Ieremia 12

1 PONO no oe, e Iehova, i ko'u wa e paio aku ai me oe; aka, e kamailio aku no au ia oe ma ka hooponopono ana. No ke aha la e pomaikai ai ka aoao o ka poe hewa? E maluhia anei ka poe hana ma ka wahahee nui loa?

[Too] righteous art thou, O Lord, that I could plead with thee; yet must I speak of [the principles of] justice with thee: Wherefore is the way of the wicked happy? do all those prosper that deal treacherously?

2 Ua kauu no oe ia lakou, oia, ua kolo ko lakou aa; ke ulu nei no lakou, oia, ke hua mai nei lakou i ka hua; ua kokoke no oe i ko lakou waha, ua loihi aku nae mai ko lakou naau aku.

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

3 Aka, o oe e Iehova, ke ike mai nei no oe ia'u; ua nana mai no oe ia'u, ua hoao mai oe i ko'u naau ma ou la. E hookaawale oe ia lakou, e like me na hipa no ke kaluaia, a e hoomakaukau hoi ia lakou no ka la o ka pepehi ana.

But thou, O Lord, knowest me; thou seest me, and probest my heart toward thee; set them apart like sheep for the slaughter, and destine them for the day of slaying.

4 Pehea la ka loihi o ke kumakena ana o ka aina, a me ka mae wale ana o na laalaau o ke kula, no ka hewa o ka poe e noho ana maloko? Ua laweia'ku na holoholona, a me na manu; no ka mea, olelo no lakou, Aole ia e ike mai i ko makou hopena.

How long shall the land mourn, and the herb of all the field wither? Because of the wickedness of those that dwell therein are wholly removed the beasts and the birds; because they said, He will not see our last end.

5 Ina i holo pu oe me ka poe hele wawae, a ua hoomaloeloe mai lakou ia oe, pehea la e hiki ai ia oe ke kukini me na lio? A ina hilinai oe ma ka aina malu, pehea la oe e hana'i maloko o ka nani o Ioredane?

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

6 No ka mea, o kou poe hoahanau, o ko ka hale o kou makuakane, oia, ua hana hoopunipuni mai iakou ia oe; a ua hea aku mamuli ou me ka leo nui; mai manaoio aku ia lakou, ina paha lakou e olelo mai i na olelo malimali ia oe.

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

7 Ua haalele au i ko'u hale, a ua waiho aku au i ko'u aina hooili: a ua haawi aku hoi au i ka mea a kuu uhane i aloha nui ai iloko o ka lima o kona poe enemi.

I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my heritage; I have given up the most dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

8 Ua like ko'u aina hooili ia'u me ka liona iloko o ka ululaau. Uwo ku e mai oia ia'u. Nolaila i ukiuki aku ai au ia ia.

My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it sent forth its voice against me: therefore do I hate it.

9 He hiena hae ko'u aina hooili ia'u; a hae mai ia ia na mea a pau e puni ana. E hele mai oukou, e akoakoa mai, e na holoholona a pau o ke kula, no ka ai aku.

Is my heritage become unto me as a bird of prey stained with blood? so that the birds of prey are all around it? Come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them hither to devour.

10 Ua nui na kahu i anai aku i ko'u pawaina. ua hahi lakou i ko'u aina, ua hoolilo lakou i ko'u wahi maikai, i waonahele neoneo.

Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden under foot my field, they have rendered my pleasant field a desolate wilderness.

11 Ua anai lakou ia wahi, a no kona neoneo, ua uwe mai oia ia'u; au anaiia ka aina a pau, no ka mea, aohe kanaka i manao ma ka naau.

They have made it a desert, and being desolate it mourneth before me: the whole land is made desolate, because no man laid it to heart.

12 Ua hiki mai ka poe luku maluna o na wahi kiekie a pau o ka waonahele; no ka mea, e luku aku no ka pahikaua o Iehova, mai kekahi kukulu o ka aina a i kekahi kukulu o ka aina; aohe io e maluhia ana.

Over all the mountain-peaks in the wilderness did the destroyers come; for the sword of the Lord devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: there is no peace to any flesh.

13 Ua lulu lakou i ka hua palaoa, aka, e hooiliili no lakou i kakalaioa. Ua hoeha lakou ia lakou iho, aole nae ia he mea e pomaikai ai: a e hilahila auanei lakou i na mea i loaa'i ia oukou, no ko Iehova huhu nui.

They have sown wheat, but they reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain [but] have no profit; be therefore ashamed of your products, because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

14 Penei ka olelo ana mai a Iehova, no ko'u poe hoalauna hewa, ka poe i pa mai i ka hooilina a'u i, hooili aku ai na ko'u poe kanaka o ka Iseraela; Aia hoi, e lawe no wau ia lakou, mai ko lakou aina aku, a e lawe aku hoi au i ko ka hale o Iuda, mai waena aku o lakou.

Thus hath said the Lord against all my bad neighbors, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit, Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and the house of Judah will I pluck out from the midst of them.

15 A mahope iho o ko'u lawe ana aku ia lakou, alaila, e hoi hou no wau, a e aloha aku ia lakou, a e hoihoi hou mai ia lakou i kela kanaka, i keia kanaka i kona aina hooili, a i kela kanaka keia kanaka i kona aina iho.

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

16 A e hiki mai no hoi keia, ina e ao ikaika lakou i na aoao o ko'u poe kanaka, e hoohiki ma ko'u inoa, Ke ola la no o Iehova; e like me lakou i ao ai i ko'u poe kanaka e hoohiki ma Baala; alaila, e kukulu hou ia lakou iwaenakonu o ko'u poe kanaka.

And it shall come to pass, if they will truly learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As the Lord liveth; as they had taught my people to swear by Ba'al: that they shall then be built up in the midst of my people.

17 Aka, ina aole lakou e malama mai, alaila, e uhuki loa wau, a e anai loa aku i kela lahuikanaka, wahi a Iehova.

But if they will not hearken, then will I pluck out that nation, plucking out and exterminating [them], saith the Lord.