1 T hen some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.

Katahi ka haere mai etahi o nga kaumatua o Iharaira ki ahau, noho ana i toku aroaro.

2 A nd the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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

3 “ Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be consulted by them at all?

E te tama a te tangata, kua oti i enei tangata a ratou whakapakoko te whakaara ki o ratou ngakau, kua waiho e ratou te tutukitanga waewae, to ratou he, ki mua i o ratou mata; kia rapua koia e ratou he tikanga i ahau?

4 T herefore speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will be brought to give him an answer in the matter in view of the multitude of his idols,

Mo reira korero ki a ratou, mea atu ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa: Ko te tangata o te whare o Iharaira e whakaara ana i ana whakapakoko ki tona ngakau, e whakatakoto ana i te tutukitanga waewae, i tona he, ki mua i tona mata, a e haere mai ana ki te poropiti; ko taku, ko ta Ihowa, e whakahoki ai ki taua tangata i haere mai ra, ka rite ki te maha o ana whakapakoko;

5 i n order to lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel who are estranged from Me through all their idols.”’

Kia hopukia ai te whare o Iharaira i roto i o ratou ngakau; kua tangata ke hoki ratou katoa ki ahau, na a ratou whakapakoko hoki.

6 “ Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “ Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your abominations.

Mo reira mea atu ki te whare o Iharaira, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Ripeneta, tahuri mai i a koutou whakapakoko; tahuri mai ano o koutou mata i a koutou mea whakarihariha katoa.

7 F or anyone of the house of Israel or of the immigrants who stay in Israel who separates himself from Me, sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me for himself, I the Lord will be brought to answer him in My own person.

Na, ko te tangata o te whare o Iharaira, ko te tautangata ano e noho ana i roto i a Iharaira, e whakatangata ke ana ki ahau, e whakaara ana i ana whakapakoko ki tona ngakau, e whakatakoto ana i te tutukitanga waewae, i tona he, ki mua i tona mata, a e haere mai ana ki te poropiti ki te rapu i taku tikanga i a ia; maku ake ano, ma Ihowa, e whakahoki kupu ki a ia.

8 I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from among My people. So you will know that I am the Lord.

Ka u atu hoki toku mata ki taua tangata, ka meinga ia e ahau he miharotanga hei tohu, hei whakatauki, ka hatepea atu ano ia e ahau i roto i taku iwi; a ka mohio koutou ko Ihowa ahau.

9 “ But if the prophet is prevailed upon to speak a word, it is I, the Lord, who have prevailed upon that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.

Na, ki te he te poropiti i tana korerotanga i tetahi kupu, naku, na Ihowa, taua poropiti i he ai, ka pa toku ringa ki a ia, a ka ngaro ia i ahau i roto i taku iwi, i a Iharaira.

10 T hey will bear the punishment of their iniquity; as the iniquity of the inquirer is, so the iniquity of the prophet will be,

Ka waha ano e ratou to ratou he; ko te he o te poropiti ka rite ki te he o te tangata e rapu tikanga ana i a ia:

11 i n order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Thus they will be My people, and I shall be their God,”’ declares the Lord God.” The City Will Not Be Spared

He mea kia kore ai te whare o Iharaira e kotiti atu i te whai i ahau a muri ake nei, kei poke ano ratou a muri ake nei i o ratou pokanga ketanga katoa; engari kia waiho ai ratou hei iwi maku, ko ahau hoki hei Atua mo ratou, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.

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

I puta mai ano te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau, i mea,

13 “ Son of man, if a country sins against Me by committing unfaithfulness, and I stretch out My hand against it, destroy its supply of bread, send famine against it and cut off from it both man and beast,

E te tama a te tangata, ki te hara te whenua ki ahau, ki te nui rawa te he, a ka totoro toku ringa ki reira, a ka whati i ahau tona tokotoko, te taro; ka unga ano e ahau te hemokai ki reira, ka hatepea ano e ahau te tangata me te kararehe o reir a:

14 e ven though these three men, Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, by their own righteousness they could only deliver themselves,” declares the Lord God.

Ahakoa ko enei tangata tokotoru, ko Noa, ko Raniera, ko Hopa, i reira, ko o ratou wairua ake e ora i a ratou i to ratou tika, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.

15 “ If I were to cause wild beasts to pass through the land and they depopulated it, and it became desolate so that no one would pass through it because of the beasts,

Ki te meinga e ahau he kirehe kino kia tika na waenganui i te whenua, a ka kore i a ratou, ka whakamotitia, a kahore he tangata e haere ana i reira i te wehi o nga kirehe:

16 t hough these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord God, “they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the country would be desolate.

Ahakoa ko enei tangata tokotoru i reira, e ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa, e kore e ora nga tama, nga tamahine, i a ratou; ko ratou anake e ora, ka whakamotitia ia te whenua.

17 O r if I should bring a sword on that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,’

Ki te kawea atu ranei e ahau te hoari ki runga ki taua whenua, a ka mea, E tika, e te hoari, na waenganui i te whenua; a ka hatepea atu e ahau te tangata me te kararehe o reira:

18 e ven though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord God, “they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters, but they alone would be delivered.

Ahakoa ko enei tangata tokotoru i reira, e ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa, e kore e ora nga tama, nga tamahine i a ratou; ko ratou anake e ora.

19 O r if I should send a plague against that country and pour out My wrath in blood on it to cut off man and beast from it,

Ki te tukua ranei e ahau te mate uruta ki taua whenua, a ka ringihia e ahau toku weriweri ki runga ki taua wahi, he mea toto, kia hatepea atu ai te tangata me te kararehe o reira:

20 e ven though Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord God, “they could not deliver either their son or their daughter. They would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.”

Ahakoa ko Noa, ko Raniera, ko Hopa, i reira, e ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa, e kore te tama, te tamahine ranei e ora i a ratou; ko ratou anake e ora i to ratou tika.

21 F or thus says the Lord God, “How much more when I send My four severe judgments against Jerusalem: sword, famine, wild beasts and plague to cut off man and beast from it!

No te mea ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Tera noa ake ina tukua e ahau aku whakawa kino e wha te hoari, te hemokai, te kirehe kino, te mate uruta ki Hiruharama, hei hatepe atu i te tangata, i te kararehe o reira.

22 Y et, behold, survivors will be left in it who will be brought out, both sons and daughters. Behold, they are going to come forth to you and you will see their conduct and actions; then you will be comforted for the calamity which I have brought against Jerusalem for everything which I have brought upon it.

Otiia, nana, ka toe etahi morehu ki reira, a ka whakaputaina he tama, he tamahine: nana, ka puta ratou ki a koutou, a ka kite koutou i to ratou ara, i a ratou mahi: ka whai whakamarietanga ano koutou mo te kino i kawea e ahau ki Hiruharama, ara mo nga mea katoa i kawea e ahau ki taua wahi.

23 T hen they will comfort you when you see their conduct and actions, for you will know that I have not done in vain whatever I did to it,” declares the Lord God.

Ka whai whakamarietanga ano koutou i a ratou, ina kite koutou i to ratou ara, i a ratou mahi: a ka mohio koutou, na, ko taku mahinga i nga mea katoa i mahia e ahau ki reira, ehara i te mea kore take, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.