1 T his is the Word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the man of God about the nations.

Ko te kupu a Ihowa i puta mai ki a Heremaia poropiti mo nga iwi:

2 T his is what He said about Egypt, and about the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had won the battle against Pharaoh’s army in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.

Mo Ihipa: mo te ope a Parao Neko kingi o Ihipa, mo tera i te awa, i Uparati, i Karakemihi, i patua ra e Nepukareha kingi o Papurona i te wha o nga tau o Iehoiakimi tama a Hohia kingi o Hura.

3 “ Get your coverings ready and go out to the battle!

Whakapaia te whakangungu rakau me te puapua, whakatata ki te whawhai.

4 G et the horses ready and get on them! Take your places with your head-coverings on! Make your spears shine, and put on your heavy battle-clothes!

Whakanohoia nga hoiho, e eke, e nga kaieke hoiho, a tu atu me o koutou potae; whakakanapatia nga tao, kakahuria nga pukupuku.

5 W hat do I see? They are filled with fear and are turning back. Their strong men are beaten and are running away without looking back. Much fear is on every side,” says the Lord.

He aha ahau i kite ai i tenei? kei te powera ratou, kua hoki ki muri; kua whati noa atu, kihai hoki i titiro whakamuri: kei nga taha katoa te wehi, e ai ta Ihowa.

6 D o not let the fast man run away. Do not let the strong man get away. In the north by the River Euphrates they have lost their step and fallen.

Kaua te tangata tere e rere atu, kaua hoki te marohirohi e mawhiti; kei te raki, kei te awa, kei Uparati, kua tutuki o ratou waewae, kua hinga.

7 W ho is this that rises like the Nile, like rivers of rising waters?

Ko wai tenei e puhake ake nei me te mea ko te Naera, e tutu nei ona wai me te mea ko nga awa?

8 E gypt rises like the Nile, like the rivers of rising waters. He has said, “I will rise and cover that land. I will destroy the city and its people.”

I puhake mai a Ihipa ano ko te Naera, i tutu ona wai ano ko nga awa: a ka mea ia, Ka puhake atu ahau, a ka taupokina te whenua; ka ngaro i ahau te pa me ona tangata.

9 G o up, you horses! Drive hard, you war-wagons! Let the men of war go up, Ethiopia and Put who use the battle-covering, and the Lydians who are able men with the bow.

Haere atu, e nga hoiho; e ngana, e nga hariata; tukua atu nga marohirohi; a Kuhu, a Putu, e rahurahu nei i te whakangungu rakau; nga Rurimi, e rahurahu nei, e whakapiko nei i te kopere.

10 T hat day is the day of the Lord God of All, a day of punishment, when He will punish those who hate Him. The sword will destroy until it is filled. It will drink its fill of their blood. For there will be many killed for the Lord, the God of All, in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

Ko taua ra hoki he ra na te Ariki, na Ihowa o nga mano, he ra rapu utu, e whai utu ai ia i ona hoariri; a ka horomi te hoari, a ka makona, ka inu hoki, ki rawa i o ratou toto; no te mea he patunga tapu ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa o nga mano i te whenu a ki te raki, i te taha o te awa o Uparati.

11 G o up to Gilead and get healing oil, O young daughter of Egypt! You have used many medicines for nothing. There is no healing for you.

Haere ki runga, ki Kireara, e te tamahine wahine a Ihipa, ka tiki he pama; ka maumau tau mahi i nga rongoa maha; kahore he ora mou.

12 T he nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry. For one soldier has fallen over another. They have both fallen together. Nebuchadnezzar and Egypt

Kua rongo nga iwi ki tou whakama, kua paku tau karanga ki nga whenua: kua tutuki nei hoki te waewae o te marohirohi ki te marohirohi, kua hinga ngatahi tautokorua.

13 T his is the word which the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the man of God about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to punish the land of Egypt:

Ko te kupu i korerotia e Ihowa ki a Heremaia poropiti, tera ka haere mai a Nepukareha kingi o Papurona ki te patu i Ihipa.

14 “ Make it known in Egypt. Make it known in Migdol, in Memphis, and in Tahpanhes. Say, ‘Take your places and get ready, for the sword has destroyed those around you.’

Kauwhautia e koutou ki Ihipa, panuitia ki Mikitoro, panuitia ki Nopo, ki Tahapanehe, mea atu, E tu, kia tumatohi; kua kai hoki te hoari i tetahi taha ou, i tetahi taha.

15 W hy have your strong ones gone away? They did not stand because the Lord has thrown them down.

He aha ou maia i tahia atu ai? kihai ratou i tu, na Ihowa hoki ratou i a atu.

16 T he Lord made many fall. They have fallen on each other. And they said, ‘Get up! Let us return to our own people and our own land, away from the sword of the one who makes it hard for us.’

He tini nga mea nana i tukoki ai, ae ra, i hinga ratou tetahi ki runga ki tetahi: i mea ano, Whakatika, tatou ka haere ki to tatou nei iwi, ki te whenua i whanau ai tatou, i te hoari tukino.

17 T here they cried, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise. He has passed by the time he was to have!’

I karanga ratou i reira, He turituri kau a Parao kingi o Ihipa; kua tukua e ia kia pahemo te wa i whakaritea.

18 “ As I live,” says the King, Whose name is the Lord of All, “one will come who is like Tabor among the mountains, or like Carmel by the sea.

E ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Kingi, ko Ihowa o nga mano nei tona ingoa, kei Taporo i roto i nga maunga, kei Karamere hoki i te moana he rite mo tona haerenga mai.

19 G et your things ready for when you are taken away, you who are living in Egypt. For Memphis will become a waste. It will be burned down and will have no people.

E koe, e te tamahine, e noho nei i Ihipa, mahia nga mea mou mo te whakaraunga: no te mea ka ururuatia a Nopo, ka wera, te ai te tangata hei noho.

20 E gypt is like a beautiful young cow. But a horsefly has come upon her from the north.

He kuao kau ataahua rawa a Ihipa; otiia kua tae mai te whakangaro i te raki, tenei kua tae mai.

21 H er hired soldiers among her are like calves, ready to eat. For they also have turned back and have run away together. They did not stay in their places. For the day of their trouble has come upon them, the time of their punishment.

Ko ana tangata hoki i utu ai, rite tonu i roto i a ia ki te kuao whangai; kua tahuri atu ano hoki ratou, kua oma ngatahi atu, kihai hoki i tu; no te mea kua tae mai te ra o to ratou aitua ki a ratou, te wa e whiua ai.

22 E gypt will sound like a snake moving away. For an army will come against her with axes, like those who cut down trees.

Ko tona reo ka rite te puaki ki to te nakahi; no te mea he taua ta ratou ina haere, ka haere mai ratou ki a ia me nga toki, ka rite ki nga kaitapahi rakau.

23 T hey will cut down all her trees,” says the Lord, “even though there are so many. There are more trees than locusts, too many to number.

Ka tuaina e ratou tona ngahere, e ai ta Ihowa, ahakoa e kore tona mutunga e taea te rapu; he tini ke hoki ratou i te mawhitiwhiti, e kore e taea te tatau.

24 T he people of Egypt will be put to shame. She will be given over to the people of the north.”

Ka whakama te tamahine a Ihipa; ka tukua ia ki te ringa o te iwi ki te raki.

25 T he Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, “I am going to punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt and her gods and her kings. I will punish Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

E mea ana a Ihowa o nga mano, te Atua o Iharaira: Nana, ka whiua e ahau a Amono o No, a Parao, a Ihipa hoki, me o reira atua, me o reira kingi; a Parao rawa, ratou ko te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia:

26 I will give them over to those who want to kill them, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his captains. After that, Egypt will be filled with people as it was long ago,” says the Lord. God Will Save Israel

Ka tukua hoki ratou e ahau ki te ringa o te hunga e whai ana kia whakamatea ratou, ki te ringa ano o Nepukareha kingi o Papurona, ki te ringa o ana tangata: a muri iho ka nohoia, ka pera me nga ra o mua, e ai ta Ihowa.

27 “ But do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant. Do not be troubled, O Israel. For I am going to save you from far away. I will bring your children back from the land where they are held. Jacob will return and have quiet and rest. And no one will make him afraid.

Ko koe ia, kaua e wehi, e taku pononga, e Hakopa, kaua e pawera, e Iharaira: no te mea, nana, maku koe e whakaora i tawhiti, ou uri hoki i te whenua i whakaraua ai ratou; a ka hoki mai a Hakopa, ka ata noho, ka whai tanga manawa, te ai he kaiwha kawehi mona.

28 O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid,” says the Lord, “for I am with you. I will make a complete end of all the nations where I have driven you. But I will not make a complete end of you. I will punish you so you will go the right way. I will not leave you without punishment.”

Kaua koe e wehi, e taku pononga, e Hakopa, e ai ta Ihowa; kei a koe nei hoki ahau: ka poto rawa hoki i ahau nga iwi katoa kua peia nei koe e ahau ki reira, otiia e kore koe e poto rawa i ahau; engari ka pakia koe e ahau, he mea whakarite marie, e kore ia koe e tukua kia kore e whiua.