Selemaia 14
1 Ko e folofola ʻa Sihova, naʻe hoko kia Selemaia ʻaia ʻoku kau ki he honge,
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2 “ʻOku mamahi ʻa Siuta, pea ʻoku vaivai hono ngaahi matapā; ʻoku nau ʻai ʻae tauangaʻa koeʻuhi ko e fonua; pea kuo ʻalu hake ʻae tangi ʻo Selūsalema.
“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3 Naʻe fekau ʻe he houʻeiki ʻenau fānau iiki ki he vai: kuo nau hoko ki he ngaahi luo, ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ai ha vai; kuo nau liliu mo ʻenau ngeʻesi ipu; naʻa nau mā ʻaupito mo puputuʻu, pea fakapulou honau ʻulu.
The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
4 Koeʻuhi naʻe māfaʻafaʻa ʻae kelekele, he naʻe ʻikai ha ʻuha ki he fonua, pea mā ʻae kau tangata keli, ʻonau fakapulou honau ʻulu.
The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
5 ʻIo, naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻae manu, pea liʻaki hono ʻuhiki ʻi he ngoue, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ha mohuku.
Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
6 Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻae fanga ʻasi hehengi ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, ʻo folo hifo ʻae matangi ʻo hangē ko e fanga talākoni; naʻe vaivai honau mata, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ha mohuku.
Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
7 ʻE Sihova, ‘Neongo kuo talatalaakiʻi ʻakimautolu ʻemau angahala, ke ke ngāue koe koeʻuhi ko ho huafa: he kuo lahi ʻemau fakaholomui; kuo mau fai kovi kiate koe.
Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
8 ʻA koe ko e falalaʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli, ko hono Fakamoʻui ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi, ko e hā te ke tatau ai mo e muli ʻi he fonua, pea hangē ko e tangata fononga ʻoku afe atu ke nofo ʻi he pō pe taha?
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
9 Ko e hā ʻoku ke hangē ai ko e tangata ʻoku mohe maʻu, ʻo hangē ko e tangata mālohi ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakamoʻui? Ka ko koe, ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ke ʻiate kimautolu, pea ʻoku ui ʻakimautolu ʻi ho huafa; ʻoua naʻa ke liʻaki ʻakimautolu.’”
Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
10 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ki he kakai ni, “ʻOku pehē ʻenau fie ʻalu fano pe, naʻe ʻikai te nau taʻofi honau vaʻe, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova; te ne manatu eni ki heʻenau hia, pea ʻaʻahi ki heʻenau ngaahi angahala.”
This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and call their sins to account.”
11 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, “ʻOua naʻa hūfia ʻae kakai ni ke nau lelei.
Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
12 ʻE ʻikai te u fanongo ki heʻenau tangi ʻi heʻenau ʻaukai; pea ʻoka nau ka fai ʻae feilaulau tutu, pe ha feilaulau uite, ʻe ʻikai te u maʻu ʻakinautolu; ka te u fakaʻauha ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻae heletā, pea mo e honge, pea mo e mahaki fakaʻauha.”
Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”
13 Pea naʻaku toki pehē ʻeau. “ʻOiauē! ʻE ʻEiki Sihova! Vakai, ʻoku pehē ʻe he kau palōfita kiate kinautolu, ʻE ʻikai te mou mamata ki he heletā, pe ki he honge; ka te u foaki kiate kimoutolu ʻae fiemālie moʻoni ʻi he potu ni.”
“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
14 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, “ʻOku kikite loi ʻi hoku huafa ʻae kau palōfita: naʻe ʻikai te u fekau ʻakinautolu, pe tala kiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai te u lea kiate kinautolu: kuo nau lea ʻaki ʻae misi loi mo e kikite kākā, mo e meʻa vaʻinga, pea mo e kākā ʻo honau loto.
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
15 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Sihova ki he kau palōfita ʻoku kikite ʻi hoku huafa, pea naʻe ʻikai te u fekau ʻakinautolu, ka ʻoku nau pehē, ʻE ʻikai hoko ʻae heletā mo e honge ki he fonua ni; ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae kau palōfita, ko ia ʻi he heletā pea mo e honge.
Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
16 Pea ʻe lī ki he ngaahi hala ʻo Selūsalema ʻae kakai ʻoku nau kikite ki ai, koeʻuhi ko e honge pea mo e heletā; pea ʻe ʻikai ha taha ke tanu ʻakinautolu, ko kinautolu mo honau ngaahi uaifi, mo honau ngaahi foha, pea mo honau ngaahi ʻofefine: he te u lilingi kiate kinautolu ʻenau angahala.”
And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.
17 Ko ia ke ke fakahā ʻae lea ni kiate kinautolu: “Ke tafe hifo ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō ʻae loʻimata mei hoku mata, pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ia: koeʻuhi kuo maumauʻi ʻae ʻofefine tāupoʻou ʻo hoku kakai ʻaki ʻae maumauʻi lahi, pea mo e tā mamahi ʻaupito.
You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
18 Kapau te u ʻalu atu ki he ngoue, ʻoku ou mamata kiate kinautolu naʻe tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻae heletā! Pea kapau te u hū ki he kolo, ʻoku ou mamata kiate kinautolu ʻoku mate ʻi he honge! Ka ʻoku ʻalu fano pe ʻi he fonua ʻae palōfita mo e taulaʻeiki, ke fai fakatau, ʻo ʻikai [te nau ]tokanga.”
If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
19 Kuo ke liʻaki ʻaupito ʻa Siuta? Kuo fakaliliʻa ho laumālie ki Saione? Ko e hā kuo ke taaʻi ai ʻakimautolu, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha fakamoʻui? Naʻa mau ʻamanaki ki he fiemālie, ka ʻoku ʻikai ha lelei; ki he ʻaho fakamoʻui, kae vakai ko e mamahi pe.
Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
20 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku mau vete ʻemau angahala, pea mo e hia ʻa ʻemau ngaahi tamai: he kuo mau fai angahala kiate koe.
We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.
21 ʻOua naʻa ke fakaliliʻa kiate kimautolu, koeʻuhi ko ho huafa, ʻoua naʻa fakaongoongo koviʻi ʻae ʻafioʻanga ʻo ho nāunau: ke ke manatuʻi, pea ʻoua naʻa fakataʻeʻaonga hoʻo fuakava mo kimautolu.
For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
22 ʻOku ai ha taha ʻi he ngaahi vaʻinga ʻoe hiteni te ne faʻa fakatō ha ʻuha? Pe faʻa foaki hifo ʻe he ngaahi langi ʻae ʻuha? ʻIkai ko koe ia, ʻE Sihova ko homau ʻOtua? Ko ia te mau ʻamanaki lelei kiate koe: he kuo ke ngaohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē.
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
