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.

¹Wo [to] those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is — to God.

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.

²And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.

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.

³Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am devising against this family evil, From which ye do not remove your necks, Nor walk loftily, for a time of evil it [is].

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!

⁴In that day doth [one] take up for you a simile, And he hath wailed a wailing of wo, He hath said, We have been utterly spoiled, The portion of my people He doth change, How doth He move toward me! To the backslider our fields He apportioneth.

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

⁵Therefore, thou hast no caster of a line by lot In the assembly of Jehovah.

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]

⁶Ye do not prophesy — they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.

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]

⁷Doth the house of Jacob say, `Hath the Spirit of Jehovah been shortened? Are these His doings?` Do not My words benefit the people that is walking uprightly?

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.

⁸And yesterday My people for an enemy doth raise himself up, From the outer garment the honourable ornament ye strip off, From the confident passers by, Ye who are turning back from war.

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

⁹The women of My people ye cast out from its delightful house, From its sucklings ye take away My honour to the age.

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

¹⁰Rise and go, for this [is] not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.

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']

¹¹If one is going [with] the wind, And [with] falsehood hath lied: `I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,` He hath been the prophet of this people!

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.

¹²I do surely gather thee, O Jacob, all of thee, I surely bring together the remnant of Israel, Together I do set it as the flock of Bozrah, As a drove in the midst of its pasture, It maketh a noise because of man.

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.

¹³Gone up hath the breaker before them, They have broken through, Yea, they pass through the gate, Yea, they go out through it, And pass on doth their king before them, And Jehovah at their head!