¹Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.

¹[Ny hampietrena ny avonavon'ny Joda] Izao no nolazain'i Jehovah tamiko: Andeha mividy fehin-kibo rongony ho anao, ka ifehezo ny kibonao, fa aza atao anaty rano.

²And I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.

²Dia nividy fehin-kibo aho araka ny tenin'i Jehovah ka nifehezako ny kiboko.

³And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,

³Ary tonga tamiko fanindroany ny tenin'i Jehovah hoe:

⁴Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

⁴Ento ny fehin-kibo izay novidinao, dia ilay ifehezanao ny kibonao, ka mitsangana, mankanesa any Eofrata, ary afeno ao an-tsefatsefaky ny harambato izy.

⁵So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah had commanded me.

⁵Ka dia nandeha aho, ary nafeniko tao amoron'i Eofrata izy, araka ny nandidian'i Jehovah ahy.

⁶And it came to pass at the end of many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee to hide there.

⁶Ary nony afaka andro maro, dia hoy Jehovah tamiko: Mitsangana, ka mankanesa any Eofrata, ary alao any ny fehin-kibo, dia ilay nasaiko nafeninao tany.

⁷And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.

⁷Dia nankany Eofrata aho ka nihady, ary nalaiko tao amin'ny fitoerana nanafenako azy ilay fehin-kibo; kanjo, indro, simba ny fehin-kibo ka tsy azo natao na inona na inona intsony.

⁸And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

⁸Dia tonga tamiko ny tenin'i Jehovah hoe:

⁹Thus saith Jehovah: After this manner will I spoil the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

⁹Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Tahaka izany no hanimbako ny avonavon'ny Joda sy ny haben'ny avonavon'i Jerosalema.

¹⁰This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and go after other gods, to serve them and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing.

¹⁰Ity firenena ratsy ity, izay tsy mety mihaino ny teniko, fa mandeha amin'ny ditry ny fony ka manaraka andriamani-kafa mba hotompoiny sy hiankohofany, dia ho tahaka ity fehin-kibo ity, izay tsy azo atao na inona na inona intsony.

¹¹For as a girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

¹¹Fa toy ny firaikitry ny fehin-kibo amin'ny valahan'ny olona no nampiraiketako ny taranak'Isiraely sy ny taranak'i Joda rehetra tamiko, hoy Jehovah, mba ho olona sy anarana sy fiderana ary voninahitra ho Ahy ireny Kanjo tsy nety nihaino izy.

¹²And thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they will say unto thee, Do we not very well know that every skin shall be filled with wine?

¹²Ary izao teny izao dia lazao aminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Ny tavoara rehetra dia feno divay; ary izy hanao aminao hoe: Moa tsy efa fantatray ihany va fa feno divay ny tavoara rehetra?

¹³And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings that sit for David upon his throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

¹³Dia holazainao aminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Indro, hataoko leony ny mponina rehetra amin'ity tany ity, dia ny mpanjaka, izay mipetraka amin'ny seza fiandrianan'i Davida, sy ny mpisorona sy ny mpaminany ary ny mponina rehetra any Jerosalema.[Heb. feno]

¹⁴And I will dash them one against another, both the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah; I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy so as not to destroy them.

¹⁴Ary hampifamohiko izy, dia ny ray mbamin'ny zanany, hoy Jehovah; Tsy hiantra Aho, na hitsitsy, na hamindra fo tsy handringana azy.

¹⁵Hear ye, and give ear, be not lifted up; for Jehovah hath spoken.

¹⁵Mandrenesa ka mihainoa, aza miavonavona; Fa Jehovah no miteny.

¹⁶Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the mountains of twilight; and ye shall look for light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death, and make [it] gross darkness.

¹⁶Manomeza voninahitra an'i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo, dieny tsy mbola mahatonga ny maizina Izy, ary dieny tsy mbola tafintohina amin'ny tendrombohitra maizimaizina ny tongotrareo, ka raha miandry ny mazava ianareo, dia hataony tonga ho aloky ny fahafatesana, ka hampodiny ho aizim-pito.

¹⁷And if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for [your] pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock is gone into captivity.

¹⁷Fa raha tsy hihaino izany ianareo. Dia hitomany any amin'ny mangingina ny fanahiko, satria misy fiavonavonana; Eny, ny masoko hamarin-dranomaso hijononoka be, satria voababo ny ondrin'i Jehovah.

¹⁸Say unto the king and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down low; for from your heads shall come down the crown of your magnificence.

¹⁸Lazao amin'ny andriamanjaka sy ny reniny hoe: Mitombena amin'ny tany; Fa ho afaka ny firavaka eo an-dohanareo, dia ny satro-boninahitrareo tsara tarehy.

¹⁹The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open [them]; all Judah is carried away captive: it is wholly carried away captive.

¹⁹Voarindrina ny tanàna any amin'ny tany atsimo, ka tsy misy mamoha; Lasan-ko babo Joda, eny, lasan-ko babo avokoa izy rehetra.

²⁰Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north. Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

²⁰Atopazy ny masonareo, ka tazano izay avy any avaratra; Aiza ny ondry andiany izay nomena anao, dia ny ondrinao tsara tarehy?

²¹What wilt thou say when he shall visit thee, since thou thyself hast trained them to be princes in chief over thee? Shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

²¹Ahoana re no holazainao, raha tendreny hanapaka anao ireny sakaizanao ireny, fa ianao ihany no nampianatra azy handrafy anao? Tsy hahazo anao va ny fanaintainana toy ny vehivavy raha miteraka?

²²And if thou say in thy heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, [and] thy heels have suffered violence.

²²Ary raha manao anakampo ianao hoe: ahoana no nahatonga izao tamiko? Noho ny haben'ny helokao no nampiaingana ny moron-tongotr'akanjonao sy nandratrana ny ombelahin-tongotrao.

²³Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? [Then] may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

²³Moa mahova ny hodiny va ny Etiopiana, ary ny leoparda va mahova ny sorany? Raha izany, dia mahazo manao tsara koa ianareo izay efa zatra nanao ratsy.[Anaram-biby masiaka sady misoratsoratra]

²⁴And I will scatter them as stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

²⁴Koa dia haeliko izy toy ny vodivary indaosin'ny rivotra avy any an-efitra.

²⁵This shall be thy lot, thy measured portion from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and confided in falsehood.

²⁵Izany no lokanao, dia anjara voarefy ho anao, hoy Jehovah, Satria nanadino Ahy ianao ka nitoky tamin'ny lainga.

²⁶Therefore will I also turn thy skirts over thy face, and thy shame shall be seen.

²⁶Ary Izaho kosa dia hampiainga ny moron-tongotr'akanjonao ho eny amin'ny tavanao, mba hisehoan'ny henatrao.Ny fijangajanganao sy ny fanenonao, ny fahavetavetan'ny fijejojejoanao any amin'ny havoana any an-tsaha, eny, samy efa hitako avokoa ireo fahavetavetanao ireo. Lozanao, ry Jerosalema! Mandra-pahoviana no mbola tsy hetezanao hanadio ny tenanao?[Izahao v. 8]

²⁷Thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy fornication, on the hills, in the fields, -- thine abominations, have I seen. Woe unto thee, Jerusalem! Wilt thou not be made clean? after how long a time yet?

²⁷Ny fijangajanganao sy ny fanenonao, ny fahavetavetan'ny fijejojejoanao any amin'ny havoana any an-tsaha, eny, samy efa hitako avokoa ireo fahavetavetanao ireo. Lozanao, ry Jerosalema! Mandra-pahoviana no mbola tsy hetezanao hanadio ny tenanao?[Izahao v. 8]