¹And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

¹[Ny fivadihan'ny Isiraely ampitahaina amin'ny tsi-fiovan'ny fitiavan'Andriamanitra] Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin'i Jehovah hoe:

²Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

²Mandehana, ka miantsoa eo anatrehan'i Jerosalema hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Tsaroako ny niraiketan'ny fonao tamiko, fony ianao mbola tanora, sy ny fitiavanao, fony ianao vao nampakarina, dia ilay nanarahanao Ahy tany an-efitra, teny amin'ny tany tsy mbola nifafy zavatra;

³Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him are guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.

³Masina ho an'i Jehovah ny Isiraely sady santatra amin'ny vokany; Izay rehetra nihinana azy dia nohelohina, ny loza no nanjo ireny, hoy Jehovah.

⁴Hear the word of Jehovah, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.

⁴Mihainoa ny tenin'i Jehovah, ry taranak'i Jakoba, sy ianareo, ry fokony rehetra amin'ny taranak'Isiraely!

⁵Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain?

⁵Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Inona moa no tsy marina hitan'ny razanareo tamiko, no dia nanalavitra Ahy izy sady nanaraka ny zava-poana, ka dia tonga zava-poana koa izy?

⁶And they said not, Where is Jehovah, that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and of pits, in a land of drought and of the shadow of death, in a land that no one passeth through, and where no man dwelleth?

⁶Ary izy tsy nanao hoe: Aiza Jehovah Izay nitondra antsika niakatra avy tany amin'ny tany Egypta sady nitarika antsika tany an-efitra, dia ilay tany foana sady be lavaka, tany karankaina sady aloky ny fahafatesana, tany izay tsy mba nalehan'olona akory na nonenan'olona?

⁷And I brought you into a fruitful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof; and ye entered and defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.

⁷Ary nitondra anareo niditra ho any amin'ny tany mahavokatra Aho, mba hihinananareo ny vokatra sy ny zavatra tsara eo aminy; Kanjo nony tafiditra ianareo, dia nolotoinareo ny taniko, sady novetavetainareo ny lovako.

⁸The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handled the law knew me not; and the shepherds transgressed against me; and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.

⁸Ny mpisorona tsy nanao hoe: Aiza Jehovah? Ary ny mpiadidy ny lalàna tsy nahalala Ahy; Ny mpitondra koa nanota tamiko, ary ny mpaminany naminany tamin'ny anaran'i Bala ka nanaraka ireny tsy mahasoa.[Heb. mpiandry ondry]

⁹Therefore will I yet plead with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I plead.

⁹Koa mbola hifandahatra aminareo Aho, hoy Jehovah, sy hiady amin'ny zafinareo koa.

¹⁰For pass over to the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there have been such a thing.

¹⁰Fa mità ho any amin'ny moron-dranomasin'i Kitima, ka izahao, ary maniraha ho any Kedara, ka diniho tsara, dia aoka ho hitanareo na mba efa nisy toy izao, na tsia:

¹¹Hath a nation changed [its] gods? and they are no gods; -- but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

¹¹Moa nisy firenena efa nanova ny andriamaniny va? Nefa ireny dia tsy Andriamanitra akory. Fa ny oloko kosa efa nanakalo ny voninahiny tamin'ireny tsy mahasoa ireny.

¹²Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be amazed very much, saith Jehovah.

¹²Talanjona amin'izany ry lanitra! Ary matahora, ka mangorohoroa indrindra, ianareo! hoy Jehovah;

¹³For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water.

¹³Fa zava-dratsy roa loha no nataon'ny oloko: Efa nahafoy Ahy, loharanon'aina, izy ka nihady lavaka famorian-drano ho an'ny tenany, nefa lavaka mitriatriatra tsy mahatan-drano.

¹⁴Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born [slave]? Why is he become a spoil?

¹⁴Moa mpanompo va Isiraely? Ompikely va izy? Koa nahoana no voababo izy?

¹⁵The young lions roared against him, they gave forth their voice, and they made his land desolate: his cities are burned, without inhabitant.

¹⁵Hamely azy no ampieronan'ny liona tanora sy amoahany feo ka mahatonga ny taniny ho lao nodorana ny tanànany, ka tsy nisy mponina.

¹⁶Even the children of Noph and Tahapanes have fed on the crown of thy head.

¹⁶Ny mponina tao Memfisa sy Tapanesa aza efa nampangadihady ny tampon-dohanao.[Heb. Nofa]

¹⁷Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, at the time he was leading thee in the way?

¹⁷Moa tsy ny nahafoizanao an'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao tamin'ny andro nitondrany anao teny an-dalana va no nahatonga izany taminao?

¹⁸And now, what hast thou to do with the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? And what hast thou to do with the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?

¹⁸Koa inona no anton'ny ankanesanao amin'ny lalana mankany Egypta Hisotro ny ranon'i Sihora? Ary inona no anton'ny ankanesanao amin'ny lalana mankany Asyria hisotro ny rano amin'ny Ony? [Neily][Eofrata]

¹⁹Thine own wickedness chastiseth thee, and thy backslidings reprove thee: know then and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

¹⁹Ny haratsianao no anafaizana anao, ary ny fihodinanao no ananarana anao; Koa fantaro sy hevero fa ratsy sady mangidy ny nahafoizanao an'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao sy ny tsy nisian'ny tahotrao Ahy, hoy Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro.

²⁰For of old thou hast broken thy yoke, [and] burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not serve. For upon every high hill, and under every green tree, thou bowest down, playing the harlot.

²⁰Fa hatramin'ny ela no efa nanapahanao ny zioga taminao sy efa nanitosanao ny fatoranao, ka hoy ianao: Tsy hety hanompo aho; Nefa teny amin'ny havoana andrandraina sy teny ambanin'ny hazo maitso rehetra no nandrianao nijangajanganao.

²¹And I, -- I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed; how then art thou turned into the degenerate shoots of a strange vine unto me?

²¹Fa Izaho namboly anao ho karazam-boaloboka tsara indrindra, dia rantsana tsara avokoa; Ka ahoana no nanjary sampany ratsy ianao ho voaloboka hafa?

²²For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

²²Fa na dia misasa sirahazo aza ianao ka maka lavenona betsaka hanadiovana anao, ny helokao dia mbola voasoratra eo anatrehako ihany, hoy Jehovah Tompo.[Na: maloto]

²³How sayest thou, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals? See thy way in the valley, acknowledge what thou hast done -- a swift dromedary traversing her ways!

²³Ahoana no anaovanao hoe: Tsy nanao izay nahaloto ahy aho, tsy nanaraka ireo Bala aho? Hevero ny nalehanao tany amin'ilay lohasaha, fantaro izay nataonao, ry ramevavavy haingam-pandeha mivezivezy amin'ny alehany,

²⁴-- a wild ass, used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire! In her ardour, who shall turn her away? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

²⁴Sy ry borikivavi-dia tamàna any an-efitra, izay manimbolo ny rivotra noho ny faniriany; Ary ny fahamaimaizany iza no mahasakana azy? Izay rehetra mitady azy dia tsy ho sasa-poana; Fa amin'ny volany no hahitany azy.

²⁵Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, There is no hope; no, for I love strangers, and after them will I go.

²⁵Aza esorina ny kapa amin'ny tongotrao; Ary aoka tsy ho maina ny tendanao; Nefa hoy ianao: Tsy misy fanantenana; Tsia! fa ny hafa no tiako, ka dia hanaraka azy aho.

²⁶As a thief is ashamed when he is found, so shall the house of Israel be ashamed -- they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets --

²⁶Toy ny fangaihain'ny mpangalatra, raha azo, dia toy izany ny fangaihain'ny taranak'Isiraely, eny, izy sy ny mpanjakany sy ny lehibeny sy ny mpisorony ary ny mpaminaniny,

²⁷saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth; for they have turned the back unto me, and not the face; and in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us!

²⁷Dia izay manao amin'ny tapa-kazo hoe: Raiko ianao, ary amin'ny vato hoe: Hianao no niteraka ahy; Fa efa niamboho Ahy izy ka tsy nanatrika Ahy; Nefa amin'ny andro fahoriany kosa dia vao hanao hoe izy: Mitsangàna, ka vonjeo izahay.

²⁸Where then are thy gods that thou hast made for thyself? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for as the number of thy cities, are thy gods, O Judah.

²⁸Fa aiza ireny andriamanitrao izay nataonao ho anao? Aoka hitsangana ireny, raha mahavonjy anao amin'ny andro fahorianao fa araka ny isan'ny tanànanao, ry Joda, no isan'ny andriamanitrao.

²⁹Wherefore would ye contend with me? Ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.

²⁹Nahoana no mifandahatra amiko ianareo? Fa samy efa niodina tamiko ianareo rehetra, hoy Jehovah.

³⁰In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

³⁰Foana ny namelezako ny zanakareo, fa tsy zaka nanarina izy; Ny sabatrareo nandringana ny mpaminaninareo, toy ny liona mamiravira.[Heb. nihinana]

³¹O generation, mark ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say my people, We have dominion; we will come no more unto thee?

³¹Ry taranaka, dinihonareo ny tenin'i Jehovah! Moa efa nanjary tany efitra ho an'ny Isiraely va Aho, na tany maizim-pito? Nahoana ny oloko no manao hoe: Afaka mikarenjy izahay ka tsy hankany aminao intsony?[Na: tany misy aizim-pito avy amin'i Jehovah]

³²Doth a virgin forget her ornaments, a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number.

³²Hanadino ny firàvany va ny virijina, na hanadino ny fehin-kibony misy haingony va ny ampakarina? Nefa tsy hita isa ny andro nanadinoan'ny oloko Ahy.

³³How dost thou trim thy way to seek love! Therefore hast thou also accustomed thy ways to wickedness.

³³Kanto izany fandehanao hitady fitia izany, ka zarinao ho amin'ny ratsy ny dianao![Na: Ka na dia ny vehivavy ratsy fanahy aza dia ampianarinao ny fombanao]

³⁴Yea, in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor, whom thou didst not encounter breaking in, but [it is found] upon all these.

³⁴Ary koa eo an-tsisin-dambanao no ahitana ny ran'ny olona malahelo izay tsy manan-tsiny, tsy tamin'ny tami-trano no nahazoanao azy, fa tamin'izany rehetra izany.

³⁵And thou sayest, Indeed I am innocent; his anger will turn from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

³⁵Nefa hoy ianao: Tsy manan-tsiny aho, efa afaka amiko tokoa ny fahatezerany. Indro, hifandahatra aminao Aho noho ny anaovanao hoe: Tsy nanota aho.

³⁶Why dost thou gad about so much, and change thy way? Thou shalt also be brought to shame by Egypt, as thou wast brought to shame by Assyria.

³⁶Nahoana ianao no maika hanova ny alehanao? Fa ho menatra noho ny amin'i Egypta koa ianao, toy ny nahamenaranao noho ny amin'i Asyria.Izany koa dia hialanao, ka hiloloha tanana ianao; Fa nolavin'i Jehovah ny tokinao, ka tsy hambinina amin'ireo ianao.

³⁷Thou shalt indeed go forth from her with thy hands upon thy head; for Jehovah hath rejected those thou confidest in, and thou shalt not prosper by them.

³⁷Izany koa dia hialanao, ka hiloloha tanana ianao; Fa nolavin'i Jehovah ny tokinao, ka tsy hambinina amin'ireo ianao.