1 K o te kupu a Ihowa i puta mai ki a Heremaia, he mea mo te tauraki.

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2 K ei te tangi a Hura, ngehe kau ona kuwaha, kua noho ki te whenua he mangu ona kakahu; kua kake te aue o Hiruharama ki runga.

Judah mourns and her gates languish; sit in black upon the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.

3 N a ka unga o ratou ariki i a ratou tamariki ririki ki nga awa: ka tae ratou ki nga poka, kahore e kite wai; ka hoki me a ratou oko, tahanga kau: ka whakama ratou, ka numinumi, ka hipoki i o ratou mahunga.

And their nobles send their little ones and their inferiors for water; they come to the cisterns and find no water. They return with empty vessels; they are put to shame and confounded and cover their heads.

4 I te ngatata o te oneone, kahore ano nei hoki he ua ki runga ki te whenua, ka whakama nga kaiparau, ka hipoki i o ratou mahunga.

Because the ground is cracked and the tillers are dismayed, since there has been no rain on the land, the plowmen are put to shame, and they cover their heads.

5 A e ra, ko te hata ano, whanau ana ia i waenga parae, a whakarerea ake e ia tana kuao, no te mea kahore he tarutaru.

Yes, even the hind gives birth to her calf in the field and forsakes it, because there is no grass or herbage.

6 N a ka tu nga kaihe mohoao i runga i nga wahi tiketike, ka kihakiha ano he kirehe mohoao; matawaia ana o ratou kanohi, kahore hoki he otaota.

And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals or crocodiles; their eyesight fails because there is no grass.

7 A hakoa whakaatu noa o matou kino i to matou he, e mahi koe, e Ihowa, kia mahara hoki ki tou ingoa: kua tini nei hoki o matou tahuritanga ketanga, kua hara matou ki a koe.

O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, deal and work with us for Your own name’s sake! For our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.

8 E koe, e te tumanako a Iharaira, e tona kaiwhakaora i te wa o te raru, he aha koe i noho ai i te whenua ano he manene, i rite ai ki te tangata haere e peka ana ki tetahi moenga mona i te po?

O Hope of Israel, her Savior in time of trouble, why should You be like a sojourner in the land and like a wayfaring man who turns aside and spreads his tent to tarry for a night?

9 H e aha koe i rite ai ki te tangata e ketekete kau ana, ki te marohirohi e kore nei e kaha ki te whakaora? kei waenganui ano ia koe i a matou, e Ihowa, kua huaina tou ingoa mo matou; kaua hoki matou e whakarerea.

Why should You be like a man stunned and confused, like a mighty man who cannot save? Yet You, O Lord, are in the midst of us, and we are called by Your name; do not leave us!

10 K o te kupu tenei a Ihowa ki tenei iwi, He pena tonu to ratou matenui ki te taihaere; kihai i kaiponuhia o ratou waewae; no reira kahore a Ihowa e manako ki a ratou; ka mahara ia aianei ki o ratou he, a ka whiu i o ratou hara.

Thus says the Lord to this people: In the manner and to the degree already pointed out have they loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.

11 A ka mea a Ihowa ki ahau, Kaua e inoi mo tenei iwi ki te pai mo ratou.

The Lord said to me, Do not pray for this people for their good.

12 K a nohopuku ratou, e kore ahau e rongo ki ta ratou karanga; ka whakaekea e ratou te tahunga tinana me te whakahere, e kore ahau e manako ki a ratou; engari ka poto ratou i ahau, i te hoari, i te hemokai, i te mate uruta.

Though they fast, I will not hear their cry; and though they offer burnt offering and cereal offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.

13 A no ra ko ahau, Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa, nana, ko nga poropiti te mea nei ki a ratou, E kore koutou e kite i te hoari, e kore ano te hemokai e pa ki a koutou; engari maku e mea kia tuturu rawa te mau o te rongo ki a koutou i tenei wahi.

Then said I, Alas, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, You will not see the sword, nor will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace (peace that lasts, the peace of truth) in this place.

14 A no ra ko Ihowa ki ahau, Kei te poropiti teka nga poropiti i runga i toku ingoa: kihai ratou i unga e ahau, kihai ratou i whakahaua e ahau, kihai hoki ahau i korero ki a ratou: he kitenga teka ta ratou e poropiti na ki a koutou, he whakaaro ki n ga tohu, he mea horihori, he mea tinihanga na o ratou ngakau.

Then the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, nor have I spoken to them. They prophesy to you a false or pretended vision, a worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.

15 M o reira ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa mo nga poropiti e poropiti nei i runga i toku ingoa, he hunga kihai i unga e ahau, i a ratou e mea nei, E kore te hoari, te hemokai ranei e pa ki tenei whenua: Ka poto ena poropiti i te hoari, i te hemokai.

Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name—although I did not send them—and who say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

16 N a, ko te iwi ki a ia nei ta ratou poropititanga, ka akiritia ki nga ara o Hiruharama i te ngaunga a te hemokai, a te hoari; kahore hoki he tangata hei tanu i a ratou, i a ratou, i a ratou wahine, i a ratou tama, i a ratou tamahine; no te mea ka ringihia e ahau to ratou kino ki runga ki a ratou.

And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword; and they shall have none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

17 N a me korero e koe tenei kupu ki a ratou, Kia hirere iho te roimata o oku kanohi i te po, i te ao, kaua hoki e mutu; no te mea he nui te pakaru i pakaru ai te tamahine a taku iwi, mamae rawa te patunga.

Therefore you shall say to them, Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people has been smitten with a great wound, with a very grievous blow.

18 K i te haere ahau ki te parae, nana, ko nga tupapaku a te hoari! ki te tomo ahau ki te pa, nana, ko te hunga e mate ana i te hemokai! ko te poropiti hoki raua tahi ko te tohunga kei te haereere noa iho i te whenua a kahore e mohio.

If I go out into the field, then behold, those slain with the sword! And if I enter the city, then behold, those tormented with the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest go about not knowing what to do or as beggars in a land that they know not, and they have no knowledge.

19 K ua paopao rawa ranei koe ki a Hura? kua whakarihariha ranei tou wairua ki Hiona? He aha koe i patu ai i a matou, te ai he mahunga mo o matou mate? I tatari matou ki te rongo mau, heoi kahore he pai; ki te wa e mahu ai, na ko te raruraru.

have You utterly rejected Judah? Do You loathe Zion? Why have You smitten us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace and completeness, but no good came, and for a time of healing, but behold, dismay, disaster, and terror!

20 T enei matou, e Ihowa, te whaki nei i to matou kino, i te he o o matou matua: kua hara hoki matou ki a koe.

We know and acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against You.

21 K aua e whakarihariha ki a matou, whakaaro ki tou ingoa; kaua e whakaititia te torona o tou kororia; kia mahara, kaua e whakataka tau kawenata ki a matou.

Do not abhor, condemn, and spurn us, for Your name’s sake; do not dishonor, debase, and lightly esteem Your glorious throne; remember, break not Your covenant or solemn pledge with us.

22 K ei roto ranei i nga mea horihori a nga tauiwi tetahi hei mea kia ua? ma nga rangi ranei e homai nga ua nehu? he teka ianei ko koe ia, e Ihowa, e to matou Atua? na reira matou ka tatari ki a koe; nau hoki i hanga enei mea katoa.

Are there any among the false gods of the nations who can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O Lord our God? Therefore we will wait for You, for You have made all these things.