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

¹[Ny amin'ny nanetrena ny taranak'i Dasida, sy ny mbola hanandratana azy indray] Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin'i Jehovah nanao hoe:

²Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

²Ry zanak'olona, manaova fampanonona, ary milazà fanoharana amin'ny taranak'Isiraely,

³And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

³ka ataovy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah Tompo: Nisy voromahery lehibe nanana elatra lehibe, sady lava ny volon'elany, ary nisoratsoratra avokoa ny volony rehetra; dia tonga tao Libanona izy ka naka izay avo indrindra amin'ny rantsan'ny sedera;

⁴He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

⁴ny tendron'ny tarony dia nolaingosany ka nentiny ho any amin'ny tany fandrantoana; eny, tao an-tanànan'ny mpandranto no namboleny azy.[Heb. Kanana; izahao xxvi. 29]

⁵He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

⁵Nangalany koa ny voan-javatra tamin'ny tany ka namboleny tao amin'ny tany lonaka; nentiny ho eo amoron'ny rano be iny ka nataony araka ny fanao amin'ny hazomalahelo.

⁶And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

⁶Dia naniry iny ka tonga voaloboka iva misandrahaka, mba hitodihan'ny rantsany ho eo aminy ary ny fakany ho ao ambaniny; ka dia tonga voaloboka izy ka nandrantsana sy nanaroka.

⁷There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

⁷Ary nisy voromahery lehibe hafa koa nanana elatra lehibe sady be volo, ary, indro, manina azy izany voaloboka izany ka nampanatona ny fakany hankany aminy sady nampanaroka ny rantsany avy tamin'ny tany voafaritra nambolena azy mba hankany aminy koa mba holemany.

⁸It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

⁸Voavoly tao amin'ny saha tsara teo amoron'ny rano be izy mba handrantsana sy hamoa ka ho voaloboka tsara indrindra.

⁹Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.

⁹Ataovinao hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah Tompo: Ho vanona va izy? Tsy hongotana va ny fakany, ary hotazana ny voany, mba halazo izy? Halazo ny raviny rehetra, raha vao mitsimoka, ka na dia ny sandry mahery sy ny vahoaka betsaka aza tsy hahay mampaniry azy avy amin'ny fakany intsony.[Na: na dia tsy misy sandry mahery na vahoaka betsaka manongotra azy amin'ny fakany aza]

¹⁰Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.

¹⁰Koa, indro, na dia voavoly aza izy, moa ho vanona va? Tsy halazo tokoa va izy, raha asian'ny rivotra avy any atsinanana? Eny, halazo eo amin'ny tany voafaritra naniriany izy.

¹¹Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

¹¹Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin'i Jehovah nanao hoe:

¹²Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

¹²Lazao amin'ny taranaka maditra hoe: Tsy fantatrareo va ny hevitr'ireto zavatra ireto? Lazao aminy hoe: Indro, efa tonga tany Jerosalema ny mpanjakan'i Babylona ka naka ny mpanjaka sy ny mpanapaka tao, dia nitondra azy ho any aminy any Babylona.

¹³And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

¹³Ary naka ny anankiray tamin'ny taranaky ny mpanjaka izy, dia nanao fanekena taminy ka nampianiana azy, ary ny lehilahy mahery tamin'ny tany dia nentiny nandeha,

¹⁴That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

¹⁴mba hietry ny fanjakana ka tsy hiarina, mba hotandremana ny fanekeny ka haharitra.

¹⁵But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

¹⁵Fa niodina taminy izy ka naniraka olona hankany Egypta, mba hanome soavaly sy olona maro azy ireo. Moa hambinina va izy? Ho afa-mandositra va izay manao toy izany? Nivadika ny fanekena izy, ka ho afa-mandositra va?

¹⁶As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

¹⁶Raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, dia any amin'ny tanin'ilay mpanjaka nampanjaka azy sady nampianiana azy nefa nohamavoiny ny fianianana, ary nivadihany ny fanekeny eny, any amin'io, any Babylona, no hahafatesany.

¹⁷Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

¹⁷Ary amin'ny hanandratan'ireo tovon-tany sy ny hanaovany tilikambo handringanana olona maro, dia tsy hanampy azy amin'ny ady akory Farao, na dia manana miaramila maro sy vahoaka betsaka aza.

¹⁸Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

¹⁸Fa efa nanamavo ny fianianana izy tamin'ny nivadihany ny fanekena, fa he! efa nanolotra ny tànany izy, kanjo nanao izany rehetra izany ihany, dia tsy ho afa-mandositra izy.

¹⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

¹⁹Koa izao no lazain'i Jehovah Tompo: Raha velona koa Aho, ny fampianianako izay nohamavoiny ary ny fanekeko izay nivadihany dia hatsingeriko ho eo an-dohany tokoa.

²⁰And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

²⁰Ary ny fandrika haratoko dia hovelariko aminy, ka ho voan'ny fandriko izy, ary ho entiko any Babylona ka hotsaraiko any noho ny nivadihany tamiko.

²¹And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.

²¹Ary ny miaramilany rehetra izay afa-mandositra dia ho lavon'ny sabatra, ary izay sisa dia haely ho amin'ny rivotra rehetra, ka dia ho fantatrareo fa Izaho Jehovah no niteny izany.

²²Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:

²²Izao no lazain'i Jehovah Tompo: Izaho dia haka amin'ny rantsana avo indrindra amin'ny sedera avo, ka hamboleko izany; holaingosako ny tendron'ny laingony milenodenoka, ka hamboleko ao amin'ny tendrombohitra avo sy milangalanga izany.

²³In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

²³Ao amin'ny tendrombohitra avon'ny Isiraely no hamboleko azy; ary handrantsana sy hamoa izy ka ho tonga sedera tsara indrindra, ary ny vorona samy hafa rehetra hitoetra ao aminy; ao amin'ny alokaloky ny rantsany no hitoerany.Ary ho fantatry ny hazo rehetra any an-tsaha fa Izaho Jehovah no efa nanetry ny hazo avo ka nanandratra ny hazo iva ary nandazo ny hazo maitso ka nampaniry ny hazo maina; Izaho Jehovah no niteny sady nanao izany.

²⁴And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.

²⁴Ary ho fantatry ny hazo rehetra any an-tsaha fa Izaho Jehovah no efa nanetry ny hazo avo ka nanandratra ny hazo iva ary nandazo ny hazo maitso ka nampaniry ny hazo maina; Izaho Jehovah no niteny sady nanao izany.