1 W hakamarietia, whakamarietia taku iwi, e ai ta to koutou Atua.

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

2 K orero i runga i te whakamarie ki Hiruharama, karanga ki a ia, kua mutu tana whawhai, kua murua tona he: i haere rua hoki ta te ringa o Ihowa ki a ia hei utu mo ona hara katoa.

Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.

3 H e reo no tetahi e karanga ana, Whakapaia e koutou i te koraha te huarahi o Ihowa, whakatikaia i te titiohea he ara nui mo to tatou Atua.

The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

4 K o nga raorao katoa ka whakarewaina ake, ko nga maunga katoa me nga pukepuke, ka whakapapakutia iho: ko nga wahi kopikopiko ka meinga kia tika, ko nga wahi taratara kia papatairite.

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:

5 K a whakapuakina ano te kororia o Ihowa, a ka kite ngatahi nga kikokiko katoa: he mea korero hoki tenei na te mangai o Ihowa.

and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

6 I mea mai te reo o tetahi, Karanga. A ka mea tetahi, Ko te aha kia karangatia e ahau? He tarutaru nga kikokiko katoa, a ko tona pai katoa, rite tonu ki te puawai o te parae.

The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.

7 K o te tarutaru ka maroke, ko te puawai ka memenga, no te mea e hangia ana e te wairua o Ihowa: he pono, he tarutaru te iwi.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.

8 K o te tarutaru e maroke, ko te puawai e memenge; ko te kupu ia a to tatou Atua, tu tonu.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.

9 E koe, e te kaikawe o te rongo pai ki Hiona, e piki ki te maunga tiketike; e koe, e te kaikawe o te rongo pai ki Hiruharama, whakaarahia tou reo, kia kaha; whakaarahia, kaua hei wehi; korero atu ki nga pa o Hura, Nana, to koutou Atua!

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!

10 N ana, ka haere mai te Ariki, a Ihowa, i runga i te kaha, ka whakahaerea ano tona kingitanga e tona ringa: na, ko te utu mona kei a ia ano, kei tona aroaro te wahi mana.

Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

11 K a rite ki ta te hepara tana whangai i tana kahui, ka whakaminea nga reme e tona ringa, ka hikitia ki tona uma, ka ata arahina nga mea e whakangote ana.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.

12 N a wai i mehua nga wai ki te kapu o tona ringa, he whanganga ringaringa ano tana ruri mo nga rangi, whaowhina ake e ia te puehu o te whenua ki te mehua, ko nga maunga, paunatia ana e ia, ki te pauna ringaringa, ko nga pukepuke ki te pauna papa?

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

13 N a wai ta te wairua o Ihowa i tika ai? ko wai ranei tana kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro hei whakaako i a ia?

Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

14 K o wai tona hoa whakatakoto whakaaro hei tohutohu i a ia ki te ara o te whakawa, hei whakaako i a ia ki te matauranga, hei whakakite i te ara o te mohio ki a ia?

With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?

15 N ana, ko nga iwi, ano he pata wai i roto i te peere! ki ta te whakaaro he puehu ririki ratou i te pauna; nana, ko nga motu, maua ake e ia, he mea ririki rawa te rite.

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

16 E kore ano e ranea a Repanona mo te ahi, me nga kararehe hoki o reira, e kore e ranea hei tahunga tinana.

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.

17 K o nga iwi katoa, he kore noa iho i tona aroaro; iti iho ratou i te kahore, he horihori kau i tona whakaaro.

All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.

18 N a ka whakaritea e koutou te Atua ki a wai? he aha hoki te ahua e whakaahuatia ai ia e koutou?

To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

19 K o te whakapakoko, na te kaimahi ia i whakarewa, na te kaitahu i whakakikorua ki te koura, a hanga ana mo reira he mekameka hiriwa.

The image, a workman hath cast it, and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.

20 K o te tangata, he rawakore rawa ia ki te hoatu whakahere pera, whiriwhiria ana e ia he rakau e kore e pirau; rapua ana e ia he kaimahi mohio mana, hei hanga i tetahi whakapakoko e kore e nekenekehia.

He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

21 K ahore ianei koutou i mohio? kahore koutou i rongo? kahore ianei i korerotia ki a koutou i te timatanga? kahore ianei koutou i matau i nga whakaturanga ra ano o te whenua?

Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

22 K o ia te noho ana i runga i te porohita o te whenua, a ko o reira tangata, ano he mawhitiwhiti; ko nga rangi, horahia ana e ia ano he kakahu tauarai, horahia ana e ia ano he teneti hei nohoanga;

It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

23 K o nga rangatira, whakahokia iho e ia ki te kahore; ko nga kaiwhakawa o te whenua, meinga ana e ia hei mea horihori noa iho.

that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

24 A e ra, kahore ratou i whakatokia; ae ra, kahore ratou i ruia; ae ra, kahore to ratou take i whai pakiaka ki te whenua: ka pupuhi hoki ia ki a ratou, a ka maroke ratou; ka rite ki te kakau witi, ka kawhakina e te paroro.

Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

25 N a ki ta koutou, kei to wai he ahua moku? ka rite ranei ahau ki a wai? e ai ta te Mea Tapu.

To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to him? saith the Holy One.

26 E ara o koutou kanohi ki runga titiro ai, na wai enei mea i hanga, na wai o ratou mano i whakaputa mai he mea tatau tonu: karangatia ana e ia nga ingoa o ratou katoa, maroro rawa, pakari tonu te kaha; e kore tetahi e ngaro.

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

27 H e aha koe i korero ai, e Hakopa, i mea ai, e Iharaira, Kua huna toku ara ki a Ihowa, kua mahue i toku Atua toku whakawa?

Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice due to me is passed away from my God?

28 K ahore koe i mohio? kahore koe i rongo, ko te Atua onamata, ko Ihowa, ko te Kaihanga o nga pito o te whenua, e kore ia e ngenge, e kore ia e mauiui? e kore tona matauranga e taea te rapu.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

29 E homai ana e ia he kaha ki te hunga ngenge: a whakanuia ana e ia te pakari o te mea ngoikore.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

30 A hakoa ko nga taitamariki, ka ngenge tonu, ka mauiui, a ko nga taitama, ka hinga rawa.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

31 T ena ko te hunga e tatari ana ki a Ihowa, puta hou ana he kaha mo ratou; kake ana ratou ki runga; ko nga parirau, koia ano kei o nga ekara; ka rere ratou, a e kore e mauiui; ka haere, a e kore e ngenge.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.