Heremaia 4
1 Ki te mea ka hoki mai koe e Iharaira, e ai ta Ihowa, hoki mai ki ahau; ki te whakarerea ano e koe au mea whakarihariha i toku aroaro, e kore koe e riro ke;
If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, unto me must thou return; and if thou wilt put away thy abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not wander about [any more].
2 Ka oati ano koe, Kei te ora a Ihowa i runga i te pono, i te whakawa ai, ki te tika, mana hoki nga iwi ka whakapai ai ki a ratou ano, ka whakamanamana ano ratou ki a ia.
And if thou wilt swear, As the Lord liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness: then shall nations bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glorify themselves.
3 Ko te kupu hoki tenei a Ihowa ki nga tangata o Hura, a ki Hiruharama, Ngakia ta koutou patohe: kaua hoki e whakato ki roto ki nga tataramoa.
For thus hath said the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Plough up your fallow ground, that ye may not sow among thorns.
4 Kotia hoki koutou, hei mea ki a Ihowa, whakarerea hoki nga kiri matamata o o koutou ngakau, e nga tangata o Hura, e te hunga ano e noho ana i Hiruharama; kei puta toku riri ano he ahi, kei mura, a kahore e tineia, mo te kino hoki o a koutou mahi.
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and remove the obduracy of your heart, O ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
5 Karangatia i roto i a Hura, kia rongo a Hiruharama, mea atu, Whakatangihia te tetere ki te whenua: karanga, mea atu, Whakamine mai, tatou ka haere ki nga pa taiepa.
Tell ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem, and say, Blow ye the cornet in the land: call out, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.
6 Whakaarahia te kara ki te ritenga o Hiona, putere atu koutou, kaua e tu; no te mea ka kawea mai e ahau he kino i te raki, he whatianga nui.
Set up the standard toward Zion; save yourselves by flight, stay not; for evil do I bring from the north, and a great destruction.
7 Kei te haere mai he raiona i tona urupuia rakau, kei te ara ano he kaiwhakangaro mo nga tauiwi; kei te ara ia, kua puta mai ia i tona wahi; hei whakangaro i tou whenua, hei mea i ou pa kia ururua, kahore he tangata hei noho.
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of nations hath commenced his march, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, left without an inhabitant.
8 Mo konei whitikiria he kakahu taratara ki a koutou, e tangi, aue; no te mea kahore te muranga o to Ihowa riri e tahuri atu i a tatou.
For this gird yourselves with sackcloths, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned away from us.
9 I taua ra, e ai ta Ihowa, ka pirau te ngakau o te kingi, me te ngakau o nga rangatira; a ka miharo nga tohunga, a ko nga poropiti ketekete kau ana.
And it shall come to pass on that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king and the heart of the princes shall fail; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10 Ano ra ko ahau, Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa, kua pohehe rawa i a koe tenei iwi, a Hiruharama ano, i te kupu nei, Ka mau te rongo ki a koutou. Tena ia, kua pa te hoari ki te wairua.
Then said I, Ah, Lord Eternal! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11 I taua wa ka korerotia ki tenei iwi, ki Hiruharama ano, He hau wera no nga wahi tiketike i te koraha e tika mai ana ki te tamahine a taku iwi, ehara i te mea hei powhiriwhiri, hei tahi ranei;
At that time shall be announced to this people and to Jerusalem a dry wind from the mountain-peaks in the wilderness, [coming] on the road to the daughter of my people; not to winnow, nor to cleanse [the corn],
12 He hau totopu no aua wahi ka tae mai ki ahau. Akuanei ahau whakapuaki ai i te whakawa mo ratou.
A strong wind from these places shall come unto me: now also will I myself pronounce judgment against them.
13 Nana, ko tona haerenga mai ka rite ki nga kapua, rite tonu ano ona hariata ki te tukauati; he tere rawa ona hoiho i te ekara. Aue, te mate mo tatou! kei te pahuatia hoki tatou.
Behold, like clouds shall he come up, and like a whirlwind shall be his chariots: swifter than eagles are his horses. “Woe unto us! for we are wasted.”
14 Horoia atu te kino o tou ngakau, e Hiruharama, kia ora ai koe. Kia pehea te roa o te noho o ou whakaaro kino i roto i a koe?
Wash from wrong doing thy heart, O Jerusalem, in order that thou mayest be saved. How long wilt thou let lodge within thee the thoughts of thy wickedness?
15 No te mea e whakaatu mai ana he reo i Rana, e mea ana hoki i te kino kia rangona I maunga Eparaima.
For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth unhappiness from the mountain of Ephraim.
16 Korero ki nga iwi; nana, kia rangona te he mo Hiruharama, kei te haere mai he kaitiaki i te whenua tawhiti, ka puaki to ratou reo mo nga pa o Hura.
Make ye mention of it to the nations; behold, let it be heard against Jerusalem, that beleaguerers come from a far-off country, and send forth their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 Ko ta ratou ki a ia rite tonu ki ta nga kaitiaki o te mara i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha, mona i tutu ki ahau, e ai ta Ihowa.
As keepers of a field are they against her round about; because against me hath she been rebellious, saith the Lord.
18 Na tou ara, na au mahi, enei i pa ai ki a koe; nou tenei he; he kawa hoki, kua pa hoki ki tou ngakau.
Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee: this is thy wickedness, which is so bitter, which so reacheth unto thy heart.
19 Oku whekau, oku whekau! mamae pu a roto o toku ngakau, oho ana toku ngakau i roto i ahau; e kore ahau e whakarongo puku; kua rongo hoki koe, e toku wairua, ki te tangi o te tetere, ki te hamama o te whawhai.
My bowels, my bowels! I am shaken, at the very chambers of my heart; my heart beateth tumultuously in me; I cannot remain silent; because the sound of the cornet hast thou heard, O my soul, the alarm of war.
20 He ngaromanga hono iho ki te ngaromanga te karangatia nei; kua pahuatia katoatia hoki te whenua; kitea rawatia ake kua pahuatia oku teneti, mea kau iho ko oku kakahu arai.
Ruin upon ruin is called out; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents wasted, and in a moment, my curtains.
21 Kia pehea ake te roa oku ka titiro nei ki te kara, ka rongo nei ki te tangi o te tetere?
How long shall I see the standard, hear the sound of the cornet?
22 He wairangi hoki taku iwi, kahore e mohio ki ahau: he tamariki kuware, kahore o ratou matauranga; e mohio ana ratou ki te mahi kino, ki te mahi pai ia kahore he matauranga.
“Because my people is foolish, me have they not known; sottish children are they, and they have not any understanding: wise are they to do evil, but how to do good they do not know.”
23 I titiro ahau ki te whenua, na, kahore he ahua, e takoto kau ana, ki nga rangi ano, na, kahore o reira marama.
I look at the earth, and, lo, it is without form and void; and toward the heavens, and their light is gone.
24 I titiro ahau ki nga maunga, na, e ngaueue ana, a ko nga pukepuke katoa e nekeneke haere ana.
I look at the mountains, and, lo, they tremble, and all the hills are moved.
25 I titiro ahau, a kahore he tangata, a ko nga manu katoa o te rangi kua rere atu.
I look, and, lo, there is no man, and all the birds of the heavens are fled.
26 I titiro ahau, na, he koraha kau te mara momona, kua pakura ona pa katoa i te aroaro o Ihowa, i te muranga o tona riri.
I look, and, lo, the fruitful country is a wilderness, and all its cities are laid waste at the presence of the Lord, because of the fierceness of his anger.
27 Ko te kupu hoki tenei a Ihowa, Ka ururua katoa te whenua, otiia e kore e whakapaua rawatia e ahau.
For thus hath said the Lord, Desolate shall be the whole land; yet a full end will I not make.
28 Mo konei ka tangi te whenua, ka mangu ano te rangi i runga: no te mea kua korero nei ahau, kua takoto toku whakaaro, a kahore ano i puta ke taku, e kore hoki ahau e tahuri atu i tena.
For this shall mourn the earth, and black shall be the heavens above; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I will not repent, and I will not turn back from it.
29 Ka whati katoa te pa i te ngangau o nga hoia eke hoiho, o nga kaikopere; ka haere ratou ki roto ki nga urupuia rakau, ka piki ki nga kamaka: ka mahue katoa nga pa, kahore hoki tetahi tangata e noho ki roto.
From the noise of horsemen and those that shoot with the bow fleeth the whole city; they go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not a man dwelleth therein.
30 A, ko koe, kia oti koe te pahua, ka pehea koe? Ahakoa kakahu noa koe i te ngangana, ahakoa whakapaipai noa koe i a koe ki nga whakapaipai koura, ahakoa haehae noa koe i ou kanohi, mea rawa ki te pukepoto, maumau mea noa koe i a koe kia ataahua; ka whakahawea ki a koe te hunga i aroha ki a koe, ka whai kia mate koe.
And thou, O wasted one, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothe thyself with scarlet, though thou adorn thyself with ornaments of gold, though thou encircle with paint thy eyes: in vain shalt thou make thyself beautiful; the adulterers will despise thee, thy life will they seek.
31 Kua rongo hoki ahau i te reo, me te mea no te wahine e whanau ana, he mamae, me te mea ko tana matamua e puta ana, ko te reo o te tamahine a Hiona e whakahotuhotu ana, whewhera tonu ona ringa, me te karenga, Aue te mate i ahua! kua hemo hoki tok u wairua i mua i nga kaiwhakamate.
For a voice as of a woman in travail have I heard, the anguish as of one that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that groaneth, that spreadeth out her hands, [saying, ] “Woe is me now! for my soul succumbeth to the murderers.”
