1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
1 Kala Rabbi sanno kaa ay do ka ne:
2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
2 Boro izo, ma yaasay te ka misa sanni ci Israyla dumo se ka ne:
3and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings, long-pinioned, full of feathers, which was of divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar.
3 Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Zeeban bambata fo kaŋ fatey ga beeri, a gonda hamni kuukuyaŋ, a gaahamo kulu ga to mo da hamni dumi kulu, a kaa Liban ka sedre* nyaŋo boŋo dagu.
4He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.
4 A na kambe kayne fo kaŋ go boŋo gaa mo pati. A n'a sambu ka kond'a laabu fo kaŋ gonda day da neera k'a tilam noodin dillaŋey gallo ra.
5And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, he set it as a willow tree.
5 A n'a dumi ize sambu mo laabo din ra, k'a duma laabu albarkante ra, hari boobo me gaa no a n'a tilam. A n'a sinji sanda kuubu nya.
6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, so that its branches should turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; and it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
6 A beeri mo, hal a ciya tikse dunguriyo kaŋ ga daaru, a kambey go ga guna zeebano do haray, a kaajey mo go a cire. Yaadin cine no a ciya reyzin tikse. A na deeneyaŋ kaa, a zay mo ka te kambeyaŋ.
7And there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers; and behold, from the beds of her plantation, this vine did bend her roots unto him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it.
7 Amma zeeban bambata fo mo go no koyne kaŋ gonda fata bambatayaŋ, a hamno mo iboobo no. Kala tuuri tiksa din na nga kaajey salle ka koy zeebano din do. Tuuro na nga kambey mo salle ka koy a do haray noodin laabo ra, nango kaŋ i n'a tilam din, zama zeebano din ma nga haŋandi.
8It was planted in a good field by many waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a noble vine.
8 A go mo laabu hanno ra, naŋ kaŋ hari boobo go, hala nga ma te kambe boobo se, nga ma hay, nga ma ciya tikse hanno.
9Say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither? All its fresh sprouting leaves shall wither, even without a great arm and many people to pluck it up by its roots.
9 Ni binde ma ne: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: A ga te albarka, wala? Manti i g'a dagu no k'a kaajey kaa? Manti i g'a izey pati hal i ma lakaw se, hal a kobtey kulu kaŋ go ga zay ma lakaw? Manti gaabi beeri wala jama boobo no i ga laami k'a dagu za kaajey gaa bo.
10And behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither when the east wind toucheth it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew.
10 A go, baa i ye k'a tilam, a ga te albarka, wala? Manti a ga lakaw no waati kaŋ wayna funay haray haw n'a faaru? A ga lakaw noodin, ganda, nango kaŋ a beeri din.
11And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
11 Rabbi sanno ye ka kaa ay do koyne ka ne:
12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things are? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon.
12 Sohõ kala ni ma ci dumo wo kaŋ ga murte se ka ne: Araŋ mana muraado wo feerijo bay no? Ma ne i se: A go, Babila bonkoono kaa Urusalima k'a bonkoono d'a mayraykoyey di ka kond'ey nga do, noodin Babila.
13And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;
13 A na afolloŋ sambu koytaray banda ra, a sappa nd'a, a n'a daŋ zeyaŋ mo. A na laabo boro beerey kaŋ gonda hina yaŋ ganandi mo,
14that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand.
14 zama nga ma mayra kaynandi, a ma si nga boŋ tunandi, amma a sappa haggoyyaŋ do a ma kay.
15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
15 Amma nga, koy-izo din murte Babila bonkoono gaa, zama a na nga diyayaŋ donton Misira no, i ma nga no bariyaŋ da gaakasinay boro boobo. A ga te albarka, wala? Day woodin yaŋ dumi teeko ga yana no? A ma sappa daaru, kulu nda yaadin a ga du ka yana no?
16[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.
16 Ay ze d'ay fundo, ay, Rabbi, Koy Beero, nango kaŋ bonkoono kaŋ i daŋ koytara doŋ bara ga goro, nga kaŋ donda nga zeyaŋo din, a n'a sappa daaru mo, daahir a do no a ga bu Babila bindo ra.
17Neither shall Pharaoh with a mighty army and a great assemblage do anything for him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.
17 Zama baa Firawna nda nga wongu marga beerey d'a jama booba kulu si hin ka gaakasinay fo te a se wongu woone ra, waato kaŋ ibare ga laabu gusam, i ma wongu cinari te zama i ma fundi boobo kaa se.
18He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he done all these things: he shall not escape.
18 Zama a donda zeyaŋo sappe daaruyaŋ do. A go, a na sarti sambu, kulu nda yaadin a na muraadey wo dumiyaŋ te. A si du ka yana bo.
19Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: [As] I live, verily, mine oath which he hath despised, and my covenant which he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his head.
19 Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Woodin sabbay se, ay ze d'ay fundo, ay zeyaŋo kaŋ a dond'a, d'ay sappa kaŋ a daaru mo, daahir no ay g'a candi ka kande a boŋo boŋ.
20And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his unfaithfulness in which he hath been unfaithful against me.
20 Ay g'ay wufa daaru a boŋ k'a di ay korfo hirrimo ra, ay ma kand'a Babila. Noodin no ay ga ciiti nd'a, naanay feeriyaŋo kaŋ a te ay se din wane.
21And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind; and ye shall know that I Jehovah have spoken.
21 Borey kaŋ ga zuru a wongu marga ra, takuba g'i zeeri. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga cindi mo, i g'i say-say kuray kulu. Araŋ ga bay mo kaŋ ay wo, Rabbi no ka salaŋ.
22Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the highest branch of the lofty cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of its young shoots a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and eminent mountain:
22 Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Ay mo ga tuuri kambe kayna fo sambu sedre yollo gaa, ay m'a tilam. A boŋo gaa kambe kayney ra mo ay ga ibaano fo kaa, y'a tilam tondi darzakoy kuuku fo boŋ.
23upon the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
23 Israyla tondi kuuku fo boŋ no ay g'a tilam. A ga te kambeyaŋ ka izeyaŋ hay, a ma ciya sedre nya hanno. Curo fatakoy dumi kulu ga kaa ka fata kaa a cire, i ga goro a kambey biyo cire.
24And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [it].
24 Saajo tuurey kulu mo ga bay kaŋ ay, Rabbi, ay ga tuuri kuuku kaynandi, ay ga wo kaŋ si ku mo beerandi. Ay ga tuuri tayo koogandi, ay ga naŋ tuuri kogo mo ma te kobto. Ay wo, Rabbi, ay na sanno ci, ay g'a goy mo.