1 B ehold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.

Nana, kua meinga e Ihowa te whenua kia noho tahanga, kia takoto kau, kua porohurihia ake e ia, a kua whakamararatia ona tangata.

2 I t will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest.

A ka rite te iwi ki te tohunga, te pononga ki tona ariki, te pononga wahine ki tona rangatira wahine, te tangata i utua ai te taonga ki te tangata i a ia nei te utu, te kaiwhakatarewa mai ki te tangata i te nama, te tangata i te moni whakatupu ki te tangata nana nei i homai ki a ia.

3 T he earth will be utterly emptied and utterly laid waste; for Yahweh has spoken this word.

Ka moti rawa ta te whenua, pahua rawa: kua korerotia hoki e Ihowa tenei kupu.

4 T he earth mourns and fades away. The world languishes and fades away. The lofty people of the earth languish.

E tangi ana te whenua, ngohe noa iho; kahakore kau te ao, ngohe noa iho; harotu kau te hunga rarahi o te whenua.

5 T he earth also is polluted under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.

Kua poke ano te whenua i raro i ona tangata; kua takahia hoki nga ture, whakaputaia ketia ake e ratou te tikanga i whakatakotoria, whakataka ana e ratou te kawenata onamata.

6 T herefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell therein are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

Na reira i kainga ai te whenua e te kanga, kitea iho te hara o ona tangata; na reira i wera ai nga tangata o te whenua, a he torutoru te hunga i toe.

7 T he new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh.

E tangi ana te waina hou; kua kahakore te waina; kei te mapu te hunga ngakau koa katoa.

8 T he mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.

Ka mutu te koa o nga timipera, kua kore te nge o te hunga e hari ana; mutu ake te koa o te hapa.

9 T hey will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

Kore ake ta ratou waiata i te mea e inu waina ana; ka kawa te wai kaha ki te hunga e inu ana.

10 T he confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

Kua pakaru te pa o te pororaru, tutaki rawa nga whare katoa, te ai he tomokanga atu.

11 T here is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.

He karanga kei nga ara, he mea mo te waina; kua pouri katoa te koa, kua riro te harakoa o te whenua.

12 T he city is left in desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.

Mahue iho ki te pa ko te ururua; ko te kuwaha, he mea whiu ki te whakangaromanga.

13 F or it will be so within the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.

Ka penei te hanga i waenganui i te whenua i roto i nga iwi; kei te ruiruinga o te oriwa te rite, kei te hamunga o nga karepe ina mutu te whawhaki.

14 T hese shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea.

Ka ara to ratou reo, ka waiata ratou; mo te nui hoki o Ihowa, ka hamama mai ratou i te moana.

15 T herefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!

Na whakakororiatia a Ihowa i te rawhiti, te ingoa o Ihowa, o te Atua o Iharaira, i nga motu o te moana.

16 F rom the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

I te pito rawa o te whenua kua rangona nga waiata e tatou, he kororia ki te tangata tika. Otiia ka ki ake ahau, Kei te whakaheke ahau! kei te whakaheke! aue te mate i ahau! he mahi tinihanga ta te hunga tinihanga; nui atu te tinihanga o te hunga tinihanga.

17 F ear, the pit, and the snare, are on you who inhabitant the earth.

Ko te wehi, ko te rua, ko te rore, kei a koe, e te tangata o te whenua.

18 I t will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.

Na, ko te tangata e rere mai i te ngangau o te wehi, ka taka ki te rua; a ko te tangata e puta ake ana i roto i te rua, ka mau i te rore; kua puare hoki nga matapihi o runga, a e ru ana nga turanga o te whenua.

19 T he earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.

Ngakongako kau te whenua, memeha kau noa iho te whenua, ngaueue kau te whenua.

20 T he earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.

Hurorirori kau te whenua ano he haurangi, nekenekehia ana, me te mea he whare tira; ka taimaha iho hoki tona he ki runga ki a ia, ka hinga, heoi ano ona aranga ake.

21 I t shall happen in that day that Yahweh will punish the army of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth.

I taua ra ka whiua e Ihowa te ope o te hunga kua neke ake, me nga kingi o te whenua i runga i te whenua.

22 T hey shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.

A ka huihuia ratou, ka peratia me nga herehere e huihuia ana ki te rua, ka tutakina hoki ki te whare herehere, a ka maha nga ra ka tirohia iho ratou.

23 T hen the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders will be glory.

Ko reira te marama numinumi kau ai, ka whakama ano hoki te ra; ka kingi hoki a Ihowa o nga mano ki Maunga Hiona, ki Hiurharama, ki te aroaro ano o ana kaumatua i runga i te kororia.