Jeremia 21
1 Izao no teny tonga tamin’ i Jeremia avy tamin’ i Jehovah, fony Zedekia mpanjaka naniraka an’ i Pasora, zanak’ i Malkia, sy Zefania, zanak’ i Mahasela mpisorona, hankany aminy hanao hoe:
The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, and they said,
2 Masìna ianao, manontania amin’ i Jehovah ho anay; miady aminay Nebokadnezara, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, angamba Jehovah hanao aminay araka ny asany mahagaga rehetra, mba hialan’ ireo aminay.
“Seek advice from Yahweh on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war on us. Perhaps Yahweh will do miracles for us, as in times past, and will make him withdraw from us.”
3 Dia hoy Jeremia taminy: Lazaonareo amin’ i Zedekia hoe:
So Jeremiah said to them, “This is what you must say to Zedekiah,
4 Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Indro, haveriko ny fiadiana eny an-tananareo, izay entinareo miady eny ivelan’ ny manda amin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona sy amin’ ny Kaldeana, izay manao fahirano anareo, ka hangoniko eto afovoan’ ity tanàna ity ireo.
'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to turn back the instruments of war that are in your hand, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are closing you in from outside the walls! For I will gather them in the middle of this city.
5 Ary Izaho no hiady aminareo amin’ ny tanana ahinjitra sy amin’ ny sandry mahery ary amin’ ny fahavinirana sy ny fisafoahana ary ny fahatezerana mirehitra.
Then I myself will fight against you with a raised hand and a strong arm, and with wrath, fury, and great anger.
6 Ary hamely ny mponina amin’ ity tanàna ity Aho, na olona, na biby: ho fatin’ ny aretim-be mandringana izy.
For I will attack the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a severe plague.
7 Ary rehefa afaka izany, hoy Jehovah, Zedekia, mpanjakan’ ny Joda, sy ny mpanompony sy ny vahoaka ary izay sisa tsy matin’ ny areti-mandringana sy ny sabatra sy ny mosary amin’ ity tanàna ity dia hatolotro eo an-tànan’ i Nebokadnezara, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, sy eo an-tànan’ ny fahavalony sy eo an-tànan’ izay mitady ny ainy; dia hamely azy amin’ ny lelan-tsabatra ireo, fa tsy hitsitsy na hiantra azy, na hamindra fo aminy.
After this—this is Yahweh's declaration—Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, the people, and whoever remains in this city after the plague, the sword, and the famine, I will give them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their life. Then he will kill them with the edge of the sword. He will not pity them, spare them, or have compassion.'
8 Ary ity firenena ity dia hilazanao hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: Indro, ataoko eo anoloanareo ny lalan’ ny fiainana sy ny lalan’ ny fahafatesana:
Then to this people you must say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to place before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Izay mbola mitoetra eto amin’ ity tanàna ity ihany dia ho fatin-tsabatra sy mosary ary areti-mandringana; fa izay mivoaka hanatona ny Kaldeana izay manao fahirano anareo kosa dia ho velona, ka ny ainy no ho babony.
Anyone staying in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague; but anyone going out and falling on his knees before the Chaldeans who have closed in against you will live. He will escape with his life.
10 Fa efa manandrina ity tanàna ity Aho hahatonga loza aminy, fa tsy soa, hoy Jehovah; hatolotro eo an-tànan’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona ity ka hodoroany amin’ ny afo.
For I have set my face against this city in order to bring disaster and not to bring good—this is Yahweh's declaration. It has been given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it.'
11 Ary henoy ny tenin’ i Jehovah ny amin’ ny taranaky ny mpanjakan’ ny Joda sy ny mpianakaviny.
Concerning the house of the king of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh.
12 Ry taranak’ i Davida, izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: Mitsarà isa-maraina, afaho amin’ ny tanan’ ny mpampahory ny alona norobaina, fandrao mivoaka toy ny afo ny fahatezerako ary mirehitra ka tsy hisy hamono noho ny faharatsian’ ny ataonareo.
House of David, Yahweh says, 'Bring about justice in the morning. Rescue the one who has been robbed by the hand of the oppressor, or my fury will go out like fire and burn, and there is no one who can quench it, because of your evil deeds.
13 Indro, hohatoniko ianao, ry mponina an-dohasaha, dia eo amin’ ny vatolampy amin’ ny tany lemaka, hoy Jehovah, dia ianareo izay manao hoe: Iza moa no sahy hidina hamely anay? Ary iza no sahy hiditra ato amin’ ny fonenanay?
See, inhabitant of the valley! I am against you, rock of the plain—this is Yahweh's declaration— I am against anyone who is saying, “Who will come down to attack us?” or “Who will enter our houses?”
14 Fa hamaly anareo araka ny vokatry ny asanareo Aho, hoy Jehovah, ary handrehitra afo ao amin’ ny alany, ka handevona ny manodidina azy rehetra izany.
I have assigned the fruit of your practices to come against you—this is Yahweh's declaration— and I will light a fire in the thickets, and it will consume everything around it.'”
