Ezequiel 13

1 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word: 3 The Lord Yahweh says, "Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 4 Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places. 5 You have not gone up into the gaps or built up the wall for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in Yahweh’s day. 6 They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘Yahweh says;’ but Yahweh has not sent them. They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed. 7 Haven’t you seen a false vision, and haven’t you spoken a lying divination, in that you say, ‘Yahweh says;’ but I have not spoken?"

8 "‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: "Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you," says the Lord Yahweh. 9 "My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who utter lying divinations. They will not be in the council of my people, neither will they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither will they enter into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh."

10 "‘Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, "Peace;" and there is no peace. When one builds up a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash. 11 Tell those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be an overflowing shower; and you, great hailstones, will fall. A stormy wind will tear it. 12 Behold, when the wall has fallen, won’t it be said to you, "Where is the plaster with which you have plastered it?"

13 "‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: "I will even tear it with a stormy wind in my wrath. There will be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it. 14 So I will break down the wall that you have plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered. It will fall, and you will be consumed in the middle of it. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. 15 Thus I will accomplish my wrath on the wall, and on those who have plastered it with whitewash. I will tell you, ‘The wall is no more, nor those who plastered it— 16 to wit, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace,’" says the Lord Yahweh.’"

17 You, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them, 18 and say, "The Lord Yahweh says: ‘Woe to the women who sew magic bands on all elbows and make veils for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people and save souls alive for yourselves? 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.’

20 "Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I am against your magic bands, with which you hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms. I will let the souls fly free, even the souls whom you ensnare like birds. 21 I will also tear your veils and deliver my people out of your hand; and they will no longer be in your hand to be ensnared. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. 22 Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive. 23 Therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practice divination. I will deliver my people out of your hand. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.’"

Ka Whakahētia ngā Poropiti Teka

1 I puta mai anō te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau, i mea: 2 "E te tama a te tangata, poropititia he hē mō ngā poropiti o Īharaira e poropiti nei, mea atu hoki ki te hunga nō ō rātou ngākau tā rātou e poropiti nei: ‘Whakarongo ki te kupu a Ihowā! 3 Ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: Auē te mate mō ngā poropiti wairangi, e whai nei i ō rātou wairua ake, ā, kīhai i kite i tētahi mea! 4 I rite tonu ōu poropiti, e Īharaira, ki ngā pokiha i ngā wāhi koraha. 5 Kīhai koutou i haere ki ngā wāhi pakaru, kīhai anō i hangā i te taiepa mō te whare o Īharaira, hei tūranga i te tatauranga i te rā o Ihowā. 6 He kitenga teka, he tūāhu horihori tā rātou e kī rā, "E ai tā Ihowā," ehara rātou i a Ihowā i unga; ā, kua meinga e rātou te tangata kia tūmanako, tērā e mana te kupu. 7 He teka ianei he kitenga teka tā koutou kitenga, he horihori te tūāhu i kōrero ai koutou, i kī ai, "E kī ana a Ihowā," ā, kīhai nei ahau i kōrero?

8 " ‘Mō reira ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: Kua kōrero nā koutou i te teka, kua kite i te horihori, mō reira he hoariri tēnei ahau mō koutou, e ai tā te Ariki, tā Ihowā. 9 Ka pā anō tōku ringa ki ngā poropiti he horihori nei tā rātou kitenga, ki ngā tohunga tūāhu teka. E kore rātou e noho ki te rūnanga o tāku iwi, e kore e tuhituhia ki te tuhituhinga o te whare o Īharaira, e kore anō e tae ki te whenua o Īharaira; ā, ka mōhio koutou ko te Ariki ahau, ko Ihowā.

10 " ‘Mō rātou, āe rā, mō rātou i whakapōhēhē i tāku iwi, i mea, "Ka mau te rongo," i te mea kāhore he maunga rongo; nā, ko tētahi kei te hanga i te pakitara, ā, ko rātou hei pani ki te paru kīhai i kōnatunatua. 11 Mea atu ki ngā kaipani o te paru kīhai i kōnatunatua, tērā e hinga; ka puta te ua, he waipuke; ka taka iho anō koutou, e ngā nganga o te whatu; ka wāhia anō hoki e te hau, e te paroro. 12 Nanā, ka hinga te pakitara, kāhore rānei he kī ki a koutou, "Kei hea te paninga i pania rā e koutou?"

13 " ‘Mō reira ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: Inā, ka wāhia e ahau ki te hau, ki te paroro, i tōku weriweri; ka puta anō te ua, te waipuke, i tōku riri, me ngā nganga anō o te whatu i tōku weriweri, hei whakapoto rawa. 14 Ka pakaru pērā i ahau te pakitara i pania rā e koutou ki te paru kīhai i kōnatunatua, pā tonu iho ki te whenua, ka whakakitea anō ōna tūranga. Ā, ka hinga, ka poto anō koutou ki waenganui o taua pakitara; ā, ka mōhio koutou ko Ihowā ahau. 15 Ka whakapaua pērātia e ahau tōku weriweri ki te pakitara, ki te hunga anō nāna i pani ki te paru kīhai i kōnatunatua; ka mea hoki ahau ki a koutou, "Kua kore te pakitara, kua kore anō te hunga nāna i pani – 16 arā ngā poropiti o Īharaira mō Hiruhārama nei tā rātou e poropiti ai, e kite nei i te kitenga mōna, i te rongo mau, i te mea kāhore he rongo mau, e ai tā te Ariki, tā Ihowā." ’

17 "Nā, ko koe, e te tama a te tangata, anga atu tōu mata ki ngā tamāhine a tōu iwi e poropiti nei, he mea nō ō rātou ngākau ake; poropititia anō he hē mō rātou, 18 mea atu: Ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: Auē te mate mō ngā wāhine e tuitui urunga ana ki ngā tuke katoa; e hanga ārai ana mō ngā māhunga o te roa, o te poto, hei whai wairua! Ka whai rānei koutou i ngā wairua o tāku iwi? Ka whakaora rānei i ētahi he wairua mā koutou? 19 Kua whakapokea ahau e koutou i waenga i tāku iwi hei utu mō ngā kutanga pārei, mō ngā kongakonga taro, hei whakamate i ngā wairua e kore e tika kia whakamatea, hei whakaora i ngā wairua e kore e tika kia ora, i a koutou ka kōrero teka nā ki tāku iwi e whakarongo nei ki ā koutou kōrero teka.

20 "Mō reira ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā: Nanā, e hē ana ahau ki ō koutou urunga i whāia ai ngā wairua e koutou i reira, i meinga ai kia rere, ka haea atu anō e ahau i ō koutou ringa. Ka tukua anō e ahau ngā wairua kia haere, ā koutou wairua e whai nā, e mea nā kia rere. 21 Ka haea atu anō e ahau ō koutou ārai, ka whakaorangia hoki tāku iwi i roto i ō koutou ringa; e kore anō e waiho i ō koutou ringa hei whāinga atu; ā, ka mōhio koutou ko Ihowā ahau. 22 Nō te mea kua whakapōuritia e koutou ki te kupu teka te ngākau o te tangata tika, kīhai nei i whakapōuritia e ahau; ā, whakaūngia ana ngā ringa o te tangata kino, i kore ai e tahuri mai i tōna ara kino, kia ora ai. 23 Mō reira e kore koutou e kite i te horihori ā muri ake nei, i ngā tikanga rānei ki ngā tūāhu; ā, ka whakaorangia hoki e ahau tāku iwi i roto i ō koutou ringa; ā, ka mōhio koutou ko Ihowā ahau."