Ezequiel 12

1 Yahweh’s word also came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.

3 "Therefore, you son of man, prepare your baggage for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. 4 You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for moving. You shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go out into exile. 5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your baggage out that way. 6 In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land, for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel."

7 I did so as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for moving, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought it out in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.

8 In the morning, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 9 "Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

10 "Say to them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: "This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are."’

11 "Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.

12 "‘The prince who is among them will bear his baggage on his shoulder in the dark, and will go out. They will dig through the wall to carry things out that way. He will cover his face, because he will not see the land with his eyes. 13 I will also spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there. 14 I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands. I will draw out the sword after them.

15 "‘They will know that I am Yahweh when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries. 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’"

17 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 18 "Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness. 19 Tell the people of the land, ‘The Lord Yahweh says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: "They will eat their bread with fearfulness and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein. 20 The cities that are inhabited will be laid waste, and the land will be a desolation. Then you will know that I am Yahweh."’"

21 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 22 "Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’? 23 Tell them therefore, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: "I will make this proverb to cease, and they will no more use it as a proverb in Israel;"’ but tell them, ‘"The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. 24 For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25 For I am Yahweh. I will speak, and the word that I speak will be performed. It will be no more deferred; for in your days, rebellious house, I will speak the word and will perform it," says the Lord Yahweh.’"

26 Again Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 27 "Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.’

28 "Therefore tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: "None of my words will be deferred any more, but the word which I speak will be performed," says the Lord Yahweh.’"

Te Herehere o Hūrā i Whakaaturia

1 I puta mai anō te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau, i mea: 2 "E te tama a te tangata, kei te noho koe i waenganui i te whare whakakeke. He kanohi nei ō rātou hei titiro, heoi kāhore e titiro, he taringa ō rātou e rongo ai, heoi kāhore e rongo; nō te mea he whare whakakeke rātou.

3 "Mō reira whakapaingia ētahi mea māu, e te tama a te tangata, mō te heke, ka heke i te awatea i tā rātou tirohanga; me heke atu i tōu wāhi ki tētahi atu wāhi i tā rātou tirohanga. Tērā pea rātou e mahara iho, ahakoa he whare whakakeke rātou. 4 Whakaputaina mai anō āu mea ki waho i te awatea i tā rātou tirohanga, kia rite ki ngā mea a te heke. Me haere atu koe i te ahiahi i tā rātou tirohanga, kia rite ki te haerenga o te heke. 5 Pokaia e koe te taiepa i tā rātou tirohanga, ā, maua atu tāu kawenga mā reira. 6 I a rātou e titiro ana, amohia e koe i runga i tōu pokohiwi, me mau atu i te pōuri; ko tōu mata hīpoki rawa, kei kite koe i te whenua. Nō te mea kua whakatūria koe e ahau hei tohu ki te whare o Īharaira."

7 Nā, mahia ana e ahau ngā mea i whakahaua mai ai ahau; whakaputaina ana e ahau āku mea i te awatea, ngā mea a te heke, ā, i te ahiahi ka pokaia e ahau te taiepa he mea, mea nā tōku ringa; i whakaputaina e ahau i te pōuri, amohia ana e ahau i runga i tōku pokohiwi i tā rātou tirohanga.

8 Nā, i te ata ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau, i mea ia: 9 "E te tama a te tangata, kīhai ianei te whare o Īharaira, te whare whakakeke, i mea ki a koe, ‘E aha ana koe?’

10 "Kī atu ki a rātou, ‘Ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: Mō te rangatira i Hiruhārama tēnei pīkaunga, mō te whare katoa o Īharaira e noho nei rātou i reira.’ 11 Kī atu, ‘Hei tohu ahau ki a koutou.’ Ka pēnei i tāku i mea nei, ka pērātia anō ki a rātou; ka heke atu rātou, ka riro i te whakarau.

12 "Ko te rangatira i roto i a rātou ka amo te pokohiwi i te pōuri, ka haere atu. Ka pokaia te taiepa hei whakaputanga atu; ko tōna mata hīpoki rawa, nō te mea e kore ia e kite i te whenua ki ōna kanohi. 13 Ka taupokina anō ia e ahau ki tāku kupenga, ka mau i tāku rore; ka kawea anō ia e ahau ki Papurōna, ki te whenua o ngā Karari; otiia e kore ia e kite i reira, ahakoa ka mate ia ki reira. 14 Ā, ka tītaritaria atu e ahau ki ngā hau katoa te hunga katoa i tētahi taha ōna, i tētahi taha, hei āwhina i a ia, rātou ko ōna rōpū katoa; ka maunu anō i ahau te hoari hei whai i a rātou.

15 "Ā, ka mōhio rātou ko Ihowā ahau ina whakamararatia rātou e ahau ki roto ki ngā tauiwi, ina tītaritaria ki ngā whenua. 16 Ka whakatoea anō ia ētahi o rātou e ahau, he hunga torutoru, i te hoari, i te hemokai, i te mate urutā; kia kōrero ai rātou i ā rātou mea whakarihariha katoa i roto i ngā iwi ka haere atu nei rātou ki reira, ā, ka mōhio rātou ko Ihowā ahau."

Kāhore e Tārewa te Whakawātanga

17 I puta mai anō te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau, i mea: 18 "E te tama a te tangata, e wiri koe ina kai i tāu taro, inumia hoki tōu wai i runga i te ohooho, i te mānukanuka. 19 Kī atu hoki ki te iwi o te whenua: Ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā mō ngā tāngata o Hiruhārama, mō te oneone o Īharaira: Ka kainga e rātou tā rātou taro i runga i te mānukanuka, ka inumia hoki tō rātou wai i runga i te mīharo, he mea kia takoto kau ai tōna whenua i ōna mea maha, mō te tutū o ngā tāngata katoa e noho ana i reira. 20 Nā, ko ngā pā e nohoia ana, ka waiho hei koraha, ka ururuatia anō te whenua; ā, ka mōhio koutou ko Ihowā ahau."

21 I puta mai anō te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau, i mea: 22 "E te tama a te tangata, he aha tēnā whakatauki a koutou i te whenua o Īharaira, e mea nā, ‘Ka roa nei ngā rā, kua kore anō he kitenga’? 23 Mō reira kī atu ki a rātou: Ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: Ka mutu i ahau tēnei whakatauki, e kore anō e whakataukitia e rātou ā muri ake nei i roto i a Īharaira. Mea atu ia ki a rātou, ‘Ka tata ngā rā, me te meatanga anō o ngā kitenga katoa.’ 24 Nō te mea i muri nei kāhore he kitenga teka, kāhore he poropititanga tinihanga i roto i te whare o Īharaira. 25 Ko Ihowā hoki ahau; ka kōrero ahau, ā, ko te kupu e kōrerotia e ahau, ka oti; e kore e kūmea kia roa i muri nei. Nō te mea i ō koutou rā nei, e te whare whakakeke, ka kōrerotia e ahau, ka mahia anō te kupu, e ai tā te Ariki, tā Ihowā."

26 I puta mai anō te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau, i mea: 27 "E te tama a te tangata, nanā, e kī ana te whare o Īharaira, ‘Mō ngā rā maha te kitenga e kitea nei e ia, ko ngā wā i tawhiti rawa tāna e poropiti nei.’

28 "Mō reira kī atu ki a rātou: Ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: E kore tētahi o āku kupu e kūmea kia roa ā muri nei; engari, ko te kupu e kōrerotia e ahau ka oti, e ai tā te Ariki, tā Ihowā."