1 T he wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

Ka koa te koraha me te wahi mokemoke, ka hari te koraha, koia ano kei te rohi te whai puawai.

2 I t shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God.

Nui atu te tupu, ka koa, ae ra, koa ana, waiata ana: ka hoatu te kororia o Repanona ki reira, te nui o Karamere, o Harono: ka kite ratou i te kororia o Ihowa, i te nui o to tatou Atua.

3 S trengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees.

Whakakahangia nga ringa ngoikore, whakaungia nga turi ngonge.

4 S ay to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.”

Mea atu ki te hunga ngakau potatutatu, Kia kaha, kaua e wehi: nana, ka haere mai to koutou Atua, me te rapu utu, me te whakautu a te Atua; ka haere mai ano ia ki te whakaora i a koutou.

5 T hen the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Ko reira nga kanohi o nga matapo kite ai, a ka puare nga taringa o nga turi.

6 T hen the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.

Ko reira te kopa tupeke ai, ano he hata, ka waiata te arero o te whango; no te mea ka pakaru mai nga wai i te koraha, nga awa i te wahi titohea.

7 T he parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

Na ka meinga te kirikiri mumura hei harotoroto, te whenua maroke hei puputanga wai: a i te nohoanga i takoto ai nga kirehe mohoao, ko te tarutaru, ko te kakaho, ko te wiwi.

8 A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.

Ka whai huanui ano a reira, me tetahi ara, ka kiia hoki, Ko te ara o te tapu; e kore te poke e haere i reira; engari ka waiho mo ratou; a ko te tangata haere ara, ahakoa he wairangi, e kore e he ki reira.

9 N o lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there,

Kahore o reira raiona, e kore ano tetahi kararehe kai kino e tika na reira, e kore e kitea ki reira; engari ka haereerea e te hunga i hokona.

10 A nd the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Na, ko a Ihowa i hoko ai ka hoki mai, ka haere mai i runga i te waiata ki Hiona; i runga i o ratou mahunga ko te haringa e kore e mutu: ka whiwhi ratou ki te koa, ki te hari, a rere atu ana te pouri me te aue.