1 N a whakarongo, e taku pononga, e Hakopa, e Iharaira, e taku i whiriwhiri ai.

“But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:

2 K o te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a tou kaihanga, nana nei koe i whakaahua i roto i te kopu, mana nei koe e awhina, Kaua e wehi, e Hakopa, e taku pononga, e Iehuruna, e taku i whiriwhiri ai.

Thus says the Lord who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you, ‘ Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen.

3 N o te mea ka ringihia e ahau he wai ki runga ki te tangata matewai, he awa ki te wahi maroke: ka ringihia e ahau toku wairua ki ou uri, taku manaaki ki tau whanau.

‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;

4 A ka tupu ratou i waenga taru, ano he wirou i te taha o nga rerenga wai.

And they will spring up among the grass Like poplars by streams of water.’

5 K a ki ake tenei, Na Ihowa ahau; ko tetahi atu, karangatia ana e ia ko Hakopa hei ingoa mona; ko tetahi atu, tuhituhi ana tona ringa ki a Ihowa, whakahuatia ake e ia ko Iharaira hei ingoa mona.

“This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s ’; And that one will call on the name of Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’ And will name Israel’s name with honor.

6 K o te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a te Kingi o Iharaira, a tona kaihoko ano, a Ihowa o nga mano, Ko ahau te tuatahi ko ahau ano te mutunga; Kahore atu hoki he atua, ko ahau anake.

“Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.

7 K o wai hoki hei rite moku, hei karanga, hei whakaatu, hei whakarite kia noho rarangi, mai o toku whakaritenga i te iwi onamata? a ma ratou e whakaatu nga mea meake puta mai, me nga mea ano e puta a mua.

‘Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount it to Me in order, From the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things that are coming And the events that are going to take place.

8 K aua e wehi, kaua e pawera: kihai ianei i korerotia e ahau ki a koe nga mea onamata, i whakaaturia hoki? ko koutou ano hei kaiwhakaatu moku. Tera atu ranei tetahi atua ke? ae ra, kahore he kamaka; kahore ahau e mohio ki tetahi.

‘Do not tremble and do not be afraid; Have I not long since announced it to you and declared it ? And you are My witnesses. Is there any God besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of none.’” The Folly of Idolatry

9 K o nga kaiwhakaahua o te whakapakoko, he horihori katoa ratou; kahore hoki he pai o a ratou mea ahuareka: ko o ratou kaiwhakaatu kahore e kite, kahore e mohio; e whakama ai ratou.

Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.

10 K o wai te kaiwhakaahua o tetahi atua, te kaiwhakarewa ranei o te whakapakoko kahore nei ona pai?

Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no profit?

11 N ana, ko ona hoa katoa, ka whakama: ko nga kaimahi ano, he tangata nei ratou: kia huihui mai ratou katoa, tu ai. Ka wehi, ka whakama ngatahi.

Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them together be put to shame.

12 E hangaia ana e te parakimete he toki, ka mahi i roto i nga waro, whakaahuatia ana e ia ki te hama, puta ana te kaha o tona ringa ki te mahi i taua mea; ka hemo ano ia i te kai, kore noa iho he kaha; kahore e inu i te wai, mauiui noa iho.

The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.

13 K o te kamura, whakamarokia mai ana e ia te aho, tuhia iho e ia ki te pene, mahia ana e ia ki te waru; tohungia ana e ia ki te kapehu, mahia ana e ia kia rite ki te ahua o te tangata, ki te ataahua ano o te tangata; hei mea mo roto i te whare.

Another shapes wood, he extends a measuring line; he outlines it with red chalk. He works it with planes and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of man, so that it may sit in a house.

14 T uaina ana e ia he hita mana, tikina ana e ia te kaiperi, me te oki, a whakapakaritia ana e ia mana tetahi i roto i nga rakau o te ngahere; whakatokia ana e ia te ahe hei whakatupu ma te ua.

Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow.

15 K atahi ka waiho hei wahie ma te tangata: ka tangohia hoki e ia tetahi wahi hei whakamahana i a ia; ina, whakaungia ana e ia, hei tunu taro; na kei te hanga ano ia i tetahi atua, koropikoria atu ana e ia; mahia ana e ia hei whakapakoko, tapapa to nu atu ki reira.

Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also makes a fire to bake bread. He also makes a god and worships it; he makes it a graven image and falls down before it.

16 K o tetahi wahi o taua rakau, e tahuna ana e ia ki te ahi, ko tetahi wahi, hei mea i te kikokiko hei kai mana; tunua ana e ia tana e tunu ai, a ka makona: ae ra, ka mahana ano ia, a ka mea, Ha, kua mahana ahau, kua kite i te ahi.

Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, “Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire.”

17 K o te toenga, hanga ake e ia hei atua, hei whakapakoko mana: tapapa ana ia, koropiko ana, inoi ana ki taua mea, ka mea, Whakaorangia ahau; ko koe nei hoki toku atua.

But the rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image. He falls down before it and worships; he also prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god.”

18 K ahore ratou e mohio, kahore e mahara; no te mea kua araia e ia o ratou kanohi kei kite, o ratou ngakau kei matau.

They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.

19 K ahore hoki e anga ake te ngakau o tetahi, kahore e mohio, kahore e matau, e ki ake ai ia, Ko tetahi wahi o tenei i tahunga e ahau ki te ahi; i tunua ano e ahau he taro ki ona ngarahu, tunua ana e ahau he kikokiko, kainga ake e ahau; a kia meing a e ahau te toenga o taua rakau hei mea whakarihariha? me tapapa ranei ahau ki te take rakau?

No one recalls, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. Then I make the rest of it into an abomination, I fall down before a block of wood!”

20 K o tana kai, he pungarehu; kua tinihangatia tona ngakau, a ngau ke ana ia, te whakaora ia i tona wairua, te ki ake ranei, Kahore ranei he korero teka i toku matau?

He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “ Is there not a lie in my right hand?” God Forgives and Redeems

21 K ia mahara ki enei, e Hakopa, e Iharaira; he pononga hoki koe naku; naku koe i whai ahua ai, he pononga hoki koe naku: e Iharaira, e kore koe e wareware i ahau.

“ Remember these things, O Jacob, And Israel, for you are My servant; I have formed you, you are My servant, O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me.

22 K o ou he, murua ake e ahau, me te mea he kapua matotoru; ko ou hara, me te mea he kapua: hoki mai ki ahau; naku hoki koe i hoko.

“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

23 W aiata, e nga rangi, he mahi hoki tenei na Ihowa. Hamama, e nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua. Kia pakaru mai ta koutou waiata, e nga maunga, e te ngahere, e nga rakau katoa o reira; no te mea kua oti a Hakopa te hoko e Ihowa, kua whai kororia ia i a Iharaira.

Shout for joy, O heavens, for the Lord has done it! Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into a shout of joy, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it; For the Lord has redeemed Jacob And in Israel He shows forth His glory.

24 K o te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a tou kaihoko, nana nei koe i whai ahua ai, no roto mai ano i te kopu, Ko Ihowa ahau, ko te kaihanga o nga mea katoa, naku anake nga rangi i hora, naku i takoto ai te whenua: ko wai toku hoa?

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, “I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth all alone,

25 K o nga tohu a te hunga korero teka he ana i a ia, ko nga tohunga tuaahu whakahaurangitia ana e ia; ko te hunga whakaaro nui, whakahokia ana e ia ki muri, ko to ratou matauranga, whakapoauautia iho.

Causing the omens of boasters to fail, Making fools out of diviners, Causing wise men to draw back And turning their knowledge into foolishness,

26 M ana pu i a ia te kupu a tana pononga, te whakaaro a ana karere rite rawa i a ia; ko tana kupu ki Hiruharama, Ka nohoia koe; ki nga pa o Hura, Ka hanga koutou; maku ano e whakaara ona wahi kua ururuatia.

Confirming the word of His servant And performing the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘ They shall be built.’ And I will raise up her ruins again.

27 K o tana kupu ki te rire, Kia mimiti: maku ano e whakamaroke ou awa.

“ It is I who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Be dried up!’ And I will make your rivers dry.

28 K o tana kupu mo Hairuha, He hepara ia naku, ka rite ano i a ia taku katoa i pai ai; mana hoki e ki ki Hiruharama, Ka hanga koe; a ki te temepara, Ka whakatakotoria ou turanga.

“ It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘ He is My shepherd! And he will perform all My desire.’ And he declares of Jerusalem, ‘ She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘ Your foundation will be laid.’”