Ieremia 4
1 I NA e hoi mai oe ia'u, e ka Iseraela, wahi a Iehova, e hoi mai no; a ina e hoolei oe i kou mau mea e hoopailua ai, mai ko'u alo aku, alaila aole oe e aea.
“If you return, O Israel,” A declaration of YHWH, “Return to Me, And if you turn aside Your abominations from My face, Then you do not bemoan.
2 A e hoohiki no oe, ke ola la no o Iehova ma ka oiaio, a ma ka pono, a ma ka maikai; a e hoopomaikai ko na aina ia lakou iho ma ona la, a ma ona la lakou e kaena'i.
And you have sworn—YHWH lives, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And nations have blessed themselves in Him, And they boast themselves in Him.”
3 No ka mea, penei ka olelo ana mai a Iehova i na kanaka o ka Iuda, a me ko Ierusalema, E waele oukou i ko oukou mahinaai, mai kanu oukou iwaena o na kakalaioa.
For thus said YHWH, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: “Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow to the thorns.
4 E okipoepoe ia oukou iho no Iehova, a e lawe aku oukou i ka omaka o ko oukou naau, e na kanaka o ka Iuda, a me ka poe noho ma Ierusalema, o puka mai ko'u ukiuki e like me ke ahi, a a hoi, aohe mea e hiki ke hoopio, no ka hewa o ka oukou hana ana.
Be circumcised to YHWH, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury goes out as fire, and has burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.”
5 E hai aku oukou maloko o ka Iuda, a o kala aku hoi ma Ierusalema; a e i aku, E puhi oukou i ka pu ma ka aina; e kala aku, e hoonui i ka leo, a e i aku, E hoakoakoa oukou, a e komo aku kakou iloko o na kulanakauhale i paa i ka pa.
Declare in Judah, and sound in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow a horn in the land, Call, Fill up together, And say, Assemble yourselves and let us go into the fortified cities.
6 E kau i ka hae ma Ziona, e hoikaika aku hoi, mai ku malie; no ka mea, e lawe mai no wau i ka hewa, mai ke kukuluakau mai, a i ka make nui loa hoi.
Lift up an ensign toward Zion, Strengthen yourselves, do not stand still, For I am bringing evil in from the north, And a great destruction.”
7 Ua pii mai ka liona, mai kona ululaau mai; ke hele mai la hoi ka mea luku i na aina; ua puka aku oia, mai kona wahi aku e hoolilo i kou aina i neoneo; a e anaiia kou mau kulanakauhale, aohe mea koe e noho ana.
A lion has gone up from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations has journeyed, He has come forth from his place To make your land become a desolation, Your cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.
8 No keia mea, e komo oukou i ka lole ino e kumakena, a e aoa hoi; no ka mea, aole i huli aku ka ukiuki o ke Akua, mai o kakou aku.
For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of YHWH has not turned back from us.
9 A hiki aku i kela la, wahi a Iehova, e maule auanei ka naau o ke alii, a me ka naau o na luna; e pilihua hoi na kahuna, a e weliweli na kaula.
“And it has come to pass in that day,” A declaration of YHWH, “The heart of the king perishes, And the heart of the princes, And the priests have been astonished, And the prophets wonder.”
10 A i aku la au, Auwe, e ka Haku, e Iehova! he oiaio, ua alakai hewa loa oe i keia poe kanaka, a me ko Ierusalema, i ka i ana mai, E loaa auanei ia oukou ka malu; aka, ua komo ka pahikaua iloko o ka uhane.
And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH, Surely you have entirely forgotten this people and Jerusalem, Saying, Peace is for you, And a sword has struck to the soul!”
11 I kela manawa, e oleloia mai a keia poe kanaka, a i ko Ierusalema, He makani wela no na wahi kiekie mai o ka waonahale, ma ke ala o ke kaikamahine o ko'u poe kanaka, aole no ka hoomaikai, a me ka hoomaemae.
At that time it is said of this people, And of Jerusalem: “A dry wind of high places in the wilderness, The way of the daughter of My people (Not for winnowing, nor for cleansing),
12 He makani ikaika ka i hele mai ia'u, mai ia mau wahi mai: ano hoi au e hooponopono ia lakou.
A full wind from these comes for Me, Now also, I speak judgments with them.”
13 Aia hoi, e pii mai no ia e like me na ao, a e like auanei kona mau kaakaua me ka puahiohio; ua oi aku ka mama o kona mau lio mamua o ko na aeto. Auwe kakou, no ka mea, ua anaiia kakou!
“Behold, he comes up as clouds, And his chariots as a windstorm, His horses have been lighter than eagles, Woe to us, for we have been spoiled.”
14 E Ierusalema e, holoi oe i kou naau, i pau ka hewa, i hoolaia hoi oe. Pohea la ka loihi o ka noho ana o na manao lapuwale iloko ou?
Wash evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, That you may be saved, Until when do you lodge in your heart Thoughts of your strength?
15 No ka mea, ke hai mai nei ka leo, mai Dana mai, a hoolaha mai hoi i ka lohe i ka popilikia, mai ka mauna o Epaeraima mai.
For a voice is declaring from Dan, And sounding sorrow from Mount Ephraim:
16 E hoikeike i ko na aina: aia hoi, e hai aku no Ierusalema, ua hiki mai ka poe kiai, mai ka aina mamao aku mai, a hoonui hoi lakou i ka leo ku e i na kulanakauhale o ka Iuda.
“Make mention to the nations, Behold, sound to Jerusalem, Besiegers are coming from the far-off land, And they give forth their voice against cities of Judah.
17 E like me ka poe kiai i ka mahinaai, pela no lakou e ku e nei ia wahi a puni: no ka mea, ua kipi mai oia ia'u, wahi a Iehova.
As the keepers of a field They have been against her all around, For she has been rebellious with Me,” A declaration of YHWH.
18 Na kou aoao, a me kau hana ana i hookau mai i keia mau mea maluna ou; nou no keia hewa, he walania hoi ia, no ka mea, ua komo loa no iloko o kou naau.
“Your way and your doings have done these to you, This [is] your distress, for [it is] bitter, For it has struck to your heart.”
19 O kuu opu, o kuu opu! Ua hookaawiliia au ma kuu naau; ke kani nei ko'u naau iloko o'u. Aole au e noho ekemu ole, no ka mea, ua lohe oe, e kuu uhane, i ke kani ana o ka pu, a me ka hooho o ke kaua.
My bowels, my bowels! I am pained [in] the walls of my heart, My heart makes a noise for me, I am not silent, For I have heard the voice of a horn, O my soul—a shout of battle!
20 Ua heaia ka make maluna o ka make, no ka mea, ua anaiia ka aina a pau. Ua luku hoohikilele ia ko'u mau halelewa, a me ko'u mau paku hoi, ma ka minute.
Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, For all the land has been spoiled, My tents have suddenly been spoiled, In a moment—my curtains.
21 Pehea la ka loihi o ko'u ike ana i ka hae, a lohe hoi i ke kani ana o ka pu?
Until when do I see an ensign? Do I hear the voice of a horn?
22 No ka mea, ua lapuwale ko'u poe kanaka, aole lakou i ike mai ia'u; he poe kamalii lapuwale, aohe o lakou naauao. He akamai lakou i ka hana hewa; aka, aole o lakou ike i ka hana maikai.
“For My people [are] foolish, They have not known Me, They [are] foolish sons, Indeed, they [are] not intelligent, They [are] wise to do evil, And they have not known to do good.”
23 Nana ae la au i ka honua, aia hoi, ua neoneo, a olohelohe hoi; i ka lani kekahi, aohe ona malamalama.
I looked [to] the earth, and behold—formless and void, And to the heavens, and they [had] no light.
24 Nana ae la au i na kuahiwi, aia hoi, haalulu lakou, a naka iho la na mauna a pau.
I have looked [to] the mountains, And behold, they are trembling. And all the hills moved themselves lightly.
25 Nana aku la au, aia hoi, aohe kanaka, a ua hee aku la na manu a pau o ka laui.
I have looked, and behold, man is not, And all birds of the heavens have fled.
26 Nana aku la au, aia hoi, o kahi i nui ka ai, ua waonahele; a ua hoohioloia kolaila kulanakauhale a pau imua o ke alo o Iehova, imua hoi o koua ukiuki nui.
I have looked, and behold, The fruitful place [is] a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of YHWH, Because of the fierceness of His anger.
27 No ka mea, ke olelo mai nei o Iehova penei, E neoneo auanei ka aina a pau; aole nae au e hooki loa i na wahi.
For thus said YHWH: “All the land is a desolation, but I do not make a completion.
28 No keia mea, e kumakena'i ka honua, a e pouli hoi na lani maluna, no ka mea, ua olelo no wau, ua paa kuu manao, aole hoi au e mihi ana, aole au e huli, mai ia manao aku.
For this the earth mourns, And the heavens above have been black, Because I have spoken—I have purposed, And I have not relented, Nor do I turn back from it.
29 E auhee no ke kulanakauhale a pau, no ka walaau o na hololio, a me na kanaka kakaka. E holo no lakou iloko o ka ululaau, a e pii hoi maluna o na pohaku; e haaleleia no kela kulanakauhale, keia kulanakauhale, aole kanaka e noho ana iloko.
From the voice of the horseman, And of him shooting with the bow, All the city is fleeing, They have come into thickets, And they have gone up on cliffs, All the city is forsaken, And there is no one dwelling in them.
30 A anaiia oe, pehea la oe e hana'i? Ina paha e hoaahu oe ia oe i ka mea ula, a kahiko hoi oe ia oe i na kahiko gula, a ina paha e nahae kou mau maka i ka pena, make hewa no kou hoomaikai ana ia oe; e hoowahawaha mai no kou mau ipo ia oe, e imi no lakou e hoopau i kou ola.
And you, O spoiled one, what do you do? For you put on scarlet, For you adorn yourself [with] ornaments of gold. For you tear your eyes with pain, In vain you make yourself beautiful, Unhealthy ones have kicked against you, They seek your life.
31 No ka mea, ua lohe no au i ka leo, e like me ko ka wahine e hanau keiki ana, a i ke kuakoko, e like me ko ka wahine i hanau i kana hiapo, i ka leo hoi o ke kaikamahine o Ziona e kumakena ana ia ia iho, e hohola ana hoi i kona mau lima, me ka olelo iho, Auwe au ano! no ka mea, ua paupauaho kuu uhane no ka poe pepehi kanaka.
For I have heard a voice as of a travailing woman, Distress, as of one bringing forth a firstborn, The voice of the daughter of Zion, She laments herself, She spreads out her hands, Woe to me now, my soul is weary of slayers!”
