¹[Faminaniana ny loza hanjo an'i Babylona] Faminaniana hitan'Isaia, zanak'i Amoza, ny amin'ny loza hanjo an'i Babylona.

¹The burden of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen:

²Manangàna faneva eo an-tampon'izay tendrombohitra mangadihady ianareo, manandrata feo hiantso azy, hofay tanana izy hiditra amin'ny vavahadin'ireo mpanapaka.

²`On a high mountain lift ye up an ensign, Raise the voice to them, wave the hand, And they go in to the openings of nobles.

³Izaho efa nandidy ny nohamasiniko, eny, efa niantso ny lehilahy maheriko aho, dia ireo mibitaka amim-pireharehana, hahatanteraka ny fahatezerako.

³I have given charge to My sanctified ones, Also I have called My mighty ones for Mine anger, Those rejoicing at Mine excellency.`

⁴Injany! ny horakoraka any an-tendrombohitra, tahaka ny an'ny vahoaka be! Dia ny fitabataban'ny fanjakan'ny firenena efa tafatambatra! Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro, no manomana miaramila hiady,[Na: firenena lehibe]

⁴A voice of a multitude in the mountains, A likeness of a numerous people, A voice of noise from the kingdoms of nations who are gathered, Jehovah of Hosts inspecting a host of battle!

⁵Izay avy any amin'ny tany lavitra, any amin'ny faravodilanitra, dia Jehovah sy ireo fitaovan'ny fahatezerany, ho enti-mandrava ny tany rehetra.

⁵They are coming in from a land afar off, From the end of the heavens, Jehovah and the instruments of His indignation, To destroy all the land.

⁶Midradradradrà ianareo, fa efa antomotra ny andron'i Jehovah, ka tahaka ny loza tsy toha avy amin'ny Tsitoha no fihaviny.

⁶Howl ye, for near [is] the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.

⁷Ary noho izany dia hiraviravy ny tanana rehetra, ary ho kivy ny fon'ny zanak'olombelona rehetra;

⁷Therefore, all hands do fail, And every heart of man doth melt.

⁸Ho toran-kovitra izy; Fanaintainana sy fahoriana no hahazo azy, ka hijalijaly tahaka ny vehivavy mihetsi-jaza izy; samy ho talanjona izy ka hifampijery; Mitarehin-delafo ny tarehiny.

⁸And they have been troubled, Pains and pangs they take, As a travailing woman they are pained, A man at his friend they marvel, The appearance of flames — their faces!

⁹Indro, avy ny andron'i Jehovah, dia loza sy fahavinirana ary firehetan'ny fahatezerana hanafoanana ny tany sy handringanana ny mpanota tsy ho ao.

⁹Lo, the day of Jehovah doth come, Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger, To make the land become a desolation, Yea, its sinning ones He destroyeth from it.

¹⁰Fa ny kintan'ny lanitra, na dia ireo Telonohorefy aza, dia tsy hampamirapiratra ny fahazavany; ny masoandro ho maizina amin'ny iposahany; Ary ny volana tsy hangarangarana.

¹⁰For the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, Cause not their light to shine, Darkened hath been the sun in its going out, And the moon causeth not its light to come forth.

¹¹Ary hatsingeriko amin'izao tany rehetra izao ny faharatsiany, sy amin'ny ratsy fanahy ny helony; Ary hatsahatro ny fireharehan'ny mpiavonavona, Ary haetriko ny fiavonavonan'ny mpampahory.

¹¹And I have appointed on the world evil, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused to cease the excellency of the proud, And the excellency of the terrible I make low.

¹²Dia hataoko ho saro-tadiavina mihoatra noho ny volamena tsara ny olombelona, eny, noho ny tena volamena avy any Ofira aza.

¹²I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

¹³Ary noho izany dia hampihorohoroiko ny lanitra, ary ny tany hientanentana hiala amin'ny fitoerany noho ny fahatezeran'i Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro, sy noho ny andro firehetan'ny fahatezerany.

¹³Therefore the heavens I cause to tremble, And the earth doth shake from its place, In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts, And in a day of the heat of his anger.

¹⁴Ary ho tahaka ny gazela hazaina ny olona, sy ho tahaka ny ondry aman'osy tsy misy mpamory, ka dia samy ho lasa any amin'ny fireneny avy izy, eny, samy handositra ho any amin'ny taniny avy izy.

¹⁴And it hath been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that hath no gatherer, Each unto his people — they turn, And each unto his land — they flee.

¹⁵Izay rehetra azo dia holefonina, ary izay rehetra tratra dia ho lavon'ny sabatra.

¹⁵Every one who is found is thrust through, And every one who is added falleth by sword.

¹⁶Ary ny zanany madinika hotorotoroina eo imasony; Ny tranony hobaboina, ary ny vadiny hosavihina.

¹⁶And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Spoiled are their houses, and their wives lain with.

¹⁷Indro, hamporisihiko hamely azy ny Mediana, izay manao ny volafotsy tsy ho zavatra ary tsy mankamamy ny volamena.

¹⁷Lo, I am stirring up against them the Medes, Who silver esteem not, And gold — they delight not in it.

¹⁸Ny tsipìkany handripaka ny zatovo, ary izay ateraky ny kibo tsy hamindrany fo, eny, na dia ny zaza aza tsy hiantran'ny masony.

¹⁸And bows dash young men to pieces, And the fruit of the womb they pity not, On sons their eye hath no pity.

¹⁹Ary Babylona, ravaky ny fanjakana maro Tabiha sy reharehan'ny Kaldeana, Dia ho rava tahaka ny nandravan'Andriamanitra an'i Sodoma sy Gomora;

¹⁹And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, The glory, the excellency of the Chaldeans, Hath been as overthrown by God, With Sodom and with Gomorrah.

²⁰Tsy honenana mandrakizay izy ary tsy hitoerana intsony hatramin'ny taranaka fara mandimby, Tsy hisy Arabo hanorin-day any, na mpiandry ondry hampandry ny ondriny any;

²⁰She doth not sit for ever, Nor continueth unto many generations, Nor doth Arab pitch tent there, And shepherds lie not down there.

²¹Fa ny bibi-dia any an-efitra no hitoetra any, ho feno vorondolo ny tranony, ny ostritsa no hitoetra any, ary ny osilahy no hitsambikimbikina any,[Na: hyena][Heb. seirima; izahao Lev. xvii. 7]Ny kary no hifampierena ao an-tranobeny, ary ny amboadia ao amin'ny lapa nanaranam-po; efa antomotra ny fotoany, ary ny androny tsy hatao ela.[Heb. jakala][Heb. mpitondratenany][Na: jakala]

²¹And Ziim have lain down there, And full have been their houses of howlings, And dwelt there have daughters of an ostrich, And goats do skip there.

²²Ny kary no hifampierena ao an-tranobeny, ary ny amboadia ao amin'ny lapa nanaranam-po; efa antomotra ny fotoany, ary ny androny tsy hatao ela.[Heb. jakala][Heb. mpitondratenany][Na: jakala]

²²And Aiim have responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And near to come [is] her time, And her days are not drawn out!