Isaías 28

1 Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine! 2 Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand. 3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot. 4 The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer, which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it. 5 In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the residue of his people, 6 and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

7 They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment. 8 For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness.

9 Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts? 10 For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

11 But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language, 12 to whom he said, "This is the resting place. Give rest to the weary," and "This is the refreshing;" yet they would not hear. 13 Therefore Yahweh’s word will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.

14 Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem: 15 "Because you have said, ‘We have made a covenant with death, and we are in agreement with Sheol.*28:15 Sheol is the place of the dead. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won’t come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.’" 16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily. 17 I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place. 18 Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol*28:18 Sheol is the place of the dead. shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it. 19 As often as it passes through, it will seize you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be nothing but terror to understand the message." 20 For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in. 21 For Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his unusual work, and bring to pass his act, his extraordinary act. 22 Now therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.

23 Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech! 24 Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods? 25 When he has leveled its surface, doesn’t he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place? 26 For his God instructs him in right judgment and teaches him. 27 For the dill isn’t threshed with a sharp instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned over the cumin; but the dill is beaten out with a stick, and the cumin with a rod. 28 Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don’t grind it. 29 This also comes out from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

He Whakawātanga ki ngā Rangatira, ngā Tohunga, ngā Poropiti Hē

1 Auē te hē mō te karauna whakapehapeha o te hunga haurangi o Ēparaima,

ki te puāwai memenge hoki o tōna ātaahua whakakorōria,

tērā i te wāhi ki runga o te awaawa mōmona

o te hunga kua hinga i te wāina!

2 Nanā, he mea kaha, he mea pakari tā te Ariki;

koia anō kei te āwhā whatu, kei te tūpuhi e wāwāhi ana,

kei te waipuke, he wai nui e ngawhā atu ana,

ka tāia iho anō e tōna ringa ki te whenua.

3 Ka takahia e ngā waewae

te karauna whakapehapeha o te hunga haurangi o Ēparaima.

4 Ā, ko te puāwai memenge o tōna ātaahua whakakorōria,

kei te wāhi nei ki runga o te awaawa mōmona,

ka rite ki te hua mātāmua o te piki i te mea kāhore anō te raumati;

ā, ka kite te mea i titiro atu,

ka horomia e ia i te mea kei tōna ringa anō.

5 I taua rā ko Ihowā o ngā mano

hei karauna korōria,

hei pōtae ātaahua

ki ngā mōrehu o tāna iwi;

6 hei wairua whakawā

ki te tangata e noho ana ki te whakawā,

hei kaha mō te hunga e whakahoki ana

i te whawhai i te kūwaha.

7 Otiia kua pōhēhē anō ēnei i te wāina,

ā, kua kotiti kē i te wai kaha;

ko te tohunga, ko te poropiti,

kua pōhēhē i te wai kaha,

kua horomia rāua e te wāina,

ā, kua kotiti kē i te wai kaha;

he titiro hē tā rāua,

e tapepa ana tā rāua whakawā.

8 Kī tonu hoki ngā tēpu katoa i te ruaki,

i te paru, kāhore he wāhi mā.

9 "Ko wai e whakaakona e ia ki te mātauranga?

Ko wai e meinga e ia kia mōhio ki te kupu?

Ko te hunga kua whakamutua tā rātou kai waiū,

kua tangohia mai i te ū?

10 He whakahau nei hoki tēnei i runga i te whakahau,

he whakahau i runga i te whakahau;

he ako i runga i te ako, he ako i runga i te ako;

he iti ki konei, he iti ki kō rā."

11 Engari mā ētahi tāngata rerekē ngā ngutu,

he reo kē te reo e kōrero ai ia ki tēnei iwi;

12 i kī atu ia ki a rātou,

"Ko te okiokinga tēnei,

hoatu e koutou he okiokinga ki te tangata māuiui;

ko te tānga manawa hoki tēnei";

nā, kīhai rātou i pai ki te whakarongo.

13 Nō reira, ko tā Ihowā kupu ki a rātou:

"He whakahau i runga i te whakahau, he whakahau i runga i te whakahau;

he ako i runga i te ako, he ako i runga i te ako;

he wāhi iti ki konei, he wāhi iti ki kō rā;"

kia haere ai rātou, ka hinga whakamuri,

ka wāwāhia, ka māhangatia, ka mau.

14 Mō reira whakarongo ki te kupu a Ihowā, e te hunga whakahī,

e ngā rangatira o tēnei iwi i Hiruhārama.

15 Kua mea nā hoki koutou, "Kua whakarite kawenata mātou ki te mate;

kua rite ā mātou whakarite ko te rēinga;

ki te pāha i waenga te whiu i rite nei ki te waipuke,

e kore e tae mai ki a mātou;

nō te mea kua oti te teka te mea e mātou hei whakawhirinakitanga,

ka piri mātou ki roto ki te horihori."

16 Nā, ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā:

"Nanā, tēnei ahau te whakatakoto nei i te kōhatu ki Hiona hei tūranga,

he kōhatu kua oti te whakamātautau,

mō te kokonga, he mea utu nui, he tūranga ū;

ko te tangata e whakapono ana e kore e pōtatutatu.

17 Ka whakatakotoria anō e ahau te tikanga o te whakawā,

mea rawa ki te aho, me te tika anō, paramu rawa;

ā, ka tahia atu te whakawhirinakitanga teka e te whatu,

ka huri anō ngā wai ki runga ki te piringa.

18 Ka whakatakā hoki tā koutou kawenata ki te mate;

e kore anō e tū tā koutou i whakarite ai ki te rēinga;

ko te whiu i rite nei ki te waipuke, ki te tika atu i waenga,

ka waiho koutou hei takahanga māna.

19 I ōna wā e haere atu ai taua whiu,

ka riro koutou i a ia;

ka haere atu hoki i tēnei ata, i tēnei ata,

i te ao, i te pō;

ā, he whakamataku anake te mea kia mōhio ki te kupu."

20 He poto hoki te moenga, e kore e whārōrō te tangata;

he whāiti te hīpoki, e kore e taea te roropi mai.

21 Nō te mea ka rite ki tērā i Maunga Peratimi tō Ihowā whakatikanga ake,

kei tērā i te raorao i Kipeono te rite o tōna riri;

kia mahi ai ia i tāna mahi, i tāna mahi rerekē,

kia whakatutuki ai i tāna hanga, i tāna hanga rerekē.

22 Nā, kāti rā tā koutou whakahī,

kei whakaūkia ō koutou here;

kua rongo nei hoki ahau ki te Ariki, ki a Ihowā o ngā mano,

ki te whakaotinga, ki te mea i whakaritea mō te whenua katoa.

23 Kia whai taringa mai, whakarongo hoki ki tōku reo;

mahara mai, whakarongo ki tāku kōrero.

24 Ko tā te kaiparau koia i ngā rā katoa he parau, hei whakatōkanga?

He whakatuwhera tonu rānei tāna,

he wāwāhi i ngā pōkurukuru o tōna oneone?

25 Ka oti i a ia te mata o taua māra te mea kia rite,

e kore ianei ia e maka atu i te pī,

e whakatō i te kumine,

e rui i te wīti, rārangi rawa, i te pārei ki te wāhi i whakaritea,

me te rai anō ki tōna tapa?

26 Ko tōna Atua hoki hei whakaako i a ia

ki te tikanga pai,

hei tohutohu anō i a ia.

27 E kore hoki ngā pī e patua ki te mea koi,

e kore anō te wīra kāta e hurihia ki runga ki te kumine;

engari e patua ana ngā pī ki te rākau,

ngā kumine ki te patupatu.

28 Ko te wīti hei taro e kurua ana;

e kore hoki e patua tonutia e ia.

Nā, ahakoa tohaina e te wīra o tāna kāta,

e ana hōiho rānei, kāhore e tukia e ia kia ririki.

29 E puta mai ana hoki tēnei i a Ihowā o ngā mano,

he mea whakamīharo nei ōna whakaaro,

he nui anō āna tikanga.