¹And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,

¹[Ny nitoeran'i Jeremia tao an-davaka sy ny fara fihaonany tamin'i Zedekia] Ary Safatia, zanak'i Matana, sy Gedalia, zanak'i Pasora, sy Jokala, zanak'i Semelia, ary Pasora, zanak'i Malkia, dia nandre ny teny izay efa nolazain'i Jeremia tamin'ny vahoaka rehetra nanao hoe:

²Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

²Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Izay mitoetra amin'ity tanàna ity dia ho fatin-tsabatra sy mosary ary areti-mandringana; fa izay mivoaka hanatona ny Kaldeana kosa no ho velona; fa ny ainy no ho babony, ka ho velona izy.

³Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.

³Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Ity tanàna ity dia hatolotra eo an-tànan'ny miaramilan'ny mpanjakan'i Babylona tokoa ka ho afany.

⁴And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

⁴Dia hoy ny mpanapaka tamin'ny mpanjaka: Trarantitra ianao, aoka hovonoina ity lehilahy ity; fa mampiraviravy tanana ny miaramila izay sisa amin'ity tanàna ity mbamin'ny olona rehetra izy noho ny nitenenany taminy araka izany teny izany; fa ity lehilahy ity tsy mba mitady izay hiadanan'ity firenena ity, fa izay hahatonga loza aminy kosa.

⁵And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.

⁵Dia hoy Zedekia mpanjaka: Indro, eo an-tananareo izy; fa ny mpanjaka tsy mahefa na inona na inona hisakana anareo.

⁶Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

⁶Ary naka an'i Jeremia izy ka nandatsaka azy tao amin'ny lavaka famorian-dranon'i Malkia, zanak'andriana, izay tao amin'ny kianjan'ny trano fiambenana; ary nampidininy tamin'ny mahazaka Jeremia. Ary tsy nisy rano tao amin'ny lavaka, fa fotaka fotsiny ihany, ka dia nilentika tamin'ny fotaka Jeremia.

⁷And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon -- now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,

⁷Ary Ebeda-meleka Etiopiana, tandapa anankiray tao amin'ny tranon'ny mpanjaka, raha nandre ny nandatsahany an'i Jeremia tao amin'ny lavaka (nipetraka teo amin'ny vavahadin'ny Benjamina ny mpanjaka androtr'iny),

⁸-- and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

⁸dia nivoaka avy tao an-tranon'ny mpanjaka izy ka nanao tamin'ny mpanjaka hoe:

⁹My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.

⁹Ry tompokolahy mpanjaka, ratsy avokoa izay rehetra nataon'ity firenena ity tamin'i Jeremia mpaminany, fa nataony tao an-davaka izy ka ho faty mosary ao amin'izay itoerany, satria tsy misy mofo intsony ato an-tanàna.

¹⁰And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

¹⁰Ary ny mpanjaka nandidy an'i Ebeda-meleta Etiopiana hoe: Mitondrà telo-polo lahy hiaraka aminao hampakatra an'i Jeremia mpaminany hiala ao anaty lavaka, dieny tsy mbola maty izy.

¹¹And Ebed-melech took the men under his order, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old shreds and worn-out clothes, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

¹¹Ary Ebeda-meleka nitondra ny olona niaraka taminy, ka dia lasa nankany amin'ny tranon'ny mpanjaka eo ambanin'ny trano firaketana, ary naka lamba rovitra sy vorodamba tao izy, ka nampidininy tamin'ny mahazaka ho ao amin'ny lavaka izany ho ao amin'i Jeremia.

¹²And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, [these] old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

¹²Dia hoy Ebeda-meleka Etiopiana tamin'i Jeremia: Ataovy eo ambanin'ny helikao ireto lamba rovitra sy vorodamba ireto ho efitry ny mahazaka, dia nataon'i Jeremia izany;

¹³And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and brought him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

¹³ka dia nosintoniny tamin'ny mahazaka Jeremia ka nakariny avy tao anaty lavaka, ary dia nitoetra teo amin'ny kianjan'ny trano fiambenana izy.

¹⁴And king Zedekiah sent and took the prophet Jeremiah unto him, into the third entry that is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing: hide nothing from me.

¹⁴Ary Zedekia mpanjaka naniraka naka an'i Jeremia mpaminany hankao aminy tao amin'ny fidirana fahatelo, izay ao an-tranon'i Jehovah. Dia hoy ny mpanjaka tamin'i Jeremia: Hanontany zavatra kely aminao aho, ka aza anafenana.

¹⁵And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [it] unto thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

¹⁵Ary hoy Jeremia tamin'i Zedekia: Raha ambarako anao, dia tsy hovonoinao tokoa va re aho? Fa na dia omeko saina aza ianao, dia tsy hihaino ahy tsinona.

¹⁶And king Zedekiah swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

¹⁶Ary Zedekia mpanjaka nianiana mangingina tamin'i Jeremia nanao hoe: Raha velona koa Jehovah, Izay nanao izao fanahintsika izao, dia tsy hamono anao tokoa aho, na hanolotra anao eo an-tànan'ireto olona mitady ny ainao ireto.

¹⁷And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt freely go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.

¹⁷Dia hoy Jeremia tamin'i Zedekia: Izao ary no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny maro, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Raha mivoaka hanatona ny mpanapaky ny mpanjakan'i Babylona tokoa ianao, dia ho velona ny ainao, sady tsy hodorana amin'ny afo ity tanàna ity, fa ho velona ianao sy ny mpianakavinao;

¹⁸But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

¹⁸fa raha tsy mivoaka hanatona ny mpanapaky ny mpanjakan'i Babylona kosa ianao, dia hatolotra eo an-tànan'ny Kaldeana ity tanàna ity, sady hodorany amin'ny afo izy, ary tsy ho afa-mandositra ny tànany ianao.

¹⁹And king Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand, and they mock me.

¹⁹Ary hoy Zedekia mpanjaka tamin'i Jeremia: Matahotra ny Jiosy izay efa nanatona ny Kaldeana aho, fandrao hatolony eo an-tànany aho ka hataony fihomehezana.

²⁰And Jeremiah said, They shall not give [thee] over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

²⁰Fa hoy Jeremia: Tsy hanolotra anao izy tsy akory. Trarantitra ianao, ankatoavy ny tenin'i Jehovah, izay lazaiko aminao, mba hahita soa ianao, ka ho velona ny ainao.

²¹But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word which Jehovah hath shewn me:

²¹Fa raha tsy mety mivoaka kosa ianao, dia izao no teny efa nasehon'i Jehovah ahy:

²²Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes; and they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

²²Indreo, ny vehivavy rehetra izay sisa ao an-tranon'ny mpanjakan'ny Joda dia ho entina mivoaka ho any amin'ny mpanapaky ny mpanjakan'i Babylona, ary ireo vehivavy ireo dia hanao hoe: Ireo sakaizanao no nitaona anao sady naharesy anao; Ary latsaka tao amin'ny honahona ny tongotrao, dia nilaozany nihemotra ianao.

²³And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand; for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

²³Ny vadinao rehetra sy ny zanakao dia ho entina mivoaka ho any amin'ny Kaldeana; ary ianao tsy ho afa-mandositra ny tànany, fa ho azon'ny tanan'ny mpanjakan'i Babylona; ary noho ianao no handoroana ity tanàna ity amin'ny afo.

²⁴And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

²⁴Dia hoy Zedekia tamin'i Jeremia: Aoka tsy ho ren'olona ary izany teny izany, mba tsy ho faty ianao.

²⁵And if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what hath the king said unto thee?

²⁵Fa raha ren'ny mpanapaka fa niresaka taminao aho, ary tonga aminao izy ka manao aminao hoe: Ambarao aminay ankehitriny izay nolazainao tamin'ny mpanjaka, aza afenina anay, fa tsy hamono anao izahay; ary ambarao koa izay nolazain'ny mpanjaka taminao;

²⁶then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

²⁶dia ataovy aminy hoe: Noborahina teo anatrehan'ny mpanjaka ny fifonako, mba tsy hamerenany ahy ho faty any amin'ny tranon'i Jonatana.

²⁷-- And all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. And they withdrew quietly from him; for the matter was not reported.

²⁷Ary nankany amin'i Jeremia ny mpanapaka rehetra ka nanontany azy; dia nolazainy taminy araka izay teny rehetra nandidian'ny mpanjaka azy. Ary tsy niresaka taminy intsony ireo, ka dia tsy re ny raharaha.Ary Jeremia nitoetra teo amin'ny kianjan'ny trano fiambenana mandra-pahatongan'ny andro nanafahana an'i Jerosalema.

²⁸And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

²⁸Ary Jeremia nitoetra teo amin'ny kianjan'ny trano fiambenana mandra-pahatongan'ny andro nanafahana an'i Jerosalema.