Ihaia 57

1 Ka riro ki te kore te tangata tika, a kahore e maharatia iho e te ngakau o tetahi tangata: e tangohia atu ano hoki te hunga tohu tangata; te mahara tetahi, e tangohia atu ana te tangata tika kei kite i te he.

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and godly men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

2 Ka haere ia ki te rangimarie, ka okioki ratou ki o ratou takotoranga, ka haere tena, tena, i runga i tona whakaaro tapatahi.

He entereth into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.

3 Ko koutou ia, awhi mai ki konei, e nga tama a te wahine makutu, e nga uri o te tangata puremu, o te wahine kairau.

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

4 He takaro ta koutou ki a wai? ki a wai te hamama nui o o koutou mangai, te whetero roa o te arero? He teka ianei he whanau koutou na te poka ke, he uri no te teka,

Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

5 Koutou, e tahu na i o koutou hiahia i waenga i nga oki, i raro i nga rakau kouru nui katoa; e patu na i nga tamariki i nga awaawa, i raro i nga pari kohatu?

Ye that inflame yourselves among the terebinths, under every leafy tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

6 Kei nga kohatu maeneene o te awa tou whai; ko ena, ko ena te rota i a koe; ringihia ana e koe he ringihanga ki ena, whakaekea atu ana he whakahere. E marie ranei ahau ki ena?

Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; they, they are thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast offered a meal-offering. Should I pacify Myself for these things?

7 I runga i te maunga tiketike, aua noa atu ki runga, i hanga e koe tou takotoranga, piki ai ki reira ki te mea patunga tapu.

Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

8 Kua oti ano tou whakamahara te whakatu e koe ki tua i te tatau, i nga pou: kua hura hoki koe i a koe ki tetahi atu, ehara i ahau, kua piki ki runga; kei te whakanui i tou takotoranga, whakaritea ana e koe he kawenata ki a ratou; i matenuitia ano e koe to ratou takotoranga i te wahi i kite ai koe.

And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy symbol; for thou hast uncovered, and art gone up from Me, thou hast enlarged thy bed, and chosen thee of them whose bed thou lovedst, whose hand thou sawest.

9 I haere atu ano koe ki te kingi, mea rawa ki te hinu, whakanuia ana e koe au hinu whakaranu; unga ana e koe au karere ki tawhiti, whakaititia ana koe e koe ano ki raro rawa ki te reinga. (Sheol h7585)

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, even down to the nether-world. (Sheol h7585)

10 Mauiui ana koe i te roa o tou ara; otiia kahore koe i mea, Kahore he manakohanga, Kua kitea e koe e nui haere ana tou kaha; koia koe te ruha ai.

Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not: 'There is no hope'; thou didst find a renewal of thy strength, therefore thou wast not affected.

11 I pawera koe, i wehi i a wai, i teka ai koe, i kore ai e mahara ki ahau, i kore ai tou ngakau e mea mai? kihai ianei ahau i whakarongo puku he wa roa i mua ra ano, na kahore ou wehi ki ahau?

And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou wouldest fail? And as for Me, thou hast not remembered Me, nor laid it to thy heart. Have not I held My peace even of long time? Therefore thou fearest Me not.

12 Maku e whakaatu tou tika; tena ko au mahi, e kore koe e whai pai i ena.

I will declare thy righteousness; thy works also — they shall not profit thee.

13 Ka tangi koe, ma ou huihui koe e whakaora; otiia ka kahakina ratou e te hau, ka riro katoa atu i te nga: ko te tangata ia e whakawhirinaki ana ki ahau, mona te whenua, ka riro hoki i a ia toku maunga tapu;

When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away, a breath shall bear them off; but he that taketh refuge in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain.

14 Ka ki ano ia, Opehia ake, opehia ake, whakapaia te ara, hapainga atu te tutukitanga waewae i te ara o taku iwi.

And He will say: cast ye up, cast ye up, clear the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of My people.

15 Ko te kupu hoki tenei a te Mea tiketike o runga rawa, ko tona kainga nei kei nga wa onamata, ko tona ingoa ko Tapu; ko te wahi e noho nei ahau kei te tiketike, kei te tapu, i te tangata he maru rawa tona ngakau, he papaku, hei whakahauora i te w airua o te hunga papaku, hei whakahauora i te ngakau o nga mea kua maru.

For thus saith the High and Lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

16 E kore hoki ahau e whawhai a ake ake, e kore ano e mau tonu toku riri: pena ka pehia rawatia te wairua i toku aroaro, me nga manawa i hanga e ahau.

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit that enwrappeth itself is from Me, and the souls which I have made.

17 He he no tona apo taonga i riri ai ahau, i patu ai i a ia; i huna ahau i toku mata, i riri, a haere kotiti ke ana ia i runga i te ara o tona ngakau.

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him, I hid Me and was wroth; and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

18 Kua kite ahau i ona ara, ka rongoatia ano ia e ahau: ka arahi ano ahau i a ia, ka whakahoki ano i nga whakamarietanga ki a ia, ki ona tangata ano hoki e tangi ana.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will lead him also, and requite with comforts him and his mourners.

19 Ko ahau te kaihanga o nga hua o nga ngutu; Ka mau, ka mau te rongo ki te hunga i tawhiti, ki te hunga i tata, e ai ta Ihowa; maku ano ia e rongoa.

Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith the LORD that createth the fruit of the lips; and I will heal him.

20 Ko te hunga kino ia rite tonu ki te moana ngarungaru; e kore e marino, heoi kei te aia ake e ona wai te puehu, te paru.

But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.

21 Kahore he maunga rongo ki te hunga kino, e ai ta toku Atua.

There is no peace, saith my God concerning the wicked.