¹Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer-fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat; there is no early fruit [which] my soul desired.

¹[Ny faharatsian'ny Isiraely, sy ny hanjo azy, ary ny hibebahany, sy ny hamindran'Andriamanitra fo aminy] Lozako! fa efa tonga toy ny fiotazam-boankazo aho Sy toy ny fitsimponam-boaloboka, Tsy misy salohy hohanina, Na aviavy mialin-taona, izay irin'ny fanahiko,

²The godly [man] hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net.

²Lany tsy misy amin'ny tany intsony ny tsara fanahy; Eny, tsy misy olo-marina ao amin'ny olombelona; Samy manotrika handatsa-drà avokoa izy, Eny, mihaza ny rahalahiny amin'ny harato izy rehetra.

³Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge [is there] for a reward; and the great [man] uttereth his soul's greed: and [together] they combine it.

³Vonona hanao ratsy ny tànany; Mila ny mpanapaka, Azon-kolikoly ny mpitsara, Ary ny lehibe milaza ny fitsiriritan'ny fanahiny, Koa izany no entiny mandrarirary azy.

⁴The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, [worse] than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity.

⁴Na dia ny tsara indrindra ao aminy aza dia toy ny roy, Ary na dia ny mahitsy indrindra ao aminy aza dia ratsy noho ny fefy tsilo; Avy ny andron'ny tilinao, izay hamaliana anao; Amin'izany dia vao ho very hevitra ianao.[Heb. izy]

⁵Believe ye not in a companion, put not confidence in a familiar friend: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

⁵Aza matoky namana ianareo, Aza mahazo am-po izay sakaiza mahazatra; Fa ambeno ny varavaran'ny vavanao na dia amin'izay andefimandrinao aza.

⁶For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: a man's enemies are the men of his own household.

⁶Fa ny zanakalahy manamavo ny rainy, Ny zanakavavy mitsangan-kanohitra ny reniny, Ary ny vinantovavy hanohitra ny rafozani-vavy; Ary ny ankohonan'ny olona ihany no fahavalony.

⁷But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

⁷Fa izaho kosa dia hanandrandra an'i Jehovah, Eny, hiandry an'Andriamanitry ny famonjena ahy aho; Andriamanitro no hihaino ahy.

⁸Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.

⁸Aza mifaly ahy, ry fahavaloko, Fa na dia lavo aza aho, mbola hiarina ihany; Raha mitoetra ao amin'ny maizina aho, Dia Jehovah no fahazavana ho ahy.

⁹I will bear the indignation of Jehovah -- for I have sinned against him -- until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness.

⁹Ny fahatezeran'i Jehovah dia hiaretako ihany, Fa efa nanota taminy aho, Ambara-pandahany ny teniko Sy hanomezany rariny ho ahy; Hamoaka ahy ho amin'ny mazava Izy, Ka ho faly aho mahita ny fahamarinany.

¹⁰And mine enemy shall see [it], and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her; now shall she be trodden down, as the mire of the streets.

¹⁰Dia hahita izany ilay fahavaloko ka hosaronan-kenatra, Dia ilay nanao tamiko hoe: Aiza Izay Jehovah Andriamanitrao? Ho faly mahita azy ny masoko; Ankehitriny dia ho fanitsakitsaka toy ny fotaka eny an-dalambe izy.

¹¹In the day when thy walls shall be built, on that day shall the established limit recede.

¹¹He ny andro hananganana ny mandanao! Amin'izany andro izany dia hitarina ny faritra.32[Na: ho lavitra ny didy]

¹²In that day they shall come to thee from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

¹²Amin'izany andro izany koa dia hanatona anao ny olona Avy any Asyria sy avy any amin'ny tanànan'i Egypta, Eny, hatrany Egypta ka hatramin'ny Ony, Ary hatramin'ny ranomasina ka hatramin'ny ranomasina, Ary hatramin'ny tendrombohitra ka hatramin'ny tendrombohitra.[Heb. Mazora][Eofrata]

¹³But the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

¹³Nefa ho lao ny tany noho ny amin'ny mponina eo aminy, Dia noho ny vokatry ny asany.

¹⁴Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, dwelling alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

¹⁴Ny tehinao no ento miandry ny olonao, Dia ny ondry lovanao, Izay monina mitokana, dia any an'ala ao an-tampon'i Karmela; Aoka handrasana any Basana sy Gileada ireny Toy ny tamin'ny andro taloha ela.

¹⁵-- As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt, will I shew them marvellous things.

¹⁵Toy ny tamin'ny andro nivoahanao avy tany amin'ny tany Egypta No hanehoako azy zava-mahagaga.

¹⁶-- The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

¹⁶Hahita izany ny jentilisa, Ka hahamenatra azy ny heriny rehetra; Hitampim-bava izy, Ho tonga marenina ny sofiny.

¹⁷They shall lick dust like the serpent; like crawling things of the earth, they shall come trembling forth from their close places. They shall turn with fear to Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.

¹⁷Hilelaka ny vovoka toy ny menarana izy; Hiala amin-kovitra avy ao amin'ny fiarovany mafy tahaka ny biby mikisaka amin'ny tany izy; Jehovah Andriamanitsika dia hohatoniny amin-kovitra, Eny, hatahotra Anao izy.

¹⁸Who is a ùGod like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.

¹⁸Iza no Andriamanitra tahaka Anao, Izay mamela heloka Sady mandalo ny fahadisoan'ny sisa amin'ny lovany? Tsy mitana ny fahatezerany ho mandrakizay Izy, Fa tia famindram-po.

¹⁹He will yet again have compassion on us, he will tread under foot our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

¹⁹Hamindra fo amintsika indray Izy Ka hanitsakitsaka ny fahotantsika, Eny, harianao ho any amin'ny ranomasina lalina ny fahotany rehetra.Hanefa fahamarinana ho an'i Jakoba Hianao Sy famindram-po ho an'i Abrahama, Dia ilay nianiananao tamin'ny razanay hatramin'ny andro taloha ela.

²⁰Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.

²⁰Hanefa fahamarinana ho an'i Jakoba Hianao Sy famindram-po ho an'i Abrahama, Dia ilay nianiananao tamin'ny razanay hatramin'ny andro taloha ela.