Selemaia 22

1 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova; ʻAlu hifo ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea lea ʻaki ʻae lea ni ki ai,

Thus saith YHWH; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

2 ‌ʻo pehē, Fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, ʻE tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻa koe ʻoku nofo ʻi he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻo Tevita, ʻa koe, mo hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, pea mo hoʻo kakai ʻoku hū ki he ngaahi matapā ni:

And say, Hear the word of YHWH, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:

3 ‌ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; “Mou fai ʻae fakamaau mo e angatonu, pea fakamoʻui ʻaia kuo fakamālohia mei he nima ʻoe fakamālohi: pea ʻoua naʻa fai kākā ki he muli, mo e tamai mate, pea mo e fefine kuo mate hono husepāniti; ʻoua naʻa fai fakamālohi, pe lilingi ʻae toto taʻehalaia ʻi he potu ni.

Thus saith YHWH; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

4 He kapau te mou fai moʻoni ki he meʻa ni, pea ʻe toki hū ki he ngaahi matapā ʻoe fale ni, ʻae ngaahi tuʻi ʻoku nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga ʻo Tevita, ʻo heka ki he ngaahi saliote pea mo e fanga hoosi, ko ia, mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, pea mo hono kakai.

For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

5 Ka ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ni, ʻoku ou fuakava ʻiate au, ke hoko ʻae fale ni ko e liʻaki.

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith YHWH, that this house shall become a desolation.

6 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Siuta; Ko Kiliati koe kiate au, pea mo e ʻulu ʻo Lepanoni: ka ko e moʻoni te u ngaohi koe ko e toafa, pea ko e ngaahi kolo ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha kakai.

For thus saith YHWH unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

7 Pea te u fekau kiate koe ʻae kau fakaʻauha, ke ʻalu taki taha mo ʻene mahafutau: pea te nau tā hifo ʻae ngaahi sita lelei ʻiate koe, pea laku ki he afi.

And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

8 Pea ʻe ʻalu ʻo ofi ki he kolo ni ʻae kakai tokolahi, pea te nau fepehēʻaki, Ko e hā kuo fai pehē ai ʻa Sihova ki he kolo lahi ni?

And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath YHWH done thus unto this great city?

9 Pea te nau toki lea, Koeʻuhi kuo nau liʻaki ʻae fuakava ʻa Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, pea lotu ki he ngaahi ʻOtua kehe, ʻo tauhi ʻakinautolu.”

Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of YHWH their Elohim, and worshipped other elohim, and served them.

10 ʻOua naʻa mou tangi koeʻuhi ko e pekia, pe tangilāulau koeʻuhi ko ia: kae tangi mamahi koeʻuhi ko ia ʻoku ʻalu: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te ne toe haʻu, pe toe mamata ki hono fonua.

Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

11 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova kia Salumi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, “ʻAia naʻe pule ko e fetongi ʻo Siosaia ko ʻene tamai, ʻaia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻi he potu ni; ʻE ʻikai te ne toe haʻu ki ai:

For thus saith YHWH touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

12 Ka te ne mate ʻi he potu kuo nau tataki fakapōpula ia ki ai, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamata ki he fonua ni.”

But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

13 ʻE malaʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku langa hono fale ʻi he taʻetotonu, pea mo hono ngaahi potu ki ʻolunga ʻi he fai taʻeangatonu; ʻaia ʻoku pule ki hono kaungāʻapi ke ngāue taʻetotongi, pea ʻikai totongi ia ki heʻene ngāue;

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

14 ‌ʻAia ʻoku pehē, “Te u langa moʻoku ʻae fale lahi pea mo e ngaahi potu lahi ʻi ʻolunga,” pea ne tutuʻu maʻana ʻae ngaahi tupa; pea ʻoku ʻaofi ia ʻi ʻolunga ʻaki ʻae sita, pea vali ʻaki ʻae enga kulokula.

That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

15 He te ke pule koe, koeʻuhi kuo takatakai ʻaki koe ʻae sita? ʻIkai naʻe kai mo inu ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea fai angatonu mo fakamaau, pea naʻe lelei ai ia?

Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

16 Naʻa ne fakamaau ʻe ia ʻae meʻa ʻae paea mo e masiva; pea naʻe lelei ai ia: ʻikai ko e meʻa ia ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi au? ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith YHWH.

17 Ka kuo tuku pe ho mata mo ho loto ʻoʻou ki hoʻo manumanu, pea ke lilingi ʻae toto ʻoe taʻehalaia, pea ke fai ʻae fakamamahi, mo e fakamālohi;

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

18 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova kia Sihoiakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta; “ʻE ʻikai te nau tangi koeʻuhi ko ia, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOiauē hoku tokoua! pe, ʻOiauē hoku tuofefine!’ ʻE ʻikai te nau tangi koeʻuhi ko ia, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOiauē ʻe ʻEiki! Pe ʻOiauē, ʻa hono nāunau!’

Therefore thus saith YHWH concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah master! or, Ah his excellency!

19 Pea ʻe tanu ia ʻo hangē ko e tanu ʻae asi, ʻe toho ia ʻo lī kituʻa ʻi he ngaahi matapā ʻo Selūsalema.”

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

20 ʻAlu hake ki Lepanoni, pea tangi pea hiki hake ho leʻo ki Pesani, pea tangi mei he ngataʻanga ʻoe fonua: he kuo fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻofa kiate koe.

Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

21 Naʻaku lea kiate koe ʻi hoʻo kei monūʻia; ka naʻa ke pehē, ʻE ʻikai te u fanongo. Ko hoʻo ʻulungāanga eni talu hoʻo kei siʻi, he ʻoku ʻikai te ke fanongo ki hoku leʻo.

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

22 ‌ʻE fakaʻosi kotoa pē ʻe he matangi ʻa hoʻo kau tauhi kotoa pē, pea ʻe ʻave fakapōpula ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻofa kiate koe: pea te ke toki mā moʻoni, pea puputuʻu koeʻuhi ko hoʻo angahala kotoa pē.

The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

23 ‌ʻA koe ʻoku nofo ʻi Lepanoni, ʻa koe kuo ngaohi ho mohenga ʻi he ngaahi sita, hono ʻikai ʻe fakavaivaiʻi koe ʻoka hoko kiate koe ʻae mamahi, ʻo hangē ko e fefine ʻoku langā ke fāʻele!

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

24 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko au ʻoku ou moʻui, pea ka ne tatau ʻa Konaia ko e foha ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, mo e mama ki hoku nima toʻomataʻu, te u lī koe mei ai;

As I live, saith YHWH, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

25 Pea te u tukuange koe ki he nima ʻokinautolu ʻoku kumi ki hoʻo moʻui, pea ki he nima ʻokinautolu ʻoku ke manavahē ki ai, ʻio, ki he nima ʻo Nepukanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone, pea ki he nima ʻoe kau Kalitia.

And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

26 Pea te u kapusi koe, mo hoʻo fale, ʻaia naʻa ne fāʻeleʻi koe, ki he fonua kehe, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te mou fāʻeleʻi ai; pea ʻe mate ai ʻakimoutolu.

And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

27 Ka ko e fonua ʻaia ʻoku nau holi ke liliu ki ai, ʻe ʻikai te nau toe liliu ki ai.”

But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

28 “Ko e tangata ni ko Konaia, ʻikai ko e tamapua fehiʻanekina ia kuo maumauʻi? Pe ko e ipu ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa ki ai ha taha? Ko e hā kuo kapusi ai ʻakinautolu, ko ia mo hono hako, pea kuo kapusi ki he fonua ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻilo?”

Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

29 ‌ʻAe fonua, ʻae fonua, ʻae fonua, fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova.

O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of YHWH.

30 “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, Tohi ʻae tangata ni ke taʻehaʻanefānau, ko e tangata ʻe ʻikai te ne monūʻia ʻi hono ngaahi ʻaho: pea ʻe ʻikai monūʻia ha tangata ʻi hono hako, ke nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga ʻo Tevita, pe pule ki Siuta ʻo taʻengata.”

Thus saith YHWH, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.