¹And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

¹[Ny ratsy nataon'i Abimeleka, sy ny nanjo azy] Ary Abimeleka, zanak'i Jerobala, dia nandeha nankany Sekema tany amin'ny anadahin-dreniny ka niresaka taminy sy tamin'izay rehetra isan'ny fianakavian-dreniny nanao hoe:

²Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy persons, all sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you? And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.

²Mba mitenena ianareo eo anatrehan'ny mponina rehetra eto Sekema hoe: Iza no tsara ho anareo: ny hiarahan'izy fito-polo lahy zanak'i Jerobala manjaka aminareo va, sa ny hanjakan'ny lehilahy iray? Koa tsarovy fa taolanareo sy nofonareo aho.

³And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem all these words. And their heart inclined after Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

³Ary ny anadahin-dreniny nilaza azy teo anatrehan'ny mponina rehetra tao Sekema ka nanao izany teny rehetra izany; koa ny fon'ireo dia ta-hanaraka an'i Abimeleka, fa hoy izy: Rahalahintsika izy.

⁴And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them vain and wanton men, and they followed him.

⁴Dia nomeny sekely volafotsy fito-polo avy tao an-tranon'i Bala-berita izy, ary nanambazan'i Abimeleka olom-poana sy marivo salosana izany, ka dia nanaraka azy ireo.

⁵And he came to his father's house, to Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons upon one stone; but there remained Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal; for he had hid himself.

⁵Dia nankany an-tranon-drainy tany Ofra izy ka namono ny rahalahiny fito-polo lahy, zanak'i Jerobala, teo ambonin'ny vato iray; ary Jotama, faralahin'i Jerobala, no sisa velona. satria niery izy.

⁶And all the citizens of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the memorial-oak that is in Shechem.

⁶Dia nivory ny mponina rehetra tao Sekema sy ny olona rehetra tao Milo ka nandeha nampanjaka an'i Abimeleka teo anilan'ny hazo terebinta, akaikin'ny tsangambato any Sekema.[Heb. fiarovana][Na: rovan'ny miaramila]

⁷And they told it to Jotham, and he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye citizens of Shechem, that God may hearken to you.

⁷Ary nisy nilaza izany tamin'i Jotama, dia nandeha izy ka nitsangana teo an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra Gerizima, ary nanandratra ny feony ka niantso hoe: Mihainoa, ahy ianareo mponina ao Sekema mba hihainoan'Andriamanitra anareo kosa.

⁸The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.

⁸Niainga, hono, ny hazo hanosotra mpanjaka hanjaka aminy; ka hoy izy tamin'ny oliva: Manjaka aminay ianao.

⁹And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave over the trees?

⁹Fa hoy ny oliva taminy: Ho foiko va ny diloiloko, izay ankalazan'ireny andriamanitra sy ny olona ahy, ka handeha hitsingevingevina erỳ ambony hazo aho?

¹⁰And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us.

¹⁰Ary hoy ny hazo tamin'ny aviavy: Avia ianao ka manjakà aminay.[aviavimbazaha]

¹¹But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?

¹¹Dia hoy ny aviavy taminy: Ho foiko va ny fahamamiako sy ny vokatro tsara, ka handeha hitsingevingevina erỳ ambony hazo aho? [aviavimbazaha]

¹²Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.

¹²Dia hoy ny hazo tamin'ny voaloboka: Avia ianao, ka manjakà aminay.

¹³And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave over the trees?

¹³Fa hoy ny voaloboka taminy: Ho foiko va ny ranoko, izay mahafaly an'Andriamanitra sy ny olona, ka handeha hitsingevingevina erỳ ambony hazo aho?

¹⁴Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.

¹⁴Ary hoy ny hazo rehetra tamin'ny tsilo: Avia ianao, ka manjakà aminay.

¹⁵And the thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence in my shadow; but if not, fire shall come out of the thorn-bush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

¹⁵Fa hoy ny tsilo tamin'ny hazo: Raha hohosoranareo ho mpanjakanareo tokoa ary aho, dia avia ianareo ka mialofa ato amin'ny alokaloko; fa raha tsy izany, aoka hisy afo hivoaka avy amin'ny tsilo ka handevona ny sederan'i Libanona.

¹⁶Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and sincerely in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and if ye have done to him according to the deserving of his hands;

¹⁶Koa ankehitriny, raha marina sy mahitsy ny nataonareo tamin'ny nampanjakanareo an'i Abimeleka, ary raha soa no nataonareo tamin'i Jerobala sy ny taranany, ka novalianareo araka izay nataon'ny tànany izy

¹⁷-- for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

¹⁷(fa ny raiko niady ho anareo sady nanao ny ainy tsy ho zavatra ka namonjy anareo tamin'ny tanan'ny Midiana;

¹⁸but ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your brother;

¹⁸nefa ianareo kosa niodina tamin'ny taranaky ny raiko androany ka namono ny zanany fito-polo lahy teo ambonin'ny vato iray, ary Abimeleka, zanaky ny ankizivaviny, no nampanjakainareo tamin'ny mponina ao Sekema, satria rahalahinareo izy),

¹⁹-- if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;

¹⁹koa raha marina sy mahitsy ny nataonareo androany tamin'i Jerobala sy ny zanany, dia mifalia amin'i Abimeleka ianareo, ary aoka izy kosa hifaly aminareo.

²⁰but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the citizens of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

²⁰Fa raha tsy izany kosa, dia aoka hisy afo hivoaka avy amin'i Abimeleka ka handevona ny mponina ao Sekema sy ny olona ao Milo; ary aoka koa hisy afo hivoaka avy amin'ny mponina ao Sekema sy ny olona ao Milo ka handevona an'i Abimeleka.[Heb. fiarovana]

²¹And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, because of Abimelech his brother.

²¹Dia riatra nandositra Jotama ka nankany Bera ary nitoetra teo mba hiery an'i Abimeleka rahalahiny.

²²And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

²²Ary rehefa nanapaka telo taona tamin'ny Isiraely Abimeleka,

²³And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,

²³Andriamanitra dia naniraka fanahy ratsy tamin'i Abimeleka sy ny mponina tao Sekema; ary ny mponina tao Sekema dia nivadika nahafoy an'i Abimeleka,

²⁴that the violence [done] to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

²⁴mba hitsingerenan'ny loza natao tamin'ny namonoana ny zanak'i Jerobala fito-polo lahy ka hanody an'i Abimeleka rahalahiny izay namono azy, sy ny mponina tao Sekema, izay nampahery ny tànany hamono ny rahalahiny.[Heb. ran']

²⁵And the citizens of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them. And it was told Abimelech.

²⁵Ary nanaovan'ny mponina tao Sekema otrika tany an-tampon-tendrombohitra izy, dia nobaboin'ny otrika izay rehetra nandalo tamin'izany lalana izany; ary nolazaina tamin'i Abimeleka izany.

²⁶And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem put confidence in him.

²⁶Dia tonga tao Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, sy ny rahalahiny ka nankany Sekema, ary ny mponina tao Sekema natoky azy.

²⁷And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made rejoicings, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

²⁷Dia nivoaka ho any an-tsaha izy ka nioty ny voalobony ary nanosihosy azy, dia nanao fanati-piderana ka niditra tao an-tranon'ny andriamaniny izy, dia nihinana sy nisotro ary nanozona an'i Abimeleka.

²⁸And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is he not the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his overseer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem! and why should *we* serve him?

²⁸Ary hoy Gala, zanak'i Ebeda: Iza moa Abimeleka, ary iza moa Sekema, no hotompointsika? Tsy zanak'i Jerobala va izy? ary tsy Zebola va no lefiny? Manompoa ny taranak'i Hamora, rain'i Sekema; fa nahoana no hanompo io isika?

²⁹Oh! would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

²⁹Ary enga anie ka ho eo ambanin'ny tanako ireto olona ireto! dia hesoriko Abimeleka. Dia hoy izy tamin'i Abimeleka: Hamaroy ny miaramilanao ka mivoaha.

³⁰And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, and his anger was kindled;

³⁰Ary rehefa ren'i Zebola, komandin'ny tanàna, ny tenin'i Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, dia nirehitra ny fahatezerany.

³¹and he sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem, and behold, they shut up the city against thee;

³¹Dia naniraka olona mangingina tany amin'i Abimeleka izy hanao hoe: Indro, Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, sy ny rahalahiny dia tonga ato Sekema; ary, indro, mandrendrika ny ato an-tanàna hiodina aminao izy.

³²and now, rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in ambush in the fields.

³²Koa ankehitriny, miaingà alina ianao sy ny vahoaka eo aminao, ka manotreha any an-tsaha.

³³And it shall be in the morning when the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and fall upon the city; and behold, he and the people that is with him shall come out against thee, and thou shalt do with him as thou shalt find occasion.

³³Ary raha maraina, raha vao miposaka ny masoandro, dia mifohaza maraina koa ianao, ka miroata hamely ny tanàna; ary, indro, raha mivoaka hiady aminao izy sy ny vahoaka eo aminy, dia ataovy aminy izay zakan'ny tananao.

³⁴And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.

³⁴Dia niainga alina Abimeleka sy ny vahoaka rehetra teo aminy ka nanao otrika efa-toko tandrifin'i Sekema,

³⁵And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Then Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, out of the ambush.

³⁵Dia nivoaka Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, ka nijanona teo anoloan'ny vavahadin'ny tanàna; dia niroatra avy tao ampanotrehana Abimeleka sy ny vahoaka teo aminy.

³⁶And Gaal saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men.

³⁶Ary rehefa hitan'i Gala ny olona, dia hoy izy tamin'i Zebola: Indreo, misy olona midina avy eny an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra. Fa hoy Zebola taminy: Ny aloky ny tendrombohitra no hitanao ka toa olona.

³⁷And Gaal spoke again, and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming along by the way of the Magician's oak.

³⁷Dia niteny indray Gala ka nanao hoe: Indreo, misy olona eo amin'ny havoana, ary, indreo misy, antokony hafa mandeha amin'ny lalana eo amin'ny hazo terebinta Meonenima.[Heb. mpanandro]

³⁸Then said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, thou that saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight against them.

³⁸Dia hoy Zebola taminy: Aiza ny vavanao izay niteny hoe: Iza moa Abimeleka, no hotompointsika? Tsy ireo va no olona izay nohamavoinao? Mivoaha ankehitriny ka miadia aminy.

³⁹And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.

³⁹Dia nivoaka teo anoloan'ny mponina tao Sekema Gala ka niady tamin'i Abimeleka.

⁴⁰And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as the entrance of the gate.

⁴⁰Dia nanenjika azy Abimeleka, ary nandositra teo anoloany izy, ka maro ny faty niampatrampatra hatreny anoloan'ny vavahady aza.

⁴¹And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah. And Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they might not dwell in Shechem.

⁴¹Ary Abimeleka nonina tany Aroma; ary Zebola nandroaka an'i Gala sy ny rahalahiny mba tsy honina any Sekema intsony.

⁴²And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

⁴²Ary nony ampitson'iny dia nivoaka ho ratsy any an-tsaha ny olona; ary nolazaina tamin'i Abimeleka izany,

⁴³And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in ambush in the field. And he looked, and behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them and smote them.

⁴³Dia naka ny vahoaka izy ka nizara azy ho telo toko ary nanotrika tany an-tsaha; dia nijery izy, ka, indreo, ny olona nivoaka avy tao an-tanàna; dia nitsangana hiady aminy izy ka namely azy.

⁴⁴And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and two of the companies ran upon all that were in the fields, and slew them.

⁴⁴Ary Abimeleka sy ny antokony izay teo aminy dia niroatra ka nitsangana teo anoloan'ny vavahadin-tanàna; ary ny roa toko kosa niroatra namely ny vahoaka rehetra tany an-tsaha ka namono azy.

⁴⁵And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and broke down the city, and sowed it with salt.

⁴⁵Ary Abimeleka namely ny tanàna mandritra izany andro izany, dia nahafaka ny tanàna ka namono ny olona tao; ary noravany ny tanàna sady nofafazany sira.

⁴⁶And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the ùgod Berith.

⁴⁶Ary nony nandre izany ny olona rehetra tao amin'ny tilikambo tao Sekema, dia niditra tao amin'ny efi-trano fierena tao an-tranon'i Berita andriamaniny izy.

⁴⁷And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem had gathered together.

⁴⁷Ary nolazaina tamin'i Abimeleka fa tafangona tao amin'ny tilikambo tao Sekema ny olona rehetra.

⁴⁸Then Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that was with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, do as I have done.

⁴⁸Ary Abimeleka sy ny vahoaka teo aminy dia niakatra tany an-tendrombohitra Zalmona; ary Abimeleka nitondra famaky teny an-tànany, dia nikapa sampan-kazo, ka nobetainy izany, dia nolanjainy teny an-tsorony, ary hoy izy tamin'ny vahoaka teo aminy: Izay hitanareo ataoko, dia mba manaova faingana toy izany koa ianareo.

⁴⁹And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

⁴⁹Koa samy nikapa sampan-kazo avy ny vahoaka rehetra ka nanaraka an'i Abimeleka, dia nametraka izany teo an-trano fiarovana ka nandoro azy tamin'ny afo, raha mbola tao ny olona, ka maty koa ny olona rehetra tao amin'ny tilikambo tao Sekema, na lehilahy na vehivavy, tokony ho arivo no isany.

⁵⁰And Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

⁵⁰Dia nandeha Abimeleka nankany Tebeza ary nitoby tandrifin'i Tebeza ka nahafaka azy.

⁵¹But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all the citizens of the city; and they shut it behind them, and went up to the roof of the tower.

⁵¹Fa nisy tilikambo mafy tao anatin'ny tanàna, ka nandositra tao ny lehilahy rehetra sy ny vehivavy ary izay rehetra tao an-tanàna ka nihidy tao, dia niakatra teo an-tampon'ny tilikambo izy.

⁵²And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire;

⁵²Ary Abimeleka nankany amin'ny tilikambo ka namely azy, dia nanatona ny varavaran'ny tilikambo izy handoro azy amin'ny afo.

⁵³and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.

⁵³Fa nisy vehivavy anankiray, nanjera vato fikosoham-bary tamin'ny lohan'i Abimeleka ka nahavaky ny karan-dohany.[Heb. vato ambony]

⁵⁴Then he called hastily to the young man that carried his armour, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that they say not of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

⁵⁴Dia nantsoin'i Abimeleka faingana ny zatovo, mpitondra ny fiadiany, ka hoy izy taminy: Tsoahy ny sabatrao, ka vonoy aho, mba tsy hanaovan'ny olona ahy hoe: Vehivavy no nahafaty azy. Dia namely azy miboroaka ilay zatovo, ka maty izy.

⁵⁵And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went every man to his place.

⁵⁵Ary rehefa hitan'ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely fa maty Abimeleka, dia samy lasa nandeha ho any amin'ny fonenany avy izy.

⁵⁶And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.

⁵⁶Izany no namalian'Andriamanitra ny ratsy nataon'i Abimeleka, izay efa nataony tamin'ny rainy tamin'ny namonoany ny rahalahiny fito-polo lahy.Ary ny ratsy rehetra nataon'ny mponina tao Sekema dia natsingerin'Andriamanitra tamin'ny lohany avokoa, ka dia nihatra taminy ilay fanozonana nataon'i Jotama, zanak'i Jerobala.

⁵⁷And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render back upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

⁵⁷Ary ny ratsy rehetra nataon'ny mponina tao Sekema dia natsingerin'Andriamanitra tamin'ny lohany avokoa, ka dia nihatra taminy ilay fanozonana nataon'i Jotama, zanak'i Jerobala.