Jeremia 4

1 Raha hiverina ianao, ry Isiraely, hoy Jehovah, dia ho amiko no hiverenanao, ary raha hanaisotra ny fahavetavetanao tsy ho eo imasoko ianao, dia tsy hivezivezy foana,

O Israel, if thou returne, returne vnto me, saith the Lord: and if thou put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remoue.

2 Fa hianiana amin’ ny hitsiny sy ny rariny ary ny fahamarinana hoe: Raha velona koa Jehovah, dia Izy no holazain’ ny firenena ho fahasambarany, ary Izy no ho reharehany.

And thou shalt sweare, The Lord liueth in trueth, in iudgement, and in righteousnesse, and the nations shall be blessed in him, and shall glorie in him.

3 Fa izao no lazain’ i Jehovah amin’ ny Joda sy Jerosalema: Hevoy ny tombamborakareo, fa aza mamafy amin’ ny tsilo.

For thus saith the Lord to the men of Iudah, and to Ierusalem,

4 Miforà ho an’ i Jehovah ianareo, eny, forao ny fonareo, ry Joda sy ry mponina any Jerosalema! Fandrao hiseho toy ny afo ny fahatezerako noho ny faharatsian’ ny ataonareo ka hirehitra, sady tsy hisy hamono azy.

Breake vp your fallowe ground, and sowe not among the thornes: be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskinnes of your hearts, ye men of Iudah, and inhabitants of Ierusalem, lest my wrath come foorth like fire, and burne, that none can quenche it, because of the wickednesse of your inuentions.

5 Ambaraonareo ao amin’ ny Joda, ary torio ao Jerosalema, ka ataovy hoe: Tsofy ao amin’ ny tany ny anjomara; Miantsoantsoa mafy, ka ataovy hoe: Mivoria ianareo, ka andeha isika hiditra amin’ ny tanàna mimanda.

Declare in Iudah, and shewe forth in Ierusalem, and say, Blowe the trumpet in the lande: cry, and gather together, and say, Assemble your selues, and let vs goe into strong cities.

6 Manangàna faneva manandrify an’ i Ziona; Mandosira faingana, aza mijanona; Fa Izaho hahatonga loza sy fandringanana be avy any avaratra.

Set vp the standart in Zion: prepare to flee, and stay not: for I will bring a plague from the North, and a great destruction.

7 Misy liona miakatra avy any anaty kirihitrala, ary ilay mpanimba ny firenena dia efa miainga, efa mivoaka avy amin’ ny fitoerany hahafoana ny taninao, ary hahalao ny tanànanao, ka tsy hisy mponina.

The lyon is come vp from his denne, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is departed, and gone forth of his place to lay thy land waste, and thy cities shalbe destroyed without an inhabitant.

8 Ary noho izany dia misikìna lamba fisaonana ianareo, ka mitomania sy midradradradrà; Fa ny firehetan’ ny fahatezeran’ i Jehovah tsy afaka amintsika.

Wherefore girde you with sackecloth: lament, and howle, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is not turned backe from vs.

9 Ary amin’ izany andro izany, hoy Jehovah, dia ho very hevitra ny mpanjaka sy ny lehibe, ary ho kepoka ny mpisorona, sy ho gaga ny mpaminany.

And in that day, saith the Lord, the heart of the King shall perish, and the heart of the princes and the Priestes shall be astonished, and the Prophets shall wonder.

10 Dia hoy izaho: Indrisy, Jehovah Tompo ô! Efa nofitahinao tokoa ity firenena ity sy Jerosalema tamin’ ny nanaovanao hoe: Hisy fiadanana ho anareo; Kanjo mihatra amin’ ny aina ny sabatra.

Then saide I, Ah, Lord God, surely thou hast deceiued this people and Ierusalem, saying, Ye shall haue peace, and the sworde perceth vnto the heart.

11 Amin’ izany andro izany dia holazaina amin’ ity firenena ity sy Jerosalema hoe: Hisy rivo-mahamay avy any an-tendrombohitra mangadihady any an-efitra hankamin’ ny oloko zanakavavy, kanefa tsy hikororohana na hanadiovana.

At that time shall it bee saide to this people and to Ierusalem, A dry winde in the hie places of the wildernes commeth towarde ye daughter of my people, but neither to fanne nor to clense.

12 Dia ho tonga avy amiko izay rivotra mahery noho ireny; Ary ankehitriny Izaho kosa hifandahatra aminy.

A mightie winde shall come vnto me from those places, and nowe will I also giue sentence vpon them.

13 Indro, avy toy ny rahona izy, Ary tahaka ny tadio ny kalesiny, faingana noho ny voromahery ny soavaliny; Lozantsika! fa lany ringana isika.

Beholde, he shall come vp as the cloudes, and his charets shalbe as a tempest: his horses are lighter then eagles. Woe vnto vs, for wee are destroyed.

14 Ry Jerosalema, sasao ny fonao ho afaka amin’ ny ratsy, mba hovonjena ianao! Mandra-pahoviana no hitoeran’ ny hevi-dratsinao ao am-ponao?

O Ierusalem, wash thine heart from wickednes, that thou maiest be saued: how long shall thy wicked thoughtes remaine within thee?

15 Fa injany! misy feo manambara avy any Dana sy filazam-pahoriana avy amin’ ny tany havoan’ i Efraima,

For a voyce declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

16 Lazaonareo amin’ ny firenena, torio amin’ i Jerosalema hoe: Misy mpanao fahirano avy any an-tany lavitra ka manakora hamely ny tanànan’ ny Joda.

Make ye mention of the heathen, and publish in Ierusalem, Beholde, the skoutes come from a farre countrey, and crie out against the cities of Iudah.

17 Manodidina azy ireo toy ny fanaon’ ny mpiandry saha, fa efa niodina tamiko izy, hoy Jehovah.

They haue compassed her about as the watchmen of the fielde, because it hath prouoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.

18 Ny alehanao sy ny asanao no nahatonga izany taminao; Izany no faharatsianao, eny, mangidy izany sady mihatra amin’ ny ainao.

Thy wayes and thine inuentions haue procured thee these things, such is thy wickednesse: therefore it shall be bitter, therefore it shall perce vnto thine heart.

19 Endrey ny kiboko! Endrey izany kiboko! Manaintaina aho; Endrey! mila ho triatra izany ny foko! Mitoloko ny foko, ka tsy mahay mangìna aho; Fa ny feon’ anjomara sy ny akoran’ ady dia renao, ry fanahiko.

My bely, my bely, I am pained, euen at the very heart: mine heart is troubled within me: I cannot be still: for my soule hath heard the sounde of the trumpet, and the alarme of the battell.

20 Fandravana mifanontona no ambara, rava ny tany rehetra; Rava tampoka ny laiko, eny, rava indray mipi-maso monja ny ambain-daiko.

Destruction vpon destruction is cryed, for the whole lande is wasted: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtaines in a moment.

21 Mandra-pahoviana re no mbola hijereko ny faneva sy handrenesako ny feon’ anjomara?

Howe long shall I see the standert, and heare the sounde of the trumpet?

22 Fa adala ny oloko, Izaho tsy mba fantany; Zaza tsy misy saina izy sady tsy manam-pahalalana; Raha ny hanao ratsy, dia hendry izy; Fa ny hanao soa kosa tsy fantany.

For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me: they are foolish children, and haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe well they haue no knowledge.

23 Nojereko ny tany, ka, indro, tsy nisy endrika izy sady foana, ary ny lanitra koa, ka, indro, tsy nanam-pahazavana izy;

I haue looked vpon the earth, and loe, it was without forme and voide: and to the heauens, and they had no light.

24 Nojereko ny tendrombohitra, ka, indro, nihorohoro izy, ary ny havoana rehetra nihozongozona;

I behelde the mountaines: and loe, they trembled and all the hilles shooke.

25 Nojereko, ka, indro, tsy nisy olona, ary ny voro-manidina rehetra efa nandositra;

I behelde, and loe, there was no man, and all the birdes of the heauen were departed.

26 Nojereko, ka, indro, ny saha mahavokatra aza efa tonga efitra, ary ny tanànany rehetra dia rava teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah, dia teo anoloan’ ny firehetan’ ny fahatezerany.

I behelde, and loe, the fruitfull place was a wildernesse, and all the cities thereof were broken downe at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce wrath.

27 Fa izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: Ho lao ny tany rehetra, nefa tsy dia holevoniko avokoa izy.

For thus hath the Lord saide, The whole lande shall be desolate: yet will I not make a full ende.

28 Noho izany dia hisaona ny tany, ary ho tonga mainty ny lanitra ambony, satria efa niteny izany Aho, sady efa nikasa izany ka tsy hanenina na hanatsoaka izany.

Therefore shall the earth mourne, and the heauens aboue shall be darkened, because I haue pronounced it: I haue thought it, and will not repent, neither will I turne backe from it.

29 Noho ny fihorakoraky ny mpitaingin-tsoavaly sy ny mpandefa tsipìka dia efa mandositra avokoa ny tanàna rehetra; Mitsofoka any anatin’ ny kirihitrala sy mananika ny vatolampy izy; Lao avokoa ny tanàna rehetra, ka tsy misy mponina intsony ao.

The whole citie shall flee, for the noyse of the horsemen and bowemen: they shall goe into thickets, and clime vp vpon the rockes: euery citie shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

30 Ary hanao ahoana ianao, ry ilay rava? Na dia miakanjo jaky aza ianao, na dia miravaka volamena aza ianao, na dia hosoranao loko mainty aza ny masonao, foana ny itadiavanao hahatsara tarehy anao; Hanifika anao ireo lehilahy tia anao, ka ny ainao aza no hotadiaviny.

And when thou shalt be destroyed, what wilt thou doe? Though thou clothest thy selfe with skarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of golde, though thou paintest thy face with colours, yet shalt thou trimme thy selfe in vaine: for thy louers will abhorre thee and seeke thy life.

31 Fa efa nandre feo Aho tahaka ny vehivavy raha miteraka sy fidridridridriana tahaka ny vehivavy izay vao miteraka ny matoany, dia ny feon’ i Ziona zanakavavy, izay misefosefo sady mamelatra ny tànany ka manao hoe: Lozako! Fa reraka ny aiko azon’ ireo mpamono olona.

For I haue heard a noyse as of a woman trauailing, or as one labouring of her first child, euen the voyce of the daughter Zion that sigheth and stretcheth out her handes: woe is me nowe: for my soule fainteth because of the murtherers.