1 W hakatangihia te tetere ki Hiona; hei whakaoho ki toku maunga tapu, kia wiri nga tangata katoa o te whenua: kei te haere mai hoki te ra o Ihowa, kua tata;

Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on My holy Mount. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is close at hand—

2 H e ra pouri, he ra tukupu, he ra kapua, he pouri kerekere, ano ko te ata kua horapa noa atu i runga i nga maunga; he iwi nui, kaha, kahore ona rite i mua, kahore hoki he pera i nga wa i muri a taea noatia nga tau o nga whakatupuranga maha.

A day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and of thick mists and darkness, like the morning dawn spread upon the mountains; so there comes a people numerous and mighty, the like of which has never been before and shall not be again even to the years of many generations.

3 I mua i a ratou ko te ahi e kai ana, i muri i a ratou ko te mura e ngiha ana; ko te whenua i mua i a ratou me te mea ko te kari o Erene, a i muri i a ratou he koraha ururua; ae ra, kahore he mea i puta i a ratou.

A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yes, and none has escaped.

4 K o to ratou ahua kei to nga hoiho; ko ta ratou oma rite tonu ki ta te kaieke hoiho.

Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like war horses and horsemen, so do they run.

5 E peke ana ratou ano ko te haruru o nga hariata i runga i nga tihi o nga maunga, ano ko te haruru o te mura ahi e kai ana i te kakau witi, ki te iwi kaha kua oti te whakararangi mo te whawhai.

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains they leap—like the noise of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a mighty people set in battle array.

6 K a mamae nga iwi i to ratou aroaro: ka koma nga kanohi katoa.

Before them the peoples are in anguish; all faces become pale.

7 K o ta ratou oma rite tonu ki ta nga marohirohi; ko ta ratou piki i te taiepa rite tonu ki ta nga tangata whawhai; haere tonu ratou i tona ara, i tona ara, kahore o ratou ara e korara.

They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war. They march each one on his ways, and they do not break their ranks.

8 K ahore tetahi e tutetute i tona hoa; ka haere ratou i tona ara, i tona ara; a ka huaki ratou ma roto i nga rakau o te riri, a kahore e tapeka i to ratou ara.

Neither does one thrust upon another; they walk every one in his path. And they burst through and upon the weapons, yet they are not wounded and do not change their course.

9 K a peke ratou ki runga ki te pa; ka oma ratou i runga i te taiepa; ka piki ratou ki roto ki nga whare; ka tomo ratou i nga matapihi, ano he tahae.

They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up on and into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

10 R u ana te whenua i to ratou aroaro; wiri ana nga rangi: ko te ra me te marama, pouri tonu, ka mutu ano te titi o nga whetu.

The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened and the stars withdraw their shining.

11 N a ka puaki te reo o Ihowa i te aroaro o tana ope: nui atu hoki tana puni: he kaha hoki ia e mahi nei i tana kupu: he nui nei hoki te ra o Ihowa, he wehi rawa; ko wai e kaha ake ki reira?

And the Lord utters His voice before His army, for His host is very great, and strong and powerful who execute word. For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible, and who can endure it?

12 O tiia inaianei nei ano, e ai ta Ihowa, tahuri koutou ki ahau, o koutou ngakau katoa, i runga ano i te nohopuku, i te tangi, i te aue:

Therefore also now, says the Lord, turn and keep on coming to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.

13 H aea hoki o koutou ngakau, haunga o koutou kakahu, a tahuri ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua: he aroha hoki tona, he mahi tohu, he puhoi ki te riri, he nui tona atawhai, a e ripeneta ana ia ki te kino.

Rend your hearts and not your garments and return to the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in loving-kindness; and He revokes His sentence of evil.

14 K o wai ka tohu, tera pea ka tahuri, ka puta ke ona whakaaro, a ka mahue he manaaki i muri i a ia, ara he whakahere totokore, he ringihanga ma Ihowa, ma to koutou Atua?

Who knows but what He will turn, revoke your sentence, and leave a blessing behind Him, even a cereal or meal offering and a drink offering for the Lord, your God?

15 W hakatangihia te tetere ki Hiona, whakatapua he nohopuku, karangatia he hui nui;

Blow the trumpet in Zion; set apart a fast; call a solemn assembly.

16 W hakaminea te iwi, whakatapua te whakaminenga, tawhiua mai nga kaumatua, whakaminea nga tamariki, ratou ko nga mea ngote u: kia puta te tane marena hou i roto i tona ruma, te wahine marena hou i roto i tona whare moenga.

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation; assemble the elderly people, gather the children and the nursing infants; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber and the bride out of her closet.

17 K ia tangi nga tohunga, nga minita a Ihowa, ki te takiwa o te whakamahau, o te aata, me te ki atu ano, Tohungia, e Ihowa, tau iwi, kaua ano tou kainga tupu e tukua ki te ingoa kino, kia meinga ko nga tauiwi hei rangatira mo ratou: kia korerotia h ei aha i roto i nga iwi, Kei hea to ratou Atua?

Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar; and let them say, Have pity and spare Your people, O Lord, and give not Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them or use a byword against them. Why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

18 K atahi ka hae a Ihowa ki tona whenua, ka manawapa ki tana iwi.

Then was the Lord jealous for His land and had pity on His people.

19 A ka whakahoki mai a Ihowa, ka ki mai ki tana iwi, Tenei ahau te tuku atu nei i te witi ki a koutou, i te waina, i te hinu, e makona ai koutou; e kore ano e tuku i a koutou a muri nei hei ingoa kino i roto i nga tauiwi:

Yes, the Lord answered and said to His people, Behold, I am sending you grain and juice and oil, and you shall be satisfied with them; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.

20 E ngari ka mea ahau kia matara atu i a koutou te ope o te raki, ka aia atu ano ia e ahau ki te whenua waikore, maroke rawa; ko tona mata, anga tonu ki te moana i te rawhiti, ko tona tuara ki te moana i te uru; a ka puta ake tona piro, ka puta ake ano tona haunga kino, he nui hoki no ana mahi.

But I will remove far off from you the northern army and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, with its front toward the eastern Sea and with its rear toward the western Sea. And its stench shall come up, and its foul odor shall come up, because He has done great things!

21 K aua e wehi, e te oneone; whakamanamana, kia koa; no te mea he nunui nga mahi a Ihowa.

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things!

22 K aua e wehi, e nga kararehe o te parae; ka pihi hoki nga tarutaru o te koraha, ka hua te rakau i ona hua, e tukua mai ano tona kaha e te piki, e te waina.

Be not afraid, you wild beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness have sprung up and are green; the tree bears its fruit, and the fig tree and the vine yield their strength.

23 N a whakamanamana, e nga tama a Hiona, kia koa ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua: ka tika hoki tana homai i to mua ua ki a koutou, a ka meinga e ia te ua, to mua ua, me to muri ua, kia heke iho ma koutou i te marama tuatahi.

Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord, your God; for He gives you the former or early rain in just measure and in righteousness, and He causes to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.

24 A ka kapi nga patunga witi i te witi; ko te waina ano me te hinu o nga waka, purena tonu.

And the floors shall be full of grain and the vats shall overflow with juice and oil.

25 A ka whakahokia mai e ahau ki a koutou nga tau i kainga e te mawhitiwhiti, e te tatarakihi, e te moka, e te whangawhanga, e taku ope nui i tukua atu e ahau ki a koutou.

And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten—the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you.

26 K a kai noa atu ano koutou, ka makona, ka whakamoemiti hoki ki te ingoa o Ihowa, o to koutou Atua, mo tana mahi whakamiharo ki a koutou: e kore ano taku iwi e whakama a ake ake.

And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. And My people shall never be put to shame.

27 A ka mohio koutou kei waenga ahau i a Iharaira, ko Ihowa hoki ahau, ko to koutou Atua, kahore atu hoki: e kore ano taku iwi e whakama a ake ake.

And you shall know, understand, and realize that I am in the midst of Israel and that I the Lord am your God and there is none else. My people shall never be put to shame.

28 N a, tenei ake ka ringihia e ahau toku wairua ki nga kikokiko katoa, a e poropiti a koutou tama, a koutou tamahine, ka moemoea o koutou kaumatua, a ka kitea te kitenga e a koutou taitamariki.

And afterward I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

29 I aua ra ano ka ringihia e ahau toku wairua ki nga pononga tane, ki nga pononga wahine.

Even upon the menservants and upon the maidservants in those days will I pour out My Spirit.

30 K a hoatu ano e ahau he mea whakamiharo i te rangi, i te whenua, he toto, he kapura, he pou paowa.

And I will show signs and wonders in the heavens, and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

31 K a rere ke te ra, ka pouri, ka whakatoto te marama, i te mea kiano i puta mai te ra nui, te ra wehi o Ihowa.

The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

32 N a, ko te hunga katoa e karanga ana ki te ingoa o Ihowa, ka mawhiti: no te mea hei Maunga Hiona, hei Hiruharama, etahi e mawhiti ana, pera me ta Ihowa i ki ai, a i roto ano i nga morehu etahi e karangatia ana e Ihowa.

And whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered and saved, for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the remnant shall be those whom the Lord calls.