1 T he word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying,

Ko te kupu i puta mai ki a Heremaia, he mea na Ihowa; i ki ia,

2 “ Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will announce My words to you.”

Whakatika, haere ki raro, ki te whare o te kaihanga rihi, a ki reira ahau mea ai kia rongo koe i aku kupu.

3 T hen I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel.

Katahi ahau ka haere ki raro, ki te whare o te kaihanga rihi, na, kei te mahi ia i tana mahi i runga i nga wira.

4 B ut the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.

Na, i te henga i roto i te ringa o te kaihanga rihi o te oko i hanga e ia ki te paru, ka hanga ano e ia tetahi atu oko ki taua mea, ko ta te kaihanga rihi i kite ai e tika ana kia hanga.

5 T hen the word of the Lord came to me saying,

Na ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau; i mea ia,

6 “ Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does ?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.

E kore ianei e ahei i ahau te mea i ta tenei kaihanga rihi ki a koutou, e te whare o Iharaira? e ai ta Ihowa. Nana, ko te paru i roto i te ringa o te kaihanga rihi, ko to koutou rite tena i roto i toku ringa, e te whare o Iharaira.

7 A t one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it;

I te wa tonu e korero ai ahau mo tetahi iwi, mo tetahi kingitanga, kia hutia ake, kia wahia iho, kia whakangaromia;

8 i f that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it.

Ki te tahuri taua iwi i korerotia ra e ahau i to ratou kino, ka puta ke toku whakaaro mo te kino i whakaaro ai ahau kia meatia ki a ratou.

9 O r at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to build up or to plant it;

A i te wa tonu e korerotia ai e ahau tetahi iwi, tetahi kingitanga ranei, kia hanga, kia whakatokia,

10 i f it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will think better of the good with which I had promised to bless it.

Ki te mahi taua iwi i te kino ki taku titiro, e kore ai e rongo ki toku reo, katahi ka puta ke toku whakaaro mo te pai, i mea nei ahau hei pai mo ratou.

11 S o now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am fashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh turn back, each of you from his evil way, and reform your ways and your deeds.”’

Na, tena, korero ki nga tangata o Hura, ki te hunga hoki e noho ana i Hiruharama, mea atu, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: Nana, tenei ahau te hanga nei i te kino mo koutou, te whakatakoto whakaaro nei mo koutou: tenei ra, hoki mai aianei i tona ara k ino, i tona ara kino, whakatikaia hoki o koutou ara, a koutou mahi.

12 B ut they will say, ‘It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’

Otiia ka ki ratou, Kahore he painga: ka haere tonu hoki matou i a matou nei i whakaaro ai, a ka mahi matou i nga tikanga pakeke a te ngakau kino o tena, o tena.

13 “ Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘ Ask now among the nations, Who ever heard the like of this? The virgin of Israel Has done a most appalling thing.

Na reira tenei kupu a Ihowa, Tena, uia atu ki nga iwi, ko wai i rongo ki nga mea penei; he hanga whakawehi rawa te mahi a te wahine o Iharaira.

14 ‘ Does the snow of Lebanon forsake the rock of the open country? Or is the cold flowing water from a foreign land ever snatched away?

E whakarere ranei te hukarere o Repanona i te kohatu o te parae? ka maroke ranei nga wai matao e rere iho ana i tawhiti?

15 ‘ For My people have forgotten Me, They burn incense to worthless gods And they have stumbled from their ways, From the ancient paths, To walk in bypaths, Not on a highway,

Kua wareware hoki taku iwi ki ahau, kua tahu whakakakara ki te horihori; a kua meinga kia tutuki ratou i o ratou ara, i nga huarahi onamata, haere ai i nga huarahi i rahaki, i te ara kihai i opehia ake;

16 T o make their land a desolation, An object of perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.

Kia meinga to ratou whenua hei miharotanga, hei mea e whakatoia mai ai a ake ake; ka oho katoa nga tangata e tika ana na reira, ka ruru i tona mahunga.

17 ‘ Like an east wind I will scatter them Before the enemy; I will show them My back and not My face In the day of their calamity.’”

Ka titaritaria ratou e ahau ano na te hau marangi i te aroaro o te hoariri; ka titiro ahau ki to ratou tuara, kahore ki to ratou kanohi, i te ra o to ratou aitua.

18 T hen they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”

Katahi ratou ka mea, Haere mai, tatou ka whakatakoto whakaaro mo Heremaia; e kore hoki e ngaro te ture i te tohunga, te whakaaro ranei i te tangata whakaaro nui, te kupu ranei i te poropiti. Haere mai, tatou ka patu i a ia ki te arero; kaua hoki e whakarongo ki tetahi o ana kupu.

19 D o give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to what my opponents are saying!

Kia whai whakaaro koe ki ahau, e Ihowa, whakarongo hoki ki te reo o te hunga e totohe ana ki ahau.

20 S hould good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Your wrath from them.

E utua ranei te pai ki te kino? kua keria nei hoki e ratou he rua mo toku wairua. Kia mahara ki toku tunga ki tou aroaro ki te korero i te pai mo ratou, ki te whakatahuri atu hoki i tou aritarita i a ratou.

21 T herefore, give their children over to famine And deliver them up to the power of the sword; And let their wives become childless and widowed. Let their men also be smitten to death, Their young men struck down by the sword in battle.

Mo reira hoatu a ratou tamariki ki te hemokai, tukua atu ki te kaha o te hoari; whakapania a ratou wahine i te tamariki, whakapouarutia; tukua o ratou tangata kia whakamatea, a ratou taitamariki kia patua ki te hoari i te whawhai.

22 M ay an outcry be heard from their houses, When You suddenly bring raiders upon them; For they have dug a pit to capture me And hidden snares for my feet.

Kia rangona he tangi i roto i o ratou whare, ina kawea e koe he ope huaki tata ki a ratou: kua keria hoki e ratou he rua hei hopu i ahau, kua huna hoki he rore mo oku waewae.

23 Y et You, O Lord, know All their deadly designs against me; Do not forgive their iniquity Or blot out their sin from Your sight. But may they be overthrown before You; Deal with them in the time of Your anger!

Otiia, e Ihowa, e mohio ana koe ki o ratou whakaaro katoa moku kia whakamatea; kaua he whakamarie mo to ratou he, kaua ano to ratou hara e murua atu i tou aroaro: engari kia whakataka atu ratou i tou aroaro; mau e mea ki a ratou i te wa e riri a i koe.