¹The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the peoples, fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities thereof, saying,

¹[Faminaniana ny amin'ny hanjo an'i Zedekia, sy fananarana ny olona noho izy nanandevo indray izay efa novotsorany] Izao no teny tonga tamin'i Jeremia avy tamin'i Jehovah, fony Nebokadnezara, mpanjakan'i Babylona, sy ny miaramilany rehetra ary ny fanjakana rehetra amin'ny tany izay nanjakany mbamin'ny firenena rehetra izay namely an'i Jerosalema sy ny tanànany rehetra, nanao hoe:

²Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

²Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Mandehana, lazao amin'i Zedekia, mpanjakan'ny Joda, ka ambarao aminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Indro, hatolotro eo an-tànan'ny mpanjakan'i Babylona ity tanàna ity, ka hodorany amin'ny afo izy;

³And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt certainly be taken, and given into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak with thy mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.

³ary ianao tsy ho afa-mandositra ny tànany, fa ho voasambotra tokoa ka hatolotra eo an-tànany; ary ny masonao hahita ny mason'ny mpanjakan'i Babylona, dia hiteny mifanatrika aminao izy, sady ho tonga any Babylona ianao.

⁴Only, hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah. Thus saith Jehovah as to thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword;

⁴Nefa henoy ny tenin'i Jehovah, ry Zedekia, mpanjakan'ny Joda. Izao no lazain'i Jehovah ny aminao: Tsy ho fatin-tsabatra ianao.

⁵thou shalt die in peace, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they burn for thee; and they will lament for thee, Ah, lord! for I have spoken the word, saith Jehovah.

⁵fa amin'ny fiadanana no hahafatesanao, ary handoro zavatra ho fisaonana anao ny olona, tahaka ny nandoroany ho fisaonana ny razanao, dia ireny mpanjaka fahiny tany alohanao, ary hitomany anao ny olona hoe: Indrisy ry tompoko; fa Izaho no efa nilaza izany, hoy Jehovah.

⁶And the prophet Jeremiah spoke all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem.

⁶Dia nolazain'i Jeremia mpaminany tamin'i Zedekia, mpanjakan'ny Joda. tany Jerosalema izany teny rehetra izany.

⁷And the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah; for these were amongst the cities of Judah, the fenced cities that were left.

⁷fony ny miaramilan'ny mpanjakan'i Babylona mbola namely an'i Jerosalema sy ny tanànan'ny Joda sisa rehetra, dia Lakisy sy Azeka: fa ireo ihany no tanàna mimanda sisa tamin'ny tanànan'ny Joda.

⁸The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them:

⁸Izao no teny tonga tamin'i Jeremia avy tamin'i Jehovah, rehefa nanao fanekena tamin'ny vahoaka rehetra izay tany Jerosalema Zedekia mpanjaka hitory fanafahana aminy,

⁹that every man should let his bondman, and every man his bondmaid, the Hebrew and the Hebrewess, go free, that none should exact service of them, [that is,] of a Jew his brother.

⁹mba samy handefa ny ankizilahiny sy ny ankizivaviny, dia izay Hebreolahy sy Hebreovavy, ho afaka, mba tsy hisy hampanompo ny Jiosy rahalahiny intsony.

¹⁰And all the princes and all the people that had entered into the covenant obeyed, every man letting his bondman and every man his bondmaid go free, that none should exact service of them any more: they obeyed, and let [them] go.

¹⁰Ka dia nanaiky ny mpanapaka rehetra sy ny vahoaka rehetra izay nanao ny fanekena, samy handefa ny ankizilahiny sy ny ankizivaviny ho afaka mba tsy hampanompoany azy intsony; eny, nanaiky izy, ka samy nandefa azy ho afaka.

¹¹But afterwards they turned, and caused the bondmen and the bondmaids whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for bondmen and for bondmaids.

¹¹Kanjo taorian'izany dia nanenina izy, ka naveriny indray ireo ankizilahy sy ankizivavy izay efa nalefany ho afaka ireo, dia nandevoziny ho ankizilahiny sy ho ankizivaviny indray.

¹²And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

¹²Ary tonga tamin'i Jeremia ny tenin'i Jehovah hoe:

¹³Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

¹³Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Izaho efa nanao fanekena tamin'ny razanareo tamin'ny andro nitondrako azy nivoaka avy tany amin'ny tany Egypta hiala tamin'ny trano nahandevozana nanao hoe:

¹⁴At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother, a Hebrew, who hath sold himself unto thee; when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee. But your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

¹⁴Isam-pito taona samia mandefa ny Hebreo rahalahiny, izay namidy taminao; ka rehefa nanompo anao enin-taona izy, dia alefaso ho afaka; nefa ny razanareo tsy nihaino Ahy ka nanongilana ny sofiny.

¹⁵And you, ye had this day turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

¹⁵Ary nibebaka ianareo androany ka nanao izay mahitsy eo imasoko tamin'ny niantsoanareo fanafahana, samy handefa ny rahalahiny avy; ary nanao fanekena teo anatrehako ianareo, dia tao amin'ny trano izay efa niantsoana ny anarako;

¹⁶but ye have turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his bondman, and every man his bondmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and ye have brought them into subjection, to be unto you for bondmen and for bondmaids.

¹⁶kanjo nivadika indray ianareo ka tsy nanamasina ny anarako, fa samy namerina ny ankizilahiny sy ny ankizivaviny, izay efa nalefanareo handeha araka izay tiany, dia nanandevo azy ho ankizilahiny sy ho ankizivaviny indray.

¹⁷Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will give you over to be driven hither and thither among all the kingdoms of the earth.

¹⁷Koa izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Hianareo tsy nihaino Ahy ka tsy nety nitory fanafahana ho an'ny rahalahinareo sy ny namanareo avy; dia, indro, miantso fanafahana ho anareo kosa Aho, hoy Jehovah, nefa ho an'ny sabatra sy ny areti-mandringana ary ny mosary; ary hatolotro ho mpanjenjena any amin'ny fanjakana rehetra amin'ny tany ianareo.[Na: ho fampangovitana]

¹⁸And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, -- the calf which they cut in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,

¹⁸Ary hatolotro ny olona izay nivadika ny fanekeko ka tsy nahatana ny tenin'ny fanekena, izay nataony teo anatrehako fony nosasahiny ny ombilahy kely, ka nandeha teo anelanelan'ny tapany izy,

¹⁹-- the princes of Judah and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, that passed between the parts of the calf;

¹⁹eny, hatolotro ny mpanapaka ny Joda sy ny mpanapaka any Jerosalema sy ny tandapa sy ny mpisorona ary ny vahoaka rehetra, izay nandeha teo anelanelan'ny tapaky ny ombilahy kely,

²⁰them will I give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their carcases shall be food for the fowl of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.

²⁰dia hatolotro eo an-tànan'ny fahavalony sy eo an-tànan'izay mitady ny ainy, ary ho fihinan'ny voro-manidina sy ny bibi-dia ny fatiny.

²¹And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.

²¹Ary Zedekia, mpanjakan'ny Joda, sy ny mpanapaka dia hatolotro eo an-tànan'ny fahavalony sy eo an-tànan'izay mitady ny ainy ary eo an-tànan'ny miaramilan'ny mpanjakan'i Babylona, izay efa lasa niala taminareo.Indro, handidy Aho, hoy Jehovah, ary hampivereniko ho amin'ity tanàna ity ireo; ary hasiany ity ka ho afany, dia hodorany amin'ny afo; ary ny tanànan'ny Joda dia hofoanako tsy hisy mponina.

²²Behold, I command, saith Jehovah, and I will cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

²²Indro, handidy Aho, hoy Jehovah, ary hampivereniko ho amin'ity tanàna ity ireo; ary hasiany ity ka ho afany, dia hodorany amin'ny afo; ary ny tanànan'ny Joda dia hofoanako tsy hisy mponina.