Ezekiel 20
1 In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
Ary tamin’ ny andro fahafolo tamin’ ny volana fahadimy tamin’ ny taona fahafito dia nisy tonga ny loholon’ ny Isiraely mba hanontany amin’ i Jehovah, ka nipetraka teo anatrehako izy.
2 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Dia tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
Ry zanak’ olona, mitenena amin’ ireo loholon’ ny Isiraely, ka ataovy aminy hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Moa hanontany amiko va no ihavianareo? Raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, dia tsy hety hanontanianareo mihitsy Aho.
4 Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers
Tsy hotsarainao va izy, ry zanak’ olona, tsy hotsarainao va izy? Ampahalalao ny fahavetavetan’ ny razany izy.
5 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
Ary ataovy aminy hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Tamin’ ny andro nifidianako ny Isiraely sy ny ananganako tanana tamin’ ny taranak’ i Jakoba sy nanaovako izay hahafantarany Ahy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta raha nanangan-tanana taminy Aho ka nanao hoe: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo,
6 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.
tamin’ izany andro izany no nananganako tanana taminy hitondra azy hivoaka avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta ho any amin’ ny tany notadiaviko ho azy, izay tondra-dronono sy tantely sady tena endriky ny tany rehetra,
7 And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
dia hoy Izaho taminy: Samia manary ny fahavetavetan’ ny masonareo avy ianareo, ary aza mandoto tena amin’ ny sampin’ i Egypta; Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
Nefa niodina tamiko izy ka tsy nety nihaino Ahy; samy tsy nanary ny fahavetavetan’ ny masony na nahafoy ny sampin’ i Egypta, ka dia hoy Izaho: Haidiko aminy ny fahavinirako, ary hotanterahiko aminy eo amin’ ny tany Egypta ny fahatezerako.
9 But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
Kanefa niasa noho ny amin’ ny anarako Aho, mba tsy handotoana izany eo imason’ ny jentilisa izay nitoerany, sady teo imasony no nanaovako izay hahafantarany Ahy tamin’ ny nitondrako azy nivoaka avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta.
10 So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.
Koa dia nentiko nivoaka avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta izy ka nentiko ho any an-efitra.
11 And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
Dia nomeko azy ny didiko, ary nampahafantariko azy ny fitsipiko, izay mahavelona ny olona manaraka izany.
12 I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Ary nomeko azy koa ny Sabatako ho famantarana ho amiko sy ho aminy mba ho fantany fa Izaho Jehovah no manamasìna azy.
13 Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
Kanjo niodina tamiko tany an-efitra ihany ny taranak’ Isiraely, ka tsy nandeha araka ny didiko izy, fa nanamavo ny fitsipiko, izay mahavelona ny olona manaraka izany, ary nandoto dia nandoto ny Sabatako izy, dia hoy Izaho: Haidiko aminy any an-efitra ny fahatezerako hahalany ringana azy.
14 But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
Kanefa niasa noho ny amin’ ny anarako Aho, mba tsy handotoana izany eo anatrehan’ ny jentilisa izay nahita ay nitondrako azy nivoaka.
15 Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—
Ary Izaho dia nanangan-tanana taminy tany an-efitra koa fa tsy hitondra azy ho any amin’ ny tany efa nomeko azy, izay tondra-dronono sy tantely sady tena endriky ny tany rehetra,
16 because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.
satria efa nanamavo ny fitsipiko izy ary tsy nandeha araka ny didiko, fa nandoto ny Sabatako; fa ny fony dia nanaraka ny sampiny.
17 Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.
Nefa niantra azy ihany ny masoko, ka dia tsy naringako na nolevoniko tany an-efitra izy.
18 In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
Fa hoy Izaho tamin’ ny zanany tany an-efitra: Aza mandeha araka ny fanaon-drazanareo ianareo, na mitandrina ny fitsipiny, na mandoto tena amin’ ny sampiny;
19 I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.
fa Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo; koa mandehana araka ny didiko, ary mitandrema ny fitsipiko, ka araho izany.
20 Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
Ary manamasìna sy Sabatako, mba ho famantarana ho amiko sy ho aminareo, ka dia ho fantatrareo fa Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
21 But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
Kanjo niodina tamiko koa ny zanany: tsy nandeha araka ny didiko izy, na nitandrina hanaraka ny fitsipiko, izay mahavelona ny olona manaraka izany, fa nandoto ny Sabatako izy, ka dia hoy Izaho: Haidiko aminy ny fahavinirako, ary hotanterahiko aminy any an-efitra ny fahatezerato.
22 But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
Nefa nampihemotra ny tanako Aho, ka dia niasa noho ny amin’ ny anarako, mba tsy ho voaloto izany eo anatrehan’ ny jentilisa izay nahita ny nitondrako azy nivoaka.
23 However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
Dia nanangan-tanana taminy tany an’ efitra, indray Aho, hampiely azy any amin’ ny jentilisa sy hampihahaka azy any amin’ ny tany samy hafa,
24 For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers.
satria tsy nanaraka ny fitsipiko izy, fa nanamavo ny didiko sy nandoto ny Sabatako, ary ny masony nanaraka ny sampin’ ny razany.
25 I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.
Ary nomeko didy tsy tsara koa izy sy fitsipika izay tsy mahavelona Azy.
26 And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire—so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD.
Dia nandoto azy tamin’ ny fanatiny Aho, dia tamin’ ny nampandehanany ny voalohan-teraka rehetra hamaky ny afo, hampahatalanjonako azy, mba hahafantarany fa Izaho no Jehovah.
27 Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.
Koa mitenena amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely, ry zanak’ olona, ka ataovy aminy hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Tamin’ izao no mbola nanamavoan’ ny razanareo Ahy tamin’ ny nivadihany tamiko:
28 When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
Nony nitondra azy ho any amin’ ny tany izay nananganako tanana homena azy Aho, dia nahita ny havoana andrandraina rehetra sy ny hazo misandrahaka rehetra izy, ka tao no namonoany zavatra hatao fanatitra, ary tao koa no nametrahany ny fanatiny mahatezitra; tao koa no nanaterany hanitra ankasitrahana, ary tao no nanidinany ny fanatitra aidiny.
29 So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
Ka dia hoy Izaho taminy: Ahoana moa ny amin’ ny fitoerana avo alehanareo? Ka dia fitoerana avo no natao anarany mandraka androany.
30 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations?
Koa ataovy amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Moa mandoto tena araka ny fanaon’ ny razanareo va ianareo, sy mijangajanga manaraka ny fahavetavetany va,
31 When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!
ary mandoto tena amin’ ny sampinareo rehetra mandraka androany va ianareo amin’ ny anateranareo ny fanomezanareo sy ny ampandehananareo ny zanakareo hamaky ny afo? Ary Izaho va hety hanontanianareo, ry taranak’ Isiraely? Raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, tsy hety hanontanianareo mihitsy Aho.
32 When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.
Ary tsy ho tanteraka mihitsy ny eritreritry ny fanahinareo hoe: Ho tahaka ny jentilisa izahay, dia tahaka ny firenena amin’ ny tany samy hafa, ka hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho an’ ny vato aman-kazo.
33 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you.
Raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, dia tanana mahery sy sandry ahinjitra ary fahatezerana aidina no hanjakako aminareo.
34 With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered.
Ary amin’ ny tanana mahery sy ny sandry ahinjitra ary amin’ ny fahatezerana aidina no hitondrako anareo mivoaka avy any amin’ ny firenena sy hamoriako anareo avy any amin’ ny tany izay nampielezana anareo.
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
Dia ho entiko ho any an-efitry ny firenena ianareo, ary any no hifandaharako mifanatrika aminareo.
36 Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.
Tahaka ny nifandaharako tamin’ ny razanareo tany an-efitry ny tany Egypta, dia toy izany koa no hifandaharako aminareo, hoy Jehovah Tompo.
37 I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
Ary hampandaloviko eo ambanin’ ny tehina ianareo ka hampidiriko hofehezin’ ny fanekena.
38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Ary havahako hiala aminareo ny mpiodina sy izay manota amiko; eny, ho entiko hiala amin’ ny tany ivahiniany ireo, nefa tsy hisy ho tafiditra ao amin’ ny tanin’ ny Isiraely izy; ka dia ho fantatrareo fa Izaho no Jehovah.
39 And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
Ary ny aminareo, ry taranak’ Isiraely, izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo; Samia mandeha ianareo, ka manompoa ny sampinareo; nefa any aoriana kosa dia hihaino Ahy mihitsy ianareo ka tsy handoto ny anarako masìna intsony amin’ ny fanatitrareo sy amin’ ny sampinareo.
40 For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.
Fa ao an-tendrombohitro masìna, dia ao an-tendrombohitra avon’ ny Isiraely, hoy Jehovah Tompo, no hanompoan’ ny taranak’ Isiraely rehetra Ahy, dia izay rehetra amin’ ny tany; ao no hankasitrahako azy, ary ao no hilako ny fanatitrareo sy ny voaloham-bokatra aterinareo amin’ ny zava-masinareo rehetra,
41 When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.
Hankasitrahako toy ny hanitra ankasitrahana ianareo amin’ ny hitondrako anareo mivoata avy any amin’ ny firenena sy ny hamoriako anareo avy any amin’ ny tany samy hafa nampielezana anareo, ka dia hiseho ho masìna eo anatrehan’ ny jentilisa Aho amin’ ny hataoko aminareo.
42 Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
Ary ho fantatrareo fa Izaho no Jehovah, raha mitondra anareo ho any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Isiraely Aho, dia ny tany izay nananganako tanana nomena ny razanareo.
43 There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.
Ary hotsaroanareo any ny nalehanareo sy ny nataonareo rehetra izay nahaloto anareo; ary haharikoriko anareo ny tenanareo noho ny ratsy rehetra izay nataonareo.
44 Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”
Dia ho fantatrareo fa Izaho no Jehovah, rehefa miasa aminareo Aho noho ny amin’ ny anarako, fa tsy araka ny lalàn-dratsinareo, na araka ny ratsy fanaonareo, ry taranak’ Isiraely, hoy Jehovah Tompo.
45 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Dia tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
46 “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
Ry zanak’ olona, manatreha ny atsimo, ary mitenena manandrify ny atsimo, ka maminania ny amin’ ny hamelezana ny ala amin’ ny tany atsimo.
47 Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
Ary lazao amin’ ny ala amin’ ny tany atsimo hoe: Henoy ny tenin’ i Jehovah: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Indro, hampirehitra afo ao aminao Aho, izay handevona ny hazo maitso sy ny hazo maina rehetra ao aminao; tsy hovonoina ny lelafo midedadeda, fa ho main’ ny afo ny tava rehetra hatrany atsimo ka hatrany avaratra;
48 Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”
Ka dia ho hitan’ ny nofo rehetra fa Izaho Jehovah no nampirehitra io, ka tsy hovonoina.
49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Dia hoy izaho: Indrisy, Jehovah Tompo ô! Hoy ny fitenin’ ny olona ahy: Tsy fanoharana va no ataony?
