¹Ary manaova hira fahalahelovana ny amin'ireo andrianan'ny Isiraely ianao,

¹And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel,

²ka ataovy hoe: Nahoana ny liom-bavy reninareo no namitsaka tao amin'ny liom-bavy. Ary nitaiza ny zanany tao amin'ny liona tanora?[Na: Inona moa reninareo? Liom-bavy izy. Namitsaka]

²and thou hast said: What [is] thy mother? — a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.

³Ary nahalehibe ny zanany anankiray izy, dia tonga liona tanora io ka nianatra hamiravira haza sady nihinana olona.

³And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

⁴Nahare ny lazany ny firenena, dia namandrika azy tamin'ny lavaka, ka nasiany masom-by ny orony, dia nentiny ho any amin'ny tany Egypta izy.

⁴And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.

⁵Ary nony hitan'ny liom-bavy fa foana sy levona ny fanantenany, dia nangalany indray ny zanany ka notezainy ho tonga liona tanora.

⁵And she seeth, that stayed — perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.

⁶Ary nivoivoy teny amin'ny liom-bavy iny, dia tonga liona tanora ka nianatra hamiravira haza sady nihinana olona.

⁶And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

⁷Ary nisavika ny mpitondratenan'ireny izy sady nandrava ny tanànany, ka lao ny tany mbamin'izay rehetra tao aminy. Noho ny feon'ny fierony.[Na: Ary fantany ny lapan'ireny]

⁷And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring.

⁸Ary ny jentilisa manodidina, izay avy any amin'ny fanjakana samy hafa, dia nanamboatra sy namelatra ny fandrika haratony taminy, ka dia voafandrika tamin'ny lavaka izy.

⁸And set against it do nations Round about from the provinces. And they spread out for it their net, In their pit it hath been caught.

⁹Ary nataony tamin'ny vata izy, sady nasiany masom-by ny orony, ka nentiny ho any amin'ny mpanjakan'i Babylona izy, nentiny ho ao amin'ny fiarovana izy, mba tsy ho re eny amin'ny tendrombohitry ny Isiraely intsony ny feony.

⁹And they put it in prison — in chains, And they bring it unto the king of Babylon, They bring it in unto bulwarks, So that its voice is not heard any more On mountains of Israel.

¹⁰Ny reninao dia tahaka ny voalobota voavoly teo amoron-drano Tamin'ny andro niadananao: Vokatra sady nanaroka izy azon'ny rano be,[Na: Fony tamin'ny rànao ianao; izahao xvi. 6; na: Eny, tahaka ny tenanao]

¹⁰Thy mother [is] as a vine in thy blood by waters planted, Fruitful and full of boughs it hath been, Because of many waters.

¹¹Ka nisy rantsany mafy azo natao tehim-panjakana ho an'izay manapaka, dia tonga avo izy ka nitehika tamin'ny rahona matevina, ary niseho tamin'ny hahavony izy noho ny hamaroan'ny rantsany.

¹¹And it hath strong rods for sceptres of rulers, And high is its stature above thick branches, And it appeareth in its height In the multitude of its thin shoots.

¹²Nefa nongotana tamin'ny fahavinirana izy ka nazera ho amin'ny tany, ary ny rivotra avy any atsinanana no nahamaina ny voany; Ny rantsany mafy dia tapaka ka maina; Levon'ny afo ireny.

¹²And it is plucked up in fury, To the earth it hath been cast, And the east wind hath dried up its fruit, Broken and withered hath been the rod of its strength, Fire hath consumed it.

¹³Ary ankehitriny voavoly any an-efitra, dia ao amin'ny tany maina karankaina izy.Ary afo no mivoaka avy amin'ny sampany misy tehina ka mandevona ny voany, dia tsy misy rantsany mafy azo atao tehim-panjakana ho fanapahana intsony izy. Hira fahalahelovana izany sady mbola ho hira fahalahelovana ihany.

¹³And now — it is planted in a wilderness, In a land dry and thirsty.

¹⁴Ary afo no mivoaka avy amin'ny sampany misy tehina ka mandevona ny voany, dia tsy misy rantsany mafy azo atao tehim-panjakana ho fanapahana intsony izy. Hira fahalahelovana izany sady mbola ho hira fahalahelovana ihany.

¹⁴And go forth doth fire from a rod of its boughs, Its fruit it hath devoured, And it hath no rod of strength — a sceptre to rule, Lamentation it [is] — and it is for a lamentation!`