¹Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

¹[Famaranana nalaina tamin'ny tantaran'ny Isiraely hatramin'i Mosesy ka hatramin'i Davida] Maskila nataon'i Asafa. Henoy ny lalàko, ry oloko; atongilano ny sofinareo amin'ny tenin'ny vavako.

²I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

²Hiloa-bava hilaza fanoharana aho; hanonona teny saro-pantarina fony taloha aho.

³Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

³Izay efa rentsika sy fantatsika,ary nambaran'ny razantsika tamintsika,

⁴We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

⁴Dia tsy mba hafenintsika amin'ny zanany; fa hambarantsika amin'ny taranaka ho avy ny fiderana an'i Jehovah sy ny heriny ary ny fahagagana izay efa nataony.

⁵For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

⁵Fa nanorina teni-vavolombelona teo amin'i Jakoba Izy, ary teo amin'Isiraely no nametrahany lalàna, izay nandidiany ny razantsika, hampahafantariny ny zanany;

⁶That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

⁶Mba hahafantatra izany ny taranaka ho avy - dia ny zaza mbola hateraka - ka hitsangana hitory izany amin'ny zanany kosa,

⁷That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

⁷Mba hametraka ny fanantenany amin'Andriamanitra, ka tsy hanadino ny asany, fa hitandrina ny didiny;

⁸And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁸Mba tsy ho tahaka ny razany, izay taranaka maditra sy miodina, izy, dia taranaka izay tsy nampiomana ny fony, sady tsy marina tamin'Andriamanitra ny fanahiny.

⁹The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

⁹Ny zanak'i Efraima, izay nitondra tsipìka hitifirany, dia niamboho tamin'ny andro fiadiana.

¹⁰They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

¹⁰Tsy nitandrina ny fanekena amin'Andriamanitra izy, ary tsy nety nandeha araka ny lalàny;

¹¹And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

¹¹Nanadino ny asany izy sy ny fahagagana izay nampahitàny azy.

¹²Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹²Teo anatrehan'ny razany no nanaovany fahagagana tany amin'ny tany Egypta, dia tany amin'ny tany lemak'i Zoana.

¹³He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

¹³Nampisaraka ny ranomasina Izy ka nitondra azy nita, dia nampijanona ny rano ho toy ny antontan-javatra.

¹⁴In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁴Ary ny rahona no nitondrany azy raha antoandro, sy afo mahazava nony alina.

¹⁵He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

¹⁵Namaky vatolampy tany an-efitra Izy, ka nampisotro azy nanaram-po tahaka ny amin'ny rano lalina.

¹⁶He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

¹⁶Ary nampivoaka rano mandriaka avy tamin'ny harambato Izy ka nampirotsaka rano ho tahaka ny ony.

¹⁷And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

¹⁷Kanjo mbola nandroso nanota taminy ihany izy ireo, ka nampahatezitra ny Avo Indrindra tany an-efitra.

¹⁸And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

¹⁸Dia naka fanahy an'Andriamanitra tam-pony izy, tamin'ny nilàny hanina araka ny nahaliana azy.

¹⁹Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

¹⁹Dia niteny nanohitra an'Andriamanitra izy ka nanao hoe: mahavelatra latabatra atỳ an-efitra va Andriamanitra?

²⁰Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

²⁰Indro, namely ny vatolampy Izy, dia nigororoana ny rano ka nandriaka; mahay manome mofo koa va Izy? Mahatonga hena ho an'ny olony va Izy?

²¹Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

²¹Koa nony ren'i Jehovah izany, dia tezitra Izy; ary nisy afo nirehitra tamin'i Jakoba, sady nisy fahatezerana namely ny Isiraely,

²²Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

²²Satria tsy nino an'Andriamanitra izy ireo ka tsy natoky ny famonjeny.

²³Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

²³Kanefa nandidy ny rahona tany ambony Izy, ary ny varavaran'ny lanitra no novohàny,

²⁴And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

²⁴Dia nandatsaka mana teny aminy hohaniny Izy, ary varin'ny lanitra no nomeny azy.

²⁵Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

²⁵Ny fihinan'ny mahery no nohanin'ny olona; nanaterany hanina hahavoky azy izy.

²⁶He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

²⁶Nampandeha ny rivotra avy any atsinanana teny amin'ny lanitra Izy ary ny heriny no nitondrany ny rivotra avy any atsimo.

²⁷He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

²⁷Dia nampilatsahany hena betsaka hoatra ny vovoka izy sy voro-manidina hoatra ny fasiky ny ranomasina,

²⁸And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

²⁸Ka nalatsany teny afovoan'ny tobiny, manodidina ny fitoerany.

²⁹So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

²⁹Dia nihinana izy ireo ka voky tsara, ary izay nilainy dia nomeny azy.

³⁰They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

³⁰Nefa tsy niala tamin'ny filàny izy, ary mbola teo am-bavany ihany ny haniny;

³¹The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

³¹Dia nirehitra taminy ny fahatezeran'Andriamanitra, ka nahafatesany ny tremalahy teo aminy, ary naripany ny zatovolahin'ny Isiraely.

³²For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

³²Fa na dia izany rehetra izany aza, dia mbola nanota ihany izy ireo ka tsy nino ny fahagagana nataony.

³³Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

³³Dia nampahalevona ny androny toy ny fofonaina Izy, ary ny taonany tamin'ny fampitahorana.

³⁴When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

³⁴Raha novonoiny izy ireo, dia nitady hahalala an'Andriamanitra izy, ary niverina nikatsaka Azy.

³⁵And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

³⁵Dia nahatsiaro izy fa Andriamanitra no Vatolampiny, ary Andriamanitra Avo Indrindra no Mpanavotra azy.

³⁶Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

³⁶Kanefa nanao vava malefaka taminy ireo, ary ny lelany no nandaingàny taminy.

³⁷For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

³⁷Ary ny fony tsy niorina taminy; eny tsy nitana ny fanekeny izy.

³⁸But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

³⁸Nefa Andriamanitra kosa be famindram-po, dia mamela heloka ka tsy mandringana; eny nahatsindry fo tokoa Izy, ka tsy nofohaziny avokoa ny fahavinirany,

³⁹For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

³⁹Fa nahatsiaro Izy fa nofo ihany ireo, dia rivotra izay mandalo ka tsy miverina intsony.

⁴⁰How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

⁴⁰Impiry akory izy ireo no efa niodina taminy tany an-efitra, ka nampalahelo Azy tany amin'ny tany foana!

⁴¹Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

⁴¹Naka fanahy an'Andriamanitra mandrakariva izy, ka nampalahelo ny Iray Masin'ny Isiraely.

⁴²They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

⁴²Tsy mba nahatsiaro ny tànany izy, dia ny andro izay nanavotany azy tamin'ny fahavalo,

⁴³How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan.

⁴³Izay nanaovany famantarana tany Egypta, sy fahagagana tany an-tany lemak'i Zoana:

⁴⁴And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

⁴⁴Nampody ny oniny ho rà Izy, ary ny reniranony tsy azony nisotroana.

⁴⁵He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

⁴⁵Nandefa lalitra betsaka hamely azy Izy, ka nandany azy ireny, ary sahona, ka nanimba azy ireny.[Na: fihitra, na kalalao]

⁴⁶He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

⁴⁶Dia nanome ny vokatry ny taniny ho an'ny sompanga Izy, ary ny sasany ho an'ny valala.

⁴⁷He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

⁴⁷Namono ny voalobony tamin'ny havandra Izy, ary ny aviaviny tamin'ny havandra vaventy.

⁴⁸He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

⁴⁸Dia nanolotra ny biby fiompiny ho an'ny havandra Izy, ary ny omby aman'ondriny ho an'ny varatra.

⁴⁹He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

⁴⁹Nandatsaka ny fahatezerany mirehitra taminy Izy: eny, fahavinirana sy fahatezerana ary fampahoriana, dia anjely andiany mitondra loza.

⁵⁰He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

⁵⁰Namboatra lalana ho an'ny fahatezerany Izy, ary tsy niaro ny fanahin'ireo tamin'ny fahafatesana, fa nanolotra ny ainy ho lanin'ny areti-mandringana;

⁵¹And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

⁵¹Ary namely ny lahimatoa rehetra tany Egypta Izy, dia ny voalohan'ainy tany an-dain'i Hama;

⁵²But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

⁵²Fa namindra toerana ny olony toy ny ondry Izy, ary nitondra azy tany an-efitra toy ny ondry andiany.

⁵³And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

⁵³Nentiny soa aman-tsara izy ireo ka tsy mba natahotra; fa ny fahavalony kosa voasaron'ny ranomasina.

⁵⁴And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

⁵⁴Ary nitondra azy ho any amin'ny tany misy ny fitoerany masina Izy, dia ny tendrombohitra izay azon'ny tànany ankavanana.

⁵⁵He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

⁵⁵Ary nandroaka ny jentilisa teo anoloany Izy, ka nanome ny tanin'ireny ho lova nozaraina tamin'ny famolaina, dia nampitoetra ny firenen'Isiraely tao an-dainy.

⁵⁶Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

⁵⁶Nefa naka fanahy an'Andriamanitra Avo Indrindra izy ka niodina taminy, ary ny teni-vavolombelony tsy notandremany.

⁵⁷But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

⁵⁷Ary nihemotra izy ka nivadika tahaka ny razany. Dia nania tahaka ny tsipìka manjiona.

⁵⁸For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

⁵⁸Ary nampahatezitra Azy tamin'ny fitoerana avony izy, sady nahasaro-piaro Azy tamin'ny sarin-javatra voasokitra.

⁵⁹When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

⁵⁹Ary nandre izany Andriamanitra, dia tezitra Izy ka nolaviny mihitsy ny Isiraely,

⁶⁰So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

⁶⁰Sady nahafoy ny tabernakeliny tao Silo Izy, dia ny lay izay naoriny teo amin'ny olona;

⁶¹And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.

⁶¹Dia natolony ho babo ny heriny ary ny voninahiny ho eo an-tànan'ny fahavalo.

⁶²He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

⁶²Dia nanolotra ny olony ho an'ny sabatra Izy; ary tezitra Indrindra tamin'ny lovany Izy.

⁶³The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

⁶³Ny zatovolahiny dia lanin'ny afo; ary ny zatovovaviny tsy mba nanaovana hiram-panambadiana.

⁶⁴Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

⁶⁴Ny mpisorony lavon-tsabatra, nefa ny mpitondratenan'ireo tsy nisaona.

⁶⁵Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁵Dia nifoha ny Tompo tahaka ny anankiray avy natory, tahaka ny lehilahy mahery izay miantsoantso azon'ny divay.

⁶⁶And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁶Dia namely ny fahavalony hiamboho Izy ka nahafa-baraka azy mandrakizay.

⁶⁷Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

⁶⁷Dia nanary ny lain'i Josefa Izy, ary ny firenen'i Efraima tsy nofidiny.

⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁸Fa nifidy ny firenen'i Joda kosa Izy, dia ny tendrombohitra Ziona izay tiany.

⁶⁹And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

⁶⁹Dia nanao ny fitoerany masina ho tahaka ny havoana Izy, tahaka ny tany izay naoriny ho mandrakizay.

⁷⁰He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

⁷⁰Dia nifidy an'i Davida mpanompony ka naka azy avy tany am-balan'ondry;

⁷¹From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

⁷¹Tany amin'ny fiandrasany ny ondry ampianahana no nakàny azy, mba hiandry an'i Jakoba olony sy Isiraely lovany;Dia niandry ireo araka ny hitsin'ny fony izy, ka nitondra azy araka ny fahaizan'ny tànany.

⁷²So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

⁷²Dia niandry ireo araka ny hitsin'ny fony izy, ka nitondra azy araka ny fahaizan'ny tànany.