Ieremia 12
1 PONO no oe, e Iehova, i ko'u wa e paio aku ai me oe; aka, e kamailio aku no au ia oe ma ka hooponopono ana. No ke aha la e pomaikai ai ka aoao o ka poe hewa? E maluhia anei ka poe hana ma ka wahahee nui loa?
Righteous are you, O Lord, that I may make my defence to you, yes, I will speak to you [of] judgements. Why [is it] that the way of ungodly [men] prospers? [that] all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?
2 Ua kauu no oe ia lakou, oia, ua kolo ko lakou aa; ke ulu nei no lakou, oia, ke hua mai nei lakou i ka hua; ua kokoke no oe i ko lakou waha, ua loihi aku nae mai ko lakou naau aku.
You have planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten children, and become fruitful; you are near to their mouth, and far from their reins.
3 Aka, o oe e Iehova, ke ike mai nei no oe ia'u; ua nana mai no oe ia'u, ua hoao mai oe i ko'u naau ma ou la. E hookaawale oe ia lakou, e like me na hipa no ke kaluaia, a e hoomakaukau hoi ia lakou no ka la o ka pepehi ana.
But you, Lord, know me; you have proved my heart before you; purify them for the day of their slaughter.
4 Pehea la ka loihi o ke kumakena ana o ka aina, a me ka mae wale ana o na laalaau o ke kula, no ka hewa o ka poe e noho ana maloko? Ua laweia'ku na holoholona, a me na manu; no ka mea, olelo no lakou, Aole ia e ike mai i ko makou hopena.
How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of the field wither, for the wickedness of them, that dwell in it? the beasts and birds are utterly destroyed; because [the people] said, God shall not see our ways.
5 Ina i holo pu oe me ka poe hele wawae, a ua hoomaloeloe mai lakou ia oe, pehea la e hiki ai ia oe ke kukini me na lio? A ina hilinai oe ma ka aina malu, pehea la oe e hana'i maloko o ka nani o Ioredane?
Your feet run, and they cause you to faint; how will you prepare [to ride] upon horses? and you have been confident in the land of your peace? how will you do in the roaring of Jordan?
6 No ka mea, o kou poe hoahanau, o ko ka hale o kou makuakane, oia, ua hana hoopunipuni mai iakou ia oe; a ua hea aku mamuli ou me ka leo nui; mai manaoio aku ia lakou, ina paha lakou e olelo mai i na olelo malimali ia oe.
For even your brethren and the house of your father, even these have dealt treacherously with you; and they have cried out, they are gathered together in pursuit of you; trust not you in them, though they shall speak fair [words] to you.
7 Ua haalele au i ko'u hale, a ua waiho aku au i ko'u aina hooili: a ua haawi aku hoi au i ka mea a kuu uhane i aloha nui ai iloko o ka lima o kona poe enemi.
I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given my beloved one into the hands of her enemies.
8 Ua like ko'u aina hooili ia'u me ka liona iloko o ka ululaau. Uwo ku e mai oia ia'u. Nolaila i ukiuki aku ai au ia ia.
My inheritance has become to me as a lion in a forest; she has uttered her voice against me; therefore have I hated her.
9 He hiena hae ko'u aina hooili ia'u; a hae mai ia ia na mea a pau e puni ana. E hele mai oukou, e akoakoa mai, e na holoholona a pau o ke kula, no ka ai aku.
Is not my inheritance to me a hyaena's cave, or a cave round about her? Go you, gather together all the wild beasts of the field, and let them come to devour her.
10 Ua nui na kahu i anai aku i ko'u pawaina. ua hahi lakou i ko'u aina, ua hoolilo lakou i ko'u wahi maikai, i waonahele neoneo.
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have defiled my portion, they have made my desirable portion a trackless wilderness;
11 Ua anai lakou ia wahi, a no kona neoneo, ua uwe mai oia ia'u; au anaiia ka aina a pau, no ka mea, aohe kanaka i manao ma ka naau.
it is made a complete ruin: for my sake the whole land has been utterly ruined, because there is none that lays [the matter] to heart.
12 Ua hiki mai ka poe luku maluna o na wahi kiekie a pau o ka waonahele; no ka mea, e luku aku no ka pahikaua o Iehova, mai kekahi kukulu o ka aina a i kekahi kukulu o ka aina; aohe io e maluhia ana.
The ravagers are come to every passage in the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord will devour from one end of the land to the other: no flesh has any peace.
13 Ua lulu lakou i ka hua palaoa, aka, e hooiliili no lakou i kakalaioa. Ua hoeha lakou ia lakou iho, aole nae ia he mea e pomaikai ai: a e hilahila auanei lakou i na mea i loaa'i ia oukou, no ko Iehova huhu nui.
Sow wheat, and reap thorns; their portions shall not profit them: be ashamed of your boasting, because of reproach before the Lord.
14 Penei ka olelo ana mai a Iehova, no ko'u poe hoalauna hewa, ka poe i pa mai i ka hooilina a'u i, hooili aku ai na ko'u poe kanaka o ka Iseraela; Aia hoi, e lawe no wau ia lakou, mai ko lakou aina aku, a e lawe aku hoi au i ko ka hale o Iuda, mai waena aku o lakou.
For thus says the Lord, concerning all the evil neighbours that touch mine inheritance, which I have divided to my people Israel; Behold, I [will] draw them away from their land, and I will cast out Juda from the midst of them.
15 A mahope iho o ko'u lawe ana aku ia lakou, alaila, e hoi hou no wau, a e aloha aku ia lakou, a e hoihoi hou mai ia lakou i kela kanaka, i keia kanaka i kona aina hooili, a i kela kanaka keia kanaka i kona aina iho.
And it shall come to pass, after I have cast them out, [that] I will return, and have mercy upon them, and will cause them to dwell every one in his inheritance, and every one in his land.
16 A e hiki mai no hoi keia, ina e ao ikaika lakou i na aoao o ko'u poe kanaka, e hoohiki ma ko'u inoa, Ke ola la no o Iehova; e like me lakou i ao ai i ko'u poe kanaka e hoohiki ma Baala; alaila, e kukulu hou ia lakou iwaenakonu o ko'u poe kanaka.
And it shall be, if they will indeed learn the way of my people, to swear by my name, [saying], The Lord lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall [that nation] be built in the midst of my people.
17 Aka, ina aole lakou e malama mai, alaila, e uhuki loa wau, a e anai loa aku i kela lahuikanaka, wahi a Iehova.
But if they will not return, then will I cut off that nation with utter ruin and destruction.
