Ezekiela 17
1 Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
2 Ry zanak’ olona, manaova fampanonona, ary milazà fanoharana amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely,
“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to 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, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colours, came to Lebanon and took the top 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.
He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
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.
“‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow 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.
It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned towards him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.
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. Behold, this vine bent its roots towards him, and shot out its branches towards him, from the ground where it was planted, that he might water it.
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 soil by many waters, that it might produce branches and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good 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, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, that it may wither, that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? It can’t be raised from its roots by a strong arm or many people.
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.
Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’”
11 Ary tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah nanao hoe:
Moreover the LORD’s word came to 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 the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
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,
He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,
14 mba hietry ny fanjakana ka tsy hiarina, mba hotandremana ny fanekeny ka haharitra.
that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
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 in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the covenant, and still escape?
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 live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he will die.
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.
Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off 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 has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t 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 the Lord GOD says: ‘As I live, I will surely bring on his own head my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken.
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.
I will spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgement with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed 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.
All his fugitives in all his bands will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered towards every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have 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.
“The Lord GOD says: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
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.
I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches.
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.
All the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. “‘I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it.’”
