¹The word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

¹Ny tenin'i Jehovah izay tonga tamin'i Morastita tamin'ny andro nanjakan'i Jotama sy Ahaza ary Hezetia, mpanjakan'ny Joda, dia ilay hitany ny amin'i Samaria sy Jerosalema.

²Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all that is therein: and let the Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

²[Ny loza hanjo an'i Samaria sy Joda] Samia mihaino ianareo, ry firenena rehetra; Atongilano ny sofinareo, ry tany sy izay zavatra rehetra eo aminy; Ary aoka Jehovah Tompo no ho vavolombelona hanameloka anareo, Dia Jehovah avy ao amin'ny tempoliny masina.

³For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

³Fa, indro, Jehovah mivoaka avy ao amin'ny fitoerany Ary midina ka mandia ny havoana amin'ny tany.

⁴The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.

⁴Miempo ao ambaniny ny tendrombohitra, Ary mivava ny lohasaha, Tahaka ny savoka taninin'ny afo, Sy tahaka ny rano akorotsaka eny amin'ny hantsana.

⁵“All this is for the disobedience of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the disobedience of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Aren’t they Jerusalem?

⁵Noho ny fahadisoan'i Jakoba sy ny fahotan'ny taranak'Isiraely no isian'izany rehetra izany. Iza no nahadiso an'i Jakoba? Tsy Samaria va? Ary iza no fitoerana avon'i Joda? Tsy Jerosalema va?

⁶Therefore I will make Samaria like a rubble heap of the field, like places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down its stones into the valley, and I will uncover its foundations.

⁶Koa Samaria dia hataoko korontam-bato any an-tsaha Sy tany fambolem-boaloboka; Ary hakorotsako ho any an-dohasaha ny vatony, Ka haharihariko ny fanorenany.

⁷All her idols will be beaten to pieces, and all her temple gifts will be burned with fire, and all her images I will destroy; for of the hire of a prostitute has she gathered them, and to the hire of a prostitute shall they return.”

⁷Hotorotoroina ny sampiny voasokitra rehetra, Ary hodorana amin'ny afo ny tanginy rehetra, Sady hofoanako ny sampiny rehetra; Tangin'ny vehivavy janga no nanangonany ireny, Ary hody ho tangin'ny vehivavy janga indray izy.

⁸For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, and moan like the daughters of owls.

⁸Koa izany no hitomaniako sy hidradradradrako, Ka handeha sady horobaina no mitanjaka aho; Hikaonkaona toy ny amboadia aho Ary hikiakiaka toy ny ostritsa.[Heb. hisaona][Na: jakala][Heb. hitomany]

⁹For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

⁹Fa tsy azo sitranina ny ferin'i Samaria; Fa mihatra amin'i Joda izany, Ary mahatratra ny vavahadin'ny oloko aza, dia any Jerosalema.[He. ny feriny]

¹⁰Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah Beth Ophrah means literally “House of Dust.” I have rolled myself in the dust.

¹⁰Aza ambaranareo any Gata izany, Aza mitomany akory! Mihosinkosina vovoka ao Beti-le-afra aho.[Na: mihosinkosena... ianao][Beti-le-afra = fitoeram-bovoka]

¹¹Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out. The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.

¹¹Mandehana mitanjaka mitondra henatra, ry mponina ao Safira; Tsy mivoaka ny mponina ao Zanana; Ny fisaonan'i Beti-haezela no misakana anareo tsy hijanona ao.[Safira: = tsara tarehy]

¹²For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.

¹²Fa malahelo ny soa ny mponina ao Marota, Satria loza no efa nidina avy tamin'i Jehovah ho ao am-bavahadin'i Jerosalema.[Heb. manaintaina][Marota = fangidiana]

¹³Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

¹³Fehezo amin'ny soavaly haingam-pandeha ny kalesy, ry mponina ao Lakisy; Niandohan'ny fahotan'i Ziona zanakavavy iny, Fa tao aminao no nahitana ny fahadisoan'Isiraely.

¹⁴Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.

¹⁴Koa izany no hanomezanao taratasy fisaorana ho an'i Moresetagata; Ranotrambo ho an'ny mpanjakan'ny Isiraely ireo tranon'i Akziba.[Akziba = ranotrambo]

¹⁵I will yet bring to you, inhabitant of Mareshah. He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

¹⁵Mbola hitondrako olon-kandova ianao. Ry mponina ao Maresa; Ho tonga hatrany Adolama aza ny voninahitr'Isiraely.[Maresa = lova]Miheteza sy mikakasa Noho ny zanakao nahafinaritra; Halehibiazo ny solanao ho toy ny an'ny voltora, Fa lasan-ko babo niala taminao izy. [karazam-borona lehibe izay sola]

¹⁶Shave your heads, and cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture; for they have gone into captivity from you!

¹⁶Miheteza sy mikakasa Noho ny zanakao nahafinaritra; Halehibiazo ny solanao ho toy ny an'ny voltora, Fa lasan-ko babo niala taminao izy. [karazam-borona lehibe izay sola]