¹In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

¹[Ny niampangana an'i Jeremia, sy ny nahafahany tamin'izany] Tamin'ny niandohan'ny nanjakan'i Joiakima, zanak'i Josia, mpanjakan'ny Joda, no nahatongavan'izao teny izao avy tamin'i Jehovah nanao hoe:

²Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

²Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Mitsangàna eo an-kianjan'ny tranon'i Jehovah, ka lazao amin'ny tanànan'ny Joda rehetra, izay avy hiankohoka ao an-tranon'i Jehovah, ny teny rehetra izay efa nasaiko hambaranao aminy, ary aza amelana na dia teny iray akory aza.

³If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.

³Fa angamba hihaino ihany izy, ka samy hiala amin'ny lalany ratsy, dia hanenenako ny loza izay kasaiko hamelezana azy noho ny faharatsian'ny ataony.

⁴And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,

⁴Ary lazao aminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Raha tsy mihaino Ahy ianareo ka tsy mandeha araka ny lalàko izay napetrako teo anoloanareo,

⁵To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;

⁵ary tsy mihaino ny tenin'ny mpaminany mpanompoko, izay irahiko aminareo, eny, nifoha maraina koa Aho ka naniraka, nefa tsy mba nihaino ianareo

⁶Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

⁶dia hataoko tahaka an'i Silo ity trano ity, ary hataoko fanozonana ho an'ny firenena rehetra ambonin'ny tany ity tanàna ity.

⁷So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.

⁷Ary ny mpisorona sy ny mpaminany mbamin'ny vahoaka rehetra dia nandre an'i Jeremia nanambara ireo teny rehetra ireo tao an-tranon'i Jehovah.

⁸Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.

⁸Koa nony efa tapitra voalazan'i Jeremia izay rehetra nasain'i Jehovah nolazaina tamin'ny vahoaka rehetra, dia nosamborin'ny mpisorona sy ny mpaminany mbamin'ny vahoaka rehetra izy ka nataony hoe: Ho faty tokoa ianao.

⁹Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

⁹Nahoana ianao no naminany tamin'ny anaran'i Jehovah hoe: Ho tahaka an'i Silo ity tanàna ity, ary ho lao ity tanàna ity, ka tsy hisy mponina? Ary ny vahoaka rehetra dia nitangorona tamin'i Jeremia tao an-tranon'i Jehovah.

¹⁰When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house.

¹⁰Fa nony ren'ny mpanapaka ny Joda izany zavatra izany, dia niakatra avy tany amin'ny tranon'ny mpanjaka nankany amin'ny tranon'i Jehovah izy ka nipetraka teo anoloan'ny vavahady vaovaon'i Jehovah.

¹¹Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

¹¹Ary ny mpisorona sy ny mpaminany nilaza tamin'ny mpanapaka sy ny vahoaka rehetra hoe: Misy heloka tokony hahafaty ity lehilahy ity; fa efa naminany loza ho amin'ity tanàna ity izy araka izay efa ren'ny sofinareo.

¹²Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.

¹²Dia nilaza tamin'ny mpanapaka rehetra sy ny vahoaka rehetra Jeremia hoe: Jehovah no naniraka ahy haminany izay rehetra efa renareo ny amin'ity trano sy ity tanàna ity.

¹³Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

¹³Koa ankehitriny ataovy tsara ny lalanareo sy ny ataonareo, ary mihainoa ny feon'i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo; fa hanenenan'i Jehovah ny loza izay efa nolazainy hamelezana anareo.

¹⁴As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.

¹⁴Fa ny amiko, dia, indro, efa eto an-tananareo aho; koa ataovy amiko izay ataonareo ho mety sy marina.

¹⁵But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

¹⁵Kanefa mihevera tsara, fa raha mamono ahy anie ianareo, dia hahatonga rà marina aminareo sy amin'ity tanàna ity ary amin'ny mponina eto, satria Jehovah tokoa no naniraka ahy taminareo hilaza ireo teny rehetra ireo eto anatrehanareo.

¹⁶Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.

¹⁶Dia hoy ny mpanapaka sy ny vahoaka rehetra tamin'ny mpisorona sy ny mpaminany: Tsy misy heloka tokony hahafaty ity lehilahy ity, satria tamin'ny anaran'i Jehovah Andriamanitsika no nitenenany tamintsika.

¹⁷Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

¹⁷Dia nisy nitsangana ny loholona ka nanao tamin'ny vahoaka rehetra vory teo hoe:

¹⁸Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

¹⁸Mika Morastita dia naminany tamin'ny andron'i Hezekia, mpanjakan'ny Joda, ka nanao tamin'ny Joda rehetra hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro: "Ziona dia hasaina toy ny tanimboly, ary Jerosalema ho tonga korontam-bato, ary ny tendrombohitra misy ny trano dia ho tonga toy ny havoana mifono ala." (Mik. 3. 12).

¹⁹Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.

¹⁹Moa namono azy va Hezekia, mpanjakan'ny Joda, sy ny Joda rehetra? Tsy natahotra an'i Jehovah va izy ka nifona tamin'i Jehovah, ka dia nanenenan'i Jehovah ny loza izay efa nolazainy hamelezany azy? Fa isika kosa izao dia mila hampidi-doza lehibe amin'ny tenantsika.

²⁰And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.

²⁰Ary nisy lehilahy anankiray koa izay naminany tamin'ny anaran'i Jehovah, dia Oria, zanak'i Semaia, avy any Kiriata-jearima, izay naminany loza ho amin'ity tanàna sy ity tany ity araka izany teny rehetra nataon'i Jeremia izany koa.

²¹And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;

²¹Ary nony ren'i Joiakima mpanjaka sy ny lehilahy maheriny rehetra ny teniny, dia nitady hahafaty azy ny mpanjaka; ary nony nandre izany Oria, dia natahotra izy ka nandositra, ary tonga tany Egypta;

²²And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

²²ary Joiakima mpanjaka naniraka olona nankany Egypta, dia Elnatana, zanak'i Akbora, mbamin'ny olona sasany nanaraka ny hankany Egypta.

²³And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

²³Ary Oria dia nalain'ireo niala avy tany Egypta ka nentiny teo amin'i Joiakima mpanjaka; ary izy namono azy tamin'ny sabatra, dia nanary ny fatiny teny amin'ny fasam-bahoaka.Nefa ny tànan'i Ahikama, zanak'i Safana, dia nomba an'i Jeremia mba tsy hanolorana azy ho eo an-tànan'ny vahoaka hovonoiny.

²⁴Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.

²⁴Nefa ny tànan'i Ahikama, zanak'i Safana, dia nomba an'i Jeremia mba tsy hanolorana azy ho eo an-tànan'ny vahoaka hovonoiny.