Ihaia 47
1 Haere iho, e noho ki te puehu, e te tamahine wahine a Papurona: e noho ki te whenua, kahore he torona, e te tamahine a nga Karari; e kore hoki koe e kiia i muri he kiri angiangi, he whakatarapi.
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
2 E mau ki nga kohatu mira, hurihia he paraoa: tangohia ake tou arai, huhua ake te waewae, kia takoto kau te huha; e whiti i nga awa.
Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.
3 Ka kitea ou wahi e takoto tahanga ana, ae ra ka kitea tou mea e whakama ai koe: ka rapu utu ahau, e kore ano e whakaae ki tetahi tangata.
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen; I will take vengeance, and will let no man intercede.
4 Ko to tatou kaihoko, ko Ihowa o nga mano tona ingoa, ko te Mea Tapu o Iharaira.
Our Redeemer, the LORD of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel.
5 Noho kupukore, haere ki te pouri, e te tamahine a nga Karari; e kore hoki koe e kiia i muri, ko te wahine rangatira o nga kingitanga.
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.
6 I riri ahau ki taku iwi, i whakapokea toku kainga tupu; tukua ana e ahau ki tou ringa; kihai i puta tou aroha ki a ratou, whakataimahatia rawatia iho e koe tau ioka ki te kaumatua.
I was wroth with My people, I profaned Mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand; thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
7 I mea ano koe, Hei wahine rangatira ahau ake ake: na kihai noa iho tou ngakau i mea ki enei mea; kihai koe i mahara ki tona mutunga.
And thou saidst: 'For ever shall I be mistress'; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the end thereof.
8 Na whakarongo aianei ki tenei, e te wahine e whai na ki nga ahuareka, e noho kore wehi na, e mea na i roto i tou ngakau, Tenei ahau, kahore atu hoki, ko ahau anake; e kore ahau e noho pouaru, e kore ahau e mohio ki te matenga o nga tamariki.
Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart: 'I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children';
9 Otira ka pa whakarere enei e rua ki a koe i te ra kotahi, te matenga o nga tamariki, te pouarutanga; ka pa enei ki a koe i tona tonuitanga, ahakoa te nui o au mahi makutu, te maha rawa o au whaiwhaia.
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood; in their full measure shall they come upon thee, for the multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance of thine enchantments.
10 I whakawhirinaki hoki koe ki tou kino, i mea, Kahore he kaititiro moku: ko ou whakaaro nui me tou mohio, na ena koe i whakangau ke; i mea ai koe i tou ngakau, Ko ahau tenei, kahore ke atu, ko ahau anake.
And thou hast been secure in thy wickedness, thou hast said: 'None seeth me'; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thy heart. 'I am, and there is none else beside me.'
11 Mo reira ka tae mai te kino ki a koe, e kore tona putanga e mohiotia e koe, ka taka ano te he ki a koe, e kore e taea e koe te karo; ka tae hohoro mai ano ki a koe te whakangaro, e kore e mohiotia e koe.
Yet shall evil came upon thee; thou shalt not know how to charm it away; and calamity shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away; and ruin shall come upon thee suddenly, before thou knowest.
12 Tena ra, e tu, me au whaiwhaia, me au makutu maha, i mahia ra e koe i tou tamarikitanga ake, me kahore koe e whai pai, me kahore tau e taea.
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
13 Kua hoha koe i te maha o nga whakaaro i whakatakotoria e koe. Tena ra, kia tu nga kaiwhakaaro ki nga rangi, nga kaititiro ki nga whetu, nga mea mohio ki nga marama, kia whakaorangia koe e ratou i nga mea meake tupono ki a koe.
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.
14 Nana, ka rite ratou ki te kakau witi, ka wera i te ahi; e kore ratou e ora i te ngaunga a te ahi: ehara i te ngarahu hei whakamahanatanga, ehara hoki i te ahi hei painatanga.
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.
15 Na ka pera nga mea ki a koe, i mahi ai koe ki reira: ko te hunga i hokohoko ki a koe mai i tou taitamarikitanga, ka kotiti atu ratou ki tona wahi, ki tona wahi; kahore he kaiwhakaora mou.
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured; they that have trafficked with thee from thy youth shall wander every one to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.
