¹Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

¹[Ny heloky ny Isiraely, sy ny hampijaliana azy, ary ny mbola hampodiana azy indray] Lozan'izay mamoron-keloka sy misaintsain-dratsy ao am-pandriany! Ary nony maraina ny andro, dia manatanteraka izany izy, Satria manan-kery ny tànany.

²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

²Ary mitsiriritra saha izy ka maka izany an-keriny, Sy trano koa ka mahalasa azy; Ary mampahory olona mbamin'ny ankohonany izy, Dia ny olona mbamin'ny lovany.

³Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time.

³Koa izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Indro, mamorona loza hamelezana ity firenena ity Aho, Izay tsy hahazoanareo hanafaka ny vozonareo, Ka tsy handeha miandranandrana ianareo, Satria andro mampahory izany.

⁴In that day shall they take up a proverb concerning you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We are utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! He hath distributed our fields to the rebellious.

⁴Amin'izany andro izany no hanaovana oha-teny handatsana anareo, Ka hitomaniana sy hidradradradrana hoe: Efa levona izao! Eny, hiteny izy hoe: Fongana tokoa isika; Ataony fanakalo zavatra ny anjaran'ny oloko; Endrey! afindrany hiala amiko izany! Samy zarainy ho an'ny mpiodina avy ny tanintsika!

⁵Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.

⁵Koa tsy hisy aminao hanenjana famolaina akory hanaovana filokana Ao amin'ny fiangonan'i Jehovah.

⁶Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.

⁶Aza miteniteny ianareo, hoy ny fiteniteniny; Aoka tsy hiteniteny ny amin'ireto izy, Tsy hita lany ny fanalam-baraka ataony![Heb. mampitete][Na: raha tsy miteniteny amin'ireto izy, dia tsy ho afaka]

⁷O thou [that art] named the house of Jacob, Is Jehovah impatient? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

⁷He! izany teny izany! Ry taranak'i Jakoba, Malaky tezitra va ny Fanahin'i Jehovah? Ireto va no asa fanaony? Tsy mahasoa izay mandeha mahitsy va ny teniko? [Na: he!ianao izay atao hoe taranak'i]

⁸But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip off the mantle with the garment from them that pass by securely, that are averse from war.

⁸Vao omaly no omaly no nitsanganan'ny oloko ho fahavalo; Hendahanareo hiala eo amin'ny lamba ny kapôtin'izay mandeha tsy manana ahiahy, Dia izay tsy tia ady.

⁹The women of my people do ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children do ye take away my magnificence for ever.

⁹Ny vehivavy eo amin'ny oloko dia roahinareo hiala amin'ny tranony mahafinaritra; Esorinareo hiala mandrakizay amin'ny zanany madinika ny voninahitro.

¹⁰Arise ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction.

¹⁰Mitsangàna, ka mialà (Fa tsy eto no fitsaharana), Satria misy fahalotoana mahatonga fandringanana eto, eny, fandringanana mafy.

¹¹If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, [saying,] I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall be the prophet of this people.

¹¹Raha misy manaraka ny rivotra sy ny lainga ka mandainga hoe: Hitori-teny aminao ny amin'ny divay sy ny zava-mahamamo aho, Dia izy no ho mpitori-tenin'ity firenena ity.[Heb. hampitete][Heb. mpampiteten']

¹²I will surely assemble, O Jacob, the whole of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture: they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.

¹²Hamory anareo rehetra tokoa Aho, ry Jakoba, Ary hanangona ny sisa amin'ny Isiraely tokoa, Hakambako toy ny ondry any amin'ny vala izy, Toy ny ondry andiany ao amin'ny tany fiandrasana; Hitabataba izy noho ny hamaroan'ny olona.[Na: any Bozra]Ny mpanabanga miakatra eo alohany, Manabanga izy ka mandroso ho eo amin'ny vavahady, Dia mivoaka eo aminy; Ny mpanjakany mandroso eo alohany, Ary Jehovah no mitarika azy.

¹³One that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and have passed on to the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king passeth on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.

¹³Ny mpanabanga miakatra eo alohany, Manabanga izy ka mandroso ho eo amin'ny vavahady, Dia mivoaka eo aminy; Ny mpanjakany mandroso eo alohany, Ary Jehovah no mitarika azy.