< Zechariah 1 >
1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:
I te waru o nga marama, i te rua o nga tau o Tariuha, ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki a Hakaraia, tama a Perekia, tama a Iro poropiti; i mea ia,
2 'Jehovah was wroth against your fathers — wrath!
Nui atu te riri o Ihowa ki o koutou matua.
3 And thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, turn back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I turn back unto you, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Na mea atu ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano: Tahuri mai ano ki ahau, e ai ta Ihowa o nga mano, a ka tahuri atu ano hoki ahau ki a koutou, e ai ta Ihowa o nga mano.
4 Ye shall not be as your fathers, To whom the former prophets called, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Turn back I pray you, From your evil ways and from your evil doings, And they did not hearken, Nor attend to Me — an affirmation of Jehovah.
Kei rite koutou ki o koutou matua, i karanga ra nga poropiti o mua ki a ratou, i mea, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano, Tahuri mai inaianei i o koutou ara kino, i a koutou mahi kino: otiia kihai ratou i rongo, kihai hoki i whai taringa ki ahau, e ai ta Ihowa.
5 Your fathers — where [are] they? And the prophets — to the age do they live?
Ko o koutou matua, kei hea ratou? a ko nga poropiti, e ora tonu ana ranei ratou ake aka?
6 Only, My words, and My statutes, That I commanded My servants the prophets, Have they not overtaken your fathers, And they turn back and say: As Jehovah of Hosts designed to do to us, According to our ways, and according to our doings, So He hath done to us?'
Na, ko aku kupu me aku tikanga i whakahaua e ahau ki aku pononga, ki nga poropiti, kihai ranei o koutou matua i rokohanga e era? a hoki mai ana ratou, mea ana, Ka pera i ta Ihowa o nga mano i whakaaro ai kia meatia ki a matou, he mea whakarite ki o matou ara, ki a matou mahi; ka pera tonu tana ki a matou.
7 On the twenty and fourth day of the eleventh month, (it [is] the month of Sebat, ) in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:
I te rua tekau ma wha o nga ra o te tekau ma tahi o nga marama, ara o te marama Hepata, i te rua o nga tau o Tariuha, ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki a Hakaraia tama a Perekia, tama a Iro poropiti; i mea ia,
8 I have seen by night, and lo, one riding on a red horse, and he is standing between the myrtles that [are] in the shade, and behind him [are] horses, red, bay, and white.
I titiro ahau i te po, na ko tetahi tangata e noho ana i runga i te hoiho whero, a tu ana ia i roto i nga ramarama i te wharua; a i muri atu i a ia ko etahi hoiho, he whero, he kopurepure, he ma.
9 And I say, 'What [are] these, my lord?' And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, 'I — I do shew thee what these [are].'
Na ka mea atu ahau, E toku ariki, he aha enei? A ka ki mai te anahera i korero ki ahau, Maku e whakaatu ki a koe te tikanga o enei.
10 And the one who is standing between the myrtles doth answer and say, 'These [are] they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk up and down in the land.'
Na ka oho mai te tangata i tu ra i roto i nga ramarama, ka mea, Ko nga mea enei i unga atu nei e Ihowa hei haereere i te whenua.
11 And they answer the messenger of Jehovah who is standing between the myrtles, and say, 'We have walked up and down in the land, and lo, all the land is sitting still, and at rest.'
Na ka whakahoki ratou ki te anahera a Ihowa e tu ana i roto i nga ramarama, ka mea, Kua haereerea e matou te whenua, nana, kei te ata noho te whenua katoa, kei te marie.
12 And the messenger of Jehovah answereth and saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts! till when dost Thou not pity Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, that Thou hast abhorred these seventy years?'
Katahi ka oho te anahera a Ihowa, ka mea, E Ihowa o nga mano, kia pehea te roa ou ka kore nei e tohu i Hiruharama, i nga pa o Hura, e mauaharatia nei e koe i enei tau e whitu tekau?
13 And Jehovah answereth the messenger, who is speaking with me, good words, comfortable words.
Na ka whakahoki a Ihowa ki te anahere i korero nei ki ahau, he kupu pai, ara he kupu whakamarie.
14 And the messenger who is speaking with me, saith unto me, 'Call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion [with] great zeal.
Heoi ka mea ki ahau te anahera i korero nei ki ahau, Karanga atu koe, mea atu, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano, He nui te hae i hae ai ahau ki Hiruharama, ki Hiona.
15 And [with] great wrath I am wroth against the nations who are at ease, For I was a little wroth, and they assisted — for evil.
A he tino nui toku riri ki nga iwi e noho humarie ana: he iti noa ra hoki toku riri, a na ratou i whakatetere te he.
16 Therefore, thus said Jehovah: I have turned to Jerusalem with mercies, My house is built in it, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And a line is stretched over Jerusalem.
Mo reira ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: Kua hoki mai ahau ki Hiruharama i runga i te tohu tangata; ka hanga toku whare ki reira, e ai ta Ihowa o nga mano, a ka whakamarokia he aho ki runga ki Hiruharama.
17 Again call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Again do my cities overflow from good, And Jehovah hath again comforted Zion, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.'
Karanga atu ano, mea atu, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano Tera oku pa e rauroha noa atu i te pai; a tera a Ihowa ka whakamarie i Hiona, tera ka whiriwhiri i Hiruharama.
18 And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four horns.
Na ka maranga ake oku kanohi, a ka kite ahau, nana, e wha nga haona.
19 And I say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, 'What [are] these?' And he saith unto me, 'These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.'
Na ka mea ahau ki te anahera i korero nei ki ahau, He aha enei? Ano ra ko ia ki ahau, Ko nga haona enei nana i whakamarara a Hura, a Iharaira, a Hiruharama.
20 And Jehovah doth shew me four artisans.
Na ka whakakitea e Ihowa etahi kamura ki ahau, tokowha.
21 And I say, 'What [are] these coming in to do?' And He speaketh, saying: 'These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, so that no one hath lifted up his head, and these come in to trouble them, to cast down the horns of the nations who are lifting up a horn against the land of Judah — to scatter it.'
Katahi ahau ka mea, I haere mai enei ki te aha? A ka korero tera, ka mea, Ko nga haona enei nana i whakamarara a Hura, i kore ai e ara te mahunga o tetahi: otira i haere mai enei ki te whakawehi i a ratou, ki te whakataka iho i nga haona o nga t auiwi, o te hunga i ara nei to ratou haona ki te whenua o Hura, ki te titaritari i a ia.