Selemaia 30

1 Ko e folofola naʻe hoko meia Sihova kia Selemaia, ʻo pehē,

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 ‌ʻOku folofola ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, “Ke ke tohi ʻi he tohi ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē kuo u lea ʻaki kiate koe.

“[I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [say they belong to], am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.

3 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Vakai, ʻoku haʻu ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻaia te u toe ʻomi ai ʻae kau pōpula ʻi hoku kakai ko ʻIsileli mo Siuta, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova: pea te u pule kiate kinautolu ke nau foki ki honau fonua, ʻaia naʻaku foaki ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai, pea te nau maʻu ia.”

[I want you to know that] some day I will free my people, [the people of] Israel and Judah, from being slaves [in Babylon]. I will bring them back to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and this land will belong to them again. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”

4 Pea ko e ngaahi lea eni naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ki ʻIsileli mo Siuta.

Yahweh gave [to me] another message concerning [the people of] Israel and Judah.

5 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; “Kuo mau fanongo ki he leʻo ʻoe tetetete, mo e manavahē, kae ʻikai ko e fiemālie.

This is what he said: “I hear people screaming because they are terrified [DOU]; there is no peace [in the land].

6 Mou fehuʻi eni, pea vakai pe ʻoku ai ha tangata ʻoku langā ke fāʻele? Ko e hā ʻoku ou mamata ai ki he tangata taki taha ʻoku ʻai hono nima ki hono kongaloto, ʻo hangē ko e fefine ʻoku langā, pea ʻoku tetea ʻae mata kotoa pē?

But think about this: Men certainly do not [RHQ] give birth to babies. Therefore, why do strong men stand there, with their faces very white/pale, with their hands pressed against their stomachs, like women who are about to give birth to babies?

7 ‌ʻOiauē! He ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻaho ko ia, he ʻoku ʻikai hano tatau: ʻio, ko e ʻaho mamahi ʻo Sēkope; ka ʻe fakamoʻui ia mei ai.”

[Terrible things will soon happen]; that will be a terrible day! There has never been such a time. It will be a time when [my] Israeli people will experience great trouble, but [finally] they will be saved [from their sufferings].”

8 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, “ʻE hoko ʻo pehē ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, te u maumauʻi ʻae haʻamonga mei ho kia, pea te u motuhi ho ngaahi haʻi, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne toe tauhi ki he kau muli:

The Commander of the armies of angels says this: “At that time [it will be as though] I will sever/cut the ropes [that are around my people], and I will free them from being (slaves/forced to do what the King of Babylon wants them to do) [MET]. People in other countries will no longer be their bosses.

9 Ka te nau tauhi kia Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, mo Tevita ko honau tuʻi, ʻaia te u fokotuʻu kiate kinautolu.”

My people will [again] serve me, Yahweh, their God, and [they will serve a king who is a descendant of] King David; [they will serve the king] whom I will appoint for them.

10 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻOua naʻa ke manavahē, ʻE Sēkope ko ʻeku tamaioʻeiki; pea ʻoua naʻa ke puputuʻu, ʻE ʻIsileli: koeʻuhi vakai, te u fakamoʻui koe mei he mamaʻo, pea mo ho hako mei he fonua ʻo ʻenau pōpula; pea ʻe tafoki ʻa Sēkope, pea ʻe mālōlō ia, mo fiemālie, pea ʻe ʻikai fakailifiaʻi ia ʻe ha tokotaha.

So, [you people of] Israel who serve me, do not be dismayed/worried [now], because [some day] I will bring you back from distant places; I will bring your descendants [back home] from the land to which they were exiled. [Then you] Israeli people will [again] live peacefully and safely, and there will not be any [nation] that will cause you to be terrified.

11 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻOku ou ʻiate koe ke fakamoʻui koe: kapau te u fakaʻosi ʻaupito ʻae ngaahi kakai kuo u fakamovete koe ki ai, ka ʻe ʻikai te u fakaʻosi ʻaupito koe: ka te u tautea fakasiʻisiʻi koe, ka e ʻikai te ke hao ʻaupito.

I, Yahweh, say that I will be with you and will rescue you; I will completely destroy the nations to which I have scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will punish you [for your many sins], but I will punish you [only] as severely as you deserve: I would be doing wrong if I did not punish you at all.”

12 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻOku taʻefaʻafakamoʻui ho fakavolu, pea ʻoku kovi lahi ho lavea.

Yahweh [also] says this: “[You have (suffered very much/endured many disasters)]; [it is as though] you have a terrible wound that cannot be cured.

13 ‌ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ke langomakiʻi koe, Ke ne nonoʻo ho lavea: ʻoku ʻikai ha vai fakamoʻui kiate koe.

There is no one to help you, no one to put a bandage on your wound. There is no [medicine that will] heal you.

14 Kuo fakangalongaloʻi koe ʻekinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻofa; ʻoku ʻikai te nau kumi koe; he kuo u tui ʻaki koe ʻae tā ʻae fili, ʻaki ʻae tautea lahi ʻaupito, koeʻuhi ko hono lahi ʻo hoʻo hia; pea koeʻuhi kuo tupu hoʻo ngaahi angahala.

All your allies [MET] have deserted you and they do not want to help you [any more]. [It is true that] I have punished you severely, [like your] enemies would wound you, because you have committed many sins and you are very guilty.

15 Ko e hā ʻoku ke tangi ai koeʻuhi ko hoʻo mamahi? ʻE ʻikai faʻa fakamoʻui ho lavea, koeʻuhi ko hono lahi ʻo hoʻo hia: kuo u fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kiate koe, koeʻuhi kuo tupu ʻo lahi hoʻo ngaahi angahala.

[Because that is true], why do you protest about my punishing you, [as though I had caused] a wound that could not be cured [RHQ]? It was necessary for me to punish you, because you had committed many sins and you were very guilty.

16 Ko ia ʻe fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakaʻauha koe; pea ʻe ʻave fakapōpula taki taha kotoa pē ʻa ho ngaahi fili; pea ʻe maumauʻi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku nau maumauʻi koe, pea ʻe tukuange ki he fakamālohi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakamālohi kiate koe.

But [some day] all those who [are trying to] destroy you will be destroyed; all your enemies will be exiled [to other nations]. All those who have stolen things from you will have their [valuable] possessions stolen, and all those who attack you will be attacked.

17 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Te u fakamoʻui koe, pea te u fakamoʻui mo ho ngaahi lavea; koeʻuhi naʻa nau ui koe, ‘Ko e liʻaki,’ ʻo pehē,’ Ko Saione eni, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai kumi ki ai ʻe ha taha.’”

[Everyone] says that you are (outcasts/people that they no longer associate with), and that [you live in] Jerusalem, a city that no one cares about.” But Yahweh says, “I will heal your injuries/wounds and cause you to be healthy again.”

18 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova; “Vakai, te u toe liliu ʻae pōpula ʻoe ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo Sēkope, pea te u ʻofa ki hono ngaahi nofoʻanga; pea ʻe langa ʻae kolo ʻi hono moʻunga ʻoʻona, pea tuʻumaʻu pe ʻae fale fehikitaki ʻi hono anga muʻa.

This is what Yahweh says: “I will bring the people of Israel back from the lands to which they were taken and enable them to possess their land and their houses again. [When that happens], Jerusalem will be rebuilt on top of its ruins, and the [king’s] palace will be rebuilt to be like it was before.

19 Pea ʻe ʻalu atu mei ai ʻae fakafetaʻi pea mo e leʻo ʻokinautolu ʻoku fakafiefia: pea te u fakatokolahi ʻakinautolu, pea ʻe ʻikai te nau tokosiʻi; pea te u fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻakinautolu, pea ʻe ʻikai te nau māʻulalo.

People will [again] sing joyfully to thank [me], and I will cause there to be more people [in Jerusalem], not fewer; I will cause them to be honored, not despised.

20 Pea ʻe ʻi ai ʻenau fānau ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi muʻa, pea ʻe fakatuʻumaʻu ʻenau fakataha ʻi hoku ʻao, pea te u tautea ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakamālohiʻi ʻakinautolu.

Their children will [prosper] like they did before. I will cause them to be a group of people [who worship] me, and I will punish any [nation] that oppresses them.

21 Pea ʻe tupu honau houʻeiki ʻi honau faʻahinga, pea ʻe tupu ʻiate kinautolu ʻa honau pule; pea te u pule ke ne ʻunuʻunu mai, pea te ne haʻu kiate au: he ko hai eni naʻa ne ueʻi hono loto ke haʻu kiate au? ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova.

One of their own people will be their king, and I will invite him to come close to me [to worship me], because no one [RHQ] would (dare/have courage) to come close to me [if I did not invite him].

22 Pea te mou hoko ko hoku kakai, pea te u hoko ko homou ʻOtua.

You [Israeli people] will be my people, and I will be your God.”

23 Vakai, ʻoku ʻalu atu ʻae ʻahiohio ʻa Sihova ʻo mālohi lahi ʻaupito, ko e ʻahiohio maʻuaipē: ʻe tō ia ko e fakamamahi ki he ʻulu ʻoe angahala.”

Yahweh will punish [MTY] [your enemies]; [it will be like a great] storm; it will come down [like] a whirlwind, swirling around the heads of wicked people.

24 ‌ʻE ʻikai fakatafoki ʻae houhau kakaha ʻo Sihova, kaeʻoua ke ne fai ia, pea ke ʻoua ke ne fai ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa hono loto: te mou ʻilo ʻae meʻa ni ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻamui.

He will not stop being angry until he completely accomplishes [all] that he has planned. In the future, you will understand [all] of this [clearly].