Heremaia 18

1 Ko te kupu i puta mai ki a Heremaia, he mea na Ihowa; i ki ia,

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2 Whakatika, haere ki raro, ki te whare o te kaihanga rihi, a ki reira ahau mea ai kia rongo koe i aku kupu.

Up! go down to the potter's house, and there I will let my words come to your ears.

3 Katahi ahau ka haere ki raro, ki te whare o te kaihanga rihi, na, kei te mahi ia i tana mahi i runga i nga wira.

Then I went down to the potter's house, and he was doing his work on the stones.

4 Na, i te henga i roto i te ringa o te kaihanga rihi o te oko i hanga e ia ki te paru, ka hanga ano e ia tetahi atu oko ki taua mea, ko ta te kaihanga rihi i kite ai e tika ana kia hanga.

And when the vessel, which he was forming out of earth, got damaged in the hand of the potter, he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.

5 Na ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau; i mea ia,

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

6 E kore ianei e ahei i ahau te mea i ta tenei kaihanga rihi ki a koutou, e te whare o Iharaira? e ai ta Ihowa. Nana, ko te paru i roto i te ringa o te kaihanga rihi, ko to koutou rite tena i roto i toku ringa, e te whare o Iharaira.

O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.

7 I te wa tonu e korero ai ahau mo tetahi iwi, mo tetahi kingitanga, kia hutia ake, kia wahia iho, kia whakangaromia;

Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;

8 Ki te tahuri taua iwi i korerotia ra e ahau i to ratou kino, ka puta ke toku whakaaro mo te kino i whakaaro ai ahau kia meatia ki a ratou.

If, in that very minute, that nation of which I was talking is turned away from its evil, my purpose of doing evil to them will be changed.

9 A i te wa tonu e korerotia ai e ahau tetahi iwi, tetahi kingitanga ranei, kia hanga, kia whakatokia,

And whenever I say anything about building up a nation or a kingdom, and planting it;

10 Ki te mahi taua iwi i te kino ki taku titiro, e kore ai e rongo ki toku reo, katahi ka puta ke toku whakaaro mo te pai, i mea nei ahau hei pai mo ratou.

If, in that very minute, it does evil in my eyes, going against my orders, then my good purpose, which I said I would do for them, will be changed.

11 Na, tena, korero ki nga tangata o Hura, ki te hunga hoki e noho ana i Hiruharama, mea atu, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: Nana, tenei ahau te hanga nei i te kino mo koutou, te whakatakoto whakaaro nei mo koutou: tenei ra, hoki mai aianei i tona ara k ino, i tona ara kino, whakatikaia hoki o koutou ara, a koutou mahi.

Now, then, say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am forming an evil thing against you, and designing a design against you: let every man come back now from his evil way, and let your ways and your doings be changed for the better.

12 Otiia ka ki ratou, Kahore he painga: ka haere tonu hoki matou i a matou nei i whakaaro ai, a ka mahi matou i nga tikanga pakeke a te ngakau kino o tena, o tena.

But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.

13 Na reira tenei kupu a Ihowa, Tena, uia atu ki nga iwi, ko wai i rongo ki nga mea penei; he hanga whakawehi rawa te mahi a te wahine o Iharaira.

So this is what the Lord has said: Make search among the nations and see who has had word of such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very shocking thing.

14 E whakarere ranei te hukarere o Repanona i te kohatu o te parae? ka maroke ranei nga wai matao e rere iho ana i tawhiti?

Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?

15 Kua wareware hoki taku iwi ki ahau, kua tahu whakakakara ki te horihori; a kua meinga kia tutuki ratou i o ratou ara, i nga huarahi onamata, haere ai i nga huarahi i rahaki, i te ara kihai i opehia ake;

For my people have put me out of their memory, burning perfumes to that which is nothing; and because of this, I will put a cause of falling in their ways, even in the old roads, and will make them go on side-roads, in a way not lifted up;

16 Kia meinga to ratou whenua hei miharotanga, hei mea e whakatoia mai ai a ake ake; ka oho katoa nga tangata e tika ana na reira, ka ruru i tona mahunga.

Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.

17 Ka titaritaria ratou e ahau ano na te hau marangi i te aroaro o te hoariri; ka titiro ahau ki to ratou tuara, kahore ki to ratou kanohi, i te ra o to ratou aitua.

I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.

18 Katahi ratou ka mea, Haere mai, tatou ka whakatakoto whakaaro mo Heremaia; e kore hoki e ngaro te ture i te tohunga, te whakaaro ranei i te tangata whakaaro nui, te kupu ranei i te poropiti. Haere mai, tatou ka patu i a ia ki te arero; kaua hoki e whakarongo ki tetahi o ana kupu.

Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

19 Kia whai whakaaro koe ki ahau, e Ihowa, whakarongo hoki ki te reo o te hunga e totohe ana ki ahau.

Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.

20 E utua ranei te pai ki te kino? kua keria nei hoki e ratou he rua mo toku wairua. Kia mahara ki toku tunga ki tou aroaro ki te korero i te pai mo ratou, ki te whakatahuri atu hoki i tou aritarita i a ratou.

Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

21 Mo reira hoatu a ratou tamariki ki te hemokai, tukua atu ki te kaha o te hoari; whakapania a ratou wahine i te tamariki, whakapouarutia; tukua o ratou tangata kia whakamatea, a ratou taitamariki kia patua ki te hoari i te whawhai.

For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.

22 Kia rangona he tangi i roto i o ratou whare, ina kawea e koe he ope huaki tata ki a ratou: kua keria hoki e ratou he rua hei hopu i ahau, kua huna hoki he rore mo oku waewae.

Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.

23 Otiia, e Ihowa, e mohio ana koe ki o ratou whakaaro katoa moku kia whakamatea; kaua he whakamarie mo to ratou he, kaua ano to ratou hara e murua atu i tou aroaro: engari kia whakataka atu ratou i tou aroaro; mau e mea ki a ratou i te wa e riri a i koe.

But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.