Ihaia 54

1 Waiata, e te pakoko, e koe kahore ano nei i whanau: kia pakaru mai te waiata, hamama, e koe kahore ano kia whakamamae: he tini hoki nga tamariki a te noho kau i nga tamariki a te mea whai hoa, e ai ta Ihowa.

Sing, O barren, thou who did not bear. Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou who did not travail with child. For more are the sons of the desolate than the sons of the married woman, says Jehovah.

2 Kia rahi atu te turanga mo tou teneti; kia maro hoki nga uhi o ou nohoanga: aua e kaiponuhia; kia roa ou taura, kia u hoki ou poupou.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations. Spare not. Lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.

3 Ka tohatoha noa atu hoki koe ki matau, ki maui; a ka riro nga tauiwi i ou uri; ma ratou ano ka nohoia ai nga pa kua ururuatia.

For thou shall spread abroad on the right hand and on the left. And thy seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

4 Kaua e wehi; ta te mea e kore koe e whakama; kaua ano e numinumi, ta te mea e kore koe e whakama; no te mea ka wareware i a koe te whakama o tou tamahinetanga; a heoi ano maharatanga ki te ingoa kino o tou pouarutanga.

Fear not, for thou shall not be ashamed. Neither be thou confounded, for thou shall not be put to shame. For thou shall forget the shame of thy youth. And the reproach of thy widowhood thou shall remember no more.

5 Ko tou Kaihanga tau tahu; ko Ihowa o nga mano tona ingoa; ko te Mea Tapu hoki o Iharaira tou kaiwhakaora; ko te Atua o te whenua katoa ka huaina ki a ia.

For thy maker is thy husband. Jehovah of hosts is his name. And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer. He shall be called the God of the whole earth.

6 No te mea kua karanga a Ihowa ki a koe, ano he wahine kua whakarerea, kua pouri te ngakau, ano he hoa wahine o te taitamarikitanga, i te mea kua mahue, e ai ta tou Atua.

For Jehovah has called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth when she is cast off, says thy God.

7 He iti te wahi i mahue ai koe i ahau; he nui ia nga atawhainga e kohikohi ai ahau i a koe.

For a small moment I have forsaken thee, but with great mercies I will gather thee.

8 He riri puhake, i huna ahau i toku kanohi i a koe, he wahi iti; he aroha mau tonu ia toku e aroha ai ki a koe, e ai ta Ihowa, ta tou kaiwhakaora.

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on thee, says Jehovah thy Redeemer.

9 He penei hoki tenei ki ahau me nga wai i a Noa; i ahau i oati ra, e kore e hurihia ano te whenua e nga wai i a Noa: waihoki ka oati nei ahau, e kore ahau e riri ki a koe, e kore ano e whakatupehupehu ki a koe.

For this is as the waters of Noah to me. For as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with thee, nor rebuke thee.

10 Ko nga maunga hoki ka riro ke, ko nga pukepuke ka nekehia atu; tena ko toku aroha e kore e rere ke i a koe, e kore ano e nekehia ketia te kawenata e mau ai taku rongo; e ai ta Ihowa e atawhai nei i a koe.

For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness shall not depart from thee, nor shall my covenant of peace be removed, says Jehovah who has mercy on thee.

11 E koe, kua whakawhiua nei, kua puhia nei e te awha! kahore ano i whakamarietia, nana, maku ou kohatu e whakatakoto, he pai hoki te kakano; ka hanga ano e ahau ou turanga ki te hapira.

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

12 Ka hanga ano e ahau ou tihi ki te rupi, ou tatau ki te karapanaka, ou rohe katoa ano ki nga kohatu whakapaipai.

And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.

13 A ka whakaakona e Ihowa au tamariki katoa; ka nui hoki te rangimarie ki au tamariki.

And all thy sons shall be taught of Jehovah, and great shall be the peace of thy sons.

14 Ka whakaturia koe ki runga ki te tika, ka whakamataratia atu i a koe te tukino; e kore hoki koe e wehi; e kore ano te pawera e tata ki a koe.

Thou shall be established in righteousness. Thou shall be far from oppression, for thou shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.

15 Nana, huihui noa ratou, ehara ia i te mea naku: ko te tangata e huihui ana ki te whawhai ki a koe ka papahoro, he mea mou.

Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever shall gather together against thee shall fall because of thee.

16 Nana, naku i hanga te parakimete e pupuhi nei i te ahi waro, e mau nei i te mea hei mahi mana; naku hoki te kaihuna i hanga hei whakamoti.

Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and brings forth a weapon for his work. And I have created the waster to destroy.

17 E kore tetahi patu e hanga ana mou e marohirohi: ko nga arero katoa e whakatika mai ana ki a koe ki te whakawa, mau ano e whakahe. Ko ta nga pononga a Ihowa tenei, tuku iho, tuku iho; naku hoki ratou i tika ai, e ai ta Ihowa.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper. And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, says Jehovah.

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