Heremaia 40

1 Ko te kupu i puta mai ki a Heremaia, he mea na Ihowa, i muri i te tukunga a Neputaraarana rangatira o nga kaitiaki i a ia kia haere atu i Rama, i tana tikinga i a ia, i te mea kei te here ia, he mea mekameka, i roto i nga whakarau katoa o Hiruhar ama, o Hura, e whakaraua ana ki Papurona.

The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, had let him go from Ramah. For he had taken him, and he had been bound with chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah which were carried away captive to Babylon.

2 Na ka mau te rangatira o nga kaitiaki ki a Heremaia, a ka mea ki a ia, Na Ihowa, na tou Atua tenei kino i korero mo tenei wahi.

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him: “Jehovah, thy God, pronounced this evil against this place;

3 Na kua takina nei e Ihowa, kua oti i a ia tana i korero ai; no te mea kua hara koutou ki a Ihowa, a kihai i whakarongo ki tona reo, koia tenei mea i pa ai ki a koutou.

and now Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake, because ye sinned against Jehovah, and obeyed not his voice; therefore hath this thing come upon you.

4 Na, inaianei, ka wetekina koe e ahau i tenei ra i nga mekameka i runga i ou ringa na. Ki te pai koe ki te haere tahi i ahau ki Papurona, haere mai, a maku koe e ata tirotiro: ki te kino ki a koe te haere tahi mai i ahau ki Papurona, kauaka: nana, kei tou aroaro te whenua katoa; na ko tau wahi e kite ai koe he pai, he ata tau hei haerenga atu mou, haere ki reira.

And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains upon thy hands. If it seem good to thee to come with me to Babylon, come; and I will set my eyes upon thee; but if it seem evil to thee to come with me to Babylon, forbear; behold, the whole land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and desirable for thee to go, thither go.”

5 Kiano ia i hoki noa, ka mea tera, Kati, hoki atu ki a Keraria tama a Ahikama, tama a Hapana, kua meinga hoki ia e te kingi o Papurona hei kawana mo nga pa o Hura, a ka noho ki a ia i roto i te iwi; mau ranei e haere ki te wahi e tau ana ki tau ti tiro, kia haere ki reira. Na ka homai e te rangatira o nga kaitiaki he o mona, me tetahi hakari, a tukua ana ia kia haere.

And while he was not yet gone away [[he said]]: “Go to Gedaliah, the of son Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go whithersoever it seemeth good to thee to go.” And the captain of the guard gave him provisions, and a present, and dismissed him.

6 Katahi a Heremaia ka haere ki a Keraria tama a Ahikama ki Mihipa; a noho ana ki a ia i roto i te iwi i mahue iho ki te whenua.

And Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

7 Na, i te rongonga o nga rangatira katoa o nga ope i nga parae, ratou ko a ratou tangata, kua oti a Keraria tama a Ahikama te mea hei kawana mo te whenua e te kingi o Papurona, a kua tukua ki a ia nga tikanga mo nga tane, mo nga wahine, mo nga tam ariki, mo nga rawakore o te whenua, mo te hunga hoki kihai i whakaraua ki Papurona;

Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, governor over the land, and had committed to his charge men and women and children, of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon,

8 Katahi ratou ka haere mai ki a Keraria, ki Mihipa, ara a Ihimaera tama a Netania, a Hohanana raua ko Honatana, nga tama a Karea, a Heraia tama a Tanahumete, nga tama a Epai Netopati, a Hetania tama a tetahi Maakati, enei, me a ratou tangata.

then they came to Gedaliah, to Mizpah; namely, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah, the son of the Maachathite, they and their men;

9 A ka oati a Keraria tama a Ahikama, tama a Hapana, ki a ratou ko a ratou tangata, ka mea, Kaua e wehi ki te mahi ki nga Karari: e noho ki te whenua, e mahi ki te kingi o Papurona, a ka whai pai koutou.

and Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “Fear not to serve the Chaldaeans; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

10 Ko ahau nei ia, nana, ka noho ahau i Mihipa, hei tu atu i mua i nga Karari e haere mai ana ki a tatou: tena ko koutou, kohikohia e koutou nga waina me nga hua raumati, me te hinu, whaowhina ki a koutou oko, a ka noho i roto i o koutou pa i riro ra i a koutou.

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldaeans, who shall come to us; but ye, gather ye in wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities which ye have taken.”

11 Waihoki, i te rongonga o nga Hurai katoa i Moapa, i roto i nga tama a Amona, i Eroma, i roto hoki i nga whenua katoa, kua waiho e te kingi o Papurona he morehu o Hura, a kua meinga e ia a Keraria tama a Ahikama, tama a Hapana, hei kawana mo rato u;

Also when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant to Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

12 Katahi nga Hurai katoa i nga wahi katoa i peia atu ai ratou ka hokihoki mai, a haere mai ana ki te whenua o Hura, ki a Keraria, ki Mihipa, a kohikohia ana e ratou he waina, he hua raumati, tona nui.

then all the Jews returned from all the places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in abundance.

13 I haere mai ano a Hohanana tama a Karea, ratou ko nga rangatira katoa o nga ope i nga parae ki a Keraria, ki Mihipa,

And Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah, to Mizpah,

14 I mea ki a ia, E mohio ana ranei koe, kua unga mai e Paarihi kingi o nga tama a Amona, a Ihimaera tama a Netania ki te whakamate i a koe? Otiia kihai a Keraria tama a Ahikama i whakapono ki a ratou.

and said to him, “Dost thou know that Baalis, the king of the children of Ammon, hath sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to slay thee?” But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, believed them not.

15 Katahi a Hohanana tama a Karea ka korero puku ki a Keraria, i Mihipa, ka mea, Tena, tukua ahau kia haere, a maku e patu a Ihimaera tama a Netania, a e kore a mohiotia e tetahi tangata. Kia patua koe e ia hei aha? pena ka marara noa iho nga Hurai katoa kua huihui mai nei ki a koe, moti iho nga morehu o Hura.

And Johanan, the son of Kareah, spake to Gedaliah in private at Mizpah, saying, “Let me go, I pray thee, and smite Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it. Wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered to thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?”

16 Otiia i mea a Keraria tama a Ahikama ki a Hohanana tama a Karea, Kaua tenei e meatia e koe; he teka hoki tau korero mo Ihimaera.

But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah, “Thou shalt not do this thing, for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.”