Selemaia 14

1 Ko e folofola ʻa Sihova, naʻe hoko kia Selemaia ʻaia ʻoku kau ki he honge,

The word of YHWH that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

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 mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

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.

And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered 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.

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

5 ‌ʻIo, naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻae manu, pea liʻaki hono ʻuhiki ʻi he ngoue, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ha mohuku.

Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was 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.

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

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.

O YHWH, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

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 the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for 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 shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O YHWH, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

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.”

Thus saith YHWH unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore YHWH doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

11 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, “ʻOua naʻa hūfia ʻae kakai ni ke nau lelei.

Then said YHWH unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

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.”

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

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.”

Then said I, Ah, Master YHWH! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured 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.

Then YHWH said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

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 thus saith YHWH concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

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 shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness 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.

Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

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 forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.

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.

Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!

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, O YHWH, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

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.

Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not dishonor the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

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.

Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O YHWH our Elohim? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.