Jeremia 18
1 Izao no teny tonga tamin’ i Jeremia avy tamin’ i Jehovah:
This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2 Mitsangàna, ka midìna ho any amin’ ny tranon’ ny mpanefy tanimanga, ary any no hampandrenesako anao ny teniko.
Go down right away to the potter's house. I will give you my message there.
3 Dia nidina tany amin’ ny tranon’ ny mpanefy tanimanga aho, ary, indro, nanao ny asany teo amin’ ny ankodina fanaovana izy.
I went down to the potter's house and saw him working at his potter's wheel.
4 Ary raha simba ny vilany ataony araka izay mazàna miseho amin’ ny tanimanga eny an-tànan’ ny mpanefy dia ataony vilany hafa indray, araka izay tian’ ny mpanefy tanimanga hanaovana azy.
But the pot that he was making from the clay went wrong. So he made it into something different as he thought best.
5 Dia tonga tamiko ny tenin’ i Jehovah hoe:
The Lord's message came to me, saying,
6 Moa tsy mahazo manao aminareo toy ny ataon’ ity mpanefy tanimanga ity va Aho, ry taranak’ i Isiraely? hoy Jehovah. Indro, toy ny tanimanga eo an-tanan’ ny mpanefy azy, dia toy izany ianareo eo an-tanako, ry taranak’ Isiraely.
People of Israel, declares the Lord, can't I deal with you just like this potter does with his clay? I hold you in my hand just like clay in the potter's hand, people of Israel.
7 Vetivety Aho dia milaza firenena sy fanjakana hongotako sy hazerako ary horavako;
At one time it could happen that I announce that a nation or a kingdom is going to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
8 Nefa raha miala amin’ ny ratsy izany firenena noteneniko izany, dia hanenenako kosa ny loza izay nokasaiko hamelezako azy.
However, if that nation I warned gives up its evil ways, then I will change my mind regarding the disaster I was about to bring.
9 Ary vetivety kosa Aho dia milaza firenena sy fanjakana haoriko sy hamboleko;
At another time I could announce that I'm going to build up and give power to a nation or a kingdom.
10 Nefa raha manao izay ratsy eo imasoko izy ka tsy mihaino ny feoko, dia hanenenako kosa ny soa izay nolazaiko hanasoavako azy.
But if it does evil in my sight and refuses to listen to my voice, then I will change my mind regarding the good I had planned for it.
11 Koa amin’ izany, lazao amin’ ny Joda sy amin’ ny mponina eto Jerosalema hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: Indro, Izaho mamorona loza hihatra aminareo ary mihevitra izay hamelezako anareo; Koa samia miala amin’ ny lalany ratsy avy ianareo, ary ataovy tsara ny lalanareo sy ny ataonareo.
So tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: Watch out! I am preparing disaster for you, and working out a plan against you. All of you, give up your evil ways. Live right and act right!
12 Nefa hoy ireo: Kivy izahay izany! Fa mbola hanaraka ny hevitray ihany izahay, eny, samy hanao araka ny ditry ny fo ratsinay avy izahay rehetra.
But they'll say, “We just can't! We'll do whatever we want. Each of us will stubbornly follow our own evil thinking.”
13 Koa izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: anontanio any amin’ ny jentilisa hoe: Iza no nandre zavatra toy izany? Zavatra mahatsiravina indrindra no nataon’ Isiraely virijina.
Consequently this is what the Lord says: Ask around the nations—has anybody ever heard anything like this? Virgin Israel has acted really badly.
14 Hitsahatra tsy ho eo amin’ ny vatolampy any an-tsaha va ny oram-panalan’ i Libanona, ary mety ho ritra va ny rano maria sady mangatsiaka avy amin’ ny tany hafa?
Does the snow of Lebanon ever disappear from its rocky mountain-tops? Do its cool waters that flow from such distant sources ever dry up?
15 Fa efa nanadino Ahy ny oloko, ka ho an’ ny sampy no nandoroany ditin-kazo manitra; Ary nanafintohina azy teo amin’ ny lalany ireny; dia ny lalana fahagola, handehanany amin’ ny sakeli-dalana madinika, dia amin’ ny lalana tsy voavoatra,
But my people have rejected me! They burn incense to useless idols which trip them up, making them leave the old roads in order to walk down unmade paths instead of the highway.
16 Mba hahatonga ny taniny ho figagana sy ho zavatra mampisitrisitra mandrakizay; Izay rehetra mandalo azy dia ho gaga sy hihifikifi-doha.
They have turned their country into a horrific wasteland, a place that will always be treated with contempt. People passing by will be shocked, shaking their heads in disbelief.
17 Toy ny fampielin’ ny rivotra avy any atsinanana no hampielezako azy eo anoloan’ ny fahavalony; Hiamboho azy Aho, fa tsy hanatrika azy, amin’ ny andro hahitany loza.
Like a strong wind from the east I will scatter them before the enemy. I will turn my back on them and not look at them when their time of trouble comes.
18 Dia hoy ny olona: Andeha isika hihevitra izay hamelezana an’ i Jeremia; fa tsy ho tapaka tsy akory ny lalàna avy amin’ ny mpisorona, na ny saina avy amin’ ny hendry, na ny teny avy amin’ ny mpaminany. Aoka ny vavantsika ho enti-mamely azy, ary aoka tsy hohenointsika akory izay teniny.
Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”
19 Mihainoa ahy, Jehovah ô; Ary mihainoa ny tenin’ izay miady amiko
Lord, please pay attention to what's happening to me! Listen to what my accusers are saying!
20 Ratsy va no havaly ny soa? Fa efa nihady lavaka hamandrihana ahy ireo. Tsarovy ny nitsanganako teo anatrehanao nitaraina ho azy hampiala ny fahatezeranao aminy.
Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to trap me! Remember how I stood before you to plead on their behalf, to stop you being angry with them?
21 Koa aoka ho mosarena ny zanany, ary atolory ho amin’ ny herin’ ny sabatra izy, ka ho foana anaka ny vadiny sady ho tonga mpitondratena; Ary aoka ny lehilahy lehibe aminy haripaky ny aretina, ary ny zatovony ho fatin-tsabatra amin’ ny ady.
But now may their children starve; may they be killed by the sword. May their wives lose their children and their husbands; may their husbands die from disease; may their young men be killed in battle.
22 Aoka hisy fidradradradrana ho re ao an-tranony, raha mitondra miaramila iray toko any aminy tampoka Hianao; Fa efa nihady lavaka hamandrihana ahy izy sady nanafim-pandrika haningorana ny tongotro.
May cries of agony be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders to attack them, because they dug a pit to capture me and hid traps to catch me as I walk along.
23 Fa Hianao, Jehovah ô, no mahalala ny fisainana rehetra ataony hamelezany ahy ho faty; Aza avela ny helony; Ary aza vonoina tsy ho eo imasonao ny fahotany, fa aoka ho solafaka eo anatrehanao izy; Mameleza azy amin’ ny andro fahatezeranao.
But Lord, you know about all their plots to try and kill me. Don't forgive their wickedness; don't wipe away their sin. Bring them down! Deal with them when you're angry!
