Ezekiela 14
1 Dia nisy loholon’ ny Isiraely tonga tao amiko ka nipetraka teo anoloako.
Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
2 Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
3 Ry zanak’ olona, ireto olona ireto efa nampiorina ny sampiny ao am-pony, ary ny fahatafintohinana mahameloka azy dia apetrany eo anoloany. Moa hety hanontanian’ ireto va Aho?
Son of man, these men have taken their false gods into their hearts and put before their faces the sin which is the cause of their fall: am I to give ear when they come to me for directions?
4 Koa mitenena aminy hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Ny amin’ ny olona rehetra amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely izay mampiorina ny sampiny ao am-pony ary mametraka ny fahatafintohinana mahameloka azy eo anoloany ary manatona ny mpaminany, Izaho Jehovah no hamaly azy araka ny habetsaky ny sampiny,
For this cause say to them, These are the words of the Lord: Every man of Israel who has taken his false god into his heart, and put before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, and comes to the prophet; I the Lord will give him an answer by myself in agreement with the number of his false gods;
5 mba hisamborako ny taranak’ Isiraely amin’ ny fony, satria efa nihemotra niala tamiko izy rehetra noho ny sampiny.
So as to take the children of Israel in the thoughts of their hearts, because they have become strange to me through their false gods.
6 Koa ataovy amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Mibebaha, dia miambohoa ny sampinareo sy ny fahavetavetanareo rehetra; eny, miambohoa ireny.
For this cause say to the children of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: Come back and give up your false gods and let your faces be turned from your disgusting things.
7 Fa na iza na iza amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely, na amin’ ny vahiny izay mivahiny eo amin’ ny Isiraely, no misaraka amiko ka mampiorina ny sampiny ao am-pony ary mametraka ny fahatafintohinana mahameloka azy eo anoloany sady manatona ny mpaminany hanontany amiko, dia Izaho Jehovah ihany no hamaly azy araka izay toetro;
When any one of the men of Israel, or of those from other lands who are living in Israel, who has become strange to me, and takes his false gods into his heart, and puts before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, comes to the prophet to get directions from me; I the Lord will give him an answer by myself:
8 ary hanandrina izany olona izany ny tavako, ka hataoko mahita loza izy mba ho famantarana sy ho ohabolana, ary hofongorako tsy ho eo amin’ ny oloko izy; ka dia ho fantatrareo fa Izaho no Jehovah.
And my face will be turned against that man, and I will make him a sign and a common saying, cutting him off from among my people; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
9 Ary raha misy voataona ny mpaminany ka milaza zavatra, dia Izaho Jehovah no nitaona izany mpaminany izany; ary hahinjitro aminy ny tanako, ka hofongorako tsy ho eo amin’ ny Isiraely oloko izy.
And if the prophet, tricked by deceit, says anything, it is I the Lord by whom he has been tricked, and I will put out my hand against him, and he will be cut off from among my people Israel.
10 Ary hitondra ny heloky ny tenany izy; ny heloky ny mpaminany dia hitovy amin’ ny helok’ izay manontany aminy koa,
And the punishment of their sin will be on them: the sin of the prophet will be the same as the sin of him who goes to him for directions;
11 mba tsy hialan’ ny taranak’ Isiraely amiko intsony, ary tsy handotoany ny tenany intsony amin’ ny fahadisoany rehetra; fa ho oloko izy, ary Izaho ho Andriamaniny, hoy Jehovah Tompo.
So that the children of Israel may no longer go wandering away from me, or make themselves unclean with all their wrongdoing; but they will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord.
12 Ary tonga tamiko indray ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
13 Ry zanak’ olona, raha misy tany manota amiko ka manao izay mahadiso, ary ahinjitro aminy ny tanako, ka tapahiko ny mofo, tohan’ ainy, sady andefasako mosary, ary aringako avokoa ny olona sy ny biby,
Son of man, when a land, sinning against me, does wrong, and my hand is stretched out against it, and the support of its bread is broken, and I make it short of food, cutting off man and beast from it:
14 na dia ao aza ireto telo lahy ireto, dia Noa sy Daniela ary Joba, dia ny tenany ihany no ho voavonjiny noho ny fahamarinany, hoy Jehovah Tompo.
Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, only themselves would they keep safe by their righteousness, says the Lord.
15 Raha mampandeha biby masiaka eo amin’ ny tany Aho, ka mandringana ny zana-bahoaka ireny, ary lao ny tany ka tsy azon’ olona aleha noho ny biby,
Or if I send evil beasts through the land causing destruction and making it waste, so that no man may go through because of the beasts:
16 na dia ao aza ireo telo lahy ireo, raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, tsy hahavonjy ny zananilahy na ny zananivavy izy; fa ny tenany ihany no ho voavonjy, fa ny tany kosa ho lao.
Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves, and the land would be made waste.
17 Ary raha mitondra sabatra mamely izany tany izany Aho ka manao hoe: Aoka hotetezin-tsabatra ny tany, ka hofongorako izy, na ny olona na ny biby,
Or if I send a sword against that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, cutting off from it man and beast:
18 na dia ao aza ireo telo lahy ireo, raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, dia tsy hahavonjy ny zananilahy na ny zananivavy ireo; fa ny tenany ihany no ho voavonjy.
Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves.
19 Ary raha mandefa ared-mandringana mamely izany tany izany Aho, sady aidiko aminy ny fahatezerako, dia amin’ ny fandatsahan-drà mba haharingana ny olona sy ny biby ao aminy,
Or if I send disease into that land, letting loose my wrath on it in blood, cutting off from it man and beast:
20 na dia ao aza Noa sy Daniela ary Joba, raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, dia tsy hahavonjy ny zananilahy na ny zananivavy ireo, fa ny tenany ihany no ho voavonjiny noho ny fahamarinany.
Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep son or daughter safe; only themselves would they keep safe through their righteousness.
21 Fa izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Koa mainka raha alefako hamely an’ i Jerosalema izao fitsarako efatra mandoza izao, dia ny sabatra sy ny mosary sy ny biby masiaka ary ny areti-mandringana, mba hahafongotra azy, na olona na biby!
For this is what the Lord has said: How much more when I send my four bitter punishments on Jerusalem, the sword and need of food and evil beasts and disease, cutting off from it man and beast?
22 Kanefa, indro, hisy sisa afaka ihany izy ho entina mivoaka, dia ny zanakalahy sy ny zanakavavy; indro, hivoaka ho any aminareo ireo, ka ho hitanareo ny alehany sy ny ataony, dia hionona ianareo noho ny amin’ ny loza rehetra izay nataoko mihatra amin’ i Jerosalema, dia izay rehetra nataoko mihatra aminy.
But truly, there will still be a small band who will be safe, even sons and daughters: and they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings: and you will be comforted about the evil which I have sent on Jerusalem, even about everything I have sent on it.
23 Eny, hampionona anareo ireo, rehefa hitanareo ny alehany sy ny ataony; ka dia ho fantatrareo fa tsy nataotaoko foana izay rehetra nataoko taminy, hoy Jehovah Tompo.
They will give you comfort when you see their ways and their doings: and you will be certain that not for nothing have I done all the things I have done in it, says the Lord.
