Ehekiera 9

1 I karanga ano ia ki oku taringa, he nui te reo, i mea, Kia whakatata mai nga kaitirotiro o te pa, me tana patu whakangaro i te ringa o tenei, o tenei.

Then cried he in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Draw near ye that have charge of the city, -even every man with his weapon of destruction in his hand.

2 Na tokoono nga tangata e haere mai ana i te ara o to runga kuwaha e anga ana ki te raki, me tana patu whakamate ano i te ringa o tenei, o tenei: ko tetahi tangata ano i roto i a ratou he rinena tona kakahu, he pounamu ano na te kaituhituhi i tona taha. Na tomo ana ratou, tu ana i te taha o te aata parahi.

And lo! six men coming in out of the way of the upper gate which looketh toward the north even every man with his destructive weapon in his hand, and one man in their midst clothed with linen, having a scribe’s ink holder by his side, —so they came in and stood beside the altar of bronze.

3 Na kua kake atu te kororia o te Atua o Iharaira i te kerupa, ko tona taunga nei tera, ki te paepae o te whare: na ka karanga tera ki te tangata, he rinena nei tona kakahu, ki tera kei tona taha nei te pounamu a te kaituhituhi;

And the glory of the God of Israel lifted itself up from off the cherub whereon it had been, unto the threshold of the house, —and he called unto the man clothed with linen, who had the scribe’s ink holder by his side.

4 A ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, E tika na waenganui i te pa, na waenga i Hiruharama, ka whakapiri i tetahi tohu ki nga rae o nga tangata e aue ana, e tangi ana, mo nga mea whakarihariha katoa e mahia ana i waenganui o konei.

Then said Yahweh unto him. Pass along through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, —and set thou a mark upon the foreheads of the men who are sighing and crying over all the abominations that are being done in her midst.

5 I mea ano ia ki era atu, me te whakarongo ano ahau, E tika koutou na waenganui o te pa i muri i a ia patu ai: kaua o koutou kanohi e manawapa, kaua e tohu.

But unto these, said he in mine ears, Pass along through the city after him and smite, —let not your eye, shield, neither have ye pity:

6 Patua kia ngaro te kaumatua, te taitama, te kotiro, me nga kohungahunga, me nga wahine; kaua ia e tata ki tetahi tangata i a ia nei te tohu; me timata ki toku wahi tapu. Na kua timata ratou ki nga kaumatua i te aronga o te whare.

elder, young man and virgin and little ones and women, shall ye slay utterly, but unto any man who hath upon him the mark, do not ye come near, and at my sanctuary, shall ye begin. So they began with the elder men. who were before the house.

7 I mea ano ia ki a ratou, Whakapokea te whare, whakakiia nga marae ki te tupapaku: haere koutou. Heoi haere ana ratou, na kei te patu i roto i te pa.

And he said unto them Defile ye the house and fill the courts with the slain, —go ye forth! So they went forth and smote in the city.

8 Na i a ratou e patu ana, a ka mahue ahau, ka tapapa ahau, ka karanga, ka mea, Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa! ka ngaro ianei i a koe nga morehu katoa o Iharaira, i te mea ka ringihia nei e koe tou weriweri ki runga ki Hiruharama?

And it came to pass, while they were smiting them—I being left remaining, that I fell upon my face and made outcry, and said Alas! My Lord. Yahweh art thou about to destroy all the remnant of Israel, in that thou art pouring out of thine indignation upon Jerusalem?

9 Ano ra ko ia ki ahau, He nui rawa te he o te whare o Iharaira raua ko Hura, kua ki hoki te whenua i te toto, kua ki ano te pa i te whakariroinga o te whakawa: e mea ana hoki ratou, Kua mahue te whenua i a Ihowa, e kore a Ihowa e kite.

And he said unto me the iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah, is exceeding, great, and the land is filled with shed blood, and the city is full of over-reaching, —for they have said. Yahweh hath forsaken the land, — and Yahweh doth not see.

10 Na, ko ahau nei hoki, e kore toku kanohi e manawapa, e kore ahau e tohu; ka hoatu e ahau te utu o to ratou ara ki runga ki to ratou mahunga.

Therefore as for even me, Mine eye shall not shield. Neither will I pity, — Their way upon their own head, have I rendered.

11 Na, ko te tangata i te kakahu rinena, tera kei tona taha ra te pounamu mangumangu, korerotia ana e ia taua mea, i ki ia, Kua oti i ahau tau i whakahau ra ki ahau.

And lo! the man clothed in linen, having the ink-holder by his side, bringing back word saying, — I have done according to all which thou didst command me.