Ezekiel 19
1 [Yahweh said to me, “Ezekiel], sing a sad funeral [a which will be a parable] [two of the] kings of Israel.
Ary manaova hira fahalahelovana ny amin’ ireo andrianan’ ny Isiraely ianao,
2 Say [to the Israeli people], ‘[It is as though] [MET] your mother was a brave female lion who raised her cubs among [other] lions.
ka ataovy hoe: Nahoana ny liom-bavy reninareo no namitsaka tao amin’ ny liom-bavy. Ary nitaiza ny zanany tao amin’ ny liona tanora?
3 She taught one of them to [for other animals to kill], and he [even] learned [kill and] eat people.
Ary nahalehibe ny zanany anankiray izy, dia tonga liona tanora io ka nianatra hamiravira haza sady nihinana olona.
4 [When people from other] nations heard about him, they trapped him in a pit. Then they used hooks to drag him to Egypt.
Nahare ny lazany ny firenena, dia namandrika azy tamin’ ny lavaka, ka nasiany masom-by ny orony, dia nentiny ho any amin’ ny tany Egypta izy.
5 His mother waited for him [to return], but [soon] she stopped hoping/expecting [that he would return]. So she raised another cub who [also] became very fierce.
Ary nony hitan’ ny liom-bavy fa foana sy levona ny fanantenany, dia nangalany indray ny zanany ka notezainy ho tonga liona tanora.
6 He hunted along with [other] [for animals to kill], and he even learned [kill and] eat people.
Ary nivoivoy teny amin’ ny liom-bavy iny, dia tonga liona tanora ka nianatra hamiravira haza sady nihinana olona.
7 He destroyed forts, and he ruined cities. When he roared [loudly], everyone was terrified.
Ary nisavika ny mpitondratenan’ ireny izy sady nandrava ny tanànany, ka lao ny tany mbamin’ izay rehetra tao aminy. Noho ny feon’ ny fierony.
8 So [people of other] nations planned to kill him, and men came from many places to spread out a net for him, and they caught him in a trap.
Ary ny jentilisa manodidina, izay avy any amin’ ny fanjakana samy hafa, dia nanamboatra sy namelatra ny fandrika haratony taminy, ka dia voafandrika tamin’ ny lavaka izy.
9 They tied him with chains and took him to Babylonia. And [there] he was locked in a prison, with the result that [no one on] the hills of Israel ever heard him roar again.’ [Also, say to the Israeli people, ]
Ary nataony tamin’ ny vata izy, sady nasiany masom-by ny orony, ka nentiny ho any amin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona izy, nentiny ho ao amin’ ny fiarovana izy, mba tsy ho re eny amin’ ny tendrombohitry ny Isiraely intsony ny feony.
10 ‘[It is as though] [SIM] your mother was a grapevine that was planted along a stream. There was plenty of water, so it had lots of branches and produced [a lot of] grapes.
Ny reninao dia tahaka ny voalobota voavoly teo amoron-drano Tamin’ ny andro niadananao: Vokatra sady nanaroka izy azon’ ny rano be,
11 That grapevine grew and became taller than all the nearby trees; [everyone could] see that it was very strong and healthy. And those branches were good for making scepters that symbolize the power/ [of a king].
Ka nisy rantsany mafy azo natao tehim-panjakana ho an’ izay manapaka, dia tonga avo izy ka nitehika tamin’ ny rahona matevina, ary niseho tamin’ ny hahavony izy noho ny hamaroan’ ny rantsany.
12 [Yahweh] became very angry, so he pulled up the vine by its roots and threw it on the ground, where the [very hot] winds from the desert dried up all its fruit. The strong branches wilted and were burned in a fire.
Nefa nongotana tamin’ ny fahavinirana izy ka nazera ho amin’ ny tany, ary ny rivotra avy any atsinanana no nahamaina ny voany; Ny rantsany mafy dia tapaka ka maina; Levon’ ny afo ireny.
13 Now that vine has been planted in a hot, dry desert.
Ary ankehitriny voavoly any an-efitra, dia ao amin’ ny tany maina karankaina izy.
14 A fire started to burn its stem, and then started to burn the branches and burned all the grapes. [Now] not [even] one strong branch remains; they will never become scepters for a king.’ That funeral song must be sung very sadly.”
Ary afo no mivoaka avy amin’ ny sampany misy tehina ka mandevona ny voany, dia tsy misy rantsany mafy azo atao tehim-panjakana ho fanapahana intsony izy. Hira fahalahelovana izany sady mbola ho hira fahalahelovana ihany.
