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.

This is what the Lord Who made you, Who put you together before you were born, Who will help you, says, ‘Do not be afraid, 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 water on the thirsty land and rivers on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your children, and will bring good to your children’s children.

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

They will grow like grass in the fields, and like poplar trees by the rivers.’

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. Another will write on his hand, ‘I belong to the Lord,’ and will name Israel’s name with honor.” Only One God

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.

The Lord, the King of Israel and the One Who saves and frees from sin, the Lord of All, says, “I am the first and I am the last. 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 make it known. Yes, let him tell Me what happened from the time I made people long ago. And let him tell the things that are coming and what is going to happen.

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 fear. Do not be afraid. Have I not made it known to you from long ago? And you have heard Me. Is there a God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock. I know of none.” Following False Gods Is Sinful

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.

All who make objects to worship are for nothing. The things they think are worth much are worth nothing. Those who speak for them do not see or know, so 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 made a false god or an object of worship that is of no worth?

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.

See, all his friends will be put to shame, for the workmen themselves are only men. Let them all gather, let them stand up, let them shake with fear, and 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 one who works with iron makes a sharp tool for cutting, working over a fire. He makes it by beating it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry and has no strength. He drinks no water and becomes tired.

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.

One works with wood, he marks it, and draws on it with a red marker. He makes it smooth and makes it like a man, like the beauty of a 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.

He cuts down cedar trees, and takes a cypress or an oak, and lets it grow strong among the trees. He plants a fir tree, 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 makes a fire to bake bread. He also makes a god and worships it. He makes an object of worship and bows down in front of 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.

He burns half of it in the fire. Over this half he eats meat as he makes it ready, and is filled. He also warms himself and says, “O, I am warm. I see 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 he makes the rest of it into a god, his object of worship. He bows down in front of it and worships. He prays to it and says, “Bring me out of my trouble, 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, and they do not understand. For the Lord has covered their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot understand.

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?

And no one remembers about it, or knows or understands enough to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire, and have baked bread over the fire. I have cooked the meat over a fire and have eaten it. Should I make the rest of it into an object the Lord hates? Should I bow down in front of 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 eats ashes! A false idea in his heart has led him the wrong way. And he cannot save himself or say, “Is not what I have here in my right hand a lie?” The Lord Does Not Forget Israel

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 made you, you are My servant. O Israel, I will not forget you.

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 taken away your wrong-doing like a dark cloud, and your sins like a fog. Return to Me, for I have bought you and set you free.”

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.

Call out for joy, O heavens, for the Lord has done it! Call out for joy, you deep places of the earth. Break out into singing, you mountains and every tree. For the Lord has bought Jacob and set him free and has shown His shining-greatness in Israel! People Will Live in Jerusalem Again

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?

The Lord, Who makes you, bought you and saves you, and the One Who put you together before you were born, says, “I am the Lord, Who made all things. I alone spread out the heavens, and I alone spread out the earth.

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.

I allow trouble to come on the special things done by men who lie and speak in pride. I make fools out of those who tell the future using their secret ways. I turn back wise men, and make their learning foolish.

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.

I make the word of My servant sure, and act upon the words of the men who speak for Me. It is I Who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will have people living in her,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be built.’ And I will build her up again.

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

It is I Who says to the deep sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will dry up your rivers.

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 do all that I want him to do,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ and of the house of God, ‘Your first stones will be laid again.’”