Jeremiah 2

1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Pea naʻe toe hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, ʻo pehē,

2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

“ʻAlu ʻo kalanga ki he telinga ʻo Selūsalema, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova; “ʻOku ou manatuʻi koe, ko e angalelei naʻe fai kiate koe ʻi hoʻo kei siʻi, mo e ʻofa naʻe fakahā ʻi hoʻo fakanofo, ʻi hoʻo muimui kiate au ʻi he toafa, ʻi he fonua naʻe ʻikai tūtuuʻi.

3 Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

Naʻe fakatapui ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, ko e ʻuluaki fua ʻo hono tupu: ʻe halaia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakaʻauha ia;’” ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻE hoko ʻae kovi kiate kinautolu.”

4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

‌ʻE fale ʻo Sēkope, pea mo e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, mou fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova.

5 thus saith the LORD, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko e hā ʻae kovi kuo ʻiloʻi ʻe hoʻomou ngaahi tamai ʻiate au, koeʻuhi kuo nau liʻaki au, pea muimui ki he meʻa noa pe, pea kuo nau hoko ʻo vale?

6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt; that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man dwelt?

Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau pehē, ‘Ko e fē ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne ʻomi ʻakimautolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ʻaia naʻa ne tataki ʻakimautolu ʻi he toafa; ʻi he fonua lala pea luoluo, ʻi he fonua mōmoa, mo e malumalu ʻoe mate, ʻi he fonua kuo ʻikai fononga ki ai ha tangata, pea ʻoku ʻikai nofo ai ha tangata?’

7 And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

Pea naʻaku ʻomi ʻakimoutolu ki he fonua mahu, ke kai hono fua, mo hono lelei ʻo ia; ka ʻi hoʻomou hū ki ai, kuo mou fakakoviʻi hoku fonua, pea ngaohi hoku tofiʻa ko e meʻa fakalielia.

8 The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Naʻe ʻikai pehē ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki, ‘Ko e fē ʻa Sihova?’ Pea naʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi au ʻekinautolu naʻe maheni ai ʻi he fono: pea naʻe angatuʻu kiate au ʻae kau tauhi foki, pea naʻe kikite ʻae kau palōfita ʻi he hingoa ʻo Peali, pea nau muimui ki he ngaahi meʻa taʻeʻaonga.”

9 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead.

Ko ia ʻoku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, “Te u toe lea kiate kimoutolu, pea te u kole ki hoʻomou fānau, pea mo e fānau ʻa hoʻomou fānau.

10 For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.

Koeʻuhi, ke mou ʻalu ki he ngaahi motu ʻo Kitimi, ʻo mamata; pea fekau ki Keta, pea fakakaukau lahi, pea vakai, pe ʻoku ai ha meʻa pehē.

11 Hath a nation changed [their] gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

‌ʻOku ai ha kakai kuo fetongi honau ngaahi ʻotua, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ko e ʻotua? Ka kuo fetongi ʻa hoku kakai honau nāunau ki he meʻa taʻeʻaonga.”

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.

‌ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, “ʻE ngaahi langi mou ofo ki he meʻa ni, pea mou manavahē fakailifia; pea tetetete lahi ʻaupito,

13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

“He kuo fai ʻe hoku kakai ʻae meʻa kovi ʻe ua: kuo nau liʻaki au ko e matavai moʻui, pea kuo nau tā kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi ʻaiʻanga vai, ko e ngaahi ʻaiʻanga vai mafōfoa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai faʻa maʻu ai ha vai.

14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn [slave]? why is he become a prey?

“Ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa ʻIsileli? Pe ko e hako ia ʻoe tamaioʻeiki? Ka ko e hā kuo fakamālohi ai ia?

15 The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled: and they have made his land waste; his cities are burned up, without inhabitant.

Naʻe ngungulu kiate ia ʻae fanga laione mui, kuo nau tangi ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, kuo nau fakalala ʻae fonua: kuo tutu hono ngaahi kolo pea ʻoku ʻikai ha kakai.

16 The children also of Noph and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of thy head.

Pea kuo fakavolu foki ho tumuʻaki, ʻe he fānau ʻo Nofi mo Tapanesi.

17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

“ʻIkai kuo hoko ʻae meʻa ni kiate koe ʻiate koe pe, ʻi hoʻo liʻaki ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻi heʻene tataki koe ʻi he hala?

18 And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?

Pea ko eni, ko e hā ʻaʻau te ke ʻalu ai ʻi he hala ki ʻIsipite, ke inu ʻi he ngaahi vai ʻo Sihoa? Pea ko e hā te ke ʻalu ai koe ʻi he hala ki ʻAsilia, ke inu ʻi he vai ʻoe vaitafe?

19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

“ʻE tautea koe ʻe hoʻo angahala ʻaʻau, pea ʻe valokiʻi koe ʻe hoʻo fakaholomui: ko ia ke ke ʻilo mo vakai, ko e meʻa kovi mo fakamamahi, ʻa hoʻo liʻaki ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke manavahē kiate au,” ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.

20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot.

“He talu mei muʻa kuo u maumauʻi hoʻo haʻamonga, pea motuhi ho ngaahi haʻi; pea naʻa ke pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai te u fai kovi;’ ka kuo ke ʻeveʻeva ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga māʻolunga kotoa pē, pea ʻi he lolo ʻakau mata kotoa pē ʻo fai angahala.

21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Ka naʻaku tō koe, ko e vaine lelei, ko e tenga lelei ʻaupito: pea ʻoku fēfē ai haʻo liliu ko e ʻakau kovi, ko e vaine kehe kiate au?”

22 For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

He ʻoku pehē mai ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sihova, “Kapau te ke fufulu koe ʻaki ʻae naita, pea toʻo kiate koe ʻae koa lahi, ka ʻoku kei ʻilonga ʻa hoʻo hia ʻi hoku ʻao.

23 How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: [thou art] a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

“ʻE fēfē koā ʻa hoʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻuli, ʻoku ʻikai te u muimui kia Peali’? Vakai ki hoʻo ʻulungāanga ʻi he teleʻa, ke ke ʻilo ʻaia kuo ke fai: ko e kāmeli veʻe vave koe, ʻoku feʻaluʻaki ʻi hono ngaahi hala;

24 a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

Ko e ʻasi hehengi ʻoku maheni ai mo e toafa, ʻaia ʻoku ne folohifo ʻae matangi ʻi heʻene holi; pea ʻi heʻene pehē ko hai ʻoku faʻa fakafoki ia? ʻE ʻikai kumi fakafiuʻi ia ʻe ha taha; ka te nau ʻilo ia ʻi hono māhina.

25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

“Taʻofi ho vaʻe mei he taʻetopuvaʻe, pea mo ho kia mei he fieinu: ka naʻa ke pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻamanaki:’ ʻoku ʻikai; he kuo u ʻofa ki he kau muli, pea te u muimui pe kiate kinautolu.’

26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;

Hangē ʻoku mā ʻae kaihaʻa ʻi hono ʻiloʻi ia, ʻoku pehē ʻae mā ʻae fale ʻo ʻIsileli; ko kinautolu, mo honau ngaahi tuʻi, mo honau houʻeiki, mo honau kau taulaʻeiki, mo honau kau palōfita.

27 which say to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

Ko kinautolu ʻoku pehē ki he ʻakau, ‘Ko ʻeku tamai koe;’ pea ki he maka, ‘Naʻa ke fāʻeleʻi au:’ he kuo nau fulituʻa kiate au, pea ʻoku ʻikai hanga mai honau mata: ka ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻenau mamahi te nau lea, ʻo pehē mai, ‘Tuʻu hake, ʻo fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu.’

28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

“Kā ko e fē ho ngaahi ʻotua kuo ke ngaohi moʻou? Ke tuʻu hake ʻakinautolu, kapau te nau faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi: he ʻoku hangē ko hono lahi ʻo hoʻo ngaahi kolo, ʻE Siuta, ʻoku pehē hono tokolahi ʻo ho ngaahi ʻotua.

29 Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.

“Ko e hā te mou tukuakiʻi ai au? ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Kuo angatuʻu kiate au ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē.”

30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

“Kuo taʻeʻaonga ʻeku taaʻi hoʻomou fānau; he ʻoku ʻikai te nau poto ai: kuo fakaʻauha homou kau palōfita, ʻaki hoʻomou heletā ʻamoutolu, ʻo hangē ko e laione fakaʻauha.

31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee?

‌ʻAe toʻutangata, mou tokanga ki he folofola ʻa Sihova. He naʻaku hoko ko e toafa ki ʻIsileli? Pe ko e fonua fakapoʻuli? Pea ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻa hoku kakai, ‘Ko e houʻeiki ʻakimautolu; pea ʻe ʻikai te mau toe haʻu kiate koe?’

32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

“ʻE faʻa fakangaloʻi ʻe he tāupoʻou ʻa ʻene teunga, pe ko e taʻahine taʻane ʻa ʻene teuteu? Kā kuo fakangalongaloʻi au ʻe hoku kakai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho taʻefaʻalaua.

33 How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways.

Ko e hā ʻoku ke teuteu ai ho hala ke kumi ʻae ʻofa? Ko ia kuo ke akonaki ʻaki ho ngaahi hala ki he kau angahala foki.

34 Also, in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: I have not found it at the place of breaking in, but upon all these.

Kuo ʻiloʻi foki ʻae toto ʻoe ngaahi laumālie taʻehalaia ʻi he kapa ʻo ho kofu: ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ia ʻi he kumi lahi, ka ʻoku fakahāhā pe ia ʻiate kinautolu ni kotoa pē.

35 Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

“Ka ʻoku ke pehē ʻe koe, ‘ʻOku ou taʻehalaia, pea ko ia ʻe fakaafe ʻa hono houhau ʻiate au.’ “Vakai, te u fakamaauʻi koe, koeʻuhi ʻoku ke pehē, ‘Naʻe ʻikai te ke fai kovi.’

36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻalu fano ai pe ke fetongi ho hala? Te ke mā foki ki ʻIsipite, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo mā ki ʻAsilia.

37 From him also shalt thou go forth, with thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

‌ʻIo, te ke ʻalu meiate ia, kuo ʻai ho nima ki ho ʻulu: he kuo liʻaki ʻe Sihova ho ngaahi falalaʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke monūʻia ai.”