Jeremia 37

1 Nifehe ho mpanjaka t’i Tsidkia nandimbe i Konia ana’ Iehoiakime ana’ Iosia nanoe’ i Nebokadnetsare, mpanjaka’ i Bavele, mpanjaka an-tane Iehodày.

And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

2 F’ie ndra o mpitoro’eo ndra ondati’ i taneio tsy nañaoñe ty tsara’ Iehovà nisaontsie’e añam’ Iirmeà mpitoky.

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

3 Nirahe’ i Tsidkia mpankaja t’Iehokale ana’ i Selemia naho i Tsefania mpisoroñe ana’ i Maasaia am’ Iirmeà mpitoky nanao ty hoe: Ehe, halalio ho anay t’Iehovà Andrianañaharentika.

And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to the LORD our God for us.

4 Ie amy zay nifampitamboemboeñe am’ondatio t’Iirmeà; ie mboe tsy nagodoñe am-balabey ao,

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

5 le niakatse an-tane Mitsraime o lahindefo’ i Paroo; aa ie jinanji’ o nte-Kasdy nañarikatoke Ierosalaimeo i talily ty am’ iereoy le nisitak’ am’ Ierosalaime.

Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

6 Le niheo am’Iirmeà ty tsara’ Iehovà:

Then came the word of the LORD to the prophet Jeremiah saying,

7 Hoe t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele: Zao ty ho saontsie’ areo amy mpanjaka’ Iehodày nañirak’ anahareo amako hañontane: Himpoly mb’an-tane’e e Mitsraime añe o lian-dahindefo’ i Parò nionjoñe hañolotse anahareoo;

Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, that sent you to me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

8 le hibalike mb’etoa o nte Kasdio hialy ami’ty rova toy hitavañe vaho hamorototo aze amañ’afo.

And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

9 Hoe t’Iehovà, Ko mamañahy vatañe ami’ty hoe: Tsy mahay tsy hienga antika o nte-Kasdio. Fa tsy hienga!

Thus says the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

10 Ndra te fonga zinama’areo o lahindefon-te-Kasdy mialy ama’areoo, vaho tsy aman-tsehanga’e naho tsy ty fere an-kiboho’e ao, le ie ty ho nitroatse hamorototo ty rova toy amañ’afo.

For though you had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

11 Aa ie nisitake Ierosalaime o nte-Kasdio ty amy lian-dahin-defo’ i Paròy,

And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,

12 le niakatse Ierosalaime t’Iirmeà hionjoñe mb’an-tane’ i Beniamine añe handrambe ty anjaran-tane’e añivo’ ondaty ao.

Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself there in the middle of the people.

13 Ie pok’ an-dalambei’ i Beniamine eo le tsinepa’ ty mpijilo atao Iiria ana’ i Selemia ana’ i Kanania t’Iirmeà ami’ty hoe, Mitotse mb’ amo nte-Kasdio ni-heo.

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You fall away to the Chaldeans.

14 Le hoe t’Iirmeà: Vande izay; izaho tsy misitake mb’ amo nte-Kasdio. Fe tsy nihaoñe’e; aa le sinambo’ Iiria t’Iirmeà vaho nasese’e mb’amo roandriañeo.

Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he listened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

15 Niviñera’ o roandriañeo t’Iirmeà, le finofo’ iareo vaho najo’ iareo an-drohy añ’anjomba’ Ionatane silikitera ao, fa nanoeñe valabey ty ao.

Why the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

16 Aa ie fa najoroboñe añ’efets’ efe’ i valabeiy t’Iirmeà naho nitambatse ao andro maro t’Iirmeà,

When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

17 le nampihitrife’ i Tsidkia amy zao re le nampihovañ’ aze naho natola’e añ’anjomba’e ao vaho nañontane aze, ty hoe: Hera ao ty tsara boak’ am’ Iehovà? Toe ao! hoe t’Iirmeà, fa hoe re: Hasese am-pitàm-panjaka’ i Bavele irehe.

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, you shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

18 Tinovo’ Iirmeà amy Tsidkia mpanjaka’ Iehodà ty hoe, Ino ty tahiko ama’o ndra amo mpitoro’oo ndra am’ ondati’oo te nagodo’o am-po porozò ao?

Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, What have I offended against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

19 Aia ka o mpitoki’o nitoky ama’o ty hoe: Tsy ho avy haname azo naho ty tane toy ty mpanjaka’ i Baveleo?

Where are now your prophets which prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

20 Aa le ijanjiño abey, ry taleko mpanjaka: Ehe, tsendreño o halalikoo, le ko ampipolieñ’ ahy mb’añ’anjomba’ Ionatane silikitera mb’eo, tsy mone hivetrake ao.

Therefore hear now, I pray you, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray you, be accepted before you; that you cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

21 Aa le nandily t’i Tsidkia, naho najò’ iareo an-kiririsa’ o mpigaritseo t’Iirmeà; vaho nanjotsoañe vonga-mofo boak’ andro hirik’ an-dalam-panoñak’ ao ampara’ te fonga nikapaike ty mofo’ i rovay. Aa le nidoñe an-kiririsam-pigaritse ao t’Iirmeà.

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.