1 W hakarongo ki te kupu kua korerotia nei e Ihowa ki a koutou, e te whare o Iharaira:

Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O people of Israel.

2 K o te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Kaua e akona te ara o nga tauiwi, kaua ano e wehi i nga tohu o te rangi; e wehi ana hoki nga tauiwi i aua mea.

The Lord says, “Do not learn the way of the nations. And do not be afraid of the things seen in the heavens, even if the nations are afraid of them.

3 H e mea teka noa hoki nga tikanga a nga iwi: e tapahia ana hoki e tetahi he rakau i roto i te ngahere, he mahi na nga ringa o te kaimahi, ki te titaha.

For the ways of the people are of no use. They cut wood from the trees. A workman cuts it with an ax.

4 K ei te whakapaipai i taua mea ki te hiriwa, ki te koura, whakamau rawa ki nga titi, ki nga hama, te taea te whakakorikori.

They make it beautiful with silver and gold. They put it together with nails so that it cannot fall apart.

5 H e rite aua mea ki te nikau, i ata mahia, kahore ia he kupu; me amo, he kore no ratou e haere. Kaua e wehi i a ratou, no te mea e kore e taea e ratou te kino, kahore hoki e ahei i a ratou te mea i te pai.

Their false gods are like a wooden man set up in a vegetable field to make birds be afraid and stay away. They cannot speak. They must be carried, because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot hurt you. And they cannot help you.”

6 K ahore rawa he rite mou, e Ihowa; he nui koe, he nui ano tou ingoa i runga i te kaha.

There is no one like You, O Lord. You are great, and Your name is great in power.

7 K o wai e kore e wehi i a koe, e te Kingi o nga iwi? he tika hoki tena ki a koe; no te mea i roto i nga tangata whakaaro nui katoa o nga iwi, i roto i o ratou kingitanga katoa, kahore he rite mou.

Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For You should be honored with fear. Among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their lands, there is no one like You.

8 H uihuia ratou, he poauau rawa, he wairangi: ko ta nga whakapakoko e whakaako ai, he rakau tonu ia.

They are all poor thinkers and foolish. What can they learn from a false god of wood?

9 E maua mai ana he hiriwa paraharaha i Tarahihi, he koura i Upata, he mahi na te kaimahi, na nga ringa ano o te kaiwhakarewa koura: he puru, he papura o ratou kakahu; he mea mahi katoa na te hunga tohunga.

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of an able workman and of one who works with gold. Their clothing is blue and purple. They are all the work of able workmen.

10 K o Ihowa ia te Atua pono, ko ia te Atua ora, he kingi pumau tonu; ka riri ia, ka wiri te whenua, e kore ano nga iwi e kaha ake ina aritarita ia.

But the Lord is the true God. He is the living God and the King Who lives forever. The earth shakes at His anger. And the nations cannot last when He is angry.

11 K ia penei ta koutou ki atu ki a ratou, Ko nga atua kihai nei i hanga i te rangi, i te whenua, ka ngaro i runga i te whenua, i raro atu ano hoki nga rangi.

This is what you should say to them: “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will be destroyed from the earth and from under the heavens.” A Song of Praise

12 N ana i hanga te whenua, na tona kaha hoki; ko te ao he mea whakapumau na ona whakaaro nui; ko nga rangi he mea hora na tona matauranga.

It is He Who made the earth by His power, and the world by His wisdom. By His understanding He has spread out the heavens.

13 K a puaki tona reo, he haruru wai kei nga rangi, e meinga ana e ia nga kohu kia pupu ake i nga pito o te whenua; e hanga ana e ia nga uira mo te ua, e whakaputaina mai ana te hau i roto i ona whare taonga.

When He speaks, there is a storm of waters in the heavens. He makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings out the wind from His store-houses.

14 P oauau kau nga tangata katoa, a kahore he mohio: ko nga kaiwhakarewa koura katoa whakama iho i te whakapakoko: he mea teka hoki tana i whakarewa ai, kahore hoki he wairua i roto.

Every man is a poor thinker and without learning. Every one who works with gold is put to shame by his false gods. For his objects of worship fool people. There is no breath in them.

15 H e horihori kau ratou, he mahi pohehe; i te wa e pa ai ia ki a ratou ka ngaro.

They are without worth, and make fun of the truth. In the time of their punishment, they will be destroyed.

16 K ahore e rite ki era te wahi i a Hakopa; ko ia hoki te kaiwhakaahua o nga mea katoa; ko Iharaira hoki te iwi o tona kainga tupu, ko Ihowa o nga mano tona ingoa.

He Who is the God of Jacob is not like these, for He has made all things. And Israel is His chosen family. The Lord of All is His name. People of Jerusalem Will Be Taken Away

17 K ohikohia au mea i te whenua, e koe e noho na i te pa e whakapaea ana.

Pick up your load from the ground, you who are shut in by armies!

18 K o te kupu hoki tenei a Ihowa, Tenei ahau te piupiu atu nei i nga tangata o te whenua i tenei wa, te whakatupu kino nei hoki i a ratou, kia kitea ai e ratou.

For the Lord says, “See, I am throwing out the people of the land at this time. And I will trouble them, that they may feel it.”

19 A ue, te mate i ahau, mamae rawa toku marutanga: otiia kua mea nei ahau, He pono noku tenei mate, me whakamanawanui.

It is bad for me because I am hurt! My sore cannot be healed. But I said, “For sure this sickness is mine, and I must suffer with it.”

20 K ua pahuatia toku teneti, ko aku aho motumotu katoa: kua rito atu aku tamariki i toku taha, kua kore: kahore ake he tangata hei whakamaro i toku teneti, hei whakaara i oku kakahu arai.

My tent is destroyed and all my ropes are broken. My sons have gone from me and are no more. There is no one to put up my tent again or to set up my curtains.

21 K ua poauau nei hoki nga hepara; kihai a Ihowa i rapua e ratou; na reira i kore ai e tika ta ratou, ka marara hoki a ratou kahui katoa.

For the shepherds are poor thinkers and have not asked for the Lord’s help. So they have not done well, and all their flock is sent different places.

22 N ana, te haere mai nei te reo o nga korero, nui atu te whakaohooho, no te whenua ki te raki, hei mea i nga pa o Hura hei ururua, hei nohoanga mo nga kirehe mohoao.

Listen, the sound of news! See, it comes! Much noise of moving is coming out of the land of the north to destroy the cities of Judah, and to make it a place where wild dogs live. Jeremiah’s Prayer

23 E mohio ana ano ahau, e Ihowa, kahore o te tangata ara i a ia ake ano: kahore hoki i te tangata e haereere nei mana e whakatikatika ona hikoinga.

O Lord, I know that a man’s way is not known by himself. It is not in man to lead his own steps.

24 P akia ahau, e Ihowa, me te whakariterite ano ia; kauaka ina riri koe, kei kahore ahau i a koe.

Punish me when I need it, O Lord, but be fair. Do not punish me in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

25 R ingihia atu tou riri ki nga tauiwi kahore nei e matau ki a koe, ki nga hapu kahore nei e karanga ki tou ingoa; kua pau hoki a Hakopa i a ratou, ae ra, pau rawa, moti rawa, ko tona mohoanga hoki whakaururuatia ana e ratou.

Pour out Your anger on the nations that do not know You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have destroyed Jacob. They have destroyed him and have laid waste his land.