¹[Ny ratsy nataon'i Abimeleka, sy ny nanjo azy] Ary Abimeleka, zanak'i Jerobala, dia nandeha nankany Sekema tany amin'ny anadahin-dreniny ka niresaka taminy sy tamin'izay rehetra isan'ny fianakavian-dreniny nanao hoe:

¹Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

²Mba mitenena ianareo eo anatrehan'ny mponina rehetra eto Sekema hoe: Iza no tsara ho anareo: ny hiarahan'izy fito-polo lahy zanak'i Jerobala manjaka aminareo va, sa ny hanjakan'ny lehilahy iray? Koa tsarovy fa taolanareo sy nofonareo aho.

²“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”

³Ary ny anadahin-dreniny nilaza azy teo anatrehan'ny mponina rehetra tao Sekema ka nanao izany teny rehetra izany; koa ny fon'ireo dia ta-hanaraka an'i Abimeleka, fa hoy izy: Rahalahintsika izy.

³His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”

⁴Dia nomeny sekely volafotsy fito-polo avy tao an-tranon'i Bala-berita izy, ary nanambazan'i Abimeleka olom-poana sy marivo salosana izany, ka dia nanaraka azy ireo.

⁴They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.

⁵Dia nankany an-tranon-drainy tany Ofra izy ka namono ny rahalahiny fito-polo lahy, zanak'i Jerobala, teo ambonin'ny vato iray; ary Jotama, faralahin'i Jerobala, no sisa velona. satria niery izy.

⁵He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

⁶Dia nivory ny mponina rehetra tao Sekema sy ny olona rehetra tao Milo ka nandeha nampanjaka an'i Abimeleka teo anilan'ny hazo terebinta, akaikin'ny tsangambato any Sekema.[Heb. fiarovana][Na: rovan'ny miaramila]

⁶All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.

⁷Ary nisy nilaza izany tamin'i Jotama, dia nandeha izy ka nitsangana teo an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra Gerizima, ary nanandratra ny feony ka niantso hoe: Mihainoa, ahy ianareo mponina ao Sekema mba hihainoan'Andriamanitra anareo kosa.

⁷When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

⁸Niainga, hono, ny hazo hanosotra mpanjaka hanjaka aminy; ka hoy izy tamin'ny oliva: Manjaka aminay ianao.

⁸The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

⁹Fa hoy ny oliva taminy: Ho foiko va ny diloiloko, izay ankalazan'ireny andriamanitra sy ny olona ahy, ka handeha hitsingevingevina erỳ ambony hazo aho?

⁹“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’

¹⁰Ary hoy ny hazo tamin'ny aviavy: Avia ianao ka manjakà aminay.[aviavimbazaha]

¹⁰“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’

¹¹Dia hoy ny aviavy taminy: Ho foiko va ny fahamamiako sy ny vokatro tsara, ka handeha hitsingevingevina erỳ ambony hazo aho? [aviavimbazaha]

¹¹“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’

¹²Dia hoy ny hazo tamin'ny voaloboka: Avia ianao, ka manjakà aminay.

¹²“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’

¹³Fa hoy ny voaloboka taminy: Ho foiko va ny ranoko, izay mahafaly an'Andriamanitra sy ny olona, ka handeha hitsingevingevina erỳ ambony hazo aho?

¹³“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’

¹⁴Ary hoy ny hazo rehetra tamin'ny tsilo: Avia ianao, ka manjakà aminay.

¹⁴“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’

¹⁵Fa hoy ny tsilo tamin'ny hazo: Raha hohosoranareo ho mpanjakanareo tokoa ary aho, dia avia ianareo ka mialofa ato amin'ny alokaloko; fa raha tsy izany, aoka hisy afo hivoaka avy amin'ny tsilo ka handevona ny sederan'i Libanona.

¹⁵“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’

¹⁶Koa ankehitriny, raha marina sy mahitsy ny nataonareo tamin'ny nampanjakanareo an'i Abimeleka, ary raha soa no nataonareo tamin'i Jerobala sy ny taranany, ka novalianareo araka izay nataon'ny tànany izy

¹⁶“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands

¹⁷(fa ny raiko niady ho anareo sady nanao ny ainy tsy ho zavatra ka namonjy anareo tamin'ny tanan'ny Midiana;

¹⁷(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

¹⁸nefa ianareo kosa niodina tamin'ny taranaky ny raiko androany ka namono ny zanany fito-polo lahy teo ambonin'ny vato iray, ary Abimeleka, zanaky ny ankizivaviny, no nampanjakainareo tamin'ny mponina ao Sekema, satria rahalahinareo izy),

¹⁸and you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);

¹⁹koa raha marina sy mahitsy ny nataonareo androany tamin'i Jerobala sy ny zanany, dia mifalia amin'i Abimeleka ianareo, ary aoka izy kosa hifaly aminareo.

¹⁹if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

²⁰Fa raha tsy izany kosa, dia aoka hisy afo hivoaka avy amin'i Abimeleka ka handevona ny mponina ao Sekema sy ny olona ao Milo; ary aoka koa hisy afo hivoaka avy amin'ny mponina ao Sekema sy ny olona ao Milo ka handevona an'i Abimeleka.[Heb. fiarovana]

²⁰but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.”

²¹Dia riatra nandositra Jotama ka nankany Bera ary nitoetra teo mba hiery an'i Abimeleka rahalahiny.

²¹Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

²²Ary rehefa nanapaka telo taona tamin'ny Isiraely Abimeleka,

²²Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

²³Andriamanitra dia naniraka fanahy ratsy tamin'i Abimeleka sy ny mponina tao Sekema; ary ny mponina tao Sekema dia nivadika nahafoy an'i Abimeleka,

²³God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

²⁴mba hitsingerenan'ny loza natao tamin'ny namonoana ny zanak'i Jerobala fito-polo lahy ka hanody an'i Abimeleka rahalahiny izay namono azy, sy ny mponina tao Sekema, izay nampahery ny tànany hamono ny rahalahiny.[Heb. ran']

²⁴that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

²⁵Ary nanaovan'ny mponina tao Sekema otrika tany an-tampon-tendrombohitra izy, dia nobaboin'ny otrika izay rehetra nandalo tamin'izany lalana izany; ary nolazaina tamin'i Abimeleka izany.

²⁵The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

²⁶Dia tonga tao Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, sy ny rahalahiny ka nankany Sekema, ary ny mponina tao Sekema natoky azy.

²⁶Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

²⁷Dia nivoaka ho any an-tsaha izy ka nioty ny voalobony ary nanosihosy azy, dia nanao fanati-piderana ka niditra tao an-tranon'ny andriamaniny izy, dia nihinana sy nisotro ary nanozona an'i Abimeleka.

²⁷They went out into the field, and harvested their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

²⁸Ary hoy Gala, zanak'i Ebeda: Iza moa Abimeleka, ary iza moa Sekema, no hotompointsika? Tsy zanak'i Jerobala va izy? ary tsy Zebola va no lefiny? Manompoa ny taranak'i Hamora, rain'i Sekema; fa nahoana no hanompo io isika?

²⁸Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

²⁹Ary enga anie ka ho eo ambanin'ny tanako ireto olona ireto! dia hesoriko Abimeleka. Dia hoy izy tamin'i Abimeleka: Hamaroy ny miaramilanao ka mivoaha.

²⁹Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army, and come out!”

³⁰Ary rehefa ren'i Zebola, komandin'ny tanàna, ny tenin'i Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, dia nirehitra ny fahatezerany.

³⁰When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

³¹Dia naniraka olona mangingina tany amin'i Abimeleka izy hanao hoe: Indro, Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, sy ny rahalahiny dia tonga ato Sekema; ary, indro, mandrendrika ny ato an-tanàna hiodina aminao izy.

³¹He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.

³²Koa ankehitriny, miaingà alina ianao sy ny vahoaka eo aminao, ka manotreha any an-tsaha.

³²Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field:

³³Ary raha maraina, raha vao miposaka ny masoandro, dia mifohaza maraina koa ianao, ka miroata hamely ny tanàna; ary, indro, raha mivoaka hiady aminao izy sy ny vahoaka eo aminy, dia ataovy aminy izay zakan'ny tananao.

³³and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”

³⁴Dia niainga alina Abimeleka sy ny vahoaka rehetra teo aminy ka nanao otrika efa-toko tandrifin'i Sekema,

³⁴Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

³⁵Dia nivoaka Gala, zanak'i Ebeda, ka nijanona teo anoloan'ny vavahadin'ny tanàna; dia niroatra avy tao ampanotrehana Abimeleka sy ny vahoaka teo aminy.

³⁵Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.

³⁶Ary rehefa hitan'i Gala ny olona, dia hoy izy tamin'i Zebola: Indreo, misy olona midina avy eny an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra. Fa hoy Zebola taminy: Ny aloky ny tendrombohitra no hitanao ka toa olona.

³⁶When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.”

³⁷Dia niteny indray Gala ka nanao hoe: Indreo, misy olona eo amin'ny havoana, ary, indreo misy, antokony hafa mandeha amin'ny lalana eo amin'ny hazo terebinta Meonenima.[Heb. mpanandro]

³⁷Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”

³⁸Dia hoy Zebola taminy: Aiza ny vavanao izay niteny hoe: Iza moa Abimeleka, no hotompointsika? Tsy ireo va no olona izay nohamavoinao? Mivoaha ankehitriny ka miadia aminy.

³⁸Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”

³⁹Dia nivoaka teo anoloan'ny mponina tao Sekema Gala ka niady tamin'i Abimeleka.

³⁹Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

⁴⁰Dia nanenjika azy Abimeleka, ary nandositra teo anoloany izy, ka maro ny faty niampatrampatra hatreny anoloan'ny vavahady aza.

⁴⁰Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.

⁴¹Ary Abimeleka nonina tany Aroma; ary Zebola nandroaka an'i Gala sy ny rahalahiny mba tsy honina any Sekema intsony.

⁴¹Abimelech lived at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

⁴²Ary nony ampitson'iny dia nivoaka ho ratsy any an-tsaha ny olona; ary nolazaina tamin'i Abimeleka izany,

⁴²It happened on the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

⁴³Dia naka ny vahoaka izy ka nizara azy ho telo toko ary nanotrika tany an-tsaha; dia nijery izy, ka, indreo, ny olona nivoaka avy tao an-tanàna; dia nitsangana hiady aminy izy ka namely azy.

⁴³He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came forth out of the city; He rose up against them, and struck them.

⁴⁴Ary Abimeleka sy ny antokony izay teo aminy dia niroatra ka nitsangana teo anoloan'ny vavahadin-tanàna; ary ny roa toko kosa niroatra namely ny vahoaka rehetra tany an-tsaha ka namono azy.

⁴⁴Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field, and struck them.

⁴⁵Ary Abimeleka namely ny tanàna mandritra izany andro izany, dia nahafaka ny tanàna ka namono ny olona tao; ary noravany ny tanàna sady nofafazany sira.

⁴⁵Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

⁴⁶Ary nony nandre izany ny olona rehetra tao amin'ny tilikambo tao Sekema, dia niditra tao amin'ny efi-trano fierena tao an-tranon'i Berita andriamaniny izy.

⁴⁶When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

⁴⁷Ary nolazaina tamin'i Abimeleka fa tafangona tao amin'ny tilikambo tao Sekema ny olona rehetra.

⁴⁷It was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

⁴⁸Ary Abimeleka sy ny vahoaka teo aminy dia niakatra tany an-tendrombohitra Zalmona; ary Abimeleka nitondra famaky teny an-tànany, dia nikapa sampan-kazo, ka nobetainy izany, dia nolanjainy teny an-tsorony, ary hoy izy tamin'ny vahoaka teo aminy: Izay hitanareo ataoko, dia mba manaova faingana toy izany koa ianareo.

⁴⁸Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”

⁴⁹Koa samy nikapa sampan-kazo avy ny vahoaka rehetra ka nanaraka an'i Abimeleka, dia nametraka izany teo an-trano fiarovana ka nandoro azy tamin'ny afo, raha mbola tao ny olona, ka maty koa ny olona rehetra tao amin'ny tilikambo tao Sekema, na lehilahy na vehivavy, tokony ho arivo no isany.

⁴⁹All the people likewise each cut down his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

⁵⁰Dia nandeha Abimeleka nankany Tebeza ary nitoby tandrifin'i Tebeza ka nahafaka azy.

⁵⁰Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

⁵¹Fa nisy tilikambo mafy tao anatin'ny tanàna, ka nandositra tao ny lehilahy rehetra sy ny vehivavy ary izay rehetra tao an-tanàna ka nihidy tao, dia niakatra teo an-tampon'ny tilikambo izy.

⁵¹But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.

⁵²Ary Abimeleka nankany amin'ny tilikambo ka namely azy, dia nanatona ny varavaran'ny tilikambo izy handoro azy amin'ny afo.

⁵²Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

⁵³Fa nisy vehivavy anankiray, nanjera vato fikosoham-bary tamin'ny lohan'i Abimeleka ka nahavaky ny karan-dohany.[Heb. vato ambony]

⁵³A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.

⁵⁴Dia nantsoin'i Abimeleka faingana ny zatovo, mpitondra ny fiadiany, ka hoy izy taminy: Tsoahy ny sabatrao, ka vonoy aho, mba tsy hanaovan'ny olona ahy hoe: Vehivavy no nahafaty azy. Dia namely azy miboroaka ilay zatovo, ka maty izy.

⁵⁴Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ His young man thrust him through, and he died.”

⁵⁵Ary rehefa hitan'ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely fa maty Abimeleka, dia samy lasa nandeha ho any amin'ny fonenany avy izy.

⁵⁵When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.

⁵⁶Izany no namalian'Andriamanitra ny ratsy nataon'i Abimeleka, izay efa nataony tamin'ny rainy tamin'ny namonoany ny rahalahiny fito-polo lahy.Ary ny ratsy rehetra nataon'ny mponina tao Sekema dia natsingerin'Andriamanitra tamin'ny lohany avokoa, ka dia nihatra taminy ilay fanozonana nataon'i Jotama, zanak'i Jerobala.

⁵⁶Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;

⁵⁷Ary ny ratsy rehetra nataon'ny mponina tao Sekema dia natsingerin'Andriamanitra tamin'ny lohany avokoa, ka dia nihatra taminy ilay fanozonana nataon'i Jotama, zanak'i Jerobala.

⁵⁷and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.