ranea a Repanona mo te ahi, me nga kararehe hoki o reira, e kore e ranea hei tahunga tinana.
17 All the nations are insufficient before him; they are regarded by him as nothing.
Ko nga iwi katoa, he kore noa iho i tona aroaro; iti iho ratou i te kahore, he horihori kau i tona whakaaro.
18 To whom then will you compare God? To what idol will you liken him?
Na ka whakaritea e koutou te Atua ki a wai? he aha hoki te ahua e whakaahuatia ai ia e koutou?
19 An idol! A craftsman casts it: The goldsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.
Ko te whakapakoko, na te kaimahi ia i whakarewa, na te kaitahu i whakakikorua ki te koura, a hanga ana mo reira he mekameka hiriwa.
20 To make an offering one chooses a wood that will not rot; he seeks a skillful artisan to make an idol that will not fall over.
Ko te tangata, he rawakore rawa ia ki te hoatu whakahere pera, whiriwhiria ana e ia he rakau e kore e pirau; rapua ana e ia he kaimahi mohio mana, hei hanga i tetahi whakapakoko e kore e nekenekehia.
21 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
Kahore ianei koutou i mohio? kahore koutou i rongo? kahore ianei i korerotia ki a koutou i te timatanga? kahore ianei koutou i matau i nga whakaturanga ra ano o te whenua?
22 He is the one who sits above the horizon of the earth; and the inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out as a tent to live in.
Ko ia te noho ana i runga i te porohita o te whenua, a ko o reira tangata, ano he mawhitiwhiti; ko nga rangi, horahia ana e ia ano he kakahu tauarai, horahia ana e ia ano he teneti hei nohoanga;
23 He reduces rulers to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth insignificant.
Ko nga rangatira, whakahokia iho e ia ki te kahore; ko nga kaiwhakawa o te whenua, meinga ana e ia hei mea horihori noa iho.
24 They are barely planted, barely sown, their stem has barely taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.
Ae ra, kahore ratou i whakatokia; ae ra, kahore ratou i ruia; ae ra, kahore to ratou take i whai pakiaka ki te whenua: ka pupuhi hoki ia ki a ratou, a ka maroke ratou; ka rite ki te kakau witi, ka kawhakina e te paroro.
25 “To whom then will you compare me, whom do I resemble?” says the Holy One.
Na ki ta koutou, kei to wai he ahua moku? ka rite ranei ahau ki a wai? e ai ta te Mea Tapu.
26 Look up at the sky! Who has created all these stars? He leads out their formations and calls them all by name. By the greatness of his might and by the strength of his power, not one is missing.
E ara o koutou kanohi ki runga titiro ai, na wai enei mea i hanga, na wai o ratou mano i whakaputa mai he mea tatau tonu: karangatia ana e ia nga ingoa o ratou katoa, maroro rawa, pakari tonu te kaha; e kore tetahi e ngaro.
27 Why do you say, Jacob, and declare, Israel, “My way is hidden from Yahweh, and my God is not concerned about my vindication”?
He aha koe i korero ai, e Hakopa, i mea ai, e Iharaira, Kua huna toku ara ki a Ihowa, kua mahue i toku Atua toku whakawa?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his understanding.
Kahore koe i mohio? kahore koe i rongo, ko te Atua onamata, ko Ihowa, ko te Kaihanga o nga pito o te whenua, e kore ia e ngenge, e kore ia e mauiui? e kore tona matauranga e taea te rapu.
29 He gives strength to the tired; and to the weak he gives renewed energy.
E homai ana e ia he kaha ki te hunga ngenge: a whakanuia ana e ia te pakari o te mea ngoikore.
30 Even young people become tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall:
Ahakoa ko nga taitamariki, ka ngenge tonu, ka mauiui, a ko nga taitama, ka hinga rawa.
31 but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength; they will soar with wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary; they will walk and not faint.
Tena ko te hunga e tatari ana ki a Ihowa, puta hou ana he kaha mo ratou; kake ana ratou ki runga; ko nga parirau, koia ano kei o nga ekara; ka rere ratou, a e kore e mauiui; ka haere, a e kore e ngenge.
