Heremaia 38

1 A i rongo a Hepatia tama a Matana, ratou ko Keraira tama a Pahuru, ko Iukara tama a Heremia, ko Pahuru tama a Marakia, i nga kupu i korerotia e Heremaia ki te iwi katoa, i a ia i ki ra,

And Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words which Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,

2 Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Ko te tangata e noho ana i tenei pa ka mate i te hoari, i te hemokai, i te mate uruta: ko te tangata ia e haere atu ana ki nga Karari, ka ora; a ka waiho tona wairua hei taonga parau ki a ia, a ka ora ia.

“Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldaeans shall live, and he shall retain his life as a prey, and shall live.

3 Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Ka tino hoatu tenei pa ki te ringa o te ope a te kingi o Papurona, a ka horo i a ia.

Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.”

4 Na ka mea atu nga rangatira ki te kingi, Me whakamate tenei tangata; ma tana penei hoki ka ngoikore ai nga ringa o nga tangata whawhai e toe ana ki te pa nei, me nga ringa o te iwi katoa, ma tana korero i enei tu kupu ki a ratou: kahore hoki tene i tangata i te rapu i te pai mo tenei iwi, engari i te kino.

Then said the princes to the king, “We beseech thee, let this man be put to death! for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but their hurt.”

5 Na ka mea a Kingi Terekia, Nana, kei to koutou ringa ai: ehara hoki te kingi i te mea e ahei te whakahe ki ta koutou.

Then Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not one that can do anything in opposition to you.”

6 Katahi ratou ka mau ki a Heremaia, maka ana e ratou ki te poka a Marakia tama a te kingi, ki tera i te marae o te whare herehere; a tukua ana a Heremaia e ratou ki raro, ki te taura. Na kahore he wai i roto i te poka, engari he oru: a tapoko ana a Heremaia ki te oru.

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah, the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but only mire; and Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

7 Na, i te rongonga o Eperemereke Etiopiana, he unaka no te whare o te kingi, kua tukua a Heremaia ki te poka; e noho ana hoki te kingi i te kuwaha o Pineamine i taua wa;

And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was then in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the dungeon; and the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin.

8 Katahi a Eperemereke ka haere atu i te whare o te kingi, ka korero ki te kingi, ka mea,

Then Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,

9 E toku ariki, e te kingi, he kino nga mea kua mahia e enei tangata i a ratou katoa i mahi ai ki a Heremaia poropiti, kua maka nei e ratou ki te poka; a tera ia e mate ki te wahi kei reira nei ia i te hemokai: kahore atu hoki he taro i te pa.

“My lord the king! these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon; for he was already almost dead in his place for hunger; for there is no more bread in the city.”

10 Katahi te kingi ka whakahau ki a Eperemereke Etiopiana, ka mea, Mauria atu etahi tangata i konei, kia toru tekau, ka tango ake i a Heremaia poropiti i roto i te poka, keiwha mate ia.

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying, “Take along with thee thirty men from hence, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.”

11 Heoi kua mau a Eperemereke ki nga tangata hei hoa mona, a haere ana ki te whare o te kingi ki raro i te whare taonga, tangohia ana mai e ia i reira etahi karukaru tawhito me etahi tawhetawhe pirau, tukua iho ana e ia ki nga taura ki a Heremaia k i roto ki te poka.

And Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the king's house under the store-room, and took from thence torn rags and worn-out rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

12 Katahi a Eperemereke Etiopiana ka mea iho ki a Heremaia, Tena, kahua nga karukaru tawhito nei me nga tawhetawhe pirau nei ki raro i ou peke, ki raro atu i nga taura. Na peratia ana e Heremaia.

And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah, put now these torn and worn-out rags under thy knuckles under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

13 Heoi ka hutia ake e ratou a Heremaia ki nga taura, whakaputaina ake ana ia i roto i te poka: a noho tonu iho a Heremaia ki te marae o te whare herehere.

And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

14 Katahi a Kingi Terekia ka unga tangata atu ki te tiki i a Heremaia poropiti ki a ia, ki te tuatoru o nga tomokanga, i te whare o Ihowa: a ka mea te kingi ki a Heremaia, Me ui e ahau tetahi mea i a koe; kaua e huna tetahi mea i ahau.

And King Zedekiah sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entrance, which is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask thee a question; hide nothing from me!”

15 Ano ra ko Heremaia ki a Terekia, Ki te whakaaturia e ahau ki a koe, he teka ianei ko te whakamate kau tau moku? a ki te whakatakotoria e ahau he whakaaro ki a koe, e kore koe e whakarongo ki ahau.

And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “When I have told thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken to me.”

16 Heoi ka oati puku a Kingi Terekia ki a Heremaia, ka mea, E ora ana a Ihowa, nana nei tenei wairua i hanga mo tatou, e kore ahau e whakamate i a koe, e kore ano koe e tukua e ahau ki te ringa o enei tangata e whai nei kia whakamatea koe.

Then King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Jehovah liveth, who made for us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.”

17 Katahi a Heremaia ka mea atu ki a Terekia, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a te Atua o nga mano, a te Atua o Iharaira; Ki te haere atu koe ki nga rangatira o te kingi o Papurona, ka ora tou wairua, e kore hoki tenei pa e tahuna ki te ahi; engari ka or a koe me tou whare:

Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, “Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shalt thou live; and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, thou and thine house.

18 Tena ki te kore koe e haere ki nga rangatira a te kingi o Papurona, katahi tenei pa ka hoatu ki te ringa o nga Karari, a ka tahuna e ratou ki te ahi, a e kore koe e mawhiti i o ratou ringa.

But if thou wilt not go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldaeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.”

19 Na ka mea a Kingi Terekia ki a Heremaia, E wehi ana ahau i nga Hurai i papahoro atu nei ki nga Karari, kei tukua ahau ki o ratou ringa, ka tawaitia ahau e ratou.

And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, lest I should be delivered into their hand, and they should mock me.”

20 Otiia ka mea a Heremaia, E kore koe e tukua e ratou. Whakarongo oti ki te reo o Ihowa e korerotia nei e ahau ki a koe: na ka whiwhi koe ki te pai, a ka ora tou wairua.

And Jeremiah said, “Thou shalt not be delivered up to them. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah in what I speak to thee; so shall it be well with thee, and thou shalt live.

21 Tena ki te kore koe e pai ki te haere atu, ko te kupu tenei i whakakitea e Ihowa ki ahau:

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is what Jehovah hath revealed to me.

22 Inana, ko nga wahine katoa e mahue ana ki te whare o te kingi o Hura ka whakaputaina ki waho ki nga rangatira a te kingi o Papurona, a ka mea aua wahine, i tohea koe e ou hoa aroha, a riro ana koe i ta ratou: na, ka totohu nei ou waewae ki te pa ru, kua hoki ke atu ratou ki muri.

Behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Judah shall be brought forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, and shall say, 'Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire; they go backward.'

23 Na ka whakaputaina e ratou au wahine katoa, me au tamariki, ki waho ki nga Karari: a e kore e mawhiti i o ratou ringa, engari ka mau koe i te ringa o te kingi o Papurona: a mau e tahuna ai tenei pa ki te ahi.

And all thy wives and thy children shall they bring out to the Chaldaeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be taken; and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.”

24 Katahi a Terekia ka mea ki a Heremaia, Kei mohiotia enei kupu e tetahi, a e kore koe e mate.

Then said Zedekiah to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

25 Otiia, ki te rongo nga rangatira kua korero ahau ki a koe, a ka tae ratou ki a koe, ka mea ki a koe, Tena, whakaaturia mai ki a matou, he aha tau i korero ai ki te kingi: kaua e huna ki a matou, a e kore matou e whakamate i a koe: i pehea hoki t e korero a te kingi ki a koe?

But if the princes shall hear that I have talked with thee, and shall come to thee, and say to thee, 'Tell us, we pray thee, what thou hast said to the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what the king hath said to thee';

26 Katahi koe ka mea ki a ratou, I te kawe ahau i taku inoi ki te kingi, kia kaua ahau e whakahokia ki te whare o Honatana, ki reira mate ai.

then shalt thou say to them, 'I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan to die there.'”

27 Ko te haerenga mai tera o nga rangatira katoa ki a Heremaia, ka ui ki a ia; a korerotia ana e ia i runga i nga kupu katoa i whakahaua ra e te kingi. Heoi mutu tonu ta ratou korero ki a ia; no te mea kahore taua mea i mohiotia.

Then came all the princes to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all those words which the king had commanded. And they said no more to him, for the matter was not known.

28 Heoi noho ana a Heremaia i te marae o te whare herehere, a taea noatia te ra i horo ai a Hiruharama. Na, i te horonga o Hiruharama,

And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison to the day when Jerusalem was taken.