Jeremiah 12

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

Tika tonu koe, e Ihowa, ina totohe ahau ki a koe; otiia kia korerotia e ahau ki a koe nga whakaritenga: He aha i whai pai ai te ara o te hunga kino? he aha i noho humarie ai te hunga katoa he nui rawa nei to ratou tinihanga?

Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

Whakatokia ana ratou e koe, ae ra kua whai pakiaka ratou; kei te tupu ake, ae ra kua whai hua; i o ratou manga i e tata ana koe; i o ratou whatumanawa ia kei tawhiti koe.

But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Otiia e mohio ana koe ki ahau, e Ihowa, kua kite koe i ahau, e whakamatautau ana hoki koe i toku ngakau ki a koe: toia mai ratou ano he hipi e patua ana, motuhia atu ratou mo te ra o te parekura.

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Kia pehea te roa o te whenua ka tangi nei, o te otaota o nga mara katoa ka maroke nei? hei mea mo te kino o ona tangata, kua pau ona kararehe me nga manu; no te mea i ki ratou, E kore ia e kite i to tatou mutunga iho.

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

Na, mehemea i rere koe i roto i te hunga haere i raro, a ka ngenge i a ratou, ka pehea ra tau whakataetae ki nga hoiho? na ahakoa u tou noho i te whenua rangatira, ka pehea ra koe i te whakapehapeha o Horona?

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

Ko ou tuakana nei hoki, ko ou teina, me te whare o tou papa, kei te tinihanga ki a koe, ko ratou ano kei te karanga nui i muri i a koe: kaua e whakapono ki ta ratou, ina korero pai ki a koe.

I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

Kua mahue i ahau toku whare, whakarerea ake toku kainga pumau; tukua ana e ahau te wahine i arohaina e toku wairua ki te ringa o ona hoariri.

Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

Ko toku kainga tupu, tona rite ki ahau kei te raiona i roto i te ngahere: hamama ana ia ki ahau, na reira kino iho ahau ki a ia.

Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.

Ko toku kainga tupu, ki ahau he rite ki te manu kotingotingo; hei hoariri mona nga manu i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha. Haere mai koutou, huihuia mai nga kirehe katoa o te parae, mauria mai ki te horo kai.

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Moti ake taku mara waina i nga hepara tokomaha, kua takatakahia e ratou toku wahi, kua meinga hoki e ratou taku wahi i matenui ai hei koraha, ururua rawa.

They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.

Kua meinga e ratou hei ururua, a i a ia e ururua nei, tangi ana ia ki ahau; kua ururua katoa te whenua, no te mea kahore he tangata e mahara ake ana tona ngakau.

The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

Kua tae nga kaipahua ki nga wahi tiketike katoa o te koraha; ka kai hoki te hoari a Ihowa i tetahi pito o te whenua a tae noa ki tetahi pito o te whenua: ki nga kikokiko katoa kahore he maunga rongo.

They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

He witi ta ratou i rui ai, he tataramoa ta ratou i kokoti ai; kua whakamamae ratou i a ratou, a kahore he pai ki a ratou: ka whakama ano koutou ki a koutou hua i te riri o Ihowa ka mura nei.

Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa mo oku hoa tata katoa e kino nei, kua pa nei ki te wahi tupu i hoatu e ahau mo taku iwi, mo Iharaira, Tenei ahau te huhuti atu nei i a ratou i runga i to ratou whenua, ka hutia atu ano e ahau te whare o Hura i waenganui i a ratou.

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

A tenei ake, kua mutu taku huhuti atu i a ratou, ka hoki ahau, ka aroha ki a ratou, ka whakahoki ano i a ratou ki tona wahi, ki tona wahi, ki tona whenua, ki tona whenua.

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.

A tenei ake, ki te ako marie ratou ki nga ara o taku iwi, a ka oatitia toku ingoa, ara, E ora ana a Ihowa; ki te pera ratou me ratou i whakaako ra i taku iwi kia oatitia a Paara; katahi ka hanga ratou ki waenganui i taku iwi.

But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.

Tena ko tenei e kore ratou e rongo, katahi taua iwi ka hutia rawatia atu e ahau, ka whakangaromia, e ai ta Ihowa.