1 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

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

2 “ Son of man, look toward Jerusalem and speak against the holy places. Speak against the land of Israel.

E te tama a te tangata, anga atu tou mata ki Hiruharama, kia maturuturu iho tau kupu ki nga wahi tapu, poropititia he he mo te whenua o Iharaira;

3 T ell the land of Israel, ‘The Lord says, “See, I am against you. I will take My sword out of its holder and destroy from you both the good and the sinful.

Mea atu hoki ki te whenua o Iharaira, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Nana, hei hoariri ahau mou, ka maunu ano i ahau taku hoari i roto i tona takotoranga, ka hatepea atu e ahau te tangata tika raua ko te tangata he i roto i a koe.

4 B ecause I will destroy from you both the good and the sinful, My sword will go out against everyone from south to north.

Na, ka hatepea atu nei e ahau i roto i a koe te tangata tika raua ko te tangata he, ka maunu ano taku hoari i roto i tona takotoranga ki nga kikokiko katoa i te tonga tae noa ki te raki.

5 T hen all people will know that I, the Lord, have taken out My sword. It will not be put back into its holder again.”’

A ka mohio nga kikokiko katoa, naku, na Ihowa, i unu taku hoari i roto i tona takotoranga: e kore ano e hoki a muri iho.

6 A s for you, son of man, cry in sorrow in front of them, as if your heart is breaking.

Na reira, aue, e te tama a te tangata: aue ki to ratou aroaro, me te whati tou hope, me te tangi tiwerawera.

7 A nd when they ask you, ‘Why are you crying?’ tell them, ‘Because of the news that is coming, every heart will melt and all hands will be weak. Every spirit will lose its strength, and all knees will be as weak as water. It is coming, and it will happen,’ says the Lord God.”

A ki te mea ratou ki a koe, He aha koe i aue ai? katahi koe ka mea, Mo te rongo; kei te haere mai hoki: a ngohe iho nga ngakau katoa, ngoikore katoa nga ringa, ka he ano nga wairua katoa, ko nga turi katoa kei te wai te rite: nana, te haere mai n ei, ka oti ano hoki, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.

8 A gain the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

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

9 “ Son of man, speak in My name and tell them, ‘The Lord says, “A sword, a sharp and shining sword!

E te tama a te tangata, poropiti atu, ki atu, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: Ki atu, He hoari, he hoari, whakakoi rawa, oro rawa.

10 I t is made sharp to kill, and shined to look like lightning! Shall we have joy? It hates the special stick of My son, as it does all wood.

I whakakoia ai kia nui, ai te parekura: i orohia ai kia uira ai. Kia koa koia tatou? ko te tokotoko ia o taku tama e whakahawea ana ki nga rakau katoa.

11 T he sword is being shined to make it ready to use. It is made sharp and shiny, to be put into the hand of the killer.

I hoatu ano e ia kia orohia, hei mea e maua e te ringa: ko te hoari, ae, kua oti te whakakoi, kua oti te oro, kia hoatu ai ki te ringa o te kaipatu.

12 C ry out in a loud voice, son of man, for the sword is against My people. It is against all the leaders of Israel. They are going to be killed with My people, so beat your upper leg in sorrow.

E tangi, aue, e te tama a te tangata: no te mea kei runga i taku iwi, kei runga i nga rangatira katoa o Iharaira: kua tukua atu ratou ki te hoari me taku iwi: mo reira papaki ki tou huha.

13 T hey will be put to the test. If they do not turn from their sinful ways, these things will happen,” says the Lord God.’

He whakamatautau hoki ia; a ka pehea ra mehemea ka kore te tokotoko whakahawea, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.

14 “ So speak in My name, son of man, and clap your hands together. Let the sword that kills hit two, even three times. It is the sword that kills and is all around them,

Ko koe na, e te tama a te tangata, poropiti atu, pakipaki i ou ringa; tukua kia tuatoru whakakoromeketanga o te hoari, o te hoari nana nga tupapaku; ko te hoari ia nana te tangata rahi, tera e tupapaku nei i ona patunga, tae tonu atu ki o ratou ruma o roto rawa.

15 s o that they will lose their strength of heart, and many will be killed at all their gates. I have sent the shining sword. It is made to shine like lightning, and is ready to kill.

Kua oti te mata o te hoari te whakatika atu e ahau ki o ratou kuwaha katoa, kia ngohengohe ai o ratou ngakau, kia maha ai o ratou tutukitanga: anana! kua oti te whakakanapa, koi tonu, hei mea mo te patu.

16 O sharp sword, cut to the left and to the right. Cut wherever you have been sent.

Huihui i a koe, ka anga ki matau; tatai i a koe, ka anga ki maui; ki te wahi e u atu ai tou mata.

17 I will also clap My hands, and My anger will be gone. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Ka papaki ano ahau i oku ringa, ka whakarite i toku weriweri: naku, na Ihowa, te kupu.

18 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

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

19 “ Son of man, make two ways for the king of Babylon to come with his sword. Both of them will come from the same land. Mark the way where the road divides and goes to the city.

Ko koe hoki, e te tama a te tangata, whakaritea etahi ara mou kia rua, hei haerenga mai mo te hoari a te kingi o Papurona: ka puta mai raua e rua i te whenua kotahi; waitohungia hoki tetahi wahi, waitohungai i te ahunga mai o te ara ki te pa.

20 M ark a way for the sword to go to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah into the strong city of Jerusalem.

Whakaritea he ara e haere mai ai te hoari ki Rapa o nga tama a Amona, ki a Hura, ki era i Hiruharama, i te pa taiepa.

21 F or the king of Babylon stands where the road divides in two to use strange secret powers. He shakes the arrows and speaks with false gods, and looks at the liver.

I tu hoki te kingi o Papurona ki te pekanga o te ara, ki te ahunga mai o nga ara e rua, ki te ui ki nga tuaahu: i rurutia hoki e ia ana pere, i uia he tikanga ki nga whakapakoko, i titiro ki te ate.

22 I n his right hand is the arrow marked for Jerusalem. It tells him to set up objects to knock down the city walls, to call out the battle cry, to set up objects to break down the gates, and to build a wall of dirt and battle towers.

I tona ringa matau ko te tuaahu mo Hiruharama, hei whakarite i nga mea wawahi, hei mea e hamama ai te mangai i te parekura, e ara ai te reo i te hamamatanga, hei whakarite i nga mea wawahi mo nga kuwaha, kia haupuria ake ano he pukepuke, kia han ga he taumaihi.

23 T he people who promised to obey him will not believe this. But he will make them remember their guilt so that they may be taken.

A ki ta ratou, hei tuaahu teka tena ki ta ratou titiro, ki ta te hunga ra i oati i nga oati: otiia ka maharatia e ia te kino, kia mau ai ratou.

24 S o the Lord God says, ‘You have made your guilt to be remembered. Your sins are no longer covered, and everyone has seen the bad things you have done and remembers them. So you will be taken in battle.

Na reira ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Na, kua meinga na e koutou to koutou kino kia maharatia, i to koutou he ka hurahia, i o koutou hara ka kitea i roto i a koutou mahi katoa; na, ka maharatia na koutou, ka mau koutou i te ringa.

25 A nd you, O bad and sinful one, the leader of Israel, the day of your punishment has come. Your sin will end.’

Na, ko koe, e te mea kino kua tupapaku na, e te rangatira o Iharaira, nou nei te ra kua tae mai, i te wa o te he i te mutunga;

26 T he Lord God says, ‘Take off the head-covering. Take off the crown. Things will not stay as they are. Honor that which is low. And bring down that which is honored.

Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Whakarerea atu te potae, waiho atu te karauna: e kore tenei e penei tonu a muri ake: ko te iti whakanuia ake, ko te nui whakaititia iho.

27 A waste, a waste. I will lay the city waste. It will be no more, until He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him.’

Ka porohurihia e ahau, ka porohurihia, ka porohurihia; e kore noa iho ano tenei, kia tae mai ra ano te tangata mana; a maku e hoatu ki a ia.

28 “ And you, son of man, speak in My name and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says about the sons of Ammon and about their shame.’ Tell them, ‘A sword is pulled out ready to kill! It is made to shine like lightning!

Ko koe hoki, e te tama a te tangata, poropiti atu, mea atu, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa mo nga tama a Amona, mo ta ratou tawai; mea atu ano, Ko te hoari, ko te hoari, kua oti te unu: oro rawa mo te patu, kia kai ai, koia i uira ai:

29 E ven with the false dreams about you, and the lies spoken about you by using secret ways, you will be laid on the necks of the sinful who are killed, whose day has come for their last punishment.

Me te teka mai a aua matakite ki a koe, me te homai teka a te tuaahu ki a koe, kia hoatu ai koe ki runga ki nga kaki o te hunga i patua, o te hunga kino kua tae mai nei to ratou ra, i te wa o te he i te mutunga.

30 P ut your sword back into its holder. I will punish you in the place where you were made, in the land of your birth.

Meinga kia hoki atu ia ki tona takotoranga. Hei te wahi i hanga ai koe, hei te whenua i whanau ai koe, hei reira ahau whakawa ai i a koe.

31 I will be angry with you. I will blow on you with the fire of My anger. And I will give you over to men who show no pity, who have been taught to destroy.

Ka ringihia ano e ahau toku riri ki runga ki a koe; ka pupuhi ano ahau ki runga ki a koe ki te ahi o toku riri; ka hoatu ano koe e ahau ki te ringa o nga tangata poauau, e mohio ana ki te whakangaro.

32 Y ou will be destroyed by fire. You will be killed in your land, and you will not be remembered. For I, the Lord, have spoken.’”

Ka waiho koe hei wahie mo te ahi; ka heke ou toto ki waenganui o te whenua; heoi ano maharatanga ki a koe; naku hoki, na Ihowa te kupu.