Jeremiah 21
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
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:
2 “Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
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.
3 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:
Dia hoy Jeremia taminy: Lazaonareo amin’ i Zedekia hoe:
4 ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.
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.
5 I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.
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.
6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence.
Ary hamely ny mponina amin’ ity tanàna ity Aho, na olona, na biby: ho fatin’ ny aretim-be mandringana izy.
7 Afterward,” says Yahweh, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life. He will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them, have pity, or have mercy.”’
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.
8 “You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
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:
9 He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and he will escape with his life.
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.
10 For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,” says Yahweh. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’
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.
11 “Concerning the house of the king of Judah, hear Yahweh’s word:
Ary henoy ny tenin’ i Jehovah ny amin’ ny taranaky ny mpanjakan’ ny Joda sy ny mpianakaviny.
12 House of David, Yahweh says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
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.
13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says Yahweh. ‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?” or, “Who would enter into our homes?”
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?
14 I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,’ says Yahweh; ‘and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’”
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.
