Isaiah 49
1 Listen to me, you coastlands! Now give my your attention, you distant peoples. Yahweh has called me from birth by name, when my mother brought me into the world.
Whakarongo, e nga motu, ki ahau; kia whai whakaaro, e nga iwi o tawhiti; na Ihowa ahau i karanga, no te kopu mai ano; no nga whekau o toku whaea i whakahua ai ia i toku ingoa.
2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand; he has made me into a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me.
A meinga iho e ia toku mangai hei hoari koi; huna ana ahau e ia ki te taumarumarunga iho o tona ringa; a meinga ana ahau e ia hei pere kua oti te oro; kuhua ana ahau e ia ki tana papa pere.
3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory.”
I mea ano ia ki ahau, Ko koe taku pononga; ko Iharaira, mau ka whai kororia ai ahau.
4 But I replied, “Though I thought I have labored in vain, I have spent my energy for nothing, yet my justice is with Yahweh, and my reward is with my God.”
Ko ahau ia i mea, Maumau mauiui noa ahau, he kore noa iho, he tekateka noa i whakapaua ai e ahau toku kaha; raia, kei a Ihowa he whakawa moku, kei toku Atua hoki he wahi maku.
5 Now Yahweh has spoken—he who formed me from birth to be his servant, to restore Jacob again to himself, so that Israel would be gathered to him, for I am honored in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength—
Na akuanei, e ai ta Ihowa, nana nei ahau i whakaahua i te kopu hei tangata mana, hei whakahoki mai i a Hakopa ki a ia, kia kohikohia ai a Iharaira ki a ia; ka nui hoki ahau ki te aroaro o Ihowa, ko toku Atua hoki hei kaha moku;
6 and he says, “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the survivors of Israel. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Ae ra, i mea ia, He mea nohinohi kia waiho koe hei tangata maku, hei whakaara i nga iwi o Hakopa, hei whakahoki mai i nga oranga o Iharaira: ka hoatu ano koe e ahau hei marama ki nga tauiwi, kia ai koe hei whakaoranga maku, a te pito ra ano o te ao.
7 This is what Yahweh says, the Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, to the one whose life is despised, hated by the nations, and a slave of rulers, “Kings will see you and arise, and princes will see you and bow down, because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a te kaihoko o Iharaira, a tona Mea Tapu hoki, ki ta te tangata e whakahawea nei, ki ta te iwi e whakarihariha nei, ki te pononga a nga ariki, Ka kite nga kingi, ka whakatika ano, ka koropiko hoki nga rangatira; he mea h oki na Ihowa, he pono hoki ia, na te Mea Tapu o Iharaira; nana hoki koe i whiriwhiri.
8 This is what Yahweh says, “At a time I decide to show my favor I will answer you, and in a day of salvation I will help you; I will protect you, and give you as a covenant for the people, to rebuild the land, to reassign the desolate inheritance.
Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: No te ra manakohanga atu i whakahoki kupu ai ahau ki a koe, no te ra whakaora hoki i awhinatia ai koe e ahau; maku ano koe e tiaki, ka hoatu ano koe e ahau hei kawenata mo te iwi, hei whakaara i te whenua, hei mea kia no hoia nga kainga tupu kua ururuatia;
9 You will say to the prisoners, 'Come out;' to those in dark dungeons, 'Show yourselves.' They will graze along the roads, and on all the bare slopes will be their pasture.
Hei mea ki nga herehere, Haere; ki te hunga i te pouri, Whakaatu i a koutou: ka kai ratou ki nga ara, ka ai hoki he wahi kai ma ratou ki nga pukepuke katoa.
10 They will not be hungry or thirsty; nor will the heat or sun beat on them, for he who has mercy on them will lead them; he will guide them to springs of water.
E kore ratou e matekai, e kore ano e matewai, e kore hoki te werawera, te ra ranei, e pakakinakina ki a ratou; no te mea ko to ratou kaiatawhai hei arahi i a ratou; mana hoki ratou e arahi ki nga puna wai.
11 Then I will make all my mountains into a road, and make my highways level.”
A ka waiho e ahau oku maunga katoa hei ara, ka whakateiteitia hoki oku huanui.
12 Look, these will come from far away, some from the north and the west; and others from the land of Sinim.
Nana, ka haere mai enei i tawhiti; nana, ko ena i te raki, i te taha hoki ki te uru, ko ena hoki i te whenua o Hinimi.
13 Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth; break into singing, you mountains! For Yahweh comforts his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
Waiata, e nga rangi; kia hari hoki, e te whenua; kia pakaru mai ta koutou waiata, e nga maunga: ka whakamarie hoki a Ihowa i tana iwi, ka aroha hoki ki ana kua tukinotia nei.
14 But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
Otiia i mea a Hiona, Kua whakarerea ahau e Ihowa, kua wareware ahau i toku Ariki.
15 “Can a woman forget her baby, nursing at her breast, so she does not have compassion on the son she has borne? Yes, they may forget, but I will not forget you.
Tera ranei e wareware i te wahine tana kohungahunga, a kore ake ona aroha ki te tamaiti a tona kopu? E wareware ano ratou: ko ahau nei, e kore ahau e wareware ki a koe.
16 Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms; your walls are continually before me.
Nana, kua taia koe e ahau ki nga kapu o oku ringa; kei toku aroaro tonu ou taiepa.
17 Your children are hurrying back, while those who destroyed you are going away.
Ka hohoro au tamariki; ka haere atu i roto i a koe ou kaiwawahi, ou kaiwhakamoti.
18 Look around and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. As surely as I live—this is Yahweh's declaration—you will surely wear them like jewelry, and you will put them on like a bride.
Tahuri ake ou kanohi a karapoi noa, titiro hoki; ka huihui katoa ena, ka haere mai ki a koe. E ora ana ahau, e ai ta Ihowa, ina, ka kakahu koe i a ratou, ano he mea whakapaipai, ka herehere hoki i a ratou ki a koe, kei nga mea o te wahine marena hou te rite.
19 Though you were a waste and desolate, a land that was in ruins, now you will be too small for the inhabitants, and those who devoured you will be far away.
Na, ko ou wahi ururua, ko ou wahi kua tuheatia me tou whenua kua huna, he pono ka kopiri rawa koe mo nga kainoho, a ka matara atu ou kaiwhakamoti.
20 The children born during the time of your bereavement will say in your hearing, 'The place is too cramped for us, make room for us, so we may live here.'
Ko nga tamariki i whakapania ai koe, tera ano ratou e mea ki ou taringa, E kiki ana te wahi nei moku: whakawateatia atu, kia noho ai ahau.
21 Then you will ask yourself, 'Who has borne these children for me? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and divorced. Who has raised these children? Look, I was left all alone; where did these come from?'”
A ka mea koe i tou ngakau, Na wai enei i whanau ai ki ahau, kua whakakorea nei aku tamariki i ahau, he moke, he parau, he kopikopiko nei ahau? na wai ra enei i whakatupu ake? Nana, i waiho mokemoke ahau: ko enei, i hea ra enei?
22 This is what the Lord Yahweh says, “Look, I will raise my hand to the nations; I will raise my signal flag to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Nana, ka ara atu toku ringa ki nga tauiwi, ka tu hoki taku kara ki nga iwi: a ka maua mai e ratou au tama, awhi rawa ki o ratou uma, ka kawea mai hoki au tamahine i runga i o ratou pokohiwi.
23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursemaids; they will bow down to you with their faces to the earth and lick the dust of your feet; and you will know that I am Yahweh; those who wait for me will not be put to shame.”
A hei matua atawhai mou nga kingi, ko a ratou kuini hoki hei kaiwhakangote mou: ka piko iho ratou ki a koe, tapapa rawa ki te whenua, ka mitimiti hoki i te puehu o ou waewae: a ka mohio koe ko Ihowa ahau; e kore hoki te hunga e tatari ana ki aha u e whakama.
24 Can the spoils be taken from the warrior, or captives be rescued from the fierce?
Tera ranei e tangohia nga taonga parau i te tangata kaha, e mawhiti ranei te tangata kua tika nei tona hereherenga?
25 But this is what Yahweh says, “Yes, the captives will be taken away from the warrior, and spoils will be rescued; for I will oppose your adversary and save your children.
Na ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Ina, ka tangohia mai nga herehere a te tangata kaha, ka whakahokia mai ano nga taonga parau a te nanakia: ka ngangare ano ahau ki te tangata e ngangare ana ki a koe, ka whakaora hoki i au tamariki.
26 I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh; and they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. Then all mankind will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
A ka whangaia atu e ahau to ratou kikokiko ake ma ou kaiwhakatupu kino; ka haurangi ano ratou i o ratou ake toto, me te mea na te waina reka; a ka mohio nga kikokiko katoa ko ahau, ko Ihowa, e whakaora nei i a koe, ko tou kaihoko hoki, ko te Mea Nui o Hakopa.
