Ihaia 21
1 Ko te poropititanga mo te koraha o te moana. Ka rite ki nga awhiowhio i te tonga e pupuhi ana, tona haerenga mai i te koraha i te whenua e wehingia ana.
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. 'Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.
2 He kino rawa te kitenga kua whakaaturia nei ki ahau; kei te tinihanga te tangata tinihanga, kei te pahua te kaipahua. Whakaekea, e Erama whakapaea, e Meria mutu pu i ahau nga auetanga katoa o reira.
A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.
3 Na reira ki tonu toku hope i te mamae, whakawiri rawa nga mea e ngau nei i ahau, ano ko te whakawiringa o te wahine e whakawhanau ana: mamae ana ahau, kore ake e rongo; ohorere ana, kore ake e kite.
Therefore filled have been my loins [with] great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing.
4 Kahekahe ana toku manawa, wehi ana i te whakamataku: ko te ahiahi po i hiahiatia e ahau, puta ake ana hei mea e tuiri ai ahau.
Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,
5 Kei te whakapai ratou i te tepu, kua whakaritea he kaitutei, kei te kai ratou, kei te inu: whakatika, e nga rangatira, pania te whakangungu rakau.
Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,
6 Ko ta te Ariki kupu hoki tenei ki ahau Tikina, whakaturia he kaitutei, mana e whakaatu tana e kite ai.
For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'
7 Na ka kitea e ia te ope, nga kaieke hoiho tatakirua, he ropu kaihe, he ropu kamera, kia ata whakarongo marie ia.
And he hath seen a chariot — a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention — He hath increased attention!
8 Katahi tera ka karanga, ano he raiona: e Toku Ariki, kei runga ahau i te wahi tutei e tu tonu ana i te awatea; pau katoa ano nga po i ahau e tu nei i taku mahi tiaki.
And he crieth — a lion, 'On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.
9 Nana, tenei te haere mai nei he ropu tangata, me nga kaieke hoiho, he tatakirua. Na ka oho ia, ka mea, Kua horo a Papurona, kua horo; ko nga whakapakoko katoa ano o ona atua, wawahia iho ki te whenua.
And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: 'Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth.
10 E taku patunga witi, e te witi o taku patunga; ko taku i rongo ai ki a Ihowa o nga mano, ki te Atua o Iharaira, e whakaaturia nei e ahau ki a koutou.
O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!'
11 Ko te poropititanga mo Ruma. E karanga mai ana tetahi ki ahau i Heira, E te kaitutei, ko te aha i te po? E te kaitutei, ko te aha i te po?
The burden of Dumah. Unto me is [one] calling from Seir 'Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?'
12 Ka ki mai te kaitutei, Kei te haere mai te ata raua ko te po: ki te uia e koutou, e ui: hoki mai, haere mai.
The watchman hath said, 'Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.'
13 Ko te poropititanga mo Arapia. Kei te ngahere i Arapia he nohoanga mo koutou i te po, e nga tira haere o Reranimi.
The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.
14 I kawea e ratou he wai mo te tangata e matewai ana; i haere nga tangata o te whenua o Tema ki te whakatau i nga tangata e rere ana, me ta ratou taro.
To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.
15 Ka rere mai hoki ratou i nga hoari, i te hoari kua oti te unu, i te kopere kua oti te whakapiko, i te pakaha ano o te whawhai.
For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.
16 Ko ta te Ariki kupu hoki tenei ki ahau, Kia kotahi tau, ko te tau hoki o te kaimahi, a ka poto katoa te kororia o Kerara.
For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.
17 Na ko nga morehu o nga kaikopere, ko nga marohirohi o nga tama a Kerara, ka torutoru; ko te kupu hoki tenei a Ihowa, a te Atua o Iharaira.
And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!'
