Ezekiela 14

1 Dia nisy loholon’ ny Isiraely tonga tao amiko ka nipetraka teo anoloako.

Then came there unto me men, of the elders of Israel, —and sat before me—

2 Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:

And the word of Yahweh came unto 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 brought up their manufactured gods upon their hear, And their stumbling-block of iniquity, have they set straight before their face, —Shall I be at all enquired of by them?

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,

Therefore speak unto them and say unto them, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Any man whatsoever of the house of Israel Who shall bring up his manufactured gods upon his heart, And set, his stumbling-block of iniquity, straight before his face, And then come in unto the prophet, I Yahweh, have myself answered him thereby. By the multitude of his manufactured gods:

5 mba hisamborako ny taranak’ Isiraely amin’ ny fony, satria efa nihemotra niala tamiko izy rehetra noho ny sampiny.

To the end the house of Israel may be taken by their own hearts, —in that they have estranged themselves from me, through their manufactured gods—all of them!

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.

Therefore, say thou unto the house of Israel, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Turn ye—and make good your return—from your manufactured gods; And, from all your abominations, make good the turning away of your faces.

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;

For what man soever of the house of Israel Or of the sojourners who sojourn in Israel, Who shall estrange himself from following me And who shall bring up his manufactured gods, on his heart, And whose stumbling-block of iniquity, he shall set straight before his face, And then come in unto the prophet, to enquire by him of me, I Yahweh, will myself answer him, on my own account;

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 will set my face against that man And will make of him a sign and a proverb, And will cut him off out of the midst of my people: So shall ye know that, I, am Yahweh.

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.

Yea the prophet himself when he suffereth himself to be deceived, and speaketh a word, I Yahweh, have suffered that prophet to be deceived, Then will I stretch forth my hand against him, and destroy him out of the midst of my people. Israel:

10 Ary hitondra ny heloky ny tenany izy; ny heloky ny mpaminany dia hitovy amin’ ny helok’ izay manontany aminy koa,

So shall they bear their punishment, As the punishment of him that enquireth, So shall the punishment of the prophet be:

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.

That the house of Israel may no more go astray from following me, And no more defile themselves by any of their transgressions, — But may become my people, and I, may become their God, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

12 Ary tonga tamiko indray ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:

And the word of Yahweh came unto 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, shall sin against me by committing treachery, and I shall stretch out my hand against it, And break for it the staff of bread, And send thereon famine, And cut off therefrom man and beast,

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.

Then should these three men be in the midst thereof, Noah, Daniel, and Job, they by their righteousness should deliver their own lives— Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

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,

If a mischievous wild beast, I suffer to pass through the land, and that beast bereave it, so that it become too desolate for any man to pass through, by reason of the wild beast,

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.

[Were] these three men in the midst thereof, As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Surely neither sons nor daughters, should they deliver, They alone should be delivered, But the land, should become a desolation.

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, a sword, I should bring upon that land, and should say. O sword! thou shalt go through the land, and so I should cut off therefrom, 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.

Were these three men in the midst thereof, As I live! Saith My Lord Yahweh, They should deliver neither sons nor daughters, — For they alone, should be delivered.

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 pestilence, I, should send into that land, —and should pour out mine indignation thereon in blood, to cut off therefrom 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.

Were Noah, Daniel and Job in the midst thereof, As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Surely neither son nor daughter, should they deliver, They, by their righteousness should deliver only their own lives.

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 thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, How much less [should they avail] when my four calamitous judgments, sword and famine and mischievous wild beast and pestilence I have sent against Jerusalem, —to cut off therefrom 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.

Yet lo! there hath been left therein a remnant of fugitives to be brought forth —sons and daughters— There they are! coming forth unto you, And so ye shall see their way, and their doings, and be consoled over the calamity which I have brought in upon Jerusalem even all that I have brought in upon her.

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.

Yea they shall console you, when ye see their way and their doings, — So shall ye know that not without cause, have I done, anything that I have done with her, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.