Ezekiela 17
1 Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
And the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, saying,
2 Ry zanak’ olona, manaova fampanonona, ary milazà fanoharana amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely,
Sonne of man, put foorth a parable and speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel,
3 ka ataovy hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Nisy voromahery lehibe nanana elatra lehibe, sady lava ny volon’ elany, ary nisoratsoratra avokoa ny volony rehetra; dia tonga tao Libanona izy ka naka izay avo indrindra amin’ ny rantsan’ ny sedera;
And say, Thus saith the Lord God, The great eagle with great wings, and long wings, and ful of fethers, which had diuers colours, came vnto Lebanon, and tooke the highest branch of the cedar,
4 ny tendron’ ny tarony dia nolaingosany ka nentiny ho any amin’ ny tany fandrantoana; eny, tao an-tanànan’ ny mpandranto no namboleny azy.
And brake off the toppe of his twigge, and caried it into the land of marchants, and set it in a citie of marchants.
5 Nangalany koa ny voan-javatra tamin’ ny tany ka namboleny tao amin’ ny tany lonaka; nentiny ho eo amoron’ ny rano be iny ka nataony araka ny fanao amin’ ny hazomalahelo.
Hee tooke also of the seede of the lande, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: hee placed it by great waters, and set it as a willowe tree.
6 Dia naniry iny ka tonga voaloboka iva misandrahaka, mba hitodihan’ ny rantsany ho eo aminy ary ny fakany ho ao ambaniny; ka dia tonga voaloboka izy ka nandrantsana sy nanaroka.
And it budded vp, and was like a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward it, and the rootes thereof were vnder it: so it became a vine, and it brought foorth branches, and shot foorth buds.
7 Ary nisy voromahery lehibe hafa koa nanana elatra lehibe sady be volo, ary, indro, manina azy izany voaloboka izany ka nampanatona ny fakany hankany aminy sady nampanaroka ny rantsany avy tamin’ ny tany voafaritra nambolena azy mba hankany aminy koa mba holemany.
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers, and beholde, this vine did turne her rootes toward it, and spred foorth her branches toward it, that she might water it by the trenches of her plantation.
8 Voavoly tao amin’ ny saha tsara teo amoron’ ny rano be izy mba handrantsana sy hamoa ka ho voaloboka tsara indrindra.
It was planted in a good soyle by great waters, that it should bring forth branches, and beare fruite, and be an excellent vine.
9 Ataovinao hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Ho vanona va izy? Tsy hongotana va ny fakany, ary hotazana ny voany, mba halazo izy? Halazo ny raviny rehetra, raha vao mitsimoka, ka na dia ny sandry mahery sy ny vahoaka betsaka aza tsy hahay mampaniry azy avy amin’ ny fakany intsony.
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, Shall it prosper? shall he not pull vp the rootes thereof, and destroy the fruite thereof, and cause them to drie? all the leaues of her bud shall wither without great power, or many people, to plucke it vp by the rootes thereof.
10 Koa, indro, na dia voavoly aza izy, moa ho vanona va? Tsy halazo tokoa va izy, raha asian’ ny rivotra avy any atsinanana? Eny, halazo eo amin’ ny tany voafaritra naniriany izy.
Beholde, it was planted: but shall it prosper? shall it not be dried vp, and wither? when the East winde shall touch it, it shall wither in the trenches, where it grewe.
11 Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
12 Lazao amin’ ny taranaka maditra hoe: Tsy fantatrareo va ny hevitr’ ireto zavatra ireto? Lazao aminy hoe: Indro, efa tonga tany Jerosalema ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona ka naka ny mpanjaka sy ny mpanapaka tao, dia nitondra azy ho any aminy any Babylona.
Say now to this rebellious house, Know ye not, what these things meane? tell them, Behold, the King of Babel is come to Ierusalem, and hath taken the King thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babel,
13 Ary naka ny anankiray tamin’ ny taranaky ny mpanjaka izy, dia nanao fanekena taminy ka nampianiana azy, ary ny lehilahy mahery tamin’ ny tany dia nentiny nandeha,
And hath taken one of the Kings seede, and made a couenant with him, and hath taken an othe of him: he hath also taken the princes of the land,
14 mba hietry ny fanjakana ka tsy hiarina, mba hotandremana ny fanekeny ka haharitra.
That the kingdome might be in subiection, and not lift it selfe vp, but keepe their couenant, and stand to it.
15 Fa niodina taminy izy ka naniraka olona hankany Egypta, mba hanome soavaly sy olona maro azy ireo. Moa hambinina va izy? Ho afa-mandositra va izay manao toy izany? Nivadika ny fanekena izy, ka ho afa-mandositra va?
But he rebelled against him, and sent his ambassadours into Egypt, that they might giue him horses, and much people: shall hee prosper? shall he escape, that doeth such things? or shall he breake the couenant, and be deliuered?
16 Raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah Tompo, dia any amin’ ny tanin’ ilay mpanjaka nampanjaka azy sady nampianiana azy nefa nohamavoiny ny fianianana, ary nivadihany ny fanekeny eny, any amin’ io, any Babylona, no hahafatesany.
As I liue, saith the Lord God, he shall die in the middes of Babel, in the place of the King, that had made him King, whose othe he despised, and whose couenant made with him, he brake.
17 Ary amin’ ny hanandratan’ ireo tovon-tany sy ny hanaovany tilikambo handringanana olona maro, dia tsy hanampy azy amin’ ny ady akory Farao, na dia manana miaramila maro sy vahoaka betsaka aza.
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mightie hoste, and great multitude of people, mainteine him in the warre, when they haue cast vp mounts, and builded ramparts to destroy many persons.
18 Fa efa nanamavo ny fianianana izy tamin’ ny nivadihany ny fanekena, fa he! efa nanolotra ny tànany izy, kanjo nanao izany rehetra izany ihany, dia tsy ho afa-mandositra izy.
For he hath despised the othe, and broken ye couenant (yet lo, he had giuen his hand) because he hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
19 Koa izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Raha velona koa Aho, ny fampianianako izay nohamavoiny ary ny fanekeko izay nivadihany dia hatsingeriko ho eo an-dohany tokoa.
Therefore, thus sayth the Lord God, As I liue, I wil surely bring mine othe that he hath despised, and my couenant that he hath broken vpon his owne head.
20 Ary ny fandrika haratoko dia hovelariko aminy, ka ho voan’ ny fandriko izy, ary ho entiko any Babylona ka hotsaraiko any noho ny nivadihany tamiko.
And I wil spread my net vpon him, and he shalbe taken in my net, and I wil bring him to Babel, and will enter into iudgement with him there for his trespas that he hath committed against me.
21 Ary ny miaramilany rehetra izay afa-mandositra dia ho lavon’ ny sabatra, ary izay sisa dia haely ho amin’ ny rivotra rehetra, ka dia ho fantatrareo fa Izaho Jehovah no niteny izany.
And all that flee from him with all his hoste, shall fall by the sword, and they that remaine, shalbe scattered towarde all the windes: and ye shall know that I the Lord haue spoken it.
22 Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Izaho dia haka amin’ ny rantsana avo indrindra amin’ ny sedera avo, ka hamboleko izany; holaingosako ny tendron’ ny laingony milenodenoka, ka hamboleko ao amin’ ny tendrombohitra avo sy milangalanga izany.
Thus saith the Lord God, I wil also take off the top of this hie cedar, and wil set it, and cut off the top of the tender plant thereof, and I wil plant it vpon an hie mountaine and great.
23 Ao amin’ ny tendrombohitra avon’ ny Isiraely no hamboleko azy; ary handrantsana sy hamoa izy ka ho tonga sedera tsara indrindra, ary ny vorona samy hafa rehetra hitoetra ao aminy; ao amin’ ny alokaloky ny rantsany no hitoerany.
Euen in the hie mountaine of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughes and beare fruite, and be an excellent cedar, and vnder it shall remaine all birds, and euery foule shall dwell in the shadow of the branches thereof.
24 Ary ho fantatry ny hazo rehetra any an-tsaha fa Izaho Jehovah no efa nanetry ny hazo avo ka nanandratra ny hazo iva ary nandazo ny hazo maitso ka nampaniry ny hazo maina; Izaho Jehovah no niteny sady nanao izany.
And all the trees of the fielde shall knowe that I the Lord haue brought downe the hie tree, and exalted the lowe tree, that I haue dried vp the greene tree, and made the drie tree to florish: I the Lord haue spoken it, and haue done it.
