Ezekiel 14

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

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

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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

Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?

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?

Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to 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;

That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through 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.

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces 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.

For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:

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.

And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall 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.

And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of 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.

And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;

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:

That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.

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.

The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

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

Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

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:

Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith 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.

If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through 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:

Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall 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.

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I 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:

Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

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.

Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

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:

Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls 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.

For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

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.

Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that 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.

And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith 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.